The meeting on Churchill's side reminded the desert fox in Africa, while Rommel, on the banks of the Suez Canal, was worried about how to continue the offensive. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Now, he is backed by several large ports, the materials he transports are relatively stable, and he can also get some gasoline produced in Libya as a supplement, and it seems that he is living a good life.

But after taking the Suez Canal defense line garrisoned by Montgomery and Auchinleck, he found himself facing a desert with no roads and no sea!

If you fight in North Africa, you can still get scarce supplies along the way, and Tobruk or even the port of Matroux farther away can take on some transportation tasks.

After crossing the Suez Canal, Rommel suddenly found that if he wanted to move on, he would have to rely on automobiles to transport gasoline, ammunition, food, and fresh water, and cross the entire desert to attack the British fortified lines.

This distance is not the same as before, and every time you attack a certain distance forward, you will have a port to supply you.

And the current situation is that thousands of miles of desert are not fully prepared...... Rommel lost the target of the attack and the ability to attack.

If you want to fight in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, then it is time to really test the logistics supply. It is a pity that Germany and Italy, including Japan, which is far away in East Asia, do not have a single logistically qualified ......

In the face of such a thing, even if Rommel has a thousand abilities, he can only deploy his troops with his back to the Suez Canal and wait for the next order.

He really has no direction now, because in the face of rolling yellow sand, whether he attacks Iraq or attacks north along the Mediterranean, he will have to face a barren world.

"To fight a war here, how far you can go depends on logistics." Lieutenant General Alfred looked at Rommel, who was a little dazed, and opened his mouth to provoke the topic.

Rommel put down the telescope in his hand, looked at the busy figures of the sappers who were building the roadbed nearby, nodded and agreed with his subordinates: "You are right, I can only wait now, wait for more troops and more cars." ”

"I don't think there will be more cars and more troops...... The attack wasn't approved at all, although it looked like a big win as well. Lieutenant General Alfred said with some loneliness.

As a commander of the Afrika Korps, he was fully capable of understanding Rommel's feelings. The feeling of winning the battle, but being scolded by the superiors, is not comfortable.

Of course, he also knew that in order to support Rommel to make a big impact in North Africa, Germany might have to move all his family to North Africa - this was simply unrealistic.

The Eastern Front and the Western Front are the two fronts that the German top brass are most concerned about. Without the Libyan oil fields, even the North African battlefield is dispensable.

is such a dispensable existence, Rommel just wants to become a main direction of attack. And he also launched frequent attacks, crossing the Suez Canal.

Although the record looks very good, everyone knows that the current Rommel and his Afrika Korps have almost reached the limit of the attack.

One step forward will have to pay exponentially, and this will definitely not be worth the loss for Germany. Because the most valuable targets are still in Iraq and Iran.

By the time Rommel reached Iraq, it was estimated that the Soviet army was also fully prepared for war on the Eastern Front. So it was impossible for the Führer to risk losses on the Eastern Front and support Rommel to continue the offensive.

"Spreading along the river road will at least allow us to go north and capture Gaza first." Retracting his gaze, Rommel didn't think about stopping there.

Although Brauchitsch, as commander-in-chief of the army, had given the order for Rommel to advance cautiously, this order from the army headquarters was not very harsh.

At least in Rommel's view, a cautious advance is more or less the same as a hasty attack. And he is still waiting, waiting for the final order of the Führer to arrive.

Because most of Rommel's support came from the High Command, not the Army Headquarters, Rommel could continue to attack until the Führer's order arrived.

"To Gaza?" Although it is an important city in Israel today, it was far less developed than it is today during World War II. So when he heard the name Gaza, Lieutenant General Alfred frowned.

It's a port, or it can be a port - but the throughput is hopeless and doesn't offer much value for improvement.

Because the reason is very simple, no one, whether it is Italy or Germany, will send hundreds or thousands of tons of supplies to such an obscure small place as Gaza.

"Attack there? Even if we cooperate with the Dead Sea, we will shorten our defenses, but I don't think the Army General Command will accept this reason, right? He worries that Rommel's ultimate goal is not to capture a small city like Gaza.

