Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

Rommel was not the only one who was born at the wrong time. Everyone living in this era is sad.

In the war environment, all life was devastated. From the princes and nobles to the traffickers and foot soldiers, everyone had to struggle for survival.

For Patton and Eisenhower, Rommel was just the appetizer; British and French hegemony in the Mediterranean was the main course.

Yes, while Britain and France were still worried about colonizing North Africa, southern Africa and the United States had already focused on the entire Mediterranean periphery. At present, it seems that southern Africa has the clear upper hand.

"If possible, after defeating Rommel, we should land on the Apennine Peninsula as soon as possible, open up the second battlefield in Europe, and deal a heavy blow to the Germans from behind." Eisenhower was drawing a line with southern Africa.

Territory, since Greece has inevitably become the sphere of influence in southern Africa, Italy has become the breakthrough point for the United States.

In fact, it is not just Greece. Southern Africa now controls the Twelve Islands and Crete, the Bosporus Strait and the Sea of ​​Marmara, and the Black Sea outlet composed of the Dardanelles Strait, which is also under the control of Southern Africa.

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Southern Africa can use Greece as a springboard to continue to expand its influence in the Balkans. With Southern Africa's strength, this task can be easily accomplished.

For a long time, the Balkans have been the sphere of influence of the Ottomans. Now that the Ottoman Empire has been destroyed, the Balkans have fallen into a power vacuum. The Russians have tried to increase their influence on the Balkans. Not only have they failed, but they have also laid hidden dangers for the relationship between Russia and Germany.

, the strength of Britain and France is in decline. To put it bluntly, the Balkan Peninsula is undergoing major changes unseen in a century.

If possible, the United States also wants to expand its influence in the Balkans.

Eisenhower, or Roosevelt, is self-aware. With the current strength of the United States, even if southern Africa does not take action, the Balkans will not be taken over by the Americans. It is better to be a smooth favor.

Patton knew how eager Americans were to reach out to Europe.

During the last world war, the United States had actually given up isolationism, which is why Wilson's Fourteen Points were created.

If Winston and "Tiger" Clemenceau had not had the right ideas at that time, the Americans might have succeeded, and the League of Nations would have become the best platform for the United States to expand its influence.

Compared with twenty years ago, Britain and France are weaker, and the United States and Southern Africa are becoming stronger. When the League of Nations was established, the United States did not join at all, and Southern Africa was not a permanent member. The new League of Nations will certainly not repeat the same mistakes. The United States and

Southern Africa is all about to shine.

However, Patton was still unwilling to let go of Italy. The Americans had stretched their hands too far, and southern Africa had also regarded the Mediterranean as its core interest.

"If we open a second battlefield now, maybe the Germans will shake hands with the Russians and make peace, and then we will face all the pressure." What Patton said is true, and the Italians all know to leave themselves a fallback.

Road, the contacts between Germans and Russians have never been interrupted.

Since the outbreak of the Russo-German War, Russia has had at least two secret contacts with the Germans in an attempt to end the war through negotiations.

Last July, one month after the Russo-German war broke out, Big Beard secretly contacted Little Beard through the Bulgarians and tried to negotiate peace with the Germans at the cost of giving up the three Baltic countries and western Ukraine, as well as parts of Belarus and Moldova.

The Germans rejected the Russians' request for negotiations. The smooth advancement of the German army on the battlefield made Mustache mistakenly believe that Russia would lose the war in a short period of time. Mustache would not give up complete conquest for the bargaining chip offered by Big Beard.

Russian possibility.

After the end of the Battle of Moscow, the Russians and the Germans made contact for the second time.

This time the conditions offered by Big Beard are more generous. If Little Beard agrees to an armistice, the Russians will join forces with the Germans to fight against Southern Africa and the United Kingdom.

The little beard, who had just suffered a disastrous defeat in Moscow, once again rejected the big beard's proposal. In addition to being angry, the little beard was even more worried that the big beard was stalling for time to regain his strength.

Although these two secret negotiations ended in failure, they were enough to prove that there was an armistice between Germany and Russia, and even the possibility of joining forces.

Now Mustache has not given up on conquering Russia.

But if the Allied forces land in Europe and make Mustache feel threatened, then the situation will be completely out of control.

In case the Germans and Russians really join forces, German technology and Russian resources, lightning tactics will be blessed by unlimited violent troops.

