Chapter 765： Navy support

North African battlefield, Tubrug.

The weather is extremely hot, the sun hangs high above the head, and the temperature almost exceeds forty degrees.

This sultry heat is even more unbearable.

"In the past few days, there has been no movement from the Germans." Klopp said to Wavell in Tubrugg's fortress headquarters.

Now, Wavell has felt uneasy. A large number of German legions surrounded Tubrug. As the commander-in-chief of the British stationed in Egypt, Wavell was surrounded by Germans. It would be quite unlucky. If there is a fierce battle here If he is killed or captured by the Germans, even if he doesn’t care, it will bring a heavy blow to Britain.

Now Britain is very dangerous, and the situation has reached an extremely terrifying situation.

The Germans destroyed the entire Exeter and shocked the world. The Germans already have the ability to destroy a city in an instant!

Now that the Germans are standing still, are they planning to destroy Tobrug like Exeter?

In Europe, the Germans still have to behave and drive away civilians first. But in North Africa, in this primitive and backward area, maybe the Germans will use the most barbaric way?

Thinking of this, he was a little scared, but he knew that he could not slip away.

The encirclement of the Germans is not tight. At least every night, a transport plane from Egypt will land near the city to provide them with supplies. If he needs it, he can leave by plane at any time.

But this will seriously shake the military's mind. If the defenders know that at a critical time, as the commander-in-chief of the British in the Middle East, if they escape early, the soldiers will lose their fighting spirit.

Therefore, he did not do that.

"General, the Germans outside the city are slowly retreating." At this moment, Alan Gordon Cunningham, the commander of the British Eighth Army who came here with him, said to him happily: "The Germans have retired!"

The Germans retreated? how can that be? He stood up immediately.

"The Germans come long distance after all, maybe their supplies are not smooth?" The fortress commander Klopp analyzed.

When the Germans came, they were aggressive and overwhelmed with armored forces. However, military bricks have long analyzed that maintaining the operation of such a huge force requires massive logistical supplies. Needless to say, fuel is Astronomical. At the same time, the German armored forces have almost all continuous fire weapons, and the demand for ammunition is also quite large.

If the supply is not smooth, then they may retreat!

Hearing Klopp’s words, Wavell felt a little relaxed. If this is the case, it would be great. After the Germans retired, they should immediately retreat. They should not continue to attack until the aid from the United States arrives. Yes, they have to defend and protect the most important Suez Canal.

At this moment, suddenly, an anxious voice came: "It's not good, it's not good, there are a lot of warships on the sea!"

Outside the city.

"General, our troops have retreated twenty kilometers." General Stretcher, commander of the 5th Armored Division, said to him.

Now, the German North African Army has all landed in Africa, surrounded by Tubrug, they did not immediately attack because they were waiting!

Waiting for the arrival of support.

Rommel of course also knew the cruelty of street fighting, especially outside the city. A few Australian soldiers taught them a vivid lesson. Facing a group of people who are not afraid of death, the German regiment will have a lot of casualties. This is Longmei You can't bear it.

Therefore, Rommel asked for help from the base camp. Now, he needs support!

If, like Exeter, the entire city was bombed, of course it would be best. However, this kind of bombing is costly, and Germany’s gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, a low-cost solution must be used. At Rommel’s request, Cyric immediately mobilized the navy to support it.

It is a pity that the main force of the German navy is busy with the plan to land from Plymouth to the United Kingdom. This is also the most important strategic action for Germany. Therefore, there are not many navies that can be deployed. The main force is only the Earl of Spey, which is currently in the Mediterranean. Inside cruising, you can get there quickly.

Therefore, the main force for the artillery support this time is the Italian fleet!

After learning of the arrival of the Italian fleet, Rommel immediately ordered his troops to retreat. The results of the Italian army were obvious to all. They even bombed their North African commander. In case any gun fired the wrong yuan, it would hit you. It's not good if your own troops come up!

Therefore, the German team retreated, leaving enough space for the Italian fleet.

During World War II, Italy always regarded the Mediterranean as its own territory Unfortunately, the Italian fleet did not have any decent record in the Mediterranean, and it was almost beaten by the British.

After all, the British Navy is a powerful presence. In order to hunt down a German warship, dozens of troops can be mobilized to chase at sea for half a year.

But now, the British navy has been devastated. When the Junker-290 bomber over Scarpa Bay flew over, the era of British sea power was ended.

Britain had to mobilize warships from the colonies several times to support the mainland. Even the British fleet in Egypt was quite weak. At most, they only dared to dispatch at night to provide supplies to Tubrug.

And now, when the huge Italian fleet appears in front of Tubrug, the Italian Navy is full of vigor.

Italy's new chief of staff, Admiral Rica, personally served as the commander-in-chief of the naval fleet, leading a huge fleet to find the British's misfortune. In the entire fleet, there are only four battleships!

These include the old Cavour-class battleships Cavour and Giulio-Caesar, the old Cao-Durio-class battleships and a new Veneto-class battleship.

Then there are the Zara-class heavy cruisers "Zara", "Fiume", "Grazia" and "Pola", which are proud of Italy.

In addition, there are Taranto-class heavy cruisers, Borgano-class heavy cruisers, etc. There are more than 30 various warships. Now, they are all lined up with the side facing Tubrug. .

"Now, I order, the shelling will begin immediately!" Admiral Rica shouted loudly on the radio.

"Boom!" The flagship Cavour, first opened fire!

This warship has a small displacement, only more than 20,000 tons, but its firepower is absolutely against the sky. It has 13 305mm naval guns! 108