In this way, the French government had to increase troops to the colonies in the sub-Saharan era, but the Germans had to guard against it, so they had to withdraw troops from North Africa, so that the whole game of Klim could be completely revived. As a result, Klim, in an extremely unfavorable situation, unbelievably expanded the size of the base area and the rebel army, laying the foundation for the later counteroffensive.

Of course, this is also thanks to the Spaniards and Italians, whose fighting power, especially the will to fight, and the strength of these two armies were not as large as the French army, so it was natural that they became the main source of supplies for the rebel army. Relying on the generosity of these two "logistics companies" and the extraordinary military talent of Kerim himself, coupled with the Achilles heel of the French and Italian armies that could not fight across the border, although Krim's rebel army faced the advance of more than one million troops of the three major powers, it became stronger and stronger

By the time the main German army turned westward, Kerim's rebel army had liberated most of Morocco, Algeria and Libya, leaving the colonial army to retreat into small areas such as large and medium-sized cities, coastlines and major lines of communication.

It was precisely because of this confidence that when the German army was driving south and approaching Paris, Klim seized this golden opportunity to concentrate all the field troops under his command. Launched a full-scale counteroffensive against the panicked North African army, and some of the elite have been drained!

However, France is a first-class power after all, and even if part of the elite is withdrawn, the total number of French troops in Africa is still more than 600,000, of which no less than 400,000 troops from France itself, and 300,000 of these 400,000 remain in North Africa. It was also a headache for the rebels.

What's worse is that. The amount of ammunition consumed in the assault was far from comparable to that of the field, and Kerim had used up almost all of the large-caliber shells he had captured in the previous battle of Casablanca. (PS: By the way, since the North African colonies were no longer safe after the resurgence of Krim, some of the French navies that fled to the North African colonies before and after the French surrender made some other choices.) ）

However, by this time, the heavy firepower of the Krim rebels was already quite strong. At the time of the Battle of Casablanca, the Klim rebels already had hundreds of cannons of 100 mm or more. In addition, there are more than 70 aircraft of various types (the two "logistics companies" have made outstanding achievements). Under such powerful firepower, many French warships were sunk by the rebels, and the mines dropped by the rebel "frogman" units (which were trained by the remaining special operators for Krim) made the French fleet dare not force a breakthrough

In the end, the remnants of the ships in the harbor surrendered to the rebels on a conditional basis. The French agreed to help the rebels train their naval officers and sailors, and to have some of them on board the ships to keep an eye on them. Krim, on the other hand, agreed that they would remain on their original warships and remain neutral in the rest of the war, while also providing them with the necessary supplies.

Although the result was satisfactory to Krim, the battle of Casablanca cost the rebels dearly, with more than 50,000 casualties, in addition to the loss of 28 heavy guns of 100 mm caliber and 17 aircraft, which made Kerim heartbroken. But on the whole, the rebel army still gained a lot, not only liberated Casablanca, the famous city of Shijie and the largest city in Morocco, but also let the main force experience the baptism of powerful firepower of naval guns, so that the tactical literacy of officers and soldiers, especially in the face of heavy fire attacks, has been significantly improved, because no matter how strong the firepower of the army and even the air force is, it cannot be compared with the ammunition pouring speed of the naval guns. The rebel army, with veterans who had experienced this cruel baptism as the backbone of the battle, at least psychologically, would no longer be afraid of any strong enemy who relied on firepower to win

Although Kerim did not regret running out of large-caliber artillery shells in order to capture Casablanca, in any case, a significant decline in the ability of the rebels to attack the fortifications was inevitable for the rebel army, which did not have the capacity to produce shells. However, as Hu Weidong predicted in his letter, the French Army, known as the best in Shijie, was really quickly defeated by Germany, and the French government surrendered early. This, of course, surprised Krim. The North African Army, which had become a slave to the country, no longer had the fighting spirit it had before, and soon collapsed under the offensive of the rebels at the expense of their lives, and even many troops surrendered without a fight. After quickly sweeping away the strongest enemy, the French, the rebels were greatly strengthened, and the ammunition was more abundant than ever because of the capture, and the remnants of the Spanish and Italian defeated troops could no longer resist the attack of the rebels, even if they retreated to their strongholds

By the beginning of September 1941, Kerim had finally succeeded in liberating Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya as well as some other French, Italian and Spanish colonies in the surrounding areas, and on this basis, he partially followed the Soviet system to establish the "Arab-Berber Islamic Republic Union", referred to as the "Arab League" or "Arab League", which initially included the four republics of Morocco (Note 1), Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, with a total population of about 30 million.

Klim is inseparable from the help of China and the Soviet Union, but the geographical location of the UAE determines that neither of the two major powers of the red camp can provide it with strong enough support. To this end, Kerim actively learned from the self-reliance of the Red Party, built a standing army of no less than one million troops on the basis of the original rebel army, and established some of the most basic military industries, such as the bullet factory, with the help of the Comintern (including the remnants of the defeated Spanish Republican Army).

If it is in a region far away from Europe, a million troops plus a military industry that can at least ensure the supply of bullets is enough to protect itself, but North Africa is next to Europe, where there are many great powers, and now thanks to the outbreak of the European war, the great powers have no time to care, and the Arab League can be successfully established

Note 1: Kerim has not forgotten his original intention of establishing a Berber nation-state, and the Republic of Morocco he established is actually called the Republic of Berber to be more accurate, and its territory includes not only the original Spanish Morocco and the whole territory of French Morocco, but also the Berber inhabited areas such as northern Western Sahara, northern Mauritania, and western Algeria, which is much larger than the current Morocco. This was obviously a case of favoritism, but because neither the Berbers nor the Arabs had any sense of statehood at this time, and the Krim's high prestige, no one questioned it (to be continued......