Chapter 634 German Tanks Continue to Advance
, Recently, Lao Xi was proud of his youth and had a bit of crazy smell... Meng Xiang swept through the information about Germany during this period of time, couldn't help pinching his chin, and said sincerely in his heart.
Lao Xi could no longer watch and calm down. All the European continent except the Soviet circle of influence have been included in his pocket. Even neutral countries such as Switzerland and Sweden are secretly friendly. The Italians who are making soy sauce are their own little brothers and ally, so there is no need to say that this is the largest circle of influence that the Germans can reach since ancient times. Even the legendary emperors in ancient times were not so brilliant. Faced with unprecedented honors, could Lao Xi calm down?
The Germans not only traveled across most of Europe, but even the circle of power in Africa is constantly expanding. The halo worn on Lao Xi's head is no longer the king of Europe.
It's a succession of good news.
Hufen, the desert fox who obtained more supplies, launched a raid, driving the British to the junction of Egypt and Libya, and captured Lieutenant General O'Connor, who had advanced all the way and captured more than 100,000 Italian troops. Even the newly appointed Lieutenant General Nime was captured, which made the British lose face.
However, these are all following the trajectory of history. The victory of Tobrook, which was just won in mid-April, was a breakthrough in history. Without the 242-day siege in history, in just over half a month, the Germans' heavy artillery opened the British's defense. Even the Mediterranean fleet that Britain came to support was forced back by huge shore cannons on land.
There is no doubt that when the Italian navy collapsed and could only hide in domestic military ports, it was Libya's sub-base that provided the Germans with heavy artillery support, from 203mm heavy artillery to 280.
Millimeter shore cannons can be easily obtained, but at the cost of some of the Germans' lootings in North Africa.
When the counterfeit company threw out a 420mm large Berta howitzer and transported it to the front line through more than 20 trucks, some veterans in the German team who had become lieutenants and even generals remembered the glory of capturing the Liege Fortress and Namur Fortress, their eyes couldn't help but wet, but the British people opposite Tobrook burst into tears.
This large Belt Tower cannon was not a railway type, but a road cannon. With the transportation of 6-ton and 3-ton Opel trucks, it was quickly dragged from the chariot factory near the front line to the Tobruk front line.
More than a thousand people served these parts together, and the assembly was completed in more than a week with the help of cloning engineers. When the 820-kilogram warhead hit the Tobrook Fortress, looking at the mushroom clouds with gunpowder, the British, who were bleeding with their mouths and noses, were panicked by the huge explosion.
There is no fortress in Tobrooke that can block the impact of such a heavy warhead. The result of direct hit is to turn into powder and fill the pit. The entire section of the trench and the fortress above are directly flattened by explosions, and nothing can stop the carnival of heavy metal hammers. Even if it falls nearby, the heavy warhead uses the kinetic energy of the fall and drills into the deep underground and explodes. The earthquake caused is enough to shake the foundation of the solid fortress and shakes the confidence of the British.
To be honest, the attack effect of the Great Belta may be sharp in World War I, but when the warships and guns in World War II generally moved towards 400 mm, their power was naturally much worse. Moreover, the attack distance of the Great Belta was a bit close, and the shooting distance of more than 13 kilometers was easily counterattacked by the opponent. It has to be said that this cannon was out of date.
However, the reputation of the Big Belta cannon began to spread as early as World War I. Many young people grew up listening to its legend. When the British learned that the monster-like cannon outside was the Big Belta, the panic in their hearts was difficult to suppress.
The attack was not just a copycat company. The Germans would never forget their old love and purchased a large Belta, and three 283mm shore cannons, which directly referenced the Sck/34 naval guns on the German pocket battleship. In addition to fighting against the British Mediterranean Fleet's warships that were leaning against the harbor, they also joined the siege attack.
The threats of the British Mediterranean fleet by the Germans' whistling Stuka and Ju-88 bombers and the bombing of Tobrook Fortress became the last straw that overwhelmed the British.
Even the tough Australian Major General Moore Shett was called "ruthless Ming" in the army, but he could not suppress the panic and chaos of the defensive army at this time. The 9th Infantry Division of Australia was still brave, but the Germans armed with heavy artillery were no longer the team in history that only relied on the lightning speed of steel armor.
The Australian army planned to evacuate just by being hit by the giant Belta cannon.
