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Rommel, dressed in the military uniform he was familiar with, jumped out of a decent car and squinted at the buildings with the flags of Germany and Italy.

Because Germany intervened earlier in the war of North Africa and deeper than before, Rommel now had more troops than in history.

Standing on the streets of Alexandria, he already represented a victory, a transcendence that he himself did not know, but Li Le knew very well.

Germany has never reached Alexandria in real historical time and space, and this time, the German army not only stood here, but also more than a year ahead of history.

This time, Li Le gave him a lot of reinforcements, and he had more supplies than others imagined. The floating docks, with the support of Germany and Italy and a series of victories in the Mediterranean, made the situation very good for Germany in North Africa.

Therefore, when Li Le smiled and gave him a convoy of transport ships to supply supplies to Africa, Rommel kicked off a new round of the war in North Africa.

In the previous life, the scepter of the marshal, which had no effect, was a real tank and aircraft artillery, which gave Rommel the capital to launch an offensive.

In his mind, this offensive had been planned for a long time, and all he was waiting for was his own return to Africa and the huge amount of military supplies he had brought back.

Because the Battle of Taranto, in which the British Mediterranean Fleet inflicted heavy losses on the Italian fleet, did not succeed, the Axis transport lines became more secure.

After a series of supplies, Rommel finally had the capital to continue the attack. And in the process of supplying, he was pleasantly surprised to discover the Führer's love.

He was accompanied by a brand-new Mercedes-Benz with a filter, which was even more imposing than the one he had used before.

Rommel immediately fell in love with this very beautiful-looking new car, and when he inquired, he learned that it was a mobility sedan designed by Mercedes-Benz for high-ranking German military officers.

The Admiral of the Afrika Korps stepped from the side of his car and walked into his temporary headquarters, and the two guards at the door immediately raised their arms.

As the commander of the Afrika Korps, Rommel waved his gloved hand to salute the guards, and then entered the building with a few close officers.

"Air Force reconnaissance shows that in Port Said, the British Navy is preparing to retreat, Cunningham is not an easy character to deal with, he must be ready to escape!" An Italian naval officer briefed several German officers in the conference room.

The Axis powers did not have any decent naval power in the Mediterranean, and eighty percent of their combat operations here depended on the Italian navy.

So, listening to the ideas of the Italian Navy before the war, it was a very normal job. Although the information received was some negative news that the Italian Navy was overwhelmed, it was always much better than no news at all.

"There is nothing we can do about the navy, we can only ask the Italian side to target, and we are only responsible for the attack on the ground." As the chief of staff of the Afrika Korps, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Alfred, spoke.

Another German officer, the commander of the 21st Panzer Division, Boucher agreed, saying that they had too many places to attack next, and they could not interfere in naval matters at all.

The Italians also knew that it would be much more difficult for the German military to show great combat effectiveness in the Mediterranean than to ask God to bless the Italian navy's own fleet to defeat Britain once and for all.

Garibaldi was an Italian army general, and he couldn't say anything about the navy, so he could only say what he thought: "If we attack Port Said, we will inform the navy as soon as possible." ”

Hearing his own general Garibaldi say this, the naval officer who had just begun to speak nodded and did not say anything more.

Rommel had been looking at the battle map, and his path had become less bumpy since Alexander, but there were a few other changes.

To enter Alexandria is to enter the rich Nile Triangle, which has the advantage of water and a large number of cities.

Although most of the area here is also yellow sand, plants and cities are no longer so scarce. At least not in a tragic situation where there is only one road very often.

Rommel looked at the map in distraction, as if he was choosing an unobstructed path forward, and soon, he withdrew his gaze from the map and stood up.

"Don't think about so many strange questions for the time being, let's attack in the direction of Damanhur! Capturing it is a necessary step in any case. Rommel's answer was simple, he had no intention of making a fuss.

When the plan was drawn up, boldness was one of the most important factors that Rommel considered.

Britain is about prudence, and Rommel will be the radical in prudence. What he wanted was to really deal a heavy blow to Britain and turn Egypt into a Middle East base for the Axis powers.

