The army photographer took up his camera and took a valuable commemorative photo, with the tall Katba Fort as the background, the Reich Führer raised his right arm to salute the officers and soldiers, the sun shone on the young and handsome face, and the whole picture exuded a sacred atmosphere like a religious ceremony.

The military photographer took many photographs on the docks, but in the end, only this photograph survived, which became an important evidence of the head of the empire's trip to Egypt and appeared in various history books for later generations.

Xu Jun's trip was a secret trip, and before the Führer's government announced it to the public, all the news about the Führer belonged to the category of state secrets, and except for a limited number of official agencies, the non-governmental news media were completely unaware of it, and even if some transnational news agencies with a keen sense of smell felt something, it would be difficult to find out the truth, because in today's European continent, any attempt to find out the whereabouts of the German Führer is dangerous and reckless.

Xu Jun did not stay long on the dock, and after greeting a few receiving officials, he got into a car arranged by the garrison and left the heavily guarded port. The British side is also well aware of the nature of the German Führer's visit, and at a time when the war on the peninsula is in full swing, the German Führer's sudden visit to Egypt will certainly attract the attention of many countries, and this is obviously quite unfavorable to the plans that Britain and Germany are currently implementing in the Middle East.

Therefore, the British side also carried out a strict news blockade on this matter, except for the military personnel who were responsible for receiving and escorting it, few people knew the news of the German Führer's visit, and even the thief king of Egypt was kept in the dark at the moment. To be honest, the British also sweated, they were really worried that if after the German Führer met with that thief, Farouk I suddenly had an itchy hand and stole Reinhardt. Feng. Stadler's purse or medal, the consequences that might have been triggered... The British don't dare to think about it anymore.

"My Führer, after eating, you can rest in your lodgings." Weirle suggested. As soon as Xu Jun got in the car, he began to close his eyes and recuperate, he got up too early in the morning and didn't sleep well on the plane.

"No, time is running out, we'll rush to Cairo after dinner." Xu Jun opened his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks vigorously.

"General, General Qu Hillel has already set off from the front." Tysenhofen turned back to Werler and explained.

"I'm going to hear his report in Cairo, the African Army is going well so far, it can be said that it has exceeded the plan of the High Command, but they are also facing many problems, and if they can't find a solution in time, it could be a disaster for them." Xu Jun rubbed his eyebrows and took a deep breath.

Qucheller's telegram was sent directly to the port of Taranto yesterday, which in theory was a violation of military regulations and was an extremely serious overstep. However, Qu Hillel received Xu Jun's permission, he could use a special code book, skip the army headquarters and the high command, and report directly to the Führer, of course, this privilege is time-limited, and it will be withdrawn after the war.

This can also be seen from the importance that the Führer attached to the war on the peninsula, because even at the time of the British landing, none of the generals and marshals on the front line had received such privileges. For reasons of communication security, the telegram was very brief, saying only that he would immediately rush to Cairo to report to the Führer in person on the current state of the war.

The greatest difficulty facing the African Army at present is still in terms of material supply, which was expected by the High Command before the start of the war. The High Command Operations Service estimates that the Afrika Army will face logistical pressures, but it now appears that the impact of the local environment on supply shipments is grossly underestimated.

The logistics capacity of the African Army is close to the limit, with the high-speed advance of the front-line troops, the logistics supply line is still rapidly extending, and the logistics units of the African Army are almost unable to catch up with the pace of the assault troops, and everything is like a repeat of the battle situation on the French front.

The desert towns on the Arabian Peninsula are far from each other, and the first requirement for becoming a human settlement is to have or be close to a water source, which also makes it necessary for troops to carry large quantities of supplies in order to move between towns.

The Afrika Army is a reorganized unit, formed from the Panzergrenadier Division created by the Führer as a template, and is currently one of the most mechanized corps units in the German Wehrmacht. Therefore, this war on the peninsula was also an actual combat test of the commander-in-chief's ability to carry out large-scale mobile combat operations against this new type of German army.

The Germans had made several successful attempts, such as the British Campaign, where an experimental Panzergrenadier Company was incorporated into the Panzer Training Battalion, which was impressive, but limited in size and did not show any significant difference from conventional motorized infantry units.

This sortie by the African Army was the first time that the armored grenadier unit was engaged in combat on a battalion and regimental scale, so the actual combat data obtained on the battlefield and the feedback of officers and men were particularly important, and the high command sent observers to each grenadier battalion to be specially responsible for collecting battlefield data and sorting out the combat logs and reports of various units.