Among other things, if Germany gets the Russian oil fields in Baku, then for the Allies, the difficulty of winning the war will rise from novice mode to ironman mode.

"Even if the Germans and Russians join forces, the final victory will eventually belong to us." Eisenhower had confidence in the Allies. The Germans and Russians joining forces is certainly terrible, but trying to defeat the combination of southern Africa and the United States is tantamount to

Idiots talk about dreams.

The strength of Southern Africa and the United States is too strong. All countries in the world except Southern Africa and the United States will not be able to compete with this combination.

The United States suffered a huge loss during the Brazilian Civil War.

After the war, the U.S. government and military reviewed and found that as long as Southern Africa interfered, U.S. hegemony in the Americas would completely collapse. This prompted the United States to adjust its policies in response to threats from Southern Africa.

Since you can't fight, let's cooperate.

Americans have always been very pragmatic in this regard.

"I agree, but our top priority is still to defeat Rommel." Patton was also pragmatic. Cooperation between Southern Africa and the United States should be a direct exchange between Rock and Roosevelt. Eisenhower and Patton were not important enough.

"We are ready, leave the task of defeating Rommel to me!" Finally returning to his favorite topic, little Patton was eager to give it a try.

Soon the opportunity came.

On August 19, while senior Allied forces were still debating Rommel's direction of attack, a German armored force appeared in Esnam, less than 100 kilometers away from Algiers. This situation immediately attracted the attention of the Allied forces.

Eisnam is located behind the Allied defense line. Theoretically, it is impossible for the German army to appear in this position unless the German army breaks through the Allied defense line.

"Has our defense been lost?" Alexander panicked. The successive defeats of France and Burma had caused Alexander to lose his most basic judgment.

"In the past 24 hours, we have not received any reports related to the fighting." Giraud, who has just assumed the post of commander-in-chief of the North African military and is also the high commissioner, looked solemn.

Giraud and de Gaulle are alumni, both graduated from the French Military Academy of Saint-Cyr.

In 1939, General Giraud was elected as a member of the French Supreme Military Council. He successively served as commander of the French 7th and 9th Army, fought against the German invasion, and was defeated and captured.

Four months ago, Giraud escaped from prison and returned to Vichy France. Two months ago, he came to North Africa and accepted de Gaulle's invitation to serve as the Free French Commander-in-Chief in North Africa.

This position was originally prepared by De Gaulle for Darlan.

"Our defense line is not tight. It is normal for the Germans to appear in Eisnam, but we don't have to worry. Just kill the Germans and that's it." General Patton didn't care. Air Force reconnaissance intelligence showed that this German tank company

There are only a few of them, so it’s not worth making a fuss about.

Little Button's eyes immediately lit up.

The southern African generals and French generals present were also eager to try.

This is a good opportunity to kill the enemy and establish authority, and everyone wants to show off.

Alexander's expression was the most uncomfortable. The British troops in North Africa were concentrated in Egypt, and there were no troops stationed in Free France at all. Alexander had no chance to show off even if he wanted to.

"Leave me the task of destroying this German army, and I promise to complete it successfully." Little Patton volunteered.

The "little" here refers to the military rank. Little Patton is actually not young. He was born in 1885, much earlier than General Patton.

"Esnham is my defense zone, and I have no shirk." Major General Freden Doyle, commander of the U.S. Central Task Force, also took the initiative. This was the first battle after the U.S. military arrived in North Africa, and it was of great significance.

The U.S. military in North Africa is divided into three parts. Patton Jr. is the commander of the Eastern Task Force, and the commander of the Western Task Force is Major General Ryder.

Major General Ryder said nothing, and there were a group of French generals beside him who were eager to try.

Giraud didn't say anything. He was still worried about the strength of the German troops. Since the Americans love to show off so much, let them deal with the Germans.

Giraud didn't care at all about Americans taking credit. After the war, it would be good if France could keep French North Africa. Italian North Africa loves so and so.

"Let me do it. My troops are stationed in Buwila, which is closest to Esnam." Liang Hao, commander of the 17th Armored Division, which is affiliated with the Third Army of Southern Africa, also took the initiative to request a fight. Since then, the 17th Armored Division has

After arriving in North Africa, he did not get the opportunity to participate in the war.

The 17th Division participated in the last World War, was disbanded after the war, and was restored to form only after the outbreak of World War II.

