The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"Of course!" Qin Chuan continued: "This also requires us to regulate the discipline of the soldiers, such as not doing things like harming the people or robbing people's property. Based on these, we can gain the support of the African people and gain their support. Support us and you will get a lot of unexpected help..."

"I don't think it's of any use, Sergeant!" Colonel Olbridge said: "The most important thing in desert warfare is the tank. No matter how many people stand in front of the tank, there is only one possibility of being crushed into pulp. This is true even for well-trained German soldiers, let alone those inferior people living in Africa!”

Colonel Olbridge's view was actually expected by Qin Chuan. At this time, many Germans fell into a kind of fanatical racial discrimination. They believed that the German nation was the best nation and other inferior nations were It should be eliminated so that the German nation can have more living space.

Colonel Olbridge obviously had this tendency, and he also believed too much in the combat effectiveness of tanks.

"That's exactly what I'm talking about, Colonel!" Qin Chuan explained: "What I mean by mobilizing the power of the masses is not to let them face British tanks, or to organize a military force like the British formed a colonial army. Troops...I also believe that they are not of great use. This can be seen from the combat effectiveness of the South African Division. We spent a lot of effort and even organized a troop with the few remaining equipment, but this troop may be more powerful than the U.S. Army. The Italian army is still in trouble!”

There is no doubt about this. There are many reasons. For example, Africans are not united, live a lazy life, have low cultural standards, etc., which will make it difficult for them to become a qualified soldier. Even if there are some exceptions, if the composition An army would be shocking.

"So what do you think, Sergeant?" Rommel asked. "If we can't raise an army, what kind of help can we get?"

"Guerrillas, general!" Qin Chuan said: "They are Africans and even many Egyptians. They can easily sneak into Port Said, Cairo or other cities, and then destroy roads, blow up warehouses, Assassination, or providing us with intelligence, etc., we just need to train them a little!"

After hearing this, the officers couldn't help but fell silent, because this was of course in the interests of the Afrika Korps, and could even be said to be urgently needed by the Afrika Korps. The reason was as Rommel said before, the British resource losses were equivalent to the German resources. increase, and all the German army needs to do is distribute the British equipment they cannot use and send a team of instructors to train them.

"I don't believe them!" Colonel Olbridge said after a pause: "Egypt is a colony of the British. The British even used their weapons to form an army. If we send out weapons and equipment and train them, Will they eventually turn their guns on us?"

"Look at Alexander, Colonel!" Rommel said: "That is the best example. Egypt is indeed a British colony, but the British have been controlling and squeezing Egypt. They are eager to get rid of the British. , so this is exactly our advantage!”

Then Rommel said: "I think we should adopt the staff sergeant's suggestions, because these suggestions are reasonable and interconnected. More importantly, the cost is very low but the benefits may be great... In this case, we Why not give it a try?"

"Yes, General!"

"I agree, General!"

Colonel Olbridge was obviously reluctant because it seemed like he was cooperating with the Africans, but he finally nodded and said, "I don't have a problem with that, General!"

The battlefield is a very realistic place. As professional soldiers, they know what choice to make as long as it suits their own interests.

The general direction was thus determined, and then detailed implementation plans began to be formulated.

Rommel divided these ideas into several pieces.

Rommel himself was responsible for the improvement of military discipline.

This aspect is not a problem for the German army. They have their own military police to maintain military discipline, and the discipline of the German army has always been very good, which is also the source of their combat effectiveness.

But the forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and under the pressure of war, it is always inevitable to commit crimes... The German army usually turns a blind eye to these things, and now it is necessary to find these black sheep. Give the people justice and listen to them.

The bigger problem, of course, is the Italian army.

The Italian army is not good at fighting, but it is good at showing off its power in front of the people. Especially when they invaded Egypt, they used the attitude of a conqueror to do whatever they wanted to the people... Some soldiers even broke into people's homes and robbed gold on a large scale. and other valuables.

In other words, it was not uncommon for the German army to fight and advance at the front, and the Italian army to gather the people from behind, and even kill people.

Rommel didn't want to care about these things before. After all, Italy was his ally, and the Egyptians were his enemies in principle.

but now……

Rommel immediately issued an order requiring the Italian army to hand over all looted property and return it to the people.

Moreover, Rommel also learned wisely at this time. He gave this order through the radio, so the Egyptian people in Alexandria got the news immediately and cheered.

Of course the Italian army is not willing to "submit the law" like this... The gold will make a fortune when it is brought back to the country, how can it be handed over so easily. At the same time, they thought that the Germans were just talking. As the Allies, what else could they do to the Italian army?

Unexpectedly, Rommel acted very simply. Unable to do anything else, he led his troops to surround the Italian military camp, and then led his troops to break into the camp to search...

The German soldiers were all beaten out of the battlefield. How dare the Italian soldiers do anything to them? So with an order, cartloads of gold, jade and other things were transported out.

Although this is only part of it, and it is very troublesome to claim it, Rommel's purpose has been achieved.

Then, Rommel even sent patrols to patrol the streets and alleys. Once he discovered any behavior that oppressed the people, he would tie them up and put them in prison. Even German soldiers did the same.

As a result, the reputation of the German army increased overnight, and people were willing to seek help from the German army for anything.

And this is only the first step in Qin Chuan's plan.

Qin Chuan believes that after these plans are implemented step by step, the entire situation will soon be different.