Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

While the Eighth Infantry Division was attacking, the U.S. and British troops also launched attacks on their respective targets according to the plan. The U.S. 1st Group Army was tasked with capturing Cherbourg and assuming the main offensive; the British 2nd Group Army violently attacked Caen, causing a direct attack.

The illusion of Paris acted as a sheep attack to share the pressure of the US military.

Although Rommel's armored forces failed to move in place, he actively mobilized infantry divisions to fill the defense line, although the mobilization of infantry was equally difficult.

On the night of the 6th, Rommel suggested to Mustache that he hope to withdraw all troops to the other side of the Seine, shrink the defense line, and deploy defenses along the Seine.

This request was also rejected by Mustache. Mustache is now unable to accept any suggestions related to retreat, even if the retreat suggestion is correct——

It may not be correct either.

Rommel was a man with a very complicated emotional world.

Like many ordinary Germans, Rommel regarded the mustache as the savior of Germany and expected that the mustache could lead Germany to rise again. This was also Rommel's ideal.

Before the start of the Barbarossa Plan, everything went smoothly. Poland was conquered in 27 days, Denmark was conquered in 1 day, Norway was conquered in 23 days, the Netherlands was conquered in 5 days, and Belgium was conquered in 18 days. Even France only took 39 days.

If Rommel is allowed to command the German army, Germany may choose to join forces with Britain and France to launch an attack on Russia after Poland, and the entire history of World War II will be rewritten.

Mustache did not choose to join forces with Britain and France, but chose to launch an attack on France. Although the German army defeated France with overwhelming force, this became the beginning of a series of failures.

Perhaps it was precisely because Rommel did not agree with attacking Russia that he was sent to North Africa by Mustache.

Compared with two years ago, the German Third Reich was at the end of its rope at this time. No matter how powerful Rommel was, he could not save Germany. Therefore, Rommel hoped to end the war in a way similar to World War I and avoid Germany

suffer greater damage.

Mustaches in this manner are definitely unacceptable.

Like the Eighth Infantry Division, the attacks of the British and American troops are equally difficult. Bad weather is the biggest enemy. The U.S. armored forces are stuck in the mud, and their daily advancement speed is only 1.5 kilometers on average. If this speed continues, the U.S. military will have to reach

Cherbourg takes nearly two months.

The British army was even worse. The troops did not set off at all. The road to Caen was completely destroyed by Allied bombers. It would take at least a week to repair the road.

Of course, there may be other reasons for this. After all, the British army has always lacked enthusiasm for saving France. Depending on Montgomery's intentions, if the southern African engineers do not help, then the British army will have to wait until at least next year to repair the road.

The attack of the 8th Infantry Division was also not smooth. The 21st Tank Division was a force composed entirely of Germans and had a strong will to fight. The 8th Infantry Division launched a total of four attacks on the 7th, when it was closest to the German forward position.

Only less than fifty meters.

In the end, they failed to break through the fifty meters. The German resistance was very tenacious and they refused to retreat. The 8th Infantry Division suffered more and more casualties, and the fighting gradually stopped after nightfall.

"The Germans are too cunning, there is no chance of a sneak attack at all -" Xie Jianye and Blomfield personally went to the front line to inspect the situation after nightfall. The situation was not optimistic.

The Germans were well prepared and kept firing flares after nightfall without stopping for a moment, leaving no chance for a sneak attack.

The chance of success in a sneak attack is not good. There are tanks on the German position to assist in defense. If you send out light infantry rashly, there is a high probability of being massacred by tanks. It is equally dangerous to send out tanks to fight. German anti-tank guns can still penetrate them at close range.

"Leopard" style.

"Then let's spend it. Let's see how many flares the Germans can use." Blomfield was not in a hurry. Compared with the British and American armies, the Southern African army already had an advantage.

Although there is no stakes, there is still competition within the Allies. In a large sense, it is to see who can capture Berlin first. The nearest target is Paris.

"Don't give the Germans a chance to rest, or they will be beaten to death if you endure it -" Xie Jianye became ruthless, wanting to fight a war of annihilation and demonstrate the military might of southern Africa.

This was not easy either, and the situation changed on the 8th.

On the morning of the 8th, southern African bombers conducted routine bombings on German positions and unexpectedly discovered that the Germans had completely destroyed Cannes Airport.

