Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2463 Lace News
Most of the soldiers of the Free French Army came from French overseas colonies, and only a small number were real French.

Although France prides itself on democracy and freedom, its overseas colonies are still second-class citizens after all. Now that they come to fight in France, they are naturally short psychologically, and they dare not refute even being reprimanded by the French.

Southern Africans are familiar with the road. During the last World War, the Southern African Expeditionary Force brought back tens of millions of various souvenirs from Europe. The current Southern African Expeditionary Force soldiers are all listening to their parents or grandparents. The story of fighting in France grew up, and now it has the opportunity to reproduce the glory of the year, so it is not let go of the toss.

The key point is that southern Africans have money. Even if they are interested in something, they will not directly grab it like the Germans, or directly spend money like the equally wealthy Americans, which is somewhat insulting.

The road traffic conditions are still not very good. The troops stop and go, and the soldiers are very active during the rest. Southern Africans like commemorative trophies, such as handicrafts, or German military medals.

North African soldiers prefer small valuable items, which are also watches. Between southern African soldiers and North African soldiers, watches and pocket watches are most frequently traded.

Speaking of which, in the past few decades, France has been very unlucky. In the last world war, France was the main battlefield, and this time it fell directly.

But after so many years of war, the officers and soldiers of the Southern African Expeditionary Force are still reaping a lot, which makes people sigh.

Southern Africa did not catch up with the era of great voyages when it got rich overnight, and this era is not bad.

"Man, I got a Luger, are you interested?" A Free French soldier from North Africa was proud. The German Luger pistol is a favorite souvenir of soldiers in Southern Africa.

"Really, let me see—" The southern African soldiers were really enthusiastic, and several people surrounded them at the same time.

The Free French soldier took Ruger out of his backpack and handed it to a sergeant major on the southern African side.

The sergeant major was delighted to take a look at it, and handed it to the eager second-class soldier next to him.

"This is Luger produced in Rhodesia—" The second-class soldier was more straightforward. There are many such things in southern Africa, and it is not rare.

The soldier of the Free French Army was very sad. He didn't know that Luger was also produced in southern Africa, and even if he knew, he couldn't tell the difference.

The sergeant major is well-informed, with a mahogany pipe in his mouth, a gold pocket watch chain across his chest, and a crystal goggle issued by German armored soldiers tied to his helmet, which was looted from a destroyed tank .

It can be seen that the war did a great deal of damage to France. A village on the side of the road has been completely abandoned, half of the houses have been destroyed, and green smoke is still rising from the ruins. The corpses were badly decomposed, and in the distance because of long-term neglect, in the overgrown vineyards, a few fat and strong wild dogs looked at the hurried troops with vigilant eyes, and their eyes were blood red.

That's right, go further north and you'll find the famous Champagne region in France.

In fact, this area is also rich in wine, because the brand of Champagne has been in a lawsuit with companies in the Champagne province for many years. Later, the French court ruled that only wine from the Champagne province can be sold in the name of Champagne. The wine merchants here simply moved the winery. In the province of Champagne, the wine actually used is still produced here.

In the sergeant major's backpack, there was a bottle of wine that was more than 20 years old. This was purchased from the Free French Army, and the sergeant major paid five rand for it.

For the soldiers of the Free French Army, it was definitely a surprise that a bottle of table wine could sell for five rands.

There has been no fighting since leaving Lyon, and the soldiers are a little lax.

The sergeant major remained vigilant. This area was actually occupied by the enemy, and he might encounter German troops in the next moment.

The guerrillas also had German troops who couldn't handle it. About two kilometers away from the town of Roma, there was intensive gunfire ahead, and the battle finally broke out.

In the armored command vehicle, Carlisle and Mars were refreshed, and the enemy they were expecting finally came.

"The town of Roma is small, and the number of German troops will not be too large. I will send troops to attack from the front, and your people will surround you from both wings. Let us fight a beautiful battle of annihilation." Mars was full of fighting spirit, and the news from the front troops It shows that the firepower of the German army is not strong, and there are no tanks to assist in the battle. It does not seem difficult.

