Imperial Overlord

Egypt, on the street in Alexandria, several German cars parked outside the temporary headquarters of the African Army Corps.

Dressed in his familiar military uniform, Rommel jumped out of his decent car and squinted at buildings with German and Italian flags.

Because Germany intervened earlier and deeper than before in the Battle of North Africa, Rommel has more troops at this moment than in history.

Standing on the streets of Alexandria, he already represented a kind of victory, a kind of victory that he himself did not know, but Li Le knew very well.

In real historical time and space, Germany has never hit Alexandria, and this time, the German army not only stood here, but more than a year earlier than in history.

This time, Li Le gave him a lot of reinforcements, and the supplies he possessed exceeded the imagination of others. The floating dock and the support of Germany and Italy, as well as a series of victories in the Mediterranean, have made Germany's situation in North Africa very good.

Therefore, when Li Le smiled and gave him a fleet of transport ships to supply supplies in Africa, Rommel opened the prelude to a new round of the North Africa War.

Instead of the marshal's scepter that had no effect in the last life, there were real tanks and aircraft cannons, which gave Rommel the real capital to attack.

In his mind, this offensive had been planned for a long time, and all he was waiting for was his return to Africa and the huge amount of military supplies he brought back.

Because the Battle of Taranto, in which the British Mediterranean Fleet devastated the Italian fleet, failed, the Axis transport lines became more stable.

After a series of supplies, Rommel finally had the capital to continue the attack. In the process of supplying, he was pleasantly surprised by Yuan's love for him.

He also arrived in Egypt at the same time as a brand-new Mercedes-Benz with filters, even more impressive than the car he had used before.

Rommel fell in love with this very beautiful looking new car at once, and only after inquiring did he know that it was a commuter sedan designed by Mercedes-Benz for senior German military officers.

The Afrika Corps general took steps beside his car and walked into his temporary headquarters, and the two guards at the door immediately raised their arms.

As the commander of the African Army Corps, Rommel waved his gloved hand to give the guard a military salute, and then entered the building with a few close-fitting officers.

"The air force's reconnaissance shows that in Port Said, the British Navy is preparing to retreat. Cunningham is not a good character to deal with. He must be ready to escape!" An Italian naval officer told several Germans in the conference room. The official introduced.

The Axis powers did not have any decent maritime power in the Mediterranean, and 80% of the combat operations here depended on the Italian navy.

So, listening to the Italian Navy's ideas before the war was a very normal job. Although all the negative news that the Italian Navy was overwhelmed was all received, it was always much better than no news.

"We can do nothing in the navy. We can only ask the Italian side to target them. We are only responsible for the offensive on the ground." As the chief of staff of the African Army, Lieutenant General Alfred, the chief of staff, said.

Another German officer, the commander of the 2nd Armored Division, Boucher, also agreed with this method. They have too many places to attack next, and they can't get involved in naval affairs at all.

The Italian side also knew that it would be much more difficult for the German side to show a strong fighting force in the Mediterranean Sea than to ask God to bless the Italian navy's own fleet to defeat the United Kingdom once and for all.

Garibaldi is the general of the 6th Army in Italy. He can't do anything about the navy. He can only open his mind: "If we attack Port Said, we will notify the navy as soon as possible."

Hearing what his general Garibaldi said, the naval officer who had just started nodded his head, nothing more.

Rommel has been looking at the combat map, and since Alexander, his path has become less bumpy, but here are some other changes.

Entering Alexandria is tantamount to entering the rich Nile delta region, which has advantages in water sources and a large number of cities.

Although most of the area is also a piece of yellow sand, plants and cities are no longer so rare. At least not in a tragic situation where there is only one road a lot of the time.

Rommel looked at the map in a trance and seemed to be choosing an unimpeded path forward. Soon, he withdrew his gaze from the map and stood up.

"Don't think about so many strange issues for the time being, let's attack in the direction of Damanhur! No matter what, capturing there is a necessary step." Rommel's answer was very simple, he did not intend to make a sound.

Facing his own goal, use the most direct method to attack. When this plan was drawn up, boldness was one of the most important factors considered by Rommel.

