Four Hundred and Sixty-Two Opponents Are Coming

Akado looked at the British map in front of him with his hands behind his back. He didn't rush to the front line of the Soviet-German war, because he knew that there was a more detailed battle plan there, which was enough for him to stabilize the situation on the western front.

The war did not proceed exactly according to his plan. Although the Soviet Red Army was not ready for war, Stalin's arrogance still made him decide to rush to war when the Germans were not ready. Stalin felt that the German army was incapable of defending its Eastern Front while attacking Britain. As long as the Soviet Union went to war, it would be easy for the Soviet Union to plant the red flag of victory on the roof of the Fuhrer's Palace in Berlin.

At this time, Akado was not in a hurry to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Soviet Union. From the beginning, his plan was to seize the British islands and build an absolutely safe Atlantic barrier. It is used to completely kill the US attempt to attack Europe.

While God gave the United States a unique defense environment, he also dug a huge deep pit for the United States that is inconvenient to attack. Accardo did not believe that the United States dared to counterattack Germany across the Atlantic Ocean, and fought a landing war with Germany on the British Isles. So as long as the British mainland is defeated, even if the United States wants to stab the knife in the future, it will never be possible to directly burn the flames of war to the European continent-then, Germany can truly defend the enemy from outside the country.

At that time, the main battlefields will be North Africa and the Eastern Front. Akado is confident that Rommel will have a different ending in North Africa. As long as he withstands the pressure of the Soviets, Akado will concentrate on sweeping the remaining British troops in North Africa... When the German armored forces entered Cairo, the restored Jews, powerful Germans, Italians, and Turks were enough to turn the Middle East into a mess, and the Suez Canal and North African resources were all in Acador In the hands, at that time, what is the United States?

Strong industry? Germany too! World resources? Europe, Asia and Africa are fighting North and South America! Therefore, Acado knows better than anyone that the seemingly messy world structure is actually clear. As long as he wins North Africa, defends the Eastern Front and defeats the Soviet Red Army, Germany will be the well-deserved hegemon of the world.

Why? The reason is simple: at that time, Germany is a continental country with unlimited room for expansion and partners, while in contrast to the United States, the enviable geographical advantage has become a fatal limitation. When it comes to the expansion of the alliance after the finalization, of course it is not as good as Germany across Asia, Europe and Africa.

Therefore, in Akado's view, as long as he wins two wars, his struggle for hegemony will be flat. However, he also knew that winning the battle in North Africa and defeating the Soviet Red Army, these two huge problems, were not as easy as they seemed on the surface. Because the outcome of these two battlefields is obviously unknown, the Americans can easily intervene and turn these two battlefields into a deadlock that the Germans do not want to see.

Of course, it seems a bit far away to consider North Africa and the Eastern Front now, because the battle in the British mainland has not yet ended. The battle in London was very fierce. The fierce battle that had lasted for a month was still going on. The news that the Soviet Union declared war on Germany and Italy encouraged Churchill, who was at the end of the road, and made him more determined to stick to London.

"Went to Africa,

How does it feel? "Akado asked suddenly, and he asked Rommel, his confidant who had been standing silently behind him.

"My head of state, Italy has a lot of troops in North Africa, but their combat effectiveness is not very good. These troops waste most of the supplies and limit the scale of our future deployment of troops in Africa."

Akado nodded, what Rommel said was what he knew. Italy has invested a lot of power in North Africa, and in all fairness, its combat effectiveness is not bad. These troops still helped the German army a lot. At least without them, the German African Army would not be able to gain a foothold in North Africa.

But he still said: "El, I know you don't like the combat capabilities of these Italian troops, but at least they have an advantage in numbers. We must also use Italian troops as the main force in North Africa, because the Eastern Front has already started fighting. We really can't spare many troops to support you."

"In this way, I really don't have much confidence. The troops in my hands may not be able to hit Tobruk." Rommel was obviously dissatisfied with the number of troops in his hands. After all, he is now responsible for attacking in one direction. The disadvantage in numbers made him feel a little uneasy.

Pointing to the map, he continued, "Only part of the 7th Armored Division and the infantry of the 7th Division have been transported to North Africa. I think at least I should wait for all the 7th Armored Division to arrive before I have a chance of winning."

