The Third Reich in Desperation

Third Reich Episode 416

Although Wavell equipped these indigenous troops with the Italian weapons and equipment seized some time ago, he actually didn't expect the native army with Italian weapons to perform well.

In Wavell's plan, he only needed to make good use of the defenders of the Tobruk Fortress, and use the defensive offensive to hold back a large number of siege troops from the Allies.

That way he would be able to mobilize the rest of the main Commonwealth forces to focus on Rommel's German-Italian African Army.

After defeating the African Army Group, the remaining French and Italian armies were not enough to pose a threat to Wavell's army.

As a result, the situation in Africa will quickly tilt to the side of the Commonwealth Army.The Allies either increased their troops in Africa on a large scale, or they could only watch Wavell become the "Conqueror of Africa" ​​and lose control of the whole of Africa.

As for the Allies, especially Germany, who are focusing their energy on fighting on two fronts.Obviously, it is unlikely to provide much support to the African battlefield.

Wavell's ambitions are actually not small. He also hopes to achieve a large-scale victory in North Africa that "determines the overall situation".

If Wavell hadn't thought the same way, the generals under him would not have clamored so fanatically to defeat the three-nation coalition forces of the African Allies who had the upper hand.

Although Montgomery was a newly transferred general to Africa, he was once highly appreciated by Wavell and was deeply impressed.

Therefore, Wavell also came forward at this time to speak to Montgomery, a new general who had a good impression: "We have Tobruk Fortress as a backing, which is enough to contain a large number of troops from the Allies."

"This is the advantage we have as a defensive counterattack." Wavell walked over with a smile, and patted Montgomery on the shoulder: "If Rommel retreated behind the defense line, we would want to defeat his army again, but not like now Easy."

Seeing that Montgomery did not speak, Wavell continued: "The relationship between the armies of these allied countries in Africa is actually not strong. The Italian and French armies attached to Rommel were either forced by the situation or had some kind of interest distribution with Germany. Agreement. In fact, Italian and French generals in Africa have a high degree of military autonomy."

"And this time Rommel ostensibly recruited the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms to launch an attack on our Tobruk Fortress, but the main force he really used was the German-Italian-African Army under his complete control."

Wavell looked around, and simply mobilized here before the battle: "This is also the best opportunity for us to annihilate the main force of his group! As long as we can quickly complete the annihilation of Rommel's main force on the front line, and then attack the encirclement Not only will they not get any benefit from the heavy enemy breakthrough launched by Brook, but they will also lose a lot of strategic advantages they originally had!"

The eyes of Wavell's generals all lit up at this moment.

Judging from the troop distribution map and the internal composition of the three-nation coalition forces in Africa, this "beheading" plan is undoubtedly very manipulative.

Compared to eliminating Rommel, Garibaldi, and Berente, all the troops in the hands of these three commanders.It is obviously much easier to concentrate and annihilate the German and Italian armies in Rommel's hands.

"According to the latest intelligence, the troops Rommel sent to besiege Brutok are basically the French and Italian troops commanded by Berente and Garibaldi."

Wavell paused, looked at Montgomery with a conceited smile, and said, "It seems that he also wanted to go with us. He kept the main force in his hands, and was about to fight a decisive battle with our troops to rescue Tobruk. .”

This is the result pursued by both sides. Wavell and Rommel, the two generals and commanders, hope to completely defeat each other in this battle and get their own title and glory of marshal!

"But the problem is that we put all our strength into a confrontation with Rommel. What should we do when Garibaldi and Berente pose a threat?"

Just when Wavell and his old subordinates were in full swing, Montgomery once again sang a different tune, very out of gregarious.

"This is not a problem!"

Wavell didn't even have to ask himself, his chief of staff refuted Montgomery Road for him.

"After Garibaldi's Italian troops suffered a disastrous defeat in Libya, they could only contribute a small part of their strength to the African Allied Forces of the Allied Powers except for the African Army Group"

Speaking of this, the chief of staff laughed at the Italian army with a strong sense of superiority: "They highlight all the problems that a poor and backward military country can have."

"The standard Italian tank, the M14, is a light tank equipped with only a few guns and very thin armor."

"At the same time, although the artillery weapons of the Italian army are relatively sufficient, most of them are outdated and backward. For example, the 47mm artillery, the main gun of the anti-tank unit of the Italian army, is very outdated and has almost no effect in the battle against our tanks."