Xu Jun believed that as the war on the Middle East Peninsula progressed, the emergence of a new German army would inevitably attract the attention of those potential enemies, and he would even try to imitate the formation of similar units. However, Xu Jun is not worried about the latter point at all, this class has obvious advantages, but also has obvious flaws.

It is too dependent on logistical supplies, and once it is cut off from supplies, such as fuel and maintenance parts, the combat effectiveness of these units will quickly decline with the loss of vehicles. After the loss of the half-track personnel carrier, the grenadiers had to rely on manpower to transport supplies and ammunition, and the limited amount of ammunition carried by individual soldiers resulted in sustained combat capability that could not be compared to that of conventional light infantry units. This is something that has really happened in history, how could Xu Jun not know about these weaknesses.

One of the most important objectives in the development of a campaign plan is to destroy the enemy's command and logistics units as much as possible, while protecting the security of your own supply lines. Now it is necessary to add to the fact that the air supremacy of the battlefield should be mastered as much as possible, because in the area where the air supremacy is completely controlled by the side, the Panzergrenadiers can exert their maximum power, and with the powerful armored forces as the spearhead, the assault wave of the German mechanized infantry will be a nightmare for all enemy defensive units.

The Afrika Korps achieved quite excellent results in the battle, but at the same time, Xu Jun's worries also arose, because the special geographical environment of the Arabian Peninsula and the backward road infrastructure led to the loss of German logistics vehicles more serious than originally expected.

The ubiquitous fine dust clogs the air filter, even mixes into the oil lines, and wears down the engine cylinder walls. Because of the invasion of dust, various inexplicable problems began to appear in the on-board circuit, and the standard military tires were often cut by sharp gravel, and in just a few days, they almost exhausted the spare tires of the Afrika Army's logistics reserves.

Moreover, at this moment, every bullet consumed by the African Army needs to be transferred from the material bases in Tunisia and even Italy and France, and then transported to the ports of Egypt or Transjordan by cargo ships, and then transported to the German logistics stack on the Saudi border through the road and rail network, and after accounting and distribution, it will be distributed by the logistics and transportation department of the African Army to every soldier who needs supplies.

It may sound like a simple process, but in fact, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to replenish the supply, and countless coolies, crews, dock workers, logistics managers and transporters are working this long supply line that spans thousands of kilometers.

The Germans once again saw the need for a unified European army, and Britain, France, and Italy all set up military bases in the Middle East, but the Germans could not get more help from them except food and daily necessities. Because of the difference in caliber standards, the German army could only stare at the mountains of British, French, and Italian ammunition.

The Afrika Korps temporarily supplemented a batch of French 1906 65-mm mountain guns to enhance the firepower of battalion and company-level troops, this kind of small cannon with a total weight of only 400 kilograms, the maximum range is as high as 6,500 meters, and the German army is also equipped with captured this kind of artillery in history, and it is also given a GebK 221 (F) equipment number. The mountain cannon can fire up to 18 rounds per minute, which is quite powerful when used to bombard fast-moving nomadic cavalry, but it also increases the supply pressure of logistics because of the rapid consumption of shells.

"This war has exposed our shortcomings in long-range resupply, and in fact the Afrika Korps logistics system has far exceeded my expectations." The Führer, seated in an exquisitely carved Arab high-backed chair, threw a telegram from the Afrika Army Command on the table in front of him.

"The High Command can discuss these issues after the fact, and the urgent need to solve the problem now is to find a way to replenish the capacity of the front line as soon as possible, otherwise the African Army may really be dragged down in the desert." The Reich turned his face to look out the train window at the farmland, pondering where to find a breakthrough in the problem.

"My Führer, the British envoy, Sir Fay, is waiting outside, and he wishes to be received by you." The door opened, and Tysenhofen walked in with brisk steps.

"Sir Fay? I seem to have heard the name. Xu Jun looked at Verrle.

"My Führer, this Sir is a member of the House of Lords and one of our many collaborators within the British Government."

"He's one of ours?"

"So to speak, my Führer." Weirle scratched the bridge of his nose.

"Then let him in, Eric." Xu Jun nodded and ordered.

"Yes, my Führer." The adjutant nodded respectfully, turned and walked out of the carriage.

PS: Thank you for your understanding, today's update is present.

It's a pity that there's something to do today.,I can't double change.,I'll try to make up for the chapters I owe as soon as possible.。