The decisive battle against the Third Reich

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A few days later, Rommel convened a meeting with the German generals in Sicily.

"Gentlemen!" Rommel said tiredly but energetically: "The head of state congratulated us. We won this battle cleanly and defended the transportation line from France to North Africa. This is crucial! "

When Rommel was about to sit back in his chair, his steps were a little unsteady and he almost fell.

The officers looked a little strange.

Then Rommel explained with a wry smile: "Maybe you can see that when you defeated the powerful British and American coalition forces, I couldn't resist the attack of a mosquito!"

The officers couldn't help laughing, and then they learned that Rommel was infected with malaria.

"The good news is..." Rommel then said: "The head of state will give us more supplies, including the construction of a refinery in the Algerian oil fields. In fact, as we speak, the equipment of the refinery has been A steady stream of goods are being shipped from France to Algeria. I believe it won’t be long before the era of serious fuel shortages will leave us forever!”

There was a burst of applause in the conference room. In this era, nothing is more exciting than owning oil!

"The bad news is!" Rommel took a sip of the water handed to him by the staff and continued: "According to the intelligence from the Military Intelligence Agency, the Supreme Command believes that the Allies are likely to launch an attack on us again, but they are not sure how. For once, will they choose Sicily or Greece!”

The officers couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

The reason is very simple. The German army only narrowly defeated this time, although it did achieve a great victory... In this battle, the Allied forces suffered 22,811 casualties and captured 13,281 people. The victory of the navy and air force was also very outstanding. One hundred and three bombs were destroyed in a single air battle. More than ten fighter planes were destroyed, and seventeen ships were sunk and damaged, especially two British aircraft carriers were severely damaged. All of this dealt a considerable blow to the British soldiers.

However, the Allies were not shaken, especially since they still had sea and air superiority.

However, the German army still has so many troops. Even if Hitler has reinforcements, they will be very limited due to the Eastern Front battlefield.

Therefore, the Allies may come back at any time.

"General!" Major General Neumann stood up and said, "I don't think we need to worry too much about the Allied attack!"

"Uh-huh!" Rommel asked, "Why?"

"The Allied forces cannot land in Sicily and Greece only!" Major General Neumann said: "We know that Greece has a mountainous terrain. Why don't we apply Captain Frick's tunnel defense tactics to Greece? As for Sicily, we The fortifications here can also be gradually improved. If the Allies do not have good tactics to deal with the tunnel fortifications, I believe they will not land easily again after suffering such heavy losses! "

Rommel couldn't help but nodded and said: "In fact, we have already begun to build tunnel fortifications in Greece. Not only Greece, but Italy has also started to study tunnel fortifications, but..."

Rommel couldn't help but smile as he said this: "It's still the same as before, we can't place our hopes on the Italians!"

The officers couldn't help but smile proudly.

"Captain!" Rommel asked Qin Chuan: "You proposed the tunnel fortifications. I just want to know... is there any way to deal with this kind of fortifications?"

"No, I don't know either, General!" Qin Chuan replied.

This is true and it is indeed true. There is indeed no good way to deal with it in this era, which is why the United States fought so miserably in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea and the Vietnam War.

Of course, during the Sino-Vietnamese War, the tactic of "drawing nets and suppressing" could indeed be used, but it was very time-consuming. It basically meant pushing forward bit by bit, and there would also be considerable casualties when pushing forward, so this It does not apply to Britain or the United States either.

But telling the truth is not the truth. For example, modern ground-penetrating bombs can penetrate into underground fortifications and explode... If such bombs are produced, the tunnel fortifications will basically become tombs for burying enemies.

But at least you don’t have to worry about that for now.

"What do you think you have in mind?" Rommel looked at Qin Chuan's thoughtful expression and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think the future strategic direction of the Allies... is likely to shift, that is, North Africa and the Mediterranean will no longer be the strategic focus!"

"Uh-huh!" Rommel couldn't help laughing: "You always say amazing things, Captain! Tell me why?"

"Just like Major General Neumann said!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said: "Greece has mountains and lakes, Italy has similar terrain, and Sicily. We also know that the terrain is complex... These places are similar to Canada. The Bess Defense Line is also suitable for building tunnel fortifications for defense but not for mechanized troops to attack. To a certain extent, this will greatly weaken the enemy's advantages in tanks, artillery, navy, air force, etc. If this is the case , Why do the Allies still go up despite the difficulties? "

The officers couldn't help but nodded in agreement. The Battle of Sicily has fully proved this. Even if the US military has air superiority and a large number of tanks and armored vehicles, it is difficult to capture the highlands where pure infantry is stationed. Even mechanized troops will have to pass because of the road. At the foot of the high ground, he was blocked and unable to move.

"But if their strategic focus is not in the Mediterranean, where could it be?" Major General Neumann asked.

"I don't know!" Qin Chuan replied.

Of course what Qin Chuan said was a lie, but that was all he could say.

"I only know that they may open another front in another place, not to mention..."

"What's more?" Rommel asked.

"We know that the British and American Allied Forces have always been dominated by the British!" Qin Chuan said: "The reason is very simple. The British have more combat experience, which is why the British got a Easier to attack and have a bigger port to rely on!”

"Yes!" Colonel Slain agreed: "We often hear American soldiers complaining about the British. Montgomery clearly has selfish motives for the British in his command!"

This is no secret.

"But what does this have to do with the Allied strategic focus?" Rommel asked.

"That's it!" Qin Chuan said: "If the British army leads the battle but suffers a disastrous defeat on the battlefield, such as the Battle of Sicily. Then..."

"Then next, they should be led by the US military!" Rommel said.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "So, next... the strategic focus of the Allies will probably shift from favoring British interests to favoring American interests!"