But Manstein, who saw further, stopped him. The reason why more fuel, ammunition, food was not sent to Rommel. It was because Manstein knew that the British had a huge amount of material stored in Tubruk. Rommel could get whatever he wanted, so Manstein's real aim was to divert the attention of the British army by attacking Malta, and to capture Malta in a time that the British could not predict. The British then used the same incomprehensible strategic projection capabilities to deliver the paratroopers to protect the strategic supplies of Tubruk, while Rommel launched the Battle of Gazala. The roundabout tanks, supported by about 700 attack aircraft of various types, also captured Tubruk at lightning speed. Under such a joint attack of the integration of open space and land, and the combination of inside and outside, the British will not be defeated!

This plan was simply too easy for the Germans to succeed in terms of their capabilities! After the objectives of the campaign are achieved, at least three important issues can be resolved.

One: Solved the logistical supply of the African army.

Two: capture Tubruke, Malta, can block the Mediterranean route. The British must fight with the Italian navy for sea supremacy with all their might, and then the Luftwaffe will be able to deal a severe blow to the British fleet.

Three: Churchill was forced to vigorously reinforce Auchinleck, and the Suez Canal in Egypt was an important lifeline for Britain. If a ship carrying grain from India detours the Cape of Good Hope, it will take almost a year to reach Britain. If this is the case, there will be a famine in Britain, and Churchill will not be able to protect his position!

Manstein's ruthless move amazed Rommel! He intensified his preparations for the battle more and more.

In this way, the plan of "Hercules" to capture Malta began as scheduled. The first wave of decoy planes roared down from the sky, pulling a terrifying whistle and pounced on the air defense positions that the satellite had already reconnoitred! Everything was as planned, and the targeted drills before the war made the pilots have a clear idea of what they want to attack. As the anti-aircraft cannon sounded like a popping bean, the real blow began!

The FW190HSX, which flew at extreme speed, broke through the air defense position at a low altitude of 25 meters above the sea surface, and all the anti-aircraft guns raised high and their muzzles were carefully ploughed before they had time to be lowered. After that, the unscrupulous attack aircraft began to strike unprotected bunkers, bunkers, and other places where the British could hide! This is not war, this is a one-sided slaughter!

Detailed and precise information and highly targeted pre-war drills have created a high efficiency for the pilots! For the British on the ground, the protection of thick concrete is not as safe as in an open field! The fortifications they had been relying on turned into a tomb to bury them! In the absence of any way to fight back, despair comes quickly! Two hours! It's only two hours! The British, who were already defenseless, waved a white flag at the plane! This unprecedented airborne operation ended without even seeing a single paratrooper!

By the time the well-prepared, heavily armed paratroopers who wanted to show off their skills had landed. What they saw was a line of dejected prisoners of war, escorted by a low-flying FW190HSX plane!

Escorting prisoners of war by plane is the funniest thing ever!

When Rommel got the news, he immediately contacted Manstein's eldest brother and asked for an early start of the campaign. But there are a lot of planes that need to be reloaded, and Malta's airports can't handle it quickly. Therefore, Manshuai promised three hours later. The pilots began the battle of Gazala after a short break!

At the same time, he wants to give an explanation to the airborneers who feel fooled! You have come to fight! Not on vacation, I won't lie to you!

The moment the order was given, the airborne troops, with a helpless expression, immediately recovered their spirits! They enthusiastically devoted themselves to the pre-war preparation and went through the battle tasks that they had already rehearsed and mastered!

The Airborne Forces attacking Tubruk are about to start the real battle!

Manstein's plan was detailed and orderly, as was the case with the classic German staff officers. //www. With such an operational basis, the 60,000 German troops who participated in this campaign, about 60,000 Italian troops, could fight step by step!

The British deployed more than 100,000 troops on the front line in Gazala, and in front of them was the 1st South African Division, which was not very combat-effective. and the Italian 21st Army, which was tasked with a feint, was half a pound and eight taels. Under the blows of the powerful artillery units gathered in the rear of the Italian army, soon the South Africans would not be able to withstand it.

The 15th Panzer Division, the main force of the Afrika Korps mobile unit, and the 50th Light Division, an Italian mobile unit, and the 50th Light Division, were destined to be stopped by the fortress of Biel Hakim, which was garrisoned by the 1st Free French Brigade in the south, due to the detour distance. Therefore, in order to ensure the speed of the attack and support the paratroopers as soon as possible, Rommel arranged for Frenzen, who flew back from Malta, to lead 100 attack planes to bombard this fortress indiscriminately! Frenzen piloted the FW190HSX with a 300mm rocket designed to attack the fortress, and named the defenders' only heavy firepower 75mm anti-aircraft gun. 100 FW190HSX flew up and down like butterflies through flowers, suppressing the 1st Brigade of Free France led by General Kenig and unable to raise its head! As soon as the air raids stopped, rumbling tanks flew up. Two FW190HSXs with 10mm machine guns mounted under their wings strafed an avenue in the minefield where the tank was about to pass, and the dense bullets detonated the anti-tank ** laid by the French army one by one! Tanks immediately streamed along the strip of gold, breaking through the most sparsely defended minefields of the French into their positions, and spitting tongues of fire fired at the French from the flank. Almost all 75 guns had been destroyed, and the French did not have heavy weapons capable of stopping the tanks! The French positions are in jeopardy!