"By taking these places, I will be able to occupy the coast of Saudi Arabia...... From the coast of Saudi Arabia all the way to the south, it can be used as a road for transportation. Don't get lost, and it's safe! Rommel looked down and sketched the map, and Alfred was dumbfounded.

It turned out that even to the point of exhaustion, the desert fox Rommel still did not forget to attack. He thinks about how to solve his own transportation problems, and then he is ready to solve them and go on the offensive!

It's a pity that this time, his thinking angle is a little tricky, which makes Lieutenant General Alfred a little crying and laughing: "Sir, this road is too long, right?" ”

No matter how long it was, Rommel found an opportunity to attack. He had to fix his line of defense on the Gaza front before he could stock up on supplies and turn south to continue the offensive.

It's a pity that a large number of German trucks are now running at full capacity, and although Rommel is thinking about attacking, he really doesn't have much ability to continue fighting.

And the Führer, whom he had high hopes for, did not support his plans this time. The telegram soon reached Rommel's hands, and the order of the High Command was clear, much to Lieutenant General Alfred's relief.

He pinched the telegram that had just arrived and read to Rommel: "Reinforcements will not be sent on time, and in fact there will not be too many reinforcements to arrive in North Africa." ”

"I knew we were going too far." Closing the message, Lieutenant General Alfred looked at Rommel and persuaded.

"Then let the soldiers build roads and prepare for the next attack! At the very least, we should leave some perimeter fortifications to ensure that our defenses are absolutely safe! Rommel had no intention of being idle at all, and after losing offensive support, he chose to let his soldiers go on the defensive as soon as possible.

"The Führer also sent a telegram saying that Mussolini of Italy was soon to visit Egypt, accompanied by Marshal Keitel, the Führer's special envoy." Seeing Rommel's listlessness, Alfred brought up the rest of the message.

Since the confirmation that Turing's death was real and valid, the frequency of German radio code changes has slowed down. Some restrictions have been lifted, and many important messages can be delivered in words.

Hearing that Mussolini was coming to North Africa, Rommel felt a headache. He would not have been afraid to attack him or be in the newspapers, but Rommel found it tricky to let him accompany a politician on a sightseeing tour.

"I heard that Marshal Keitel is going directly to the Libyan oil fields, so you will have to rush back in a few days." Lieutenant General Alfred said with a smile.

It looks like the lineup for this visit to Libya is huge, including Italian leaders and a whole bunch of army generals. For safety, the transport was the battleship Cavour.

"The route is Malta, so there shouldn't be any problems. There are a lot of ships coming and going there every day, and there are German destroyers patrolling it, which is simply foolproof. After figuring out Keitel's route, Rommel knew that he would first go to the port of Sirte to meet the world.

Two Italian infantry divisions were heading south to meet the Italian colonial forces in Ethiopia. As long as the two armies are linked, then the entire western coast of the Red Sea will be mostly in the hands of the Axis powers.

This is undoubtedly good news for Rommel, who is in a hurry to attack. As long as he goes south along the Red Sea, it will be possible to get supplies along the way.

Less is less, but Rommel thinks it's pretty good compared to going straight into the desert where the strongest shipping can't be used.

"And ...... The Führer ordered you to join Keitel and fly back to Italy via Malta and then back to Berlin, Germany. Speaking of this last event, Lieutenant General Alfred's eyes lit up with excitement.

Because the Führer can't give the support of troops and supplies, calling Rommel back this time is definitely a great thing. Judging by the incident of the wholesale marshal after the victory in the French campaign, it is likely that this time the Führer will take out a marshal's scepter again.

With his troops, he fought from Tobruk to Matrouh in one breath, and from Matru to El Alamein, and then took Alexandria and captured Cairo......

This series of victories was enough for the Führer to generously give Rommel a marshal's scepter. So Lieutenant General Alfred was very excited, and he was sincerely happy for his boss.

"I know what you're trying to say, but there's no rumor about it, and I don't dare admit your speculation." Rommel also realized that he might be a great minister, and said to his men with a smile.

The joy in my heart for a while dispelled most of the melancholy and uneasiness that I could not attack. Rommel was happy and gave the order for the soldiers to take turns resting.