"General Jiang, are you serious?" Also stunned was Stilwell, who reacted after a while, looking at Jiang Qiang with worried eyes, really worried that this thing would not be forced but would be grassed. If you lose the command of the Allied forces because of this, can you still win the German-Italian alliance with the urine of the British? "Of course, there is no joke in the army, so I am naturally serious."

Facing everyone's different expressions, Jiang Qiang nodded affirmatively again: "General Richie, General Patton, if you don't have any opinions, then let's start." Time is money, time is life, my time has always been precious, I really don't have the time to waste with you. ”“OK！ OK！ Completely angered by Jiang Qiang's "arrogance", a touch of fierceness appeared on the corner of Richie's mouth: Since you want to pretend to be forced to give away people's heads, then we are welcome.

After speaking, Rich immediately turned his head and shouted: "Gentlemen, what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and prepare sand tables and war games, so that General Jiang Qiang can know what the real art of war is!" "Although the port is only a temporary and rudimentary office, it does not have a dedicated war room like the command. However, the small difficulties are not at all difficult for these elite officers who have graduated from famous military academies in various countries. In less than half an hour, with the efforts and cooperation of everyone, a simple sand table was freshly baked.

Not only that, but a pair of wargames was also accurately placed on the sand table, showing the opening situation of the previous Gachala Battle very clearly. "Good!" Rich nodded with satisfaction, walked to the east of the sand table and looked at it, then turned his head and asked Yang Fan: "General Jiang Qiang, do you see if there are any problems?" If so, please feel free to bring it up. ”

"I believe in the professionalism of the staff officers of the British Empire, and this sand table in front of me must perfectly restore the initial stage of the Battle of El Alamein." The sand table in front of him took shape little by little under his nose, and Jiang Qiang naturally knew it for a long time, and it was exactly the same as the sand table he made at home before. "That's inevitable." Hearing the praise of his rival, Richie immediately cocked his tail and snorted proudly: "Our staff officers of the British Empire are all over the world, and they are also the most professional and excellent combat staff officers. ”

"Ahem, ahem." Hearing this, Barton, Sutherland, Stilwell and the others were all uncomfortable. You have to be on different occasions to brag, don't you? If, as you said, you British combat staff officers are the best and most professional in the world, then you will definitely be able to draw up the most perfect and successful battle plan, but why are you British people being defeated by the Germans instead?

Is there not as many troops as the Germans? Or is the armament inferior to the German army? No, whether in the European theater or in the North African theater, the British army was no worse than the German army in terms of strength and equipment. But why, from Europe to Africa, as long as there are German troops, your British army will be crushed, and you will lose so much that you don't even have pants? Even a few months ago, Rommel's legion had been strengthened like never before, and the British forces were indeed much weaker for a while.

But the military equipment aided by the United States has multiplied, not to mention, and it has also sent strong reinforcements to join the North African battlefield in time? Of course, Patton and the others are all psychological activities, at least for now, they will not raise the bar in person, so they have to take down the "common enemy" first. Jiang Qiang ignored what Richie and the others were calculating in their hearts, walked to the sand table with a smile and waved his hand: "General Richie, General Patton, since they are all ready, let's start, shall we?" ”“OK！” Richie nodded confidently, and then turned on the pretending mode and said:

"Now you are playing the role of the Allied army, although the Allied forces in the Battle of Gachala are defensive operations, but considering the comparison of forces between the two sides in the Battle of Gachala and the actual combat results, in order to show sincerity, we can let you act first." Jiang Qiang waved his hand very resolutely and said: "No, no, I understand General Rich's kindness, since we chose the Battle of Gachara as the topic, then follow the rules, otherwise what's the point?" ”

"Alright, then as you wish!" Richie snorted slightly, and did not continue to be polite to Jiang Qiang, so he immediately picked up the two tank models and pushed them forward, saying, "The 20th Armored Army and the 90th Armored Division are advancing 20 kilometers east!" Immediately afterwards, Richie picked up two more models of soldiers and continued, "Two infantry divisions protect each flank. ”

Rich's choice was actually Rommel's choice, and Rommel relied on the right flank assault of two armored divisions to tear apart the Allied defenses. Officially, because the Germans cut off the logistics of the Allies from the rear, the more than 300,000 Allied forces gathered in the Tubrug area finally collapsed. Jiang Qiang smiled slightly, directly picked up the three tank models and pushed them to the left, and said, "Three armored divisions are advancing 20 kilometers to the west!" ”

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Qiang picked up four more soldier models and pushed them to the west: "The 151st, 152nd Infantry Brigade, the 151st and 152nd Infantry Brigades, the 4th Indian Division, and the 51st Scottish Highland United Division will follow. ”“……”

Seeing that Jiang Qiang actually took the initiative to attack, instead of carrying out a-for-tat defense in the most secure way that they all thought was the safest, he threw the heavy army group into the right flank battlefield and engaged in a large-scale defensive offensive battle with the German attack group. Because in the actual war, it was because of the-for-tat defense of the British army that the German offensive was frustrated, and the British army got off to a good start.

