Four Hundred and Ninety How Dare to Fight Back

Akado still found an excuse, ended his breakfast early, and rushed to the Army General Staff, where he personally presided over a very solemn ceremony in the largest conference room there. In the envious eyes of all the officers, the third German Marshal was born. This person was Rundstedt who took over the Marshal's scepter because of the occupation of London.

The rank of field marshal conferred on him has long been affirmed by Accardo, and he has also communicated with Rundstedt in private, but the stubborn old general believes that the most glorious victory must be won to obtain this glorious honor.

The Germans attach great importance to the rank of marshal, and they insist that those who obtain the rank of marshal must have merits that match this rank. This is also the main reason why Hitler's large-scale promotion of field marshal after the invasion of France caused dissatisfaction in the army. These generals criticized Hitler for insulting the rank of field marshal and satirized the plethora of field marshals.

Therefore, in this life, Akado gave his generals the rank of marshal very carefully. Marshal Brauchic's promotion was due to the popular expectations within the National Defense Forces, and it was also thanks to Brauchic for succeeding Akado in completing the "Pluto Project" of the National Defense Forces; Raeder was promoted to Marshal because he defeated the British Navy and won an opportunity for the German Navy to go to the ocean. Of course, another reason is that he is the mouthpiece of Acador in the military; Being promoted to marshal, no one raised any objections to this matter. After all, Lundstedt participated in the victories of the two wars of France and Britain, and the credit is not insignificant.

Amidst the sound of the music, Akado walked up to the stage in person, patted the arm of the old general Lundstedt, who had been rushed back from London to Berlin, Germany, and smiled, wanting to shake hands with the general. However, Lundstedt did not stretch out his palm, but raised his right arm at attention, and saluted the head of state with a standard German salute: "Long live the head of state, Arkado Rudolf!"

Countless cameras recorded this moment. The newly promoted Marshal Lundstedt stood at attention and saluted the Führer, his eyes full of admiration and joy.

"Welcome back to Berlin. Marshal Rundstedt." Akado smiled and stretched out his hand again, and Rundstedt stretched out his palm in trepidation. The two shook hands, and then stood Facing the reporters together, they posed for a photo.

"My head of state, thank you for your trust and support. I have lived up to expectations and planted the national flag on the head of London." Rundstedt is a typical Prussian soldier with a rigorous and unsmiling style, but he is also the same as all traditional Prussian soldiers , with unparalleled loyalty and reliability.

"Thank you for your hard work, but you have to rush back to London as soon as possible to stabilize the situation there and start the follow-up reconstruction work. According to the agreement, we will build military airports in Ireland and northern England, and these airports will be under Catherine's command. You are in charge of the British three For the coastal defense of the island, I need a relatively stable western defense line, and it all depends on you." After Akado asked reporters to take pictures, he said to Rundstedt.

Rundstedt nodded,

Answer to Akado: "My head of state, I will immediately start to deploy the defense system. As long as there is no problem with the Imperial Navy, I want you to guarantee that the British Isles are solid."

"To the new Marshal of the Third Reich! Cheers!" Akado smiled and picked up the wine glass placed on the table, raised his arms and said to his beloved general with a smile.

"For the Atlantic Barrier! Cheers!" Rundstedt followed up and raised his glass: "I will rush back to London tomorrow, my head of state, please take care."

...

"General Rommel achieved a great victory in the Communist Party of China! Annihilated 20,000 British troops!" A newsboy shouted on the street waving newspapers. The newspapers sold very well this year, so his life was much better off.

After all, in the past year of 1938, the head of state appointed Speer to integrate the imperial industry and reorganize the Bailanhua Group; he landed in the UK and occupied London, the capital of the UK; then the Soviet-German war broke out, and Germany won the counterattack on the border; now there is North Africa The victory is simply dizzying.

The people are still rejoicing, and they are still discussing the war situation in North Africa and the strategic materials brought back from Italy-this is one of the prices for Germany to send troops to North Africa. These strategic materials include flour, butter, and Italian labor. Now the Germans find that war is not unacceptable, as long as these benefits can continue to be obtained...

Rommel's victory cheered the people, but it caused chaos in the Wehrmacht Army General Staff. Brauchitsch is now supervising the battle on the Eastern Front, so the veteran Burke who has just returned from the Eastern Front is the commander-in-chief of the N Group Army and the deputy chief of staff of the National Defense Forces.

