Imperial Overlord

Among the German field marshals, who is the real Führer faction in terms of origin? Undoubtedly, relying on Hitler's favor, Rommel eventually became the German marshal.

Regardless of whether the German marshal was actually forced to commit suicide because he was involved in the treasonous case of assassinating Hitler, his life has been deeply branded as the Führer.

Unlike the German generals in history who were born in tough battles and were known for their tough defensive battles after 43 years, Rommel was not a general who was very good at defensive battles in a stalemate.

If he was given an army, he would prefer to fight offensive rather than defensive positions. After he took over the Atlantic Wall in 1944, he also put his troops on the second line as a counter-attack.

You see, his first thought was to fight back, not to defend the Atlantic Wall. This is Rommel's character, and what sets him apart.

Of course, this distinctive marshal is different from the famous German general Manstein. Compared to Manstein, Rommel can be said to not have much overall view.

This can be seen from his real history, ignoring the orders of his superiors, and rampaging in North Africa - he does not like to be tied down, and he does not like to miss opportunities.

But it has to be said that without the Libyan oil fields behind him, all of Rommel's offensive efforts in North Africa are actually wrong.

The long supply line caused the African Army to waste too much fuel and supplies. In order to maintain the supply of the African Army, Italy paid a heavy price.

At the same time, the preparations for the Afrikaans to attack Egypt made the troops of tens of thousands of people reluctantly equipped with a full 8,000 trucks of various kinds.

The huge number of trucks cannot be replaced by horse-drawn carts, nor can they be discounted... and 100,000 soldiers on the Eastern Front do not necessarily have 8,000 cars!

The African Army can be said to be the most mechanized German army, but it is also the most wasteful of resources. This force should not exist without the Libyan oil fields behind it!

The main reason why Rommel was criticized by scholars and experts in the future was not that he could not win the battle, but that he was desperate to win the battle.

If there is one thing to compare Rommel, the most appropriate one is a mad dog. He bit his opponent desperately, and finally dragged the owner of the dog leash to his death.

With such a general, the best way is to feed him, then let him go free to attack! Li Le is now using this method against Rommel.

The development of oil fields in Libya gave Rommel the cost of attacking, and material transportation could go directly to Alexandria and Port Said, which shortened his logistical supply line to his doorstep.

So Rommel has been preparing to attack more than ten days ago. If the Germans hadn't focused on Greece and Crete, he would have crossed the Suez Canal long ago.

Looking away from the eyepiece of the battery mirror, General Rommel frowned and walked back to the map table behind him, pressing his hands on it and carefully staring at the troop number above.

He started a tentative attack yesterday, but the British army did not reveal any flaws. I have to say that Montgomery is really a tortoise. He managed the Suez Canal line very well.

Lieutenant General Alfred looked at the location of the British army on the map with his hands behind his back, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

In fact, the troops in Rommel's hands are full, that is, less than 100,000 people. The current strength of the British army is only a lot more than this number.

The troops drawn from India have already arrived at the frontline in the Middle East, and many troops are holding equipment sent by the United States.

Including American weapons and ammunition, as well as American tanks and armored vehicles. Many of them are from the U.S. military in the Philippines, and it is obviously safer and faster to transport from there than across the Atlantic.

The American m3 tank can't pose any threat to the No. 3 tank in Rommel's hands at all, but the anti-tank weapons on the British army's current positions are cheaper anti-tank guns.

Reinforced by these anti-tank guns, and with the natural barrier of the Suez Canal, when Rommel had enough money and wanted to attack, he found that the opponent in front of him had been resurrected.

It was as if the phoenix had been reborn from the ashes, and the opponent seemed to never be killed. This state of affairs is frustrating, as frustrating as the Eastern Front in 1942.

No matter how many soldiers the elite German forces annihilated, the other side could fill up the front with more troops in a short period of time.

On the contrary, Germany, after losing some of its elites, found that it seemed that it had already made ends meet and was about to be unable to hold on.

"The British army deployed large-caliber artillery on several highlands, and it seems that their shells are not too small." Alfred glanced at Rommel and continued the topic just now.

Just now, the British army took the initiative to provoke unprecedentedly and bombarded the German position on the opposite bank. Although there were no casualties, it shocked everyone.

