The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"God, they are going to give up the Alexandria Line!" Montgomery couldn't help but screamed.

"You are right, General!" Eisenhower said: "They realize the gap in strength with us, so they have to give up, and not only Alexandria, but also Matruh, Ghazala, Benghazi, and even Tripoli. They have to retreat all the way to Algeria!"

"This seems to be a good thing, but it is not a good thing!" Montgomery said.

Eisenhower knew what Montgomery meant. At this time, Montgomery hoped that the German army could fight the British army to the death in the desert... The reason is that the air force and mechanized forces of the British and American armies are much stronger than the German army, especially tanks. The German army basically has no equipment that can compete with the American "Sherman" tanks. The only threat that can be posed seems to be rocket launchers, but rocket launchers are also ineffective at long distances.

However, if the battlefield is moved to the mountains in Tunisia and Algeria, it will be another matter.

"We can't let them run away like this!" Montgomery said: "We now have two choices, one is to attack from the sea... As long as we defeat their navy, they will not be able to block the Strait of Tunisia! The other is to attack from land and reach Tunisia before they are ready!" Eisenhower thought about it and said: "I choose the first one!" "Tell me the reason!" "The Germans have just seized warships from the French, and they are not familiar with the performance of French warships!" Eisenhower said: "I even doubt whether they have sufficient navy!" "They do!" Montgomery replied: "They transferred the navy from Germany, and these navies even have quite rich combat experience!" Montgomery has more intelligence channels, so he always knows more than Eisenhower. "But this does not change the fact that they are not familiar with French warships!" Eisenhower said. Montgomery nodded in agreement, but then shook his head and said, "The problem is air supremacy. General, German and Italian planes can take off from Tunisia and Sicily, and if we want to attack Tunisia, we can only take off from Malta, which is not only far away, but we don't have enough fighters and supplies on Malta!" "Then we should send fighters and supplies to Malta now!" Eisenhower said, "In addition, we have aircraft carriers. Although the performance of carrier-based aircraft is backward, the Germans have few fighters!" Montgomery nodded again. Although Montgomery was conservative, he thought it was worth taking the risk this time, not only because the German air force was very weak, but also because Montgomery understood the warships that Germany was using now... When implementing the "Catapult Plan", Britain seized several French warships anchored in the port. Although this was not glorious, because Britain and France were allies at the time, and the French warships were unprotected and anchored in the port of Alexandria for refuge, Britain suddenly sent troops to control these warships... These warships soon formed the naval warships of the puppet regime, namely Charles de Gaulle's "Fighting France".

Of course, the British had boarded these warships before and learned about the various data of the warships in detail.

So Montgomery knew... The air defense capabilities of French warships were very weak, and even the backward "Sea Fighter" and "Fulmar" could effectively strike them.

On the other hand, attacking from the sea would become more and more difficult over time... The Germans would be more familiar with French warships, and it might even be possible to make up for the air defense shortcomings of French warships.

Thinking of this, Montgomery nodded and said, "I will contact the Mediterranean Fleet immediately!"

Montgomery and Eisenhower were not wrong, the German army was indeed considering retreating.

Just kidding, the German army at this time was not at the same level as the British and American Allied Forces... Before the US military joined the war, the German army could still make up for this gap with quality, but with the joining of the US military and the investment of a large number of "Sherman" tanks, the situation on the North African battlefield has become very clear: unless Berlin can deliver the "No. 4" tanks that can compete with the Allied Forces in a short time, otherwise the German army will have only one way to go.

But Hitler put almost all his energy on the Eastern Front and could not provide more "No. 4" tanks for the African Corps. In this case, wanting to defend the Alexander Line in this desert wilderness... That's simply a foolish dream.

"The Führer will not agree with us doing this!" Major General Stryker was a little worried: "He will think we are all cowards!"

Major General Stryker's words were double entendres. Rommel had previously called Major General Stryker a "coward".

"Major General!" Rommel said with a smile, "If it weren't for your victory again and again, I really want to kick you out of my army!"

"I can see, General!" Major General Strike replied, "That's why I have to win the battle!"

The officers all laughed.

"Let me explain to the Führer!" Rommel said, "Although it is difficult, it is nothing compared to the African Corps. I will try my best to let him know that we have to do this, and I am very reluctant to do this..."

As he said this, Rommel looked at Alexander outside the window, with some reluctance in his eyes.

The officers knew what Rommel was thinking.

This was Rommel's long-held wish. He hoped that he could conquer the entire Egypt like Alexander and become famous throughout history... If there was no hope at all, it would not be a pity, but he had already reached Alexander and was only one step away from his goal. It can almost be said that as long as Hitler had not transferred the 24th Air Wing, Egypt might have belonged to Germany at this time.

However, in the end, the success fell short.

"This choice is correct, General!" General Strike comforted: "We can only do this!"

Rommel nodded and said: "Yes, and one day, we will fight back!"

As a result, the German army immediately began an orderly retreat.

The first to be evacuated was Crete.

Of course, the German army will not use the word "withdraw", but will return it to the Greeks unconditionally.

Of course, this Greek will not be the Greek government army, but the Greek National Liberation Front.

Of course, the Germans kept their promise and left part of the factory on the island so that the Greek National Liberation Army could produce ammunition and grow rapidly.

Until then, Colonel Dennis was convinced that what the Germans said was true.

Otherwise, why would the Germans evacuate Crete? !