Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2430 Countries that dare to declare war on southern Africa and Germany at the same time
With translation, the situation did not get better.

The aunt repeated one sentence: "Please don't hurt us, we are just two poor old people."

The old man held an iron fork in his hand, and his attitude was a little tough: "We have no money, and we have no food. We haven't eaten meat for many days——"

Willie is at a loss, do you think we are so beggars?
And you haven't eaten meat for many days, so what happened to the chickens running around in the yard and the goat just now?

We can’t blame grandpa and aunt for misunderstood. In the era of underdeveloped information, there is no TV, no mobile phone, maybe even no radio. Ordinary people’s understanding of southern Africa is limited to the propaganda of the Italian government.

In the Italian government's propaganda, the allies are old monsters who eat children, especially southern Africa and the United States. It would be strange if Italians have a good impression. After all, not many people have the ability to go to southern Africa to see for themselves.

"Ask him where this place is, and how far is it from the town of Parney?" Willie put his hand on the dagger at his waist, holding back his anger.

This action was really unconscious. Even if Willie got angry again, he would not attack the two old men because of this.

However, the old man sensed the threat from Willy's actions and honestly pointed out the direction.

"The distance is not too far, about five kilometers." Black's business became more and more proficient.

"Very well, let's go as a team—" Willie didn't forget to thank the old man, respecting the old and loving the young.

The paratroopers landed relatively scattered, and Willie soon gathered more than a hundred people from four different companies.

Coincidentally, so many people didn't even have an officer. Willie, the sergeant major, temporarily became the highest-ranking person, so after a short rest, Willie led the soldiers to set off in formation.

"Mr. Sergeant Major, how did you communicate with those two old men just now?" The military reporter followed Willy, interviewing while walking.

"They thought we were beggars, and they wanted to rob their chickens—" Willie's words caused a burst of laughter. It seemed that only the Japanese and Germans could do such a thing as shooting chickens.

"Is there anything else besides that?" The reporter was very disappointed that this kind of thing couldn't be included in the news.

"No, you should appeal in the newspaper to send us more Italian translators." Willy suddenly remembered this question, this kind of mistake should not be made.

In fact, there are translators, but the number is a bit small, and there is only one for each company.

Southern African troops fighting in Europe do not really need translators. Many southern African officers and soldiers are proficient in multiple languages, and many of them can speak English and French at the same time.

After crossing a mountain ridge and crossing the creek at the foot of the mountain on foot, there is finally a road ahead.

There were quite a few pedestrians on the road, and many of them came closer only to realize that it was neither the Italian army nor the German army, so they hurriedly avoided.

On the way, paratroopers continued to flow in, and finally a lieutenant appeared, and Willie handed over the command smoothly.

"Are you still nervous?" Willie came to Black.

"It's much better, thank you——" Black was full of gratitude. He was nervous not because of combat, but more because of the closed environment in the cabin.

It is still very dangerous to take a transport plane, because you have to face the enemy's interception and the attack of ground air defense firepower. If you are unlucky, you will become an air iron coffin.

"You did a good job just now, and you may get a medal." Willie was very satisfied with Black's performance, and the paratroopers should be brave and fearless.

"Really? That's great!" Blake was delighted. He hadn't won a medal yet.

"Wow, Blake, you're lucky, Aunt Anne must be very happy." Millif expressed envy, and he didn't have a medal either.

Blake smiled brightly, and if he could go back to his hometown with the medal, he would be a hero in his hometown.

The scenery on the Italian side is actually pretty good. Willy and the others are located near the Abruzzi Mountains. After the fat bald head was dismissed from his post, he was imprisoned on a certain peak of this mountain.

Since the start of the war, the mainland of Italy has basically not been affected by the war. It can be seen that most Italians do not have much sense of urgency for the war. Most are grim.

At this time, a troop came across the road, looking at Willy and the others with strange expressions, bewildered.

Willie also felt something was wrong, and he didn't turn his mind for a moment.

"Sir, they're Italian—" Blake reminded softly.

Wo Cao, this is the Italian army.

Willie immediately raised the gun and loaded it: "Don't move, put the gun down—"

"Put the gun down, raise your hands and surrender—" Black's reaction was also quick.

Only then did Willie realize that something was wrong.

