Imperial Overlord

Before they could go far, a man in a desert expedition suit ran over from the middle of the team and ran to the young man who was the leader of the team.

"Sir! The people of Team No. 4 have lost contact. Their search direction is further south. I think it may be a problem of disorientation." The subordinate who rushed over reported the latest news.

The young man nodded and looked further south. Finally, he withdrew his gaze and continued to walk forward with his camel.

The United States received news from various sources that Germany and Italy had discovered oil in Libya, and this news disturbed Roosevelt and his team.

This kind of strategic-level resource discovery has already affected a series of U.S. strategic arrangements for Europe before, and what is even more frightening is that the U.S. does not know anything about the Libyan oilfields that have already affected the strategic level.

U.S. high-level officials are absolutely reluctant to face such a situation, so they, relying on their neutral status, set off from the French colony of Algeria and Egypt, disguised as a scientific investigation, and began a large-scale search for the specific location of Libyan oil fields.

Carrying cameras and weapons, they hoped to get close to the Libyan oilfields to investigate and see if they had a chance to destroy the oilfields and delay Germany's use of the Libyan oilfields.

There are five teams in total, one from the French colonies and the other four from Egypt. After all, France has surrendered to Germany, so the United States does not dare to invest too much in France.

Because the 5 teams have different routes and different levels of difficulty, two teams have already lost contact.

It can be considered that these two teams have been buried in the rolling yellow sand and become victims of this action plan.

Before the secret oil field in Germany was found, at least 60 soldiers had already been lost, which is not a big loss.

Why not just send spies to find it? Because the Germans are the most strictly regulated in this area. Anyone who tried to approach Sirte was subject to strict scrutiny.

Because Sirte was only a small port with a thousand people before, the supervision was very convenient. It is precisely because of this that the United States has no way to launch an investigation here.

The Americans, who were desperately ill and unwilling to wait for the opportunity, planned to create their own opportunities and organized soldiers to go deep into the desert to find the German oil fields, in order to judge the size of the German oil fields.

"Keep going! Our most important task now is to find the German oil fields and bring what we have seen with our own eyes back to our own motherland!" The young man said as he walked.

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The smoke from the huge explosion blocked the sight of the British defenders. The Italian artillery shells fell on the positions of the British defenders, demonstrating the ferocity of this battle.

"Boom!" The first explosion had not gone away, and the second explosion had already begun. The British soldiers held their steel helmets and squatted in their trenches to pray that the shells would not fall on their side.

However, shells still landed near the trenches, taking away the young lives of British soldiers. The voices of the medics shouting at the position were drowned out by the sound of shells exploding, making the voices full of despair.

"Dang bang, bang bang..." With the sound of metal crashing, a German No. 4 tank rushed into the defensive position of the British defenders. It crossed the crater and lurched in the sand.

Behind this tank, the second German Panzer No. 4 also showed its shape, and the 21st Panzer Division was launching a fierce attack on the enemy.

These German tanks were covered by the most elite infantry in Italy. These Italian soldiers who were well supplied had sufficient ammunition and were very methodical when attacking.

After all, it is one of the great powers, and after all, it still has the ferocity of the Roman Empire buried in its bones. If the Italian army is a coward who will collapse at a touch, how can this country stand still under the gaze of the European powers?

The Italian army in history is still very capable of fighting, although it is not as good as the German army, but in a horizontal comparison, it is almost on the same level as Romania and the like, and it is not an instant collapse.

These Italian soldiers are now supported by a large number of artillery, and there are German tanks to open the way for themselves, so the ferocity of the attack even surprised the British defenders.

The South African 2nd Infantry Division opposite them had little resolve to resist at this time. With the overall backwardness of firepower and troops, the combat effectiveness of the colonial army is definitely doubtful.

"The 1st regiment retreated to the city to rest, and the 2nd regiment continued to maintain the defense line... If it is impossible, then abandon the outer defense line and slowly retreat along the road to the back of the 10th Armored Division." Put down the telescope, the 2nd African Infantry Division The teacher commanded helplessly.

Although the British army wanted him to stay on the ground, he knew that if this situation continued, the collapse would only be a momentary thing.

