Chapter 701: 701 I'm really envious
"It is impossible for me to meet the Führer you spoke of. Montgomery squeezed out a wry smile, as a defeated general, let alone seeing the top leader of the other party, even whether he could return to his hometown alive was no longer something he could control.
He looked at the sea outside the port of Alexandria, looked at the calm Mediterranean Sea, and sighed: "Alas...... If it weren't for those officials and gentlemen engaging in some checks and balances that we can't understand, maybe you would just be a weak country now. ”
The countries that were regarded by the British or the French or even the Soviets as mortal enemies were now defeated by Germany, and the world powers that once dominated Europe had become part of the German map. It can be said that if it were not for the British always wanting to pit the French, then Germany would not have developed in the cracks, and it can be said that if it were not for France and Britain wanting to pit the Soviets, Germany would not have had time and opportunity to rearm.
Perhaps if that were the case, Germany would still be only a weak henchman of Britain and France, Accardo or Hitler of the previous generation would not sit on the throne of the Führer, the German army would still be weak, and a world war would not break out again -- unfortunately, history really has no ifs, and now Britain has lost, and the defeat has no power to fight back.
"Actually, the opinion of the Supreme Command is to serve in the occupied territories in the south of England and accept our protection by the way. Rommel stretched out his hand and motioned to the reporters across from him to stop taking pictures, ending the grand camera shooting. Within ten days, the photographs would be sent to Berlin, Germany, and then printed in newspapers and distributed all over the world, and the world would know that Rommel had once again won an unprecedented victory.
Montgomery saw Rommel walking into the distance, and he followed behind him with his hands behind his back, shook his head and said in a very calm tone: "I know that even if you promise me to let me go back to the British Isles, you will not rest assured of me, and if you are really not at ease, there is actually nothing wrong with me going to Germany." ”
"Actually, it's not as good as you think, because you're surrendering to me here, so your family has been taken into custody by the British Crown, and you're going to be returned to the British government in the north, and I've heard that Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the north is short of a military expert. Rommel said as he walked, "But now, at least you are my guest of honour at Rommel, what do you want to drink? I still have half a bottle of whiskey in my hand, are you interested?"
"Are you going to let me go back to northern England? aren't you afraid that I will find an opportunity to escape?" Montgomery was stunned when he heard the decision of the German high-ranking to deal with him, and then immediately asked.
Rommel laughed before answering his question: "Mr. Montgomery, just a few days ago, it seemed that it was not difficult for you to leave Alexandria in a submarine, but you did not escape then, and it is even more impossible for you to escape now." Know that your exiled puppet regime is not clean, and if you go back, you will probably be imprisoned or even hanged. ”
Rommel looked at his watch, then said something to the adjutant beside him, and then looked at Montgomery again: "Let's watch our parade into the city first, Your Excellency General." If you haven't forgotten what happened to Dr. Albert Einstein who defected to England, then you should forget about his escape. Now there is no safer place for you than the Third Reich. ”
Ten minutes later, the German army began to pass through Alexandria, one tank after another rumbled by, the Leopard tank amazed Montgomery, he saw this advanced medium tank so close for the first time, it can be said that this tank perfectly balanced the mobility, protection, firepower of the tank, is a powerful weapon that all commanders dream of.
The tracks of the Leopard tank rolled over the dusty road in the rolling of the wheels, and many of the yellowish desert livery had cracked and peeled off because of the haste, but these industrially made crystals could still maintain a very high full attendance rate, which was much stronger than the M4 Sherman tank that was hastily launched by Britain and the United States.
The slender 75 mm cannon was even more flattering, and Montgomery even touched the barrel with his own hands that was painted with white circles of battle records, and then praised the crew members of the Leopard tank that had been ordered to stop.
Followed by the Leopard tank into the city, there are 40 Tiger tanks, this kind of more ferocious, and more heavily armored advanced tanks, compared to the Leopard tanks to the British more memorable, are heavy tanks, the British so-called heavy tank Matilda in front of the Tiger is no different from a baby, often trained German crews at a distance of about 1000 meters through a shot.
