Transmigrated as the Crown Prince

North Africa, Libya.

P city.

The airport in P City was extremely busy early that morning. The ground staff nervously refueled and loaded the planes in an orderly manner, and then pulled the planes to the end of the runway and lined them up, waiting for takeoff. The workload was so great that even idle pilots joined the ground crew.

After two busy hours, BF109F, Stuka bombers, Mosquito bombers, and IL-2 attack aircraft took off one after another, forming a huge formation and flying towards Egypt.

Standing on the balcony of his office, Rommel glanced at the sun above his head and sighed. "It's such a good weather." The climate in Libya is warm in winter and hot in summer. The average temperature in winter is 15°C. Now is a good weather for military use.

After waiting for several months, Yannick gave the order to attack Egypt.

The North African campaign in the original time and space was originally fought between the Italians and the British.

When World War II broke out and the German army was advancing aggressively in France, Italy, as an Axis ally, was not to be outdone. It sharpened its sword for peace and took the opportunity to send troops to North Africa in an attempt to seize the Suez Canal and control the direct channel from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean.

In terms of strength, military fans who are familiar with the history of World War II all know where Italy is and what role it plays in the Axis alliance. However, Mussolini was not convinced and wanted to take over the porcelain job without the diamonds. .

At that time, the British army deployed only a small number of troops in North Africa, only about 20,000 to 30,000 people. In the first stage of the campaign, Italy deployed 230,000 people in Libya. The Italian army attacked from the border area between Libya and Egypt, where the British army had only one reinforced regiment. As a result, the Italian army quickly advanced and showed an overwhelming momentum.

However, after the British army regrouped reinforcements, they immediately launched a counterattack against Italy. As a result, 130,000 Italian troops were captured.

There was really no way out, so Mussolini had no choice but to ask Mustache for help: This can't go on like this. For the sake of the alliance, you have to help your brother.

Although the allies were not strong enough, they were still eating from the same pot. In order to help Italy, the German army sent the so-called "African Army" led by Rommel.

In the early days, the number of the "African Army" was quite small, with only two divisions in total: the 15th Armored Division and the 5th Light Division. A total of 318 tanks were equipped. There are only two independent artillery battalions for supporting firepower: a 100mm cannon battalion and a 210mm mortar battalion. Including logistics and independent units, the total number is only 55,000 Army personnel. But he was given the scary title of "African Armored Army" - this surprised Rommel and he was even confused whether he had really become the commander of the group army.

Since they had just arrived, not all the reinforcements had arrived. The British army believed that the German troops coming to support were very few. Rommel did not dare to act rashly, so he withdrew the ace 7th Armored Division from the battlefield to repair and replenish the troops. However, Rommel did not wait for all the German troops to arrive. He took advantage of the favorable opportunity and conditions when the British troops deployed their defenses and underestimated the enemy. He took a bold offensive action and quickly advanced 450 miles south.

After that, Rommel insisted on speed first and changed from passive to active. Before the reinforcements arrived, in order to prevent the enemy from knowing his strength, he converted cars into many fake tanks to confuse the enemy and used mechanized troops flexibly. In less than a week, the British army retreated more than 200 miles; in less than two weeks, the British army retreated 400 miles, leaving only a force besieged in Tobruk. Suddenly the Desert Fox became famous.

The moon waxes and wanes, and then Rommel will no longer feel like he is in a deserted place like he first arrived, and the autumn wind will sweep away the fallen leaves. Just when Rommel was ruling Africa and the war was critical, Churchill sent a large number of reinforcements, and in July 1941 he also sent a famous general. He was Rommel's great rival, Auchinleck.

The first battle Auchinleck commanded in North Africa was the Crusade. At a critical moment during the campaign, Auchinleck flew to the front line from Cairo, judged that the German army had suffered heavy losses, and opposed the British army's retreat. As a result, the German army also suffered heavy losses, with only more than 90 of the more than 170 tanks left. After a series of offensive and defensive battles, although Rommel once took the initiative, he was at the end of his strength and finally retreated westward. The German troops remaining on the Egyptian border surrendered one after another.

The Crusade campaign achieved its intended goals. This was Britain's first military victory over Germany in World War II. Even Churchill praised: "Auchinleck saved this battle. He used his actions to prove his ability as a field commander." Outstanding qualities".

The German army's combat effectiveness is very strong, but it suffers from insufficient troops and insufficient support. Although Italy has more than 300,000 troops, they are simply vulnerable and have no use except causing chaos. Of course, in the later period, due to insufficient supplies, the Italians were forced to make a small contribution, which was to let the German army steal a large amount of supplies to meet their urgent needs, including vehicles and fuel.

After that, the British army continued to send reinforcements, and even the United States joined in; Montgomery (Churchill) who succeeded Auchinleck did not have a harmonious relationship with Auchinleck. As prime minister and politician, Churchill always hoped that the British army in the Middle East would continue to receive good news and encourage them. The morale of the British people and increase Britain's position in the anti-Japanese alliance. However, as a soldier and battlefield commander, Auchinleck could not avoid the objective reality on the battlefield and could not make unnecessary sacrifices with the lives of soldiers. August 1942 After arriving in Cairo on September 4, Churchill urged Auchinleck to resume the offensive as soon as possible. Auchinleck firmly resisted and insisted that the attack would not be launched until September no matter what. Churchill was furious and dismissed Auchinleck as commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Middle East. He also served as the commander of the 8th Army) vowed to defeat the German army at a cost of 4 to 1. The British and American allied forces had reinforced 230,000 people, while the German army had less than 30,000 people, a huge disparity in strength.

Not only is it at a numerical disadvantage, the German army is also very short on weapons and equipment. For example, the British army has 1,500 aircraft, while the German army only has 350. The British army has more than 3,000 tanks, while the German army only has 260. The British army has more artillery than the German army. 6 times. Due to the lack of aircraft, the sky was completely controlled by the British. By this time, even Rommel's extraordinary military talent was powerless.

This time, the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk was all dumped by the Germans, and the United States did not have time to participate. Although the United Kingdom provided support to North Africa in advance, there were only 50,000 British troops stationed in Egypt.

On the other hand, there are already 100,000 German troops stationed in Libya, in addition to 250,000 Italian soldiers and 50,000 French soldiers. A total of 400,000 troops completely overwhelmed the 50,000 British troops.

There is an interesting joke in later generations called "If you are poor, you will have tactical interludes; if you are good, you will be bombed by me."

When the number of tanks supporting Libya reached 1,000 and the number of various combat aircraft reached 1,500, Yannick ordered Rommel to stop engaging in fancy maneuver warfare and just crush them all the way.