Imperial Overlord

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What is Rommel waiting for? In other words, which troop was he waiting for reinforcements? That was the remnants of the German 15th Panzer Division, which had already left for Africa.

After the careful expansion of Li Le, the fake head of state, the current 15th Armored Division of the National Defense Forces is not the armored division that was not full of personnel in history.

It is equipped with a full 300 modified and powerful Panzer 3 tanks. 120 of these tanks have been sent to the North African battlefield.

In the battle against the Compass plan, more than 100 No. 3 tanks commanded by Rommel proved their strength with exaggerated victories.

It is precisely because they have proven that they are the hegemons on this land in North Africa with good performance, which highlights the importance of these No. 3 tanks.

Compared with the A9 and A10 cruise tanks that the British are now generally equipped with, the German armored advantage is very obvious.

Even compared with the more advanced British A13 cruiser tanks, the No. 3 improved tank has an absolute advantage in performance.

Although 13 tanks have been lost, most of the remaining 190 tanks are now in the Mediterranean, and Rommel will soon be able to get support from these tanks.

On the other hand, not only the 15th Armored Division, but also a light infantry regiment was in transit.

This infantry regiment was drawn from the Waffen SS by Li Le, and the mercenary ships were of French nationality.

That is to say, this regiment has not been deployed by the army at all, and belongs to the troops that Li Le, the fake head of state, reinforced privately to Rommel.

The Waffen-SS marched lightly, but carried 10 75mm howitzers, which had just been produced in France, to provide the necessary fire support for Rommel's troops.

As a result, Rommel's troops have almost been doubled, with the shelf of an infantry division, and a real armored division...

The strength of the army has been expanded so much, and Rommel, who advocates fighting in sports and is willing to replace defense with offense, naturally begins to plan a new round of offense.

As the de facto supreme commander of North Africa, Rommel decided to join the Italian joint offensive in line with his thought of "If you don't attack, you will use all your strength when you attack."

"In order to cooperate with our battle, Marshal, you need to make some preparations." Rommel did not simply hand over the matter of resting and assembling troops to Marshal Graziani, so he ignored it.

What he wants is a friendly army that can really keep up with him and can fight tough battles, not the kind of garbage that drags its feet and falls off the chain at a critical moment.

So he put forward his own request: "To concentrate trucks and armored vehicles, if you can bring some tanks, it will be better."

After thinking about it for a while, he added: "Carry as much fuel and ammunition as possible. Naturally, the more artillery, the better!"

Graziani also knows the fighting style of the German army. In the past few days, he has seen what is called blitzkrieg, and he can really understand what it means to come and go like the wind.

The German army was still outside Baierdi a few hours ago, and when I asked about it, it was already approaching Saleum - he drove the car all the way to chase, and it turned out to be in West Dubai. .

With such a rapid attack, it is no wonder that the enemy cannot organize defense and counterattack... Because the specific location of the German army is not clear at all, and in many cases, they can only be confused as prisoners.

Suddenly, Graziani, who thought of this place, suddenly realized that Admiral Wavell and Lieutenant General O'Connor were all blocked like this and became prisoners inexplicably?

"I will try my best to concentrate my weapons and strengthen the firepower of the 10,000 Italian troops... Fight for it, strive to strengthen it to the same level as the German army!" Thinking of this, Marshal Graziani replied.

Unconsciously, the supreme commander of Italy in North Africa has already followed Rommel's lead.

In such a battle, between North Africa, where Italy has been operating for many years, and the German guests who came from afar, the host and guest changed positions.

"That's good! By the way, the field airfield near Baierdi needs to be repaired as soon as possible. When attacking, we need to use more air force." After Rommel said this, he ended this meeting.

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Broken streets of London, UK.

A newsboy was madly waving the newspaper in his palm, taking advantage of the good times when he saw German bombers in the sky, selling the newspaper in his hand.

The roads were filled with rubble due to the collapse of buildings, and some civilians who joined the defense were cleaning up the mess on the streets.

The German bombing destroyed a large number of buildings, and the citizens of London could only live in bomb shelters and subway stations for a while.

In such a tragic environment, they have to go to work to try their best to maintain production, to help maintain order, and to rescue the remaining buildings that are crumbling.