The United Kingdom pays attention to being safe, and Rommel is going to be radical in being safe. What he wants is to really deal a heavy blow to Britain and completely turn Egypt into a Middle East base for the Axis powers.

"The 2nd Armored Division is the main attack, tentatively attacking Damanhur." Rommel stretched out his finger and drew a stroke along the road on the map.

Everyone can see that Rommel's attack this time will definitely not only hit Damanhur, he wants Tanta behind Damanhur.

Tanta is the most important transportation hub city in the entire Nile Delta. As long as it is occupied here, it is really possible to attack in all directions in the Nile Delta.

The defense focus of the British defenders is not in Cairo and Said at this moment, but the transportation hub of Tanta!

The British army was limited, so the general who had just taken over the British garrison in Egypt was General Claude Oakleigh King, the British commander-in-chief in the Middle East.

He piled up all the troops he could find in Tanta, where he was ready to fight Rommel's army to the death.

Well, if Tanta is occupied by Rommel, then there will be no British team near the Suez Canal that can stop Rommel's advance.

Despite this, the strength of the British team near Tanta was not very optimistic. There is the newly rebuilt British 7th Armoured Division, as well as the South African 2nd Infantry Division, and the newly established 3rd Armoured Division in Palestine.

In addition, he also has the Australian 7th Infantry Division transported from the United States, a total of 4 divisions!

It seems that the current British team is not enough to counterattack, but it should be more than enough to defend, but in fact, the British team is not as strong as it looks.

The reconstituted British 7th Armoured Division, which can be regarded as the core of this army, is now equipped with more than 24 3 and 3l tanks from the United States that have just arrived in Africa.

This unit is also the absolute main force in the hands of General Oakley King now, and the 7th Infantry Division of Australia comes from afar.

To be honest, Australia's 7th Infantry Division is very powerful, but they have just disembarked and drifted at sea for so long, and this unit has not yet adapted to desert combat!

The remaining South African 2nd Infantry Division, the combat effectiveness of Oakley King himself does not believe it, it can not be entrusted with important tasks.

In addition, the first armored division, which was originally established in 4 years, mostly used Palestinian locals. Because of the lack of equipment, there was only one shelf.

As for the combat effectiveness of this so-called 1st Armored Division... After thinking about it, it can only be calculated on the basis of half a division, and this so-called half division is still a division like the 2nd Infantry Division in South Africa...

The troops on the German side are not enough. Including the reinforced Italian Army Corps and the current African Army Corps, the overall strength is at least three times that of the British team.

Horizontal comparison can be seen: Rommel's 5th Armored Division must have higher combat effectiveness than the British 7th Armored Division, the number of tanks is also more, and the quality of the members is also better.

Most of the German 2nd Armored Division has now come to North Africa, and this unit equipped with No. 2 tanks and No. 4 tanks is definitely more than enough to kill the unequipped British 1st Armored Division.

The 46th Infantry Division of the Waffen SS has just been established, and its combat effectiveness is not very good. There is no doubt that there is no problem with the 2nd Infantry Division of South Africa.

The German 1st Mechanized Infantry Division plus the 9th Infantry Division two units, one experienced and the other just enhanced with new equipment, combined to deal with the Australian 7th Infantry Division without pressure.

Comparing it sideways~www.wuxiaspot.com~ an embarrassing thing happened, Rommel still has Garibaldi's Italian Legion in his hands and has no opponent!

"We will advance to Damanhur tonight, and we will attack there tomorrow morning." Rommel glanced at his Italian partner Garibaldi and instructed.

Garibaldi's army had been very well rested and had received arms and reinforcements from home.

So now the Italian army in his hands is definitely an army that is not weak in combat.

Rommel glanced at him, and he immediately understood that Rommel decided to hand over the task of covering the 2nd Armored Division to the Italian Army Corps.

It is naturally the matter of the 2nd Armored Division to advance to Manhur, but if the British team stays there, mainly attacking the city and conducting street fighting tasks, it will depend on his troops.

Without too much hesitation, Garibaldi nodded and promised: "I will personally lead the troops to cover the attack of the 2nd Armored Division, this time the Italian army will not retreat a step! Please believe in our determination! Your Excellency General! "