69novels Chapter 754
Chapter 754
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“Führer, good news, the navy just sent a telegram saying that they have successfully taken control of the Strait of Gibraltar!”
After the Marines landed, they cleared out the remaining British troops without much effort.
After the British army suffered two blows from air raids and artillery bombardments, they not only suffered heavy casualties, but also had low morale.
They knew that they could not resist the German attack, and reinforcements would not be able to come so quickly.
After all, their homeland had already fallen, and their isolated army naturally could not turn the tide against the odds. Therefore, after the German army landed, the British army only symbolically resisted for a while, and then surrendered to the German army obediently!
After their surrender, control of the Gibraltar Fortress fell into the hands of the German army. After gaining control of the fortress, the German army could rely on the terrain on the north and south sides of the strait to completely blockade Gibraltar. The Strait of Gibraltar, in the future, all countries’ ships that want to enter the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean will have to pay a toll to Hans!
Of course, friendly countries, vassal states and allies that have very good relations with Hans are naturally exceptions. As for other countries, they can either use a stronger fleet to defeat the German army, or pay the money honestly, or they can take a long way around Gibraltar and enter the Mediterranean from the Suez Canal!
Of course, when the German army controls the Suez Canal in the future, this method will not work!
After Dönitz took control of the Strait of Gibraltar, he immediately reported this victory to the head of Mainz.
He knew that this intelligence was extremely important to the empire because it was related to the next action of the German army!
“Dönitz did a great job. After they take this place, Rommel’s North African Corps can set off!”
Manstein was also very happy after hearing the news. Taking the Strait of Gibraltar, their African strategy was basically half successful.
Although the strength of the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Empire is very strong, that kind of strength is relative to other countries in the Mediterranean region. For Hans, their navy is nothing!
If the German navy cannot enter the Mediterranean, the British army can still block the sea routes with its own Mediterranean Fleet, leaving Rommel’s hundreds of thousands of troops helpless. However, at this time, the main force of the German navy has entered the Mediterranean and is seeking a decisive battle with the main force of the British Mediterranean Fleet!
In this case, as long as the German army can win the naval battle, the obstacles blocking the German army from going south will be completely removed, and hundreds of thousands of German troops are expected to land in Africa soon!
Once this German army lands on the shore, the end of the British and French armies in Africa will come!
“Send a telegram to Rommel and ask his troops to prepare immediately!”
Mainz nodded and gave the order decisively.
On the one hand, he asked Rommel to prepare for the expedition, and on the other hand, he immediately requisitioned domestic transport ships and prepared to dispatch them to the Mediterranean.
The experience of the British-Sun Battle showed that the more troops there were in the first landing, the more difficult it would be for the enemy to stop them, and if they wanted to transport more troops in the first batch, they had to prepare a sufficient number of ships.
After all, the soldiers were not supermen. No, they could not fly directly across the Mediterranean, and could only take ships to Africa.
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After Berlin’s order reached Gaul, Rommel immediately began to prepare.
His North African Corps had already received the Type 3 tanks specially tailored for them, and was also equipped with a large number of armored vehicles suitable for combat in desert areas.
These armored vehicles have a large internal space and are equipped with air conditioners. When used as troop carriers, they can protect the soldiers from the high temperature in the desert and can quickly maneuver under relatively cool conditions. Once they arrive at their destination, the soldiers can maintain an excellent state and immediately go into battle!
This is very important for maintaining the combat effectiveness of the German army. After all, they have never fought under such high temperature and hot weather conditions before. The climate conditions in the desert are completely different from those in Hans’s homeland. If the soldiers are not provided with some protection, their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly affected!
Rommel is a very thoughtful person. After these equipment were distributed, Rommel immediately formed three light armored divisions.
These armored divisions are different from ordinary armored divisions. Their number of tanks has been reduced by half, but a large number of armored vehicles have been added. In addition, there are many Type 3 assault guns and tank destroyers. The logistics supplies of the army are transported by other armored vehicles.
In this way, the mobility of this unit can be improved to the limit, and it can advance hundreds or even thousands of kilometers in a day. Of course, if they run so far, the soldiers will probably be so exhausted that they will not have the strength to fight.
Therefore, in Rommel’s combat plan, the maximum assault distance of this unit in a day is 600 kilometers!
If it exceeds 600 kilometers, the soldiers will lose their combat capability, and they will be too far away from the follow-up troops, and they are likely to be surrounded because of their isolated troops!
Because they have not fought against the British and French troops in North Africa, Rommel is not sure how strong his opponents are.
But he had heard from the head of state that North Africa, especially the Suez Canal, was crucial to the British Empire, and Africa was the last turning point for Gaul, so they could not afford to lose this battle.
If they lost this battle, the collapse of Free Gaul was only a matter of time, and the new gateway to the British Empire would be completely opened.
At that time, the German army could launch an attack whenever they wanted.
The powerful German navy could enter the Indian Ocean at any time, threatening the British Empire’s ports in South Asia, making it impossible for them to concentrate on developing their own economy.
Therefore, the key to this battle lies in the control of the Suez Canal, and the key to the control of the Suez Canal lies in the capital of the British Empire, Kailuo City!
So Rommel made a very bold decision: he planned to bypass Malta directly, not to attack here, but to go straight to the capital of the British Empire, Kailuo, and directly attack the city, and decide the outcome of the battle!
In history, Rommel made such a crazy choice, and this choice led to the subsequent failure of the German army in North Africa!
The failed capture of Malta became a nail in the German logistics supply line, making their logistics supply very difficult. The German army ultimately lost in logistics!
However, at this time and space, because of the strength of the German navy, Rommel would not have any big problems even if he took such a risk. After all, he could completely entrust the task of clearing Malta to the navy!
“Haha, this Rommel actually used our navy’s hundreds of thousands of troops as tools!”
After receiving Rommel’s telegram for help, Dönitz shook his head and laughed, and was very dissatisfied with Rommel’s behavior of asking others to clean up his mess.
However, after all, he was a friendly army, and this guy had already run away. If he didn’t clean up his mess and something happened, it would be bad!
So he changed his plan, and while chasing the British Mediterranean Fleet, he sent a fleet to escort the Marines straight to Malta! On