Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2307 Noodles are smart

No matter how strong the German army's fighting will is, it will be blasted to pieces in front of the "alligator". After all, flesh and blood cannot compete with steel.

At the beginning of the year, the airborne troops upgraded the "Alligator", using a more powerful engine, and the maneuverability has been significantly improved. At the same time, the front armor of the body has been strengthened, and the semi-closed turret has been replaced with a fully closed turret. 40mm grenade launcher and 12.7mm machine guns are still retained, and the number of machine guns has increased to three.

After the upgrade, the total combat weight of the "Alligator" has increased to 16.5 tons, and its combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the early No. [-] tanks.

Compared with the industrial capacity of Germany, let alone the technological leadership of southern Africa, the gap in production capacity is too great.

四号升级到E型之后，德国从1939年12月至1941年4月期间只生产了280辆。

Southern Africa began to upgrade the "Alligator" at the beginning of the year. A total of 1600 vehicles were remodeled within four months, and 1100 new vehicles were also produced.

With the addition of "Alligator", the defense finally stabilized.

At 11 a.m., Cyprus dispatched a transport plane to drop air on Heraklion, and the supply problem was initially alleviated. At [-] p.m., the Marine Corps landed near Heraklion, and the [-]th Mountain Division began to enter a defensive state.

Unlike the tenacious German Fifth Mountain Division, Pombia's Italian army was weak in combat. After the Marine Corps landed in Pombia, the Pombia Italian army quickly surrendered.

Mike Tolan was not surprised when he heard the news of the surrender of the Italian army. The Italians were like this. As early as during the Battle of Abyssinia, the essence of Italian noodles had been fully exposed.

"No, no, Mike, Italians are not noodles. On the contrary, Italians are very smart. They may be the smartest country in Europe." Arthur didn't think so, and his view of Italians was completely different from that of Mike Toland.

"Hahahaha, smart fools? That's right, the Italians are really good at speculation." Mike Tolan is a soldier, and his thinking is not as complicated as Arthur's.

Speculation——

Not only Italians are good at this, but British, Americans, Germans, and even southern Africans are very good at it.

The key is the vision of choosing sides and judging the situation. In this regard, the Italians are absolutely unmatched in Europe.

In the last world war, Italy began to join the Allied Powers, and half of them turned against it to join the Allied Powers. After the war, it successfully became a victorious country and became one of the permanent members of the League of Nations.

During the two world wars, Italy sent troops to Abyssinia. If it weren't for the assistance of southern Africa, the Italians had successfully conquered the Abyssinian Empire, and no one had the ability to seize the opportunity.

After the outbreak of this World War, Italy joined the Axis Powers again. During the process of the German army sweeping across Europe, the fat and bald head enjoyed the glory of the victors without a single soldier. In this regard, the Poles and the French should have something to say .

Now that the situation on the Russian battlefield is still unclear, even Roque's confidence in Russia has begun to shake. After the surrender of the Pombia Italian army, Lieutenant General Tony Piola, the commander of the Italian army, proposed to meet Arthur. Now Arthur and Mike Tolland is waiting for Tony Piola.

Arthur still attaches great importance to Tony Piola, and sent his special plane "Baron of Cyprus" to pick him up. This is a business jet specially designed by Rhodesia Air for the rich. Very popular with the market.

The reason why Roosevelt misjudged the relationship between Stoudemire and Rock has a lot to do with Stoudemire's various rich and willful ways.

On the surface, Stoudemire is competing with Rock everywhere.

Nyasaland has Nyasaland Heavy Industry and Nyasaland Automobile, and Stoudemire opened another stove in Rhodesia and established Rhodesia Automobile.

Nyasaland has Nyasaland Air, and Rhodesia also has Rhodesia Air, without changing the name.

Rock has Nyasaland Hawks in the league, and Stoudemire has Rhodesia United.

Arthur married Stoudemire's daughter, and Stoudemire assigned tasks to his sons to marry Roque's daughter back home at any cost.

