The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Faced with these problems, the British army is actually in a dilemma.

A comprehensive eradication of those underground organizations may achieve some results, but obviously this will not solve the problem, because the process of hunting and eradication will inevitably intensify the contradiction between the British army and the Egyptian people.

For example, after the guerrillas attacked the warehouse, they distributed supplies to the people. At the same time, the guerrillas fought for Egypt's independence and autonomy, so of course they could get the support of the Egyptian people, and the process of clearing out the army would inevitably cause casualties among the people. , so it is inevitable to cause public outrage.

This may not be a problem for the British army in peacetime. Any conflicts will be suppressed and resolved by force. The Egyptian military and civilians can only compromise if they want to survive.

But it is different now. This is the critical period of the battle between the German army and the British army. If Egypt breaks out a full-scale independence movement vigorously at this time, then the British will probably not be able to finish the meal and walk away.

But this issue cannot be left alone.

If you don't see anything, it will encourage the guerrillas to become more aggressive, and the morale of the British army will also be hit.

After thinking about it, Montgomery ordered: "Leave it to the African Army to handle!"

"Yes, General!" De Guangan replied.

This is indeed a way... The African Army is equivalent to the puppet army. Let them come out to eliminate the conflict as much as possible to avoid conflicts between the British army and the Egyptian people and reduce the possibility of intensification of conflicts.

But there is no other way. The African Army is Egyptian anyway. On the surface, it surrenders to the British colonization, but in its heart, it very much hopes to achieve true independence. From the perspective of interests, the African Army will not sincerely help the British colonists. What.

Of course, this would not be possible without the secret efforts of Qin Chuan and Colonel Slaine.

The training of the guerrillas was originally in charge of Colonel Slain, and the German army was no stranger to this aspect, because at this time the German army already had considerable experience in sabotage, reconnaissance and other operations deep behind enemy lines.

They have been doing this since the beginning of World War II. This is also a requirement of "Blitzkrieg"... One of the conditions for the successful implementation of "Blitzkrieg" is that there must be accurate intelligence. Only in this way can the German army clearly know the enemy weaknesses and overcome them.

Therefore, before the war, the German army always sent a group of reconnaissance troops to conduct activities behind enemy lines. They even had the foresight to cultivate a group of troops who could speak authentic English a few years before the war, so that they could disguise themselves as British soldiers. Enter the Allied ranks.

But Colonel Slain was helpless about these Egyptian guerrillas.

One day Colonel Slain complained to Qinchuan: "Sergeant, I almost want to give up, if I don't think they are still of some use..."

"What happened?" Qin Chuan asked.

"They are not qualified soldiers at all!" Colonel Slain said: "It seems that all they can do is load the ammunition and pull the trigger... No, some of them can't even do this. I don't think we should treat them Have high hopes!”

Qin Chuan understood what Colonel Slaine meant.

For the German army, those who can carry out activities deep behind enemy lines are all the elites. They master the use of a variety of weapons and equipment, are proficient in multiple languages ​​(otherwise they cannot disguise themselves as enemies), and especially have good psychological qualities. Wait, it can almost be said to be a modern special forces.

Therefore, it is extremely controversial in the West to call Weiweier the founder of special operations, because the German army had already applied special operations to actual combat before him.

Therefore, Colonel Slaine thought that if the Egyptian guerrillas were to perform the same mission, they must have the quality of German scouts to cope with various emergencies. Not to mention the same as the German army, at least they should be similar or passable.

However, the reality is very cruel... The quality of the Egyptian guerrillas can almost be said to be farmers carrying guns.

This gap was so great that Colonel Slain could not accept it for a while.

"They will be killed by the British as soon as possible!" Colonel Slain shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't think there is any point in training them. It is simply a waste of time!"

Later, Qin Chuan learned that because Colonel Slaine required strict training and high intensity... In fact, in Colonel Slaine's view, this training intensity was not high at all. It was just the intensity of ordinary German soldiers, but even so, the Egyptian guerrillas It’s also unbearable.

This also caused the guerrillas to rebel and even asked to withdraw from training.

"Let's do this!" Colonel Slain said, "Come to the training ground with me tomorrow!"

"Yes, Colonel!"

The next day, Qin Chuan and Slain came to the guerrilla training camp.

The training camp is located in a barracks north of Alexandria that was originally an Egyptian police station. Of course, it was a police station set up by the British. After the British were driven away, it was naturally taken over by the guerrillas.

As soon as he walked in the door, he saw groups of Egyptian guerrillas practicing. What surprised Qin Chuan was that the instructors were not German officers, but themselves practicing.

Colonel Slaine shrugged and said, "Look, they don't want us to get involved, which is one of the reasons I want them to get out!"

Qin Chuan understood Colonel Slaine's difficulties.

It is really difficult to deal with this situation... In terms of force, of course the German army can crush these Egyptian guerrillas. The problem is that if the German army does this, it will fall out with the Egyptians and lose their support.

This seems to be explained by the guerrillas not wanting to undergo too much training, but Qin Chuan thinks that things are not that simple.

"Colonel!" At this time, an Egyptian officer in camouflage uniform came up and shook hands with Colonel Slaine.

"General Shreve is their commander!" Colonel Slaine introduced to Qin Chuan.

Then Colonel Slain introduced Qin Chuan to General Shreve: "This is Lieutenant Frick!" Shreve looked at Qin Chuan with some surprise, and then said in fluent English: "Are you the legendary sergeant? I've heard of you!" "Yes, General!" Qin Chuan stepped forward and shook hands with Shreve, saying: "Nice to meet you!" "Nice to meet you!" General Shreve said: "You did a great job, Lieutenant. Especially the propaganda trick with the loudspeaker... I heard that it was done according to your suggestion, which was the key to our victory in Alexandria!" "Thank you, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I just want to know if we have given you weapons and supplies as agreed!" "Of course!" General Shreve raised his head to the guerrillas who were training and said: "Look at the rifles in their hands!" "Then why are you still unwilling to believe us?" Qin Chuan asked.