Although the British maintained superficial unity, the members of the Commonwealth still had the right to decide to evacuate themselves as long as they were willing. The huge losses also allowed the Australian government to consider its future self-interest. The crisis in the UK and the Japanese eye for Southeast Asia are all things they need to consider in the long term.
So, after more than half a month of persistence, the Australian army saw that reinforcements were hopeless, and the German armored forward rushed to the vicinity of Bairdier, and had to evacuate. After half of the loss, they finally retreated to Bairdier.
The German army in North Africa was full of momentum, pressing against the border between Libya and Egypt. No matter how you look at it, the Germans from the six divisions there had already taken the initiative, and the rest was just a question of where to fight.
The British's local life transportation line was cut off by the German wolves and battle fleets, and they could only survive. Even if the Mediterranean and the Suez Canal were in control, the situation on the British Isles would not change much. Although the British curbed the Strait of Gibraltar and prevented the Germans from rushing in, the German fleet also blocked the British in the Mediterranean and could not transport things.
The role of the British Empire's corns was reduced, but the strategies prepared by the British did not give up the interests of the Middle East and North Africa. The Property Committee from Asia began to accumulate and expand to the Mediterranean near the Mediterranean, and the British continued to invest more power in the North African battlefield and even the Greek battlefield.
Unfortunately, the North African battlefield was still slowly declining under the command of the African fox Rommel. The Greek battlefield also faded under the glory of defeating the Italians.
Even though the British supported the forces and a large amount of supplies of the three Greek divisions, the Germans' actions were more thorough. A series of thunder and storm-like actions of more than 30 divisions of the two legions directly drove the British out. Even the military coup in Yugoslavia in March provoked by the British was directly smashed out.
But the unified Yugoslavian king Gu had been dismembered, and the national powder keg of Yugoslavia was ignited by all forces. Thousands of national massacres continued to be staged among all ethnic groups and religious sects. In just three months, 250,000 Serbs were killed. Other Muslims and Christians, royalists, and Soviet Russians also directly used the bare-fruit massacre to plant new hatred.
This may also be one of the reasons why ethnic wars broke out again after Tito's death in Yugoslavia. However, Tito, named Brodz, was still fighting guerrillas at this time.
The civil strife in Yugoslavia made the Germans much easier, and there were Italians in Greece maintaining stability, which also allowed the Germans to withdraw and start to consider the next step of action.
Without further consideration, the actions of the Pioneer Army have given the Germans a good inspiration.
"Only when the Soviet Union is captured, the king of Europe is the real crown on the heads of the Germans!
Even the king of the world!" Lao Xi was stabbed by new victories every day, and unconsciously began to cross the peak of Alexander the Great and Napoleon I that year.
"The ancients once fell on Russian land, and Napoleon's army also fell on Russian land. Conquering that vast land will be a great merit left to the king of the world!" Lao Xi said with great emotion.
Now the battle against the British has entered its most delicate moment. Facing the dying British and the Americans looming around, Lao Xi was a little hesitant. Although the German cavalry was very powerful and Lao Xi was also very glorious at this time, whether it was economy, finance, religion, power, whether it was Germans or Lao Xi, they were still somewhat controlled by others and could not completely rule the world.
The Vatican, Europe's complex royal family, the monopoly capital family that controls the lifeblood of the economy, the more greedy financial oligarchs, and even the Junker nobles in the army, forced Lao Xi to hold back. But Lao Xi knew that as long as the German boots continued to move forward, the Germanic chariot continued to drive, and as long as the plundered interests could satisfy the greedy appetite of those separators, he would one day be able to completely control the Germanic saber and cut down all obstacles.
He obviously felt a torrent behind him pushing him to fire at the Soviet Union. The vast land of the Soviet Union could give him enough time and space, and sufficient divided interests. He was willing to complete his sprint to the top of the world king on the Russian land. So his pace of fighting against the Soviet Union became tighter and tighter every day.
"Let our footprints travel all over Europe!" The public opinion propaganda against the Soviet Union in Germany was in full swing, and the sound of sharpening the knife was directly burning.
The Soviets also felt the scorching aura that could burn all fantasy, but many things could not be avoided, but they could be delayed.
The Soviets knew that both sides were false, but they still seized every opportunity to actively negotiate. In addition to the Germans, there were also the vanguard army...
Chapter completed!