Chapter 581

After receiving the report, akado kept silent. To tell you the truth, Rommel's tactics can be regarded as a practice of how to break through the enemy's fortified defense fortress with superior firepower. Rommel gave full play to all the firepower he could find, and in order to cooperate with these firepower, he worked out a very matching tactics.

Rommel is a general who attaches great importance to the development of firepower. Don't think he is just a young man who dares to fight. His rapid breakthrough and circuitous alternation are all bold attacks based on the suppression firepower, rather than using soldiers to attack the opponent's defense line. He once said a famous saying: no matter how small the caliber of the weapon is, no matter how small the weapon is, it should also be used to support the infantry attack. This sentence reflects his personal point of view and proves his attack habit from one side.

At present, Rommel's artillery caliber can be said to be the largest in the world. The large caliber guns of the Italian Navy and the French navy are within his range of deployment. Now his artillery quantity is far more than his opponent's. just on the sea, there are more than 200 artillery guns of battleships and cruisers, not counting the bombers of the German and Italian air forces in North Africa, And Rommel has more than 1000 tanks.

With such firepower support, Rommel is no longer a cunning desert silver fox, but a fierce desert tiger. The so-called smart cunning is just a helpless move under the pressure of material shortage and tight logistics. Rommel is actually better at breaking thousands of pounds than four or two.

There is an old Chinese saying that "those who are good at fighting have no great achievements." It means that the generals who are really good at fighting have no outstanding achievements. Why? Because those who are good at fighting often prepare well in the early stage and force their opponents to give up provocation. Once a war starts, these generals can often create an advantage situation for their own side, so their fighting achievements seem very ordinary and there is nothing to boast about.

This time, Rommel did not have gorgeous circuitous and bizarre interleaving, nor madly attacked the British defensive positions. His attack was simple and short, like a huge hammer, hitting the already fragile defense line of the British garrison. He did not intend to show his command art, but to reduce casualties and save strength as the premise, played the classic battle of the first World War.

This combat report from North Africa is very detailed, including Rommel's combat deployment in Africa, as well as the army's ammunition and oil surplus. Because the password has just been changed, these core secrets have also been transferred to the wolf's den in the first time.

The report shows that as Rommel's forces are wedged into Tobruk's core defense line bit by bit, the shelling by the Italian and French navies has become more accurate. The British Defense became more and more difficult. On the contrary, the loss of Rommel's troops was not as unacceptable as expected.

Akado put down his telegram and report, raised his mouth and hummed a country tune in Ruhr Industrial Zone. He tapped his fingers on the report to beat his tune. At this moment, he is in a very good mood. From this report from afar, he can see Rommel's growth and the maturity of an independent general.

Rommel is more calm than when he first went to Africa, which is absolutely a good thing for akado. With Rommel's presence in Africa, he can have a good fight with Stalin in the East, see who is the winner of the world, and see if the world is really bound to be dominated by the United States.

Thinking of this, akado stopped, stood up, went to the window, looked at the small courtyard outside the window, and felt the cool breeze of Polish forest. He could hear the lark's call, and the sound was carefree, so that akado seemed to forget all his troubles. He stood by the window and listened quietly, not even noticing that Anna came in.

"What are you thinking, my dear?" Anna put down the papers in her hand, and the coffee she got for akado, and called her lover softly. She originally wanted to stay with Mercedes. After all, it's not very good for her to leave Berlin with akado at this time and leave a Mercedes who has just given birth.

But Mercedes is very generous and wants Anna to follow akado to the east line to protect the head of state. However, we all know in our hearts that this is just a superficial statement. Everyone knows what it is really for.

"I'm thinking about the fighting in North Africa. I don't know how it's going. After all, it's the sixth day. Intelligence shows that Patton and his Eighth Army in Egypt have disappeared. Obviously, Montgomery and Patton's troops are gathering in Tobruk. I'm worried about Rommel's attack on Tobruk." Akado looked out of the window and did not look back, directly replied.

