Chapter 574

In the end, the name of the son of the Fuehrer was finally determined. Akado chose "Caesar" from more than a dozen names selected by Augustus, so everyone was very happy with the name. People who supported akado's promotion to the Third Reich emperor of Germany seemed to hear some extra notes from the baby's name.

Caesar, first of all, this is a great man who once had great expectations for his children. Secondly, the original meaning of the name is the successor, so everyone has recognized the meaning behind the name akado.

Liu Bei named his son Liu Feng and Liu Chan. The combination of the two names is Fengchan. In many cases, he is embarrassed to say something. In fact, giving his child a proper name can express his good wishes. For example, if he is embarrassed to usurp the throne, he will be named ascend the throne. If he can't afford a house, he will be named million

So our little Caesar became the Duke of the iron cross, who was under one year old, and the successor of the supreme leader of Germany, who was tacitly accepted by almost everyone.

Just as the German high-level officials gathered around Caesar Rudolph to prepare for a power fight, a real fight had begun in the far north African battlefield. One by one, the dive bombers went straight down from the clouds, dropping one after another of the heavy bombs to the British garrison with a roar.

Huge plumes of smoke soared into the air, and the anti-aircraft gun's tracer bullets still pulled bright straight lines to fly into the sky in the daytime. However, accompanied by the arrival of German bombers, there was the fire of fibrette fire arrow guns and the continuous suppression of large caliber howitzers by the Italian army.

The whole British position was a sea of fire. It seemed that the German army had no intention of leaving any ammunition for future attack. They were completely venting their anger and seemed to have a mentality of trying to light up their shells in the shortest time.

One after another, the artillery shells were pushed into the gun by the soldiers. One after another, the artillery roared in the loud cheers of the artillery. One warhead after another is squeezed out of the barrel by the charge, and then cuts through the air, making a shrill howl until it hits its target.

Immediately after that, the sand was lifted by a huge wave, and the soldiers curled up in the huge explosion, crying and shouting until the explosion was far away from them. However, it is a pity that one round of shelling has not really gone away from them, and the second round of shelling has already exploded around them.

Just as the British soldiers were suffering from the endless artillery attack, more Luftwaffe dive bombers appeared over them. These planes poured their ammunition recklessly and attacked every moving target on the ground they could see.

Under the cover of superior artillery and air force, the German army began to nibble away at the defensive positions arranged by the British garrison outside Tobruk. A large number of German troops did not adopt the serious method of point breakthrough, but adopted small-scale plane attack, cooperated with special forces, air force and artillery, and cleared the British garrison positions outside.

This new style of play has been gradually popularized in the eastern front, and many special operations teams have played a decisive role in defending against attacks by Soviet forces. Most of the time, the Soviet army suffered heavy losses, but they didn't even touch the main defense line of the German army. This time, Rommel applied special tactics to the attack, which also played a dazzling effect.

From time to time, the arms or legs of British soldiers were rolled up by bombs, and then flew to the open space more than ten meters away with the fierce air. The British soldiers were crying helplessly, while the wounded begged for the help of the medical guards over and over again. In order to deepen the pain of the British garrison, the German army even used napalm bombs, and the flames were blazing, burning this fortress full of yellow sand mercilessly.

The whole Tobruk is now a hell among people. Every blockhouse and trench that had been detected by the Italian army in advance was taken care of by the shells. The British garrison in it suffered heavy losses. Even some areas reinforced with concrete were destroyed by the shells, and none of the people inside was spared.

Montgomery, of course, would not be in Tobruk. He was in Cairo at the beginning of the German offensive to attend a reception hosted by local dignitaries. Many British people are unhappy with the fall of their native land, and most businessmen have to stay in Egypt because of the heavy losses.

If someone told these businessmen half a year ago that the German navy would defeat the British navy, it would make everyone laugh. But now no one will laugh, because the Royal Navy has indeed been beaten by the German high seas fleet, and even the mainland has been lost to the extremely weak opponent.

