Chapter 190: Uprising

: The tone of the propaganda soon changed:

"Brothers of Alexander, we are the ranks of the German Empire! Do not be afraid, we are not here to conquer Alexander, much less to be your enemy, our enemy is England. We know that you have been bullied and oppressed by the British, and so have we...... They use force to force us to sign unequal treaties and grossly interfere in our internal affairs. We rose up and resisted, and that's why we're here......"

Strictly speaking, this is not a lie, because Britain, France and other countries did sign the "Treaty of Versailles" with Germany, and the treaty restricted Germany from doing this and not doing that, so Germany and Egypt had common ground and common interests

But that's just the beginning.

Then Qin Chuan asked people to find some "good people and good deeds".

It is not difficult to find "good people and good deeds", after all, this is a war, and the German army has penetrated five kilometers deep into Alexandria, and there are always several examples of German soldiers rescuing the Egyptian people in battle...... What's more, even if you don't have it, you can "make" a few of them.

So these "saved" Egyptians were soon invited to appear in front of the trumpet and preach:

An old man in his sixties shouted into the microphone in a trembling voice: "Arria, our house was blown up, it was the British who did it, their artillery was supposed to be a tank aimed at the Germans, but they blew up half of our house, your mother and your sister are dead, the British are not responsible for their faults, but the Germans saved me from the rubble...... Do you still have to die for the British? I hope you will be on our side, they are good people! ”

The old man's son, Arria, was from the 3rd African Division and was now working with the New Zealand 2nd Division to defend Alexandria.

One woman cried and said in slurred words: "Said, our child was injured by a shell...... The British used our house as a bunker, and I cried out hoping they would help us, but the British were not willing to waste time and medicine on us. The Germans came, they bandaged the children and gave us food. Come back, Said......"

This Said, a laborer, has been urgently requisitioned by the British army since last night to build fortifications near the port.

Then a little boy said into the microphone in a childish voice: "Dad, the British have taken our house and kicked us out, and we have no place to live." The Germans put up a tent for us......"

Then there were tear-jerking stories, ostensibly for someone on the other side, but for all Egyptians.

There were so many stories that there were long lines of Egyptians waiting to be told, and German soldiers were collecting and bringing them here.

This propaganda offensive quickly worked, and ten minutes later Qin Chuan heard that Egyptians had provided detailed maps for the Germans, and some of them could point out the location of the British ambush on the map.

To be exact, the New Zealand Army, but the Egyptians couldn't tell the difference between the New Zealand Army and the British Army, so they all called them "British".

With the map and knowing where the New Zealand Army ambush is, things are much easier.

The tanks continued to advance with the infantry as usual, and when they reached the ambush point and entered the range of fire, they were hit by a fierce bombardment from a distance.

On the other hand, the New Zealand military ...... The range of the "English crossbow" in their hands was only 100 meters, so there was nothing they could do about the tanks that were bombarding them from a distance, so they could only be beaten passively.

While the German tanks were advancing forward, the loudspeakers were constantly broadcasting the complaints of the Egyptian people against the British army.

More and more Egyptians joined in helping the Germans, and soon many civilians and the African Army spontaneously organized themselves to attack the New Zealand Army. An independent Egyptian underground organization also reached out to the Germans in the hope of cooperating with them.

The latter was obviously very important, as the New Zealand 2nd Division was already in port ready to blow up supplies and equipment...... Of course, the British army would not let this batch of supplies fall into the hands of the Germans, but they still had a glimmer of hope that they could stop the German attack, so they waited for the last moment to detonate.

This was not a problem, and it was highly unlikely that the Germans would get supplies if the New Zealand army was ready, because it was a matter of detonation or ignition.

The problem was that the outcome was still unknown, and the Egyptian underground was leading the people and laborers to revolt in the ports.

Rather, it is such an uprising that is a headache.

Because these laborers seemed to have no weapons, the New Zealand soldiers thought they could control the situation, but they did not expect that there were members of the underground organization hidden among them, and they came out of nowhere and took control of the port and warehouse.

And then there was jubilation...... The Egyptian laborers finally turned into masters, and they took out boxes of rifles from the warehouses and distributed them, and soon armed themselves into a militia to kill them from the other side of Alexandria.

Suddenly the city of Alexandria was filled with smoke, and the streets of the city were filled with gunfire, explosions, and the cheers of the Egyptian people. The New Zealand Army was beaten to the point that there was nowhere to go.

So then they didn't need the Germans to do anything, they just had to wait for the Egyptian rebels to occupy the stronghold of the New Zealand division and then go to receive it.

In less than an hour, the huge city of Alexandria was completely occupied by the Germans, including the port warehouses that had not been expected to be able to receive it.

This made General Stryk very satisfied, and he specially called Qin Chuan: "Sgt. Sir, this is what you call 'the power of the masses', right?" Today I saw it! ”

"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "So what to do next, I think the general must know better than me!" ”

"Of course!" General Stryk replied: "I will keep my promise to divide the supplies of the port among the Egyptians!" ”

Then General Stryk said with some pain: "God, there are at least 50,000 tons of fuel oil and ten warehouses full of equipment and ammunition, and it is useless for the Egyptians to get this......"

"Of course they are useful, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "Because this is not only to fulfill the promise, but also to create trouble for the British!" ”

After being stunned for a moment, General Stryk agreed: "That's right, so to speak...... I should have given them more gear and ammo! ”

The reason is simple, the Egyptians aimed at independence, and if they grew stronger with more equipment and ammunition, they would spread the war to other places, such as Cairo.