The Western Task Force under the command of George Patton landed at three different locations before sunrise on 8 March 1942, Safi, Mohammadiyah and Mehdiyeh-Kramente in Morocco.

Although he rejected General Henry's request to be commander-in-chief of the multinational force, Admiral Eisenhower still believed in the information of the American diplomat Mayfy that the French army would not resist. Therefore, the 2nd Armored Division, the 3rd Infantry Division, and the 9th Infantry Division of the US Army under Patton's command did not make advance artillery preparations after arriving directly at the landing site from the United States, but landed directly.

In Port Safi, the landing of the multinational force was very successful. According to the order, the American GIs did not open fire first, hoping that the French would not resist, but when the French coastal artillery group of Vichy opened fire on the multinational force transport ships, the American troops began to return fire. On Safi Beach, the French snipers played a decent role, and the landing American troops were pinned down on the beach, and most of the landing operations were behind schedule.

Vice Admiral Hewitt was in charge of the naval operations of the Western Task Force, and after the Safi Sea was shipwrecked, the carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier began to take off to provide air fire support for the landing force, and the carrier-based aircraft pilots were also lucky enough to discover the convoy of French reinforcements, and the F-2 Banshee carrier-based fighter-bombers fired more than 100 5-inch uncontrolled rockets at it. Having lost reinforcements, the Safi defenders were forced to surrender two days later.

In the area of Muhammadiyah, the American forces deployed the largest landing force of 19,000 men, but the weather conditions were extremely unfavorable for the landing operation, the landing beachhead was under the control of Vichy French artillery fire after sunrise, Patton landed at 8 a.m., the landing beachhead became consolidated later, and the American troops surrounded Casablanca on 10 March, and the city surrendered within an hour after the start of the final Allied offensive.

In addition to the great threat of coastal batteries, the French Navy of Vichy also had a good detachment in Casablanca, including the unfinished battleship Jean Bar, several cruisers and destroyers, which launched a surprise attack on the beachhead, but were repulsed by the powerful artillery fire of the multinational forces, and many French ships were sunk and damaged, but the main ships escaped, and then joined the multinational forces with the mobilization of the Free French government.

At Oran, the French Navy exchanged fire with the Multinational Forces fleet, and the French fought stubbornly against the Central Task Force, but the powerful artillery fire of the British Royal Navy battleships forced the French to surrender on 9 March.

In Algeria, the French forces vacillated between cooperation and resistance, depriving them of their best time to prevent the landing of the multinational force on the beach, and the naval battery forces also declared neutrality, and the defenders of the port of Algiers formally surrendered to the multinational force in the afternoon.

The successful landings of the multinational forces in Morocco and Algeria greatly affected the French resistance, and Vicky's head of the French government, Darlan, was ready to throw himself on the side of the Entente, which was supported by Roosevelt and Churchill, and although General Charles de Gaulle of Free France objected, the matter was quickly resolved. Darlan was assassinated, de Gaulle took his place, and a few months later, the National Council for the Liberation of France, led by Charles de Gaulle, was formally established and became the French government recognized by the United States, Britain and other countries.

When Adolf and Mussolini learned of Darlan's intention to defect to Britain and the United States, the Germans immediately occupied Vichy France and prepared to support Allied forces in Africa.

Adolf personally sent a telegram to the Han Emperor, asking the African Front of the Han to intensify its offensive and rescue the German-Italian forces in Libya.

received a call from the mustache, in fact, Zhong Yi wanted to ask: When you were asked to call Malta, what did you think about?

Rommel still has to be saved, and without the containment of the German-Italian coalition forces in Libya and Tunisia, the Egyptian battlefield will become more difficult. What's more, it is not the time for Germany, an ally, to turn its face for the time being, and the United States is sending troops to Europe, and the Entente is at a time when the people are angry and full of war spirit. The Germans were the best draw for fire, and the mustache was still shouting: "Fire at me!" ”

This year, pretending to be 13 is fast, "low-key is the king!" ”

"Your Majesty, our strategy in Africa is about to be revised!" Jiang Yunzhi took the telegram with the mustache and muttered for a long time before humming a sentence.

Zhang Zheng also nodded thoughtfully.

Zhong Yi raised his eyes and looked at a few bigwigs, grinning, "It's time!" ”

It's quite an inexplicable sentence, but in Wei Qing Pavilion, Jiang, Zhang, and Yun all nodded again and again. Even Director Mu smiled inscrutablely, and the smile of the dead face was quite scary!

That's right, it's time!

Because of the torch operation of the multinational forces, the Entente side reversed the disadvantage of forces on the African continent in one fell swoop, and Montgomery in Egypt also changed the stubborn posture when the enemy was attacked on both sides, except for the Nile Valley and the Suez River Valley, which continued to be dominated by colonial troops to block the attack of the Han army, all the other main forces of the British Eighth Army all moved westward, and with the support of naval firepower, all the way along the coastline to the Gulf of Sirte.

On the other side, after the French turned their guns, the tank units of two divisions of the US First Panzer Army quickly advanced into Tunisia. Rommel chose to abandon Tripoli and retreat to Benghazi, where he wanted to avoid the landing of the multinational force and defeat Montgomery's British Eighth Army first.

