Five hundred and ninety-two. South African Army
The German spies in Cairo were doing their best, and the German soldiers were doing their best to capture the historic city.
The two sides have been battling it out here for more than 24 hours, but neither has been able to claim a quick victory.
The Germans had a slight upper hand, but it was not enough to take Cairo, and the Allies were extremely determined and resilient in defending Cairo.
However, Erwin. Rommel didn't seem so worried. Until now, the Germans had one secret weapon that had not been used:
Ernst. Brahm!
He was in Cairo, and the effect he could have had was unimaginable
The tanks roared loudly there, the soldiers shouted loudly there, and everything intertwined to turn Cairo into a flesh mill.
Countless lives were swept up in it, and then crushed into powder without mercy
The air force, artillery, and navy all the forces that could participate in the war were all thrown into the war, and the sound of gunfire was like a bell from hell, constantly bringing lives into endless darkness
War is so cruel
Montgomery was doing his best to fend off the Germans, and General Alexander was doing his best to put out the uprisings in Cairo
If it had been in peacetime, the uprising would have been put down long ago. But unfortunately, this is a special period, and the uprising has not subsided. On the contrary, it intensified.
And when the two sides were in a life-and-death struggle, Wang Weiyi finally waited for his helpers: the two commandos commanded by Klingenberg and Myriestel.
It couldn't have come at a better time!
Some were left behind to keep General Khamlemu safe, while the rest were reorganized into the Skeleton Commando to follow the Skeleton Baron's actions in Cairo.
Everyone's hearts were filled with excitement, they had fought with the Skeleton Baron more than once, and brought them countless glory.
Now, it can be recorded in the glory book again
November 15th. The battle of Cairo entered its most tragic phase, and the Germans launched a number of surprise attacks on that day. The Allies held back the German offensive at a heavy cost. At the end of each offensive and defensive battle, all that was left on the battlefield was the broken parts of the tank, a shocking corpse.
The Germans' efforts were not in vain, and they stubbornly captured several major positions, posing a great threat to the Allies. And Montgomery also launched several counterattacks at the right time. Attempts were made to retake these key positions, but the attacking Allied forces were also met with heavy sniping from the Germans.
Both sides are filling this battlefield with their own lives.
When night came, the artillery fire did not stop, but intensified. The assault teams on both sides are constantly dispatching and attacking each other.
Every conflict, the scene after the end is always so horrible that the smell of blood and corpses in the air is so unbearable that it almost makes people vomit when they smell it.
Bloody strangulation. Bloody killings never end to death threats
Every position on the battlefield, every corner. It's all so frightening, no one knows if it will be you who will die in the next minute, it all depends on God's will
War has been one of the most brutal "inventions" since the dawn of mankind
And just as Montgomery and the troops under his command were fighting hard, the unexpected happened, and the South African 6th Armored Vehicle Regiment decided to mutiny as agreed.
This is a mutiny that can change the course of the war!
At 11 o'clock that night, the 6th South African Armored Vehicle Regiment and the 25th, 27th, and 31st Engineer Companies quietly gathered together. Weapons were distributed to all the soldiers, and a mutiny was underway
In order to ensure that everyone could do their best, the white officers promised the Negroes of the Engineer Company that if the mutiny was successful, all of them would be freed, and that they would be rewarded with land for their outstanding performance.
Freedom and land, these are the two things that black people value the most.
For them, the justice of the war has nothing to do with them, and they need to use their appearance on the battlefield to win things for themselves and their families that they never dared to think of before.
At 11:15, the mutiny finally took place
The South African Army launched a surprise attack on the 69th Heavy Air Defense Regiment of the 9th Army when the Allies were defenseless. During this raid, the 69 heavy air defense regiment suffered heavy losses, about 300 soldiers were killed, and they lost all their artillery.
Then, without the slightest pause, the South African Army quickly launched a surprise attack on the 2nd Light Air Defense Regiment
Allied chaos!