As during World War I, the 17th Division is still dominated by Basutoran people and is composed entirely of southern Africans. The entire army is equipped with a total of 348 tanks, 169 armored vehicles, and an armored artillery regiment, with a total strength of 1.7

Thousands of people.

"No, no, no, you have been fighting the Germans since the war broke out. Now you can rest. We will take over and complete the mission." Little Patton's words were thorny. He was actually a very difficult person to get along with.

Patton Jr. came from a wealthy family, his father was a lawyer, and his mother was a descendant of a famous family. He liked to debate, had an arrogant personality, and never showed mercy to others. General Pershing described Patton Jr. as "a gangster in the U.S. military."

Little Patton's meaning was obvious. The Southern African army had been fighting the Germans for so long, but Rommel was still alive and kicking. This seemed to prove the incompetence of the Southern African army on the other hand.

"You have come a long way, you should rest more." Liang Hao remained calm and dug a hole for the Americans.

The strength of the US military is not as strong as it appears on the surface.

On the surface, the equipment level of the US armored forces is similar to that of the armored forces in southern Africa, and in some aspects it is even better.

Excellent equipment does not mean high combat effectiveness. The disastrous defeat of the US-Philippine coalition forces in the Philippines does not seem to make the Americans understand themselves correctly. US military generals like Patton Jr. will suffer a lot if they measure the Germans by the combat capabilities of the Japanese.

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The Japanese army, which was rampant in Asia, could easily defeat the Japanese in Europe, let alone southern Africa, Germany and Russia.

This is really not to belittle Japan. The Japanese combined fleet is indeed very strong, but the army is scumbag. No matter how strong the individual combat capability is, its role in modern warfare is very limited.

Needless to say, Germany and Russia, the eighteen standing Class A divisions of Japan before the war were not enough to consume in a single battle to defend Moscow. The Russian army easily defeated the Japanese army in the Battle of Nomonkan, which fully proved the true status of the Japanese army in the world.

"No, we came all the way to North Africa just to defeat the Germans." Fredendall's attitude wasn't very good either. Since none of you can do it, let's do it.

Then you come.

Eisenhower didn't seem to like little Patton very much, so he still gave the opportunity to Freden Doyle.

The Second Army led by Fredendall was composed of two divisions, with a total strength of nearly 30,000, equipped with a total of 750 tanks and 240 artillery pieces of various types.

It is worth mentioning that the newly formed armored forces in the United States, like the armored forces in Southern Africa, have been mechanized, and all soldiers can ride in cars during the movement of the troops.

With car transportation, troops can move much faster. Four wheels are indeed faster than two legs.

Fredendall made a big mistake and ordered the 2nd Army to advance quickly towards Eisnam without conducting sufficient reconnaissance.

The 2nd Army is stationed in Daraa, and to go to Esnam, it must pass through Buwila, where the 17th Armored Division is located.

According to the requirements of the coalition command, the 17th Armored Division must provide supplies to the U.S. Second Army in Buwila.

Liang Hao definitely did it on purpose. When the tank crew of the 2nd Army drove the M3 Stuart and Grant Lee passed by the 17th Armored Division camp, a line of people stopped in the 17th Armored Division camp.

"Tiger" pose and "Leopard" pose.

The tanks equipped by the U.S. Armored Forces are one medium tank regiment and two light tank regiments.

The latest medium tank in the United States is the M3 Sherman. Because the Second Army came to North Africa earlier, the first-generation medium tank Grant Lee equipped by the Second Army is actually still an M3. Not only does its performance not improve much, but because

Congenital deficiencies lead to disastrous consequences.

In July 1940, the United States began to develop the M3 medium tank. The original M3 had only a 37 mm gun.

After the French ceased resistance, the Americans were surprised to find that the 37mm tank gun was too weak, so they switched to a 75mm tank gun.

Then a problem arises.

The M3 medium tank is designed based on the 37mm tank gun. The 75mm tank gun is too large for the M3 turret and cannot be accommodated at all.

So the talented designers in the United States installed a knob-like protrusion on the right front of the vehicle body, where the 75mm tank gun was installed.

This is not the most deadly.

The M3's body and turret are mainly riveted. Once hit, the rivets will be shaken like shotguns and fly everywhere in the tank, posing a fatal threat to the tank crew.

Driving such a tank onto the battlefield, one can imagine the fate of the American tank crew.

(End of chapter)