This is not done yet.

In the field of aviation, Nyasaland Airlines’ superiority cannot be shaken. 80.00% of the world’s civilian passenger planes are produced by Nyasaland Airlines. Take a share.

Nyasaran Air also produces business jets.

So Arthur's choice of the business jet produced by Air Rhodesia has more or less something to do with Roya.

In the 21st century, Italy is a world-renowned manufacturer of luxury goods. Clothing and accessories are all drizzle, while cars and yachts are the big ones. This has a lot to do with the artistic background behind Italy. The Renaissance began in Italy.

Tony Piola comes from a traditional aristocratic family in the Kingdom of Italy. His aesthetics are naturally online. After getting off the plane, Tony Piola was full of praise for the "Baron of Cyprus". The first question was how much the plane was worth. , it seems that if the price is right, then place an order immediately.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, if you want to ask about the price of an aircraft, shouldn't it be a fighter jet or a bomber?" Mike Tolan doesn't like Tony, this is not a Lieutenant General, he is an old dude.

"General Tolland, my mission as a soldier is over from the moment I stop resisting, I have done my duty as a lieutenant general, and now I am just a poor middle-aged man with no arms." Tony Pio It's not embarrassing, knowing that you can't fight and fighting to the death, that's not the style of the Italians.

Don't look at the various mockery of the Italians on the Internet in the 21st century. In fact, the Italian army will also explode with amazing combat effectiveness when it is in a desperate situation. This will be fully proved in the ongoing Battle of Volgograd.

The Pumbia Italian army surrendered so happily because the Italians knew very well that the southern African army did not have a tradition of mistreating prisoners. After the Italians put down their weapons, they would be treated according to their status.

After the Battle of Moscow, Mustache recruited servants on a large scale, including 9 Italian divisions.

The Russians are different from the southern Africans. The Axis powers committed a lot of blood debts in Russia. The hatred can only be offset by blood. If the Italians surrender, the Russians will treat the Italians like the Germans treat Russian prisoners. Therefore, the Italian army in Russia , the performance is not worse than the German army, the fighting will is so tenacious that it can be called steel, and it has nothing to do with noodles.

There is no blood feud between southern Africa and Italy. On the contrary, the relationship between the two countries is not bad. During the Italian-Turkish war, Italy purchased equipment from southern Africa. The various luxury goods produced in southern Africa are very popular with Italians. The way of life is also sought after by Italians.

During the Battle of Pumbia, the 300rd Airborne Division had less than [-] casualties. An airborne squad was surrounded by Italians in a house. The Italians asked the airborne troops to surrender. After being rejected by the airborne troops, the Italians surrounded the house. , did not attack at all.

It's not that they can't fight, the Italians have tanks and artillery, and there are plenty of ways to destroy this airborne squad.

But the Italians didn't do that.

When an unlucky airborne soldier landed, he unfortunately landed in the Italian barracks and was captured by the Italians before the parachute was released.

The Italians did not mistreat him, not even a routine interrogation. The paratrooper broke his leg when he landed. The Italians placed him in a small but clean tent. The director of the hospital Because the conditions in the ward were not good enough, I personally apologized to the paratrooper.

In the southern Africa in the movie, the wards are full of complete facilities, spacious and bright, and there are beautiful nurses who smile with eight teeth at any time.

Italians are not so extravagant. The nurse who took care of this wounded soldier is a versatile and handsome boy who yearns for southern Africa in the movie. After the airborne soldier and the handsome boy shared the cigarettes they carried with them, they became A good friend who talked about everything, the handsome guy even played the guitar and sang "Jasmine" for the paratroopers.

The cultural exchanges between the two countries have such a long history, so the atmosphere when Tony and Arthur met was so harmonious.

"One thing to say, Italy has never been a warlike country. We love peace. Our favorite opera is "Turandot". Italy was forced to join the war because of some irresistible coercion, but we are always ready Embrace peace," gushed Tony Piola, who ate three servings of the chef's vanilla-flavored ice cream.

