Zhang Cheng has always believed that only the Pacific Theater is the main battlefield that will determine this huge war that will affect the world. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Info can only be considered to have won this war if it defeats the United States.

And if you want to defeat the United States, which has good strength, the most important point is to completely defeat the American navy in the Pacific. Only by defeating the U.S. Navy could the Ming have a chance to land in the Americas, thus crushing the final resistance of the Americans through brutal home warfare. No one can really end the war without destroying the war potential.

However, the power of the Americans is also very strong, or they are second only to the Ming Dynasty. Before the decisive battle in the Pacific, Zhang Cheng needed to greatly weaken the American forces in other theaters, especially in the European theater. The European theater, like the Pacific theater, was a turning point in the war.

And the best place to open up the stalemate in Europe is in North Africa.

Here in North Africa, it faces the soft hinterland of southern Europe. Spain, Italy, Greece and other places on the Mediterranean coast were not very strong militarily. Spain could not defeat the small fortress of Gibraltar with all its national efforts, and Italy, which had not been founded for a long time, was devastated after being severely damaged in the Battle of Malta. The Germans stationed in Greece and the Balkans were not weak, but they were blocked by Crete and did not have much effect.

Moreover, the geographical location of North Africa here determines that they are very close to Germany, France, the United Kingdom and other countries, which are the strongest in Europe. With the powerful strength of the Ming strategic bomber force, it will not be long before the fierce bombing can greatly destroy the resistance and determination of these countries.

Defeating the war potential of the European countries, and then landing in Western Europe would have been able to force the countries to withdraw from the war. By that time, only the Russians remained in the entire Eurasian continent. And the Russians will absolutely not be able to hold on.

After sweeping the world, the remaining American continent will be the last bastion of solitary sea.

Only after the United States has been cut off all its wings will the final attack on the American continent achieve decisive results and end the war.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng was determined to end the war in North Africa by 1941 and envelop the whole of Europe in the coverage of strategic bombers. Destroy all their war potential with brutal bombardment.

If the war situation allows, he also wants to cross the Mediterranean Sea to gain a foothold on the European continent and start a counteroffensive to return to Europe. As long as Germany, Russia, France, Britain and other countries on the European continent can be defeated, the only remaining United States will inevitably be defeated. In this era, no country can win after going head-to-head with the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that the European countries are not as powerful as they were after developing themselves by scraping and plundering the whole world in modern space-time history. But they are not soft persimmons that can be easily handled. has been squeezed by Daming for so many years, and their determination to resist must not be underestimated. It was not easy for Zhang Cheng to clean them up easily.

On the battlefield in North Africa, after the Germans were heavily defeated and withdrew, the fierce battle against the Ming in North Africa at this time was replaced by France and the United States, which later participated in the war.

At this moment, the whole of North Africa has been divided into two parts, with the borders of Tunisia and Libya as the line of contact. Places such as Tunisia and Algeria, as well as Morocco, were occupied by the French. And the east of Libya is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

Ever since Zhang Cheng left the North African battlefield and returned to the imperial capital and seized power in one fell swoop, it has been in a state of scorching fighting. Without strong support, the Ming army was unable to attack in a big way, and the French and Americans, although superior in strength, were unable to break through the Ming army's battle line with their equipment and military training.

However, this changed when Zhang Cheng ended the Japanese campaign and began to turn his attention to North Africa. With Russia and the Pacific theater temporarily unable to make a major breakthrough, Zhang Cheng was determined to open a breakthrough in the war from North Africa.

In the spring of 1941, when the Russians began to launch a counterattack against the long Ming Line, despite the advice of the Allies. When the United States, which lost Japan as an outpost and began to directly face the powerful military pressure of the Ming Dynasty, was in a hurry to start a brutal bloody war with the Ming in the Pacific Ocean. Massive Ming troops and supplies began to be transported and assembled through the vast ocean to many ports in North Africa. A massive attack is about to begin.

At this time, the Battle of Malta had already ended, and Italy lost the courage and strength to continue fighting after the failure of the offensive, and the Italians, who had suffered heavy losses in the elite troops, hid on the Italian peninsula all day long, studying noodles and did not dare to come out.

And the Ming Dynasty who controlled Malta was equivalent to blocking half of the Mediterranean. This enabled the Ming fleet and transport ships to go directly to Tripoli and Sirte to transport supplies unimpeded, greatly reducing the logistics supply line. Although it would be attacked by the submarine forces and air power of the Allied Navy, this obstacle was insignificant.

The terrain and weather conditions of North Africa determine that the main force fighting here can only be armored troops, and a large number of armored troops.

