Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2193 Losers and Winners Are Desperate

Counting West Africa, after the establishment of the Southern African Union, Southern Africa has annexed three Union countries.

In fact, it is not accurate to describe it as annexation. To be precise, it should be that the people of these three countries are yearning for a better life and voluntarily requested to be merged into southern Africa.

Southern Africa has a sense of responsibility to the people of the alliance countries, so it is obligatory to assume this responsibility.

This statement is somewhat shameless.

But which country needs face nowadays?

If Roque is willing, southern Africa can continue to expand, and the Congo, Najd Sultanate, East India, and even Brazil may become the next target of southern Africa.

It is precisely because southern Africa is so strong that it arouses the concern of the alliance countries.

It is precisely because of the concerns of the Union countries that Roque made a solemn promise to the leaders of the Union countries at the dinner for the leaders of the Union countries: Southern Africa, as the initiator of the Southern African Union, has the ability and responsibility to ensure that the Southern African Union countries independence.

"The Southern African Union is a big family. We each perform our duties, shoulder our responsibilities in the Union, and work together to safeguard the interests of all members of the Union - Brazil has benefited a lot since joining the Southern African Union, and I hope our Union It can last forever, and Brazil will always be a strong ally in southern Africa." Vargas' speech seemed to be surrender, but in fact there was another mystery.

About a month ago, Brazil held presidential elections, and Vargas was re-elected as President of Brazil with an absolute advantage.

At the presidential inauguration ceremony, Vargas proposed that Brazil should not be satisfied with its status as a raw material exporter, and should gradually nationalize state-owned resources, especially for key industries such as steel, coal, and timber.

In Vargas' speech, although Southern Africa was not explicitly mentioned, the attitude is also obvious.

After the inauguration, Vargas called Roque to explain his statement, claiming that it would not affect the interests of southern African companies in Brazil.

Rock understands this.

Switching to Roque, Roque will not be satisfied with the status of the raw material exporting country and the place where the product is dumped.

But understanding belongs to understanding, and implementation is another matter.

After starting his second term, Vargas carried out drastic reforms to Brazil, established a series of new departments, integrated Brazil's resources, and adopted encouraging measures to support Brazil's national enterprises.

Regarding the behavior of the Brazilian government, the Federal Government of Southern Africa is still watching.

In a short period of time, the interests of southern African companies headed by Iron Four Corners in Brazil will not be greatly affected.

The future is hard to say.

However, Roque is not worried about the future. No matter who succeeds Roque, with the current background in southern Africa, even a prodigal can lose a few more years.

Or decades.

"The Kingdom of Congo will always be the Lord's most loyal servant—" Yaya's attitude was so self-conscious that Rock was embarrassed to do it.

"My lord, the Republic of Congo has already sent 30 people to join the Southern African Union troops. If necessary, we can send another 30 people at any time." Welseth was not far behind. After the Southern African Federal Government annexed West Africa, the relationship between the two Congoles suddenly become subtle.

It's really cold.

Compared with West Africa, the two Congos bear the reputation of "the world's raw material warehouse" and may be annexed by Southern Africa at any time.

In order to avoid the fate of being annexed, the two Congolese wisely chose to lie down and let Nasha, grant all the exploitation rights of domestic resources to southern African enterprises, and set tax rates according to the eyes of the federal government of southern Africa. [-]% The tax rate is almost the same as free gift.

This is the tax rate that was determined after Rock asked.

Otherwise, according to the black heart of Henry and Stoudemire, the maximum is 5.00%.

"The Najd Sultanate is not capable of forming too many troops to join the coalition, but we can provide some weapons and equipment, and of course we will purchase all of them from southern Africa."

In the last World War, the Nezhi people did their best to form seven cavalry divisions to join the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and successfully gained independence after the war.

After the discovery of the Nejd Oilfield, the wealth of the Najd Sultanate accumulated rapidly, and the annual profit exceeded [-] million rand. The royal family of Najd relied on the dividends from the oil company to live a luxurious life that the royal family should have. This is the real draft. Don’t forget Well digger.

