Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2176
When the supplies from southern Africa arrived in Alexandria in a steady stream, Weaver and Cunningham were discussing how to launch an attack on Italian North Africa.

The Second Army in Southern Africa has almost occupied the entire Italian East Africa, and the Nile Army can't do nothing.

After receiving reinforcements from the Indian army, the strength of the Nile Army has been strengthened, and its strength has increased from 5 at the beginning to 8 now.

The 3 additional troops belonged to five infantry divisions.

That's right, five.

This made Wei Weier really unacceptable.

They are also infantry divisions. An infantry division in the UK has 18000 people.

An infantry division in southern Africa has 16000 people.

Only 6000 in India?

This shit is not a division, but a brigade is almost the same.

"Don't use common sense to judge India. You know, India has many young people who are eager to prove themselves on the battlefield, so it is normal for the number of Indian officers to be a bit large. After all, India has a population of [-] million." Cunningham is used to No wonder, the young people he was talking about were high-caste princes and nobles. As for the low-caste, sorry, the low-caste is not considered a person in India.

The children of princes and nobles of high caste want to make contributions on the battlefield, so they need to have enough troops to deploy, so it is understandable that a division has only 6000 people.

As for the combat effectiveness of the troops——

It is not possible to let the Indians attack the strong fortress of the Italians.

Then it's always possible to fight the wind.

Weaver prayed secretly.

"I still suggest to attack the Italians after the Third Army in Southern Africa is in place, but this is just my suggestion, and the decision is in your hands." Cunningham does not exceed his authority, and the Royal Navy theoretically does not command the British Army power.

"I know, but General Cunningham, we have no time to waste. The Italians are waiting for German reinforcements. We can't give the Italians and the Germans a chance to join forces." Weaver also had no choice but to. Italy has nearly 30 people in North Africa. Although the force is much larger than that of the Nile Army led by Weaver, Weaver is not without a chance of victory.

The Allied forces have already deciphered the German military codes, and they are very clear about the movements of the German troops.

According to the latest information, Germany is about to send troops to assist the Italian North African colony, and the commander is Rommel who performed well in "Operation Sickle".

Now Rommel is not the world-famous "Desert Fox", but a rising star in the German army, and his reputation is not even as good as Guderian.

If Wei Weier knew Rommel's ability, then Wei Weier might be more cautious.

"The Germans never want to cross the Mediterranean!" Cunningham had confidence in the Mediterranean Fleet.

Of course, this confidence is not enough.

The Italian North African colony has a long coastline. Alexandria, the home port of the Mediterranean Fleet, is more than 1500 kilometers away from Tripoli, and the Italian mainland is only 450 kilometers away from Tripoli.

The key is that the three are not in the same direction. If the Mediterranean Fleet wants to cut off the connection between Italy and North Africa, it is possible unless the home port is changed from Alexandria to Malta.

It's just possible.

Considering the threat of Italian submarines, the Mediterranean Fleet tried to avoid night attacks, and one night was enough for Italian transport ships to reach Tripoli from the mainland.

At this time, the geographical location of Malta, which is located between the Italian mainland and Tripoli, is very important.

Malta is a small island located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, known as "the heart of the Mediterranean" and "the village of Europe".

After the signing of the "Treaty of Paris" in 1815, Malta became a British colony and was a key strategic node for the British to control the Mediterranean.

Because Malta is too close to the Italian mainland, it is easy to be attacked by the Italian navy, so the British do not have many troops stationed in Malta.

The amazing thing is that despite the importance of Malta's status, after the outbreak of the European War, Italy did not attack Malta, which is incredible.

This is also thanks to the restraint of the mustache.

The Germans did not want to see Italy dominating the Mediterranean, so Mustache resolutely opposed Italy's attack on Malta.

Look, it's not just the allies who are fighting each other, there are also irreconcilable conflicts of interest within the Axis powers.

This has not yet been won, and Germany and Italy have already begun to divide the territory.

"What I'm more worried about is how much our interests in North Africa will be affected if the Third Southern African Army passes through French North Africa and defeats the Italian North African Army—" Werwell has a big picture, and this issue cannot be ignored .

With reference to the distribution of interests after the last World War, if Southern Africa occupied Italian North Africa, then after the war, Italian North Africa would most likely become the territory of Southern Africa, and the British would have no chance of getting involved.

Strictly speaking, Tanganyika and Southwest Africa are actually not considered the territory of Southern Africa at present, but are entrusted by the League of Nations to manage Tanganyika and Southwest Africa.

But no one cares about that.

