Romanian Eagle

"That's the basic situation, what do you think?"

In his office, Antonescu finished his plans in one breath, and then sought the opinion of Lieutenant General Messer.

After Messi heard his words, he felt that the plan was completely out of the blue. "It's really incredible, but this requires the cooperation of several aspects. Among them, the naval aspect..."

"You come to coordinate."

Facing Antonescu's words, Messer bypassed the topic.

"Then how do you plan to break through in the first line of defense? You must know that there are three divisions, and they are completely on the front line, and there are two divisions 51 and 67 in the second line. Although they are deployed at a larger interval, they are still quite It is not easy to break through. In addition, Catroull should have a reserve team. If you want to break through the French defense line in one breath, it is really unrealistic to enter Ben Gardan in Tunisia.”

Messi tried to dissuade Antonescu because it was too risky. Antonescu tried to concentrate the armored forces of the two sides, and then took these armored forces to seek a breakthrough at the weak point of the French defense line, and the target of the plan was Ben Gardan in Tunisia, here is the French transport logistics base.

As long as this place is laid, more than 90,000 French troops will be surrounded by more than 100 kilometers from Tripoli to Bengaldan.

At that time, there will be defenders on both the east and west sides, with the sea to the north and the mountains and deserts to the south. It can be said that it will be completely surrounded. Unless the French wanted to die in the Sahara Desert, they had no choice but to choose between breaking out and surrendering.

However, on the way to Bengaldan, there is a border line between the two countries to be reached. It is called Abu Kama, and its road is very dangerous and very conducive to defense. The previous defeat in Italy allowed the French army to easily enter Libya.

Although Antonescu's plan is quite profitable, and even if it is completed, it will be able to invade Tunisia, but the danger is not small. If one is bad, the armored troops will be caught in it. At that time, it is not the problem of pushing back the French army, but the problem of Tripoli's possible fall.

Lieutenant General Messi he couldn't afford to take the risk.

In the face of Messi's opposition, Antonescu was of course unwilling. This was a plan he carefully prepared after his investigation. If Messer does not agree, then the troops currently landing in Tripoli will not have the chance to complete this battle plan at all. After all, the Romanian army in Tripoli is just over 10,000 and needs the cooperation of the Italian army.

"Messer, listen to me, the French army never imagined that we would do this, and it can be seen from their offensive that they are not ready to switch from offense to defense.

If the drag continues, the enemy will perfect its deployment and we will just watch as opportunities are lost. This is definitely not what you and I want to see. "

"There are bound to be risks in war, otherwise it is impossible to obtain such a high profit. And even you didn't expect us to launch an attack, how could the other party think of it. In fact, before today, I didn't think so myself.

And for this plan, I have seven levels of confidence. As long as we work together, we can produce a beautiful victory. You also want to come up with a beautiful record, let everyone see your talent, this is the best chance. Defeating the French army led by Catroull was definitely the most dazzling performance. "

Facing Antonescu's demagogic words, Messi was moved. There is no more pleasure than defeating an enemy. Although the relationship between Italy and France is not an enemy, Italy has been France as an imaginary enemy for many years. From the northern territorial disputes to Tunisia being robbed by France, every Italian has enough reasons. express dissatisfaction.

"Done!"

In the end, Messer, who couldn't resist the temptation, made a decision with a gritted teeth. And his words made Antonescu on the side laugh. At that time, this may have something to do with the excessive conservative forces in the Italian army. As a commander of a new type of arms, if you want to get enough support, you must be careful in doing things.

So compared with Italy, Romania is much better in this regard. At least the top military has a high awareness of new things, and they can also get His Majesty's support. I can simply envy my Italian colleagues, and I can envy my German colleagues before.

Since both of them have agreed, it is natural to do the preparatory work first.

Coordinate the troops; at present, a small part of the Rams Armored Division and most of the Brescia Infantry Division are on the front line, and they need to be gradually drawn from the front line.

Collect vehicles; according to the plan, nearly 1,000 vehicles are needed, and only 600 are currently in the hands of Antonescu, while the rest needs to be coordinated by Lieutenant-General Messer. Oil, ammunition (mainly Italian ammunition, Romanian ammunition is self-contained), contact the navy and air force for support, which makes the two busy.

While the two were busy, the French army's offensive continued.

As commander of the French army, General Catroull established his headquarters in Zawier, 24 kilometers from the front. This is also the logistics distribution center of the front-line troops, so the defense work is done well, and the 21st Division will protect it strictly.

But for Catrou, he doesn't care at all now, because the offensive against the Italian army is what he cares most about.

"How was the result today?"

Catrou, who had just arrived at the headquarters, opened his mouth to ask, and what he asked was his old friend and old partner, General Dervo, the chief of staff. I saw him answer. "The effect is not good at present. As we get closer to Tripoli, the resistance is more serious. Now all the troops are reacting and their advance is blocked."

After hearing the words of the chief of staff, Cattle muttered to himself. "At present, we only have so many troops, and asking for reinforcements from Paris is not approved at all. I don't know what they think. Libya has oil. As long as we capture the port of Brega, we can cut off Libya's oil. Gentlemen should know the importance of oil."

In the face of Catroull's complaint, Dervo also knew the reason why he did not agree. On the one hand, the government was unwilling to open another front to disperse the precious troops of the French army. On the other hand, the French navy cannot guarantee the security of the Libyan waters. In fact, this is not only not guaranteed, but simply ignored. The French navy started from the Cape of Tunis, and the naval power in the eastern seas was almost non-existent.

At present, the main navies of Italy and France are in Toulon and Genoa respectively. On the small and medium-sized warships, the two countries fought more, and in this regard, the Italian Navy showed amazing combat effectiveness.

Therefore, starting from the Cape of Tunis, the French Navy's control over the Central Mediterranean region has plummeted. If it weren't for the transport mission to the island of Malta, the French in the region would be almost invisible.

And without the cover of the navy, most of the ambitions to seize Libya have to be dispelled. Although Catroull no longer imagined the situation of galloping in Libya, he could still consider the capture of Tripoli, because the two division reinforcements sent by General Jean Reko, the governor of Algeria, were about to arrive. So he planned to take this opportunity to attack again, and if it didn't work, he would return to Tunisia and stick to it.

So he thought about it and ordered. "Let the 21st Division send two regiments to reinforce them. If we can't attack, then we will turn to the defense. The intelligence shows that Romanian troops were transported to Tripoli, but these Romanians have never been seen on the battlefield. Maybe they planning to do something."

Cattle expressed enough attention to the arrival of Romanian reinforcements, because the Romanians have performed well in previous battlefields. In the past, Romania could be called the Prussia of the Balkans, although this made him feel uncomfortable, but he had to admit its combat effectiveness.