Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2189 People sit at home, captives come from heaven
The sudden gunfire broke the tranquility of Algiers.

The soldiers of the Third Regiment finally realized that the southern Africans treated mutiny in a very different way from the French.

However, the soldiers of the third regiment did not give in. In war, there is no one who is immortal. The mercenaries always put their heads on their belts to survive, and they have long been used to life and death.

Regardless of the tense relationship between the officers and soldiers within the third regiment, the relationship between the soldiers is quite good.

The torn comrades did not frighten the other mercenaries, and a large group of soldiers quickly rushed out of the camp with rifles, trying to avenge their companions.

If it was just a provocation just now.

So now it must be an attack.

When the mercenaries who couldn't even talk about tactics appeared in chaos, the officers and soldiers of the 66th Division immediately cheered up and stood ready.

The 66th Division will not be soft on the Americans.

The same will not show mercy when beating the French.

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The second lieutenant's armored vehicle fired first, this time it was a long burst of fire like splashing water.

The solid body of the Alligator armored vehicle provides a stable support for the 12.7mm machine gun.

The second lieutenant is still very experienced. When shooting in a long burst, the range of the muzzle jump is very small. The rate of fire of the 12.7mm machine gun is 600 rounds per minute, and the speed of ten rounds per second. A 100-round ammunition box only takes ten seconds. lighting.

In fact, there are not ten seconds.

About three seconds later, the alligator armored vehicle was already surrounded by a Shura field.

Different from the battlefield in the movie, the real battlefield is very cruel. There are very few complete corpses, and there are stumps and broken arms everywhere, as well as piles of internal organs——

This has not yet been shot.

If artillery is used, most of the bodies will not be found, so there will always be many missing people in every battle.

The second lieutenant regretted that there were not many mercenaries involved in the attack. After a long burst of fire, the surviving mercenaries rolled and crawled, and they retreated directly to the camp without even caring about their comrades crying for help.

Others are more depressed.

They didn't even get a chance to fire.

The intercom was soon asking again.

"Yes, we were attacked by the enemy—support? We don't need support—casualties? We have no casualties—" The second lieutenant felt the unknown fire in his heart finally dissipate.

The camp was also completely quiet.

Not right either.

There were always sporadic gunshots in the camp, but no one dared to leave the camp.

At around ten o'clock at noon, fierce gunfire erupted in the camp.

The second lieutenant took the initiative to report.

The reply from the division headquarters was very simple. Before 12 o'clock, no active attack is allowed, and they can do whatever they want.

At 11:50, a group of soldiers from the 66rd Regiment, who seemed to have just experienced a battle, walked out of the camp and surrendered to the [-]th Division.

Only then did the 66th Division know what was happening in the camp.

The third regiment of soldiers, partly from North Africa, partly from Morocco.

Morocco did not become a French protectorate until 1912. It has insufficient history of participating in the Foreign Legion and does not know enough about the situation of the Foreign Legion. Therefore, its loyalty to Free France is more than that of mercenaries from Algiers.

The mutiny of the third regiment was initiated by some soldiers from Algiers, and most of the others were coerced.

After realizing the toughness of the 66th Division, the third regiment split again. Soldiers from Morocco and some soldiers from Algiers tended to surrender.

This was opposed by some hardliners from Algiers, who hoped to make things bigger and get more attention, so they would be more likely to achieve their goals.

Neijiang broke out between two groups of people, clashes broke out after ten o'clock, and more than 150 people died.

Fewer than 66 rebels were killed by the 30th Division.

In the third regiment, more than 100 people died in the internal strife. These people were much more ruthless against their own people than against the enemy.

Barton was very satisfied with this result.

With the lessons learned this time, if the French Foreign Legion wants to mutiny in the future, it has to consider whether the consequences can be tolerated.

Someone is not satisfied.

Jean-Pierre was very dissatisfied with Patton's handling. At the internal meeting of Free France, Jean-Pierre raised the "atrocities" in the Atlantic theater to the same level as "Operation Ballista", hoping that freedom would France can change its position, at least it must remain neutral.

This is absolutely impossible.

Free France is different from Vichy France. Most countries in the world only recognize Vichy France. Only Britain and Southern Africa recognize Free France. If Free France is neutral, then the attitudes of Britain and Southern Africa towards Free France will also change.