He informed Akado of the news from the North African front by phone an hour ago, and at this time Akado had just rushed to the office of the General Staff of the National Defense Forces. As soon as he saw Bok, Akado couldn't wait to ask about the situation in North Africa.

"Bock, how bad is the situation?" Akado frowned while reading a report, and asked while reading it.

"My head of state, the ships that Italy can provide are very limited. Coupled with the recent rotation plan for soldiers, another infantry army that was originally planned to be transported to North Africa is still in Italy." Bock pointed to the map and said: "They are still there. Here are the ports here waiting for their ships."

Akado looked at the map and then at the report in his hand, the situation seemed to be worse than he thought. Half of the Afrika Korps is now either reorganizing or on the road. Rommel only has the 7th Panzer Corps and 7th Infantry Corps, which have been fighting continuously for more than ten days, and the rest of the troops are second-rate Italian troops. At this time, advance Tobruk, it was no different from suicide.

"Did you call Rommel? Order him to stop!" Akado dropped the information in his hand, walked to the map of North Africa, tapped the blue arrow representing Rommel's main force with his finger, and asked General Bork.

Bock shook his head helplessly: "My head of state, the battle of **** started when the Army General Staff strictly ordered General Rommel to defend. He ignored the order to attack and went all the way to Tobruk. Do you think he will listen to the order to stop advancing at this time?"

"..." Akado was silent. As his confidant and beloved general, he knew exactly what kind of temper Rommel was. At this time, only Akado personally gave the order to stop the attack, otherwise even Brauchy The execution of Marshal Qi's warrant after it actually arrived in North Africa may be greatly compromised.

"I personally order! Telegraph officer! Record: I am Arkado Rudolph, and I order you to temporarily stop the offensive until the arrival of new orders from the Supreme Command." Arkado called the telegraph officer and issued the German command. supreme order.

Bork watched the telegraph officer leave in a hurry, got up and handed another report to Accardo, and then said helplessly: "Italy's logistics supplies are in a mess, and General Rommel is probably out of ammunition and food now, so Let's get ready for the defeat of the Afrika Korps."

"Is it really going to be defeated? Is it unavoidable?" Akado looked at his subordinates in doubt, and asked with a fluke mentality.

Bork smiled wryly, then found out another piece of information, and put it in front of Akado: "Because of the disastrous defeat in the battle of ****, the British supreme commander in North Africa suffered a heart attack and died of a heart attack. .The king of England had no choice but to let the deputy commander of North Africa take over. This commander is an old acquaintance of ours, so I feel that General Rommel is in danger this time."

"No...is it Montgomery?" Accardo was taken aback for a moment, and then he suddenly remembered that the intelligence showed that the deputy commander-in-chief of the British Army in North Africa was indeed Montgomery, the one who almost drove out Rundstedt who had the upper hand in the British mainland. The famous general who went to sea.

"Indeed, it is Montgomery. The calmness he showed in the UK is impressive. This general led a unit that has never been seen before appearing near Tobruk. The designation is the British 8th Army. The specific situation is still unknown. confirm."

Akado sighed after hearing that it was indeed Montgomery. It seemed that he had to restrain Rommel. After all, the duel between him and Montgomery in the previous life ended in the failure of the Desert Fox. Although it is a pity to lose, it makes people feel infinite regret and melancholy.

Here I have to mention Rommel, the tragic "Desert Fox". He commanded a series of dazzling offensive operations in North Africa, but at the most important moment he returned to Germany for recuperation due to stomach problems; The supreme commander of the Atlantic Wall, but he missed the Battle of Normandy because he celebrated his wife's birthday. If a student skipped class twice in a semester and was named by the teacher, it can only be said that he is a tragedy, so As a general, Rommel missed two important battles, which is actually very tragic.

"Let's prepare supplies for Rommel on the way in advance. Arrange them wherever they can, and take him back to a safe area. He has the main force of the Empire in his hands. We must ensure that the 7th Armored Division and the 7th Infantry Army safety."

"Safe? My head of state, after more than ten days of continuous combat, half of the tanks of the 7th Armored Division can be driven to the front to participate in the battle. This time, Rommel is lucky. He now has at most two An armored battalion and about one division of infantry. Montgomery's counterattack will definitely be successful, but our losses will not be too great." General Bock knew more about the battlefield than Akado, and he explained Akado's worries in one sentence. "If the 7th Armored Division and the 7th Infantry Corps appear in Tobruk intact, how dare Montgomery fight back..."