Wavell already somewhat dislikes this future person whom he once admired so much.
Perhaps it was due to the continuous victory that Wavell's mood changed. In short, he no longer appreciated Montgomery's cautious and serious attitude as before.
But after all, Montgomery was Wavell's new subordinate, so it would not be good to completely turn a deaf ear.
So Wavell considered his words and said confidently and calmly: "Berante will draw troops from the troops surrounding Tobruk to assist Rommel. That will be when Rommel's troops are obviously unable to withstand it."
"Before this, neither Berlant nor Rommel himself would allow the French army besieging Tobruk to spread its forces."
Wavell's analysis sounds very logical: "Our showdown with the German and Italian African Army was also the first real tank battle between us in Africa. The characteristic of tank battles is that the battle situation is not
The stalemate will continue for too long.”
Wavell said with a conceited smile: "Once we defeat Rommel's main force, even if Berlant gets the news and immediately comes back for reinforcements, he will not be able to rescue the German-Italian African Army in time!"
Almost everyone was impressed by Wavell's words. Yes, the plan itself was logically rigorous and quite exciting, and just the fact that Wavell had defeated three teams from Italy, France and Germany one after another could scare a lot of people to death.
In this world, General Wavell seems to be the only general who has commanded troops to defeat the Italian Army, the French Army, and the German Army at the same time.
At this time, who has a better choice besides following General Wavell?
Moreover, Wavell would not joke about the title of marshal he was about to receive. For him, defeating the Allied African Three-Nation Alliance was a very important goal both publicly and privately.
Just as everyone was nodding their heads, a discordant voice came: "Even if we exclude the aid factors of Garibaldi and Berante, we may not be able to defeat Rommel's Africa Army?"
The speaker was naturally the newbie Montgomery who didn't know how to advance or retreat. Among all the people in the room nodding, he was the only one who shook his head.
Who do you think you are? Wavell simply couldn't bear it: "This plan has passed the review of the African Allied Forces Command. At present, we must maintain the annihilation of the main German and Italian forces in this battle and seize the initiative on the African battlefield. So.
, General Montgomery, you can reserve your opinions, but you cannot stop our battle plan."
The implication of Wavell's words is that there is naturally no room for negotiation.
This is already the best opportunity. If we cannot take advantage of the Allies' siege of Tobruk Fortress to eliminate Rommel's main force first, it will be even more difficult to do this in the future.
Wavell had always believed that the backbone of the Allies' three-nation coalition in Africa was Rommel's German-Italian Africa Army.
Among this group army, only the two German divisions under Rommel's command really played a leading role.
"Now, the Allied forces have captured Mekili and are approaching Tobruk." Wavell emphasized loudly: "We have deployed a total of 6 infantry brigades, 4 artillery regiments, and 2 anti-tank regiments in Tobruk.
standing troops, plus more than 20,000 newly recruited local troops."
"Using these forces and Tobruk's strong defenses, we can turn Tobruk into a thorn in the enemy's side and hold back French and Italian reinforcements."
"At this time, our British army marched in three lines, trying to launch an attack on the German and Italian Army outside Tobruk. The three lines of troops attacked Sidioma near Bardia, the Caputso Trail and Halfaya respectively.
Valley.”
Wavell said confidently: "As long as our army opens a gap at any of the above three points, we can advance directly and meet up with the Tobruk garrison. The advantage of this kind of rendezvous is that our army can immediately
By getting into the rear of the German and Italian troops, you can cut off the enemy's already very fragile transportation and supply lines, forcing Rommel to accept a frontal battle."
"This battle is the opening ceremony of our African conquest station!" Wavell raised his arms and shouted.
With the commander taking the lead, other British generals naturally flocked to shout.
"Defeat Rommel again and let the Germans know the strength of our British army..."
Montgomery frowned, listening to the rhetoric of these colleagues.
In fact, Montgomery had basically seen through Wavell's battle plan. He clearly found that Wavell's troops were too scattered and lacked mutual care, which was very detrimental to combat.
Unfortunately, Montgomery also found that no matter what he said now, Wavell, who was ready to be promoted to Field Marshal, would not be able to listen to him.
The opponent's entire energy was focused on the ensuing head-on confrontation, and they had no regard for the cautious Montgomery. Even Wavell did not yell at Montgomery, which was already a huge loss of face.
After all, what Montgomery is doing now is similar to interrupting the promotion path in other people's minds.
From Wavell's point of view, once he wins this last time, he will 100% be promoted to a higher level and become a marshal!
This is the most glorious title for any soldier.
When Montgomery persuaded Wavell to stop, he was blocking Wavell in disguise, preventing him from embarking on the road to marshal promotion.
Ruining a person's future is like killing his parents.
Montgomery finally gave up and continued to persuade the other party to be as safe as possible after Wavell made his attitude clear.
For stubborn people, the effect of verbal persuasion is minimal.
"If we really want to start a battle with the German and Italian troops," Montgomery quickly suggested after reluctantly accepting Wavell's plan: "Then we must focus on the Caputso front line and protect the flanks of the attacking troops."
"Besides, it's best to..." Montgomery wanted to say something else.
"No chance, Lieutenant General!" Wavell's chief of staff said angrily to Montgomery: "We know how to direct the war, we don't need you to teach us!"
Montgomery had been in London before, and he had not seen him help Lord Gott reverse the situation.
This guy has just been transferred to Wavell's staff, and he loves to show off so much. It's really hard for people to accept.
"...Okay." After a brief silence of about 5 seconds, Montgomery chose to take a step back temporarily: "If it is not convenient for me to participate in the designated combat process, then please allow me to take a
The troops are waiting on the Egyptian border to guard the rear."
