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In the stunned Italian soldiers, a German ju-52 transport plane slowly stopped on the runway of the airport, and its wing had several bullet holes, but the sturdy structure still allowed it to return to German control. area.

The second aircraft followed the same stop on the runway, and the German transport planes and butcher bombers covering these transport planes, and 110 fw-190d fighters covering the missions, were explained to everyone. This time how large the scale of the German paratroopers was.

A total of 800 ju-52 transport planes, plus the new ju-62 new transport planes that have only been in service for a short time, the number is only 70. If you count the 200 butcher bombers that were bombed early and put into battle as cover, and 110 fw-190d, the Germans invested nearly 1,200 aircraft in one breath.

Such a huge fleet marks the maturity of the corresponding experience of the Luftwaffe aircraft formation command and air control, and also marks the ability of Germany to throw a large number of paratroopers into a distant battlefield at once to conduct missions behind the enemy.

The original German ju-52 was very difficult to fly between several airports on Crete and the area east of Alexandria port under high load conditions. The result was Aka, which was deeply affected by the one-way bombing plan of later US long-range bombers More, proposed a plan that shocked everyone.

Akado was inspired by another time and space. After the American bombers bombed Japan, they did not return to the starting base, but instead went directly to China to land. They drew up a bold plan for paratroopers: the ju-52 transport fleet departed from Crete. After completing the mission, he returned to the field airport in Egypt and refueled before returning to Crete. This plan was immediately executed by Studente. Rommel mobilized the Italian second-line troops to take up the task of building the airport.

The two German airborne divisions that were not full, nearly 21,000 German paratroopers, together with 170 gliders and 40 tank gliders, were thrown into the desert battlefield of North Africa in one breath. These German paratroopers even had long pants. , Gray-green.

These German paratroopers were issued some light yellow desert-painted raincoats. Even if they had completed all preparations for combat in the desert, they were still studying a small manual about desert combat before boarding the plane to learn how to prevent desert scorpions from crawling into themselves. In the boots.

It was such a hasty but effective plan that completely disrupted the operational deployment of the US and British forces, as if inserted into the heart of the US team like a steel knife. The US troops were originally composed of mercenaries. Afterwards, although they joined many regular army units, they were not all elite battles after all. It was still reluctant to fight regular battles under the control of Patton, letting them fight at the risk of being surrounded. That's a bit difficult for a strongman.

What ’s more, when Patton knew that his back road had been robbed, he immediately took the main forces of the Army Group, namely the 8th Armored Division and some independent armored combat units, including a main infantry division, and quickly moved backwards. The retreat led to a temporary interruption of the command, and the scene immediately became confused.

So the American soldiers, mixed with the Indian Federation army that was not strong in combat, began to surrender to the German team on the opposite side on a large scale. The 8th Army soldiers, who could not see the border, held their hands high and blocked the road to wait for their opponents to come to receive them. Hundreds of soldiers did not know what was happening. .

This is not because Barton was too sensitive to escape ahead of schedule, and ignored more than a hundred thousand friendly troops. Instead, he received a telegram a few days ago. The telegram was issued jointly by General Eisenhower and President Roosevelt. The above content requires Barton to retain the main force when it is most dangerous. It is necessary to ensure that the Suez Canal can be used as a defense line to prevent the Germans from continuing eastward.

The United States is not the younger brother of the United Kingdom. The mission of Barton ’s US team is not to help the United Kingdom to defend Egypt. In fact, Barton ’s highest goal is not consistent with Montgomery. His task is to prevent any German operations that threaten the Middle East oil field, and try to Guarding the Suez Canal or even Cairo is not the area where Barton needs to be guarded, so he does not need to fight with the Germans here.

When Barton learned that his back road had been cut off, all he could do was to keep as many troops as possible in his own hands. As for those miscellaneous troops and friendly British troops, he could only help him. He didn't dare to wait. He could only race back to the lost rear supply line and flee.

Barton ’s idea is very simple, that is, let the troops left behind hold the pace of Rommel ’s eastward advance. As long as two days, he can take his troops to destroy the German paratroopers behind him, so that the US and Alexandria A large portion of the nearby British army can safely retreat to Cairo, and at least in the short term the situation in North Africa will not collapse.