In Benghazi, the German and Italian forces led by Chemmel planted tens of thousands of mines of various kinds and built ring fortifications, intending to rely on the combination of support point ring defense and large minefields to crush the British army's aggressive offensive.

The British Eighth Army, commanded by Montgomery, was actually a multinational force, with the 30th Army dominated by the Canadian Division and the South African Division, the 10th Army dominated by the Indian Division, and the 13th Army in the British mainland.

In terms of artillery, because of the strength of the C Fleet in the Mediterranean, Britain transported a large number of 25-pounder howitzers, which allowed Britain to concentrate more than 1,000 field guns and medium guns to carry out night shelling of German positions.

On the German side, all the Italian tankers carrying fuel to Africa were sunk by the naval and air forces of the multinational forces, and Rommel's armored assault tactics, which he relied on to survive in the desert time zone, were limited by fuel and could not organize a large-scale counterattack. The main forces of the German 21st Panzer Division, the 15th Panzer Division, and the 90th Light Panzer Division were unable to exert their mobility, so that a large number of tanks were destroyed by the British Air Force, and the German 164th Division was also surrounded by the Canadian 9th Division and the South African 1st Division in the coastal area.

At the Battle of Benghazi, the German-Italian forces suffered the heaviest defeat since the start of the North African campaign. By the time Rommel ordered the entire line to retreat, the Germans had only more than 200 tanks left that could still be moved. The American M4 Sherman tank appeared, and several British armored brigades equipped with American-made tanks showed their faces in the Battle of Benghazi, which can be regarded as saving some face for the British armored forces that were beaten in the Middle East battlefield.

But the British pursued the Romae North African Corps without success.

Instead of wasting time on the coast after giving the order to retreat, Rommel retreated directly south to the southeastern Libyan city of Kufra, where Rommel had designed a retreat for himself before the Battle of Benghazi.

The Royal Han Air Force stationed in Africa took off nearly 100 Weilong attack planes to cover the retreat of the North African Corps, and with the timely heavy rain, Montgomery had no choice but to give up the opportunity to beat the water dogs. Although the German-Italian North African Corps was not completely annihilated, the multinational forces managed to converge at the Gulf of Sirte and take control of the Mediterranean coast, while Italy and Germany lost all the ports in North Africa, and Rommel's North African Corps became weaned children and could no longer receive any support from their own countries.

While the Allies were rejoicing at the success of Eisenhower's landing and Montgomery's defeat of Rommel, General Rommel, the Desert Fox, was also experiencing the joy of surviving death.

The Royal Air Force sortie and the sudden heavy rain saved Rommel and the North African Panzer Corps. The three main German armoured divisions managed to escape despite heavy losses, and in Port Sudan, there was already a new batch of Siberian Tiger tanks waiting for them to be reequipped. It was the second batch of the tank export agreement signed between the Han Emperor and the little prince, which was originally to be equipped for the North African Army!

In Kufra, the embarrassed Rommel meets his old friend Ink. When Rommel was still the head of the Führer's guard, he visited Chang'an many times and became familiar with almost all the generals of the Han Guard.

However, meeting in such a scene, Rommel seemed a little embarrassed. The German general, who was very concerned about the appearance of the army, looked at the mud spots on his military boots, and then looked at the opposite lieutenant general in the crisp uniform of the army (who was promoted after the Battle of Addis Ababa) was particularly uncomfortable.

But Ink didn't care about this, he walked over laughing, hugged his old friend, and this kind of enthusiasm finally made the lost Rommel feel a lot better! One side is a narrow victory, and the other side is a defeated and fleeing general, but Ink does not look down on the other party in the slightest! Even Jiang Heiyan once praised Rommel's military talent, besides, the defeat of North Africa was not a war! The multinational forces are large and well-supplied, while the German-Italian coalition has not been effectively replenished, and in the first battle of Benghazi, Rommel's tank division even had to calculate the use of fuel. In Ink's view, Montgomery was victorious, and Rommel was glorious in defeat.

The big husband can bend and stretch, where he falls, he gets up! Don't we Han people pay attention to this? "Come on! Dude, you're also up the hill to join the gang. Leaning on our Han Empire, we will not let you live a life of lack of fuel and ammunition anymore. ”

It's a bit rude, but that's how soldiers interact with each other. Rommel didn't think there was any shame in this, the Han was so rich that he was oily, which was recognized by the whole world.

"General Shui, thank you for your help! The Führer has given orders for us to assist our allies in their counteroffensive against North Africa and has advised us to attack Egypt. Rommel was a pure soldier, without too many pleasantries and without too much post-defeat frustration, and turned the conversation directly to the next operational goal.

"No, no! Erwin! Our task is first and foremost to escort your German troops to Port Sudan to receive new equipment. And then my guards will continue to stay in Libya! ”

"Libya? Is your mission to contain the multinational force? Did the Han army have another unit to attack Egypt? ”

As soon as Rommel finished speaking, Shui Mo gave a thumbs up, "Erwin, I hope the commander of the multinational force does not have such a vision as you!" ”