Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2328 Genius Design
It is not only Rommel who was born at the wrong time, people living in this era are sad.

Under the environment of war, people are devastated. From the princes and nobles to the traffickers and pawns, they all have to struggle for survival.

For Patton and Eisenhower, Rommel was an appetizer, and British and French hegemony in the Mediterranean was the main course.

Yes, just when Britain and France were still worried about the colonial rule of North Africa, Southern Africa and the United States have already focused on the entire Mediterranean region. At present, it seems that Southern Africa has the upper hand.

"If possible, after defeating Rommel, we should land on the Apennine Peninsula as soon as possible, open up a second European battlefield, and deal a heavy blow to the Germans from behind." Eisenhower is planning a battle with southern Africa. Since Greece has inevitably become the sphere of influence in southern Africa, Italy has become the breakthrough point for the United States.

In fact, it is not just Greece. Southern Africa now controls the Dodecanese Islands and Crete, the Bosporus Strait, the Sea of ​​Marmara, and the Black Sea estuary formed by the Dardanelles are also under the control of Southern Africa. .

Southern Africa can use Greece as a springboard to continue to expand its influence in the Balkan Peninsula. With the strength of Southern Africa, this task can be easily completed.

For a long time, the Balkan Peninsula has been the sphere of influence of the Ottomans. Now that the Ottoman Empire has been destroyed, the Balkan Peninsula has fallen into a power vacuum. The Russians have tried to increase their influence on the Balkan Peninsula. Not only did they fail, but they also planted hidden dangers for the relationship between Russia and Germany. , the strength of the United Kingdom and France is declining. To use a rotten phrase, the current Balkan Peninsula is undergoing major changes unseen in a century.

If possible, the United States also wants to expand its influence in the Balkans.

Eisenhower, or Roosevelt is still self-aware. With the current strength of the United States, even if Southern Africa does not make a move, the Balkans will not be able to be taken over by the Americans. It is better to be a favor.

Patton knew how urgent the Americans wanted to reach out to Europe.

During the last world war, the United States had actually given up isolationism, and that's why Wilson's fourteen points came about.

If it weren't for Winston and "Tiger" Clemenceau's ideas at that time, the Americans might have succeeded, and the League of Nations would also become the best platform for the United States to expand its influence.

Compared with 20 years ago, Britain and France are weaker, and the strength of the United States and southern Africa is getting stronger. When the League of Nations was established, the United States did not join at all, and southern Africa is not a permanent member. The new League of Nations will certainly not repeat the same mistakes. The United States and the South Africa will all shine.

However, Patton is still unwilling to let go of Italy. The Americans have stretched their hands too far, and southern Africa has already regarded the Mediterranean Sea as its core interest.

"If we open up a second front right now, maybe the Germans will shake hands with the Russians and make peace, and then we will face all the pressure." Patton's words are true, and the Italians know to leave a leeway for themselves. On the road, the contact between the Germans and the Russians has not been interrupted.

Since the outbreak of the Russo-German war, Russia has made at least two secret contacts with the Germans in an attempt to negotiate an end to the war.

Last July, one month after the outbreak of the Russo-German War, Big Beard secretly contacted Little Beard through the Bulgarians, trying to negotiate peace with the Germans at the cost of giving up the three Baltic countries, western Ukraine, and parts of Belarus and Moldova.

The Germans rejected the Russians' request for negotiation. The smooth advancement of the German army on the battlefield made Xiao Huzi mistakenly believe that Russia will lose the war in a short period of time. Russian possibility.

After the defense of Moscow, the Russians and the Germans made a second contact.

This time the conditions offered by Big Beard are more generous. If Mustache agrees to a truce, the Russians will join hands with the Germans to fight against Southern Africa and the United Kingdom.

Mustache, who had just suffered a disastrous defeat in Moscow, once again rejected Big Beard's proposal. In addition to becoming angry, Mustache was more worried that Big Beard was delaying his recovery.

Although these two secret negotiations ended in failure, it is enough to prove that there is a truce between Germany and Russia, or even the possibility of joining forces.

Now Mustache has not given up on conquering Russia.

But if the Allied forces landed in Europe and made Mustache feel threatened, then the situation would be completely out of control.