"Did you Führer personally design these tanks?" Montgomery had certainly studied a lot about Accardo, and knew that around 1925 the Germans had embarked on a large number of classic weapons manufacturing projects. Even more astonishing inside information is that Accardo, who had not yet become the head of German state, had personally presided over the development of a series of weapons, which have undoubtedly become evergreens on the battlefield today, and are loved by all soldiers who have used these weapons.
"Let's just say that. Rommel nodded proudly: "At that time, I was still a cavalry officer, and at that time I even felt that my homeland was completely finished. Now it seems that the Führer found me at that time and really changed my life. ”
Montgomery was silent, watching the torrent of steel composed of eight-wheeled armored reconnaissance vehicles and half-track transporters behind him quickly drive in front of him. Today's German army has a very high degree of mechanization, at least the troops used to serve as a façade can definitely be said to be comparable to their fully mechanized counterparts many years later.
In the middle row of armored vehicles, the commander's body was exposed, and they stretched out their arms to Rommel who was inspecting them, shouting at General Rommel, and passed by Rommel's car. On both sides of these armored vehicles, one BMW motorcycle after another, the German scouts on the cars carried their weapons and drove away at a high speed.
The silent Montgomery came to his senses for a while, smiled apologetically at Rommel, and then muttered bitterly: "Why wasn't such a man born in England?
In fact, the German infantry in North Africa was very mediocre, and most German soldiers were using Mauser 98K rifles as their weapons. Because of the consideration of saving the transportation burden, a large number of automated weapons were not transported to North Africa, but remained on the Eastern Front. However, this North African army can still be said to be a rare elite division in Germany, they fought all the way from Tunis to Tripoli, and from Tripoli to Benghazi, and then from Benghazi to Tobruk, and then from Tobruk to what is now Alexandria.
"Take Cairo, take Suez!" as the German infantry marched down the streets of Alexandria with their weapons on their shoulders, they let out their own roars, a slogan that might have been a dream just a few months ago, but now for the Germans and Italians, it was just a close target.
The neat pace, the guns on their shoulders formed a neat wood, and as the people continued to move forward, and they continued to sway slightly from side to side, they could proudly claim to be the most powerful infantry in the world, because they had fought the infantry of all the military powers in the world -- and they had never been defeated, except for the Japanese, who flaunted their might in the Asia-Pacific region.
The artillery units of the Afrika Korps are actually not very good, and even some of them are captured American 155 mm howitzers and British 140 mm guns. Only a small number of Frederick rocket launchers, and some towed 150 mm caliber guns, were really from Germany, and the most of them were actually Italian cannons, which lagged behind American artillery for a whole era in performance.
On the humble open-top barrel car, each one has 6 soldiers, the soldiers in the co-pilot are holding P-38 submachine guns, which are very rare in the country, and the four members in the back are all using Mauser 98K rifles.
"I really envy you for having the opportunity to command such an elite army. "The so-called insiders look at the doorway, and the laymen look at the excitement. As an expert in leading soldiers, Montgomery saw at a glance the terrible thing about this army, although the clothes were full of dust, although the leather boots had been dimmed, but the eyes of each of these German soldiers revealed an indifferent look, that was a kind of indifference that saw through life and death, that was a kind of killing eyes, such soldiers, absolutely one of the best elite.
Coupled with those first-class tanks and armored vehicles, the combat effectiveness of this force was surprisingly strong, and Montgomery had been fighting with this force for half a year, and of course he knew how terrible this opponent was.
"Now that this force is protecting you and your country, don't you suddenly feel lighter? We are no longer enemies, but neighbors. You're a general in Northern England, I'm a general in the Third Reich, and we both have plenty of opportunities to sit together over coffee and listen to music. Rommel looked at the Afrika Korps under his command and said triumphantly to Montgomery beside him: "Tomorrow I will go south to attack Cairo, and I will not send you to Port Matrouh!"