In view of this situation, Elizabeth sent an urgent telegram to US President Roosevelt to discuss the formation of a joint command of the three armed forces between the two countries, and in order to achieve this strategic issue, Roosevelt gave up the post of commander-in-chief of the British Allied Forces in North Africa, and this post was immediately obtained by Montgomery, while Eisenhower could only be deputy commander-in-chief.

At present, the ratio of troops between the two sides is 500,000 German and Italian troops and 800,000 British troops. The ratio of troops is almost 1 to 1.5. Germany was armed with eight panzer divisions, basically full, Leopard, Four, each with a third. The British allied armoured divisions reached as many as 12, but they were basically medium tanks, and these British and American tanks could only be regarded as the same level as the No. 4 tank.

If the distance between the two sides is 500 meters, the British and American tanks can penetrate the front of the Leopard, because the caliber of the tank guns of the current British and American tanks is much larger than in history, and the threat to the Leopard is still very great.

The tanks of the British coalition army are not to be worried, but the large-caliber anti-tank guns of the British coalition army are the headaches for Li Mo, but in the decisive battle in the desert, the armored force is the main assault force, and if in the new situation, the use of armored divisions and the use of "blitzkrieg" is a new topic for Li Mo.

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Born on October 17, 1887, Montgomery graduated from Sandhurst Military Academy and fought in World War I. At the beginning of World War II, he was the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division. Before the Battle of El Alamein, he was supposed to be the commander of the 1st Army, which participated in the North African landing program, codenamed "Torch".

However. Less than 24 hours after he was appointed commander of the 1st Army, he was transferred to the post of commander of the 8th Army and commander-in-chief of the British forces throughout North Africa. It was the luckiest thing about his military career. The 8th Army was the largest Allied army at the time. And his opponent is Li Mo, the "Desert Tiger" who has long been famous all over the world, if he can defeat a famous opponent with the 8th Army, he will naturally become famous all over the world and become a radiant star.

Montgomery received a telephone call from the War Department at approximately 7 a.m. on 8 January. The short, stocky general had a bird-like appearance, and his high, slightly nasal voice sounded harsh and unfriendly. He and Li Mo have many similarities, on the one hand, they are both very arrogant, and among the generals who are in their peers, there are more enemies than friends; Both of them are bossy and arrogant. It has the temperament unique to a professional soldier.

On the other hand, both of them are difficult and resistant officers when they are restrained, but when they are allowed to play freely, they are the best and most insightful commanders, neither of them smokes, does not drink strong alcohol, and both like winter sports and pay attention to physical health.

What's even more interesting is that both of them also have a unique ornament or two. Leemer's ornament is his plexiglass glasses, while Montgomery's is an Australian bush hat with the team badge on it. Both had a bad reputation, and when Li Mo was a child, he fed swans with food with chili peppers. and to take pleasure in appreciating their suffering; Montgomery, on the other hand, had a reputation as a typical bully during his military school career.

However, on the battlefield, as a soldier, the similarities between the two of them no longer exist. Li Mo was an orthodox professional soldier and was known for his improvisation and deep insight; Montgomery, on the other hand, behaved eccentricly. The order he gave to his soldiers was:

"Wherever you find the Germans, shoot them."

In battle, Li Mo relied entirely on his own intelligence, while Montgomery was good at using the wisdom of others. Rely on military force to compensate for the shortcomings in any plan.

In Cairo in January, the sun is still shining. As the weather is a bit hot. When Montgomery arrived in Cairo, he was still wearing the military uniform he had in England, so the first thing he did when he arrived at the hotel was to send his lieutenant to buy a suit suited to the desert climate. Then I took a hot bath. Montgomery didn't have any experience fighting in the desert in the past, and it was only after he came here that he truly experienced the unique character of the desert.

There are rolling sand dunes everywhere, and only the thorny hump thorn bushes struggle under the wind and sand and grow unyieldingly in this barren desert. The desert climate is like a child's face, and at night when the cold air hits, it can plummet below zero degrees Celsius within an hour.

In addition to poisonous snakes and scorpions, there is also an army of nasty flies. However, those who are familiar with the desert know that the greatest danger in the desert is not these.

Rather, it was the sudden desert storm, which began as a small whirlwind swirling between the bushes, and in an instant it turned into a violent wind of more than 130 kilometers per hour, stirring up hundreds of tons of hot and fine red sand, overwhelmingly overwhelmed the sky, and the tiny grains of sand seeped into the engine filter, poured into the tent and burrowed into people's eyes, noses and mouths, covering the windshield like heavy rain and cutting off people's vision.

However, the flat ground of the desert has become an ideal battlefield for modern mechanized warfare, allowing the steel beasts to roam the roam. Of course, in the inhospitable desert, the tank is the most important weapon, and the tank compartment exposed to the sun is like a pressurized furnace, filled with the mixed smell of fuel, gun oil and stinky sweat.

The tankers usually only wore shorts, and their bodies were sunburned and turned black with several layers of skin. After Montgomery arrived, Commander-in-Chief Alexander gave him a fairly simple order: annihilate Limer and his Afrika Korps! Montgomery was well aware of the fact that the entire British army was now staring at him, hoping that he would get out of the passive situation.

So Montgomery's first goal for himself was that in his first engagement with Remer, he must not only win, but also fight in such a way as to restore the confidence of the officers and men in the senior commanders, so that they could go into a serious battle with high morale in the event of a subsequent offensive operation.

Of course, Li Mo also wants to eliminate the British coalition army, so who will kill Montgomery and Li Mo?

Although the soldiers of the British Coalition Army came from different countries, they were a battle-hardened and highly combat-ready force. Now, the officers and soldiers have not yet fully emerged from the shadow of defeat ahead, and Churchill once figuratively called them "brave, but confused" people.

…… (To be continued......)

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