The atmosphere in the command was unusually solemn.

Ernst. Field Marshal Braham has not been smiling since he arrived at the Afrika Korps.

The German officers also knew that the last few battles had indeed not been fought well, and in an instant, the German army's superiority in Africa was completely lost, and the Afrika Korps fell into a huge passivity.

If this situation is not quickly reversed, the results will be very dire.

"You can't be blamed for this situation." Ernst. Marshal Bram finally spoke, but as soon as he said it, he did not blame them: "The logistics did not keep up, and most of the tanks appeared to continue fighting without fuel. Intelligence work has not kept up, and our movements are completely in the hands of the enemy, and we have no idea what the enemy is doing. Also, the performance of our so-called allies is so miserable that it can be described as clumsy. Erwin. Marshal Rommel, tell me, why would you choose to trust the Italians? ”

"Field Marshal Ernst" Rommel clearly hesitated: "This is not my choice"

Wang Weiyi knew that Rommel was not excusing himself.

During the First World War, on the battlefield, Wang Weiyi easily defeated the treacherous and capricious Italian army many times, and the battle went on with great ease. And he reminded Adolf more than once. Hitler, the Italians are by no means trustworthy.

However, many things are often beyond real control, and some things have been successfully avoided by Wang Weiyi. And other things, no matter how hard he tried before, still happened in the end.

For example, Adolf. Hitler ordered an attack on Russia. Or the implementation of the Barbarossa plan, such as Adolf. Hitler foolishly chose Italy as Germany's ally.

Stupidity, which can only be described as stupidity, is nothing that can drag Germany down more than the choice of Italy as an ally.

But something like this happened anyway

Wang Weiyi now does not have the energy to continue to dwell on this matter, and must quickly turn the situation on the battlefield.

In the early stages he ordered Erwin. Rommel tried to achieve a big victory, and Rommel did it heartily. Later, he ordered the Germans to defend in place. Rommel also did a good job. But all kinds of unexpected circumstances had to force him to attack.

Moreover, his opponent was Montgomery, his lifelong enemy. The famous British general will never follow the plan designed by the enemy. Even domestic attitudes did not affect him. When he thought the situation on the battlefield was suitable for an attack, even if his own country ordered him to stop attacking, Montgomery would not hesitate to refuse.

Right now. The problem was put in front of Wang Weiyi:

What if you can reverse the passivity on the battlefield?

Wang Weiyi said slowly: "This time." I've shipped you new engines and lots of fuel."

The German officers almost cheered.

New engine, lots of fuel! Once replenished, the Afrika Korps will be able to reinvigorate!

"Your supplies will arrive tomorrow!" Wang Weiyi's voice was still so calm: "Now, let's think about how to defeat Montgomery!" Marshal Rommel, do you have any ideas? ”

"The situation is very difficult." Rommel said: "The morale of the British army has been greatly restored after repelling our attack, and I am ready to hold out in these places to hold back the British offensive."

"Nope. I don't want perseverance. Wang Weiyi unexpectedly interrupted Rommel's words: "If the war here continues to be consumed, the supplies I bring will soon be exhausted again." At that time, the victors will still be British. Generals, Egypt, with our present strength, is not possible for the time being, but what we have already gained can never be thrown to the British. Especially Libya, my generals, do you know what that means here? Oil, the oil reserves that will surprise you! ”

The German generals were in an uproar.

Libyan oil? Is there oil in North Africa?

Wang Weiyi knows that in Libya, where nearly 5 billion barrels of oil are waiting to be tapped, a country with surprising oil and gas reserves.

However, the problem before him now was that the British attack must be stopped, otherwise it would be impossible to talk about it!

"Victory, what I need is a victory!" Wang Weiyi's face was solemn: "Even if we make great sacrifices, we must defeat the British army and restore the balance of power on the battlefield!" ”

Wang Weiyi used the word "balance of power". He knew very well that the Germans would not be able to solve the situation in Africa until a large number of reinforcements arrived.

However, a large number of reinforcements will not arrive now, and Germany will put the main force in Russia!

Only after a major victory in the Russian War could Germany launch a new large-scale campaign in Africa that would have established victory in the African theater.