"Oh? Don't wait for the follow-up troops? Counterattack directly?" Akado raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

"No, as long as the 7th Armored Division arrives, I have the confidence to defeat the British troops here and here, and counterattack on this front." Rommel replied confidently.

In order to confuse the British troops, he ordered his subordinates to drive empty trucks repeatedly past the viewing stand to be inspected by Italian officers in North Africa. Then he used wooden sticks and tents to camouflage the bushes, and forced the British reconnaissance planes to double the size of the German armored forces. Now that the British army is facing the retreating Italian troops, the main reason why they have not fully suppressed it is that they overestimated the strength of the German African Army.

Rommel used his tactics of slowing down the troops to make the British voluntarily give up their attack. With less than one armored force, they prevented the British army from occupying Japan's plan without firing a single shot. Of course, the large-scale presence of the Luftwaffe in North Africa is also an important reason for the British to stop its offensive. After all, losing local battlefield air supremacy is not good news for any general.

While Akado and Rommel were talking, Montgomery, who had just arrived on the front line in North Africa, was also persuading his superiors: "General, the Germans must not be as strong as we seem now, and they should be killed in one go." The Italians hit the sea!"

"Oh? You said the reconnaissance information provided by the Air Force is false? How can you tell?" The old general was obviously unwilling to take risks, so he just asked indifferently.

"Although the Italian me-fighters don't have the F used by the Germans, they are still more than enough for air defense operations in North Africa. Our fighters still can't take advantage of it, let alone reconnaissance planes!" Montgomery said, pointing to the information on the table.

The old general waved his hand, still unwilling to trust his deputy. After all, this subordinate who had fought the German army did not win, but was sent to North Africa to replace his old partner.

He seriously suspected that General Montgomery had been frightened by the Germans, and had even lost the fearlessness that a British general should possess. So now he has no enthusiasm for Montgomery to attack the Italian army before the Germans arrive: "General Montgomery, the Italian defense line has been strengthened by the German army. This is the information provided by the Air Force. You cannot overturn these because of your own subjective doubts." evidence."

"In that pile of information, there is an analysis of the Italians' logistical supplies and a report on their transportation capabilities. These can all prove that the German troops will never appear in North Africa so quickly!" Montgomery was about to be overwhelmed by the stubborn old man Pissed off, he just doesn't want to take action, which leaves him with nothing he can do.

Obviously, the credit for defeating the Italian North African army has been enough for this old general to enjoy for a while, so he is not in a hurry to create greater achievements to keep his title of commander-in-chief of the British Army in North Africa. But Montgomery could guess that Germany was rushing to transport troops to North Africa.

Britain now has about 250,000 troops hoarded in North Africa, but it does not have so many troops to push to the front line. After all, it has to defend Egypt, Mali and other regions, so the British troops on the front line are actually fewer than Italy, only 16. There are more than 10,000 people, and most of them are locals.

It can be said that this army is still very sufficient to fight 350,000 Italian troops. After all, as mentioned earlier, the actual combat effectiveness of 350,000 North African Italian troops is at most 130,000. In Rommel's eyes, the rest of the mob was basically a waste of food. Of course, rubbish is useful for rubbish. To help the main force hold the rear, these troops can still complete the task.

Because more and more German air forces appeared over North Africa these days, and there were even instances where German dive bombers began attacking British supply bases in groups, Montgomery became more and more anxious about the situation in North Africa. The main reason is that Montgomery knows very well that as long as more than 100,000 German soldiers and an armored force arrive here, the British soldiers on the front line are in danger of being wiped out.

Therefore, he is currently doing his best to strengthen the defense of the Tobruk Fortress, hoping to use this fortress to stop the German attack in the future and save the British Expeditionary Force in North Africa. And he himself rushed to the front line, hoping to persuade his immediate superiors to launch an attack before the Germans were ready, disrupting the enemy's strategic deployment.

But obviously he failed.

"Intelligence shows that the German army has appeared in North Africa, and we don't have the sea power to stop the German army." The old general pointed to the map and said: "We intercepted a telegram a few hours ago, and it was the Germans who notified the Italian North African High Command. telegram, using the Italian cipher which we have broken."

"Oh? What did the above say?" Montgomery asked quickly.

"The above is a letter of appointment notifying Italian officers. El Rommel was appointed as the supreme commander of the Italian North African Army and the German African Army." The old general replied: "Our opponent is here."