"Let's wait for the Air Force's investigation first—" Carlisle was not in a hurry. The absence of tanks did not mean that there were really no tanks, but the battle was not yet fierce enough to require tanks to participate in the battle.

The situation is unclear now, if he attacks rashly, he may be killed. Mars can not care about the casualties of the troops, and Carlisle must be responsible for his soldiers.

"The Air Force's reconnaissance will take at least two hours, which is enough time for us to end the battle." Mars was emotional, and these officers of the Free French Army couldn't wait to prove themselves.

It is also understandable that if it is fighting in southern Africa, then the officers and soldiers in southern Africa will go forward bravely.

"Mars, you have to learn to wait." Carlisle calmed down. Few of the officers of the Free French Army were qualified according to the standards of southern Africa.

It's not that Saint-Cyr Military Academy is not good, after all, it is one of the four famous schools, so it still has confidence.

Most of the graduates of the real Saint-Cyr Military Academy served in the Vichy French Army. Most of the officers in the Free French Army were colonial soldiers, some jumped from the navy, and some escaped from mainland France. In short, they are truly qualified Not many.

Mars is a standard colonial soldier who has been serving in North Africa.

The French army is also strictly hierarchical. Excellent soldiers are all serving in the country, and those who are not good enough or unpopular in the army will be sent to the colonies. The overall level can be imagined.

Carlisle was right, the guerrillas came first before the scout plane arrived.

"We launched an attack on the town of Roma the day before yesterday, and suffered heavy losses. The German armored soldiers guarding the town of Roma, we saw at least three Panzer IV tanks. Another guerrilla group was ambushed by the German army yesterday. More than 60 people did not have any The news got out." The guerrilla leader, with bandages on his arms and head, had clearly been through a bloody battle.

"Are there any German positions around the town of Roma?" Carlisle's worst worry still happened.

"There must be. We have several guerrilla groups that often operate nearby, and we have lost contact with them. I heard that several German troops came from Paris. I don't know how many." The information that the guerrilla leader can provide is also limited.

Let's wait for the Air Force's investigation.

This wait is three days.

The results were not very good. Air Force investigations showed that the German army had deployed a line of defense tens of kilometers long centered on the town of Roma. The total strength of the German army in this area may exceed 10.

This is not what Mars and Carlyle can handle. Patton and de Gaulle are also concerned about the build-up of the German army.

"This should be the last line of defense before we arrive in Paris. The Germans are now shrinking across the board and setting up defensive positions around Paris. I guess the Germans want to fight a city offensive and defensive battle with us around Paris." Patton has a headache, if this is the case , then the situation is really a bit tricky.

As one of the oldest cities in Europe, Paris has always been the most dazzling pearl in France. There are a large number of important buildings with historical significance in the city. People fight to the end.

Isn't there a saying that the enemy will never be able to capture Paris before France surrenders.

This can also confirm the importance of Paris to France from the side.

The French would rather surrender Paris to their enemies than destroy a single building in Paris.

Perhaps it is for this reason that Germans dare to do this.

Otherwise, concentrating troops in cities like Paris is tantamount to sending targets to Allied bombers. Just look at Japanese cities and you will know how stupid this is.

"If this is the case, we can only bypass Paris and besiege Paris heavily." De Gaulle did not dare to attack by force, and he still hoped to win the hearts of the people. If Paris was destroyed, De Gaulle would immediately replace Mustache and become the French leader People hate people the most.

"Let's fight first, the Germans may not have the courage to defend Paris." Barton hoped that Mustache would recognize the reality.

The reality is that the Axis powers are now defeated.

With the progress of the Russian battlefield, several Axis powers such as Finland and Romania have withdrawn from the war.

This is a more decent way of saying it, similar to the cessation of resistance by France.

In fact, they were defeated and surrendered. Originally, these few joined the Axis powers to fish in troubled waters. Now that the Germans are gone, why not rush into the arms of the Allies.

How about Italy's repeated horizontal jumps in the last world war, which set the worst example for everyone.

Things were even worse in Italy.

