0p0 Third Reich Episode 336
Third Reich Episode 336
"These are our friendly troops?" A guard outside the tent asked his partner softly.
He really didn't expect that their friendly army would be such a sturdy and powerful team.There will be so many steel chariots that are very powerful just by looking at them.
The wide tracks of the Leopard tank, the full 5 mm thick skirts on both sides of the tank, the slender and powerful barrel, and the sloping and thick armor are all more impressive than the British tanks that black soldiers have seen these days. shocked.
"Yes! They are all our allies!" His partner, another guard, nodded happily and said excitedly.
Text 5 Chapter [-] Both can be obtained
Garibaldi, the commander of the Italian army, was also very surprised when he learned that Rommel had easily broken through the British attack position on the outskirts of Ejele.
He really didn't expect that Rommel, who had not yet assembled all his troops, led the vanguard of the German army with two battalions.To be able to play such a strong fighting power.
Originally, according to Garibaldi's estimation, it would take at least a few days for the German army to break through the encirclement of the British army, and the Italian army could take this opportunity to take a good rest and recover the physical strength they had consumed in the aid of France.
Then, after the Italian army finished repairing, it happened to be able to join the German friendly forces that had penetrated into the encirclement, and cooperated with the German and French troops to defeat the British forces that surrounded No. 3 Heights.
But now it seems that the speed of the German army's advance is really faster than Garibaldi's imagination.In this case, there will be no rest time for the Italian army who just failed to attack and stood still.
Immediately, Garibaldi had no choice but to make a decision to let the Italian troops go to Height 3 to join the German and French allied forces and fight side by side.
At the battle meeting, Garibaldi made this decision known to the public: "Now the German and French troops have joined forces. A few hours ago, I got the news that the German general Rommel had met with the front-line French commander Steve. , and formulated the next combat plan. According to Prime Minister Mussolini’s request and my analysis of the British military’s strategic plan, I decided to let the troops stop resting immediately, set off immediately, and go to fight with the German and French allied forces!”
This news is perfectly normal for the Italian army.
Because the three countries of Germany, France and Italy are originally alliances on the African battlefield.But now, the German and French allied forces have joined forces, and the British defenders surrounding No. 3 Heights have become oppressive. The Italian troops should take advantage of the trend and advance eastward to cooperate with the German and French allied forces.
But when Garibaldi's Italian generals heard this order, they suddenly buzzed and exploded.
The generals chattered among the crowd in horror. From their eyes, Garibaldi couldn't see any approval for this decision.
An Italian major general who led his troops back on the grounds that they could not find a crowbar during the siege battle on Height No. I think that we should preserve our strength and let the Germans and French go to fight the British. And we wait for profit, and wait until the end of the war, and then quickly defeat the exhausted British army. In this way, we not only lose less, but also Can win the first prize!"
His words seem to be well-founded, but in fact he is greedy for life and afraid of death, making excuses for not wanting to go to the battlefield.
Another general saw what he was thinking, laughed at him and said, "Are you afraid of meeting that French governor who wants to shoot you again? Haha."
Then several other generals also echoed: "I think otherwise, you should stop going and give us the bullets of your troops directly, so as to save you from asking your soldiers to shoot empty guns into the sky."
The Italian generals in the conference room laughed out loud. It was hard to imagine that these people who laughed out loud without any scruples were senior generals of the Italian Army.But these generals, who can be humorous at any time, commanded hundreds of thousands of troops and lost to tens of thousands of British troops.
And the major general who really ordered the troops to fire their guns was silent and speechless.
In fact, another Italian major general who ordered to fire his guns had simply surrendered to the British a few days ago.In comparison, the major general seemed to perform a little better.
The laughter in the meeting room did not stop until General Garibaldi said: "Okay! Stop! We are discussing war now, and everything that has nothing to do with it will be put aside for the time being!"
The reason why Garibaldi did not pursue the issue of the general ordering the troops to fire the guns was that the general, like the other major general who fired the guns, also had Mussolini as the background.It's hard to explain to Mussolini if he moved him.The second is that the Italian army in North Africa is now in an extraordinary period. Disposing of a major general at this time will inevitably affect the morale of the troops.
Therefore, Garibaldi chose to turn a blind eye.
"But I have to say that our army is really not suitable for fighting the British army now. When our army was fighting with it, it was defeated by the British army and its morale was low. Moreover, the troops have been exhausted after a long-distance attack. If they don't rest, they will continue to move forward Let’s not talk about the combat effectiveness of the troops, the soldiers’ bodies can’t bear it alone. At that time, they will strike collectively, what should we do?”