Both Tanganyika and Southwest Africa have now been de facto merged into Southern Africa. No matter who wants to take Tanganyika and Southwest Africa away, he must first ask Southern Africa whether he agrees or not.

"General Weaver, this is not something we consider. We are only responsible for defeating the enemy facing us." Cunningham also knew that the threat in southern Africa was growing, but Cunningham had no choice but to muddle along.

This is the crux of the problem. The smart British, knowing that the British Empire is no longer glorious, not only face challenges from Germany, but also threats from southern Africa and the United States.

But none of the British could jump out and turn the tide.

Neville tried to do that before and failed.

Winston is more likely than Neville to solve this problem, but Winston also has more concerns. He wants to ensure the status of the British aristocratic group, take into account the interests of capitalists, and win the support of most members of Congress. Need more votes.

Even if Winston did all of the above, it was only possible.

"I'm going to launch a tentative attack on the Italian North African Army. Whether it works or not will be discussed later." Weaver didn't even notice it himself, and his confidence was actually insufficient.

"The Mediterranean Fleet will fully assist you." Cunningham supported Weaver's attempt, even if it failed, it was better than doing nothing.

Just when Cunningham and Werwell were planning to attack Italian North Africa, the Cyprus Squadron had fully taken over the Dodecanese Islands.

Although the Twelve Islands are small in size, their geographical location is very important. As long as they control the Twelve Islands, even if they lose the Dardanelles, the Cyprus Squadron can effectively control the Black Sea outlet.

The day after the Rhode Island garrison surrendered, the Federal Government of Southern Africa sent officials to take over the Dodecanese Islands and appease the residents on the islands.

The Greeks living in the Dodecanese Islands welcomed the arrival of Southern Africa very much. Even Southern Africa refused to hand over the Dodecanese Islands to the Greek government, which did not cause much reaction among the Greeks living in the Dodecanese Islands.

After all, the protection of the Southern African Defense Force is more reliable than that of the Greek army.

The Greeks living on the Dodecanese do not actually have much affection for the Greek government. After all, the Dodecanese were the territory of the Ottoman Empire before they were ceded to Italy.

Therefore, the Greek government's request for the Dodecanese Islands is just wishful thinking of the Greeks.

Some of the civil affairs officials sent by the Federal Government of Southern Africa to the Dodecanese Islands are women. With their outstanding ability and excellent affinity, they played a huge role in appeasing the people.

Chen Jing from Brazil was assigned to Rhodes Island.

After the Brazilian Civil War, Chen Jing went to southern Africa to reunite with her family. The year before last, she married a naval officer. Last year, Chen Jing gave birth to a son.

Also last year, Chen Jing's husband was transferred to work in the Cyprus Squadron. Chen Jing and her husband came to Cyprus together. After the surrender of the Dodecanese Islands, Chen Jing volunteered to sign up to go to Rhodes Island as a civil affairs officer.

Chen Jing's first job was to count the number of residents on Rhodes Island.

Chen Jing did a great job.

Nowadays, except for southern Africa, the management of household registration is not strict in all countries.

The role of population in a country does not need to be emphasized. In order to compete for population, European countries even recognize dual citizenship. The Dodecanese Islands are very close to the Asia Minor Peninsula. There are a total of 1.5 permanent residents on Tokushima.

Like most European cities, Rhodes City did not have urban planning at the beginning of its establishment, so Rhodes City also has most of the problems in European cities, including but not limited to narrow streets, imperfect supporting facilities, and rough roads , Transformation difficulties, etc.

After Southern Africa joined the war, Rhode Island was bombed for a long time. Most of the buildings in Rhodes City were destroyed, the residents were displaced, and the casualties were heavy. Southern Africa has hatred. If Chen Jing goes out alone, her safety cannot be guaranteed.

The current Chen Jing is no longer the quiet and weak Chen Jing who only knows how to make clothes. In the use of firearms, Chen Jing is as proficient as her best friend Li Qing. The python detective produced by Nyasaland Military Industry The pistol has also replaced Li Qing as Chen Jing's best partner.

"Uncle Isaac, you'd better go to Cyprus as soon as possible and come back after this winter. Cyprus at least has warm houses, enough food and cold clothes, and better medical conditions. Your rheumatism is in Cyprus. You can get more effective treatment." Chen Jing's main job now is to mobilize the residents of Rhodes City to live in Cyprus temporarily, at least until Rhodes City is rebuilt before returning.

Winter is coming, and Rhodes City suffered heavy losses in the previous bombing. If these people stayed in Rhodes City, they might not even be able to survive the winter.

(End of this chapter)