"General Jiang Qiang, is it possible that you want to cut off the German army's logistics supply line by taking the initiative?" "I'm afraid you haven't figured out the situation, the German control has controlled all the road lines in the rear, which directly leads to the attack group's advance speed is much lower than the German army's advance speed. At this rate of marching, your logistical supply lines will be completely cut off by us before your attack cluster is in place. ”

Although Jiang Qiang did not play according to the routine, Rich and Barton did not hold back, generally laughing and joking with Jiang Qiang, while continuing to march according to Rommel's tactics. "Thank you for your kind tips, but the best defense is to attack, and although my advance is slower than the Germans, it doesn't mean that the Germans' logistical supply lines cannot be cut off."

Jiang Qiang didn't panic at all, and continued to advance the attack cluster forward by 20 kilometers, and said with a smile: "No, the process is not important, the important thing is the result, isn't it?" "Okay, we'll see the end result!" "Then you'll see!" Barton and Richie were choked so hard that they were all ruthless, and they settled down to play chess, and no longer forced Jiang Qiang.

"You are such a madman, no army can fight without logistics." However, after walking a few steps, in the face of Jiang Qiang's frantic attack, Richie couldn't help but vomit frantically: "Once the logistics supply line is cut off, you can only surrender." Do you want the front-line troops to fight the enemy with teeth and sappers? ”

"No, who said that if the logistics line is cut off, you can only raise your hands and feet and surrender? Even if there is no logistical support, the army can still rely on the materials carried by the army to persist in the war, and even use the war to support the war. The corners of Jiang Qiang's mouth curled slightly, and while continuing to advance on the sand table, he said in a sharp tone: "The so-called narrow road meets the brave wins, as long as the allies can hold out until the German army collapses first, they can also win the final victory." ”

Soon after some mutual operation, the two attack clusters of the Allies and the Germans on the sand table had arrived at each other's deep positions, and they loved and killed each other without any suspense, cutting off each other's supply lines. "Are you really a madman to fight a war of attrition in such an extreme way?" At this time, Ritchie finally understood Jiang Qiang's ultimate intention, although the German army played by his side cut off the Allied supply line first, it was only a few hours ahead.

And this few hours is simply insignificant for two huge combat clusters with a scale of hundreds of thousands of people. In this case, the positional offensive and defensive battle originally conceived by Rich and Patton turned into a pure war of attrition. Both the Germans and the Allies had no choice but to fight a war of attrition without any tactical skills with each other.

In this way, the Battle of Gachara, which was originally very complicated and took more than ten days, came to an end in only two or three days in the war games. Just half an hour later, it was. "Even-bought karma, how can this be!" "Like, it's absolutely impossible! How could we lose? After the war games were over, looking at the few troops left on the sand table, and the remaining forces of the allies on the opposite side far exceeded their own, Rich and Barton kept rubbing their eyes, completely unable to believe what they were seeing, and kept thinking about it in pieces.

That's right, the result of this war game deduction was that General Jiang Qiang won, and the allies won! "Even-bought karma!" "Is that okay?" "It's amazing!" Stilwell, Auchinleck, and the British and American staff officers who were watching around were all shocked, and never dreamed that the Allies would be able to show off like this in the Battle of Gachala. You must know that in the failed Battle of Gachala a few months ago, Rommel's army, which was almost the same as the Allied forces, won a great victory with impeccable operation, resulting in Allied casualties and prisoners as high as 160,000, while the German-Italian casualties and prisoners were only more than 30,000.

And now, through Jiang Qiang's tactical adjustment, he turned the tables against the wind and played a completely different result. "Nothing is impossible, General Richie, face the reality and admit your tactical mistakes." After Richie and the others finished vomiting, Jiang Qiang said slowly: "I said at the beginning that the best defense is to take the initiative to attack, the reason why the Allies lost the Battle of Gachala was not because of how clever Rommel's tactics were, nor because the German army was invincible, but because your allies did not have the courage to take the initiative to attack!"

There is no unbreakable shield in the world, if you only know how to blindly defend passively, you are doomed to fail from the beginning. "Is that really the case?" "Is it true that we lost because we didn't have the courage to attack?" "Are we really frightened by the Japanese army and the German army, and our confidence in the fight has been lost, and we have become lacking in offensive spirit?"

