In an already passive situation, Auchinleck really can't compete with an opponent like Rommel. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Because Rommel was a commander who was good at attacking and willing to attack, he would not easily give up the offensive advantage to his opponents.

Rommel has been criticized by many for his actions in North Africa as having a disregard for the overall situation. But it can also be seen from his disobedience and disrespect in North Africa that he is a general who likes to attack.

In his writings, the famous phrase that makes people's blood boil "Attack, attack, attack!" It is the most perfect interpretation and portrayal of him as a general.

However, in any case, the defeat of the British army in Egypt has been transmitted back to the British mainland! And this time the defeat was something that Churchill could not hold back in any case.

Churchill blamed General Alan Cunningham for the defeat at Alexandria, saying that the defeat was entirely due to the commander's personal recklessness.

The news of the capture of Alexandria dropped by German planes over Britain had already caused shock, and many British civilians were already infected with the feeling of defeat, and they needed encouragement, not defeat after defeat to fall into the trap.

If the German capture of Alexandria does not make every Englishman realize that the war has become very bad for his homeland.

If Cairo is occupied by the Germans, this can be regarded as a disguised statement that Egypt has lost. Egypt is lost, and the sun never sets on the empire, isn't it cut off by someone?

"How else can I comfort my people? The news of the fall of Alexandria, and now I am still suppressing it with rumors! What do I say about Cairo? Churchill roared angrily in his office.

Secretaries and other officials working in the prime minister's office have become accustomed to this kind of prime minister's rant, because in recent times it has become more and more frequent and dense.

German spies stole data from Spitfires and used them to arrange tactics in the skies to kill British fighter units, making it more difficult for Britain's already overstretched air defenses.

When the fighters of the Air Force were at a disadvantage, relying on anti-aircraft guns on the ground was a thankless option.

This choice diverted the already poor industrial capacity of Britain, and allowed steel and other raw materials used to make tanks and airplanes to be invested in the manufacture of anti-aircraft guns.

As a result, the resources were dispersed, and the production of various weapons fell into a chaotic pattern and a large number of reincarnations, and finally they were completely defeated by the opponents.

This was the case in Britain itself, and Churchill had ordered the construction of more anti-aircraft guns to cope with the increasingly difficult German version of strategic bombing.

He ordered the production of 1,000 large-caliber anti-aircraft guns, as well as matching searchlights, for night anti-aircraft operations.

But everyone knows that this order is actually a choice made to strengthen the local ground air defense capability. For now, at least, it would be more cost-effective to invest resources in anti-aircraft artillery than to produce Spitfires that could easily be shot down.

"Cairo! Cairo has already been lost! The Suez Canal will soon fall into the hands of the enemy! The submarines of the Germans are going to hunt in the Indian Ocean! Churchill roared loudly in his office.

Everyone knows that it is impossible for German submarines to go hunting in the Indian Ocean, at least not for a short time.

At present, the submarine tactics of the German army are very mature, and Dönitz's submarine forces are highly concentrated and used, all of which are scattered on the main British transport and supply lines in the Atlantic.

This arrangement was absolutely sensible and efficient, and so far the British sea transport fleet had lost so many troops to the point of collapse in Churchill's flesh.

Various intelligence indicates that the German Navy is intensively using submarines and is preparing to do everything possible to help these submarines find their targets.

Although the British Navy had begun to implement chaotic temporary changes to the route, there were also temporary changes to the transit times.

However, the submarine forces of the German Navy, which had already entered the state, continued to create miracles in October. And the miracle of the German submarine forces was a disaster for the British supply fleet.

German submarines would not have nothing to do with going to the Indian Ocean, and even now they do not have the time to hunt in the Mediterranean.

In any case, the fact that Cairo is now truly lost is undoubtedly an incalculable blow to the British mainland, which is desperately resisting the ravages of German bombers.

"What should I say? What should I do? There are German spies at home, and war commanders overseas are a bunch of rice buckets! What can I do to win this war? "Pounding the table, Churchill felt like he was going crazy.

