Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Chapter 1341 This is a good sign

Washington, Oval Office.

When the fierce fighting in the North African battlefield was in full swing, Mr. President was not idle, and called a large number of military and political officials to the office for a meeting to discuss.

Even if they are thousands of miles away, even if they have no way to command remotely, it is still better than waiting for news that lasts like a year.

No way, Rommel's Afrika Korps has accumulated enough strength to attack with all its strength, which is very imposing and scary. This battle is also a crucial life-and-death battle in the North African battlefield.

If it is defeated, then the entire Egypt and the entire North African battlefield will really have its last breath left, and there may even be a catastrophic chain reaction of complete defeat.

"Shet! Damn German, what on earth are you trying to do, don't you?"

Mr. President looked a little ugly. The China Expeditionary Force, which has high hopes, has finally officially entered its role. Yang Fan also has the means to firmly hold the command of the Allied Forces in the North African Theater. These are very good news.

But not long ago, the Mediterranean Fleet was attacked by Italian frogmen. The majestic British Empire Mediterranean Fleet was destroyed by 8 frogmen under their noses, 3 capital ships and 1 oil tanker.

As a result, the Mediterranean Fleet can be said to have suffered heavy losses overnight, and the only British navy that can take advantage of the North African theater now only dares to hide near the port and shiver.

When he first heard the news, Mr. President almost vomited blood without anger. This was simply too shocking. The opponent only dispatched 8 frogmen and spent 4 torpedoes to disable the Mediterranean Fleet. There is nothing worse than this An annoying and tragic thing?

If the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Italian Fleet fought at sea, and while paying such a heavy price, they also caused equal damage to each other, Mr. President will definitely accept this reality easily.

However, the cold reality is that Italy achieved major results at zero cost, making the Italian fleet, which was no weaker than the British Mediterranean Fleet, instantly occupy an absolute advantage, and the command of the Mediterranean Sea basically fell into the hands of the Axis Alliance.

This kind of coquettish operation that could not be imagined in the dream once made Mr. President and all the military and political officials feel extremely pessimistic and desperate. If they completely lost the command of the Mediterranean Sea, it would undoubtedly make the Allied camp worse.

Immediately afterwards, the Battle of Malta Islands broke out again, and the German-Italian coalition forces organized extremely powerful sea, land and air attack forces in an attempt to conquer the Malta Islands in one fell swoop.

During those few days, Mr. President was tortured enough. He was worried every day. He was extremely worried that the strategically important Malta Island would fall to the enemy, which would lead to the complete loss of control of the Mediterranean Sea.

Fortunately, Yang Fan made the layout in advance, which greatly strengthened the defense force of Malta Island, and relied on the tenacious resistance of the Chinese and British coalition forces to forcibly resist the unprecedented scale of the amphibious landing operations of the German and Italian coalition forces.

Although Gozo Island fell under the continuous onslaught of the German and Italian forces regardless of the cost, as long as Malta Island is firmly in hand, it is enough to pinch the throat of Rommel's African Army and play an unexpected role at critical moments!

Then the key point of the next question lies in the ongoing battle of the Matruh Fortress. As long as this fortress can be defended and the African Legion suffers serious casualties, the enemy can be continuously consumed and weakened.

Boom, boom, just as Mr. President was meditating, there was a rush of footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

If Mr. President looked up, he soon saw the beautiful lady secretary walking into the office with a happy expression on her face. Before she came to her, the pleasant voice reached her ears next step:

"Good news, Your Excellency! General Stilwell has good news!"

"Oh, show it to me!"

Mr. President became excited all of a sudden. If it wasn't for his inconvenient legs and feet, which made him unable to stand up, the first thing to do now would be to go up to him and snatch the telegram for a sneak peek.

"Any good news?"

"Quick, let's go and have a look first."

Hull, Marshall and the others who were also in the office all looked at the secretary at the same moment, and then put down the things in their hands and flocked to the president's desk.

"Haha, well done! Although this battle was just a defensive battle, and although the Allies paid heavy casualties, they showed determination and courage, and dealt an extremely heavy blow to the Axis Alliance of Evil!"

Mr. President first gobbled up the telegram ten lines at a glance, and then read it three times in a row line by line, and then handed over the telegram to Hull and others to study carefully.

After three days and two nights of bloody battles between the Allied Forces and the Rommel Afrika Korps, they finally achieved phased results. The Matruh Fortress was finally held.

According to the preliminary statistics of this battle, the Afrika Korps suffered 7.7 casualties, and lost 900 tanks, armored vehicles, and 750 combat aircraft, equivalent to a loss of 40% of its technical equipment.

On the other hand, the Allied Forces had more than 4.7 casualties, 1700 tanks and armored vehicles of various types, about 1000 combat aircraft of various types, and more than 2200 artillery pieces of various types. The loss rate of tanks and armored vehicles was nearly 40%, and the loss rate of combat aircraft It is nearly 50%.

The Allied forces lost far more technical equipment than the Axis forces, but were much smaller in terms of casualties.

Judging from the superficial data, this unprecedented scale offensive and defensive battle was neither lost nor won, and it was considered a tie.

But for the rich and powerful United States, losing more technical equipment is nothing at all. As long as the Matruh Fortress can be defended, as long as it can cause heavy casualties and losses to the African Army, it will undoubtedly be an exciting victory.

