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"You're right, General!" Eisenhower said: "They recognize the gap with us in terms of strength, so they have to give up, and not just Alexander, but also Matru, Gazala, Benghazi, and even Tripoli, they have to retreat all the way to Algeria!" ”

"It looks like a good thing, but it's not a good thing!" Montgomery said.

Eisenhower knew what Montgomery meant, and Montgomery at this time preferred that the Germans would fight the British in the desert...... The reason is that the air power and mechanized forces of the British and American forces are much stronger than those of the German army, especially the tanks, and the German army basically has no equipment that can compete with the American "Sherman" tank, and the only threat that can be posed seems to be the bazooka, but the bazooka can also not play a role at a long distance.

But if you shift the battlefield to the mountains around Tunisia and Algeria, it's a different story.

"We can't let them just run away!" Montgomery said: "We now have two options, one is to attack from the sea...... As long as they crush their navy, they will not be able to block the Tunisian Strait! The other is to attack from land and fight to Tunisia before they are ready! ”

Eisenhower thought for a moment and said, "I'll choose the first one!" ”

"Tell me why!"

"The Germans have just captured a warship from the French, and they are not familiar with the performance of French ** ships!" Eisenhower said, "I doubt even that they have an adequate navy!" ”

"They have!" Montgomery replied: "They transferred the naval forces of the German homeland, and these navies even have considerable combat experience!" ”

Montgomery had more intelligence in his hands, so he always knew more than Eisenhower.

"But that doesn't change the fact that they're not familiar with the French ** ship!" Eisenhower said.

Montgomery nodded in agreement, but then he shook his head again and said: "The problem is air supremacy, generals, Germans and Italians can take off from Tunisia and Sicily, and if we want to attack Tunisia, we can only take off from Malta, which is not only far away, we don't have enough fighters and supplies in Malta!" ”

"Then we should send warplanes and supplies to Malta now!" Eisenhower said: "In addition, we have aircraft carriers, although the performance of carrier-based aircraft is lagging behind, but the Germans do not have many fighters!" ”

Montgomery nodded again.

Although Montgomery was more conservative, this time he thought it was worth the risk, not only because of the weakness of the German air power, but also because Montgomery knew the warships that Germany was using today...... During the implementation of the "Ballista Plan", the British captured several French ** ships moored in the harbor.

Although this was not honorable, because Britain and France were still allies at the time, and the French warships were unsuspecting and took refuge in Alexandria, the British suddenly sent troops to take control of the warships...... These warships soon formed the naval warships of the puppet regime, that is, de Gaulle's "Fighting France".

Of course, before that, the British boarded these warships and learned in detail about the various data of the warships.

So Montgomery knew...... The air defense capability of the French ** ship is very weak, and even the "Sea Fighter" and "Pipe Nose Swallow" with backward performance can deal an effective blow to it.

On the other hand, it will become more and more difficult to attack from the sea over time...... The Germans will be more familiar with the French ** ship, and it is even possible to make up for the air defense shortcomings of the French ** ship.

Thinking of this, Montgomery nodded and said, "I'll contact the Mediterranean Fleet right away!" ”

Montgomery and Eisenhower were not mistaken, and the Germans were indeed considering a retreat.

Just kidding, the German army at this time was not at the same level as the British and American allies...... Before the U.S. military entered the war, the German army could still make up for this gap with quality, but with the addition of the U.S. military and the input of a large number of "Sherman" tanks, the situation in the North African theater has become very clear: unless Berlin can deliver the "No. 4" tank that can compete with the Allies in a short time, the German army will only have a dead end.

But Hitler put almost all his energy on the Eastern Front, and was simply unable to provide more "No. 4" tanks for the Afrika Korps, in this case he wanted to hold the Alexandria Line in this desert wilderness...... That's just a dream.

"The Führer will not approve of us doing this!" Major General Stryk was a little worried: "He will think that we are all cowards!" ”

Major General Stryk is a pun, Rommel had previously scolded Major General Stryk as a "coward".

"Major General!" Rommel laughed and said, "If it weren't for your victories again and again, I would have wanted to kick you out of my troops!" ”

"I can see it, General!" Major General Stryk replied: "That's why I had to win!" ”

The officers couldn't help but laugh.

"Let me explain it to the Führer!" "It's difficult, but it's nothing compared to the Afrika Korps," Rommel said. I'll try to let him know that we have to, and I'm very reluctant to do that......"

As he spoke, Rommel looked at Alexander outside the window, and his eyes showed some reluctance.

The officers knew what Rommel was thinking.

This was Rommel's long-standing wish that he would conquer all of Egypt like Alexander and go down in history...... It would be no pity to say that there was no hope at all, but he had already hit Alexander, and he was only one step away from the goal, and it could almost be said that as long as Hitler had not transferred the 24th Air Wing, Egypt at this time might have been German.

In the end, however, it fell short.

"This choice is the right one, General!" General Stryk comforted: "That's all we can do!" ”

Rommel nodded and said, "Yes, and one day, we will call back!" ”

Thus, the Germans immediately began an orderly retreat.

The first to be withdrawn was Crete.

Of course, the Germans would not use the word "withdraw", but would return it unconditionally to the Greeks.

Of course, this Greek will not be the Greek government army, but the Greek National Liberation Front.

Of course, the Germans kept their promises and left some factories on the island to enable the Greek National Liberation Army to produce ammunition and grow rapidly.

It was only then that Colonel Dennis was convinced that what the Germans said was true.

Otherwise, why did the Germans withdraw from Crete ?!