He could not account to His Majesty the King, or even to his men, who supported him, and now the forces supporting him to continue the war against Germany had dwindled, and the latest opinion polls showed that the number of people still hopeful about the war had fallen to 55 percent.

This is already a very dangerous signal, and if Britain is unable to change its current repeated defeats, there will soon be more people in favor of ending the war than those who will continue to fight.

"This is our general! These are our generals! They are nothing but fleeing! The office door could not stop Churchill's voice, and many people heard his shout.

"Who's in there this time?" The young female secretary, who has become accustomed to it, asked the older secretary-general.

The older secretary general shrugged his shoulders and pouted and replied, "Admiral Pound, Admiral Pound, and several generals of the army...... It's a shame for them. ”

As he was saying this, the Prime Minister's shouts in the room rang out again: "I insisted that Cunningham fool hold Matrou, and he fled with his men to El Alamein!" Then in order to invite merit, he actually ventured in to grab merit, and finally became a prisoner himself! ”

"It's pitiful, maybe they should go to the front in person, it's much more comfortable than standing here." The young female secretary shook her head and said this regretfully.

"Maybe." The Secretary-General nodded: "But I think if the enemy was easy to defeat, it wouldn't be like this." Maybe if you go to the front line, you will face more difficulties......"

"I ordered Alexandria to be defended to the death, and our soldiers retreated in such a shameful manner! When leaving, I didn't even complete the basic retreat of blowing up the port! Churchill's voice had begun to grow a little hoarse from the incessant shouting.

"I said I was going to keep fighting! Reduced Cairo and Tanta to ruins, but Auchinleck retreated without a word! With a hoarse voice, Churchill was already a little hysterical.

He hated Auchinleck for simply losing Cairo, and in his thoughts, Auchinleck should defend Cairo and fight until the last moment.

It wasn't until the last soldier died in the ruins of the street that Cairo was left in ruins that it was occupied by the Germans!

Unfortunately, it was too late for him to say anything, Cairo had now become an occupation zone of the Axis powers, and the tallest buildings had already been stamped with the German flag.

Ironically, Ochinleck, the commander-in-chief of the Middle East on whom he had high hopes, is now retreating to Port Said with the main British forces.

And the British Mediterranean Fleet, a link in the chain of the British fleet, was now being cornered by the German Army, which was forced to flee everywhere by the Army, which was a great irony......

"Let the intelligence services continue to operate and deceive the German top with the means of peace talks! Aren't they willing to live in peace with the British? Let them stop the bombing and give us a respite! Churchill finally had no choice but to choose the same ploy that the British had played three months earlier.

He intended to lure the German top brass into believing that victory was imminent, and to give up strong oppression of Britain on all sides.

"There is information that the German Navy is training in the Baltic Sea, including an aircraft carrier that has been completed in a hurry......," said Commander-in-Chief Dudley Pound, on a topic that seemed to have nothing to do with the matter at hand.

Churchill understood, however, and his naval commander reported a worrying piece of news, a conundrum that the British had to confront.

The question is actually very simple to say, it is nothing more than a sentence - the Germans are trying to build a powerful surface fleet to challenge British supremacy at sea.

It's easy to say, but for the UK, this news is undoubtedly the worst news. Now that the air force is being suppressed, and the army is obviously not an opponent, if there is any further problem with the navy, will the British mainland not face a direct attack from Germany?

"If there's any bad news, tell me together! Maybe I won't have to shoot the Germans myself, I'll be here by you before I get caught by the Germans. Churchill stared at Dudley Pound and said in a lonely voice.

"There's a new plan for the Navy, which might allow us to recoup our current disadvantage somewhat......" Dudley Pound thought for a moment and decided to tell Churchill about the plan in his hand.

"If you have a plan, do it! Don't bother me anymore! What we can do now is to minimize Egypt's defeat as much as possible. Churchill stood up, not very interested in Pound's plan.

In the past time, he had heard too many plans, but they all failed in the end, so what he wanted to hear now was not a plan, but the news of real victory.

"Now, we have to think about how to deal with the oil in the Middle East and the Cape of Good Hope in Africa!" Churchill walked to the window, looked out at the ruins, and said.