Imperial Overlord

The meeting on Churchill's side recalled the desert fox far away in Africa, while Rommel on the side of the Suez Canal was worried about how to continue the attack.

Now, he is backed by several large ports, and the supplies he transports are relatively stable. He can also get some gasoline produced in Libya as a supplement. It seems that he is living a good life.

But after capturing the Suez Canal defense line where Montgomery and Auchinleck were stationed, he found himself facing a desert with no roads and no sea!

If you are fighting in North Africa, you can still get scarce supplies along the way. Tobruk and even the farther port of Matrouh can undertake some transportation tasks.

After Rommel crossed the Suez Canal, he suddenly found that if he wanted to continue to move forward, he could only rely on cars to transport gasoline, ammunition, food, and fresh water, cross the entire desert, and attack the strong defense line of the British.

This distance is different from the previous, er, distance. In the past, every time you attacked a certain distance forward, you could have a port to supply your own supplies.

And the current situation is that the desert of thousands of miles is not fully prepared... Rommel has no target to attack, and also lost the ability to attack.

If you want to fight in areas such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq, that is the time to really test logistics. It is a pity that Germany and Italy, including Japan in East Asia, do not have a logistics qualified...

In the face of such a thing, Rommel, even with all his abilities, can only deploy his forces against the Suez Canal and wait for the next order.

He really has no direction now, because in the face of the rolling yellow sand, whether he attacks Iraq or attacks north along the Mediterranean, he has to face a barren world.

"Fighting here, how far you can go depends on logistics." Lieutenant General Alfred looked at Rommel, who was a little dazed, and raised the topic.

Rommel put down the binoculars in his hand, looked at the busy figures of the engineers who were building roadbeds nearby, nodded and agreed with his subordinates: "You are right, I can only wait now, wait for more More troops and more cars."

"I don't think there will be more cars and more troops... The above did not approve this attack at all, even though it looks like a big victory." Lieutenant General Alfred said a little lonely.

As a commander of the African Corps, he can fully understand Rommel's feelings. The feeling of being scolded by superiors after winning the battle is uncomfortable.

Of course, he also knew that to support Rommel's efforts in North Africa, Germany might have to move all of his family to North Africa, which is simply unrealistic.

The Eastern Front and the Western Front are the two fronts that German executives are most concerned about. If there is no Libyan oil field, even the North African battlefield is dispensable.

It is such a dispensable existence, and Rommel hopes to become a main attack direction. And he also launched attacks frequently, hitting the Suez Canal.

Although the record looks very good, everyone knows that Rommel and his African Army have almost reached the limit of attack.

Going a step further requires a double price, which is definitely not worth the loss for Germany. Because the most valuable targets are still in Iraq and Iran.

When Rommel hit Iraq, it is estimated that the Soviet army was also fully prepared for war on the Eastern Front. Therefore, it is impossible for the Führer to take the risk of losing the Eastern Front and support Rommel to continue the offensive.

"The spread along the river road will at least allow us to go north and capture Gaza first." Withdrew his gaze, Rommel never thought to stop.

Although Brauchitch, as the commander-in-chief of the army, has issued an order for Rommel to move forward cautiously, the order from the army commander-in-chief was not very strict.

At least in Rommel's view, moving forward cautiously and launching an attack quickly are almost the same. And he was still waiting, waiting for the final order of the Führer to arrive.

Because most of Rommel's support came from the Supreme Command, not the Army Headquarters, Rommel could also continue to maintain an attacking posture before the Führer's order came.

"Go to Gaza?" Although it is an important city in Israel today, in the era of World War II, it was far less developed than it is today. So when he heard the name of Gaza, Lieutenant General Alfred frowned.

There is a port there to act as a port but the throughput is desperate and there is not much improvement value at all.

Because the reason is very simple, no one will send hundreds of thousands of tons of materials to such a little-known place like Gaza, whether it is Italy or Germany.

"Attack there? Even if we cooperate with the Dead Sea, we shorten our defense line, but I don't think the Army Headquarters will approve it for this reason?" He was worried that Rommel's ultimate goal was not to capture a small city like Gaza. .

