Imperial Overlord

Surrounding the port of Sirte, a surrounding tight air defense base has been built. Because here is about to become an important port for German oil transportation, the defense is unprecedented.

Around here, Germany has deployed more than 70 88mm anti-aircraft guns, supplemented by no less than 70 Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns.

In order to avoid another accident in which Sirte was attacked by the enemy, the Germans also established two radar stations on the high ground on both sides, which belonged to different command systems.

One radar station is under the command of the air defense artillery, and the other is under the command of the fighter unit. Although both belong to the air force system, they are completely in charge of different commanders.

South of Sirte, the German siege forces are building a new field airfield, where new F190b fighters will be deployed, as well as more E109e fighters for air defense operations.

And deeper into the desert, there is a secret airfield where 20 E110 night fighters are deployed.

This kind of strict configuration, even in some first-tier cities in Germany, is considered a high standard, which shows that the Supreme Command attaches great importance to the Libyan oil production area.

Since the last patrol found the body of an unidentified peeper, the Germans have made an unprecedented strengthening of defenses across Libya's oil fields.

First of all, he took out the turtle shell tactics and built many artillery turrets to strengthen the inner security. There are low walls and barbed wire between these gun towers, but because the distance is too large, it is still not very coherent.

In the end, Goering, the imperial marshal who had a stake in the Libyan oil field, finally showed his worth. With a stroke of his pen, he even set up a Waffen SS infantry division in Libya to strengthen the defense here.

The construction of this series of defense measures requires a large number of workers and population. In order to build this place into an important industrial base as soon as possible, Germany and Italy even decided to immigrate.

4,000 German workers and more than 5,000 carefully selected Italians were transported here. For a while, the tents here even became one piece, and the water was extremely tight.

Although there are dozens of desalination systems on the seashore working day and night, the fresh water that can be produced can only be used for bathing and flushing toilets.

The precious real fresh water has to be transported from other places, mixed with some desalinated sea water, for ordinary people to drink.

The cooling water of the machine is also a big consumer. In order to ensure the normal operation of these machines, only precious fresh water can be used instead of desalinated seawater for cooling.

Fortunately, the fresh water can be recycled, and the cooling water must eventually be mixed with desalinated seawater for washing clothes and flushing toilets.

The reconstruction of the port of Benghazi, Italy is going crazy. This matter is almost as important as the ongoing war against Greece.

Massive quantities of supplies were sent to Tobruk, and then transported by road to Benghazi. Anyway, now the gasoline supply in North Africa, especially in Libya, is almost self-sufficient.

Libya can produce oil for the stationed air force, including the destroyers of the German Navy's Mediterranean Fleet and diesel for patrol boats.

Even local power generation uses oil produced in Libya. The gasoline and diesel the refineries produce every day are piled up in the desert.

The oil transferred to Sirte has begun to feed back to France and Italy on a large scale. Italy and France who have benefited from it are becoming more and more interested in developing Libya.

For example, Petain and Darlan of Vichy France began to have a strong interest in the development of Libya. They promised to strengthen the defenses of Morocco and Algeria.

Although this kind of promise is no different from fart, it is a good diplomatic victory to make the French promise.

A German-leased Spanish transport ship slowly docked in the port of Sirte. It is a cargo ship that transports oil products and can carry more than 2,000 tons of crude oil.

The huge figure was docked by the port dock, and the soldiers on the dock were already busy. Because of the existence of oil transportation pipelines, the transportation efficiency here is very high.

"This ship can be transported back, at least an armored division can squander it for a while." Standing in the distance, a German army colonel, smoking a cigarette, looked at the docked freighter on the dock.

"The ship that carried the oil yesterday was bigger than this. I heard that it will be unloaded in Italy, and then take the railway." Another officer in charge of port security said with a smile.

Now, after a series of efforts, the oil shipped back to Germany from the port of Sirte every day is not a small number.

Feedback to Germany has already begun, and the benefits of operating Libya have begun to show. Although it seems that such benefits are insignificant now, they will gradually develop and become more.