Jiang Qiang's words were deafening, and Richie, Barton and the others suddenly fell into deep thought and began to recall. Is it really like Jiang Qiang said? If you think about it, it seems that this is really the case! Yes, since the retreat from Dunkelke, since the Battle of Singapore, the military spirit of the British Empire has been destroyed. At the beginning of the North African battlefield, the Italian army fought vigorously and smoothly, but as soon as Rommel's army arrived, the British Empire immediately became a soft-footed shrimp.

In the Battle of Gachala, which ended in this fiasco, the high-ranking generals of the British army emphasized positional defense and extreme defense from beginning to end, but no one ever mentioned taking the initiative to attack! Even once, not even once! After a series of defeats, the British Imperial army was like a frightened rat, daring to hide in a dark corner and shiver.

Not to mention taking the initiative to attack, even the courage to face the Germans is almost gone. If it weren't for the British Empire, the Suez Canal would have fallen into the hands of the German-Italian forces. "Adjutant Wang, come, give everyone a cigar to refresh yourself." Seeing that his words seemed to have played a role, Jiang Qiang was ready to strike while the iron was hot. "Yes!" Wang Qiang nodded hurriedly in response, and took out a large box of Montecristo brand Cuban handmade cigars from the handbag he was carrying.

"General Patton, General Auchinleck, General Patton, General Stilwell, and gentlemen, you are welcome, I usually don't want to smoke this top cigar, and today we are happy and happy!" Jiang Qiang opened the wooden box with a smile, and a refreshing fragrance came to his nose. "Haha, then you're welcome!" Stilwell was the first to answer the call, and at the moment he was in the right mood to get a top-of-the-line Cuban handmade cigar for the best of his life.

"Oh buy a Karma, Montecristo cigar? The minimum price of one is $20, so a full box is worth $600, right? Ordinary people can't make so much money in a year! "Patton is a well-known family with excellent living conditions, he has never lacked food and clothing since he was a child, and he is naturally a knowledgeable person, so he can see the extraordinary things about this box of cigars at a glance." Then thank you General Jiang Qiang, I haven't tasted this top-of-the-line Cuban handmade cigar for a long time. Oh, so delicious, so tempting! ”

Then, Barton responded with a full body by reaching out and taking out a cigar, which he put to his nose and sniffed. It's as if what is dragging in your hand is not a cigar, but a peerless beauty with no clothes on, and her expression is extremely obscene.

"Even, three grams of oil!" "Three grams of oil!" "Thank you, General Jiang Qiang." "You're welcome! Feel free! ”

Driven by the rhythm of Stilwell and Barton, in the face of this top-level temptation, Richie, Auchinleck, and the staff officers standing next to them couldn't help it, walked over one after another, and took out a cigar. "Occasionally, it is worthy of the legendary Montecristo top cigar, this aroma is so tempting!" "Well, it's like a 16-year-old girl." "Today we have a mouthful!" $20 a top-of-the-line product, even if they are willing to spend their money to buy it, it is not something they can buy if they want to.

People are often like this, the more difficult things to get, the more they want to get them, and before they start to ignite the smoke, the staff officers have already begun to get excited. Soon, everyone in the room lit Cuban cigars and smoked them, and the atmosphere in the room became harmonious, and the praise was overwhelming. "General Richie, we have an old saying in China, good medicine is good for disease, and good words are good for deeds. My words may not sound good, but my intention is only to win the war.

Only by winning the war can we live well, and it will be possible for you British Empire to stand up again and restore the majesty of the empire on which the sun never sets, right? In order to quickly open up the situation, Jiang Qiang also fought hard, first slapped a few times, and then started the "licking dog mode". "General Jiang Qiang, please tell me if you have something! We're listening! ”

This time, Ridge didn't speak, and the eldest brother Auchinleck nodded first, and Jiang Qiang's words just now hit his heart. As a senior general of the British army, Auchinleck was not eager to achieve victory, and he did not want to restore the British Empire to its glory as soon as possible and become the world hegemon again. Moreover, due to the repeated defeats in the war in North Africa, the British Prime Minister has long been dissatisfied with Auchinleck, and has changed several waves of army commanders before, and even he, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Middle East, has been under great pressure.

In fact, the relationship between the British prime minister and Auchinleck has not been very good. As a prime minister and statesman, the British prime minister always hoped that the British army in the Middle East would continue to receive good news, boost the morale of the British people and increase Britain's position in the anti-fascist alliance. However, as a soldier and a battlefield commander, Auchinleck could not avoid the objective reality on the battlefield and could not make senseless sacrifices for soldiers' lives.

After Auchinleck arrived in Cairo, the British prime minister kept urging Auchinleck to re-attack as soon as possible and get an exciting victory as soon as possible.