"Generals, judging from the current situation on the battlefield, Britain will conduct a large-scale military operation against our line of defense before the end of October, which is sufficient to establish victory, so we have about fifty days or so to re-improve our line." Wang Weiyi's voice was smooth and calm: "Fifty days is not a long time, but it gives us respite." Generals, as you can see from previous wars, modern infantry operations and positional warfare are the forte of the British army. Under the cover of tanks and artillery, the infantry carried out a local offensive, a ruse of the British to gradually encroach on the German panzer corps. This kind of encroaching war of attrition can not only make a breakthrough in some defensive lines, but the most effective result is to disrupt our offensive preparations, so that we can already use up the meagre amount of fuel when we are defending."

He hit the nail on the head about the way the British fought and that was a big problem for Rommel and the German officers.

"However, our reinforcements are arriving"

When Wang Weiyi said this, Rommel couldn't help but say: "Marshal, with all due respect. We are inferior in terms of supplies. The British army's continuous shrinkage of the logistical supply lines will be more convenient, which puts the British army in a very favorable supply position. At the same time, the British naval and air bases in Malta had not been completely destroyed, so the Italian supply fleet, which was tasked with supply, would be under heavy attack by the British. The number of Italian ships that came to carry the transport was becoming less and less due to fuel problems, and even fewer arrived on the African continent after being intercepted by the British naval and air forces in the Mediterranean. In this way, ships can only transport supplies to Tripoli and Benhaiqi, and then they are transported by convoys or offshore vessels under the indiscriminate bombardment of the British Air Force, which creates even greater difficulties for us, who already lack vehicles. In contrast, the opponent has no concerns about this. The British army controlled the Mediterranean, its supply of men and supplies was almost unhindered, and a large number of British ships transported batches of soldiers and tanks safely to Field Marshal Ernst in Africa, and if this problem is not resolved, I don't think we will have the possibility of complete victory on the battlefield."

In Ernst. In front of Marshal Bramm, Rommel behaved very frankly, and his attitude also made Wang Weiyi very satisfied:

"Yes, Marshal Rommel, I understand your concerns, and I repeat that it is impossible to expect the damned Italians to do good things, they will not do anything but brag."

A burst of laughter came from the mouths of the German generals, and Wang Weiyi also smiled slightly, and then his face turned straight again:

"But that's changing. Because a large number of 'Sibel' flat-bottomed ferries will be put into the ranks of logistical supply ships. Generals, this is one of Germany's greatest inventions. The punt invented by our engineer Siebel had an extremely shallow draft, and a torpedo could slip under it; The ship was equipped with several rapid-fire anti-aircraft guns, and was not afraid of aerial attacks. Even without the escort of a warship, such a ship can safely reach Africa. Of course, this type of ship also has a significant drawback, it is difficult to navigate on rough seas due to the shallow draft. But in the Mediterranean, most of the time the sea is calm, even the Mediterranean is helping us! ”

The Afrika Korps generals suddenly became excited.

The invention of the "Sibel" flat-bottomed ferry is one of the many great German inventions that is very practical and even has high strategic value, which enables Germany to use this low-cost, fast-producing, and highly capable ship in the shortest possible time to quickly reverse the transportation problem that has been plagued by the German army in Africa for a long time.

Of course, there is one more point that Wang Weiyi did not tell these generals:

He had just returned from a secret trip to the United States, where the ongoing Great Depression would force the United States to reduce its aid to Britain.

At the same time, he had reached an agreement with the Morgans, the Rockefellers, and the Wittgensteins to form a fleet of ships and use their own methods to secretly deliver supplies to the German army in Africa.

In return, when the war stabilizes, Germany will share with them the vast oil resources that will soon be discovered in Libya.

You can't ask these big conglomerates to do things for you unconditionally, the exchange of interests is always their primary concern, and they must feel that there are huge profits to be made before they take such a risk.

And once the supply problem of the Afrika Korps is alleviated and the German army is replenished again, Wang Weiyi is fully sure that he will have a heart-wrenching Armageddon with the British in Africa!

He wanted to tell the British that although the German army had suffered setbacks, Germany would never give in on this battlefield! (To be continued......)