There are indications that the British army is strengthening its defenses, and is increasingly dissatisfied with maintaining a stalemate with the German army.

"Actually, although I am actively preparing for the plan to attack the British troops, we are still lacking in strength." Rommel shrugged depressedly and said to his colleagues.

After meeting the Führer last time, Rommel got the approval and has been actively planning an attack on the British army.

However, although the crude oil extracted from Libya can be processed in North Africa and transported to the front line in large quantities, it can also ensure that Rommel rushes into the Middle East, but it cannot continue to extend eastward.

Rommel himself was worried about attacking the Middle East. Once he began to advance to another desert area, his troops had to rely on road transportation.

In North Africa, if you are lucky and the attack speed is fast enough, you can at least ensure that the ports along the way can also share the supply pressure.

For example, Benghazi, such as Tobruk and the like, once Alexander is captured, the supply difficulties can be solved once and for all.

But in the Middle East, it's a landlocked area - there are no railroads and no infrastructure. Once you rush in to fight, every drop of oil and every drop of water has to be transported from Port Said.

"I think the Army General Command has applied for 6,000 vehicles, and their responses have just arrived. You can take a look for yourself." Rommel pointed to the message in the corner with a wry smile and said to Lieutenant General Alfred. .

Alfred glanced at Rommel, and almost asked an embarrassing sentence: "Are you crazy?"

In the opinion of Lieutenant General Alfred, Rommel dared to shamelessly ask the Army to ask for 6,000 trucks, which is a crazy thing in itself.

You know, as far away as North Africa, I have heard that the top management is having a headache for the plan to invade the Soviet Union. The most torturous thing is the problem of supplying millions of troops on the vast Ukrainian plains.

The purpose of each car has been carefully calculated, but most troops still rely on pack horses to maintain their logistics.

As a result, in this case, Rommel asked Marshal Brauchitch for 6,000 cars with a single mouth. This was placed in the second-rate infantry unit on the Eastern Front, which could arm more than 12 divisions.

What's more, Rommel still has 10,000 cars in his hand, and he only has the 10th Mechanized Division, the 46th SS African Division, the 15th and 21st Panzer Divisions, and the 90th Infantry Division. force……

In fact, after seeing Rommel's telegram, Brauchitch wanted to return a telegram that said: "Don't fight, send all the trucks back to Lao Tzu, and the rest of the infantry are guarded on two legs. Line of defense is enough!

Of course, even this telegram, which has been retouched, is actually simple enough to reflect the wrath of the Army Headquarters.

I saw Lieutenant General Alfred opened the telegram with a one-sentence reply: "You're crazy..."

"..." Although he had already guessed that there would be no good content in the telegram, Lieutenant General Alfred underestimated Brauchitch's anger.

Even Rommel played well in North Africa, and Libya's oil fields have now become the backbone of the empire's continued expansion - but the way to support and the amount of equipment requested is really too unbearable.

"See? Our request was rejected." Rommel had an indifferent expression, because it was not once or twice that he had been rejected like this.

Last week he applied for 200 planes and 1,000 assault boats, but only 20 assault boats were given to him.

A few days ago, he applied for the support of 100 150mm heavy artillery pieces, but the High Command did not even return a call back.

Two days ago, he also asked the Italian Navy to send troops to cover his attack~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Everyone knows that the Italian Navy went to Crete.

As a result, yesterday he applied for another 6,000 trucks—not 60, not 600, but a full 6,000.

"What worries me more is what's behind us...Once the U.S. goes to war with us, and we're in the Middle East...Vichy French forces, and possibly American forces in Africa, are closer to the Libyan oil fields than we are. ." Rommel is worried about this aspect.

He couldn't get too far from his home so that the only force in Italy could come back to expel those deadly enemies before they threatened the Libyan oil fields.

"Your concern is justified. The internal information sent just yesterday revealed that the United States had supported the British bombers on Crete... 4 long-range bombers, able to fly to Libyan oil fields." Alfred remembered Yesterday's news made me even more worried.

Before Germany used these bombers to pit the US president, the US high-level officials had already delivered a more important message to the German high-level leaders through this batch of bombers.

The message is very simple: we are on the British side, be careful you Germany!