"And in my opinion, the Italian armored forces are only suitable for show rather than fighting. In addition, the Italian infantry training mode is pedantic and unrealistic, all based on outdated tactical theories..."

Sure enough, the British like to find a sense of superiority in the Italians, not just rumors.

It's a pity that Montgomery didn't seem to like this. He didn't know how to look at the atmosphere and said out of place again: "What about the army of the famous French general Berente?"

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Wavell already hated this future whom he had admired so much.

Perhaps it was because of the change in Wavell's mood due to the successive victories. In short, he no longer appreciates Montgomery's cautious and serious attitude as much as before.

But Montgomery is Wavell's new subordinate after all, so it's not good to ignore him completely.

So Wavell thought about his words, and said confidently and calmly: "Bélaante will draw troops from the troops surrounding Tobruk to assist Rommel, and that is when Rommel's troops are obviously unable to resist."

"Before that, neither Berente nor Rommel himself would allow the French army besieging Tobruk to disperse their forces."

Wavell's analysis sounds very logical: "Our duel with the German-Italian African Army this time is also the first real tank battle between us in Africa. The characteristic of tank battles is that the battle situation is not There will be a stalemate going on for too long."

Wavell smiled conceitedly and said: "Once we defeat Rommel's main force, even if Berante, who gets the news, immediately returns to help, he will not be able to save the German-Italian African Army in time!"

Almost everyone was overwhelmed by Wavell's words.Yes, the plan itself is rigorous and logical, not to mention, just because Wavell defeated the three armies of Italy, France and Germany one after another can scare a lot of people to death.

In this world, the general who commanded troops to defeat the Italian army, the French army, and the German army at the same time, so far seems to be only one general, Wavell.

At this time, besides following General Wavell, who has a better choice?

Besides, Wavell wasn't going to joke about his impending marshal title.For him, the defeat of the Allied Tripartite African Army was a major goal of great weight, both public and private.

Just when everyone was nodding their heads, a discordant voice came: "Even if we exclude the aid factor of Garibaldi and Berente, we may not be able to defeat Rommel's African Army?"

The one who spoke was of course the newcomer Montgomery who didn't know how to advance or retreat. Among the nods in the room, he was the only one who shook his head.

Who do you think you are?Wavell couldn't bear it anymore: "This plan has passed the review of the African Coalition Command. At present, we must maintain the annihilation of the main German and Italian forces in this battle and take the initiative on the African battlefield. Therefore, General Montgomery, you can Reserve your opinion, but don't stop our battle plan."

The implication of Wavell's words is that there is naturally no room for negotiation.

This is already the best opportunity.If the siege of Tobruk Fortress by the Allies cannot be used to eliminate the main force in Rommel's hands first, it will be even more difficult to do this in the future.

Wavell has always believed that Rommel's German-Italian-African Army is the backbone of the Allied Triple Alliance in Africa.

In this group army, only the two German divisions under Rommel's command really played a leading role.

"Now, the troops of the Allied Powers have captured Maikili and are approaching Tobruk." Wavell emphasized in a loud voice: "We have deployed a total of 6 infantry brigades, 4 artillery regiments, and 2 anti-tank regiments in Tobruk. standing force. Plus more than 2 newly recruited local troops.”

"Using these forces and Tobruk's strong fortifications, we can turn Tobruk into a thorn in the enemy's flesh and hold back French and Italian reinforcements."

"At this time, the British of our army marched in three directions, trying to launch an attack on the German and Italian Army on the outskirts of Tobruk. The three-way troops attacked Sidioma near Bardia, Caputso Trail and Halfaya respectively. Valley."

Wavell said with great ambition: "As long as our army opens a gap at any of the above three points, we can advance directly and join up with the Tobruk defenders. The advantage of this kind of meeting is that our army will be able to join forces immediately after joining up." Drilling into the rear of the German and Italian troops can cut off the enemy's already very weak communication and supply lines, forcing Rommel to accept a frontal battle."

"This battle is the opening ceremony of our African Conquest Station!" Wavell raised his arms and shouted.

With the commander in the lead, other British generals naturally swarmed and shouted.

"Defeat Rommel one more time, let the Germans know the strength of our British army..."

Montgomery frowned, listening to the rhetoric of these colleagues.

In fact, Montgomery had basically seen through Wavell's battle plan.He obviously found that Wavell said that the troops were too scattered and lacked mutual support, which was very unfavorable for combat.

It's a pity that Montgomery also found that no matter what he said now, Wavell, who was ready to be promoted to Field Marshal, couldn't listen to him.

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