Chapter five hundred and fortieth chapters too early
The vision returned to Africa. Rommel, who had just arrived at Garibaldi's headquarters, finally accepted the Italian's invitation and agreed to attend the reception banquet.
Although he was a little unhappy before, now influenced by Garibaldi's cooperative attitude, Rommel no longer delved into the Italian army's poor record in the alliance.
After all, even though Rommel was the commander of the German-Italian Africa Army, he did not have the final say alone in Africa. And no matter how cowardly Garibaldi was, it was Mussolini who entrusted the Italian Army in Africa with full authority before he fell ill.
The candidate is at the same level as Rommel.
In addition, even in Rommel's Africa Army, more than 60% of the troops are provided by Italians, and the bases, ports, and logistics supplies that Rommel will use in the future also rely on Italy.
supply of people.
In addition, the transportation of oil and other logistical supplies from Europe to Africa, fleet escort, and ammunition replenishment are also undertaken by the Italian Navy. The German Imperial Navy, which is fully preparing to land in Britain, has no time to look south.
Basically, Rommel's African Corps, except for the two divisions whose troops are from Germany, relies on Italy in all other aspects. Now, and even in the future, Rommel still needs to cooperate with the Italians in many places.
We cannot embarrass Garibaldi too much at this time.
The reason why Rommel behaved a little unkindly in the early stage was entirely because he was so anxious that he really didn't have time to let it go slowly.
He disobeyed the German high command's order to wait for French reinforcements and dispatched the army in advance in order to seize the opportunity and achieve results.
But now, the failure of the Italian army has undoubtedly made Rommel's tactical thinking face new difficulties and risks. If he cannot make full use of all the remaining power as soon as possible, Rommel himself does not know how far he can achieve it.
Fortunately, Garibaldi's attitude fully met Rommel's needs, which relieved many of the problems that followed.
So, surrounded by Garibaldi and other Italian officers, Rommel and his entourage strode into the reception banquet prepared for him by the top brass of the Italian army in North Africa.
In the banquet hall, there were French generals, Berante and others who had arrived earlier.
In order to express his gratitude to Rommel for assisting Rommel in the southern battle, French General Bélante, who had successfully repelled the British troops in the middle and northern reaches, decided to personally attend the reception banquet hosted by Garibaldi for Rommel.
It can be regarded as an expression of the friendly attitude of the French army in Africa.
Also arriving with Berante were the commanders of the three main local divisions under his command, as well as the French Colonial Division Commander Stephen who had fought alongside Rommel not long ago.
Garibaldi had heard about Berante, a famous French general, as early as after the First World War in the Alps.
But this time, Berante obviously made Garibaldi remember his name more deeply. He was able to lead a large number of people when there were only three French infantry divisions that had been displaced since then, and the other troops were all low-end colonial divisions.
The French army, which was at a disadvantage in both military and equipment, managed to win the battle, causing the British army to suffer a bloody blow on the Algerian defense line, and launched a counterattack. This achievement was enough to make him famous all over the world!
What surprised Garibaldi even more was that the surviving French officers of the French Fifth Colonial Division, headed by Stephen, actually followed Garibaldi and formed a small square formation to attack Rommelzi, who had just arrived.
Hand salute!
Garibaldi's eyes widened. He never dreamed that these French generals would actually pay tribute to the German generals who had defeated their country!
What did he do? He deserves so much respect from the generals of the French army in Africa!
Garibaldi was not a fool. Although he had heard before that Rommel sent a mere two battalions to help the French army, he did not pay much attention to it at the time. But now, he had a vague feeling that maybe the French could win this battle.
The weak defeated the strong, and Rommel's two battalions had some inseparable and key connection.
What role did the German army play in that war?
Out of curiosity, Garibaldi did not forget to ask his own people to please Rommel as well. This kind of goodwill was not a skill exclusive to Berante's subordinates.
So at the dinner, an Italian major general under Garibaldi who could speak German began to flatter Rommel with good intentions.
I saw this Italian major general asking Rommel with a smile on his face: "General, the merit medal you are wearing looks really good. Can I ask where you won it?"
Hearing this, Rommel replied almost without thinking: "This is the Blue Marx Medal, because Longnonen got it!"
However, as soon as Rommel's words came out, many people felt uncomfortable.
Garibaldi and other Italian generals first understood these words from the interpreter. The smiles on their faces immediately froze.
The Battle of Longnoorn may have been an honor for Rommel, but for the Italians, it was a 100% shame!
In that battle, one of their divisions was unexpectedly attacked by a small force of Rommel. Because they could not figure out the strength of the opponent's troops, they were attacked from both sides. However, the Italian division commander chose to surrender. Afterwards, Rommel had 600 men.
The legend of capturing 9,000 Italian soldiers.
However, you can just enjoy this kind of thing secretly in Germany. Now that everyone is cooperating sincerely, Italy and Germany are already allies. It would be inappropriate to wear this medal so openly at all times.
Of course, the Italian Major General, who was so arrogant, also found that his horse was in the wrong position, and was complaining secretly.
On the other side, Berante, who learned about the incident from a French interpreter, also had a twitch on his face.
Berlant has studied the Battle of Longenorn. It was a classic battle in which fewer defeated more and used the opponent's mental confusion to force the enemy to surrender.
However, saying this in front of a group of Italian generals seemed a bit disrespectful.
Although the Italian Army has been turned into a piece of trash and is indeed not worthy of respect, why does Garibaldi have no face?
Because Rommel was benevolent to the French army in Algeria, it was not convenient for Berlant to say anything at this time. However, from Berlant's point of view, he still felt that it was somewhat inappropriate for Rommel to be so "outspoken."
What happened next made Berlant even more worried about the future.
Because it was a reception dinner prepared for Rommel, the Italians showed the propaganda film "Victory on the Western Front" that Reinhard had given to the Italian allies.
After watching this film, which promoted the powerful combat effectiveness of the German army, strict military discipline, and the strength of the Third Reich, Rommel, who had repeatedly made his determination to conquer Africa, proudly said in public: "One day, we will too.
Let audiences from all over the world see the film "Africa's Victory"!"
"General, this..." Beside Berante, a French division commander whispered.
Waving his hand, Berante promptly stopped the division commander from continuing.
But at this time, even Stephen next to him felt that Rommel's bold words were a bit premature.
But everyone did not expect that Rommel's bold words were not finished yet: "We will march to the Nile! Once the situation shows a suitable turn, we will retake this area!"