Not to mention Britain, de Gaulle was very disappointed with the British.

Southern Africa is de Gaulle's biggest reliance.

"The loss of the third regiment was entirely due to their own reasons. It has nothing to do with the third army in southern Africa. If it were me, I would do the same." De Gaulle was still sensible.

"It's not a matter of method, it's a matter of attitude. The fundamental reason is that southern Africa lacks enough respect for us!" Jean-Pierre cares more about dignity.

Some of the troops formed by the Free France have already received complete training in Luanda and are about to arrive in North Africa to participate in the war.

The combat effectiveness of the troops trained by instructors in southern Africa is definitely stronger than that of the Foreign Legion, so for Free France, the Foreign Legion has become a tasteless one.

"If you want to gain the respect of others, you must first show that you are worthy of respect." De Gaulle stood firm. Since the outbreak of the European War, France's performance has indeed been difficult to be respected.

Not to mention how tangled the French are.

Rommel was probably the happiest of the mutiny of the Foreign Legion.

Rommel is planning a counterattack against the Nile Army.

Before that, Rommel had to deal with the Algiers threat first.

The Foreign Legion mutinied, Algiers fell into chaos, and the threat of the Third Army was temporarily lifted. Rommel seized this opportunity and couldn't wait to attack the Nile Army.

Compared with the end of 1940, Weaver now has more troops and stronger paper data, but his combat effectiveness has not increased but decreased.

In order to support Greece, Winston transferred two Australian divisions under Weaver to Greece, and the strength of the Nile Army was greatly damaged.

In order to maintain the front, Werville called for more reinforcements.

As a result, all the supplementary troops came from India, which made Weaver very angry.

Everyone knows the quality of the Indian army.

In the first phase of the North African Campaign, the main reason why the Nile Army was able to advance 800 kilometers to Italian North Africa was the ability of the Australian troops to fight well.

Unlike the Australian and New Zealand Allied Forces during the last World War, the current Australian and New Zealand forces are divided between whites and Chinese.

All the troops capable of fighting were transferred away, and the supplementary troops were all Indians. Weaver therefore proposed to London, hoping to request the Second Army and the Third Army to participate in the war.

This request was flatly rejected by the British War Office.

Asking Southern Africans to intervene?
What a joke, once the Southern African Second Army and the Third Army join the war, it is hard to say who will belong to North Africa after the war. It may also affect the control of the Suez Canal, which is the lifeline of the United Kingdom.

The attitude of the British War Department made Wavell despair.

In order to reverse the situation, Werwell expressed his protest by resigning.

Probably in Weaver's view, with his performance during the first phase of the North African campaign, Weaver was already indispensable and qualified to submit conditions to the British War Department.

In fact, this is also the case. The outstanding performance of the Nile Army in the previous stage has fully proved Weaver's ability, and Weaver is eligible to be recognized by the British War Department.

The result surprised everyone.

The British War Department readily agreed to Weaver's "resignation" and transferred Weaver to India to exchange positions with Auchinclair, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Garrison.

During the First World War, Claude John Auchinleck participated in the battle against the Ottoman Empire. As a result, the British army was defeated and Auchinleck made no achievements.

In 1935, Auchinleck was promoted to major general and the following year as deputy chief of staff of the British Indian Army.

After the outbreak of the European War, Auchinleck was transferred back to the United Kingdom, successively served as army commander and commander of the British Southern Military Region, and was promoted to lieutenant general.

After the French stopped resisting, Auchinleck returned to India as Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India.

After succeeding Weaver as commander-in-chief of the British Army in North Africa, Auchinleck was promoted to general.

The first thing Auchinleck did after arriving in North Africa was to clear the German troops in British Sudan.

Before the outbreak of the European War, the British colonies in Africa were divided into five parts, namely Egypt, British Sudan, Mahdi Kingdom, British East Africa and British Somalia.

The Mahdi Kingdom and British East Africa were protected by the Second Army in Southern Africa, and their security was guaranteed, which also laid hidden dangers for post-war ownership.

Berbera's ability to survive until the surrender of Italian East Africa was also supported by the umbrella company. Egypt and British Sudan were the last bottom line of the British government.

