Rommel's helicopter roared down on the top of the Tobruk Fortress, where Harold was already waiting with a group of officers.

Harold immediately trotted in front of Rommel, put his feet together, and gave Rommel a military salute with a "snap", Harold had tears in his eyes, and said with great emotion:

"Commander-in-chief, I didn't expect you to really arrive in Tobruk, the brothers were very excited when they heard that you were coming, but the subordinates didn't have the confidence to hold Tobruk!"

After Rommel returned the salute to Harold, he stretched out his hand and shook Harold's hand tightly, and said very sincerely:

"General Harold, I have full confidence in you, you are still under your command here, I will not interfere with your command, you can do it absolutely, believe in yourself, believe in your brothers, and trust your soldiers as much as I trust you."

Harold nodded sincerely:

"I will...... The room has been arranged, please come with me, Commander-in-Chief. ”

Rommel shook his head with a smile and said:

"Let's go to the command room first! General Harold please tell me about Tobruk, I want to know the real situation of Tobruk. ”

Rommel has been flying in a helicopter for several hours, and fatigue is certain, but now is not the time to rest, so let's first understand the real situation in Tobruk!

After all, Rommel didn't come to Tobruk to die, how much strength Tobruk has, and whether he can hold it in the end, he must understand in his heart.

Harold nodded in response:

"Okay, please go to the command room first, and I'll report to you all the current situation in Tobruk."

Rommel still had a relaxed smile on his face, turned to the pilot of the helicopter and ordered:

"Drive the helicopter to the back of the Tobruk Fortress and hide it, there is an anti-slope, the British artillery can't hit anywhere, and the top protection must be done."

After receiving Rommel's order, the helicopter pilot summoned the two staff officers who had come to meet Harold to the helicopter.

These two staff officers were familiar with Tobruk, and it should be safest for them to arrange for the helicopter to be hidden.

This was Rommel's last escape when Tobruk couldn't hold on, so he had to hide it carefully, otherwise the situation would not be good.

The fact that Rommel was able to come to Tobruk alone to fight with the lone army here has proved that he was a great general who loved and cared for his subordinates, and also proved that Rommel was brave and fearless.

But bravery and fearlessness definitely does not mean that you don't know how to be flexible, Rommel is the governor of France, the commander-in-chief of the Cald-Italian Afrika Korps, Rommel must not Tobruk die meaninglessly.

So Rommel had to leave himself a helicopter to escape, this is not cowardice, this is a wise move.

In doing so, Rommel fulfilled the duty of a general to a soldier. It also shows the heroic and fearless qualities of a general, and Rommel is not stupid to trap the lonely city.

At a time when Tobruk was about to become a tragic battlefield, he still came without hesitation, and his arrival greatly boosted the morale of the army.

Rommel had done enough for Tobruk's soldiers, because Rommel's duty was not only Tobruk, an isolated city deep behind enemy lines, so he could not die in Tobruk, that was the most meaningless thing and the most tragic thing.

After Harold led General Rommel to the command room, the two men came to Tobruk's defense plan, and a group of staff officers were also standing quietly around.

Harold began to report to Rommel on the situation in Tobruk:

"Commander-in-chief, in this airborne landing, we have a total of 7,2560 men to Tobruk, and in the battle to capture Tobruk, we have lost more than 180 people and captured more than 50,000 tons of various supplies of the British army."

Harold raided Tobruk, the defenders of a British fortified regiment, they were attacked without their knowledge, and the elite German paratroopers took Tobruk completely at the cost of more than 180 casualties.

This record is very remarkable, although there are not many people killed on both sides of the airborne Tobruk battle, and there are relatively few people on both sides participating in the battle, but the strategic purpose achieved by this battle is undoubtedly very huge, and the tens of thousands of troops deployed by the British army in Libya have been divided and cut off from supplies, so this airborne landing will definitely leave a strong mark in the history of world warfare.

Rommel looked at Harold and nodded approvingly:

"Very good, Harold, you command very well, with only this few casualties, you can completely capture the strategic place of Tobruk, and also capture so many supplies, I will report your exploits like the Führer.

General Harold, you just wait for the promotion and the medal! ”

Harold, of course, also wanted to be promoted and wear the Iron Cross, which is the dream of every soldier, "a general who does not want to be a marshal, not a good general." ”

"Thank you Commander-in-Chief for your compliment, the success of this campaign is completely due to the Commander-in-Chief's strategy, and his subordinates are just following orders, which is not a great achievement."

Rommel's tactical arrangement in this battle was crucial, but it is a fact that Harold fought well, and this credit cannot be erased.

"This is what you deserve, please General Harold immediately report on the situation below."

"After our troops captured Tobruk, there came a Libyan named Zafika, a former mayor of Tobruk appointed by Italy, who wanted to join the commander-in-chief."

Rommel asked suspiciously:

"Surrender to me? I'm not a feudal lord. ”

"Yes, Zafika admires the commander-in-chief so much that he has taken the initiative to help us form a Libyan militia division in order to serve you, and now there are more than 16,000 troops, plus more than 10,000 reserve troops.

All the soldiers are young and strong in Libya, the quality of the soldiers is very good, and the weapons we equip them with are also the standard weapons and equipment of the British army. ”

This is really surprising news, there are Libyans who want to join him.

It's just that the command of this army must be in the hands of the Germans, and Rommel did not want an unstable situation, after all, the Germans were at an absolute disadvantage in the city of Tobruk.

Rommel asked in surprise:

"With 20,000 Libyans joining the battle, we have a little more certainty of holding Tobruk, but how is this problem of command solved?"

Harold hurriedly explained:

"Rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, I have made the following arrangements for the Libyan militia division, in accordance with the Commander-in-Chief's practice in France.

The commander of the militia division in Libya is Zafika, the middle commander is recommended by Zafika, and the remaining half is sent by our German army, and in each squad, we send one or two instructors, and the command of the class is in the hands of the instructor. ”

Rommel had to applaud Harold, who was a really good underman:

"Good! In this way, the command of the Libyan militia division is firmly in our hands. ”

[The first few chapters of the fallen leaves use the technique of contrast, writing the bravery of the British army to contrast the invincibility of the German army, some brothers say that the fallen leaves are in the water, and the fallen leaves are not dragging the water, and the time spent writing those chapters is more, why should the fallen leaves go to the water!] Since you don't like the fallen leaves to be written in contrast, then the fallen leaves will be written positively about the German army in the future, thank you for your support and subscription.

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