Many recent projects in Germany have been carried out with the inflow of large sums of money, and research and development on weapons began much earlier.

The high-speed civilian transport aircraft designed by the Rheinland company has been modified into the He-111 medium bomber, and 50 of them have recently been delivered to Rommel. The Junkers, reorganized by Reinhardt, also received a pacification order to produce a batch of dive bombers called Stuka, 50 of which were also shipped to Rommel's German-Western combined.

In addition, Rommel received 100 Messerschmidt Type 109E fighters. This newly improved Luftwaffe's secret weapon, equipped with the famous liquid-cooled engine, is even much higher than the PZL fighter jet that has been developed in Poland for a long time. Even the French MS406S and the British Hurricane are no match for the Me-109E.

100 of the best fighters of our time, plus 100 bombers of exceptional performance. These are the new capital of Rommel to launch the next round of offensive. In the face of the upcoming Battle of Catalonia, Rommel's German-Spanish Corps will conduct another round of light tests of German air force weapons.

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"Hasn't Rommel arrived yet?" The anxious Franco glanced at his watch and anxiously asked Rommel's chief of staff, Gauss: "Are you sure General Rommel knows that today is the day when the three-nation coalition forces formulate a joint operations meeting?" ”

"I'm sure Commander Rommel received the news of the meeting." Contrary to Franco, Gauss smiled calmly: "But the Führer has just transferred 200 new pilots to the German-Spanish Combined Corps, and General Rommel wants to meet the young men who have come from afar. ”

Gauss's calmness was fully assured, and the plan proposed by Rommel at the last meeting was not favored by any of them, but turned out to be the most brilliant victory on the battlefield of Spain. This time, another joint meeting should also make the German soldiers hard.

Franco glanced at the Italian officer corps sitting on the left side of the conference room, and said in a tone that was not biased: "I think it's better for General Rommel to come as quickly as possible." ”

Think、Try to try? Franco's diction is already telling. It was clear that he did not want to offend the German general. Although this made the officers of the Italian Expeditionary Force look a little embarrassed, but the army, after all, still depends on the battle record.

As the commander of the Italian Expeditionary Force, Gamballa did not feel any dissatisfaction with Franco's favoritism. He is also known as a famous general in the Italian Army, but his record is really not as good as that of others Rommel. It is estimated that the only person who thinks that the Italian army and the German army are evenly matched is the bald leader in the country.

Gabala also heard that some time ago, Mussolini had sent his son-in-law to the German senator for so-called compensation without consulting any of the military leaders. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the breakthrough of the Italian expeditionary force is a blessing that dragged others to Rommel's victory. At this time, he was cheeky to ask the Germans for benefits, and he could guess the result.

In Rommel, Gambal saw the characteristic arrogance of the Germans. The generals under his command are all lions, how can the German Führer named Reinhardt be a sheep? The pride on him will definitely not be less than that of Spain, the German major general!

As for the domestic propaganda, Mussolini was the mentor of the German Führer Reinhardt, and Gambal was too lazy to believe it. In this era, it is about strength, and whoever has the biggest fist has more right to speak. Even if the German Führer verbally acknowledged that the Italian leader was his mentor? Will the Germans respect the Italians for this, no! They'll just think of it as an after-dinner chatter.

"I'm sorry, I'm late." Rommel strode into the conference room, and behind him four officers of the rank of colonel followed in unison.

Looking at the quality of this officer, Gabala felt a burst of envy, how many of the Italian officers he brought with him could walk in unison?

As he took out a document, Rommel walked over to him and gave Franco and Gambal a standard military salute according to etiquette. According to tradition, Rommel, who held the rank of major general, should indeed salute the two Allied generals, Franco and Gambara. However, seeing Rommel's meticulous salute, Gambala's heart was still full of respect for the rigorous German general.

"Like last time, let me first talk about the battle plan formulated by the German-Spanish Combined Corps." With a confident smile on his face, Rommel unceremoniously picked up the telescopic rod and pointed to the combat diagram on the wall and said: "Our Desi Combined Corps can launch a large-scale offensive on the line from Visca to Zaragoza in the northwest of Catalonia. At the same time, we hope that the Spanish National Army can pin down the IRA defenders of the Ebro River on the southern front. As for the Italian Expeditionary Force, I believe that it is fully capable of taking the Republican stronghold of Figueres in the north on its own, and completely cutting off the Republican Army's road connection with France. ”

"What do you think?" Rommel asked quietly.

"Agreed, I trust your judgment." Franco, the leader of the Spanish National Army, who was good at seeing the wind and steering, immediately stood up and made overtures to Rommel.

"I am the same, General Rommel's military talent has been proven in previous wars. The combat effectiveness of the German-Spanish Combined Corps is also trustworthy, and the Italian Expeditionary Force will do its best to cooperate. Gambal nodded, solemnly expressing his attitude to Rommel.

This rare Italian infantry general did not rush the main attack plan as the leader of the country requested. On the contrary, he did not hesitate to agree with Rommel's proposal. After all, Rommel had already given enough face to Italy, and handing over the relatively easy Figueres to Italy alone for an attack would not only give the Italian Expeditionary Force a reasonable record, but also be suitable for the Italian Expeditionary Force's operational level to execute.

Although on the surface, Gambal was a general and Rommel was a major general, Rommel had to salute Gabala when the two met. However, Gamballa knew very well that his waist in Spain was definitely not as hard as Rommel's. Yes, Rommel seemed to be asking for his opinion, and he saluted himself seriously and gave him enough respect.

However, if Gabala really opposed Rommel's plan, he believed that Rommel would not mind another "three-way march". Respect is an attitude, but it's just an attitude.

Judging by Rommel's inevitable appearance, he would never agree to change this plan. At least, he would not change the route of the German-Spanish combined.

"So, I'll go into the details of the plan." Gauss, who was Rommel's chief of staff, got up with a smile, took the document brought by Rommel from the hands of a German colonel, and said loudly:

The battle plan was mainly divided into three directions, with the armies of the three countries as the main force.

On the Northern Front, the Italian Expeditionary Force alone undertook the occupation of Figueres and achieved the strategic goal of isolating the Republican Army. The exact route of the march was determined by the Italian Expeditionary Force itself.

In the northwest, the German-Spanish Combined Corps will use one German armored division and one Spanish German armored division, with the cooperation of 10 supplemented German armored infantry divisions, waiting for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Republican Army on the northern front, trying to open up the route to Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia.

On the southern front, the Spanish National Army under General Franco needed to launch a diversion attack of more than 60,000 men against the Republican army on the Ebro front, trying to firmly tie the main force of the Republican army on the southern front to the Ebro River.

The entire battle plan is expected to be completed within 15 days, and the strategic objective is to cut off the road connection between the Republican Army and the outside world, take the capital of Catalonia, and annihilate the main northern army of the Republican Army........