Imperial Overlord

On the calm sea of ​​the Mediterranean Sea, an Italian tugboat slowly approached the port of Sirte. It was very different from a month ago, and it can be said to be a good port.

At least in the German planning, this port is to undertake a large part of the oil transportation, so the construction plan is also quite huge.

"Mr. Captain! There is a German-flagged patrol boat ahead, let us slow down the situation." The Italian crew member who was in charge of observing the nearby sea said to his captain.

On the bridge, the Italian captain smiled bitterly. Once upon a time, in the Italian colony of Libya, it was the turn of the Germans to direct traffic?

Not far from his tugboat, there was an Italian cruiser, and behind it, two destroyers were patrolling.

But even with so many friendly warships, when faced with a second-hand patrol boat with a German flag and bought from the French, the Italian captain chose to obey the order.

Because when faced with the poor outdated cannon on the patrol boat, for some reason, the Italian captain felt that the other party would actually fire on him.

"Slow down! Send a signal to the escorting Alberto di Jussano! We're going to slow down! Let the Germans take over the piloting mission!" The captain looked at the distant port of Sirte with his binoculars and commanded.

This is not an expansion operation in peacetime, this is a transportation and construction operation in a state of war, and naturally everything must be carried out in accordance with the regulations.

What if there is chaos? That might cost you your own life, and it's extremely unworthy to lose your own life.

Don't think that the nearby sea is really so calm, both sides will secretly mine mine near the enemy's port, and of course they will also mine defensively near their own port.

These mines laid by their own people do not have an IFF system. If they do not listen to the dispatch, they are likely to collide with the mines laid by their own people and sink.

The second-hand patrol boats bought from the French can be described as rudimentary. This kind of thing is not as easy to use as the German S-type torpedo boats, and it has no combat effectiveness at all.

In addition to deterring some pirates and hitting some fishing boats, this small boat with only machine guns and radios is almost useless except for fuel economy.

Even the voyage is very limited, allowing the German naval interns who use it to mock themselves as the German "water police" in North Africa.

Because the navy is developing greatly, under the intervention of the head of state, the navy has created a job gap of tens of thousands of people, so the German "navy" in North Africa is almost a group of landlubbers.

Temporarily selected army soldiers who can swim, plus one or two privates who have just graduated from the naval academy, are the daily configuration on patrol boats.

Of course, the patrol boat in front of you is the backbone of command and dispatch in the port, so there is an experienced naval commander on the boat—the Third Reich Navy Lieutenant...

"My God! It's bigger than I thought..." The Navy lieutenant was surprised when he saw the huge box being dragged behind the Italian tugboat.

It was like a long combination of boxes floating on the water assembled by train wagons.

After this kind of floating dock was invented by the head of state, it was used in actual combat for the first time. Because the wind and waves in the Mediterranean Sea are relatively small, this kind of equipment designed for landing in the UK in the Atlantic Ocean is very suitable for the environment here.

"The port is ready. There are almost 400 professional construction personnel, as well as 15,000 Italian military construction teams and local workers..." Slowly turning beside the slowed Italian tugboat, the German captain looked at Said to the behemoth beside him.

His dinghy is so small and cute next to the floating dock at the back. If this thing insists on saying and wants something, it is a bit like the deck of an aircraft carrier!

There are preset anti-aircraft gun defense positions on both sides, and bases have been reserved in these places, and 88 mm anti-aircraft cannons will soon be installed.

And further away, on the central axis of the wharf, the location for installing the crane has also been reserved.

If crane equipment is installed there, the terminal could increase the loading and unloading capacity of the port of Sirte by 10,000 tons almost immediately!

"My God... With this thing, it is estimated that a battleship can be parked here next time!" Just by visual inspection, it can be determined that this pier extends to the sea, which can definitely increase the draft of Sirte Port. several meters deep.

"I heard from the engineers on the dock that according to the design, a 2-ton truck can be loaded and unloaded directly on the dock... The loading and unloading speed has been increased by three times!" A crew member opened his mouth while using the rudder to control his boat. said.

