A train loaded with a large amount of munitions climbed from Alexandria to Selum, the westernmost section of the British railroad in Egypt, where a large number of British cars and camels were gathered, and they would continue to transport these precious supplies westward to the field army in front. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Look! Plane!! I don't know who shouted, followed by the shrill sirens of the air raids.

Bombs rained down like raindrops, and when the Organic Man took the time to look, he found that the underside of these planes was no longer the Italian dot symbol, but the German Iron Cross symbol.

"Oh! , my God, it's Germans, it's Germans!! Although the British army had a psychological advantage over Italy, they were afraid of the German army at this time. Stuka's characteristic whistling sound was even more terrifying.

The whole railway station was suddenly bombed into a mess, the camels were frightened by the huge explosion and ran around, many British troops and coolies were trampled to death by the camels, and the British anti-aircraft fire took a long time to fire, which is also because the fighting was too smooth during this time, so that the British army suddenly forgot that it was actually the strategically inferior side, and even the defense against the attack was a lot slack.

"Quick! Tell the commander that the Germans are on a sortie, and we have the Germans in front of us!! The British commander at the railway station finally calmed down, and suddenly thought of the main British force not far away, and now that the German army had arrived, the lone army had changed from the Italian army to the British army, and the victory of the British army was about to be snatched away by the Germans before it was hot, and he hurriedly sent a telegram to the British supreme commander in Africa, Wavell.

He wasn't mistaken, at the same time as he was generating electricity, in the field of Campot, an encounter was taking place at this time.

The British army chased all the way to the west unsuspectingly, and there was no decent resistance for hundreds of kilometers, basically as long as they saw people, they surrendered, and made the same as an armed parade, the British army also passed the addiction of the German army back then, as the vanguard of the British army finally climbed a hillside, and saw that on the top of the hillside was a group of Italian troops who were digging trenches, and they were overjoyed, and finally there was resistance, and the British army immediately set up a position and rushed up, one by one, one by one, in their hearts, as long as a charge passed, The Italian army on the opposite side should have surrendered.

But this rush felt wrong, the resistance on the opposite side was extremely fierce, machine guns and cannons smashed down as if they didn't want money, and the charging British troops were blinded at once, and before the British troops could react, they heard bursts of explosions from the rear, and the British troops hurriedly looked back, damn it!! How is the Iron Cross? How did the Germans come running?

The situation reversed, an incomparably familiar scene appeared, the British were suddenly crushed by the sudden German army, the British army did not know how many German troops appeared, only felt that there were enemies everywhere, plus the German tank regiment rushed, and was immediately defeated and retreated.

"! The tanks of the British are okay! This skin is rough and thick, and it is really exciting to fight! Jiang Weiguo looked at a "Matilda" Type 2 tank not far away, which was the first tank that their tank company had encountered since the start of the war, and he was immediately snatched away and asked to fight himself.

As soon as the cannon rang out, the 75-millimeter gun of Jiang Weiguo's mount No. 4 tank flew out an armor-piercing projectile, which obliquely grazed the British tank, only to see first-class sparks flying everywhere and missing.

The "Matilda" 2 tank, like other British tanks, has rough skin and thick flesh, and the main armor is as high as 75 mm, but the caliber is not large, only 52 times the caliber of the 40 mm gun, because his positioning is an infantry tank, which is used to fight infantry and cover infantry, and the British did not think about tank warfare at all, let alone design a tank specifically for armored warfare.

"Can you do it? Let's let the old gunners come! Roger shouted at the intercom with a smile in the other tank, and fired a shot as he spoke, and this cannon hit the left side of the British tank, which was not as good as Jiang Weiguo's tank. Immediately made Roger blush.

"Oh yes, you can't do it, you picked it up last time I went to France, it seems that half of what you said to me was blown by you, look at me, what is a shot! Do you know what it means? You're uneducated!! Jiang Weiguo was arguing with Roger while constantly directing the tank attack with a throat intercom.

