On the other side, Montgomery and Eisenhower were busy.

It was not the war against the Afrika Korps that kept them busy, but the calls and resistance of African countries, including Greece, for independence.

Of course, Montgomery will also sacrifice his previous magic weapon: "As long as you help the Allies defeat Germany, Britain will support your independence!" ”

But this trick doesn't work very well anymore, to be honest.

First of all, because the Germans were the first to say this, not only did the Germans say it, but they also did it personally.

So the reaction of the countries to the shouting of the British army was: "The Germans have given us freedom, the British are the aggressors, why should we defeat our own country and please the invaders in order to fight for independence?" ”

"Independence and freedom never need to be given by the British, nor should there be strings attached, we should have the right to decide our own country!"

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Greece and Egypt, in particular, reacted the most.

Greece, the British have been exposed for supporting George II as a dictatorial king, and all Greeks know what the result of helping the British will be, so of course they will no longer believe what the British say.

Egypt, Britain actually recognized Egypt's independence in 1922, but that was only a superficial acknowledgment that Britain still retains the power of defense and foreign affairs over Egypt, and the Egyptian government is nothing more than a puppet regime of Britain.

So...... What can be used by the verbal promises of the British? Isn't this "independence" still the same "independence" as before?

The example of Greece and Egypt would of course affect Libya, and the Libyans would not like to believe the British nonsense...... This is also the reason why modern Africa has always been reluctant to see countries such as Europe and the United States, and they have not done anything good in Africa, such as British colonization, French rebellion and bloody massacres.

Montgomery threw these things to De Guengang and called them famous...... A general is not to be entangled in trivialities.

In this respect, Montgomery did not see at all that the more important strategy of the German army at this time was not at all a head-on battle with the British army, but precisely those "trifles" that Montgomery considered not very important.

These may seem like "trivialities" on the surface, but if they are not dealt with correctly over time, they can quickly become quagmire.

If Montgomery was sensible, he should have done what the Germans had done in Egypt and Libya, farming, encouraging production, and helping the people irrigate.

Because most of the people don't know the big things about the country, independence, and freedom, they only know who can bring them a better life.

The Germans came, gave them food and stability.

The British came, and brought them all kinds of chaos besides war...... Britain and the United States focused on pursuing and defeating the Afrika Korps, and did not think about helping the people and maintaining law and order, and even many soldiers took advantage of this time to grab money and property from the people, especially American GIs who had just entered the battlefield.

(At this time, the American soldiers were still good, as the war deepened and the United States fought on the Pacific and European fronts, the lack of troops made the American army even conscript prisoners to join the army to resist the sentence, and the American GIs at that time even took their own supplies and personal belongings left in the rear by friendly soldiers who went to the battlefield.) ）

As the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison, and the Allies tossed and turned almost to promote the German army from the other side, and it didn't take long for many people to start thinking about the German army that had occupied them.

Montgomery, who did not realize this, merely regarded this as a little after-effect of the Reconquista, as he said: "They are just used to the pie thrown by the Germans, and soon they will get used to British governance, just as we rule Egypt!" ”

He even described the strategic retreat of the Afrika Korps as a brilliant Allied victory...... After all, the British army did recover Alexander, Tobruk, etc. one after another, and even penetrated deep into Libya, just as the British army pursued the Italian army in the first battle.

Although there were not many substantial contacts between the Germans and the British in the process...... More often than not, the British were advancing in the rear carefully clearing mines with mine detectors, while the Germans retreated in an orderly manner in front.

The reason why "not many times" is used here is because there were several contacts between the two armies, but these contacts were all made by the Germans under the command of Rommel, and the British were beaten back in embarrassment.

Of course, Montgomery would not have reported this to Churchill, and what he said to Churchill was: "In the heroic and fierce attack of our army, the German army is losing one after another, and I believe that it will not be long before we will achieve a decisive victory!" ”

Montgomery's success immediately caused a strong reaction in Britain, and Churchill triumphantly said to the parliamentarians who had tried to impeach him: "Gentlemen, a wise strategist will not look at a momentary defeat, and I have always believed that victory will be ours in the end!" ”

These were trifles for Montgomery, and his energy was focused on the Tunis Channel.

For Montgomery knew very well that the ultimate victory would have to be achieved either by breaking through the Tunis Channel or destroying the German fleet in the Mediterranean. Otherwise, even if he finally hits Tripoli, he will not be able to face Algeria.

Montgomery had already prepared for it.

With Malta and Crete, preparation is much easier...... Montgomery ordered more than 100 warplanes to fly to Malta via Crete, and more than 100 warplanes were prepared at the Cretan airport to be ready to reinforce Malta at any time.

The reason for this was that there were too many warplanes parked on the island of Malta, and if they were attacked by German and Italian troops, they would suffer heavy losses.

On the other hand, Montgomery sent supplies such as fuel, aerial bombs, and even supplies needed for warships to Malta.

Clearly, Montgomery was using the island of Malta as a supply base for an attack on the Tunis Channel.

Britain and the United States had the advantage in this regard, they were never short of supplies, and at the same time there was no shortage of ships to carry supplies, so it took only two weeks to be ready.

The reason why Montgomery has not taken action is that the rainy season in Algeria and Tunisia is coming, and the downpour for more than ten consecutive days is not suitable for aircraft operations.

Montgomery knew...... The weakness of French warships was air defense, the advantage of which was precisely in the protection of warships and ship-to-ground fire.

Therefore, if the fighters could not fight, Montgomery would not easily let the navy take risks.