On the afternoon of January 22, Mussolini gave an order for all Italian ships to participate in the transport of goods, and all ships were paid according to tonnage.

Italy faces the sea on three sides, and there are quite a lot of ships owned by the people, and everyone heard that it was to help the Seventh Panzer Army transport materials, and they all joined in this material transportation mission.

How many Italian civilian ships are participating in this transport! The statistics of the chief of staff of Hans are tens of thousands, the large ones are hundreds of tons, and the small ones are only a dozen tons, but there are a lot of them!

What is Taizu's biggest magic weapon to win? Isn't it just to mobilize the masses? As long as we know how to mobilize the masses and make use of the strength of the masses, all difficulties will be solved.

There was no need to worry about all kinds of materials for the German army to fight in Africa, and the German army did not have so many materials to send to southern Italy, and Italy transferred them from its own national reserves.

Mussolini was still very cooperative with Rommel, and he gave Rommel great support in terms of ammunition and materials, because Mussolini knew that the stability of his dictatorship was closely related to the success or failure of Africa.

The major ports in southern Italy are fragmented, and the port of Tuniss simply cannot accommodate such a number of transport ships, and the number of porters is also seriously insufficient.

As soon as Hans's chief of staff moved, tens of thousands of Italian troops stationed in Tunisi immediately became porters, and in order to prevent these Italian soldiers from slacking off, Hans staff introduced a reward and punishment system.

In just three days, all the weapons, ammunition, fuel and other materials needed by Rommel were transported to Tunis, and the three airfields on the island of Malta were also repaired.

Rommel was transporting materials for three days, and it was time to take a helicopter ride around the desert, or stay in the headquarters of the German-Italian Afrika Korps in Tunis. Busy were a few hundred staff officers of the command.

Rommel brews a cup of green tea every day, and then closes his eyes in the chair to rest, this is the habit of General Rommel, and everyone in the headquarters knows about it.

Today, Rommel is the same as ever. In the combat command room, he closed his eyes and recuperated, but today he was not facing a high-powered radio station, but a military map of North Africa.

In the past three days, whether Rommel was on a plane or an operational commander, he had been writing and drawing on several maps, and the adjutant Wald, of course, could understand what Rommel was drawing, and the maps were full of British fortifications and even troop deployments.

Rommel has already made a detailed mark on this map. This is the result of Rommel using the "Eye of God" to probe the British positions in the past three days.

The deployment of British troops in North Africa had a striking feature, heavy at both ends and light in the middle. The British placed a division at the Mersha Pass, plus an armored brigade.

From the Mersa Pass to Tobruk, a distance of several hundred kilometers, several divisions of the British army were scattered in more than a dozen cities.

In this way, the troops are deployed in a defensive position everywhere and weak everywhere. As a result, it is impossible to hold anywhere.

The British also placed heavy troops at Selum on the Egyptian border, which was conservatively estimated to be no less than two British infantry divisions. One British armored division, with four additional colonial divisions assisting in the defense.

Selum is the last barrier into Egypt, so the British army will deploy heavy defenses here, after all, the Suez Canal is the lifeline of the British army, as long as Egypt is held, the Suez Canal can be regarded as preserved.

Rommel has been watching Tobruk these days. Historically, it was here that Rommel was sinked and destroyed, and the British army did not have much troops in the port city of Tobruk.

In order to find out how many British troops were stationed in Tobruk, Rommel even used the "Eye of God" to count the barracks and tents of the British army.

After three days of careful observation. Rommel could safely say that the British army in Tobruk had only one regiment, with a total strength of about 2,000 men.

This fortress regiment had thirty-four cannons, of which there were twelve anti-aircraft guns, tanks did not, more than a dozen armored vehicles, twelve fortress guns, which were used to defend the port, so the caliber was large.

Now Rommel had two options, the first was to launch a fierce attack from the Mersa Pass himself, as in history, and then push all the way through, so that he could reach the city of Tobruk.

If Rommel had used this flat push tactic, Tobruk would definitely have been reinforced by the British army, and with the little force in Rommel's hands, it would have been impossible to take Tobruk.

If Rommel had used this tactic, he would probably have made the same mistake as before, and this flat push tactic was absolutely undesirable, although it would have achieved brilliant results in the early stage, and it would also give the British army plenty of time to increase and deploy their troops in Tobruk.

The second tactic is that when the 7th Panzer Division attacked the Mersha Pass, Rommel immediately used the 22nd Parachute Division in his hand to parachute Tobruk, take Tobruk first, and then close the door and beat the dogs.

This tactic is also risky, that is, the 22nd Parachute Division will be besieged by the British on all sides, and the 22nd Parachute Division will definitely suffer many casualties.

If the 22nd Parachute Division could not hold out in Tobruk, it might be in danger of being completely annihilated, so not only would the tactics of closing the door and beating the dog not be realized, but Rommel would also bury an elite paratrooper division.

Historically, it took Rommel two weeks from the Mersa Pass attack to Tobruk, and could the 22nd Paratrooper Division hold out for two weeks under the siege of the enemy?

No one can answer Rommel's question, and Rommel can only make his own decisions about the arrangement of tactics, and of course he can only be responsible for all the responsibilities.

Whether it was a flat battle according to history, or a dangerous military move, but Rommel died in embarrassment.

"Wald, let Harold, the commander of the paratrooper division, come to the headquarters, I have something to discuss with him."

Whether the 22nd Parachute Division can hold out for half a month under the heavy siege of the enemy or listen to the opinion of Harold, the commander of the 22nd Parachute Division.

In the past, Rommel fought under the command of others, and most of his results came from playing on the spot, but now Rommel has to take command alone.

Soon, Harold, the commander of the 22nd Parachute Division, came to the headquarters to be questioned by Rommel, and Harold knew that there must be a combat mission assigned, but he did not know what the task was.

The last time Harold was ready to fight on the island of Malta, his paratroopers did not fight any decent battles at all, and the British troops on the island of Malta surrendered.

Harold didn't want to go on a sightseeing trip this time, he longed for a battle that really proved the 22nd Parachute Division, and even if Rommel didn't look for Harold, he was going to ask Rommel for battle.

"Harold, commander of the 22nd Parachute Division, has come to report for duty, asking the commander for instructions."

When Rommel saw Harold coming, he hurriedly beckoned Harold to his desk:

"General Harold, look at this map."

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…… (To be continued.) )