Fichtinger may not have the ability, but he still has the courage.

The Allies have completely controlled the airspace in Normandy. Even if everything is normal at the Cannes Airport, the 21st Armored Division cannot receive air reinforcements. Therefore, Feichtinger simply ordered the airport to be completely destroyed. In this way, even if the Allies capture Cannes, they will not be able to use the airport.

Carry out supplies.

This was the last resort, and then it was the Allies' turn to suffer.

The goal of the Allied forces' attack on Cannes was to capture the Cannes Airport. Now that the airport had been completely destroyed, even taking Cannes would be ineffective. Considering the fighting will of the German 21st Armored Division, Gavin ordered the 8th Division to stop the attack and move

Cannes was surrounded by people.

"Why stop the offensive? Even if Cannes Airport loses its function, the complete elimination of the German 21st Armored Division is still a major victory." Eisenhower was not satisfied with Gavin's order. He was very angry these two days.

After Operation Overlord began, almost nothing went smoothly except for the landing troops who relied on sudden tactics to establish a beachhead.

The Southern African Army was not wrong. At least the 8th Division successfully surrounded the German 21st Armored Division in Cannes.

The British and American troops are in a complete mess. The U.S. 101st Airborne Division has been airborne for more than 72 hours and has not yet completed its assembly.

The situation of the British army was slightly better, but there was another problem with their fighting will. Eisenhower now suspected that the road to Caen was not cut off by bombers, but was cut off by the British troops themselves.

"It is not a good idea to attack Cannes by force. The Germans have solid defensive positions and are tenacious in fighting. If they attack by force, the attacking troops will suffer huge losses. The best way is to besiege but not attack until the Germans' supplies are exhausted.

The Germans will take the initiative to leave the position." Yang Smuts took the initiative to take responsibility. The old marshal spoke with confidence and did not hate Eisenhower at all.

When Young Smooth was promoted to marshal, Eisenhower had just graduated from West Point Military Academy and went to serve in San Antonio, Texas with the rank of second lieutenant.

Eisenhower's resume is also very strange.

Eisenhower graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1915 with the rank of second lieutenant and was promoted to major the next year.

There are several ranks between second lieutenant and major. Referring to Rommel's promotion speed, it would have taken Eisenhower at least 30 years to be promoted to major.

When World War II broke out, Eisenhower's military rank was lieutenant colonel. It had been 20 years since Eisenhower had been promoted to major.

Then Eisenhower entered the fast lane. He was first appointed as deputy director of the War Planning Division, and then promoted to director of the Planning Department. After arriving in Europe, he was promoted like a rocket, completing the rank of major general to general in just two years.

's transformation.

Even if he is a general, he is still not as high as the marshal Yang Shimozi.

Therefore, Yang Smuts was fully qualified to respond strongly to Eisenhower.

"Cannes is the shipping center of northern France. The Germans have hoarded a large amount of supplies. How many years will it take until the Germans run out of supplies?" Montgomery said in a strange tone.

"You'd better build the road to Caen first!" Yang Smuts was annoyed. The current commanders of the Allied Forces are all younger brothers than Yang Smuts——

When Young Smooth became marshal, Montgomery's rank was lieutenant.

No one else said anything. Southern Africa was fighting with the British and American gods, and the marshals and generals of other countries were not even qualified to participate.

"The weather is worse now than it was some time ago. We need time to replenish supplies and stabilize the beachhead." Montgomery said confidently, and if we want to blame it, it is God who is not good.

This is also true. Originally, the weather forecast department predicted that there would be clear weather for at least a week after the "D" Day operation began. The Allies could use this time to transport more troops and supplies.

Now the plan was completely disrupted. The clear weather lasted for less than 48 hours. The troops and supplies sent by the Allies to Normandy were only 20% of the plan.

In other words, even if the Germans open the door now, Allied tanks probably won't be able to reach Paris.

"Then let's just wait until the right opportunity appears." Yang Shimozi was not in a hurry.

The Allies now have three offensive lines, one in Normandy, one in the direction of Spain, and the last one in Italy.

Except for Normandy, the other two lines are mainly based on southern African troops and are progressing smoothly. The ones who are anxious now should be Eisenhower and Montgomery.