I only saw that this "Matilda" Type 2 tank like an old scalper was teased by Jiang Weiguo and Roger, constantly rushing left and right, and soon exposed the side, Jiang Weiguo fired into the soul, and an armor-piercing bullet shot straight into the flank of this tank, which immediately caused a burst of black smoke and explosion.

"Charge!! For Germany! Long live Germany!! Jiang Weiguo shouted loudly in the microphone, and continued to charge with his company, he turned his head and looked at Roger in front of him with a smile and said, "How is it?" Next time, you can't say I haven't been to the battlefield. ”

Roger smiled disdainfully, "Where is this!" This British chasing Italy is chasing the formation chaos, rushed by us, the British are already in chaos, you see, we don't rush all the way to the British lair, the general will not stop, brothers, rush me!! ”

Seeing the German army beating the British pursuers with three strikes and two divisions, Italy suddenly felt that its spirit was coming, whether it was the Guards Regiment that was still thinking about whether to retreat just now or the troops that had just been reorganized and rushed over, there were not many opportunities to beat the water dogs, and they all roared to the east to kill, this chase lasted all night, until dawn, the German-Italian coalition chased Selum and stopped, and the British army looked at the Sellum that had been bombed indiscriminately and did not dare to defend at all, and abandoned the city without saying a word, Rommel also felt almost the sameThe first battle of the African theater ended with the British army winning first and then defeating, but from the perspective of the losses of the two sides, the British were still extremely advantageous, the total number of British casualties was only 6,000, of which 4,000 were later taken by the German army, and the number of prisoners in Italy was 50,000 or 60,000, therefore, both sides advertised their victory in international public opinion. But anyone with a discerning eye understands that both Britain and Germany can indeed be said to have won, because the only loser is Italy, and from then on, Italy's dominance in Africa has been transferred to Germany, and it has been completely reduced to the embarrassing position of a client state that is not a client state.

When the news of the war situation in Africa reached China, Chongqing's Jiang intermediary took a breath, looked at Chen Bui and said, "Hey, it's a pity for the British, maybe it's really a gas count, it seems that this empire that never sets the sun may really set this time." ”

Chen Bui hurriedly cheered up Jiang and said, "The current situation is indeed unfavorable to us, but this is mainly because the United States has not entered the war, if the United States joins our camp and has the incomparably powerful industrial strength of the United States, whether it is Britain or us, we can take a breath." Not to mention Germany, Italy and Japan, even if you add the Soviet Union, I don't think it's terrible! ”

Jiang Zhong nodded and said, "Indeed, the quality of our Chinese soldiers is not bad, and the generals are even more first-class, but the weapons and equipment are a little worse. ”

Chen Bui smiled and said, "Chairman, don't worry, everything is arranged, this time the Americans must leave something down!" ”

Jiang Zhong sighed and said, "Speaking of this time, all parties have been quiet, but such silence makes me feel extremely pressure, the current Japanese army is adjusting its strategic direction, but whether it is to the north or south, we China are the first to bear the brunt, and the power of the Red Party is also increasing, now the Soviet Union has reconciled with Japan, although the Red Party expressed disagreement with the neutrality treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan in the newspaper, but who knows if it is a bitter ploy?" I'm walking on thin ice! ”

Chen Bui nodded with a sigh and agreed.

Jiang Zheng glanced at the battle report again, and he couldn't help but think of his youngest son, did that kid also participate in this battle? I don't know how many months have passed since the last time I got a letter from home, and Germany and China are just a thin skin away from tearing their faces, and maybe it's time for him to come back.

- The next day

Fan Xuande, director of the China Department of the US State Department, Lattimore, director of the Pacific Branch of the Wartime Intelligence Bureau, and others got off the plane one after another, and Nelson Jensen, US ambassador to China, stepped forward to introduce Chiang and the Americans to each other.

"Mr. Jiang, it's a pleasure to meet you. On behalf of President Roosevelt, I salute you! Fan Xuande shook hands with Jiang and said.

