The decisive battle against the Third Reich

The Mater Line of Defense can be said to be a clear proof of France's discord with Germany... because it is used to defend against the "invasion" of the African Legion.

If Germany and France are allies at this time, then east of Tunisia is Libya occupied by the German and Italian troops, and even Alexandria, which is more than 2,000 kilometers away, is the territory of the German and Italian troops. There is no need for the French army to Build a line of defense east of Algeria... This line of defense is obviously used to defend against the Germans.

This made Rommel in the headquarters frown.

"Gentlemen!" Rommel said: "The head of state sent us reinforcements from two infantry divisions. They occupied Tunisia in Tripoli, but they were unable to go any further... The French colonial army Zoaf Corps was guarding The Matre Line stopped our advance!"

"Why don't we fight?" Colonel Olbridge said: "It's just the Zoav Corps... they will not be our opponent!"

"Of course, Colonel!" Rommel said helplessly: "Of course they are no match for the 36th Infantry Regiment and the 155th Infantry Regiment, but the problem is that Germany and France signed an armistice agreement. Do you understand?"

Colonel Albridge couldn't help but say "oh".

At this time, the German army was in a very embarrassing situation:

Fight, that would mean falling out with France, which is by no means a good thing for Germany.

If we don't fight, we can only wait for the British to occupy Algeria, and then Germany can take action... In other words, Germany will have to sit back and wait to lose the opportunity.

"It seems..." General Strike said, "We just have to wait!"

"Wait for the British to take action first?" Rommel laughed: "This is not a good idea, because the British may be able to occupy all of Algeria overnight, and even the French army will side with them and become our enemies. We can only watch this happen!"

All the officers and soldiers in the headquarters couldn't help but fell silent.

Rommel was right, but no one had a solution.

"I think..." Qin Chuan said: "The British must be racing against time to prepare to land in Algeria before us!"

"Yes, Second Lieutenant!" Rommel said: "They are already actively training airborne troops. In addition, their intelligence personnel are also in contact with dignitaries of the French colonial army, trying to instigate them to rebel!"

"So...why don't we take advantage of this?"

"Use this?" Rommel said: "You mean to use it as an excuse for his dignitaries to contact British intelligence personnel? No, this is far from enough, and the French can definitely say that this is the behavior of an individual!"

"No!" Qin Chuan said, "I'm talking about rebellion!"

"What?" Rommel didn't understand what Qin Chuan meant.

"If the French rebel... we can launch an attack, right?" Qin Chuan said: "And the Vichy government can't say anything with the armistice agreement, because they were the first to violate the agreement and stand on the side of the Allies!"

"You're right, but..." Rommel said, "It's already too late by then, isn't it?"

"No!" Qin Chuan said: "If it is a true rebellion, it is indeed too late, but what if we caused the rebellion?"

Rommel couldn't help but said "Oh" and then nodded.

Colonel Albridge asked strangely: "The rebellion we caused? Will the French listen to us?"

"No, Colonel!" Rommel said: "We caused it, or it could be said that it was the British who caused it!"

After saying that, Rommel turned his eyes to Qin Chuan and asked, "Am I right, Second Lieutenant?"

"Yes, General!"

This meaning is actually very obvious. British intelligence officers have been in contact with the French colonial army. At the same time, there are many French patriotic young people in Algeria. In addition, the German army has occupied Tunisia. Therefore, Algeria can be said to have a very high sentiment against the German army... ...At this moment in history, many patriotic young people armed with pistols even surrounded the residence of Admiral Darlan, the deputy prime minister and deputy prime minister of the Vichy government in charge of Algeria, hoping to force him to side with the Allies.

In this case, all it takes is a slight disturbance, and a vigorous rebellion will ignite in Algeria, and the German army will be famous.

"But..." Rommel then worried: "This does not solve the problem. What if the rebels take control of the situation?"

Rommel was right. If the side supporting the rebellion gains power, it means that Algeria will completely fall to the Allies... In this way, Germany will help the Allies, and the Germans will still have to face the horseback. Trey Line of Defense, and the British army only needed to transport soldiers.

"Why don't we carry out airborne landings in Algeria?" Qin Chuan said: "Then let them think they are British airborne troops!"

"What a good idea!" Rommel nodded in approval: "This will not only allow them to rebel in advance, but also quickly control the situation and occupy Algeria and even Morocco... Yes, that's it!"

Detailed plans soon came out.

The German army asked spies who were lurking in Algeria to spread the news that the British were about to liberate Algeria, and even secretly emphasized that they would carry out airborne landings... This preconceived idea was unknowingly brought into the minds of the French officers and soldiers, thinking that the British were about to liberate Algeria. The incoming airborne troops will be British troops.

On the other hand, the 1st Infantry Regiment and the Italian Lightning Division secretly returned to Tripoli.

They made some preparations at Tripoli Airport...

First, fighter planes, transport aircraft, etc. were painted with British Air Force icons.

Of course, this cannot deceive the veterans of the battlefield. Just looking at the aircraft model is wrong. Most of these transport aircraft are Italian Caproni transport aircraft.

The problem is that it is France, and it is also a French colonial army...

France surrendered in just one month, and the French colonial troops in Algeria had never even seen what the enemy looked like.

Of course, there are some exceptions. Some officers and soldiers fled to Algeria after participating in the war, but they are a minority after all.

More importantly, the airborne landing will be at dawn when there is insufficient light, so that almost no one can identify whether it is a British plane or an Italian plane.

Then, everyone, including the 1st Infantry Regiment, put on British equipment.

This was not difficult. A large amount of equipment was seized at several ports occupied by the German army, including military uniforms.

It's just that the German soldiers are used to using German equipment, so they are a little uncomfortable using British equipment at this time.

But these can be overcome. They went for a raid, not a battle, and even if it was a battle... there would be no problem in dealing with the French colonial troops.