The Yellow Star State from East India does not speak. The relationship between East India and Southern Africa is a bit special. Both countries are mainly Chinese. There are now 50 troops in East India, which are under the command of the Indian Ocean Theater Command.

"You don't need to worry about the war. Your focus should still be on the construction of the country. It is necessary to strengthen the education of the people, especially the young people, so that they have skills and at least the ability to maintain their lives, so that they will not As for taking risks--" Rock is like a big patriarch, self-cultivating and keeping his family in harmony with the world.

Huang Xingzhou nodded frequently, East India has always done this.

Vargas was thoughtful. At his position, he would definitely not underestimate the importance of education, but the effect varies from person to person. Some groups have limited re-education effects. The excellence of individual people cannot cover up the importance of education as a whole. The self-deprecation of groups.

To put it bluntly, it is a traditional problem.

The Chinese tradition is that all things are inferior, only those who study well can benefit the world, and if they are poor, they can benefit themselves.

White tradition is a sword in one hand and the Bible in the other.

The tradition of the third brother is that the water of the Ganges can cure all diseases.

African--

Africans have no traditions.

While the Saar Conference was taking place, fighting in North Africa was underway.

After Rommel started his counter-offensive, the Nile Army was defeated thousands of miles away. Only Tobruk was still under the control of the British army in the first stage.

Tobruk now has [-] British troops.

After Rommel returned to his division, Tobruk was surrounded by German and Italian forces.

On the sea only five kilometers away from Tobruk, the "Goshawk" carrier-based fighter jets and "Sea Eagle" carrier-based attack aircraft are constantly taking off from the "Li Mu" and "Zhao Yun" to protect Tobruk grid sky.

Both "Li Mu" and "Zhao Yun" are aircraft carriers converted from comprehensive supply ships. Following the naming tradition of Western navies, all aircraft carriers of this level are named after famous ancient generals.

On the deck of the "Li Mu", a squadron of "Goshawks" and a squadron of "Sea Eagles" were ready to take off. Under the command of the commander, they took off one after another and flew towards Tobruk.

On the heavy cruiser "Richmond" next to it, Arthur and Mike Tolan are commanding the battle.

"Italian submarines have been found near the waters of the Dodecanese Islands, and the second destroyer squadron has sent destroyers there; the No. 438 submarine sank an Italian merchant ship in the waters near Malta. This is the sixth victory of the No. 438 submarine." Mike Tow Lan is very satisfied with the performance of the Cyprus Squadron, and the powerful combat effectiveness of the "Dolphin" submarine is trustworthy.

Since the Cyprus Squadron entered the war, the "Dolphin" submarine has sunk nearly a hundred Italian merchant ships, with a total tonnage of more than 50 tons, and its own losses have been zero.

It can't be said to be zero, the torpedo still consumes a lot.

In order to protect the waterway between the Italian mainland and Italian North Africa, the Italian navy frequently dispatched, but due to its poor combat effectiveness, not only failed to sink the "Dolphin", but also lost a light cruiser and two destroyers.

"BF109 can still pose a certain threat to our fighter jets, and the skills of German pilots should not be underestimated." Arthur is cautious. There was a fierce battle over Ruger, with losses on both sides.

Relatively speaking, the German Air Force suffered even greater losses. In the past three days, nearly 40 BF109s have been shot down, while the Cyprus Squadron has only lost 11 aircraft.

It is gratifying that in Tobruk, the Cyprus Squadron and the German Air Force strictly followed the principle of air force engagement and did not attack the parachuting pilots. Therefore, all the parachuting pilots in southern Africa were rescued. The German parachuting pilots, after being captured , also received treatment that matched his status.

"The Germans' main attack direction is not in North Africa, Rommel—" Mike Tolan regretted that Britain refused to participate in the war in southern Africa because of its own self-interest, which would lead to protracted fighting in North Africa.

"That's pretty good, anyway, just play slowly." Arthur was not in a hurry, his greatest strength was patience.

With the strength of southern Africa in the vicinity of Italian East Africa, it can easily flatten Italian East Africa.

Rommel is still very smart. He has now noticed the problems between southern Africa and the United Kingdom, so he transferred the troops originally stationed on the border between Italian North Africa and French North Africa to defend against the attack of the Third Army to Tobruk. Only one division remained on the border between Italian and French North Africa.

