Imperial Overlord

"Rommel occupied Gaza, although it stopped because of insufficient supplies, but now the Soviet side is very dissatisfied." In the conference room of the Supreme Command, Brauchitch persuaded Li Le to stop attacking in the Middle East.

Before attacking Britain, any act that angered the Soviet Union was very irrational. This is something that has been tacitly acknowledged among German high-level officials for a long time, and everyone is also careful when dealing with this matter.

"He has stopped, hasn't he?" Li Le didn't care about Rommel's attack in North Africa. He knew that if the Soviet Union was ready, Stalin would have called him no matter where Rommel was.

Now the Soviet Union is not yet ready, this is what Li Le firmly believes. It is uncertain whether the Soviet Union will take the initiative to attack Germany, Li Le, but there is no doubt that the Soviet Union wants to attack Germany.

"It has been extended to Gaza, and he has no possibility of getting more supplies..." Brauchitch said to Li Le: "If he continues to attack, what awaits the African Legion is the end of destruction."

"I know! So he naturally knows! Crossing the desert is not an easy task, but now we should think of some ways to teach the British." Li Le said to Brauchitch.

Although there are countless fertile areas in Saudi Arabia that are rich in oil, none of these places were developed before World War II.

Unlike Libya, although these regions are rich in oil, they are too far from Germany and Italy. The development here is not worth the loss, and it really cannot be done in war.

The best way is to control some areas in the form of treaties, etc., and then wait for development when conditions permit, recover the cost in a longer period of time, and inject impetus into the subsequent economic development.

After considering these, Li Le believes that it is still a matter of time and labor for Rommel to attack Saudi Arabia.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Li Le believes that it is a good situation to control the Suez Canal and obtain a stable outlet to the Red Sea.

Another advantage Li Le never thought about was that the German Afrika Korps would break into the Middle East, which would suddenly destroy the confidence of some colonies in Free France to resist. Many former French colonies, including French Somalia, have publicly declared their support for Vichy France and sided with Vichy France.

Even this support is very worthless and very unreliable. But this kind of support did create a "general trend" for the Axis powers in international public opinion.

Two or three colonies in a row returned to Vichy France, and the British-backed free French de Gaulle regime in exile lost a considerable amount of prestige all at once.

And it's not just a matter of prestige, but some naval warships in the French colonies have nominally become a terrible presence that threatens British transport lines at any time.

Even if there are not too many large warships, even some destroyers and cruisers have changed from friends to enemies.

"Vichy France has been really busy recently... Somalia, Jordan and other regions have already announced their recognition of the legitimacy of the Vichy government." Li Le mentioned this matter with a smile on his face.

"Yeah! Maybe we should let Vichy France pay part of the cost. They are doing nothing to share the benefits." Seeing that the Führer was in a good mood, Brauchitsch started joking.

But this joke in Li Le's ears, the taste becomes different. Yuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "You're right, send a telegram to Petain and Darlan, telling them that I want 10 destroyers, or 1,000, cannons with a caliber of 100mm or more! So many colonies , do you want to choose for nothing?"

Li Le is the lion's big mouth, although France will definitely make a compromise in this regard in the end, and come up with certain benefits to share, but there will never be so many.

In the end, it may be a few old battleships, or a hundred and ten cannons can fall into the hands of the Germans, but mosquito legs are also meat.

Leaving aside the matter of extorting France on the other side, just talk about Rommel's Afrika Korps who stopped the attack on the other side.

In fact, Rommel could not continue to attack north. The main reason for rushing to Turkey was supplies. Another secondary reason was that further north was the French colony.

These colonies used to be unknown forces in a wait-and-see state, but now, because they were afraid of his military might, they took the initiative to join them and became "allies".

Because of this, Rommel has no room to continue attacking, and no reason to continue attacking. He could only stop in Gaza to wait for supplies from the sea, and then stared at the vast Mediterranean in a daze.

The rout of British troops in the Middle East was now separated by a vast desert from the Axis Afrikaans. So now neither side can attack, because doing so is a complete waste of resources.

As a result, the North African battlefield was temporarily restored to calm, and Rommel could only live a leisurely life in Gaza. This cunning desert fox seemed to be forgotten by the whole war.

