Montgomery has been very depressed lately, he has been operating in the Middle East for half a year, but he has not waited for the attack of Rommel, an old enemy.

Previously, he was very confident, because as long as Rommel attacked immediately after seizing the Middle East, Montgomery could use the desert of Iraq to wear down the advancing Rommel troops.

But Rommel did not rush forward, or that Germany's fragile logistical supplies were not capable of supporting Rommel's advance into Iraq.

This gave Montgomery a respite and time for Germany to strengthen its presence in the Middle East.

As a result, in the past six months, the military power of Germany and Italy in the Middle East has at least doubled compared to before.

And Montgomery's troops were taken away at least half because Japan was approaching India!

For example, the 10th Panzer Division, which was deployed in Pakistan and later transferred to Iraq, was transferred to the eastern side of India and joined the battle against the Japanese army.

Montgomery was left with the newly formed 7th Panzer Division, which had already been defeated by Rommel at least twice and was now a completely newly formed unit.

Most of its personnel are replenished from Australia and India, its weapons and equipment come from the United States, and its M3 tanks are all very limited in combat effectiveness.

You know, in fact, the M3lee tank is a little outdated in the face of the German tanks, let alone a light tank like the M3 tank.

Then again, even the American-designed M4 Sherman tank was in service, not much more advanced than the tanks equipped by the Germans.

You must know that even the second-rate armored units of the German army are equipped with weapons and equipment such as tanks No. 3 and No. 4, which are much stronger than the M4 Sherman tank.

Montgomery's troops have been drawn out of Iraq, while Rommel's forces have been increasing.

Italy has amassed at least 300,000 troops in areas such as Syria, equipped with a large number of trucks and well trained.

Supplied with oil from the Middle East, they are not short of fuel, and they also have sufficient supplies and support from the Mediterranean.

These Italian units had at least 200 modified versions of the T-26 tanks, armed with Italian artillery, and served as the vanguard of the desert tank forces.

Together with the tanks produced in Italy, the Italian military of the Middle East Corps alone has 600 tanks, which are fully equipped with two armored divisions.

The German army has always been small, maintaining only about 150,000 troops in the Middle East. However, with the gradual expansion of the scale of the German army's material supply, the weapons and equipment of these German troops are also getting better and better.

Recently, the German troops on the other side of the desert were moving frequently, and Rommel's reconnaissance troops began to become active.

Patrols of trucks and motorcycles have also appeared from time to time in the region north of Iraq, and the Middle East seems to have become less peaceful.

By order of the Führer, Germany terminated all winter operations related to the Soviet Union, and the German troops on the Eastern Front had no intention of continuing to advance and make trouble for the Soviets.

So, where does the rest of the spirit go? Everyone looked on the map, and it seemed that there was only one enemy left on the German side that could be fought - British India.

It was the seat of the British government-in-exile and a vital strategic point! If India is controlled, it can almost be said that it controls the Indian Ocean.

Just as there was no place to divide the interests, India entered the field of vision of the German high-level: all tactical plans against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front were canceled, and there was no Middle East!

So Rommel, who had just recovered from a stomach problem, had to go into battle again, and received his medal in Jerusalem and the order to prepare for the attack.

Rommel had a lot of troops in his hands and a large number of tanks, and the German intimidation in the Middle East was basically done by Rommel's men.

After Rommel's departure, Lieutenant General Alfred took care of the unit and maintained everyone's strong combat capability.

"The German reconnaissance unit appeared here, here, and near Gussebai!" Next to the huge map hanging on the wall, an officer is drawing an area for Montgomery to attack by the German troops.

Looking at these areas, Montgomery always looked absent-minded. Whether the Germans would attack along the Euphrates was still unknown to him.

Montgomery was no nerd, and he knew Rommel's danger and deceit. The opposing side has frequent reconnaissance in the vicinity of Gussebay and will not necessarily start attacking from that direction.

If Rommel had enough supply trucks and enough adventurous spirit, Rommel could have made a big detour from Saudi Arabia, launched an attack from the Red Sea coastline, and rushed into the Kuwait region!

This was tantamount to bypassing all the decent lines of defense of the British army and appearing directly in Montgomery's rear. For this choice, Montgomery had to be on guard.

In the same way, what would the British do if the other side did attack Guusebay, but instead of attacking southwest along the Euphrates, but continued northward to the Tigris?

So, as a British commander-in-chief, Montgomery felt that he should have a combat force in both the Tigris and Kuwait, just in case.

It was also because of this that he was so depressed, because he could not find so many troops to cover the direction of Rommel's attack, which he feared all about.

"Does the intelligence really show that Rommel was supported by a large amount of weapons and ammunition?" With a hint of luck, Montgomery asked the intelligence officer sitting next to him.

It's a pity that the other party didn't give him the answer he wanted to hear: "According to the analysis of the total amount of material mobilization, the probability of the German army attacking this time is more than 50%!" ”

More than 50 percent is already more than half of the probability. This probability is not low, especially at this time.

"They have stockpiled some ammunition in Saudi Arabia and in Syria...... Intelligence suggests that they will definitely launch their own offensive within a month. The intelligence officer saw that Montgomery did not speak, and continued to speak.

"What bad luck! Report to Her Royal Highness! Ask for help, we may not be able to hold Iraq and Iran! In desperation, Montgomery could only give his own orders step by step.

Because he didn't have a particularly good countermeasure, he could only use the most methodical way at this time, first ask for reinforcements, and wait for his opponent Rommel to make a move......

At this time, Rommel was indeed making a move, he had received orders from the Führer to prepare to solve the trouble of the British government-in-exile in the Middle East.

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