If this delay continues, southern Africa and Russia will become the saviors of the European continent. This is probably the last thing the United Kingdom and the United States want to see.

Americans don't know that the British certainly don't want to see southern Africa's influence expand in Europe.

On the night of the 8th, Winston summoned Montgomery. What the two discussed was unknown to outsiders. On the 9th, the British army began to actively attack Caen. At this time, the road had not yet been repaired.

"I can now understand your father's mood during the last world war. I remember that at that time, because of your father's slow reaction, conflicts broke out between the two of us." Yang Shimozi fully recognized the reality and was not afraid of God.

The same opponents are afraid of teammates who are like pigs.

Gavin smiled bitterly and had nothing to say.

Although the British and American troops moved slowly on the battlefield, they were advancing rapidly in the newspapers. After these days of publicity, Germany was retreating across the board. The Allies were reporting good news on almost all fronts. Even a bridge repaired by the British army was destroyed.

Shute Shu, although the length of the bridge is only less than ten meters.

During this period, relevant news about the Russian battlefield completely disappeared from newspapers. No one paid attention to the nearly 180 divisions on the Russian battlefield. Even the most objective "The Times" focused most of its attention on Normandy.

Newspaper editors are also talented people.

There was almost no news in Normandy except for the strong winds and heavy rains. The US military was fighting in the mud, the British army was busy building roads, and the 8th Division of Southern Africa surrounded the German 21st Armored Division in Cannes. It consumed dozens of tons of artillery shells every day, but there was no trace of the battle.

progress.

"Have you received any secret instructions from your father?" Yang Smozi said bluntly, as if he was worried that Roque would privately order Gavin to deliberately conserve his strength.

"No, no, no, no, my father has not given me any order that cannot be made public." Gavin denied decisively. Compared with the British, Rock still had a bottom line.

Rock, like Yang Smuts, hoped to end the war as soon as possible.

Some people don't think so. They don't care how many people will die every extra day the war is delayed. They only care about whether their own interests are damaged.

"If possible, I hope that the 8th Division will resume the offensive as soon as possible -" Yang Smozi was still rational, and what he said now was completely different from what he said at the military meeting.

Gavin looked questioningly, not quite understanding what Yang Shimozi meant.

"If we wait, we can also win the final victory, but such a victory is meaningless. People will not remember what we have paid for victory. I know you want to say that history books are written by the victors, but

I hope that when people discuss this war in the future, they will think of more than conspiracy and cruelty." Yang Smuts was an eyewitness to both world wars and had a more profound view of the war than Gavin.

"Marshal, you are the commander-in-chief of the Southern African Expeditionary Force, and this order should be given by you." Gavin was not shirking responsibility, but respecting the elderly and caring for the young.

Speaking of which, Marshal Yang Smuts was quite aggrieved. During the two world wars, he never went to the front line and always stayed in the rear. He was not even as good as Winston.

In the last world war, Rock was the protagonist and Young Smuts was a member of the British war cabinet. Strictly speaking, neither was a southern African.

Now the opportunity came. Of the two commanders appointed by Rock, one was in North Africa and the other was in the Far East. Yang Smuts was the biggest in Normandy, so Gavin gave this opportunity to Yang Smuts.

"Thank you, but no, I'm old, and now is the time for your generation to make contributions." Yang Shimozi smiled, he was not a greedy person.

Then Gai Wen comes.

The 8th Division's shelling in recent days and the air force's indiscriminate bombing still played a certain role. When Xie Jianye received the order, 60% of the positions outside Cannes had been destroyed, and a wave of "Leopard" tanks was concentrated.

, fully capable of breaking through German positions.

The main reason is that science and technology have advanced too much. The artillery during World War I is far different from today's artillery in terms of power and accuracy.

The gap is even greater in the air force. Although the Allies have not launched a ground attack in the past few days, the air force has almost come out in full force, taking out all the weapons that have not yet been finalized and put into force and using the Germans as test subjects.

The tanks of the 21st Armored Division have obviously proved to be better. The Allies have used aerial bombs weighing more than 9 tons in the past few days, and their power is simply devastating.

"At six o'clock tomorrow morning, the troops will launch the attack on time. I hope to stay in Feichdinger's command post tomorrow night." Xie Jianye has high requirements. Even if the Germans suffer heavy losses, it is still very difficult to fight resolutely within 12 hours.

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