It is said that the Italian army and the southern African army met face to face, and the battle should have erupted in an instant, and the bullets ran out and rushed to fight hand-to-hand.

The scene just now was too weird, neither side intended to do anything, and the peace was surprisingly peaceful.

The Italians were obviously slow in responding. The paratroopers raised their guns on one side, but the other side hadn't reacted yet.

A guy who was out of his mind actually pulled the bolt of the gun in a hurry.

Then he was shot down by Willy.

Semi-automatic rifles are really easier to use than bolt-action rifles at this time. The firepower provided by two Nyasaran rifles is equivalent to a squad light machine gun.

So about one company of Italian officers and soldiers obediently became prisoners, and only one died because of resistance.

"You're really going to get a medal this time!" Willie congratulated Black again.

At the same time that the paratroopers were airborne in the north of Rome, the combined fleet of the Cypriot Squadron and the Free French Navy began to approach Rome.

Due to the neglect of the British, de Gaulle was not interested in the "Overlord" operation, and preferred to launch an attack from Italy or Spain to France.

Patton agreed with de Gaulle's plan to launch attacks from Italy and Spain while the "Overlord" operation was in progress, together with the Free French forces.

In this attack on Rome, the Free French Army sent four divisions, one of which was a valuable armored division.

In order to better complete the task, the Free French Navy dispatched all its strength, not only sending all the two "Richelieu" class battleships, but also dispatching the "Saint Rocco" aircraft carrier just obtained from southern Africa.

"Saint Roque" is an aircraft carrier refitted with an integrated supply ship, which can carry 70 combat aircraft. Charles de Gaulle named the aircraft carrier "Saint Rocco" to commemorate the friendship between southern Africa and France.

Saint-Roch itself was a gift from France to southern Africa.

On the bridge of the "Saint Roque", Philippe Jacques, the commander of the 2nd Armored Division of the Free French Army, and Alphonse Juan, the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, were excited. They finally had the opportunity to fight back to Paris.

Philippe Jacques graduated from Saint-Cyr, de Gaulle's primary school younger brother, served as an army captain when World War II broke out, went to French North Africa after the Dunkirk retreat, and successively served as the governor of French Cameroon and the commander-in-chief of "Free France" in French Equatorial Africa .

This resume is amazing enough, and Zhu An is no less impressive.

Zhu An participated in the First World War and served in North Africa when the Second World War broke out, with the rank of brigadier general.

During the Dunkirk retreat, Juan's troops were responsible for covering the withdrawal of the British and French forces from Dunkirk, so they were surrounded by the Germans and Juan was captured.

Later, through the mediation of Vichy France, Juan was released and went to North Africa again.

After de Gaulle established the Free France, Juan joined the Free France and became one of the founders of the Free French Army.

"After four years, we finally have the opportunity to return to Paris. I hope we can be ahead of the British and Americans." Juan did not recognize Vichy France, although Vichy France saved his life.

"The Germans have transferred Rommel and the six armored divisions originally deployed in Italy to the English Channel. Operation 'Overlord' will not be smooth sailing." Jacques has a calm expression, and he can jump from an army captain to the governor of French Cameroon. Excellence.

Jacques has now changed his name, his name is Leclerc.

"Compared with Rommel, it is indeed better to deal with Catherine." Zhu An acknowledged Rommel's ability, but he was not afraid.

On the flight deck below, more than [-] fighter jets have completed preparations for departure and are ready to go.

Southern Africa spared no effort to support France. When sending the aircraft carrier, it even had a complete set of carrier-based aircraft, all of which were "Goshawk" naval carrier-based aircraft currently in service with the Southern African Navy.

The transport ship next to it carried nearly 260 Free French soldiers, 1500 "Algiers" tanks, and nearly [-] various vehicles.

"Algiers" is a medium-sized tank specially developed by Rhodesia Heavy Industries for the Free French Army. The overall performance is better than the foreign trade tanks sold to the United Kingdom. mm general-purpose machine gun with a frontal armor thickness of 25 mm and a maximum range of 75 km.

No matter how strong Rommel's ability is, his role in modern warfare is getting smaller and smaller.

The armored divisions deployed by Germany in Italy have an average of only 80 to 100 tanks per division, and most of them are old models of No. [-] and No. [-]. Regardless of scale or equipment level, there is a huge gap with the main station armored division on the Russian battlefield.