Of course, some people seem to be forgotten by the war, and the war itself is not going to stop. After the occupation of Jersey, the Channel Islands became a German occupation zone and, strictly speaking, the territory of the Third Reich.

In order to prevent the German army from completely occupying the Channel Islands, the British had to send 2,000 soldiers overnight to Guernsey, the second largest island in the Channel Islands.

This move increased the garrison on the island to 4,000 men, supported by 10 tanks and various artillery.

The reason why a large amount of materials can be transported to this island is because there is a small port on this island, and the name is quite good, it is called St. Peter Port.

On the one hand, the British army was worried that after taking Guernsey, the German army would land on the south side of the Wall Peninsula in the southwestern part of the British mainland. On the other hand, it was because of the pressure of domestic public opinion that they had to make such a decision.

The loss of an island in the mainland, although the impact of this issue on the war itself is not huge, but in the eyes of the people, the symbolic meaning is far greater than the actual meaning of the battle.

In the eyes of civilians, the British mainland has been attacked, and now the enemy has occupied some of the mainland islands, and the defenders are powerless!

This in and of itself sounded morally bad, so the British executives felt that no more territory could be lost at will. Also out of concern for the security of the Wall Peninsula, they fortified the defenses of Guernsey.

An island with a small territorial area, and the inhabitants of the island may not have as many garrisoned troops. In this case, if Germany wants to land on Guernsey, it is bound to pay a great price.

The Channel Islands are the natural barrier of the slender Wall Peninsula in the southwest corner of the United Kingdom. As long as the Channel Islands exist, landing on the Wall Peninsula can only make a large circle, so the British defense system near the Wall Peninsula is very weak.

The German attack on the Channel Islands gave Britain a very serious and confusing signal: the Germans had known Britain's defensive weaknesses and were ready to land on the Wall Peninsula!

"There are definitely traitors between us! There are definitely traitors! The shadow has not been eradicated, and it has begun to send intelligence to the Germans again!" In the prime minister's office, Churchill looked at the map and said to his subordinates, who were gnashing their teeth.

The direction of the German offensive was very obvious, and everyone suspected that the almost undefended Wall Peninsula had become the preferred area for German landings.

There is no fortified intelligence here, and the degree of confidentiality is quite high. If it is not for the shadow, it is estimated that such deadly intelligence cannot be found, and this intelligence can be sent to Germany calmly.

The army chief of staff, Sir Dill, who was sitting on the side, rubbed the bridge of his nose. After both the navy and the air force were leaked, is it finally his army's turn?

If the army's middle and high-level command system is cleaned up before the Germans land, isn't this just a big gift for the Germans?

But if he was asked to bring a spy to fight the Germans, no decision could escape the eyes of the Germans, which was also unacceptable.

After thinking about it, Dill now found that he was facing an almost unsolvable problem. He looked at Churchill, who was standing beside the map, emphasizing secrecy, not knowing what to say.

Still in a trance, he heard the army general around him lowered his voice and reminded him: "Sir? Sir! Mr. Prime Minister is calling you!"

He reluctantly recovered himself and asked embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, sir! I just remembered something, and I didn't hear your question clearly."

"Don't slip during the meeting!" Churchill tapped the map~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and didn't bother with the issue of wandering the world, and said: "Can you talk about it? What the Army plans to do with the Wall Peninsula. Defense strengthening problem?"

"Sir! On the one hand, we will transfer a newly established armored division and two infantry divisions to strengthen the coastal defense there..." Standing up, walking to the edge of the map, after discussing the time for the whole night, Dill The answer to this question is easy.

"Near State Point, we will start to focus on building fortifications. We have already transferred some cement from Dover and Folkestone to strengthen the permanent fortifications on the Wall Peninsula." He introduced, using his hands Point and point on the map.

Originally, the heavily fortified area of ​​the United Kingdom stretched from Portland Point to North Foran Point, but now it has to extend to Plymouth and other areas.

Such an extension further dispersed the few main British troops, and also further weakened the heavy equipment such as cannons allocated to the fortifications——

It's the beginning of the month, shamelessly asking for a monthly pass and all kinds of support! Long Ling knows that he still owes more, but his grades are so bad that he is embarrassed to read it. I beg everyone for your support! Thank you all!