"By taking these places, I can occupy the coast of Saudi Arabia... From the coast of Saudi Arabia to the south, it can be used as a transportation road. It will not get lost, and it is very safe!" Rommel lowered his head and outlined on the map, Alfred was stunned.

It turned out that even when the mountains and rivers were exhausted, Rommel, the desert fox, still did not forget to attack. He was thinking about how to solve his transportation problems, and then he was ready to solve them and go on the offensive!

It's a pity that this time, the angle of his thinking is a bit tricky, which makes Lieutenant General Alfred a little dumbfounded: "Sir, this road is too long, right?"

No matter how long it was, Rommel found an opportunity to attack. He had to fix his line of defense to the front line in Gaza first, and then he could hoard supplies and turn his head to the south to continue the attack.

It's a pity that a large number of German trucks are now operating at full capacity. Although Rommel is thinking about the attack, he really doesn't have much ability to continue fighting.

And the head of state he had high hopes for did not support him this time. The telegram soon reached Rommel's hands, and the order of the Supreme Command was clear, which made Lieutenant General Alfred relieved.

He held the telegram that had just arrived and read to Rommel: "It is impossible for reinforcements to be dispatched on time, and in fact there will not be too many reinforcements arriving in North Africa."

"I knew that we still went too far." After closing the telegram, Lieutenant General Alfred looked at Rommel and persuaded.

"Then let the soldiers build the road and prepare for the subsequent attack! At least we should leave some peripheral fortifications to ensure that our defense lines are absolutely safe!" Rommel did not plan to rest at all. After he lost offensive support, I chose to let the soldiers turn to the defense as soon as possible.

"The Führer also has a message saying that Mussolini of Italy will soon go to Egypt to inspect, and he will be accompanied by the Führer's special envoy, Marshal Keitel." Seeing Rommel's listless appearance, Alfred mentioned it. other content in the message.

Since it was confirmed that Turing's death was real, the frequency of changing German radio codes has slowed down. Some restrictions have been lifted, and many important messages can be delivered by telegram.

Hearing that the Fuehrer said that Mussolini was coming to North Africa, Rommel felt a headache. He wouldn't be afraid to let him attack and be on the news, but Rommel found it difficult to let him accompany a political man on a sightseeing tour.

"I heard that Marshal Keitel is going directly to the Libyan oil fields, so you will be back in a few days." Lieutenant General Alfred said with a smile.

It seems that the lineup to visit Libya this time is very large, including the leader of Italy and a large number of army generals. For safety, the means of transport was the battleship Cavour.

"The route is Malta, so there shouldn't be any problems. There are many ships passing by there every day, and there are German destroyers patrolling, which is absolutely foolproof." After understanding Keitel's visit route, Rommel knew that the other party would go to the Soviet Union first. Port Erte to meet the world.

Two Italian infantry divisions were heading south to meet the Italian colonial forces in Ethiopia. As long as the two armies are linked together, most of the entire west coast of the Red Sea is in the hands of the Axis powers.

This is undoubtedly good news for Rommel, who is eager to attack. As long as he goes down the Red Sea, it is possible to get supplies along the way.

It’s a little less, but compared to going straight into the desert, Rommel thinks that’s pretty good.

"Also... After the Fuhrer ordered you to meet Keitel~www.wuxiaspot.com~ take a plane back to Italy via Malta, and then back to Berlin, Germany." Speaking of this last matter, Lieutenant General Alfred's excited eyes dropped. Light.

Because the Führer could not provide support for troops or supplies, it was definitely a good thing to call Rommel back this time. According to the wholesale marshal incident after the victory of the French campaign, it is very likely that this time the head of state will take out another marshal's scepter.

With his troops, he hit Matrouh from Tobruk in one breath, and then he hit Alamein from Matrouh in one breath, and then captured Alexandria and occupied Cairo...

This series of victories was enough for the Führer to generously give Rommel a scepter as a marshal. So Lieutenant General Alfred was very excited, and he was sincerely happy for his boss.

"I know what you want to say, but there is no wind in this matter, and I dare not admit your speculation." Rommel also realized that he might be a very personable minister, and said to his subordinates with a smile.

The joy in my heart for a while dispelled most of the melancholy and anxiety that could not be attacked. Rommel was very happy and ordered the soldiers to take turns to rest.

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