A speech by another Italian lieutenant general brought the rhythm of the meeting back on track.
Immediately, another lieutenant general also said, "It's not enough to stop fighting, at least my soldiers don't have the courage. But the soldiers we tortured so much, let them march quickly and fight immediately in a short period of time, the morale of the soldiers will definitely be broken." affected, and their combat effectiveness will decrease accordingly. This is indeed not good news for us. Besides, if we join the war, the group of Frenchmen will definitely use us as gunmen, and our troops will also So it paid a heavy price in casualties."
After the general finished speaking, more and more generals immediately expressed their disapproval of the battle plan to join forces at Height 3.
Reluctantly, Garibaldi sat back on his seat, folded his hands together, pressed his forehead against his forehead and did not speak again.
He was thinking about himself and the future of Italy.With such a group of cowards, how can they win any battles?
In fact, Garibaldi understood from the bottom of his heart what kind of thoughts these generals had in their words.
In fact, he Garibaldi himself is not a militant, but who among the Italian colleagues here likes war?After all, everyone was born in a romantic and artistic country, and war is still not suitable for everyone.
However, the leader's order cannot be disobeyed. From Garibaldi's perspective, he also knows very well what the Italian army should do at the moment.
Send troops, yes, they should send troops, even if they know they can't win!
There is no way to do this. Since Italy is allied with France and Germany, it must go to participate in this war, so that Italy can share the benefits of the war from Germany and France.
If the British army is wiped out by the German and French allied forces, and Italy is only a victorious country in name, what can it gain?
At that time, the lost territory of Italy that Germany and France sent troops to recover would still belong to Italy's colonies?
Garibaldi understands this, but these generals don't understand, they only know how to save their lives!
At this moment, Garibaldi inevitably fell into a dilemma.
One side is the leader's order and the future of the Roman Empire, while the other side is the prevarication and request of his colleagues and subordinates to avoid war.
He struggled, looking for a way to balance the relationship between the two.
Finally, he put down his hands, opened his eyes and announced his decision: "Since everyone is unwilling to go to Height 3 to help the German and French allied forces attack together, then we will make a decision that can take into account both. "
Under everyone's puzzled eyes, Garibaldi slowly explained: "We will advance our troops eastward to 10 miles from Ejerai, so that we can quickly go to the battlefield to clean up the mess when the war is over. I took some credit for this battle. In this way, I, Garibaldi, have an account for you and the leader."
The Italian generals nodded one after another, praised General Garibaldi as a good leader and superior, and praised each other loudly for the good method that General Garibaldi had come up with, as if they were afraid that Garibaldi would not hear everyone's approval.
They no longer objected, and unanimously agreed to this safe and sound battle plan.
Afterwards, the Italian army advanced slightly towards the direction of No. 3 highland and moved closer for a short distance.
Body 5 Chapter [-] Rommel's Plan
In front of Stephen was a deduction document given to him by Rommel.
Opening the battle situation deduction document that has been translated into French, Stephen finished reading the key parts in less than 30 seconds.
Then, a bitter smile could not help but flow from the corner of Stephen's mouth.He looked away from the deduction documents, raised his head and looked at Rommel and said, "It seems that our 5th Division is probably in a desperate situation this time."
Stephen was not surprised by the content of the deduction that Rommel handed him.After all, the reputation of the German General Staff, after the end of the French campaign, no French general would be unaware of the most powerful General Staff in the world!
In this battle situation deduction, everything deduced by Rommel's German staff officers exactly coincides with Stephen's inferences based on the battle situation and battlefield changes he has experienced in the past few days.
Although due to the intensity of the battle and the intensive attack of the British army, Stephen did not have time to make further analysis and conclusions.However, after seeing the deduction handed over by the Germans, Stephen, as a player in the game, quickly confirmed most of the conclusions in the deduction.
Now, the British army has captured the No. 4 height on Stephen's flank, and the No. 3 height has thus become an isolated point, caught in the encirclement.Once the fight continues, any fool can see that it is only a matter of time before position 3 falls.
And the deduction document that Rommel gave himself clearly pointed out that according to this rhythm, Stephen's 5th Colonial Division may be able to hold out for about 4 days at most. This still ignores the factor of low morale, so Best estimate ever made!
In fact, according to what Stephen saw and felt, his troops could last another 48 hours, which was already the limit!
Rommel handed over the meaning of this deduction, and Stephen thought he could probably guess some of it.
Although the opponent only brought 2 battalions of troops, these two battalions are elite, and they have just demonstrated their high combat effectiveness.