And it's Italian.

The Third Army has a total strength of 13.

The Italian division on the opposite side was not even full of members, and its total strength was only a little over 1.

Referring to the performance of the Italian army after the outbreak of the European War, this division should be ready to surrender.

Like the Third Army, Arthur's Fifth Army also had no combat missions during this period.

So the situation in North Africa is a bit weird now. The Germans and the British are fighting to the death, and the southern Africans and the Italians live in peace. Near the border between Italian North Africa and French North Africa, the patrols on both sides will be very friendly when they meet. Greetings, sometimes even exchanging souvenirs or something, there is no atmosphere of war at all.

Rommel and Auchinleck were very nervous.

Tobruk has become the focus of contention between the British army and the German army. Rommel hopes to take Tobruk in one fell swoop, while the Nile Army and the British Mediterranean Fleet want to protect Tobruk. The ground forces of both sides have begun to enter the fighting state. The situation is in a stalemate.

The Tobruk Eastern District is the defense area of ​​the British-Indian Second Division. This division existed before the outbreak of the European War. It was not formed in a hurry after the outbreak of the European War, so it has considerable combat effectiveness.

Unlike other British and Indian divisions with only a few thousand people, the second division completely imitated the establishment of the British army during World War I. The whole division had nearly 18000 people and was fully staffed.

In the fierce fighting in the past few days, the second division suffered heavy casualties. Four of the 12 battalions have been disabled. The division commander, Major General William Alex, reorganized the troops and reorganized the four disabled battalions into one battalion. German bloody battle.

"The position of the 8th Battalion was broken through, the entire army of Company A was wiped out, and there were only 16 people left in Company B including the officers. The German army dispatched at least three battalions to attack the position of the 8th Battalion. , Germany’s most advanced Panzer IV tanks appeared.” Chief of Staff Major General Ben Bauer had a solemn expression, his shoulder was burned by the German bombing a few days ago, and the wound has not healed yet.

"Do we still have a reserve team?" William Alex looked desperate.

Ben Bauer didn't speak, even the division guard battalion had already gone to the battlefield, and Alex had no soldiers to use.

"Damn it, why didn't the southern Africans be allowed to join the war? The generals of the Ministry of War, didn't they think about us? What should we use to deal with the German Panzer IV? Molotov cocktail?" Ya Alex was furious. The Molotov cocktail was first invented by the Spaniards. It was widely used in the Russian-Finnish campaign. It was actually an earthen incendiary bomb made of glass bottles.

No. 22 is currently the most advanced tank in the German army, with a total combat weight of 75 tons. The firepower system is a 34mm tank gun and two MG[-] machine guns. Because of its reliable performance and various uses, it is nicknamed "Army Horse" by German soldiers. .

For the British army lacking anti-tank weapons, the Panzer IV was a nightmare.

Nor is there a lack of anti-tank weapons.

Before Tobruk was besieged by the German army, a dozen 75mm anti-tank guns were obtained from the Cyprus squadron. The gunners of the anti-tank guns were all lost.

"Order the 8th Battalion to take back that damned position for me, at all costs!" After Alex got angry, he still had to face the embarrassing situation.

"We still have a reserve team—" Ben Bauer had a complicated expression, referring to the division staff.

Alex was silent. Most of the division staff were civilians and had not received much military training at all. Sending them to attack the German positions was tantamount to sending them to die.

Just as Alex and Ben Bauer were about to regain their position, Major Hicks, who had just come down from the No. [-] tank, was also in a heavy mood.

The British retreated in a panic and did not have time to destroy the supplies, and the Germans captured a lot.

In the warehouse behind the position, the German army found a mountain of supplies, not to mention ammunition, the mountain of canned meat and vegetables, and more than [-] boxes of medicines that hadn’t even been opened in time. For the first time Major Hicks despaired of the prospect of war.

The Second Anglo-Indian Division was the British colonial servant army.

Even the logistics of the colonial servant army can be sufficient to this extent, so how extravagant should the real British army and the more generous southern African army be?
(End of this chapter)