In the first phase of the North African Campaign, the main attack direction of the Nile Army was Italian North Africa, and it was unable to take care of the British Sudan.

In order to ensure the control of the British over the British Sudan, Werwell refused the second army to attack the Italian army entrenched in the British Sudan, so the Italians in the British Sudan were able to survive until now.

The time has come for this problem to be resolved.

At the end of January, troops under the command of General Pratt began the campaign to clear Sudan.

The war progressed smoothly. The Italians suffered heavy blows in East Africa and North Africa one after another. The Italian army in the British Sudan had lost its will to fight, and even the Indian army could not beat it.

The British and Indian [-]th and [-]th Divisions, supported by six air squadrons, attacked the Italian forces in Kassala.

The two Italian divisions offered little resistance and voluntarily withdrew from Kassala.

Soon, the Italians abandoned Galabat, withdrew from Sudan and entered Abyssinia, and surrendered to the Second Army stationed in Abyssinia.

Feng Fu was very surprised when he heard the news. This made people sit at home. The credit came from the sky. The Second Army did not participate in the British army's actions at all, but the Italians voluntarily withdrew to Abyssinia to attack the Second Army. The surrender of the group army is also a record——

The reason for the Italians is very simple. They don't like French meals, but they are full of yearning for oriental dishes in southern Africa.

This fully proves the role of southern Africa in continuing to export culture over the years.

In the past, who knew that the mysterious ancient empire in the east of the world was actually a big food empire.

Through southern african movies, the whole world now knows that southern africa has some of the most delicious food in the entire world.

For this result, General Pratt is obviously a little uncomfortable, but it is not unacceptable.

In order to run faster, the Italians abandoned all their luggage and went to Abyssinia with light clothes as prisoners. All the supplies of the Italians in the British Sudan were captured by the British army.

The point is that the British army lost less than 500 soldiers in the process of regaining the British Sudan. This is a miracle for the British army.

When the British army performed miracles in British Sudan, the British army that had already invaded Italian North Africa was suffering an unprecedented defeat.

Regarding Rommel's personal ability, there are many controversies in later generations. Some people think that Rommel has outstanding ability and excellent tactics, and he is a rare general in a century.

There are also some people who believe that although Rommel is a general, he is not a handsome talent. He seriously lacks the overall situation, is eager for success, greedy for success, and has a serious lack of political acumen. The final failure of the Italian coalition forces in North Africa has a lot to do with Rommel himself.

No matter which side it is, they all recognize Rommel's excellent ability in commanding armored forces.

Regardless of whether Rommel's command ability is excellent or not, his ability to reorganize troops is indeed excellent.

The German troops who followed Rommel to North Africa were the German Fifth Light Armored Division and the 90th Infantry Regiment.

Yes, only one regiment, not an infantry division.

Including the Fifth Light Armored Division, Rommel commanded a total of only 2.2 troops.

The Italians are not counted. In the previous stage of combat, the Italians have completely exposed their funny attributes. Their ability to be funny far exceeds their combat capabilities.

At this time, the total strength of the Nile Army had swelled to nearly 15 people. India, apart from anything else, was unmatched in its capabilities.

2.2 to 15, Rommel felt that his strength was insufficient, and asked the base camp for more support.

After "Operation Sea Lion" was postponed indefinitely, Germany had already begun to implement the "Barbarossa Plan". Mustache had no extra troops to support Rommel, so Rommel could only rely on himself.

Reluctantly, Rommel integrated a regiment originally stationed in the North African Army in 1940, plus some artillery companies and air defense battalions. There are more than 3000 people, plus the 90th Infantry Regiment who just arrived in North Africa. An artillery battalion was drawn from the 5th Light Division, and thus the German 90th Infantry Division was proclaimed.

After reorganization, the German army has a total strength of about 2.5. Compared with the Nile Army, its strength is still seriously insufficient.

Don't forget that behind Rommel, there is the threat of the Third Army.

After the mutiny of the Foreign Legion, Rommel seized the opportunity and quickly launched an operation against the Nile Army.

The German army during this period, after experiencing "Operation Sickle", is at an unprecedented peak.

It took only three days for Rommel to command troops to capture the forts, water sources and airports in the Aiaghela area, and occupied Massa Brega.

Two days and 23 hours were spent on the march.

(End of this chapter)