The danger is that he has reached the limit state, and he himself does not know whether his troops will collapse in the next second or in an hour.

This uncontrollable state is the most dangerous state. This left the other British troops behind him wondering what to do with the frontal defense.

So, just a few minutes ago, Aurekkin had moderated his demands and ordered the 2nd South African Infantry Division to slowly retreat towards the core of the Nile Delta.

It can be said that O'Klein's order saved the 2nd South African Infantry Division, which was on the verge of collapse, and the British army's insistence on Damanhur finally changed.

On the day of the attack, on October 4, part of the German army rushed into the urban area of ​​Damanhur. The two sides fought fiercely in the urban area, and finally fought until late at night.

In the early morning of October 5th, the British army completely abandoned Damanhur, retreated to the periphery of Tanta, continued to arrange defenses, and tried to continue to hold on along the tributaries of the Nile.

However, the main force of Rommel's African Army, which has never appeared, including the German 15th Armored Division, the 10th Mechanized Infantry Division, and the 90th Infantry Division's three divisions, began a rapid southward along the Nile River.

About 200 No. 3 improved tanks, under the cover of more than 20,000 infantry, crossed the Nile River upstream and occupied Hibbinkum and Minuf in one breath.

Both cities were important gateway cities within easy reach of Egypt, and they were now owned by the German army, which made the British defenders in Tanta confused.

They had planned to build a solid defensive offensive at Tanta and fought a tug-of-war with the German attacking forces, but now they found that the Germans had gone around them!

Cairo's defenders did not even have 3,000 troops in total, and they were all light troops without combat effectiveness. It was simply impossible to repel the German army with this force.

On October 6, Germany set off at Minow, crossed the Nile once again, and killed Benha. Benha is as important to Cairo as Tianjin is to Beijing!

This time, the main British troops who were going to stick to Tanta couldn't sit still! Because the Germans are obviously cutting their way back!

But even if the British commander O'Klein King realized that his back path was in danger of being cut off, he did not have many combat troops to intercept the German main force that was rampaging near Cairo.

When there was no other way, O'Krekin finally had to hand over the front line to his chief of staff, and personally led the newly replenished and rebuilt British 7th Armored Division to kill the German troops on the flank.

O'Krekin led the 7th Armoured Division along the road, hoping to retake Ben-ha and open the road and railway between Tanta and Cairo when the Germans were not stable.

In this way, he could organize a defense in Benha, stabilize his rear, and force the German army to withdraw from the Nile Triangle because of the lack of supplies.

From this perspective, this can be said to be a life-and-death battle between the British army in Egypt and the German Afrika Korps.

In the city of Benha, Rommel, who annihilated 450 British defenders, leaned on an improved German No. 3 tank and observed the situation on the road in the distance with his binoculars.

The detour troop he personally commanded was actually his main offensive force. So he left the command on the frontal battlefield to Lieutenant General Alfred and General Garibaldi, and personally led the main force and killed it here.

Because of the large amount of fuel, Rommel can now choose whether to go south to attack Cairo, or to go north to meet the British army going south.

"I am determined to get the supplies in Cairo. If I leave a unit here, can I stop the British tank unit?" He turned around and asked a general with the rank of major general standing beside him.

The general grinned and smiled~www.wuxiaspot.com~ nodded: "Leave it to me, Your Excellency General! My troops are responsible for this kind of work!"

"Don't let me down! This is the first time that the opinion of the head of state has played its role on the battlefield. You know what this means." Rommel stretched out his hand, supported his hat brim, and said solemnly.

"Hi! Hitler!" The major general raised his arms, stood at attention and saluted, "For the Führer! I will stand firm, and will not move an inch until the new order arrives!"

"Very good! I'm going to Rome to get the British supplies, and you're here to drive back the British tanks!" Rommel patted the other person on the shoulder, turned and walked towards his car.

And where he passed, with one order after another, groups of German soldiers jumped out of their trucks.

Beside the city road where these soldiers were lined up, a Stalker tank destroyer painted in desert camouflage moved, followed by the second and third—

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