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Chapter 523 The African Campaign (1)

Jiang Cheng at home was typing codes quickly. Yu Yishan looked curiously at the lines of mysterious symbols that appeared on the screen. From time to time, she fed Jiang Cheng a mouthful of fruit and asked, "Brother Cheng, this computer... will be really useful in the future."

Will it have such a big effect?”

Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "That's right, don't look at how powerful the university professors at Kangda University are. Even in terms of calculation, even those people can't compare with my computer. I will teach you when I have time in the future.

But please pay attention, you have to keep this computer a secret, I am also in a hurry, otherwise I will not use this at home."

Yu Yishan nodded her head and wished she could help Jiang Cheng more. At this time, there was a knock on the bedroom door. Jiang Cheng took a look, closed the computer screen and asked, "Who is it?"

Li Qian replied, "It's me, my boss. Chen Nan sent the news in Germany."

Yu Yishan stood up and opened the door and let Li Qian in. Jiang Cheng asked, "What news is coming? Let me see."

Li Qian handed it to Jiang Cheng and said, "Master, look at it."

Jiang Cheng opened it and read it. It was a piece of news about secret talks between the four countries. After the Soviet Union proposed Bulgaria and Turkey, it suddenly reached a deadlock. The four parties had talked several times but could not divide the sphere of influence in the West, but in the East.

The scope was drawn quickly. During the secret talks, the Soviet Union allocated another piece of Xinjiang. This was originally Germany's hope of exchanging Xinjiang for Turkey, but the Soviet Union said that I want Xinjiang! I want Turkey! I want it too! They refused to let go, Chen Nan said.

Bian estimated that, looking at this, we might not be able to talk about it together in half a year.

Jiang Cheng suddenly smiled happily. This relationship is great. Not to mention that there is another black material about the Soviet Union. Jiang Cheng has basically figured out the routines between the four countries. It seems that the Soviet Union and Germany did have the idea of ​​forming an alliance, but they did not.

The determination to form an alliance. Bulgaria is indeed pro-Germany. Turkey has been a piece of cake in history. It was barely neutral until the end, and the meat has not yet been put into the pot, let alone cooked. The Soviet Union and

Germany is about to fall out. It seems that the Soviet-German war is still inevitable.

Jiang Cheng opened the second piece of information, but it was a battle report. It said that Britain had achieved a great victory in Africa. The 200,000 Italian troops were beaten to pieces in Egypt by the 20,000 British troops who were just waiting to work. They were even more beaten.

The British army followed the Italian route and drove all the way to the vicinity of Libya. Since there was also a German army deployed near the oil fields in Libya to guard the oil fields, Italy quickly asked the German army for help. Germany had already mobilized African troops to rush to the border.

At that time, we still didn’t know how the battle would turn out.

German troops in Africa? Jiang Cheng crossed his hands and thought for a while, then said, "If I remember correctly, we have a force in Africa. This time, our troops will also go into battle. In addition, the second young master of the Jiang family will also be there."

It’s interesting now that we are in Africa. I don’t know what the African battlefield is like now.

The night in China and the day in Africa. The African battlefield at this time was like a dream to the British. The British finally ushered in a long-lost victory. They were defeated with less than 500 people killed and 1,500 injured.

The battle was defeated by 200,000 aggressive Italian troops. Such a battle-loss ratio was enough to make this battle recorded in the annals of history. But the Italian commander Gra Zinha still has not fully understood how he lost.

In fact, it's no wonder that he couldn't figure it out. Wavell, the British commander on the opposite side, was actually very frightened. He used countless balloons, tanks and aircraft models to place suspicious soldiers, and then asked the engineers to create fake roads and tank track marks, and kept repairing them.

Arrive at a place south of Sidi Nirani close to the Italian army.

They also let the Arabs with herds of camels and horses, dragging rake-shaped devices behind them, move in the desert, kicking up clouds of dust that looked like a huge moving column of tanks when viewed from the air.

This illusion completely confused Xiniya. He firmly believed that there was an extremely powerful British reinforcement on his right wing. He was immediately frightened and stood still and defended on the spot. When the British troops moved to his flank and began to attack, he was preemptive.

Convinced that the British reinforcements had arrived, they immediately withdrew in full force. As a result, the British were depressed to find that they had seized more weapons than they owned. There was even a debate over whether to use Italian weapons or British weapons, because at this time

Judging from the situation, it may be more cost-effective to use captured weapons to support war.

