The decisive battle against the Third Reich

At Drunken Life Bar, Annette raised her wine glass with the hand holding the cigarette in the soft music and took a sip.

The French know best about romantic enjoyment, and the same is true during the war. For example, the luxury of this bar makes it difficult to imagine that it was mainly opened for the French who had surrendered and were in the state of "subjugated slaves".

But having said that, sometimes it is the more enjoyable it is... Because no one knows whether he will still be alive tomorrow, or whether the wealth will still belong to him tomorrow, so why not spend more?

"Is this a date?" Qin Chuan asked.

"What difference does it make?" Annette put on a cynical look.

"The difference is..." Qin Chuan replied: "I know whether I want to show courtesy to you!"

"You can try it!" Annette laughed: "I would like to know if the 'Legendary Sergeant' can deal with women as well as he can deal with enemies!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but laugh. The French woman or Annette's directness made him a little overwhelmed.

"Tell me, what's the problem?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Why didn't you think it was a date?" Annette asked.

"Because you just put on lipstick today!" Qin Chuan replied: "If it were a date, I think you would be more serious. But your head is messy and even a little messy, so I think you are probably being Your father dragged him out of bed and came to me in a hurry! "

Then Qin Chuan added: "So, this matter is urgent, and it is completely beyond your expectations, and it may have a very bad impact!"

The more Qin Chuan said, the more dumbfounded Annette became. After a while, she nodded and said: "Lieutenant, now I know why your enemies are defeated by you time and time again!"

Qin Chuan spread his hands and motioned for Annette to get to the point.

"That's right!" Annette said: "Just like you always have enemies, we also have them, but we call them 'competitors'!"

"Uh-huh!" Qin Chuan immediately knew what was going on: "Have they caused trouble for you?"

"Yes!" Annette replied: "They are headed by Bertrand, director of the Chamber of Commerce, a group of businessmen from Vichy, who have certain connections in the Vichy government!"

"Is there any problem?" Qin Chuan was a little confused. This was Algiers. With the support of the Germans, Benoit and his party had nothing to worry about.

Annette seemed to see through Qin Chuan's thoughts. She replied: "The problem is... they have the support of General Oxster!"

Qin Chuan's expression changed upon hearing this, and he asked, "Commander of the 36th Infantry Division?"

"Yes!" Annette said: "It seems that there is no consensus among you! The news we have received is that General Oxster intends to confiscate our factory and all our wealth, and we may even become prisoners!"

"This won't happen!" Qin Chuan said.

"I hope so!" Annette said: "Otherwise, it will be too late by the time everything happens!"

Qin Chuan reported the matter to Colonel Slain as soon as he returned to the military camp.

Colonel Slaine couldn't help but frowned when he heard this: "We should go to General Oxster to discuss it!"

Even so, Qinchuan had no hope for "negotiation" because the 36th Infantry Division was urgently transferred from Paris and was in principle still part of Army Group A and not part of the Afrika Korps.

Sure enough, when Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan rushed to General Oxted's headquarters and talked about the matter, General Oxted replied: "Colonel, you know, Algiers belongs to France, and French affairs are It's up to us, we have more experience dealing with the French, don't we?"

"But General!" Colonel Slain said: "Algiers is occupied by the Afrika Korps!"

"But those stationed in Algeria are mainly the troops of Army Group A, aren't they?"

General Oxter was right. An infantry division in Morocco, an infantry division in Algiers, and a 200th Infantry Division in Tunisia are also following up. The German troops of the Afrika Korps only have one infantry regiment here.

"General!" Colonel Slain said, "You will disrupt our overall plan!"

"I don't think so!" General Oxeter replied.

Then, General Oxster picked up a document from the table, raised it, and then said: "Colonel, your approach is too merciful. You allow the Algerians to be independent and only charge 20% tax on French merchants... God , we have been collecting 60% tax. Do you know that this will cause us to lose a lot of income! This is when we need supplies and supplies!”

Qin Chuan and Colonel Slaine couldn't help but look at each other. Both sides saw disgust in each other's eyes... The needs of the Eastern Front battlefield were just an excuse for General Oxster. They cared more about their own enjoyment.

"General!" Colonel Slain said: "We have orders from General Rommel..."

"Colonel!" General Oxster interrupted Colonel Slain: "We have orders from General William!"

General Wilhelm was the commander-in-chief of Army Group A and was a general like Rommel.

"General!" Qin Chuan couldn't help but said to General Oxster: "Please seriously consider it!"

"Watch your words, Lieutenant!" Major General Oakster stood up with a sullen face.

His intention was very obvious, which was to use the rank of major general to suppress Colonel Slain and Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but shook his head. Major General Oxster didn't understand the situation. He thought it was just a matter of taxation or a struggle for power in Algiers. He didn't know that doing so would destroy the entire combat plan of the Afrika Korps and even shake the confidence of the Afrika Korps. On the basis of survival... Therefore, Qin Chuan actually wanted to save Oxter for the sake of their acquaintance, but he stupidly refused.

Sure enough, when Colonel Slain reported the incident to Rommel, Rommel simply replied: "Arrest Oxster, you know what to do!"

"Yes, General!" Colonel Slaine replied.

Then he immediately contacted Major General Safaha of the "Lightning Division" and Zema Mouche of the Zoav Corps, asking them to cooperate with the actions of the First Infantry Regiment tonight.

This is another point where Major General Oxter overestimates his capabilities... Although the First Infantry Regiment only has one regiment at this time, it can command the "Lightning Division" and even indirectly command the Zoav Corps, which has more than 100,000 troops. The total strength of this force is equivalent to an army group, and Major General Oxted only has one division.