All of a sudden, people who were divided into two groups by the two schemes were arguing! One said that landing in Casablanca could coerce the 200,000 French troops of Darlan and Juan to join the Allied camp, which would be of great benefit to the future war situation! Moreover, it was relatively far away from the main forces of the German army, and it was able to calmly build a bridgehead. The "Pershing" tank, which is being produced at full capacity in China, can be transported from far and continuously in Casablanca. The threat of the new German tanks could have been lifted earlier. If, according to the scheme of the British, land at the port of Bizerte in Tunisia. It was right within the combat radius of the attack aircraft of the Luftwaffe Second Air Force, which was quite dangerous! The Americans could not shed blood in vain in order to rescue the incompetent British troops as soon as possible! It's foolish to know that this is a dangerous place to stay here!

In the current strategic environment, only landing in Casablanca is the only strategic move that can gradually gain an advantage in the coming days. Any other risky move would be a waste of strength, and would attract the attention of the German army. Of course, there is not a single Englishman who holds such an opinion! They were the bigwigs of Roosevelt and the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, among whom Marshall was the most insistent.

Marshall recommended, but Eisenhower, the commander-in-chief of the American Expeditionary Force appointed by Roosevelt, did not support this method of warfare, and he thought of going with the British! His view is that war is destined to be risky, and the key is to see if the risk is worth trying! If the rewards are a lot and there is a lot of success, you may still have to give it a try. He believes that 100,000 American troops are still a little less than enough to deal with the German-Italian Afrika Korps, but it is more than enough as the vanguard. Considering the current situation of the British army, the US troops had to land in Tunisia. The earlier contact with Rommel's threat to Cairo would have helped the British army gain a foothold in Africa, and in any case, it is much better for two people to face one enemy than to face the enemy alone!

So he thinks it's a good idea to put the U.S. military into the battlefield as soon as possible. Churchill was a big fan of Eisenhower, and he complained privately to his colleagues about why Britain didn't have a general with the big picture like himself. Churchill also telegraphed Roosevelt, hoping to persuade him to give Eisenhower more power, in the hope of allowing the American troops currently stationed in Britain to enter the battlefield earlier and relieve the pressure on the British army.

The other faction is, of course, the group headed by Churchill that advocates landing in Tunisia. Their views are also very reasonable. By landing in Tunisia, it will be possible to form an air base that threatens the island of Malta, southern Italy. The confrontation with the Second Air Force would be more direct, forcing them to deal with it with all their might and leaving no time to distract themselves from helping the Afrika Korps. As long as an absolute number of Allied air forces could gain air supremacy in the Mediterranean, the demise of Rommel and his Afrika Korps was just around the corner.

The acquisition of air supremacy meant that the German supply routes would be cut off, and the Afrika Army would be in a situation where tanks ran out of fuel and soldiers ran out of food. Naturally, there is no way to mention combat effectiveness! This was only one of them, and the second was that there was a more ample reason for landing at the port of Bissetta, that is, to completely isolate and cut off the possibility of Vichy France and Spain entering the war. Landing in Tunisia, where the German forces were weak, would not have been hit from the beachhead.

The Germans had almost zero defense in the beach area, and they did not think about the possibility of a landing of Allied troops there. Information obtained through the decipherment of the German "Engema" cipher machine showed that the German troops in Tunisia had only one logistics brigade, and they had even abandoned the use of the port of Bissette after the arrival of Tubruk. Instead, they used the port of Tubruk directly as their destination for resupplying ships. Tunisia is a chicken rib for them. Therefore, landing in this area can be affected by surprise raids.

In fact, whether it was Churchill, who advocated landing in Bizerte, or Roosevelt, who insisted on landing Casablanca, they did not expect that Cairo City would change hands overnight!

The attack of the paratroopers can be said to be overwhelming! They basically swept away the resistance of the British army in the city overnight, and the medical history of 50,000 people had already taken advantage, and they had advanced equipment and targeted tactics at home. With the help of 300 attack aircraft from the Second Air Force and all the long-range artillery of the African Army, the victory of the German army can also be said to be reasonable.

Five elite paratrooper divisions, after paying not a small number of casualties, completed the task within the allotted time! Worthy of the title of the elite of the Empire! They were awarded a medal for the Battle of Cairo, one for each, and an individual of the soldiers who distinguished themselves were awarded the Iron Cross specially designed for the battle!

