Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2361 Accidental Injury
Helicopters are known as ultra-low-altitude air killers and treetop-level deterrents. They are extremely efficient in dealing with light infantry who have no counterattack capabilities. Two heavy machine guns fixed at the hatch fired at the same time. The German assault on the ground The team was unlucky, and even the Italian defenders in the hotel suffered. The machine gunners attacked indiscriminately when they fired, and even the small plane was attacked.

"Be careful, don't destroy that plane, our target is on the plane—" Shen Fei reminded Isaiah loudly, worrying about accidentally hurting the fat bald head.

"Understood, he can't escape—" Isaiah was confident, and the mercenaries were not stupid. If the fat and bald head had an accident or was taken away by the Germans, they would not get any money.

The Germans still had the ability to fight back, and several German commandos hid behind cover and shot at the helicopter.

The huge body of the helicopter was extremely flexible in the air, circled the hotel, and kept shooting at the ground.

The German commandos suffered heavy losses, the range of the MP40 was limited, and the helicopters remained outside the range of the MP40, massacring the commandos.

A German soldier appeared on the second floor of the hotel and fired at the helicopter with a bazooka.

The rocket flew towards the helicopter with an obvious tail flame, which startled the pilot. Fortunately, the rocket had no tracking function at this time and could only shoot in a straight line. The helicopter was lucky to escape.

This move obviously angered the pilot, and the helicopter circled in the distance to adjust its direction and replaced it with a grenade launcher aimed at the hotel.

Compared with heavy machine guns, 40mm high-explosive grenades are more efficient in killing infantry. This has been verified many times by the southern African military. Even if the enemy hides behind a bunker, they cannot escape the grenade.

The counterattack of the German commandos was weakening at this time. The room where the bazooka was located on the second floor was taken care of immediately. Several grenades flew into the room and exploded violently. The fire quickly ignited and began to spread to other rooms. The entire hotel was covered by flames And thick smoke shrouded, like hell.

The helicopter that Shen Fei and Isaiah were on was approaching the platform at this time, ready to implement the rope drop.

Accidents are inevitable.

As soon as the fighting broke out, Fat Bald and Captain Skorzeny tried to leave the plane.

The fat, bald and stout body struggled to climb out of the cabin, and was about to jump off the wing, but accidentally fell to the ground.

The scene was very chaotic at this time, the German commandos who were not afraid of death were still shooting at the helicopter. His body was blown up and hit the small plane heavily, covered in blood.

Shen Fei and Isaiah were dumbfounded, this situation was beyond their expectation.

Skorzeny, who followed the fat bald head out of the cabin, was also stunned. He quickly rushed to the fat bald head's side to check the fat bald head's situation.

The other German commandos and the shooters on the helicopter also cease fire, so what can we do?
Skorzeny didn't delay too long. He jumped up from the fat bald head, fists and feet, and yelled at the helicopter.

The fat bald head lying on the ground was motionless, and blood spread from under his body.

"It's over, the target mission is dead, the mission failed—" Isaiah drew this conclusion from Skorzeny's actions.

Shen Fei was also speechless, it was too late to say anything now, a dead fat bald man was of no value.

When the news was sent back to Algiers, Alvin was completely speechless, and for the first time doubted the ability of the umbrella company.

For a long time, the Umbrella Company has been the best panacea and backstop for the federal government. No matter what, as long as the federal government is inconvenient to come forward, it is definitely right to hand it over to the umbrella company, and the mercenaries can handle it obediently.

Now the umbrella company has finally broken the myth of omnipotence, and it is such a big trick.

"Fortunately, our people were all evacuated smoothly, and the helicopter was not shot down, otherwise it would be troublesome." Karl Billy secretly rejoiced that the operation was fortunately not carried out by the North Africa Branch, otherwise Karl Billy would have done it for This is responsible.

Forget about Alvin, no one will hold him accountable.

"The news came from St. Peter's Basilica that the Italians need an explanation, and demanded that we be responsible for this and compensate Italy for the loss—" Alvin's adjutant Chen Tai was also worried. The Italian troops in charge of guarding the fat and bald head suffered heavy casualties. Many people were killed, and the General Junpu Hotel was also burned down. Marshal Badoglio was very angry.