In case the Germans and Russians really join forces, German technology plus Russian resources, the lightning tactics will have the blessing of infinite violence——

Among other things, if Germany gets Russia's oil fields in Baku, then for the Allies, the difficulty of winning the war will rise from novice mode to iron man mode.

"Even if the Germans and Russians join forces, the final victory will eventually belong to us." Eisenhower has confidence in the Allied Forces. The combination of the Germans and the Russians is terrible, and it is tantamount to defeating the combination of southern Africa and the United States. Idiots talk about dreams.

The strength of southern Africa and the United States is too strong. All countries in the world except southern Africa and the United States are probably not the opponents of this combination.

In the Brazilian Civil War, the United States suffered a big loss.

After the war, the U.S. government and military found out that as long as southern Africa interfered, U.S. hegemony in the Americas would completely collapse, which prompted the U.S. to adjust its policy against the threat of southern Africa.

If you can't fight, then cooperate.

Americans have always been pragmatic in this regard.

"I agree, but our top priority is to defeat Rommel." Patton is also pragmatic. The cooperation between southern Africa and the United States should be a direct exchange between Rock and Roosevelt, and Eisenhower and Patton are not enough.

"We are ready, and the task of defeating Rommel will be handed over to me!" Finally talking about his favorite topic, Little Patton was eager to try.

Soon the opportunity will come.

On August 8, while the high-level Allied forces were still arguing over the direction of Rommel's attack, a German armored force appeared in Esnam, less than 19 kilometers away from Algiers. This situation immediately attracted the attention of the Allied forces.

Eisnam is located behind the Allied defenses, and it is theoretically impossible for the Germans to appear in this position unless the Germans break through the Allied defenses.

"Has our line of defense been lost?" Alexander panicked. The successive failures of France and Burma have made Alexander lose his most basic judgment.

"In the past 24 hours, we have not received any reports related to the battle." Giro, who has just become the commander-in-chief of the North African Army and the High Commissioner, has a solemn expression.

Giraud and de Gaulle are alumni, both graduates of the French Military Academy in Saint-Cyr.

In 1939, General Girojin was elected as a member of the French Supreme Military Council. He successively served as the commander of the French 7th and 9th Army Groups. He fought against the German invasion and was defeated and captured.

Four months ago, Giraud escaped from prison and returned to Vichy France. Two months ago, he came to North Africa to accept the invitation of Charles de Gaulle to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Free French North Africa.

De Gaulle had originally prepared this position for Darlan.

"Our line of defense is not tight, and it is normal for the Germans to appear in Eisnam, but we don't have to worry, we will be done after we kill the Germans." Admiral Patton didn't care. Few, not worth the fuss.

Little Barton's eyes lit up immediately.

The southern African generals present and the French generals were also eager to try.

This is a good opportunity to kill the enemy and stand up, and everyone wants to show off.

Alexander had the most uncomfortable expression. The British troops in North Africa were concentrated in Egypt. There were no troops stationed in Free France, so Alexander had no chance to show off even if he wanted to.

"Give me the task of eliminating the Germans, and I promise to complete it smoothly." Patton Jr. volunteered.

The "little" here refers to the military rank. Patton Jr. is actually not young. He was born in 1885, much earlier than Admiral Patton.

"Eisnam is my defense zone, and I am duty-bound." Major General Fredendall, commander of the US Central Task Force, also took the initiative. This is the first battle after the US military arrived in North Africa, which is of great significance.

The US military in North Africa is divided into three parts. Patton Jr. is the commander of the Eastern Task Force, and the commander of the Western Task Force is Major General Ryder.

Major General Ryder did not speak, and there was a group of French generals eager to try.

Jiro didn't speak. He had lingering fears about the strength of the German army. Since the Americans love to show off so much, let the Americans deal with the Germans.

Giro doesn't care about the Americans taking credit at all. After the war, France can keep French North Africa. It's not bad.

"Let me come. My troops are stationed in Bouvera, which is the closest to Esnam." Liang Hao, commander of the 17th Armored Division belonging to the Third Army in Southern Africa, also volunteered to fight. After arriving in North Africa, he did not get a chance to join the war.

The 17th Division participated in the last World War, but was abolished after the war, and was reinstated after the outbreak of World War II.