"What about the Abyssinian Empire and Greece? What about Spain?" Mike Tolan sneered. Italy was deeply involved in the Spanish Civil War and actively invaded the Abyssinian Empire and Greece. These facts cannot be washed away .

"Some people hope to restore the glory that belongs to the Italians and rebuild the glory similar to the Roman Empire, but this is not the wish of all Italians. The vast majority of Italians are peace-loving. We have indeed made some mistakes, but we will reflect on it. I will repent and try to make amends." Tony Piola looked serious, and his attitude left Mike Tolan speechless.

Everyone makes mistakes, including southern Africa.

The key is that people are very sincere in admitting their mistakes and are willing to correct them. What else can they say, they have to give people a chance.

"So, what are you going to do next?" Arthur didn't listen to what Tony Piola said, the key was to see what the Italians did.

"I only represent myself, not the current Italian government, but I know that not all Italians want to drag Italy into the abyss like that damn reporter, we should have a beach kick on the beach under the sunset Football, not taking up arms and fighting to the death.” Tony Piola was cunning and cunning, it was all wisdom.

When France surrendered, de Gaulle took the initiative to seek refuge in southern Africa to form a free France, preserving a glimmer of life for France's future.

The same goes for the Italians. Everyone understands the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket. It is in the best interest of the country to bet on both ends.

"You should know that the Italian Navy is not incapable of fighting the Cyprus Squadron and the Mediterranean Fleet, but we have never done that, and we have not gone all out in the North African operations, otherwise the British would not be able to persist until now. "Tony Piola's expression finally became serious, and part of what he said was true.

Italy really didn't go all out in North Africa.

When sending troops to the Abyssinian Empire, Italy sent a total of 50 people.

Italy has just over 20 people in North Africa.

From this perspective, Italy has indeed kept its hand.

But that's not true either.

When Italy sent troops to the Abyssinian Empire, the world war had not yet broken out, and the Italians could go all out.

Italy's war potential is incomparable to that of Russia. The 50 people in the Abyssinian Empire have been wiped out, and Italy has no ability to recruit another 50 soldiers.

While the North African campaign was going on, Italy also sent 9 divisions to the Russian battlefield.

The Italian Navy stayed in the port and couldn't come out, not because they didn't want to fight, but because they had no fuel. Think about how the "Queen Elizabeth" and "Warrior" of the Mediterranean Fleet sank.

So Mike Tolland just laughed.

"Don't say it so nicely. You didn't go all out, and we didn't use all the attack methods. As long as your battleship dares to go to sea, you must be prepared to be sunk. If you don't accept it, you can try it!"

It was said so aggressively that Arthur smiled and said nothing, but Tony Piola was not embarrassed.

"Dear Lord Cyprus, I have no disrespect. For the peace of the world, we can do more." Tony Piola ignored Mike Tolan, looking at his state, and world peace at every turn , like Mike Tolan, his vision is limited to the big bathtub of the Mediterranean Sea.

"Yes, southern Africa and Italy have never been enemies. During the last world war, we fought side by side." If Italy is willing to join the Allied Forces, Arthur will definitely welcome it.

If the Italians go all the way with the Germans, the Allied forces will sooner or later launch a landing operation in Italy.

The Italian army's will to fight in mainland Italy is definitely different from Crete.

Crete belongs to Greece, and the Italians are fighting in Crete as a guest army. It is normal to have a weak will to fight.

If the war spreads to mainland Italy, the situation will be completely different. Countless Italians will take up arms to fight the Allies in order to protect their families. Even if the Allies can win the final victory, what price will they pay?
Although Italy, Germany, and Japan are both Axis powers, they are not the same after all. Southern Africans can forgive Italians, but they will never forgive Japanese.

As for forgiving the Germans, that is the business of the British and the French. If the British and French are willing to forgive Germany, then Southern Africa has nothing to say.

(End of this chapter)