The sudden mutiny of the South African Army stunned General Alexander, who was commanding in Cairo. What was even more terrifying was that the South African Army, which was well aware of the internal situation of the Allied forces, began to try to attack the British high command.
At this time, General Alexander had only one rifle battalion and the 570 Royal Engineer Company at his disposal.
The South African Army has begun to attack, attacking their former commanders!
They took advantage of the advantage of the armored vehicles to force through the British fortifications, and then the black soldiers braved the enemy's dense fire and began to carry out one bombing operation after another.
The British desperately held back the enemy's attack, and if it weren't for their bravery and steadfastness, General Alexander might have been taken prisoner within ten minutes of the battle
General Montgomery, who was in command at the front, was also shocked when he learned of this mutiny, and hurriedly dispatched the 12th Royal Cavalry to reinforce General Alexander.
However, the Household Cavalry was held back by a battalion of the 6th South African Armoured Vehicle Regiment
General Alexander's situation was already precarious
The rifle battalion in his hands suffered heavy casualties, and the fortifications on the outskirts were all destroyed by the South African Army, and the remaining defenders were forced to resist in a very small fortification.
Subsequently, Wang Weiyi, who learned the news, immediately asked General Khamlemu to issue an order calling on all the Egyptian rebels to fight to aid the South African army.
This order was given at a timely time, and just before Montgomery sent the 9th Queen Lancers and the 7th Motorized Brigade to reinforce the headquarters, which could no longer be stopped by relying on a South African battalion alone.
At this time, a large number of Egyptian rebels appeared, and they quickly threw themselves into the battle, into the fight against the British.
The British, who saw that they were able to break through the blockade, are now in great trouble again
Time was everything to the British, and every minute that passed, General Alexander, who was struggling to hold on, was in more danger.
But the reality is that Cairo is now in shambles. More and more Egyptians appeared in the sniper positions of the British, and almost surrounded the place.
The British simply had no way to storm in.
At this moment, General Alexander really could not hold on any longer
The 570th Royal Engineer Company was almost entirely killed, and the rifle battalion had less than 200 men left. The South Africans who participated in the attack were very close to the goal of capturing General Alexander alive.
Under such circumstances, General Alexander was left with only two last options: surrender or a heroic death.
After careful consideration, General Alexander chose the latter. The soldiers can't keep bleeding!
At 0:50 a.m. on November 16, 1942, General Alexander, the commander of the British forces in the Middle East, finally ordered those soldiers who were still resisting to lay down their arms and surrender in the face of a sudden mutiny.
General Alexander, the nominal supreme commander of the British forces in the Middle East, became a prisoner.
The mutinous South African soldiers erupted in thunderous cheers.
And General Montgomery, who got the news, sighed a little helplessly, maybe his fate was not too good, in the battles he commanded, there would always be such and such emergencies, so that all his efforts were in vain
Wang Weiyi also got the news, and he breathed a long sigh of relief.
With the surrender of General Alexander, only General Montgomery is now left struggling to hold on. If the enemy who is still resisting can be quickly defeated, the situation in North Africa and the course of the war will be changed.
Victory, Germany is no longer far away
The abundant fuel resources in the Middle East will bring endless benefits to Germany. Since then, Germany has no longer to worry about fuel shortages.
Italy? Ah, yes, the Italians always thought that Africa was their hereditary domain, but who cares about the feelings of the Italians now?
If they do well, then maybe they can give the Germans a little leftover after they have enjoyed a big meal.
At this time, the situation in Cairo, General Montgomery was irreparable, and the defeat in North Africa would make the British have to obediently carry out those follow-up work according to Wang Weiyi's wishes.
The initiative, in the hands of the Germans
Of course, now Wang Weiyi still has to do one more thing, his "old friend" Farouk I is about to escape, this is the message that Mr. Roliman asked people to bring to "Baron Andrew" not long ago.
Mr. Rohrliman would never have thought that in fact, "Baron Andrew" had another identity:
Baron Alexon! (To be continued......)