Even if the German armored division is not transferred, it is difficult to pose much threat to the Allied forces.

The first wave of the Southern French Allied Forces landed with only one armored division, and there will be at least four more armored divisions landing on the Italian mainland. At that time, all tanks will add up to more than [-], including a large number of more advanced "Tiger" and " Leopard" type, and the "Lion" type that has just been installed in the army.

Mustache transferred Rommel away, Rommel was lucky.

Otherwise, Zhu An is confident that World War I will break the myth created by Rommel in North Africa.

When the fleet arrived at the sea near Rome, the bomber fleet that arrived earlier was conducting a new round of air strikes on Rome.

The bombers were very arrogant, ignoring the sparse ground anti-aircraft firepower, forming a dense formation at a height of about 500 meters above the ground, and carrying out carpet attacks on valuable military targets.

After several months of bombing, there are actually not many valuable targets. The Rome Railway Station, which has been visited by bombers many times, has been razed to the ground, and the military camps in the suburbs have been completely destroyed.

In order to stop the bomber's actions, the Italians also tried their best, not only releasing a large number of balloons, but also creating thick smoke in many places in the city of Rome, covering the sky and blocking the bomber's sight.

This is indeed effective, but it is not great. The most effective weapons against bombers are fighter jets and anti-aircraft guns. Unfortunately, the Italians have neither of these.

boom--

The re-serviced "Richelieu" has full firepower. The quadruple 380 artillery has been ridiculed by many people, and its power is still reliable.

The "Veneto", which was incorporated into the combat sequence by the Cyprus Squadron, also opened fire. The three-seat triple-mounted 381 had equally astonishing firepower.

This is the first joint battle between "Richelieu" and "Veneto". The Italians built "Veneto" originally to restrain "Richelieu". Unexpectedly, the two became comrades-in-arms and bombarded Rome together. .

Really good fortune.

The Italians probably gave up resistance. The combined fleet shelled for about half an hour, but the forts around the port did not return fire. Instead, a submarine tried to approach "Algiers" shortly after the shelling started, and was spotted by the destroyer in time and was sunk tragically. They didn't have time to reveal their identities.

"The headquarters ordered to stop the bombardment and send a landing force to try to land." The communications officer brought the order from the headquarters.

"The Italians are dead?" Jacques was surprised and delighted, wishing so.

"It's better!" Zhu An agreed.

In order to launch a landing operation, southern Africa has been preparing for a long time, and more than 4 large and small landing craft have been built.

The small landing craft can carry 50 combat personnel and has a range of about 100 nautical miles.

Large landing craft can carry three to five tanks, or 300 soldiers, with a range of about 1000 nautical miles.

The Free French Army uses large landing craft, each of which carries two tanks and one hundred soldiers. This is a fixed combination of standard infantry and tank coordination.

At this time, the wind and waves were a bit strong, and the landing craft was fearless, and sailed to the shore through the waves.

"God bless us!" Zhu An prayed sincerely.

God can bless the Free French Army, but not some countries that stay out of it.

There is a country called San Marino in the east of Italy. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. The whole country is surrounded by Italy. It has a land area of ​​about 60 square kilometers and does not even need a traffic light.

For a long time, San Marino has been a protectorate of Italy. After the outbreak of World War II, it did not participate in the war and stayed out of it.

On the day when the Southern French Allied Forces attacked Rome, a German army proposed to San Marino in order to reinforce Rome as soon as possible, hoping to pass through the territory of San Marino.

In order not to cause trouble, San Marino rejected the German request.

Then on the same day, the Southern African Air Force bombed this German unit, and several bombs accidentally fell on the territory of San Marino.

This cannot be blamed for the lack of skill of the pilots in southern Africa, because when the bombers in southern Africa were bombing, some German soldiers took the initiative to enter the territory of San Marino in order to avoid the bombing, so the bomber pilots dropped the bombs into the territory of San Marino.

The bombs destroyed several San Marino houses and caused some economic damage.

San Marino filed a claim with the federal government of Southern Africa later in the day.

The Federal Government of Southern Africa did not refuse, nor did it pay immediately, and ordered Arthur to investigate the matter and make a decision after verification.

The country of San Marino has a temper but is not small. It announced that night that it declared war on Germany and southern Africa at the same time.

(End of this chapter)