Xiniya retreated all the way to Tobruk, the main port city in the northwestern part of Libya, and hurriedly summoned the remaining defeated soldiers to hold on here. At the same time, he immediately reported to the country and asked for help from the German troops not far away.

The first one to come to the rescue was not the German army, but the French navy. Since the last time the British navy raided the French navy, the Vichy French navy has completely become enemies with the British navy.

The German army next to them was stunned for a while, and it looked like the two countries during the Napoleonic period. In comparison, the French army was much inferior, and its enthusiasm for fighting against the British was not high. No,

Having just received a request for help from Italy, saying that they were afraid that the British fleet would take a back route, the French navy, which cruised to Algeria, immediately rushed towards Tobruk with full firepower, and happened to fight with the British navy who had transported two to three thousand people and wanted to launch a surprise attack.

After an encounter, looking at the French who rushed up like crazy, the British army thought that there was German support behind the French army, so they were frightened and retreated quickly, which immediately relieved Italy's immediate concern.

The withdrawal of the British navy immediately relieved the Italian army. The problem of two-sided attack was finally solved, but it was solved at sea and on land. Until now, Xinia still thought that the one chasing him was

Extremely powerful British Army units.

In the headquarters, phone calls came in and out one after another. Xiniya was full of bitterness. The British army had crossed the border and was about to reach Kambut, which was less than a hundred miles away from Tobruk, and he

The troops have not yet set up defensive positions.

"Crack, click, click." A unique sound of tracks came over. Xenia raised her head and looked outside, only to see German tanks parked outside the headquarters. Xenia suddenly said with joy, "The reinforcements are here!"

"

"Deng Deng Deng" there was a knock on the door, and an Italian officer said with a happy face, "Report to the general, the German General Rommel has arrived."

With that said, Rommel, with firm eyes, walked in, saluted Ziniya and said, "General Ziniya, I come to preside over the frontline war in the name of my head of state, Hitler. This is an order from the leader of your country."

"What?" Xiniya was suddenly shocked. He took the order and looked at it, but it was his dismissal order. Xiniya had actually guessed it a long time ago. He had suffered such a big defeat and it was impossible not to bear responsibility. But

Unexpectedly, the dawn of victory has just arrived, and I am about to leave. This is not acceptable!

Xinya's eyes turned sharply and said to Rommel, "General Rommel, I hope you can join me in sending a message to my leader. This is a critical moment in the war. After all, I am familiar with the situation between the enemy and ourselves. Please allow me to act as your

As his deputy, he will fight to the last moment for the glory of Italy!"

Rommel looked at Xenia, and he thought to himself, this is true. Xinia's qualifications in the Italian army are old enough in any case, and the people he employs are those who have tried hard but have not worked hard. Now Xinia has made such a big mistake.

Wrong, he will definitely actively cooperate with his own deployment and fight, which is much better than just bringing in someone at random.

Rommel smiled and said, "Okay! I am willing to help you. The Caesars of the Roman Empire also had their defeats in the past, let alone us. However, time is urgent. Please deploy a few of my orders immediately."

Xenia gave up the main seat and let Rommel sit on it. Rommel pointed to the map on the table and said, "I have asked your soldiers on the way here. They actually encountered not many enemy troops during their retreat this time."

, I seriously suspect that your intelligence is wrong. I am afraid that the number of enemies is not the armored divisions you reported. Moreover, according to my calculations, the British only had more than 30,000 people in Egypt at the beginning. In order to protect the homeland, the British Churchill

British troops from all over the world are constantly being mobilized to retreat to the British Isles. Therefore, I judge that the real veterans in Egypt are probably less than 20,000, and more are a group of recruits who have just picked up guns. Just these recruits, if you are not counted.

The weapons given to them will probably not exceed 10,000 people!"

Xiniya suddenly said anxiously, "This is impossible! Our air force took many photos of the British army, all of which are tanks and other mechanical units!"

Rommel smiled and said, "General Xiniya, you should read the war histories of other countries when you have time. In distant China, there is an idiom called the strategy of suspecting soldiers. The infantry may be secretly transferred from other places. How can mechanized troops be smuggled in?"

?Those are probably just wooden tanks. Let me ask you, have you ever encountered a large number of enemy mechanical troops pursuing you during your retreat?"