"Telegraph to Washington! Let them make it clear why the German paratroopers suddenly appeared in Egypt! Can their planes actually complete the round-trip flight?" Patton questioned his chief of staff in a huff, because there was no one People once talked about the threat of German paratroopers on the North African battlefield. After all, Crete has been occupied for a long time. In any case, the Allied forces should also have a combat forecast report against the opposing paratroopers.

"There are about 40,000 troops entangled by the Germans. They have insufficient mobility and can only be thrown on the battlefield by more than 30,000. The most lost are cars and tanks. We lost almost half." The staff ignored the complaint of his chief. He just got the estimated report of the loss of troops. The 8th Army lost almost a third of it all at once, and some troops could not be reached for a while.

Patton nodded, and now he feels that he still has a three-point chance. After all, the German paratroopers plan is a little too bold. As long as he is shot beautifully, he can at least eat the German paratroopers that have kept the Allies in the throat. So this time it wasn't so much that Barton ran fast enough, it was better to say that he acted decisively and decided to make a vigorous change.

"General Montgomery calls. He asks you to get through the transportation lane. He will hold as many German troops as possible in Alexandria." Communication between the 9th Army and the 8th Army resumed more than ten minutes ago, and Montgomery also knew Patton The plan, lamenting the German airborne plan skyrocketed, Montgomery hoped that Patton could kill the blood and ensure that the two army groups returned to Cairo smoothly.

"I really can't hesitate. The German paratroopers became famous in the Netherlands and Belgium. After a meal, they cleared up the local garrison troops, and then made contributions in the British mainland landing battle, and then fought in Malta and Crete. Two beautiful independent battles. "Barton closed the battle records of the German paratroopers, lamenting two opponents with exclamation.

This German paratrooper force, known as the Green Devil, is really not a powerful role that can be picked up by simply sending troops. If it wasn't for a few hours ago, I might not want to run now. It is really hard to say if there is such a unit behind and if we look back after the defeat, we can break through the defense line organized by these paratroopers.

However, there are still hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, and there are almost 50,000 infantry, and 20,000 people can intermittently catch up to join the battle. In this way, Patton is still confident to eat these Germans. , Successfully fled to Cairo with troops.

"Order the tanks and all the tanks of the independent armored brigade to attack along the road. Break through the defensive positions arranged by the other party!" Barton drew a straight line on the map with his hand. He did not want to waste time and decided to use the simplest and most direct way to cut The opponent's defense line: "Then the 8th Armored Division detoured on the left, and the 8th Mechanized Infantry Division moved to the right to encircle all German paratroopers and fight an annihilation!"

The combat deployment is very simple, using the superior armor to cut the enemy from the middle, and then outflank the opponent from the two wings, divide and surround, and break each one. And at this time, the Americans also had a killer skill: the heavy artillery unit, which could not keep up with the attack of the troops, is now in the army one after another, and the American forces have an advantage in firepower than before.

"Notify all the troops that the other party is just a light infantry unit without many heavy weapons. As long as we fight steadily, we will be able to surround them in one day!" Patton still did not forget to cheer up his men at this time. Although he lost a lot of troops, But he also lost a lot of cumbersomeness. In his view, it is still unknown who will kill the deer!

At the same time, in Rommel's headquarters, everyone was having headaches for the large number of captives and occasional resistance. A front-line commander pointed to the map and told Rommel the difficulties he encountered: "The surrendered troops were stuck on the road, the truck was abandoned because there was no fuel, and the troops that were fighting behind were firing. The scene was too chaotic. My troops ca n’t move forward now. "

"The reconnaissance plane found Patton's guards. They are retreating quickly and have left the battlefield." The staff added: "If we want to solve the troubles in front of us, we must clear the way and catch Patton, at least we have to In two days' time, if the opposing defender's force stubbornly resists, the time may be longer. "

"Everything went at the fastest speed!" Rommel was silent for a long while, and finally gave his first command after winning the battle: "Then catch up with Barton at the fastest speed! This one I gave The command is very simple: don't let go of an enemy! "