But even then, the heroic French refused to surrender! They are determined to defend honor with their blood! Determined to cleanse the shame of the French campaign of 1940 with his life! Seeing the images of the battlefield transmitted back from Frenzen's FW190HSX, Rommel couldn't help but be in awe of this group of heroic French troops! He immediately ordered ten of the 60 FW190HSX to be used as a reserve, loaded with nerve paralysis shells, to attack the fortress in order to save the French army from undying resistance! The nerve paralyzing bullets dropped by the whizzing dive still killed three French soldiers, but saved most of the lives! The powerful nerve gas resulted in about 700 seriously wounded and 2,000 French prisoners! Another 700 French soldiers are laid to rest in this desert. The war has finally come to an end for them.

The brave General Kenig was respected by Rommel, and even then Kenig scoffed at the marshal who used "poison gas" to save himself, saying: "Marshal, you have violated the morality of a soldier!" You've used poison gas in a dastardly manner! All your fame, your so-called chivalry has disappeared in this battle! You have won a disgraceful victory, Your Excellency! ”

Despite Rommel's repeated explanations, Kenig was still indignant. He said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Excellency Marshal. Know that we are ready to fight to the death! I think it's much better to die on the battlefield than to be a prisoner of war! So you can't expect me and my men to be grateful for your kindness. ”

Rommel was helpless in the face of such a stubborn old man, so he had to say boringly: "As a soldier, I admire your spirit of daring to sacrifice, but as a commander, I can't understand that you drive your subordinates to make senseless sacrifices!" We may have different understandings and treatments for the lives of our subordinates, but please forgive me for not fulfilling your dedication. Because for me, war is not about killing! Victory is not achieved by slaughter! ”

Let's end the boring conversation and get back to the battlefield. After the Germans conquered the fortress of Bir Hakim, they rushed to the next target, Bir Ahmat.

The elite Italian paratroopers from Malta, the elite "Fogel" division, were fighting fiercely with the British here, and the British fighters were nowhere to be seen in the air under the blows of the Afrika Air Force Group led by Josin Mathery, and they either flew to Egypt or stopped somewhere in the desert battlefield. The skies of the African theater have become much cleaner since the installation of new aircraft.

The Italian Fogel Division had landed at a British material distribution center, and the warehouses were full of military supplies. Here is located to the east of Tubruk, far from the front line. The British soldiers were on the defensive, but they did not expect the Germans to be so bold. The Fogle Division, which had descended from the sky, took advantage of the cover of night to capture this place cleanly. 40 FW190HSX attack aircraft supported them above them, and the British army had already lost their minds in the face of the attack of superior air firepower, and they were unable to fight any longer. Fogel divisions aren't your average Italian pie either, they're the hardest bones in Italy! A fist that can't be broken, can't be smashed! Even the average Wehrmacht is no opponent, let alone the old British! Can't break through their defenses, and see German tanks again! The German tanks turned into the first straw that broke the camel's back at this time, and they did not have the courage of the French to raise the white flag early!

A large amount of supplies in the war warehouse, gasoline, food, ammunition have become trophies.

Frenzen's attack aircraft group and 40 FW190HSXs from Italy flew towards Tubruk in one place.

Unfortunately, they encountered the British 1st and 7th Panzer Divisions, which were moving southward. And so a hunting race began! The planned mission of the attack aircraft was to destroy British artillery positions and provide fire support to attacking troops and airborne troops. I didn't think that a chance encounter ruined what was supposed to be a delicious meal for German tanks! Aircraft have an innate advantage in fighting tanks, especially if they have air supremacy! On the interphone, Frenzen ordered all the FW190HSX pilots involved in the attack tank to try not to attack ***, so as to stay in charge of the fortress of Tubruk. 30 guns or even 20 guns are good tools to uncover the tank Tianling cover, so the swooping planes and the frightened tanks all over the ground constitute a wonderful desert drama!

140 planes against less than 500 tanks, just less than half an hour! By the time the German tanks arrived, the battlefield was already littered with smoky tank wreckage. Poor British 1st and 7th Panzer Divisions were wiped out!

The German tank, which had not eaten anything, gloomyly passed through the wreckage of the battlefield and continued to rush forward! From the rear of the 150 Brigade of the British Army struck at him. One by one, they destroyed the carefully constructed fortifications of the British in the back.

About 10 of the fastest No. 4 tanks, following Rommel's orders, rushed towards Sallum, another British supply distribution center east of Adeem. Where there is an elite defense of a hundred battles, it is the Berkhardt Battalion, the 3rd Battalion of Rank's 1st Parachute Brigade. This is a team of professional veterans. Usually their task is to give lessons to other fraternal units - to demonstrate their extraordinary tactical abilities and combat skills. There are not many times when it is the turn of these veteran oils to fight, in order to keep these precious fires, so that they can train more elite paratroopers in the future. Rommel sent one of his few tanks No. 4 to protect them. There are also four attack planes hovering in the sky, providing them with early warning and support. The attack planes flew here in turn, as if they were standing guard in the air.

It stores 180,000 gallons of gasoline plus 90,000 anti-tank**. It's all flammable and explosive, and it's just a little bit of a fire! The veterans were rarely on guard, and they were on guard from afar. Don't even dare to put a fly in it!

All 200 of Frenzen's planes were dispatched to intercept the British in the air as they tried to flee eastward, and anyone who tried to do so would be mercilessly attacked by FW190HSX. This escape has become the road of death! Josin's 100 BF109HSXs joined the hunt, and the British found it impossible to find it to work.