"The 21st Panzer Division, as the main attack, tentatively attacked Damanhur." Rommel stretched out his finger and drew a line along the road on the map.

Everyone can see that Rommel's attack this time will definitely not only hit Damanhur, he wants Tanta behind Damanhur.

Tanta is one of the most important transportation hubs in the entire Nile Delta. As long as you occupy this place, you can really attack from all sides of the Nile Delta.

The focus of the defense of the British defenders is not in Cairo and Said at this moment, but it happens to be the transportation hub of Tanta!

The British had limited forces, so the general who had just taken over the British Egyptian garrison was General Claude Oklakin, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Middle East.

He piled up all the troops he could find in Tanta, where he prepared to fight Rommel's army to the death.

Suffice it to say that if Tanta was occupied by Rommel, then near the Suez Canal, there would be no British troops left to stop Rommel's advance.

Despite all that said, the strength of the British army near Kotanta was not very optimistic. There is the newly reconstituted British 7th Armored Division, the South African 2nd Infantry Division, and the 10th Armored Division, which has just been established in Palestine.

In addition, he has in his hands the Australian 7th Infantry Division, which was transported from the United States, a total of 4 divisions of troops!

It seems that the current British army is not enough to counterattack, but the defense should be more than enough, but in reality the British army is not as strong as it seems.

The reorganized British 7th Panzer Division, which is now armed with more than 240 M3 and M3Lee tanks from the United States that had just arrived in Africa, was the core of the army.

This force is also the absolute main force in the hands of General Oklekin now, and the Australian 7th Infantry Division is counted from afar.

Frankly speaking, Australia's 7th Infantry Division is very strong in combat, but they have just disembarked and have been drifting at sea for so long, and this unit has not yet adapted to desert combat!

The rest of the 2nd Infantry Division of South Africa, the combat effectiveness of Oklegin himself did not believe in it, so he could not talk about entrusting him with a heavy task.

In addition, the 10th Panzer Division, which was originally established only in 41 years, mostly used Palestinian locals, because of the lack of equipment, there was only one shelf.

As for the combat effectiveness of this so-called 10th Panzer Division...... If you think about it, you can only count it according to half a division, and this so-called half division is still a division similar to the 2nd Infantry Division in South Africa......

Not to mention the troops on the German side, counting the Italian 10th Army, which has been strengthened, and now the Afrika Korps, the comprehensive strength is at least three times that of the British army.

A horizontal comparison shows that Rommel's 15th Panzer Division must be more effective than the British 7th Panzer Division, with a larger number of tanks and better quality members.

Most of the German 21st Panzer Division is now in North Africa, and this unit, equipped with tanks 2 and 4, is definitely more than enough to take out the unequipped British 10th Panzer Division.

The 46th Waffen-SS Infantry Division had just been formed, and it was difficult to say how effective it was, but there was no problem in fighting the 2nd South African Infantry Division - there was no doubt about that.

The German 10th Mechanized Infantry Division and the 90th Infantry Division, one experienced in battles and the other has just been strengthened with new equipment, and there is no pressure to deal with the Australian 7th Infantry Division.

After a horizontal comparison, an embarrassing thing appeared, Rommel still had Garibaldi's Italian 10th Army in his hands and had no opponent!

"Advance to Damanhur tonight, and we will attack there tomorrow morning." Rommel glanced at his Italian partner, Garibaldi, and commanded.

Garibaldi's army had been well rested, with arms and reinforcements from within the country.

So now the Italian army in his hands is definitely an army with no weak combat effectiveness.

Rommel glanced at him, and he immediately understood that Rommel had decided to give the task of covering the 21st Panzer Division to the Italian 10th Army.

Advancing to Manhur was naturally the business of the 21st Panzer Division, but if the British army held on there, it was up to his troops to attack the city and engage in street fighting.

Without too much hesitation, Garibaldi nodded and promised: "I will personally lead the troops to cover the attack of the 21st Panzer Division, and this time the Italian army will not retreat a single step!" Trust our determination! Your Excellency, General! ”