As one of Germany's most important allies, Italy—no, it is the Republic of Salo now, and it is at the end of the road. The Allied forces have advanced all the way north along the Apennine Peninsula, and now they have reached the Isonzo River Basin. One step further is Heart of Europe.

During the last World War, Italy and Austria-Hungary fought a total of 12 battles in the Isonzo River Basin. Both sides suffered heavy losses. In the end, with the support of the German army, the Austria-Hungary Empire ended with a slight advantage.

This time there will be no long tug-of-war, the Allied forces are in full swing, the fat bald head is reported to be dead for the second time, and he was hanged after being captured by the guerrillas. This time it should be true.

Mustache has now lost his mind and cannot accept the fact that the German army is retreating steadily. He turns a blind eye to any suggestions related to retreat and requires all German troops to defend on the spot and wait for support from Germany.

In order to recruit more troops, Mustache has expanded the scope of recruitment from eight to 70 years old. This decision is simply insane. It is difficult for 70-year-olds to walk, so let them charge with their rifles——

It is estimated that even the rifle can't move.

Most eight-year-olds can't hold a rifle.

In any case, this is the first time that the coalition forces have encountered a real challenge since the launch of the "Dragon Cavalry" operation.

At the same time, in the direction of Normandy, the Allied forces finally waited for the long-lost news of victory.

On July 7, after nearly 5 days of frenzied bombardment, the U.S. military commanded by Patton finally announced the occupation of Cherbourg and completed the second phase of the mission of the U.S. military.

The price was huge. Patton chose to use superior firepower to torture the German army after the US offensive was frustrated. Even so, the US military suffered 1.2 casualties and consumed more than 150 million shells. The self-propelled artillery can be scrapped. In addition to the victory of Cherbourg, there is also a large group of experienced artillery.

The best shooters in the army are all fed by bullets.

The same goes for artillery.

The African troops stationed in the south of Cannes finally left the station and launched an attack on the German army.

The advance speed of the southern African army was very fast, advancing more than 20 kilometers a day and night.

In contrast, after occupying Cherbourg, the U.S. military slowed like a snail, only advancing 1.5 kilometers a day.

1.5 km!

It feels that the tank engine is not hot yet, and the offensive task for this day is completed.

Although Patton's speed was slow, it finally paid off. Montgomery was the saddest, Caen was still in the hands of the German army, and the British army had nothing to do.

It was not without gains. At the end of June, after a bitter battle, the British army repelled the German counterattack and occupied Lauliang. The 11th Armored Division, the vanguard, took control of the bridge over the Oden River.

Then the British army crossed the Oden River and established a bridgehead position with a frontal width of 3650 meters and a depth of 900 meters on the other side of the river.

Before Montgomery had time to report the good news to London, the German counterattack ensued.

The German commander also knew how to strike halfway. Before the British army had time to expand its position, the German army concentrated 5 armored divisions to launch a counterattack. This plan was learned in time by the Allies. The bombers in the sorties dropped 6 tons of bombs and violently bombed the German armored forces.

Under the cover of the Allied Air Force, the British army took the opportunity to occupy the strategically important 112 Heights southwest of Caen.

The good news ended here. Although the British army occupied the 112 highland, they were unable to continue to advance.

The German armored forces were sniped frantically by the Allied Air Forces. They were struggling, and the attack was also weak. The two sides were in a stalemate.

On July 7, Rock complied with the agreement with Winston and sent a telegram to Gavin, requesting the southern African army to increase its attack on the German army.

Patton also received orders from Eisenhower to command the 3rd Panzer Army to advance towards Caen to help the British.

Inadvertently, two large-scale battles were brewing in the two directions of Caen and Lyon at the same time, and the situation of competition was obvious.

At the same time, Russia is also actively advancing. From last winter to the present, the Russian army has organized eight large-scale attacks on the German army, each of which was at the million level.

It is a pity that the offensive of the Russian army is difficult to appear in newspapers and magazines in southern Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. For the editors of these countries, the victories won by the Russians on the battlefield are not even as good as those of the British royal family. lace news.

Yes, the British royal family has news again, this time it is Edward VIII who loves beauty but not country.

(End of this chapter)