"But how can we destroy all the German supply lines more quickly! Their aircraft carrier fleet and air force are not easy to deal with! ”

"It would be nice if we had more air forces and fleets deployed in the Middle East, especially if we could now have an aircraft carrier fleet to compete with the Germans, then even better! It seems that it is really a headache to destroy the logistics supply lines of the German army! ”

"And now we still have to deal with the ubiquitous reconnaissance forces of the German army, or our every move will be reconnoitred by them! At that time, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for us to destroy the logistics supply lines of the German army! ”

Soon, however, William Joseph Slim muttered to himself, feeling the difficulty of fighting back.

He found that it would not be as easy for him to counterattack the Germans and disrupt the German logistical supply lines, especially without the support of strong air and sea supremacy, his troops really had little chance of winning the blitzkrieg of Guderian's mechanized forces.

But if he and the British top brass gave up on Iraq and Iran in this way, then Britain's oil supply in India and the Middle East would have to be completely abolished by the German army, and not only would the British army not have enough oil to supply their planes, tanks, and all kinds of mechanized equipment, but it would also make the German army more powerful and difficult to deal with after gaining new oil fields and enough oil.

At the thought of this, William Joseph Slim suddenly became worried and fell into deep thought.

Although now they have received support from the US military, including weapons and equipment and various military supplies.

But William Joseph Slim was also very aware of the planes, armored vehicles, ships, and tanks that the American Army was now giving the British Army a supplement; There are also trucks and other munitions and equipment, all of which have to be transported from the US mainland, first transferred to Australia, and then from southern Australia to the Atlantic, and then go through long shipping routes, and also need to avoid the attacks of German and Japanese fleets and submarine groups, so that they can be transported to Britain and handed over to the British army for time-consuming and labor-intensive transportation.

This sea transportation line is quite long, and it also needs to be equipped with a large number of ships for escort, as well as a large number of transport ships for transportation, of course, it also needs to be equipped with a large number of manpower to participate in transportation and handling, as well as escort, etc. - although the United States is now the world's most powerful country in terms of industrial capacity, but for the US military that is facing the attack of the Japanese army at the same time and supporting the operation of the east and west fronts, it is really a lot of pressure. Especially now, the U.S. military has also dispatched a lot of troops and generals to the Western Front to participate in the Italian home war.

Therefore, no matter how much Britain does not want to, or does not dare to give up the oil fields of Iraq and Iran, they will not be able to make the shipping routes of the US military more efficient and batch transportation.

Moreover, by accident, all the transport fleets of the US army were suddenly attacked by the Japanese and German troops and sunk into the sea, causing heavy losses to the US troops.

And if these serious consequences occur, then not only will the British army be supported by American weapons and equipment and military supplies again, but even the Soviet army, which is engaged in fierce and large-scale battles with the German army on the Eastern Front, will also be dealt a fatal blow.

If the Soviet army lacks the support of US weapons and equipment and military materials at this moment, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness of the Soviet army will be reduced by 3 percent, or even 5 percent.

Although the industrial capacity of the Soviet army has been restored at this moment, and it is still stronger than before the war, without the support of the US military, they will still lack a lot of resources to develop and produce weapons and equipment.

"Oops! Commander! “

"The mechanized units of the German army have already appeared less than a kilometer in front of our troops, what do we do now?"

While William Joseph Slim was still in thought, McDowell, the combat staff officer, suddenly turned pale, ran into his headquarters and hurriedly reported.