"Maybe, next week, we will be able to see boxes of French red wine in Sirte..." Facing the sudden increase in transportation capacity, the lieutenant made an optimistic joke.

The barges and other auxiliary ships that had been prepared in the port in advance have been launched to help this huge floating dock find its position.

"One, two, three! One, two, three!" Relying on the huge cable, the local Libyan residents on the shore, under the temptation of a daily salary of 2 German marks, listen to the command on the shore, regardless of gender, age and child, and pull on the sea. That huge building.

Their efforts paid off little by little. The monster was getting closer and closer as the barge adjusted its posture.

Including cars, mules and horses, countless labors are working hard for this floating bridge, and this floating dock is only a backbone now!

After fixing the backbone on the shore, the engineering team will pour some stones and sand on the side of the shore and let it sit and sink here.

After that, the construction period was fixed for about 3 days. The construction allowed the pier to be completely fixed and connected to the land.

Finally, the other parts of the wharf that have arrived are connected to the surrounding, and fixed anti-aircraft guns and cranes are installed to complete the project.

After all is completed, the loading and unloading capacity of this floating terminal will surpass that of Tripoli and become a large North African port comparable to Alexandria.

The second phase of the project will be fully launched after this, and the natural port near the land will be transformed on a large scale into a dedicated oil terminal connecting oil pipelines and loading oil products directly to tankers.

According to the plan, if all goes well, the oil produced by the Libyan oil fields every day can be shipped from here to Italy and Germany.

At this moment, Germany has an oil production base in Austria, and can start with 1 million tons of oil every year, and Romania can also provide 5 million tons of oil exports.

If planned, the Libyan oil fields will, like Austria, provide the Axis powers with at least 2.5 million tons of oil per year—nearly 8.5 million tons of oil, which is already close to the estimated total consumption of the German war machine.

At least from a strategic point of view, if the production of Libyan oil fields is maintained and can be increased year by year, Germany will have more than 10 million tons of oil production capacity in the crucial 42 years.

With the support of this production capacity, Germany's combat plan against the Soviet Union does not have to revolve around the Caucasus. For the Army, everything has room for imagination and room for play.

In many cases, it is not that the front-line generals commanding operations lack imagination, but the basic situation of the country determines that they cannot give full play to their commanding abilities without restrictions.

For example, it was known that Japan's attack on Midway was a bad move, but the Japanese commanders at the time had no choice at all - this was a strategic sadness caused by the lack of resources.

After Japan had reached that point at the time, there were only three options available: northward to the Aleutian Islands, storming Midway, and southward to Australia.

Going to catch fish in the icy Aleutian Islands, even a person with an abnormal mind would not choose it. Attacking Australia with Japan's logistical supplies~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is no different from suicide.

Therefore, it is not the United States that deciphered the Japanese code to determine the outcome of the Midway War. That is just the most superficial literary interpretation.

The top decision-making level in the United States has long realized that after giving up all possible directions of attack, Japan's attack on Midway is the only option!

And the United States deploys a fleet to fight on Midway Island. This is the uniqueness of a strategic decision in the true sense. As for the so-called deciphered telegram, it makes no difference whether it exists or not.

As the waves were pushed away by the huge floating pier and the coast, and the sea water with fine foam slapped people's feet, this huge device finally hit the land and was fixed in a good position.

"The error is no more than 7 meters! This is really a miracle!" On the shore, the German engineer said with admiration.

Next to him, there are various measuring tools, and on a simple folding table, there are also many maps and rulers and compasses.

On the other side, a German official with his hands behind his back and one foot on a high place looked at the construction scene casually: "It's not good for Italians to go to the front to fight, but when the construction works hard, they are still very reliable. ."

The engineer smiled helplessly. If the army has been trained for many years, its organizational ability and dispatching ability are not as good as that of the natives in Libya - then the Italians would be too tricky.

"These Italian soldiers who have retreated from the front are very useful. They are disciplined and obey orders. They are of great help to us." Now that these Italian soldiers are mentioned, the German engineer will go on.

"I heard that there are more than 3,000 people in the east, building an airport." The German officer looked into the distance as he spoke.

Having said that - the actions of the head of state in Africa are really getting bigger and bigger.