Chapter 1010

"So, my head of state... Are we going to bring back the three infantry divisions deployed in Turkey?" When Ribbentrop heard this, he knew akkado's plan. The head of state hoped that Turkey could rely on its own strength to withstand the attack of the allies. At least until the end of the eastern battle, Germany would not deploy any extra strength to support Turkey.

Acardo seemed to be silent for a long time without hearing the question of ribentrop. But he did hear it, so after a while, he finally answered his subordinates' question: "sometimes, it's worth sacrificing some people for the benefit of the Empire."

It seemed that he was persuading himself, as well as making an explanation. After all, akado said so, he added: "I have ordered sherner to transfer all the commanders of the three infantry divisions back. I hope this order will be in time."

After all, he is not one of those cold-blooded politicians. He is not willing to abandon so many young lives on the battlefield. However, he is not the novice University assistant, so he chose to sacrifice for a greater victory.

Unfortunately, his decision was too late. On June 4, the Allies broke through the Turkish defense line and surrounded three German infantry divisions from their flanks. The fighting was so fierce that the US military once intended to give up the siege and let the German troops leave. Until they ran out of ammunition and food, the German army did not really consider the option of capitulation. They tried to contain the US armored forces and win a victory for the Turkish friendly forces. Unfortunately, their Turkish friendly forces collapsed for thousands of miles, and they did not plan to cooperate with each other.

Sirte was occupied by the US army a few days later. Turkey had no strength to fight back at all, so it left a large area of territory east of Lake Van to the US and the British. By the way, three German light infantry divisions, nearly 25000 soldiers, were also lost.

In the end, more than 17 thousand German soldiers surrendered to the U.S. military. They ran out most of their ammunition, then burned their flag, and then walked out of the dilapidated bunker and handed over their weapons to the U.S. military with dignity. They were treated as they should be. These prisoners were held by the Americans alone, which distinguished them from nearly 100000 Turkish prisoners of war.

The Americans immediately showed their captured German weapons to the field photographers on the battlefield, including a German division commander's car, dozens of war horses and more than one G42 general purpose machine gun.

This was the first time since the beginning of the war that the Allied forces formed a system to annihilate the German troops, and also the first time that they unilaterally captured more than 10000 German troops. Turkey's defeat made the sharp contradictions within the axis begin to appear, and the voices of mutual accusation kept rising.

The German side accused the Turkish army of betraying its allies, which led to the tragic defeat of Sirte; Turkey, on the other hand, scolds the Germans for not being meaningful enough. Only by not reinforcing Turkey can Turkey lose so much land; Italy is afraid to talk about the Balkan partition again, but Germany and Turkey are not good people.

After that, Turkey began to plan a new round of counterattack on its own. They invested almost all their mobile forces, hoping to make up for the lack of quality by relying on quantity, and launched a full-scale counterattack against the United States and Britain.

With this vague battle plan, none of the staff of the German general headquarters is optimistic about the attack. Marshal blauchich, who hurried back to Berlin from the wolf's den, looked up for a long time before he said to the head of state opposite him, "I have been your general for some years. Since the beginning of the war, we have been using our command and technical advantages to defeat enemies who are superior to us... So I personally don't like this plan. If I can, I will try my best to prevent Turkey from seeking its own death. "

"Late! Under such circumstances, Turkey will not listen to our suggestions. The more we oppose the plan, the easier it will be for them to put it into action. " Akado sighed helplessly and asked blauchich, "if Turkey is defeated, or if they withdraw from the axis group... What can we do to expand our own interests?"

"I will immediately order general * * to drive his tanks into Greece, at least occupy Istanbul and other areas along the line, so as to ensure smooth navigation in the Marmara Sea." Blauchich said coldly: "the plan has been drawn up for a long time, but when it is implemented, it will involve the forces of the j group army."

"If, I'm just assuming... That Italy and Turkey have problems at the same time, how likely are we to stabilize the situation?" Akado asked, leaning back in his chair, with a trace of fatigue in his voice.

He suddenly thought of the old man who had left him not long ago, and of the well-organized old Prime Minister Augustus, who had dealt with the whole affairs of Germany. If this wise old man is still here, surely the situation in Germany is much better than it is now? If the old man is still there, maybe Turkey and Italy don't even dare to get away with it?

"My Fuehrer!" Blauchich got up from his chair, stood in front of acardo and said solemnly, "I have followed you all the way. Maybe I have some differences with you on the issue of military autonomy, but I always regard you as the one I am loyal to and following."

He stood upright and slender, with the temperament and style that Prussian noble soldiers should have. Looking at akado, the marshal continued without hesitation: "march into Rhineland, occupy Czechoslovakia, capture Poland, defeat France, land in Britain and fight back against the Soviet Union. Which war did we launch with absolute certainty? "“ You lead us from one victory to another. This is the pride of our third emperor with countless victories! I just want to say this to you: Fortunately, we haven't lost yet! " Marshal blauchich said this, saluted at attention and concluded his speech. Yes, that's the pride of the German army. They have followed their own head of state all the way from Poland. From the height of war, it seems that they have never lost. Although there have been setbacks in Kursk, Norway and Turkey, these failures are all in the territory of the enemy. Akado nodded and said thank you to his marshal in a soft voice: "I know. Thank you, my marshal." He didn't say anything else when he finished, because blauchich had already told him the answer he wanted. The German army has more than 60000 troops in the whole Balkan region. As long as they draw 10000 troops, they can fight all the way to Istanbul like the United States and Britain. Moreover, akado is full of confidence in the army. At least the j group army of the army is much more powerful than the 10000 mobs of the United States and Britain. After blauchich went out, akkado seemed to close his eyes and rest. Suddenly, he told Anna who was pressing his shoulder: "Anna, draw up a message in my name and send it to marshal Rommel. The contents are as follows: immediately find a way to launch an attack, sweep some important cities, then stabilize the defense line, and rush back to Alexandria to receive the Jews I sent. " Since the Germans entered the Middle East, the local Jewish businessmen have been unable to sit still. They are eager for the Germans to fulfill their promise and find a happy land for their founding in their original hometown. Akado did not intend to default, and he was very willing to help the Jews build a middle east country. It was not the benevolence of the head of state, but it was in the fundamental interests of the whole third empire. Once helping Jews really gain a foothold in the Middle East, at least akado can get two deposits as benefits immediately: the first deposit is that Jews in the United States will have differences, leading to a decline in the support rate of the president of the United States, which is obviously good news for the Germans; The second deposit is a large number of Jewish industrial products in Germany, as well as the previous loans. This huge deficit will disappear without blocking. As mentioned earlier, a large part of the funds for the German war to expand its armaments were raised by means of borrowing money or early distribution of stolen goods, as well as rice coupons and other means. Now a part of the borrowed money and the stolen money are not to be paid back, which is undoubtedly good news for the vicious circle of the German economy. So akado agreed to the Jewish mission to Egypt, and then to the front line to investigate some request. It is also more formal for the German side to leave this matter to the marshal Rommel. The reason for ordering Rommel to find a way to attack locally is to try to share some pressure with Turkey. After all, Turkey is an important axis ally. It is obviously an extremely unwise choice to push it directly to the allies. Akkado hopes to stabilize Turkey a little to delay its search for another way out as much as possible. As for akador's question about whether Germany can cope with brauchich's problems in Turkey and Italy at the same time, that is purely to prepare for the worst. Germany does not want to lose its two major axis allies at the same time until it has to“ Oh, I see! dear. I'm going to prepare this document. " Anna stops pressing akado's shoulder, which is not what her secretary needs to do. Of course, the relationship between her and akado is not just between the Secretary and the boss.