But Auchinleck has resisted adamantly, insisting that he will not attack until February anyway. Although he withstood the pressure of the prime minister, Auchinleck was well aware that if he failed to improve the war situation, he would likely be dismissed before the battle.

"Good!" The British army took the lead in the big brother to speak, and Jiang Qiang instantly knew that there was a drama here, and the arrogant British finally had to bow his head. Then, Jiang Qiang said in a sincere tone: "Morale and faith in fighting are very important, and due to the impact of a series of defeats and setbacks in your British Imperial Army, your British army, from senior generals to junior officers, all regard the Japanese army and the German army as the invincible devil Satan.

If your officers have no confidence and conviction, how can ordinary soldiers have fighting spirit and morale? It is no exaggeration to say that many of your soldiers will be frightened by the sound of Japanese or German gunfire, and even lay down their arms and surrender, or turn around and flee. "When facing the enemy, before the battle is timid, even if you have ten points of combat effectiveness, you can exert six or seven percent, or even two or three percent!" On the one hand, the morale is like a rainbow, the soldiers use their lives, and on the other hand, they are afraid of the head and tail and have no fighting spirit. ”

"In a word, the fundamental problem of your British Imperial army is not in army training, nor in weapons and equipment, nor in tactical formulation, individual soldier quality, etc., but only in ideas!" Speaking of this, Jiang Qiang pointed to his head and said: "That's right, thoughts determine actions, actions determine results, if the ideological problem is not solved, all efforts can only be in vain."

An army that has no soul and no morale, no matter how many people and training it is, even if the United States lends you more advanced weapons and equipment, your British Empire will still lose in the end! And there is no chance of winning! "Smack!" "Smack!" After Jiang Qiang's words, the room was terrifyingly quiet, these words were very heart-piercing and soul-piercing, Auchinleck, Richie and others were very disliked to listen to them, and even felt extremely disgusted and disgusted, but in the end they all endured it and began to self-reflect silently.

After all, they're not stupid! At the end of the day, they all crave victory! After all, they are not desperate, they still have a strong desire to survive! ……

A tent barracks of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was filled with the strong smell of alcohol and medicine. The two brothers, Duan Anguo and Duan Zhenguo, were lying on the marching bed shirtless, with gauze wrapped around their heads and bodies. The two brothers beat people happily today, but the effect of force and force is mutual, and these two brothers are also beaten badly today. Duan Zhenguo is better, he knows that the injury is not serious at a glance, according to the physique of this product, he only needs to lie down for two or three days to walk on the ground, and he can become a dragon and a tiger again in five or six days. But Duan Anguo, who was polite and polite, was not so lucky, his whole body was wrapped in gauze, and he looked like a mummy, and his injuries were very serious.

Duan Zhongyi stood in the room with a black face, looking at the decay of the brothers and said no, not to say no, not to say no, but with a black face, his expression was extremely serious. "Dad, don't be angry, today is the incident that the Englishman provoked first, I can't complain about the third brother, let alone the second brother! What's more, didn't he also acquiesce in the general seat......" Duan Yinhua relied on herself as a little padded jacket, and pulled Duan Zhongyi's arm to start the coquettish mode. "Are you embarrassed?" However, this time, the tried and tested tricks didn't seem to work, hearing this, Duan Zhongyi instantly exploded, glaring at Duan Yinhua angrily and said: "Today's incident is all because of you in the final analysis, and it almost caused an uncontrollable monstrous disaster!" ”

Duan Yinhua twisted his body aggrievedly and said, "Dad, how can I be blamed for this, it's obvious that the Englishman was angry with the Germans, and he found an excuse to run to us to vent his anger." I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, I really suffered from the unjustified disaster! "Shut up, you still don't know what's wrong? Scolding people doesn't scold short hitting people don't slap people in the face, do you have to take pictures of other people's faces like that? Don't say that the British would be angry, if it were me, I would be angry too! ”

Speaking of this, Duan Zhongyi sighed with a headache and said, "Alas, in the final analysis, it's all because I spoiled you since I was a child, and it's all because I was soft-hearted at the beginning that I agreed to take you to Africa." You, you're such a troublemaker! "And you Duan Zhenguo, you are also a troublemaker. Your sister is just rude and willful, so can't you change your frizzy temper? After scolding Duan Yinhua, Duan Zhongyi looked at the silent Duan Zhenguo with residual anger and said: "The Lord can't work hard to raise the division, and he will not fight because of the plague."

You are also a battalion commander, you must learn to control your emotions at any time, otherwise in the future on the battlefield, can you still let the officers and soldiers under your command accompany you to death because of your own anger? ”