Jiang intermediary glanced at Song Meiling next to her, and Song Meiling nodded slightly and started a simultaneous translation for Jiang intermediary.

Jiang said with a smile, "It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Fan Xuande, please also say hello to President Roosevelt for me, I admire the rapid prosperity of your country under President Roosevelt, and I hope to have the honor to meet him next time." ”

After the two met, the group exchanged a few more pleasantries and drove towards the government building together.

In the car, Jensen asked Fan Xuande, "Mr. Fan Xuande, you have worked hard, I am curious about the purpose of Mr. President asking you to come this time, and whether our country's strategy towards China should be adjusted?" ”

Fan Xuande nodded and said, "Yes, but Mr. President and the Congress have not made up their minds, so I hope we can take a look and understand how strong the Chinese Chongqing government's will to fight against Japan is, I still need to ask you for advice in this regard, you have been in China for many years and know China very well, what do you think?" ”

Jensen laughed and said, "If Mr. President believes in my judgment so much, I'm afraid I won't let you come, you better take a look at it first, but let me first say my personal thoughts, for the war against Japan, it has formed the most basic and extensive consensus in this country, this country is very chaotic, there are many warlords, if it weren't for this anti-Japanese banner, I'm afraid that the place where Chairman Chiang can rule will immediately shrink by half, so, it's not that he wants to continue to fight against Japan, But the situation forced him to insist on fighting against Japan, which has a word in China, called the general trend! ”

Fan Xuande was also very knowledgeable about China, so he immediately understood, he looked at the surrounding buildings and asked, "Although it is a war period, why are there so many damaged buildings here?" ”

Jensen glanced at the Chinese people who were cleaning up the ruins and building temporary shelters, and said with some pity, "Japan is a country that does not pay attention to international law, in the recent period, the war situation in China is a relatively stable period, the Japanese army's land offensive has eased a lot, but their air raids are almost non-stop, only when the spring is foggy, they will take a break, and now in the summer, their air raids are frequent again, you see all the houses that have been bombed, the original bombing can still be on the news, Now there are so many that I can't even bother to talk about the newspapers. Today bombed Chongqing, tomorrow bombed Nanchang, and the day after tomorrow bombed Hengyang, the Chinese army was not killed much, but more of those people. ”

Fan Xuande also looked at the scene outside with some pity, but immediately withdrew his pity, he understood what his task was, and he couldn't let pity affect his judgment.

"By the way, we got the news in the United States that the Chinese Red Party was attacking the Soviet Union, what is going on? In addition, the Chinese Red Party is said to have a lot of troops and lands in the north, is this true? From whom did they get such an army and land? Fan Xuande asked another key question.

Jensen immediately replied, "It's true, I also read that article, as far as I know, China's Red Party was originally under the direct command of the Soviet Union and the Red International more than ten years ago, but due to a mistake in command, it was criticized and ousted by some local party members.

In addition, you said that the land and army they occupy, it is indeed a lot, according to my estimates, at this time the largest force in China is the Japanese army, the second largest is the Nationalist Government in Chongqing, the third largest is the Chinese Red Party armed forces in Yan'an, their army in addition to the Chongqing government to give the establishment of the Eighteenth Army and the New Fourth Army, but also annexed the original Shanxi Jin Sui Army, it is said that now the armed forces have hundreds of thousands of people, but how those lands came from, I don't know very well, Chongqing's information blockade is very powerful, I can only know some details, I can only say that most of them were taken back from the Japanese army, but some were taken from the Chongqing government. ”

The conversation between the two in the car continued, and soon they arrived in front of the temporary office building of the National Government.

After everyone took their seats, Fan Xuande said to Jiang Mediation: "Mr. Jiang Mediation, our president has received an offer from your Foreign Minister Mr. Song to ask for assistance, and we are curious, can you really not find a peaceful communication point between you and Japan?" (To be continued.) )