Of the 50,000 paratroopers, 120 paid with their lives in this battle, and 323 were wounded! This is the heaviest casualty in a single day since the paratroopers arrived in Africa! Although it is protected by advanced body armor, there are still many young men trapped in the traps set by the British army and cannons! It was their sacrifice that bought the time for the Afrika Korps to encircle the last unit of the British army! The 50-ton Tiger tank and the Leopard of the Light No. 1 galloped more than 300 kilometers at maximum speed, and could be able to encircle the remaining British troops in the central region of the Nile Delta

After a long journey, the prey of the tank cluster was in front of them, and the armored vehicles of the 90th and 164th light divisions that followed behind quickly arrived at the tank assault speechlessly, established a position to consolidate the results of the battle, and formed a huge pocket to firmly pack the British army inside.

By the time all the battlefield maneuvers were complete, it was getting dark. In the encirclement, Montgomery finally played in Cairo and became the last drop of blood of the British Empire. Under his leadership, a rare desperate attempt by the British army ended in a tiger's head. Bai Qi's carefully choreographed street fighting tactics have achieved miraculous results under the uncompromising execution of the elite of the German army, which strictly abides by battlefield discipline! Montgoer was stunned by the German army's nerve palsy**, and his eyes were so flashing in the dark that he couldn't see for three days! After seeing the almost endless means of attack of the German army, he knew that the war in Cairo was no longer necessary.

Frustrated, he threw away "Stern"*** and ordered the soldiers who followed him to surrender. As a veteran, he knew that the Germans treated their prisoners in strict compliance with the Geneva Conventions. He did this solely to keep these brave lads for the British, and it would be unwise to engage in street battles with the superior Germans in such an environment! Although he did not yet fully understand the performance of the German army's new individual equipment, he saw some of the new weapons in this war enough to make him lose confidence in victory. So he was depressed, miserable! I had to make the choice to save all my lives!

By the time the British and Americans got Cairo and had fallen, the British defending the city had been wiped out. The German mobile unit, the relatively lightweight assault gun cluster No. 3, had been secretly transferred to Tubruk by 500 high-speed transport helicopters "Albatross". After resting here, it's time to meet the U.S. troops who are about to land!

Although the current No. 3 assault gun has been modified by Xiao Afu, its combat effectiveness is very different from before. //www. There has been a qualitative leap in the three most important performance of the tank, but it is slightly insufficient to deal with the most advanced "Pershing" tank of the Americans. In terms of firepower, the 75-mm gun was designed by the Germans themselves, and it had nothing to do with the white group. This gun is the main gun of the Panther tank in history, and its power is acceptable! Against the 90-mm guns on the Pershing was slightly worse. Xiao Ah Fu has a lot of complaints about the ammunition reserve of this main gun, and he never considers the reserve ammunition of less than 200 rounds. In his eyes, the tank's sustained combat capability is very important, so the fuel configuration and ammunition carrying capacity must be sufficient. This time, all the three assault guns of the Afrika Korps were concentrated in Tubruk, creating a good opportunity for little Afu! He can unify the configuration of the No. 3 assault gun. In the modification scheme he designed, there was already a plan that could be said to be enough for the third assault gun to be reborn, but in view of the fact that the Germans did not have the production capacity in Africa at that time. I can't afford to provide Xiao Afu with the accessories needed for the modification, and now the problem of the big stove in the salon is solved! His idea was put into practice in a timely manner.

Of course, Li Ming didn't want to let go of this good opportunity to innovate equipment in vain. Although there are a lot of things he needs to do at the moment, his favorite thing to do is to modify something! When I saw that the original plain equipment was turned into gold by my own brush! His heart is always extremely satisfied, and he has a very complacent sense of achievement! So every time he sees the industrial products in his eyes, he can't help but ponder in his heart, look at the technical composition, and think about how to improve the performance without destroying the beauty of the original! The No. 3 tank was turned into an assault gun in this concept, and now it has been tested in actual combat, and after Xiao Afu also has experience in war, his original idea of simple modification has gradually become mature. A new idea had long been generated in his technical analysis, and now he was busy texting Rommel. It was required to modify this batch of assault guns totaling more than 300 units.

Rommel quickly wrote back to him, informing him that he had a maximum of three days to get the matter done. Because the modified vehicle requires the fighters to be familiar with the performance and need to be proficient in various operations. It takes a bit of time to do that. Only the warriors who are proficient in the chariot can ensure combat effectiveness, and Rommel does not want to fail because the warriors do not understand the performance of the weapon, so he gives little Ah Fu very little time! This puts forward higher requirements for Xiao Afu's troops, but fortunately, when it comes to modification, the passionate technical maniac doesn't care how much time is, in his opinion, as long as the modification process is programmed, all problems can be solved! If all goes well, two days will be enough for him to complete the work. So after getting Rommel's reply, he immediately called Sharon for material support! Sharon was taking a nap at the moment, and he agreed impatiently. He knew that Xiao Ah Fu was a difficult master, and he didn't want to ruin his lunch break, so he had to agree to his request first!