"It's a lot of courage. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zhang Cheng grinned after receiving the telegram sent by Xiao Hongbao, shook his head, and threw the telegram to Wang Dexiang, who was sitting opposite.

"The Americans are going to attack in advance?" After a quick glance at the telegram, Wang Dexiang asked with some surprise. In the eyes of the generals of the Ming Dynasty, there were really not many people who dared to attack in front of the powerful Ming army. And it was also on the premise that Da Ming had already made it clear that the chariots and horses were ready to attack.

"Isn't it written on the telegram?" Zhang Cheng smiled and shook his head, "Since they dare to come, then let's continue." ”

A campaign of this magnitude is definitely not something that can be done casually. Massive troop movements and logistical stockpiles, as well as dense radio communications everywhere, suggest that the U.S. and French forces in northern Tunisia are planning a large-scale military operation. In this situation, the only thing they can do is to fight back on a large scale.

"Don't say anything else." Zhang Cheng picked up the teacup on the coffee table in front of him, took a sip, smiled and said, "This courage and determination are still rare." At this time, most people are thinking about how to respond to our attacks and strengthen their defenses as much as possible. After all, defense is far more advantageous than offense. They are not ordinary people who can make up their minds like they are in a ruin. ”

The strength of the Ming intelligence department is unimaginable to ordinary people. Hundreds of years of strength have already allowed Da Ming to penetrate his power into any corner of the world. There are countless people who are afraid of the strength of the Ming Dynasty and choose to do things for the Ming Dynasty, and this level of intelligence is very easy to get by the Ming intelligence department.

"Your Excellency." Wang Dexiang put down the telegram in his hand and asked aloud: "Are we now temporarily halting our offensive preparations and preparing to deal with the attacks of the Americans and the French?" ”

"Why stop?" Zhang Cheng smiled, took out a cigarette and handed it to him, Xiao Hongbao on the side took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for Zhang Cheng, "Who said that when the other party attacks, we have to defend?" Since they are throwing punches at each other, it's good to rush at each other. I'd rather see who has the harder fists. ”

The main reason why Zhang Cheng said this was because he knew that his subordinates were preparing to do better and faster. While the Americans and the French were still preparing for the attack, the troops in the North African Theater of the Ming Dynasty already had the ability to attack in advance. The Ming army, which took the lead, would inevitably have the upper hand.

"Is that going to attack early?" Wang Dexiang frowned and said, "But the preparations have not yet been completely completed, and the artillerymen have not yet entered the position. If you attack at this time, it will cause a lot of confusion to the troops. ”

"Our fist is armored forces." Zhang Cheng took a deep breath of cigarette and said, "The artillery fire is almost ready, and the Americans on the opposite side have not built any strong fortifications anyway." Thousands of tanks and armored vehicles charged, breaking through any position in the blink of an eye. This time, let's go head-to-head and see who has the harder fists. ”

Both sides began preparations for the attack. Everyone knows what the other side is doing, so it's time to wait and see who can be the first to complete the preparations and launch the first attack.

The small area between Kairouan and Port Sousse was packed with troops, especially between Lake Sidihani and Lake Sacana. The seven Ming Panzer Divisions were divided into two parts, and were expected to fight their way out from each side of Lake Sacana. More hoplite divisions would follow behind them to extend their gains, and both armies would end at the most important city in all of Tunisia, Port Tunis.

In addition, Daming also had three armored divisions and several infantry divisions to form a column. They will set out from Kairouan and attack all the way in the direction of Sirayaneh and Beya, and their end will be Bizerte. The supply stronghold of the Americans in Tunisia.

As long as this column can block the coastal road near Bizerte, the hundreds of thousands of American and French troops will be surrounded in a huge encirclement near Tunisia.

Once the US-French forces near Tunisia are eliminated, there will be no large-scale legions in the whole of North Africa to withstand the attack of the Ming army in a short time. Algeria and Morocco will soon be recovered, and the fortress of Gibraltar, which had been besieged for two years, will be liberated. At that time, the Ming Dynasty will block the Strait of Gibraltar and once again use the Mediterranean Sea as its own inland lake.

There are also discerning people among the allies who can see the gravity of the situation. After some urgent communication, one German armored division and several infantry divisions stationed in Sicily and the Italian peninsula were urgently transported to Tunisia for support. However, on the way to sea, they encountered a submarine attack by the Ming army from the submarine base in Malta, and part of the communications battalion and air defense battalion of the German 9th Panzer Division sank to the bottom of the sea with the transport ship.

