Expedition to Europe

Just like the height standard for pilots is 1.8 meters, tank soldiers are not very tall. After all, the space in the tank is limited. The smaller the body, the more space there is.

Zhang Yuze is the tallest in his crew, but he is only 1.78 meters tall. The other two Persian soldiers are even shorter, only about 1.75 meters tall.

In this way, there is room for improvement in height.

In the morning training, Zhang Yuze was always at the front in order to lead by example, but the results were not ideal. Then Zhang Yuze changed his tactics. In the last training of carrying logs, Zhang Yuze stood at the end. The effect was good, and he was no longer the last one.

With this experience, Zhang Yuze was confident that he would get a good result in the afternoon training.

In fact, no matter what the result was, because he was Chinese, Zhang Yuze would not be on the list of casualties. At most, he would be sent back to Lan Fang as "unfit for the climate and water", but for a soldier with a sense of honor, this was more uncomfortable than being on the list of casualties.

Throughout the afternoon, Rommel's eyes never left Zhang Yuze's crew.

Zhang Yuze's "spending" at noon still worked. Throughout the afternoon's training, except for the unsatisfactory results of the first item, the other trainings were performed at a good level, and even ranked among the top in the last training, armed cross-country. This made Zhang Yuze stand out and won the first "Excellent Captain" medal of all the crews.

In fact, the obedience of the Persians is relatively good. After all, before joining the Brotherhood Alliance, these Persians lived in a semi-feudal and semi-slave society, and obedience to the superiors had penetrated into their blood. In addition, Rommel had the power of life and death over the entire army. Under this premise, Rommel's will was thoroughly implemented, and he had authority in the armored forces that even surpassed Yang Deshan, and the training progress was also rapid.

In late March, the British troops boarded the ship from Liverpool finally arrived in Libya. The subsequent British troops were not two divisions, but four, one of which was a newly formed armored division. The total number of British troops in five divisions exceeded 70,000, which made the situation in Libya suddenly tense.

At present, Libya can be roughly divided into three forces. One is the colonial government. The British formed four colonial divisions in Libya, about 80,000 troops; the other is Yang Deshan's brotherly alliance, a reorganized division of 15,000 people, plus a supplementary division of 19,000 people. If a total mobilization is made, it can mobilize three divisions of about 48,000 people; the last party is United Petroleum. The oil fields of United Petroleum in Libya began during the "Angel Jack" deification movement. United Petroleum has about a regiment of 1,300 troops in Libya, but because of the huge power of United Petroleum in Algeria and the United States, United Petroleum can mobilize more than two divisions of troops at any time, so no one dares to underestimate United Petroleum.

Under the three-legged tripod, the situation in Libya is actually quite stable. No matter which side dares to deliberately provoke a war, but with the landing of the British local troops, this balance was broken.

At the end of March, the first phase of the Gharyan Oilfield project will be completed. By the beginning of April, more than ten oil wells will begin to produce oil, which means that the Gharyan Oilfield has a certain production capacity and the value of the Gharyan Oilfield has begun to slowly show.

At the end of March, the British "British Crown" Oil Company, which was established by the British to develop the Gharyan Oilfield, held a shareholders' meeting. As a shareholder, Yang Deshan was invited by the British to attend the meeting held in Tripoli.

Also invited were Yang Dehai, the second-in-command of the Brotherhood Alliance, code-named "Lieutenant Colonel", and Jack, the third-in-command "Major".

"We can't go. The British are obviously harboring evil intentions. If we go to Tripoli, we will definitely be caught by them." Yang Dehai made a clear statement at the internal meeting.

"We have to go. We don't have a suitable reason. The British are looking for trouble with us. If we don't go, the British will take advantage of the issue, and it will still be troublesome at that time." Jack was still thoughtful.

"It's troublesome, but we are not afraid of them if they fight us. If we have to break up with the British sooner or later, we should prepare ourselves from now on." Yang Dehai was determined and would rather break up with the British than let his own people take risks.

In fact, it is not just about preparing from now on. As early as when the Brotherhood Alliance entered Libya, Yang Deshan was ready to break up with the British. It has been prepared for more than a year now, and the Brotherhood Alliance is not powerless to resist the British.

"Whether you go or not, our armored forces are about to be formed. At most one month, the armored forces will be combat-ready. At that time, we will not be afraid of breaking up with the British." Rommel, who was present, was confident that this was based on strength.

