The Matray Line can be said to be a clear proof of France's discord with Germany...... Because it was used to defend against the "invasion" of the Afrika Korps.

If Germany and France were allies at this time, then Tunisia to the east was Libya occupied by the German and Italian troops, and even to Alexandria, more than 2,000 kilometers away, were the territory of the German and Italian armies, and there was no need for the French army to build a defensive line east of Algeria...... This line of defense was clearly intended to defend against the Germans.

This made Rommel in command frown.

"Gentlemen!" "The Führer sent us reinforcements from two infantry divisions, who occupied Tunisia in Tripoli but could not go any further," Rommel said...... The French colonial army of the Zoaf Corps guarded the Matre Line so that we had to stop advancing! ”

"Why don't we go over?" Colonel Albridge said: "Zoaf Corps only...... They won't be our opponents! ”

"Of course, Colonel!" Rommel said a little helplessly: "Of course they are not opponents of the 36th Infantry Regiment and the 155th Infantry Regiment, but the problem is that Germany and France signed an armistice, understand?" ”

Colonel Albridge couldn't help but let out an "oh".

At this time, the German army was in a very awkward position:

Let's fight, that would mean turning the other cheek with France, which is never a good thing for Germany.

If you don't fight, you will have to wait for the British to occupy Algeria, and then Germany will be able to do it...... That is, Germany has to sit back and wait to lose the first opportunity.

"So it seems......" said General Stryker, "we will have to wait!" ”

"Wait for the British to do it first?" Rommel laughed: "This is not a good idea, because the British may occupy the whole of Algeria overnight, and even the French army will be on their side and become our enemy, and we will only have to watch it happen!" ”

The officers and men in the command headquarters couldn't help but be silent.

Rommel was right, but no one had a solution.

"I think ......," Qin Chuan said, "the British must be racing against time to land in Algeria before us!" ”

"Yes, Ensign!" "They are already actively training the Airborne Forces, and in addition, their intelligence officers are in contact with the dignitaries of the French colonial army to try to turn them against them!" Rommel said. ”

"So...... Why don't we take advantage of this? ”

"Take advantage of this?" Rommel said: "You mean to use his dignitaries to engage with British intelligence officers? No, it's not enough, and the French can quite say that it's an individual act! ”

"No!" Qin Chuan said: "I'm talking about rebellion!" ”

"What?" Rommel didn't understand what Qin Chuan meant.

"If the French rebel...... We can go on the offensive, can't we? Qin Chuan said: "And the Vichy government can't say anything about the armistice, because they broke the agreement first and sided with the Allies!" ”

"You're right, but ......," Rommel said, "it's too late, isn't it?" ”

"No!" Qin Chuan said: "If it is a real rebellion, it is indeed too late, but what if it is a rebellion that we triggered? ”

Rommel couldn't help but say "oh", then nodded.

Colonel Albridge asked a little strangely, "The rebellion we provoked?" Will the French listen to us? ”

"No, Colonel!" Rommel said: "It was we who caused it, and it can be said that the British caused it!" ”

As he spoke, Rommel turned his gaze to Qin Chuan and asked, "I'm not wrong, second lieutenant!" ”

"Yes, General!"

In fact, the meaning of this is obvious, the British intelligence officers have been in contact with the French colonial army, and there are many French patriotic young people in Algeria, plus the German army has occupied Tunisia, so Algeria can be said to be very anti-German sentiment...... At this point in history, there were even many patriotic youths with pistols who surrounded the residence of Admiral Darlan, who was in charge of Algeria and was also the deputy prime minister and admiral of the Vichy government, in the hope of forcing him to side with the Allies.

In this case, it only takes a little wind and grass to ignite a vigorous rebellion in Algeria, and the German army is famous.

"But ......," Rommel then worried, "that doesn't solve the problem, what if the rebels have the situation?" ”

Rommel was right when he said that if the side supporting the rebellion succeeded, it would mean that Algeria had completely fallen to the Allies...... In this way, it turned out that Germany helped the Allies, and the Germans still had to face the Matra Line, while the British only needed to bring in soldiers.

"Why don't we carry out an airborne landing in Algeria?" Qin Chuan said: "Then let them think that it was the British Airborne Troops!" ”

"Great idea!" Rommel nodded and praised: "This will not only allow them to rebel in advance, but also quickly control the situation and occupy Algeria and even Morocco...... Yes, that's it! ”

Then the detailed plan came out quickly.

The Germans let the spies who had been lurking in Algeria spread the news that the British were about to liberate Algeria, and even secretly emphasized that they would carry out an airborne ...... This preconceived idea was unconsciously brought into the minds of the French officers and soldiers, thinking that the upcoming airborne troops would be the British army.

On the other hand, the 1st Infantry Corps and the Italian Lightning Division secretly returned to Tripoli.

At the Tripoli airport, they made some preparations......

First of all, the fighters and transport planes were painted with the icons of the British Air Force.

Of course, this can't fool the veterans of the battlefield, just looking at the model is wrong, most of these transport planes are Italian Caproni transport planes.

The problem is that it was France, and it was a French colonial army......

France surrendered in just one month, and the French colonial forces in Algeria had not even seen what the enemy was like.

Of course, there are some exceptions, some officers and soldiers fled to Algeria after participating in the war, but that is a minority.

More importantly, the airborne will be chosen at dawn in poor light, so that almost no one can recognize whether it is a British or Italian aircraft.

Then, everyone, including the First Infantry Corps, was replaced with British equipment.

This was not difficult, and a large amount of equipment, including military uniforms, was captured in several ports occupied by the Germans.

It's just that the German soldiers are used to using German-style equipment, and they are a little unaccustomed to using British clothing at this time

But these are all overcome, they go to raids, not battles, and even if they are battles...... There will be no problem dealing with those French colonial forces.