Anna went to the back of akado, stretched out a pair of jade hands, pressed on akado's shoulders, gently kneaded. The strength of her hand is much stronger than that of ordinary women, so it makes akado feel a pain: "what are you worried about? General Rommel has more than 100000 troops in his hand. Is he afraid that he will not win against tens of thousands of Indians? "

"Anna, no matter how obvious the advantage is, you may suffer defeat before you get the news of victory." While enjoying the beauty's massage, akado said, "I'll send a telegram to Rommel later. It seems that Barton is going to fight us in Tobruk. In this case, Rommel should be ready!"

Rommel also wants to capture Tobruk as soon as possible. When akado sent a message, the battle here in North Africa has started for six days. In six days, Rommel only pushed forward one or two kilometers each time, and then stopped to fight steadily. He carefully used his armored forces and put them into infantry bit by bit. The whole Tobruk has been damaged by the artillery of the Italian Navy, and even some of its core facilities are beyond recognition“ general! With all due respect, if we go on fighting like this, even if we take Tobruk, it's useless here. " General Garibaldi, commander of the first Italian army, stood beside Rommel with a frown. The loss of his troops was indeed negligible, but Rommel's shelling seemed to destroy the whole Tobruk, rather than open a gap. He saw that Rommel didn't mean to open his mouth, so he had to point to the less detailed topographic map and the various fortifications built in Italy, and continued: "Tobruk has four desalination systems, which can provide a lot of fresh water. And there's a simple maintenance factory here, which can repair tanks... General, it's not good for us who are going to occupy here. "“ I didn't bomb the core area. What are you afraid of? " Rommel put down his telescope, patted the sand on his knee, and said to Garibaldi, "don't worry, I'm also interested in the opposite things, so I won't destroy them easily." With that, he laughed and waved to the chief of staff. When the staff came, a 150 mm howitzer position not far away was ordered to fire. The deafening noise turned the conversation of several people into shouting, but Rommel still didn't mean to wait: "you, send a telegram to the 17th division commander! Let his troops slow down the 1st division of the 1st Italian army and let the 1st Italian division rest on the spot! Stand by“ Yes! Sir The staff officer stood at attention and ran to the armored command vehicle on the other side“ General, my troops can continue to fight. If necessary, we can even attack another 2 kilometers to cover your armored forces to rush into the core defensive position of Tobruk. " Garibaldi obviously doesn't want to waste any more time on the ruins. He hastily urges Rommel to speed up his attack. Fortunately, he will capture this very important fortress on the map in the next few days. Rommel waved his hand, chuckled and put on his trademark expression. As he walked towards his convertible, he said to general Garibaldi, "Dear general Garibaldi, it's our established tactics to take turns and ensure the rest of every unit. This can't be changed." He stepped into the car with one foot and looked back: "I need to get a fully integrated North African Army after this battle. Since the Italian army is not ready to fight, I will train your people to learn how to fight, or at least learn how to fight with the army of the third empire. This is very important for our future battles. "“ So I want to play a few more hours! " Garibaldi answered with a frown“ No, general! Your troops need to rest! " Rommel got into the car, and two wheeled armored vehicles, which were responsible for protecting him, started up. For a moment, the gravel was flying, and it seemed that the surrounding dust was all over the sky“ General Rommel! Intelligence shows that Barton's forces are moving fast here. With all due respect! If we continue to fight like this, we may be driven out of this area by Barton's support forces if we can't win Tobruk. " Garibaldi tried to finally persuade Rommel to speed up the attack“ Who said we're going to take Tobruk? " With one hand in his pocket, Rommel felt the telegram from the supreme command in his pocket, which was the supreme instruction of the head of state. Rommel was very excited by this instruction. The telegram read: "order your department to give up Tobruk after besieging the city and attacking the United States and Britain. Prepare for the next phase of operations. "