Chapter 472: The German Army Heading for the Middle East

"According to our intelligence, we have identified about 5,000 British troops stationed at the Habbaniyah base, more than in 1941, and the commander in command is still Major General Smart, and their air base has a total of 164 aircraft, organized into eight squadrons."

The types of aircraft they use are Spitfire and Hurricane.

The British army has more than 1,500 air force personnel at the Habaniyah base, but only 55 instructors with combat experience and less than 800 pilots with combat experience. ”

In addition, the British deployed the 10th Indian Division led by Wavell, the 1st Battalion of the King's Guard, 2,500 Iraqi and Assyrian mercenaries, the aircraft carrier HMS Helms, and two Royal Navy cruisers in the Middle East. ”

"Recently, however, the British have deployed 10 more cruisers and 8 destroyers."

"In addition, according to reliable intelligence, we have been informed that the British army will deploy three infantry brigades in eight days; 4 mechanized battalions, 3 mechanized artillery brigades (15 150-mm howitzers); 1 field artillery brigade (120 mm howitzers, 2 armored regiments, 2 machine gun batteries, 1 mechanized signal company, and 3 air defense battalions, with a total strength of more than 50,000 troops, the number of troops in the base body is still being explored. ”

"So in order to achieve victory, I will send you an aircraft carrier fleet to the Middle East battlefield, and it is also equipped with the two latest fighters, the blue Sumig-15 and F-86 Sabre, for your combat use!"

"Although the AH-1 Cobra helicopter is also good in combat, I would like you to use more advanced fighters against the British fighters! ”

"In addition to these fighters, I will also dispatch a small number of new weapons and equipment for you to use in combat, but these new weapons and equipment are relatively scarce because of the scarcity of resources for development and production, so I now have a lot of them on hand, so I hope you can use the fastest surprise attack to kill the British army by surprise and achieve a great victory!"

When all the German ace pilots lined up, Chen Yanlong began to speak seriously.

"Do you have the confidence to give me victory over the British in the Middle East?"

Finally, Chen Yanlong shouted loudly in the loudest voice.

"Yes! Monarch! ”

Hearing this, all the ace pilots of the German army, under the leadership of General Garland, responded with a loud roar in unison.

"Good! Then you have lunch here, and after an hour's rest, you will immediately set off on the aircraft carrier fleet that Marshal Dönitz has prepared for you, and we will set off for the Middle East! Get more oil for our empire! And to drive the British troops there out of the Middle East, so that they can be freed from the colonial rule of the British army! ”

Seeing that all the pilots were so enthusiastic, Chen Yanlong also responded loudly with a strong fighting spirit and full of anger.

"Führer victory! Long live the Führer! ”

With Chen Yanlong's enthusiastic response, all the German pilots were even more excited and shouted.

Afterwards, Chen Yanlong had lunch with these German king film pilots and chatted for an hour about homely things.

After that, all the ace pilots, as well as the 1,200 recruit pilots who arrived later, embarked on the aircraft carrier fleet to the Middle East.

And the size of the aircraft carrier fleet that Chen Yanlong asked Dönitz to deploy this time is about two Midway aircraft carriers, two light aircraft carriers and 20 destroyers; 15 cruisers, as well as 10 heavy cruisers, and a small number of oil tankers; cargo ships and troop carriers, as well as more than 300 F-8D carrier-based aircraft.

In addition to this, Air Force General Kört Studen and his lieutenant Tryt, who had also led their elite paratroopers and airborne chasseurs, back to Berlin with the commander of the Air Cavalry Regiment LeBron James and the Air Cavalry Regiment under his command, as well as the flag captain of the 12th SS Panzer Division, Kurt. The 12th SS Panzer Division led by Meyer also boarded Dönitz's aircraft carrier fleet and followed Garland to Iraq in the Middle East.

Of course SS 2nd Captain Hans. Scampini; SS Second Class Captain SS Gohard. Bremen, as well as the captain of the SS 1st class, Marx. Ushe, SS Flag Captain Hu Ge. Kalas: They also went together.

However, Hausser, Heinrich, and Milch did not go, but stayed in Berlin to help Chen Yanlong establish a new army group to protect the German mainland.

The size of these armies is about 600,000 to 800,000.

And two new air forces are needed to protect Germany's native airspace, at least when all Germany's big cities are under air raids by Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and other countries; Able to draw enough planes to meet and repel these enemy forces and defend German airspace.

As for the army units, there were 350,000 German troops drawn back from Yugoslavia, which were also organized into the army group for the defense of the homeland.

These forces included the Second Army under the command of Commander General von Weix, the Twelfth Army under the command of Field Marshal Liszt, and the First Panzer Group under the command of Commander General von Kleist, as well as the Italian Second Army under the command of General Ambrosio, and the Bulgarian Division, as well as the Third Army of the Hungarian Army under the command of General Gorodi-Novak.

Of course, those original commanders were all replaced by Chen Yanlong, and they were replaced by some commanders who were more obedient to his orders to carry out tasks and capable.

As for the Italian troops, Bulgarian troops, and Hungarian troops, Chen Yanlong sent them to Garland to form a force of more than 100,000 to carry out combat missions in the Middle East.

When Hausserl and they evacuated Yugoslavia, the eight brigades of the main Yugoslav army, with a total of 12,000 men, 1,000 pistols, 8,000 rifles, 400 light machine guns, 80 heavy machine guns, 20 mortars, 12 cannons, and 3 flamethrowers, were all completely destroyed by the German army under the command of Hauser.

the 2nd Brigade under the command of the brigade commander Lyubodrag Djurich, and the 4th Brigade under the command of the brigade commander Peko Dapčevich, as well as three detachments in Krajina; That is, the Focha detachment under the command of the detachment commander Rade Stefanovich, the Kalinovik detachment under the command of the detachment commander Rade Hamovich, the Durmitor detachment under the command of the detachment commander Professor Obrad Zitzmir, and finally the main members of Tito's general headquarters were all killed by the Germans.

Tito, who escaped again, was sent by Hauser and Air Force General Kert Studen, who dispatched a special force of 1,000 men to track him down the area that had been leaked when he fled.

Tito must be arrested, whether alive or dead.

This is Chen Yanlong's death order to Hausser and First Class General Kette Studen, so the two of them attach great importance to it, even if they have been sent back to Berlin, one has gone to the Middle East battlefield, and the other has stayed in Berlin to recruit troops and train the new group army, the two of them are still keeping an eye on the movements and news of the special forces they sent out to pursue Tito.

"I wonder what the Middle East is like? It's the first time I've been there! ”

SS Captain II Hans Brown on board the troop carrier. Scampini, while gazing at the sparkling sea, faced the SS Second Captain SS Gohard. Bremen chatted.

"I'll know when I get there, and I'm curious about the scenery!"

SS Second Class Captain SS Gohard. Bremen shrugged his shoulders and said lightly.

"What do you say is the combat effectiveness of the British troops stationed in the Middle East?"

SS Captain II Hans. Scampini continued.

"Hey! After fighting them, it's clear! ”

SS Second Class Captain SS Gohard. Bremen replied flatly.

"I don't think we have anything to talk about, and you don't have much to react to!"

Hans. The corners of Scampini's mouth twitched.

"Then don't talk nonsense and enjoy the sea view quietly! The sea here is really beautiful! ”

Gohad. Bremen didn't care.

“......”

Hearing this, Hans. Scampini was momentarily speechless, his head full of black lines.

Then the two of them could only stand quietly on the troop transport, staring at the beautiful sea view, and became distracted. [.]