The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 750

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On August 4, the German army set out from the southwestern part of Gaul and officially began to move south.

At the same time, Rommel’s North African Corps also began to collect ships in the southeastern part of Gaul, and deliberately leaked the German army’s combat intelligence, indicating that the German army was going to launch an attack on Malta in the center of the Mediterranean.

After these two pieces of news came out, they immediately aroused the vigilance of the British and Gauls stationed in North Africa.

The British did not have many troops in North Africa, and most of them were stationed in the territory of Aiji.

Their main task was to control the Suez Canal.

When George V went to India, they had already withdrawn part of the troops from North Africa.

At this time, the number of remaining British troops was only about 30,000.

The two armies of the German army, whether the Western Army dominated by the navy or the Eastern Army dominated by the army, their strength far exceeded that of the British army, which made the British army very uneasy!

They were very worried that the German army would successfully land in North Africa. Once���If the German army landed here, they would not be able to resist the German attack at all.

Therefore, they had to seek support from their allies.

The Sun Never Sets had only one ally in North Africa, and that was Gaul, so King George V immediately sent a telegram to General De Gaul, the leader of Free Gaul, asking for his assistance.

After receiving the telegram, De Gaul attached great importance to it. The Gauls and the Sun Never Sets were in a state of mutual dependence. If they allowed the German army to land in the territory controlled by the Sun Never Sets, then it can be imagined that once the German army conquered the area guarded by the British army, they would inevitably advance westward and attack the territory controlled by the Gauls.

Therefore, they must not retreat in the face of the threat of the German army, even if the German army was not attacking their own territory at this time, it did not mean that they could rest easy!

If a man does not think about the future, he will have immediate worries.

De Gaul knew the serious consequences of letting the German army land, so after receiving the request from the Sun Never Sets, he immediately sent troops into the coastal areas of North Africa and began to assist the British army in defense.

Passively waiting for the German attack on the African continent is not very beneficial to them. The best way is to take the initiative and intercept the German transport fleet at sea.

They can take advantage of the German navy before it breaks through the blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar and dispatch warships to attack the German transport ships without naval protection. As long as they can kill the German transport ships at sea, they can annihilate the German army at the lowest cost. No matter how good the German army is, they can only stare blankly if they can’t get ashore!

Therefore, in addition to the French army starting to march north and east, the British Mediterranean Fleet also began to become active. They traveled back and forth from the waters of Malta to the southeastern region of Gaul, monitoring the German army’s every move at any time. As long as the German army dispatched landing troops, they would mercilessly shoot down the German troops at sea and let the German soldiers go to the bottom of the sea to feed the turtles!

From 85 to 822, the Japanese-Rommel coalition forces were on high alert in Africa, always on guard against Rommel’s North African Corps going south!

However, what they didn’t expect was that Rommel’s side was just a lot of thunder and a little rain. Apart from the huge momentum created at the beginning, there was no action afterwards. After making a fuss, they stopped and didn’t look like they were going to launch a large-scale attack at all!

This made the British and French armies begin to confuse: Could it be that the Germans were deceiving them?

Didn’t Rommel’s North African Corps plan to go south?

On August 3, a bad news from West Africa confirmed their thoughts!

The German Marines landed in West Africa, defeated the French troops stationed in the territory of Moro, and controlled the northern part of Moro!

This news surprised the Gauls!

Moro is their territory, which is an important transportation route connecting West Africa. If you want to go south from northern Africa, the only way is to go south near the West African coastline. This route can avoid the vast Sahara Desert, a life restricted area!

So for countries that aim to the whole of Africa, it is crucial for them to take down Moro in North Africa!

Similarly, for the Gauls who plan to operate in Africa for a long time, especially those in the core areas of West Africa, the Moro Kingdom in North Africa is their Achilles heel!

If this place is captured by the German army, it means that their central gate is wide open, and the enemy can go south at any time. They have to concentrate most of their troops to prevent the enemy from going south!

In this case, they have to completely give up their control over the North African region. Otherwise, the French army, whose retreat is cut off, will either become a prisoner of the German army, or must rely on the supply and support of the British army and be forced to accept the command of the British army.

Dai Gaole knows very well that the Sun Never Sets is an ally of Gaul on the surface, but they still value their lives more. If the French army falls into their hands, needless to say, they will definitely use the French army as cannon fodder!

Having also experienced the war of extermination, not only the Sun Never Sets people feel that their army is extremely precious, but the Gauls also feel that their army is very precious, so they don’t want to sacrifice their army and let the Sun Never Sets people squander it wantonly!

So after receiving this news, Dai Gaole no longer cared about the British army’s request for assistance. He immediately led the main force of the French army to retreat and rushed back to West Africa without stopping, intending to block the German army’s way first!

The French army hurried along the way, fearing that their home base would be captured by the German army if they were slow. As a result, when they arrived in West Africa, they found that the German army did not attack them at all.

And contrary to what they thought, the German army not only had no interest in them, but also sent all its troops to the north to attack the Gibraltar Fortress in the north!

“Could it be that the German army is planning to cross the sea to attack the Gibraltar fortress? Can it be taken down?”

After the threat was gone, Dai Gaole felt relieved, but also confused.

They originally thought that this German army would go directly south to attack the Gibraltar fortress.

After all, this German army was mainly naval, and their purpose was obvious to anyone with a discerning eye, which was to open up a passage to the Mediterranean Sea, allow the main force of the German navy to enter the Mediterranean Sea, defeat the British Mediterranean Fleet, and thus gain control of the Mediterranean Sea.

With control of the sea, their army can move south at ease and launch an attack on Africa!

As a result, to their surprise, although the German army still attacked Gibraltar, it was in a way they had not expected!