The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Japan attacked the United States' Pearl Harbor in the early morning of that day.

The reason why Rommel did not receive the news until the evening was because Hitler became furious after learning the news and frightened everyone around him. Therefore, no one dared to issue this order without Hitler's order.

It is understandable that Hitler would be so angry. He believed that Germany could conquer Europe and defeat the Soviet Union. In the end, he could even make the arrogant Britain lower its arrogant head, but the prerequisite was that the United States could not participate in the war.

Therefore, Hitler has always been very careful. He ordered German submarines not to attack the American fleet in the Atlantic. Even if the United States continued to support the United Kingdom and shipped large quantities of supplies and equipment to the United Kingdom, he could pretend not to see it. Even the United States used aircraft carriers to help. The British transportation of fighter planes affected the entire North African war situation. Hitler only complained a few words.

However, while Germany endured humiliation and exercised restraint in its efforts to prevent the United States from joining the war, Japan suddenly attacked the United States without communicating with Germany, giving it an excuse to join the war.

"Idiot, loser, traitor!" Hitler roared in his office, using all the words he could think of.

But reality is reality and Hitler cannot change it.

At 8:30 that night, U.S. President Roosevelt delivered a speech at the White House: "American citizens, I swear to you: My colleagues and I will do our best to return to each other the shame that has been imposed on our country. God bless America! "

Then the United States officially announced its participation in the war, and it was only at this time that Rommel got the definite news.

Rommel was stunned for a while and then said to Qin Chuan: "Then, Second Lieutenant, tell me what you think!"

"Although I don't want to say that..." Qin Chuan said: "But general, with the United States joining the war, the possibility of us winning in North Africa is very small, because the British will get more and more advanced equipment, including Including fighter planes, warships, etc., and even the US military!”

"I'm listening!" Rommel said. These were indeed not what he liked to hear, but he had to admit that Qin Chuan was right.

"The Americans have a large number of excellent fighter jets, bombers and transport aircraft!

Qin Chuan continued: "So they are fully capable of airdropping behind us. With the support of the United States, the British are certainly capable of landing in Algeria. Then we will be attacked by the enemy from both sides!" And with our troop strength, equipment and supply situation, it is simply not enough to open two fronts..."

"I know all this, Second Lieutenant!" Rommel interrupted Qin Chuan a little irritably: "Are we just going to leave like this? Silently return all the lands we conquered to the British? Just because the Americans participated in the war. ?”

"No, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "Of course we didn't leave like this!"

"What can you do?" Rommel's eyes were full of doubts.

"I have no way to hold these lands!" Qin Chuan replied: "But we can make it impossible for the British to get it, or to get it easily!"

"What did you say?" Rommel was a little confused: "If we withdraw, of course they belong to the British!"

"General!" Qin Chuan pointed at the map and said, "Do you remember the National Liberation Front in Greece?"

"Those guerrillas?"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "We can definitely return Crete to the Greeks and support their independence. We can even equip them with factories to produce weapons..."

Rommel couldn't help but sit up from his chair after hearing this and said: "And the British will definitely take these factories, equipment and land back from their hands!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "To be precise, for their own benefit, the British will support the Greek king to return to the country and continue to lead the government forces to control Greece. The question is...the Greek guerrillas think that they have liberated Greece, so how can they? Are you willing to return the power to the king who fled to England and did nothing?”

"And this king is not supported by the Greek people to begin with!" Rommel added.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan continued: "In this way, a contradiction arises. What was originally a war between us and the British plus the Greek guerrillas has become a war between the British and the Greek guerrillas! You know, our We don’t have enough troops, so why borrow others’ strength to help us fight the British? All we need to do is sacrifice some equipment and supplies!”

"Very good!" Rommel nodded and said, "Similarly, we can also do this in Egypt, Libya, and even Tunisia and Algeria, right?"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "General Shreve in Egypt, the Italian colonial army in Libya, the French colonial army in Algeria and Tunisia... If we give them freedom and support their independence, they will still fight for the British Are the French going to war?"

"That's right!" Rommel replied: "Not only will they not fight for the British and French, they will stand with us and fight for us!"

"And willingly!"

"Yes, willing, with morale and courage!" Rommel said: "Because they are fighting for the independence and freedom of their country, they will be as brave as the Greek militia! This is a great idea, Second Lieutenant..."

But then Rommel hesitated again.

"What's wrong, general?" Qin Chuan asked.

"The Führer will not agree!" Rommel.

Rommel was right. At this time, Hitler had an inexplicable arrogance because the war in all directions was going very smoothly. All he wanted in his mind was to destroy all obstacles in front of him and conquer and control all territories.

"We don't need the consent of the head of state!" Qin Chuan said: "As I said before, we only need to make these preparations. Then, when the British launch an attack, we can retreat step by step!"

Rommel nodded, then turned his attention to Algeria and said: "That is the goal of our retreat!"

Qin Chuan nodded, and then looked at each other and smiled.

The target is of course Algeria, and of course Morocco and Tunisia.

Morocco controls the Strait of Gibraltar. The narrowest point there is only 13 kilometers, and long-range artillery can block it.

Tunisia is the node of continued connections with Italy and the gateway to Algeria.

Algeria can be used as the hinterland and main source of troops, where tens of thousands of French colonial troops are deployed.

However, they may no longer belong to France in the near future, and of course they will not be able to fight Germany under the command of France as they did in history.