Tobrug.

This is an important port city, and for the UK, it has outstanding significance!

What is the meaning? Open up land passages!

The Middle East is one of the most important overseas colonies in Britain, providing the UK with a large amount of raw materials, including oil.

But now, Gibraltar was attacked by the shameful Spaniards, and when the rice flag on Gibraltar landed, it marked the western gate of the Mediterranean, closed.

Subsequently, Spain set up a patrol fleet in Gibraltar to inspect the cargo ships coming and going day and night. Due to the rapid decline in naval strength, the British Navy was unable to recapture Gibraltar for the time being.

In this way, the supplies in the Middle East can only detour the southern end of Africa and take a big circle, which has expanded several times! For the UK, this is unbearable.

If the sea cannot be opened for the time being, then we can only consider land. If Britain occupy Libya, it will be connected with the French colonies to the west. As long as we win the support of the governor there, the entire North Africa will belong to Britain. Even if we do not go to sea and land, Britain can continue to be connected with the Middle East.

For the British army in the Middle East, attacking and attacking are their only choice!

At the same time, on the other hand, of course, is Libya's oil base.

The German war machine has been in operation until now, and the main source of German oil is Libya! As long as Libya is occupied, Germany will lose its most important oil resources!

As for the shares that the United States invests in it, it is easy to deal with. At worst, it can be changed to join forces with BP and give more shares to American oil merchants. They will definitely be willing. The businessmen value the most is interests.

And all these require military victory!

In order to open up the situation in North Africa, the British also took possession of their property. In addition to the British troops originally in Africa, Britain also mobilized a large number of troops from other colonies, including Australia, India, etc.

The game started very well, and the Italians were beaten so hard that they howled. After occupying the important port of Tubrug in western Libya, General Weiville, the commander-in-chief of the British Army, was in charge of Tubrug and personally commanded it.

And their good luck ended here.

"A Australian unit we were on guard against the outside world, and we were in contact with the German armored forces, and they all died in battle." Klopp, the commander of the Tobrug Fortress, said to Weiville.

On the periphery, German armored troops appeared!

"How many of them?" Weiville asked.

"There are only about one battalion troops, which we suspect is their vanguard." Klopp continued: "The German troops have begun to land on a large scale in North Africa."

The situation that the Germans, the most unwilling to see, began to land in North Africa on a large scale!

what to do?

"It seems that we must eat this German vanguard." Weiville said: "The Germans have just landed in Africa and are not yet adapted to the environment here. We took advantage of the Germans' unpreparedness to eliminate this force and boost our morale."

Morale is the most important. The British army in the Middle East beat the Italians to flee in a panic. They are in high spirits. If they eat the German vanguard again, it would be even better!

Now, the European war situation is not optimistic. Only by winning the battlefield in North Africa can local morale be encouraged!

"But, how do we deal with the Germans?" Klopp asked.

German tanks are simply invincible in this era!

Even if the British military industry is rapidly developing new tanks, there is no mature plan to come up with it so far.

"Spread the 6th Royal Armored Regiment," said Weiville.

"Will they go to die?" Hearing Wavell's words, Alan Gordon Cunningham, commander of the British Eighth Army, couldn't help but ask.

Although the British mainland is dispatching a new tank force to reinforce the British army in the Middle East, they are still wandering on the sea and have not arrived in Africa at all. Montgomery's feet have not stepped on the deserts of Africa.

The 6th Royal Armored Regiment is the only British armored force in the Middle East. Although they use newer Crusader tanks, this type of cruiser tank with a self-weight of 20 tons cannot be confronted with the main tanks of Germany.

The origin of this kind of cruiser tank must be discussed with the "Covenant" tank.

Historically, the "Covenant" cruiser tank was designed in 1937 and was finalized in 1940. Its appearance is similar to the A13 cruiser tank, equipped with a 2-pound cannon and a caliber of 40 mm. The suspension device is obviously a Christie suspension device, and the large diameter load-bearing wheel is very eye-catching.

This tank has good maneuverability, but its armor is thin and its firepower is relatively weak.

Now, the British progress is ahead of history. After all, a year or two ago, the European continent was already covered with clouds, and it is urgent to improve the performance of the "Covenant" tank.

The "Crusader" cruise tank was improved on the basis of the "Covenant" tank and was jointly manufactured by several companies led by Nuffield. The development progress was very fast, but it did not rush to equip the British Expeditionary Force, but it was now.

The tanks were produced, part of which defended the British mainland, and part of which was transported to the Middle East and equipped to the Legion of the Middle East.

The British named this tank the Crusader, which is of great significance.

However, this still cannot change the facts. It is okay to bully the Italians, but it is absolutely impossible to fight against the German main tanks. After all, even if a 57mm tank gun is used, it cannot penetrate the main armor of the German tanks. How can I fight?

Therefore, even the commander of the Eighth Army, the main force of the British army, was asking, are they going to die?

"We have no choice." Weiville said: "Are we going to give up here? We have to wait for the Germans to fight to Egypt, to our Suez Canal, and drive us out of the Middle East completely? We can't retreat! Everyone knows the attack power of Germany, and we must withstand it!"

Weiville saw further, and now it was a turning point, the most critical point of the entire Middle East war, and they had no choice.

"It's not entirely a death. The Germans came all the way, and their tanks might be lacking in fuel and could not be activated. This is a good opportunity for us." Weiville's words changed: "We must seize this opportunity, otherwise we will become the sinners of the times!"

Until now, the German army has simply created an invincible myth. If the Germans' myth is broken here, these Egyptians will create a miracle! Maybe this will be the turning point of the entire World War II?

"We definitely can't fight head-on, but we can go around the back of the Germans! In terms of familiarity with the terrain, that is definitely our advantage."
Chapter completed!