Xenia shook her head and said, "That's not true."

Rommel hummed, "During the Battle of France in the past, in order to pursue the retreating British and French allied forces, Guderian's mechanized troops were constantly pursuing us. The British suffered such a big loss at Dunkirk, wouldn't it last long?

Remember? They won’t follow suit? The only reason why they don’t do this is that they can’t do it! They don’t have that many tanks and armored vehicles in their hands!”

When Xiniya heard this, she thought, isn't it? She slapped her thigh angrily and cursed, "I've been fooled!"

Rommel shook his head and said, "Don't be afraid, it's good to be fooled. Now 80% of the British think that we don't know. Our navy has won, but the navy cannot come ashore, so the British army will not stop its attack. I

This time we are pressed for time and we only brought a tank training regiment, a reconnaissance battalion and a combat defense artillery battalion. How many troops can you have ready for field combat within 10 hours?"

"Field battle?" Xenia said quickly, "I said, General Rommel, since there are not many British troops, we just have to defend. Isn't the risk of fighting in the field too great?"

Rommel smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything will follow my command. Just tell me, how many?"

Xiniya thought for a while and said, "Now that all the ministries have been dispersed, there are probably less than two regiments that can be gathered for field battles. Those are my Guards regiments, so the combat effectiveness can still be guaranteed."

Rommel narrowed his eyes and said, "This won't work. The morale of our troops is too low. Now it's three o'clock in the afternoon. We will set off immediately. My troops will be the main attack, and your two Guards regiments will be feints. In addition, you let

All troops, after dark, just attack in the direction of Egypt until they gather at Salum!"

Xenia hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, General Rommel, are you wrong? This Salum is in the hands of the British army."

Rommel smiled and said, "Yes, tomorrow it will be ours. In addition, all your air forces will obey our command, and our air force will cover our attack."

Thanks to the development of oil fields in Libya and Jiang Cheng's request for Germany to help train his troops, Germany and Italy built many military bases in the central part of Libya where the oil fields are concentrated. Naturally, there are also air force bases. This made Rommel's rapid counterattack plan possible.

accomplish.

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"Roger! Hurry up! Let's go!" Jiang Weiguo waved and shouted while looking at Roger who was holding up his pants next to him.

"I'm here! Why are you in a hurry, Mr. Jiang? This man has three urgent needs. Is there anything he can't do about it? The order has been issued? How to go?" Roger said while tying his belt.

Jiang Weiguo pointed to the east and said, "Follow the large army. The general said that this time there will be a surprise attack, so we must hide first. Didn't you see that the brothers have installed camouflage nets on the tanks? Let's go!"

Roger climbed up the tank neatly, sat down with Jiang Weiguo and said, "I say, Mr. Jiang, this time we are really going to fight, not playing games. If you, a thin-skinned person like you, are injured, your family will

Don’t cry to death, your distant relative of the Chairman may even write a note in his diary to pay homage to you.”

"Bah, bah, bah, what can't be said? Let's just say this!" Jiang Weiguo rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "But our group is really interesting. They are all Chinese. We are probably the only group like this."

In order to deceive others, all those who were trained in Germany were given the identity of an overseas Chinese in Germany or another country by Jiang Cheng. Of course, they were also required to learn foreign languages ​​quickly. In fact, people are really forced to do so.

Under the command of death, even the slowest person can become proficient in German, English, French, etc. in half a year. As for writing... Not being able to write is common in Europe, and it is not a problem at all. Jiang Weiguo

Roger and I met in 1939. We went to military school together and were in a tank class together. Then Jiang Weiguo was promoted to platoon leader, and Roger was the deputy platoon leader. He has always been inseparable from Meng and Meng. During the French campaign, Jiang Weiguo

When he fell ill, it was Roger who took his platoon to the battlefield. This incident made Roger laugh at Jiang Weiguo. After the war, Roger became the company commander, and Jiang Weiguo became the deputy company commander, and was transferred to Africa.

, due to Roger's preconceived impression, Jiang Weiguo felt that seeing overseas Chinese in the German army was no big deal. Of course, he was a little surprised when he saw an army composed entirely of Chinese, but this was actually a common occurrence in the European army.

, European armies often organize troops according to race, which is also for the convenience of command.

All in all, Jiang Weiguo has reached this day without any awareness among a group of secret fighters of the Red Party.

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