"The losses of the Italians were caused by the Germans, and have nothing to do with us." Alvin resolutely refused to admit it, and don't stain people's innocence without evidence.

"General Eisenhower also sent a telegram. He believes that our actions have undermined the ongoing negotiations between the Allied forces and Italy." Karl Billy is also worried that the pressure is now on Alvin's side, and there are accusations from all sides.

Alvin sneered and said nothing, Eisenhower was looking for steps.

The Battle of Sicily achieved its goal tactically, but failed completely strategically. Not only did Italy not withdraw from the war, but it also benefited greatly from the resignation of the fat bald head.

Now that the war has been fought, Italy has suffered huge losses, and all the benefits gained in the early stage have been lost. The war has spread to the Italian mainland, and the Italians are very dissatisfied.

The fat bald head was used as a scapegoat by the Italian king. After the fat bald head was dismissed, the situation in Italy not only did not deteriorate, but there were some positives. Badoglio still has influence on the Italian army, even more influential than the fat bald head. Both are big.

Eisenhower and Alexander are in contact with the new Italian government. Because the new Italian government has too many demands, they have not reached an agreement.

The connection between Southern Africa and Italy has not been interrupted. The reason for the failure to negotiate here is that the requirements of Southern Africa are too harsh.

Southern Africa resolutely implements the outcome of the Casablanca Conference and demands Italy's unconditional surrender. The two sides are bargaining.

"Pretoria wants to confirm whether the fat bald head is dead or not?" Chen Tai didn't know the specifics. Just now, Germany announced the establishment of the Italian Social Republic in Salo, a small city in northern Italy, with the fat bald head as the prime minister.

This fully shows that the fat and bald head is not dead, which does not match the situation provided by the umbrella company.

"Even if the fat bald head is not dead, at least he is seriously injured. It is impossible for him to be the prime minister." Karl Billy is not sure, because the mercenaries of the umbrella company have not completed the airborne, so he cannot be sure whether the fat bald head is dead or not.

"This issue is not important, continue to put pressure on the Italians." Alvin got up to find Button, and it was not yet irreparable.

"It's very difficult to get Italy out of the war quickly—" Barton looked at Alvin with helplessness. There is still a gap between you and your father.

If this matter was handled by Roque himself, the Germans would have no chance at all, and Patton didn't know why, and he never doubted Roque's ability.

However, there are very few people who are invincible like Rock, and it is normal for Alvin to win and lose.

At least Alvin didn't fall into a slump, and Barton appreciated it very much.

"It doesn't matter whether Italy can quickly withdraw from the war. Now the purpose of the Italians is to delay the time. We can't give the Italians any chance." Alvin's execution ability is a bit problematic, but his judgment is still fine.

Italy has both sides, and staying in the Axis country while maintaining contact with the Allied countries is nothing more than a bargain.

Now the Allies are in a dilemma, and they are reluctant to cut off ties with the Italians. After all, this is a good opportunity to end the war quickly.

However, if it continued to drag on, the Allied forces gradually became passive. After the British and American allied forces took Sicily, they did not continue to advance to the Apennine Peninsula. This gave the Italians a chance to linger and bought more time for Mustache.

Alvin received the news that Mustache is drawing troops from Germany and is ready to occupy the entire territory of Italy at any time. If the Germans do this, the future operations on the Apennine Peninsula will be even more difficult.

"I had separate phone calls with General Eisenhower and Marshal Alexander. They didn't want to force the Italians too much, and hoped to get Italy out of the war in a peaceful way." Patton did a lot of work, but unfortunately the results were not great.

There are also many contradictions within the Allied Forces, including southern Africa. All countries have selfish interests, and their interests cannot be reconciled. This is the root of all conflicts.

If the Allied forces work together, Russia holds back the Germans on the northern front, and the Allied forces on the southern front work together, then the war will not end in 1943, but will be delayed until next year at most, which is 1944.

Now it seems that the end of the war is nowhere in sight.

In the past, when the United States did not participate in the war, southern Africa and the United Kingdom had no choice but to divert trouble from the north.

After the United States joined, the strength of the Allied forces far surpassed that of the Axis powers, and the Germans had no chance of winning at all. At this time, there were problems within the Allied forces, which could only make people feel helpless.