The armored forces have only been trained for more than a month. Now the physical training stage has passed, the theoretical knowledge learning has also ended, and the armored soldiers have begun to conduct tactical training in combination with tanks. Normally, this stage is quite long, and sometimes one or two years will not be satisfactory. However, after Rommel's careful training, the armored forces of the Brotherhood Alliance are now making rapid progress. If they are scored according to Rommel's standards, they will definitely not reach 100 points, but 75 points is still no problem. Even if they are pulled to the battlefield now, they will not kill as many as the armored soldiers in Lan Fang.

At least it looks similar.

"The British have an armored division with more than 200 tanks, each weighing more than 30 tons. They have thicker armor and stronger firepower than ours. Can your armored forces withstand the British attack?" This is not to question Rommel's ability, but Yang Deshan wants to calculate how many cards he has in his hand.

Yang Deshan has great hopes for Rommel. The intelligence sent by Lan Fang shows that the British armored division has boarded the ship and is expected to arrive in Libya within a week. At that time, the balance of victory will be more inclined to the British side.

"If it is a head-on confrontation, our 'hunters' are probably not the British's opponents, but war is never a one-on-one head-on confrontation. Only by finding the enemy's weaknesses and going all out can we win." Rommel was full of confidence and did not take the British seriously at all.

The experience of the World War proved that the British were extremely repulsive to new weapons. Rommel didn't know how the British formed this armored division, but he knew very well that this armored division of the British might not be able to exert the real combat effectiveness of the tanks. The British tactical thinking was very problematic. In Rommel's opinion, if they had not studied systematically in Lan Fang, the British probably would not know how to use tank troops at all.

Because of the existence of Qin Zhiyuan, the BUG, ​​the Lan Fang military's understanding of armored forces was unique in the world. Not to mention the British, even the French who maintained a close relationship with Lan Fang did not have the Lan Fang military's ability to understand armored forces. Perhaps the British tanks were larger in tonnage, thicker in armor, and more powerful in firepower, but Rommel was not worried at all.

"Has the second batch of tanks we ordered arrived?" Yang Deshan asked Jack. All the contacts with Chris were handled by Jack.

"It was loaded in Lanfang a month ago. It is estimated that it will not arrive in Djerba until the middle of next month, so now is not the time to turn against the British." Jack still disagrees with a direct confrontation with the British. Although Jack has no fear of the British, Jack wants to be more fully prepared.

"What about the tankers? How many are there now?" Yang Deshan asked Rommel.

More important than weapons is people. Yang Deshan absolutely agrees with this. As early as when the first batch of tanks arrived in Ghadames, Yang Deshan prepared enough tank soldiers, so the current tank force is nearly doubled. These "non-staff personnel" are prepared for the rapid expansion of the force in the future.

"There are more than 700 people undergoing training, which is enough to form an armored division. As long as there are enough tanks, I guarantee that there will be no problem within two months." Rommel is confident.

The original text can be read in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

Generals like Rommel are similar to Han Xin, who believes that "the more the better". The number of troops does not matter. The key is to use the best steel on the blade.

"An armored division - how many tanks are needed, 200?" When Yang Deshan asked this number, he obviously referred to the data of the British armored division.

The British have always won by quality due to the shortage of manpower when forming troops. For an ordinary infantry unit, the British are equipped with the largest number of machine guns in the world, and the same is true for armored units. The size of a British armored division is equivalent to one and a half armored divisions in France.

"More than that, a complete armored division, including command vehicles, communication vehicles, ambulances, and logistics vehicles, has a total of 248 tanks, and about 150 other vehicles." Rommel's eyes were burning. As an avid armored soldier enthusiast, Rommel was looking forward to commanding a real armored division.

The organization Rommel mentioned was the organization of Lan Fang's armored division. Although the Lan Fang military department fully guaranteed the construction of the armored force, it has only established four armored divisions in the past three years, one of which is in the northern Xinjiang region, and the other three are deployed in Lan Fang.

From the number of tanks, it can be seen that one armored division of Lan Fang is roughly equivalent to one and a half British armored divisions, or about two French armored divisions.

Of course, combat effectiveness conversion is not calculated in this way. If a fight really breaks out, one armored division of Lan Fang will have no problem dealing with two British armored divisions, even if the British tanks have a larger tonnage.

"This is beyond our current capacity. I can only give you two regiments." Yang Deshan calculated his own assets and ruthlessly rejected Rommel's expectations.

Now if you want to form an armored division, you can't just have money in your pocket to form it. The key is that even Lan Fang doesn't have so many tanks for Yang Deshan to buy. Since Rommel gave Yang Deshan that idea last time, Yang Deshan sent several telegrams to Lan Fang, but only got less than 100 tanks. These tanks cannot all be left to Rommel, and other troops must also be strengthened, so Rommel's request is doomed to be unattainable.

At least it cannot be achieved at this stage.