As during World War I, the 17th Division was still dominated by Basutolans and entirely composed of southern Africans. The whole army was equipped with 348 tanks, 169 armored vehicles, and an armored artillery regiment with a total strength of 1.7 million people.

"No, no, since the war broke out, you have been fighting the Germans. Now you can rest. We will take over and complete the task." Little Patton's words were stinging, and he was actually a very difficult person to get along with.

Patton Jr. has a wealthy family, his father is a lawyer, and his mother is a descendant of a famous family. He likes to debate, has an arrogant personality, and never shows mercy to others. General Pershing commented that Patton Jr. is "a bandit in the US military."

What Patton Jr. meant was obvious. Rommel was still alive and kicking after the southern African army fought the German army for so long. This seemed to prove the incompetence of the southern African army on the other hand.

"You have come from a long way, you should rest—" Liang Hao remained calm, digging a hole for the Americans.

The strength of the US military is not as strong as it appears on the surface.

On the surface, the equipment level of the U.S. armored forces is similar to that of the southern African armored forces, and even better in some aspects.

Excellent equipment does not mean high combat effectiveness. The disastrous defeat of the U.S.-Philippine coalition forces in the Philippines does not seem to have given the Americans a correct understanding of themselves. American generals like Patton Jr. will suffer a lot if they judge the Germans by the combat capabilities of the Japanese. of.

The unscrupulous Japanese army in Asia, let alone southern Africa in Europe, Germany and Russia can easily defeat the Japanese.

This is really not to belittle Japan. The Japanese combined fleet is indeed very strong, and the army is scum. No matter how strong the individual combat capability is, it can play a very limited role in modern warfare.

Needless to say, Germany and Russia, Japan’s [-] standing first-class divisions before the war were not enough to consume in a Moscow defense battle. The Russian army easily defeated the Japanese army in the Battle of Nomenkan, which fully proved the true status of the Japanese army in the world.

"No, we came all the way to North Africa with the purpose of defeating the Germans." Fredendall's attitude was not very good either, since you all can't do it, let's do it.

Then you come.

Eisenhower didn't seem to like Patton Jr., so he gave Fredendall the chance.

The Second Army led by Fredendall consisted of two divisions, with a total strength of nearly 3 troops, equipped with 750 tanks and 240 artillery pieces of various types.

It is worth mentioning that the newly formed armored forces in the United States, like the armored forces in southern Africa, have been mechanized. During the movement of the troops, all soldiers can take cars.

With cars instead of transportation, troops move much faster, and four wheels are indeed faster than two legs.

Fredendall made the big mistake of ordering II Corps to advance swiftly towards Eisnam without conducting sufficient scouting.

The 2nd Army is stationed in Deraa, and to go to Esnam, you must pass through Bouvera, where the 17th Armored Division is located.

According to the requirements of the coalition command, the 17th Armored Division was to provide supplies for the US 2nd Army in Bouvera.

Liang Hao definitely did it on purpose. When the tanker of the 2nd Army drove the M3 Stuart and Grant Lee passed by the camp of the 17th Armored Division, the 17th Armored Division camp stopped in a row." Tiger" style and "Leopard" style.

The tanks equipped by the US Armored Forces are one medium tank regiment and two light tank regiments.

The latest medium tank in the United States is the M3 Sherman. Because the 2nd Army came to North Africa earlier, the first-generation medium tank equipped with Grant Lee was actually an M3. Not only did the performance not improve much, but because Congenital deficiencies have disastrous consequences.

In July 1940, the United States began to develop the M7 medium tank. The original M3 had a 3mm gun.

After the French stopped resisting, the Americans were surprised to find that the 37mm tank gun was too weak, so they switched to the 75mm tank gun.

This is where the problem arises.

The M3 medium tank, was based on a 37mm tank gun, the 75mm tank gun was too big for the M3's turret to hold.

So the talented designers in the United States installed a tumor-like protrusion on the right front of the car body, where the 75mm tank gun is installed.

It's not the deadliest yet.

The car body and turret of the M3 are mainly riveted. Once hit, the rivets will be shaken like shotguns and fly everywhere in the tank, which will pose a fatal threat to the tanker.

Driving such a tank on the battlefield, the fate of American tankers can be imagined.

(End of this chapter)