"The head of state sent a telegram yesterday, asking us to continue the construction of the port terminal, and to lay new oil pipelines, and they are buried pipelines." The officer who spoke first held a cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"It seems that the head of state has sensed the danger of building a huge oil field, which cannot be kept secret forever. The enemy will eventually find out and try to attack it." The officer in charge of port security nodded and said.

The attack on Sirte was not on the whim of the enemy, and more attacks on Libyan oil fields will happen in the future.

"How is the preparation for the fuel to be transported to the North African front?" The dizzy officer withdrew his gaze from the port and asked.

Two refineries have been built, in Sirte and in the oil field. The gasoline and diesel produced by these two factories have largely replaced the fuel shipped from the local area.

This saves costs, allowing the Axis ships to transport ammunition and other items in large quantities, and the cost of transporting oil products back to the mainland is simply too much to calculate.

In real historical time and space, every time the Axis countries advance in North Africa, the fuel consumed is supplemented by domestic sources. The ports along the way could not fully meet the transshipment needs, and the car transport troops consumed a lot of fuel along the way. This is also the main reason historians say that whoever attacks in the North African campaign will suffer.

Now, although the fuel consumption is also very huge, there are enough ports behind Germany for transshipment, and oil fields have been discovered in North Africa, which can produce much-needed gasoline, which makes Rommel's life easier.

Backed by the two ports of Alexandria and Said, and grabbed the giant base of supplies in Cairo, the Afrika Corps is now living a very nourishing life.

Rommel rested his troops on the west bank of the Suez Canal, and it had been almost ten days since the entire army had suspended the attack. During this period of time, the morale of the Axis forces that were about to enter the Middle East was high, and a large amount of fuel and ammunition was hoarded from the rear.

Everyone knew that General Auchinleck and General Montgomery who succeeded him knew that the Suez line could not stop the German attack at all, and they could only retreat to the deserts of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Among them, it is possible to stop Rommel's advancement.

However, once Rommel captured Jerusalem and reached the Turkish border, he almost surrounded all the British expeditionary forces in Greece.

Greece, which was already embattled on all sides, would be completely in a desperate situation after Rommel attacked the Middle East!

For Li Le, Rommel's attack will also bring a huge benefit. That is the **** Balkan partisans that can't go away like abscesses, and will disappear completely because they can't get supplies.

You must know that these guerrillas have pinned down a large number of Italian and German combat troops in real history.

These guerrillas, which seemed to be fighting independently, received strong support from the Allied forces in the Mediterranean, both in terms of training and supplies.

Now, supplies and support from the sea are about to be cut off by Germany. The resistance forces on the Balkans will eventually be discounted from real history.

It is not necessary to completely eliminate those troublesome guerrillas, as long as the strength of the guerrillas is weakened, it is already a good deal for Li Le.

"The situation of fuel preparation is very optimistic~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Because there are Alexandria and Port Said, shipping is very efficient." The officer in charge of port security replied.

"Since it's very efficient, that's good." The smoking officer said with satisfaction: "In the future, the fuel consumption in North Africa will be more and more, which is a certain thing."

In the future, in North Africa, Germany and Italy will be stationed heavily. Including the defense of the Allied landings in the direction of Morocco and Algeria, as well as operations against the Middle East, it is necessary to maintain a considerable military force in North Africa.

After speaking, the officer closed his mouth. He looked at the billowing yellow sand in the distance, and the towers standing next to each other in the sand, like a beacon tower.

These turrets meander along roads and oil pipelines, extending into unseen distances. On Sirte's side, a larger and thicker pipeline is under construction, and it will take a long time to complete the construction.

On the road next to the first phase of the pipeline, trucks filled with goods are rushing back and forth.

Most of the trucks come from France and Italy, and they are ordinary civilian models. They drag welded hanging boxes, loaded with various materials, and travel between the oil field and Sirte.

Compared with the barren desert before, Libya is much more energetic today. Several cities are emerging, and the locals are getting rich because of German and Italian development.

There is a thriving scene everywhere, it seems that the desert in front of you and the people in the desert are far away from the war.