The moment he received the news of the Italian offensive in North Africa, Reinhardt already knew the end.

Mussolini, after all, launched the battle that he thought he would win and not lose.

"It's a pity that our Italian allies are about to be in front of the whole world again." Reinhardt was speechless and said to Rommel, who was beside him.

"Why, does the Führer think that the Italians will definitely lose?" Rommel was clearly taken aback.

Although he had seen Reinhardt's talent for prediction, Rommel still found it a little incredible.

After all, Italy's military strength in North Africa is more than 200,000, and if you count the Italian army in East Africa, this total will reach more than 500,000.

As an ally of Italy, with the intelligence supplement given by Reinhardt in private, the entire Third Reich now has almost all the top brass of the Third Reich who knows Italy's African military situation well.

Of course, there is also a big reason for this because the Italians do not intend to hide their superiority in forces.

In contrast, Reinhardt's assertion that the total number of British troops in Africa did not exceed 100,000, and that the British army in North Africa was only 30,000, also made a large number of German high-level officials quite optimistic about Italy's North African operation.

"I remember that in the First World War, you fought against the Italians." Reinhardt smiled and asked humorously, "Didn't you capture an Italian division with 600 men at that time?" ”

In fact, this is the second time Reinhardt has said this.

The last time he brought it up was after he had been beaten up by Rommel.

Rommel also seems to have met the scene of the last time he talked about this topic.

At that time, Reinhardt alone took all the responsibility for the brawl, and Rommel's amazing exploits were exposed, so that Rommel, who beat Reinhardt, was exempted from responsibility.

Thinking about it this way, Rommel was a little embarrassed. At that time, he didn't expect Reinhardt to become the Führer, and he seemed to be a little ruthless.

However, Reinhardt's biggest advantage before crossing was that he was particularly resistant to beating, but fortunately he kept this advantage, so there was nothing to do after a while.

Seeing that Rommel was a little embarrassed, Reinhardt also quickly remembered what had happened before.

So he immediately patted Rommel on the shoulder and said: "I mean, the Italians are not very durable, you were able to capture a division of Italy with 600 people, so the British army has tens of thousands of people this time, shouldn't they all capture an acre of Italian officers." ”

Rommel still remembers the battle against Italy.

He has always regarded the Iron Cross he won after the war as the greatest glory and pinned it in front of his neckline.

With 600 soldiers armed with light weapons, Rommel annihilated a well-armed Italian division, and every time he thought of that battle, Rommel would have endless memories.

If all the battles in this world are so easy to fight, wouldn't it be a great blessing in life.

For generals, who doesn't like to fight this kind of "training mode" where the difficulty of the battle is almost 0.

"Indeed, the combat effectiveness of the Italian army is really not optimistic." Rommel now sensed that Italy would fail.

"At the end of the day, it's up to our people to help them stabilize their position." Reinhardt shook his head helplessly and said, "If they can win on their own, it will be much easier for our side." It's a pity that it is more likely to expect the Italians to fight on their own than to expect the British in North Africa to get a collective food poisoning. ”

Rommel thought it was impossible for the British army in North Africa to have collective food poisoning. If Reinhardt really thought that the above two unlikely events might happen, he would not let Rommel train troops and prepare for simulated African operations.

"Führer, my troops are ready to go to Africa at any time." Rommel assured Reinhardt with great confidence.

As a matter of fact, he came here today in the hope that he would be able to go to Africa as soon as possible to fight.

However, when he came, he was worried that the Italians had finished fighting the British army, and his troops would not fight.

And now, Rommel feared that the Italians had been beaten by the British army, and that his own men had no allies to rely on in the past.

Although the British army in Africa was weak, with the colonial army, there were nearly 100,000 men.

But the troops that Koromel has now received are only two divisions, about 30,000 men.

If the Italian allies were completely annihilated, it would be difficult for Rommel's troops to defeat three of them.

In fact, after Reinhardt's suggestion, Rommel almost felt that it was entirely possible for the Italians to surrender as an establishment.

Let's not talk about how incredible this group of waste lost on the dominant southern front of France.

Take the matter of Rommel leading 600 soldiers to attack an Italian division in World War I, in that battle he just wanted to contain the Italian division in front of him, but he didn't expect the Italians to surrender simply.

Under Rommel's influence, the Italians dragged their feet when attacking, but surrendered, but without any delay.

Because it is an ally with Italy, Rommel is not good at complaining about the group of funny soldiers in Italy on weekdays.

But just as Mussolini's confidant Ziano despised the rigor and seriousness of the Germans, Rommel, who was a close confidant of Reinhardt, also despised the so-called romance and superiority of the Italians.

In Rommel's eyes, most Italians were stupid and frivolous fools. They spend most of their lives wasting on flashy things. They call themselves the mecca of art, and whether it's architecture, fine arts, music, or their military base, they are known for their dazzling glitz and complexity.

These Italians never seem to understand that the more beautiful the flowers that bloom on the cold peaks, in the narrow crevices of the rocks, in the harsh conditions, than the flowers that can be cultivated in the greenhouse or garden.

They will never understand what real art is, the art of war!

Like Rommel, Reinhardt, who knew the temperament of the Italian Army, was equally sarcastic about their fighting prowess.

However, Reinhardt was not like Rommel after all. He was not a mere military officer, he had to think about larger political issues.

In North Africa, Italy will definitely lose, and the British will definitely win. It's a pity that even if Reinhardt told Mussolini this, the other party would never follow the advice.

Mussolini, the arrogant but ambitious Italian leader, would never accept Germany's aid or Reinhardt's aid until he was cornered.......