French reinforcements and air power also set out from various port cities in the south across the Mediterranean and south to reinforce the North African theater. The American reinforcements crossed the Atlantic by sea to the Moroccan coast. The Allies quickly began to act, but it was already a little late.

Sunday, June 22, 1941. The prepared Daming began a powerful offensive.

The Ming army had a strong logistical supply force, and their divisions would soon be replenished by the rear after being damaged on the front line, so that they could maintain their combat effectiveness all the time. Thousands of tanks and armored vehicles belonging to the 10 fully formed armored divisions of the Ming Dynasty began to attack from the central region of Tunisia and launched a fierce attack on the US-French coalition forces.

It is very difficult to maintain the logistics of such a strong army. The seaports on the coast of North Africa under the control of the Ming Dynasty had almost reached their maximum capacity, and in order to provide sufficient supplies for the army, Zhang Cheng even mobilized strategic transport troops directly under the Supreme Command. Thousands of large transport planes and airship units sent large quantities of supplies to the front by air. In order to attack these huge targets, the fighters of the US Army Airlines made repeated sorties and fought bloody battles with the fighters of the Daming Army Airlines.

The sky was boiling, and the ground was also in full swing. What kind of concept is thousands of tanks and armored vehicles, people who have not seen it will definitely not know. The huge vibration caused by the crawlers crushing the ground alone felt like an earthquake! The black smoke from the engine obscured the sky, and the loud roar could even make the ears of many officers and men buzz.

This time the attacking artillery did not play much of a role, because speed was the key. After simple artillery preparations in the early hours of the morning, thousands of tanks and armored vehicles rushed out of the starting positions and killed the positions of the American and French forces.

The lines of defense built by the Americans on the front line were very easily penetrated. The infantry would not have been able to resist an armored attack of this magnitude in any way. The artillerymen in the rear did not have time to open fire, and they were all busy loading up their vehicles and preparing to escape.

The speed of the armored forces is very fast, and once the artillerymen who are only more than ten kilometers away from the front line or even only a few kilometers are close, they will really have no place to bury.

The reaction of the Americans was not unpleasant, but the attack speed of the Ming armored forces was even faster. On the flat terrain of North Africa, a distance of a few kilometers is nothing more than a matter of a few feet of gas for the armorers.

After breaking through the position of the American army, the Ming armored troops had no intention of stopping at all, and continued to kill at a gallop. The U.S. troops on the position were all handed over to the infantry who followed behind, and the armored forces had only one thought in their hearts, that is, to attack and attack.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Behind a small hill not far behind the U.S. positions was a divisional and regimental artillery position of the U.S. Army. A bearded American lieutenant colonel was shouting anxiously and loudly ordering the trailers and trailers to hurry up and prepare to tow dozens of artillery pieces on the position.

In the early hours of the morning, when the Ming army began to shell, they were still hurriedly suppressing the Ming artillery. But I didn't expect that not long after the time had passed, the news of the loss came from the front line. Their positions were not far from the front line, and it wouldn't be long before the fast-advancing Ming tanks would come over.

The lieutenant colonel raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, looked up at the sky that had boiled, and watched the fighters who kept doing all kinds of juggling and stunts performing in the sky. He knew that air support was such a thing, so he didn't think about it.

In the face of the strong pressure of the Ming Army, the fact that the young men of the Army Airlines were able to hold on to the sky and not let the Ming fighters still bomb their heads was enough to make people laugh. As for support on the ground, there is absolutely no hope for such a thing in the short term.

With the roar of the engines, one trailer after another reversed to the unusually scattered gun emplacements. The shirtless American artillerymen stepped forward to unload the artillery's ground hoes and other fixed equipment, and then hung the artillery on the trailer to prepare to take it away.

"I don't want those things!" When the lieutenant colonel saw that some of the artillerymen were still busy carrying boxes of shells to the trucks, the lieutenant colonel shouted loudly, "Bring nothing!" Drag the artillery away! Hurry up! ”

In this world, the only people who can be so bold and generous are the Ming Army and the US Army, the two masters who are rich and wealthy. Those shells are all valuable war materials, and each one is not cheap, especially large-caliber shells. If this were to change the armies of other European countries, there would never be an officer shouting no. The gap between the poor and the rich is evident on the battlefield.

The lieutenant colonel of artillery breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the trailers began to tow the attached guns and transport them to the rear. These heavy guns were so important that even the deep-pocketed Americans could not afford to lose them one after another. But before he could finish his breath, he heard a sudden shrill roar from the chaotic battlefield. (To be continued.) )