The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"General!" Qin Chuan picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and replied: "The British will not give up so easily!"

"Yes!" Rommel nodded, but he replied optimistically: "But we have rocket launchers, don't we? And the legendary staff sergeant!"

The officers couldn't help but agree.

"Yes!" Colonel Slain said: "If we can equip a large number of rocket launchers, we can ambush the rocket launchers anywhere, and we can even use them to equip the Egyptian guerrillas!"

"It is simply a work of art!" Major Clayman said to Qin Chuan: "Second Lieutenant, I can't believe you are its inventor. I thought these were all done by scientists!"

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The officers may be right, individual anti-tank weapons can indeed play a great role during this period, especially in street fighting.

But at the same time, it also has its own weaknesses, especially since the German army is not the only army equipped with or developing this kind of weapon... The US military also has rocket launcher technology. Historically, the bazooka rocket launcher will appear in North Africa in a few months, and this is because The U.S. military has never been optimistic about the bazooka rocket launcher.

Now that the German army has put it into the battlefield, will the US military speed up the equipment process of bazooka?

After dinner, Rommel called Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan to his headquarters.

Rommel asked Qin Chuan bluntly: "Second Lieutenant, what do you seem to be worried about?"

"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "You know, the British equipment has completely surpassed our army, especially after they have new tanks!"

Rommel nodded: "Now it is not a problem of supply lines, but that most of the German tanks are concentrated on the Eastern Front. Berlin no longer has more and more advanced tanks to support us!"

Qin Chuan knew this, and this was something he didn't expect.

The point is that the British army should not have equipped the "Sherman" so early, and some things in history seem to have been disrupted by themselves.

For example: when the British army launched the Battle of El Alamein and turned to the counterattack, the German army was already in retreat on the Eastern Front battlefield, so Hitler transferred some of his troops and supplies to the North African battlefield where there was still hope of victory... This included the transfer back to garrison. The Sicilian aviation wing and several German infantry divisions even have a paratrooper division. In terms of tanks, in addition to the "No. 4", there are also "Tiger".

Therefore, during the Battle of El Alamein, the German army's equipment and strength were not as bad as they are now.

However, because Qinchuan played a series of roles in this, making the North African battlefield appear to be developing in a direction beneficial to the German army, at least on the surface, Hitler believed that there was no need to send many additional reinforcements and supplies to North Africa.

The most important thing is that the time is wrong... At this time, the German army is launching a fierce attack on the Soviet Union. Of course, there will be no extra troops and equipment to reinforce Africa.

Therefore, the Afrika Korps is likely to continue to face such a dilemma... With three armored divisions and only 200 tanks in total, they are facing the British steel torrent, especially since most of the tanks equipped by the German army are unable to compete with the "Sherman" "The "No. 3" tank against.

Therefore, sometimes Qin Chuan doesn't know whether he is helping or harming the German army. All his efforts are likely to accelerate the destruction of the African Legion.

"The situation is indeed not good for us!" Rommel said: "But I believe that we will get through this difficulty!"

"I have an idea, general!" Qin Chuan said.

"I'm listening!" Rommel said with a smile: "Second Lieutenant, every idea you have is worth discussing!"

"I think we should prepare for retreat!" Qin Chuan said.

"What?" After hearing this, Rommel couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in confusion: "I heard you right, Second Lieutenant, are you admitting defeat?"

"No, I'm not talking about admitting defeat!" Qin Chuan said, "But it will do us no good to continue fighting like this!"

"Then tell me, Lieutenant!" Rommel said: "What do you mean? Have you considered the consequences of retreat?"

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied: "But we are now severely lacking in troops and equipment and cannot fight head-on with the British. Moreover, we still have a fatal weakness!"

"The fatal weakness?" Rommel asked: "What weakness are you talking about? Alexander Line of Defense? Tanks?"

"No, it's much more serious than this!" Qin Chuan pointed at the map and said, "Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, our rear area!"

"Do you think the British will land there?" Rommel said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are French troops guarding there!"

Qin Chuan shook his head.

The Germans now believe that the French will side with the Germans to deal with the Allies. On the one hand, this is because France has surrendered and the Greek government is a puppet of Germany. On the other hand, when France surrendered, Churchill was worried that French warships would be used by Germany, so he ordered the implementation of the "Ballista Plan" to preemptively attack the French fleet and cause heavy casualties to the French navy.

This made France filled with righteous indignation, and the whole country was in the midst of a crusade against Britain's treachery. In this environment, Rommel believed that places where French troops were stationed would at least not be easily captured by the British.

But this is not the case. France and Germany have always been at odds with each other. When the British and American coalition forces airborne and landed in Algeria, the two sides actually only fought a few small-scale battles, and then the French army stood beside the Allied forces. One side became an enemy of Germany.

This was one of the reasons why the German army was defeated across the board in Africa and was even surrounded and annihilated.

"General!" Colonel Slain said: "I agree with the second lieutenant on this point. We cannot trust the French!"

"Even so!" Rommel laughed: "Do you think the British are capable of launching a large-scale airborne or landing war in Algeria? No, Britain is under a blockade by German submarines!"

What Rommel said is indeed true. If it were just the United Kingdom, it would indeed not have this ability, but if the United States is added to it...

"They have Americans to help them!" Qin Chuan said.

"But the United States will not participate in the war!" Rommel said: "At least so far, there is no evidence that the United States dares to openly help the British launch a landing war!"

"General!" At this time, a staff officer handed Rommel a telegram.

Rommel's face turned pale as he read the telegram.

"What happened, General?" Slaine asked.

"You're right, Second Lieutenant!" Rommel handed the telegram to Qin Chuan and said, "The United States will indeed participate in the war!"

Qin Chuan took the telegram and took a look... Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

This was not something Qinchuan could control, it still happened like history.