At this time, Daming's huge industrial production capacity has begun to explode, even if it is an extremely expensive and time-consuming product such as Tiger and Leopard, Daming can also crazy burst production capacity.

However, because of the Ming Dynasty's frantic expansion of the army, no amount of production can keep up with the endless demand of the army. As a result, the production of the No. 4 tank, which was relatively simpler and more convenient, became the first choice for many armored divisions that were not the absolute elite main force.

The Ming Army now has more than a hundred armored divisions, most of which are deployed on the Russian battlefield and on the mainland.

However, in order to open up the situation in North Africa, Zhang Cheng transferred at least ten or more armored divisions and a large number of artillery and infantry units from the mainland to the North African battlefield to support.

Combined with the troops that had been transported in the North African theater before, the North African theater already had more than fifteen armored divisions and a larger number of artillery infantry units. Among them is the elite 2nd Armored Division, which is fully equipped with Haw Pars.

In addition, with the full support of the two air armies, the strength of the Ming army in the North African theater quickly swelled. The commander of this unit was Wang Dexiang, the former commander of the Seventh Armored Division and acting commander of the Eighth Army, who had been promoted to the rank of general by Zhang Cheng at this time. This is Zhang Cheng's confidant. Of course, his abilities are definitely adequate. Although Zhang Cheng also recognizes people, he also chooses people based on ability, and those who are incapable have no chance to stand out in his hands.

Da Ming's movements were so big, the allies were naturally aware of it. They also began to strengthen their garrison and prepare for the Ming attack.

The French, who were playing soy sauce on the Russian battlefield, began to mobilize the main army to the North African theater of operations, and they were close to each other, and the mobilization of reinforcements was very rapid. The commander of the French army in the North African theater of operations was their most famous general, Charles de Gaulle. At the same time, the American troops from the expedition also fought alongside the French under the command of General Patton. It is no longer the time for the United States to stay on the sidelines and look at the countries that are trying to figure it out.

By the end of April, the French had already deployed a million-strong army in North Africa. There are more than 2,000 tanks of all kinds, many of which are AMX-30 main battle tanks that were urgently launched to deal with the great danger of the new Ming tanks, and the Shire B1 and Soma S35 tanks are fighting in tandem with them.

As for the other early models of Renault and H series tanks, they were transferred to reserve and training because they could not fight the main battle tanks of the Ming army. Although this is a huge waste of resources, you can't let the soldiers go into battle with a tank that is bound to fail, right? Again, they are not the Japanese Army.

As for the Americans, the Americans, who had been hiding in the rear since the start of the war, finally began to go to the front. In addition to providing massive military support to the North African theater, they also sent a large number of tanks and air power.

Although it is not as good as the perverted industrial production capacity of Daming, the industrial production capacity of the Americans is not weak at all. Thanks to years of development on the American continent, which is extremely rich in various resources, the industrial strength of the Americans can completely surpass all the countries in the world except the Ming Dynasty. Together with inexhaustible resources and a large number of highly qualified personnel, the military-industrial output of the Americans is quite amazing.

Throughout 1940, the Ming produced more than 37,000 tanks of various models, compared to 26,000 for the Americans. If we add the output of other countries, the production capacity of the allies is more than that of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the tanks produced by the Ming Dynasty are basically powerful lethal weapons such as No. 4 and Haw Par. The main models of American tanks were the M4 Sherman medium tank and the M24 Xiafei light tank, as well as some tank destroyers.

The Sherman Improvement, which is the main production, may barely be able to compete with the No. 4 tank that the Ming Dynasty has equipped in large quantities. But in the face of the new tiger and leopard, it can only be given for nothing. In order to change this situation, combined with the information fed back by the Allied forces on the battlefield, the Americans urgently developed the M26 Pershing heavy tank and its improved models. Although it is still not the opponent of Daming Haw Par, at least it can barely pass the move.

The production capacity of the Americans is very strong, and the Americans, who have never directly participated in ground operations, have exploded nearly 40,000 planes within a year. This figure is close to two-thirds of the Ming Dynasty in the same period. You must know that under Zhang Cheng's attention, Da Ming attaches great importance to air power.

And unlike the Russian planes that are directly covered with wood and superglue, most of the American planes are some advanced planes with excellent performance and reinforced armor. At this point, it is also on par with Daming.

At the same time, the Americans produced more than 25,000 body-barreled guns of various calibers in 1940. These guns are not simple and inexpensive mortars. These are the same as the Ming Dynasty, field artillery anti-aircraft guns and heavy artillery that are very difficult to produce. (To be continued.) )