There are also armed soldiers scurrying through the streets, patrolling and maintaining law and order in London, which is on the verge of anarchy.

The bombing of German aircraft has brought infinite losses to the city, and the British royal family has taken refuge in Liverpool because of need.

Many of the British high command, as well as those of senior military and government officials, have also moved to the safer north to continue their work.

It turns out that there are many factories and enterprises like small workshops here. After all, London is a famous and important industrial city in the UK.

Now, there is only a rubble, and the ruins are buried with countless damaged lathes and industrial equipment.

Because of the large-scale bombing by Germany, the industrial production capacity of London, England was almost paralyzed, and the production of the most important fighter jets in the United Kingdom was almost completely paralyzed.

On the last day of August 1940, on August 31, the British Air Force received only one newly produced Spitfire.

Comparing the same moment in history, we can see how thoroughly the German bombing of the industrial system was destroyed under the precise coordinates provided by Li Le.

If it weren't for the fact that the German navy was too rubbish, Li Le even felt that he could implement the "Sea Lion Project" and land in the UK to remove this thorn in his side.

"Look at the newspaper! Look at the newspaper! Germany joins the North African battlefield! Our army has a fierce battle with them on the outskirts of Baierdi!" The newsboy shouted loudly while waving the newspaper in his hand.

After all, he has to rely on selling newspapers to subsidize his family's life. The war has made the prices of any living materials skyrocket. Now a loaf of bread is almost 10 times more expensive than before.

Although the commoners of the British Empire still support their motherland and still firmly believe that their war will be won, they have to face more and more difficulties.

For example, their living materials have begun to be in short supply - because more transport ships have been sunk, they can only use compressed ships for transporting food and other materials to supplement the transport ships for industrial raw materials.

In order to prevent the British war machine from being completely paralyzed, the United Kingdom has begun frantically buying ships from the United States to subsidize its own transport ships sunk by the German Navy submarine Wolf Pack.

Nevertheless, the sea in 1940 was a paradise for German U-boat wolf pack tactics.

Within a month, Germany replenished itself with a full 10 ocean-going U-boats, while the British sank only one smaller German U-boat.

Under such circumstances, the only recreation of the slightly numb British civilians, who had been devastated by the war, was to take a newspaper and read the news of the victory to comfort themselves.

They told themselves time and time again that such difficult days would eventually pass, and victory on the battlefield would change their current living conditions in the next few days.

There is only such hope, so that they can stick to London, which is no different from the ruins, and insist on using a brave heart to face the bomb dropped by the Germans.

"Today, the German bombers haven't arrived yet?" A citizen who filled the broken bricks with sacks and threw them into the huge bomb crater beside him asked his companion who was wiping his sweat.

Both of them were London citizens who participated in the defense. Both of them were working middle-class people before, but the German bombing destroyed their houses and made them all of a sudden homeless poor people.

"Isn't it! They usually come at least once in the morning, but it's noon, and they haven't come yet!" The man who was wiping sweat also realized this strange problem.

"Hey! The newspaper seller! That kid! Come here!" Realizing this strange question, he waved to the newspaper seller in a good mood.

"The plane to celebrate the Germans didn't come this morning! I'll buy you a newspaper!" He smiled and took out a penny, threw it to the little boy who ran over, and took the newspaper that was also thrown by the other side.

"The Germans are fighting back in North Africa? Isn't that bad?" The civilian who threw the sack first, came over and glanced at the news above.

"..." After looking at the specific content, the civilian who bought the newspaper smiled and replied: "The newspaper said that our army fought heroically and stabilized the line of defense near the Egyptian border."

"It was said a few days ago that Tobruk was going to be shot down... I said, is Tobruk far from Beldi?" The other party, who obviously had no geographical knowledge, asked again.

"I don't know exactly where it is... But it's not bad to be able to defend Egypt... Haven't you heard? The Germans have also arrived in Africa and helped Italy beat us together." The man holding the newspaper was obviously very Glad that the military of your own country can keep the other side out of the territory.

"God, let those Germans die!" The other man nodded, and continued to throw some broken bricks in his hand into the huge crater beside him.

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