Returning to Africa, Rommel, who had just arrived at Garibaldi's headquarters, finally accepted the invitation of the Italians and agreed to participate in the reception banquet.

Although it was a little unpleasant before, but now that Garibaldi's cooperative attitude was infected, Rommel did not delve into the poor record of the Italian army in the alliance.

After all, even if Rommel is the commander of the German-Italian African Army, in Africa, after all, he is not alone. And no matter how much Garibaldi is in his pocket, he is also the candidate who entrusted the Italian army in Africa with full authority before Mussolini fell ill, and he is completely on the same level as Rommel.

In addition, even in Rommel's African Army, more than 60 percent of the troops are provided by the Italians, and the bases, ports, and logistics supplies that Rommel will use in the future also depend on the Italians.

In addition, the transportation of oil and other logistical materials from the European continent to Africa, the escort of the fleet, and the replenishment of ammunition were also undertaken by the Italian Navy, which was making full preparations for the landing of the German Imperial Navy in Britain, and had no time to look south.

Basically, Rommel's Afrika Korps, except for two divisions of troops from Germany, relied on Italy in all aspects to gain a foothold. Now, and indeed in the future, Rommel still has a lot to do with the Italians, and Garibaldi can't be too embarrassed at this time.

The reason why Rommel behaved a little unkind in the early stage was completely because he was in a hurry, and he really didn't have time to spend it slowly.

He disobeyed the order of the German high command to wait for French reinforcements, and dispatched a large army in advance, in order to seize the fighters and make achievements.

But now, the defeat of the Italian army has undoubtedly put Rommel's tactical thinking in the face of new difficulties and risks. If he didn't make good use of all the remaining forces as soon as possible, Rommel himself didn't know how far he could go.

Fortunately, Garibaldi's attitude was completely in line with Rommel's needs, and it was considered to have saved many of the problems that followed.

So, surrounded by Garibaldi and other Italian officers, Rommel and his entourage strode into the reception banquet prepared for him by the top of the Italian army in North Africa.

And in the banquet hall, it was the French generals who arrived here earlier, Belante and others.

In order to express his gratitude to Rommel for his assistance in the southern end of the campaign, the French general Berente, who had successfully repelled the British troops at the middle and northern ends, decided to personally attend the reception banquet held by Garibaldi to Rommel, which could be regarded as a sign of the friendly attitude of the French army in Africa.

Berente arrived with the commanders of the three main local divisions under his command, as well as Stephen, the commander of the French colonial division who had fought alongside Rommel not long ago.

For Béronte, the famous French player, Garibaldi had heard of it as early as after the first battle in the Alps.

This time, though, it was clear that Biranger had Garibaldi remember his name even more deeply. With only 3 French infantry divisions scattered and the rest of the troops were all low-end colonial divisions, he was able to lead the French army, which was inferior in numbers and equipment, to win the battle stubbornly, so that the British army would hit the head on the Algerian defense line and launch a counterattack. This achievement is enough to make him famous all over the world!

What surprised Garibaldi even more was that the surviving French officers of the French Fifth Colonial Division led by Stephen also followed Garibaldi and formed a small phalanx to salute Rommel who had just arrived!

Garibaldi's eyes widened. He never dreamed that these French generals would actually pay tribute to the German generals who defeated their country!

What did he do? Worthy of the generals of the French army in Africa, so respected!

Garibaldi was not a fool, although he had heard that Rommel had sent two battalions to help the French, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time. But now, he had a vague sense that perhaps the French, who could defeat the strong with the weak, had some kind of inseparable key connection with Rommel's mere two battalions.

What role did the Germans play in that war?

Curiosity is curiosity, and Garibaldi has not forgotten to let his people please Rommel as well. This show of favor is not an exclusive skill of Belante's subordinates.

So at the dinner, an Italian major general under Garibaldi who could speak German began to flatter Rommel with some kindness.

I saw this Italian major general, and asked Rommel with a smile on his face: "General, the meritorious medal you wear with you looks really good, can I ask where you won it?" ”

Hearing this, Rommel replied almost without thinking: "This is the Blue Marx Medal, because Longenauen got it!" ”

However, as soon as Rommel said this, many people felt uncomfortable.

Garibaldi and other Italian generals, who first understood these words from the translator's mouth, immediately stiffened the smiles on their faces.

The Battle of Longenorn may be an honor for Rommel, but for the Italians, it is a 100% disgrace!

In that battle, one of their divisions was attacked by a small force of Rommel, and because they could not figure out the opponent's strength, they were flanked from front to back, but the Italian division commander chose to surrender. Afterwards, there was the legend that Rommel's 600 men captured 9,000 Italian soldiers.

However, this kind of thing is secretly cool in Germany. Today, Italy and Germany are allies. It's a bit inappropriate to wear this medal at any time in such a flamboyant way.

Of course, the Italian major general, who was so bad, also found that his horse was in the wrong position, and he was secretly complaining.

On the other side, Bironte, who learned about the matter from the French interpreter, also had a twitch on his face.

The Battle of Longenorn, which Belant has studied. It was a classic battle of winning more with less, taking advantage of the opponent's thinking maze and forcing the enemy army to surrender.

However, saying this in front of an Italian general seems a little disrespectful.

Although the Italian Army has already been beaten into that garbage, it is indeed not very respectable, but the other Garibaldi does not have face!

Because Rommel was favored by the Algerian French army, it was inconvenient for Belant to say anything at this time. However, from Bronte's point of view, he still felt that it was somewhat inappropriate for Rommel to be so "outspoken".

And what happened next made Belante even more worried about the future.

Because it was a reception dinner for Rommel, the Italians screened a propaganda film that Reinhardt sent to the Italian allies, "Victory on the Western Front".

And after watching this film, which promotes the strong combat effectiveness of the German army, strict military discipline, and the strength of the Third Reich, Rommel, who has repeatedly made up his mind to govern Africa, proudly said in public: "One day, we will also let audiences from all over the world see the film "Victory of Africa"! ”

"General, this ......," said the commander of a French division beside Belonte in a low voice.

With a wave of his hand, Belante stopped the division commander from continuing.

But at this time, even Stephen next to him felt that Rommel's rhetoric was a little too early.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that Rommel's rhetoric was not finished: "We will march to the Nile!" As soon as the situation takes a suitable turn, take this area back! ”