"We had an agreement with the Italians before that as long as our troops appear in Rome, Italy will withdraw from the war." Alvin insisted on sabotaging the negotiations between the United Kingdom, the United States and Italy, even if the Germans were introduced.

Among the conditions offered by the United States to the Italians, one of them required Italy to lease the island of Pantelleria located between Sicily and Tunisia to the United States, with reference to the island of Malta.

The location of Pantelleria Island is very important. It is the only way to connect Italy and North Africa. If Pantelleria Island is controlled, then the Americans will have the right to speak in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Mediterranean is already lively enough now, and the Americans will join in and make a mess of porridge. '

"We cannot fully trust the Italians, and we all know that it does not depend on the Italians when they withdraw from the war." Patton knew the situation in Italy well.

Whether Italy withdraws from the war depends on the will of the mustache, and Badoglio and the third king have nothing to say.

The Allied Forces are now holding back because of Italy’s repeated actions, and the once noisy European Second Battlefield has also been shelved. The current situation is very bad for the Allied Forces. Even if Germany completely controls Italy, it will be more beneficial to the Allied Forces than it is now.

If Germany completely controls Italy, the Allied forces can continue to advance northward, which is better than the current stalemate.

Rock didn't pay attention to this failed operation at all. Whether the fat and bald head was dead or alive would not change the situation much. Rock now focused on the Russian battlefield.

The air battle between the Germans and the Russians in the Caucasus was getting bigger and bigger, and finally triggered the largest battle since World War II - the Battle of Kursk.

After the Battle of Volgograd, the Russian army took advantage of the victory to attack and regained a large amount of lost ground. The German army under the command of Manstein prepared to counterattack, and both sides were accumulating strength.

Manstein was scheming. He voluntarily gave up some strategic locations that were not easy to defend, and lured the Russian army into deep combat. The Russian army's front became longer and longer, while the German army completed its troop build-up during the retreat.

In mid-May, Manstein commanded the newly formed Army Group South to launch a counterattack against the Russian Southwest Front between the Donets River and the Dnieper River.

The Southwest Front Army suffered heavy losses, and the 5th Army was wiped out.

The German army began to attack Kharkov, and Russia was forced to abandon Kharkov, which had just been recovered, and retreat to the Oboyan area south of Kursk.

In order to prevent the complete collapse of the front, Beard moved the 1st Tank Army south from St. Petersburg. In addition, the 21st and 64th Army were also transferred from Volgograd to this direction. By mid-June, the front stabilized.

Manstein's counterattack created a salient centered on Kursk. In the north of the salient, the German Army Group Center controlled the Orel area.

To the south of the salient, Manstein's Army Group South controlled the Belgorod region, fronted by the Russian Central and Voronezh Fronts.

With this salient as the center, a large-scale battle was brewing. Both Manstein and Zhukov were desperately mobilizing troops. The two sides assembled nearly 300 million troops, tens of thousands of artillery pieces, thousands of tanks and aircraft.

At this time, neither Manstein nor Zhukov realized the significance of the ensuing battle to this war that had a global reach.

Rock knows.

Although it is customary for people to regard the Battle of Volgograd as a turning point in World War II.

In fact, it was after the Battle of Kursk that the German army completely lost the initiative in the war.

At the Casablanca Conference, the Allied forces promised to provide more assistance to Russia. Since then, the British and US troops launched the Sicily landing operation, and the support to Russia was temporarily interrupted.

The aid to southern Africa increased rapidly after the Casablanca Conference. Various materials from southern Africa continued to arrive in Russia through the Asia Minor Peninsula and the Arctic route. The warships of the Cyprus Squadron also entered the Black Sea to cooperate with the Russian army in the Sea of ​​Azov. Nearby attack, on June 6, pilot Wang Lang from Nyasaland, flying a Cheetah fighter jet, shot down the BF5 driven by Erich Hartmann over the Kuban River. Erich Hartmann himself was lucky escape.

This is not the first time Erich Hartmann has been shot down, this is also a guy with bad luck.

Since entering the war, Erich Hartmann's plane has been shot down five times, and Erich Hartmann was lucky to survive each time.

Once or twice is luck, five times in a row cannot be explained by luck.

(End of this chapter)