"General Montgomery, we've lost our homeland to the Germans, so Egypt, at least it's safe here?" A businessman in a white suit holds a glass of wine and asks Montgomery, who is meditating. Montgomery is actually discussing the war situation in North Africa with Patton, who is recuperating his troops.

"Of course, sir, at least it's very safe here. The German fleet can't be in the nearby waters. As long as we're there, they can't be stupid enough to want to go through the Suez Canal, right? " Montgomery brought his glass. He came here to appease these British businessmen. Now the British royal family in Iceland can only rely on these British businessmen scattered all over the world. Their supplies are slowly converging to some British controlled areas, which is the capital of future counterattack.

Seeing off the local British businessmen who came to Egypt for peace of mind and several representatives or leaders of the businessmen, Montgomery kneaded his temple and returned to Patton's side after stabilizing the situation. Barton didn't seem to be very interested in the party. He took a puff of cigar, puffed out some smoke, and then sneered: "it seems that I'm in a better position. At least as a general, I don't have to deal with these businessmen whose heads are full of deceit."“ Tobruk is at war. I got the news on my way here that Rommel seems to be supported by a large number of arms. His family is much thicker than mine now. " Montgomery sighed. He was not good at talking about the situation with businessmen. He preferred to analyze the battlefield situation around Tobruk with button. Barton had no choice but to play with his cigar in his hand, and then he said in a very subdued voice: "I have long suggested strengthening the guard force of Malta, but you just can't afford 10000 people to strengthen the guard there. Now that Malta is lost, the Mediterranean is almost Italian, and their supplies will certainly increase. " Montgomery was even more aggrieved. He sighed again: "Alas... Do you think I don't want to strengthen the defenders of Malta? At that time, we couldn't even pull out a regiment. Even now, I'm thinking about whether I'll have a chance to take back Malta, but now it seems that the hope is not great“ Let's talk about Tobruk... After all, Malta has been lost, and it's not realistic to take it back. " Barton also thinks that it really doesn't matter much to lose Maltese and Montgomery. At that time, the British side was in a mess, and their homeland was lost. Who would care about a small island“ The German army attacked from three sides without any intention of reserving its strength. Now the peripheral positions have been destroyed. Rommel's tank troops have not yet put into large-scale combat. However, it can be predicted that Tobruk will face difficulties in the short term. " Montgomery gave a brief introduction to the situation on the battlefield. Barton frowned after hearing this. Now his 8th group army has been recovered, but even if they start to rush to Tobruk, they will not be able to attack Germany before they are destroyed there“ How long will it last? " Finally, clutching his cigar, Patton asked“ Ten days, twenty days at most. " Montgomery said frankly: "India's troops, and Australia's no match."“ If you hold on for twelve days, I will be able to get to the battlefield, launch a counterattack in the area east of Tobruk, and drive out Rommel's troops. " Barton seemed determined and said to Montgomery“ Twelve days? Good! I'll let the defenders fight to the death to give you 13 days! " Montgomery was overjoyed and made a promise to Barton“ On June 21, we launched the Tobruk counterattack and drove Rommel's troops back to Tunis! " Barton said fiercely. An explosion came from a distance. Rommel's eyes moved away from the scissors mirror in the deep trench of Tobruk front. He pointed to the map with a smile and said to the officers around him: "in the morning, we broke through here and here, cut a circular breach in the British position, and got a very good observation post! Now, it's really our trump card. I'm looking forward to this attack. " On the sea not far away, the main guns of four Italian battleships and one Vichy French battleship began to turn at the same time. After the cooperation of British waters and the South Atlantic, the tacit understanding between the two navies was improved to a certain extent. With the order, dozens of large caliber naval guns roared deafening at sea. The huge air waves from the muzzle of the artillery made ripples on the calm sea of the Mediterranean. And with the roar away, is the frightening naval large caliber shells“ Boom The great shock made the whole Tobruk shrouded in fear. Only then did the British know that today's dense shelling and bombing was just a small appetizer. The real luxury artillery dinner has just begun. r1148...