"Verygood!"

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

"The Huaxia Expeditionary Army is indeed a brave and victorious army!"

After carefully reading the telegram, Hull, Marshall and others also praised it one after another.

That's right, although the statistics of this defensive battle are not gorgeous, compared with the continuous defeats and multiple disastrous defeats on the African battlefield in the past, the defensive battle of the Matruh Fortress is undoubtedly the long-awaited victory of the Allied camp.

"This is the first time that the North African theater has suffered such a disastrous defeat against the Germans. It is so relieved! This is a good sign."

After Hull took off the glasses, he picked up the coffee and stirred it happily, and said to Mr. President with a smile: "Your Excellency, our move is just right, thanks to the intervention of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous! "

"That's right, thanks to Mr. President's immediate decision, according to the bad temper of the British, the North African theater has been completely defeated and irretrievable!"

Marshall did not spare any effort to praise, and sighed with lingering fear: "Speaking of it, it is really a mystery. If the Chinese Expeditionary Force arrives in the North African theater ten and a half months later, I am afraid the result will be far from the one in front of me. Does it look like it?"

Chapter 1342 Remaining fear

"Who says it's not! But in the final analysis, it's the result of everyone's brainstorming. It's not my fault alone."

Hearing these words of praise, Mr. President couldn't help being overjoyed, and then vomited with a touch of disgust:

"It's ridiculous that just a few days ago, that fat man was still complaining and protesting to me, saying that we in the United States were covering up and conniving Yang Fan, and taking the command of the British Empire away from the battlefield, and also asserted that we would pay a heavy price for it! "

After a pause, Mr. President raised his eyebrows proudly and said, "Now that fat British man should know the role of the Chinese Expeditionary Army, right? He should have nothing to say, right?"

Hull nodded and said: "That's natural, these arrogant and stupid British guys made a series of targeted provocations after Yang Fan arrived in the North African theater, and they were extremely uncooperative and resistant.

Fortunately, Yang Fan is a man of means, otherwise, if it were someone else, the Allied forces in the North African theater would still be in disarray. "

Marshall then said: "But let's not be too happy too early. Although Rommel's African Army was frustrated in Matruh's attack and suffered serious loss of technical equipment, they currently hold the command of the Mediterranean sea. It is very convenient to supplement. We're having trouble with our supply lines."

Mr. President frowned and said: "That's right, the transport fleet can't pass through the Mediterranean Sea safely, so they can only detour around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. This route is not only more than twice as long, but also adds more dangers.

This is not a small increase in burden for the United States, and the war situation is still not good! "

Hell pondered for a while and said: "Since transportation from the mainland of the United States is several times more difficult, why don't we consider deploying materials from the Burmese theater to feed back the North African theater?"

General Marshall shook his head lightly and said: "Those basic materials such as food, ammunition, oil, and transport vehicles are partly transferred from the Myanmar theater, but the technical equipment is not enough. After all, when we aided in the construction of the Myanmar industrial base, the aided The production lines are all domestic production lines that are about to be eliminated.

The tanks and aircraft produced can compete with the Japanese in the Asian battlefield, but they can't do it against the German army. It will not only increase casualties, but also damage the morale of the front line. "

"Well, that's definitely a problem!"

Mr. President sighed softly. If he had known this would be the situation before him, he should have spent more money when he aided in the construction of the Burmese industrial base.

"General Marshall, Your Excellency, have you forgotten something?"

However, at this time, Hull said: "Didn't you think that Yang Fan also built a lot of military factories in Myanmar, and the weapons and equipment they produced were not only not inferior to the German army, but even more advanced and powerful! "

"This! Is it really possible?"

Mr. President naturally knew about this situation, but once he thought about the agreement he had signed with Yang Fan and Yang Fan's urgency, he automatically blocked this possibility.

Now that Hull brought it up, Mr. President began to come alive again.

"Nothing is impossible."

Hull nodded firmly and said: "Yang Fan is indeed very shrewd and good at settling accounts, so he has never suffered a disadvantage, but this is also a great weakness of his."

"what do you mean?"

Mr. President's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he grasped the point clearly.

"Yes, Your Excellency the President!"

Hull nodded tacitly and said: "Otherwise, he would not have brought so many technical equipment and individual weapons to the African battlefield. After all, he cherishes the lives of his soldiers more than we do, and is more eager to win this war.

So with this common ground, we can carry out a series of bargaining and have reached a new balance point of 3! "

"Good point! Then let's sum it up now!"

After these words, Mr. President suddenly felt that his eyes suddenly brightened. If the heavy tanks and advanced fighter jets that Americans covet can be directly transferred from Burma, it will not only greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Allied Forces in the North African theater in a short period of time, but also make the war The United States saves a great burden.

Allied General Command, Cairo.

Three days and two nights, whether it is long or not, is not short.

During this period of time, Yang Fan spent almost all his time at the headquarters. Although the mansion was only a few minutes away from the headquarters, he seldom went back.

There is no way, the pressure has been too great recently, and I can't do anything, so I simply hang up the flag of avoiding war and stay at the headquarters to have a leisurely time.

It has to be said that the German army is much more brutal than the Japanese army. Yang, who is such a cheating man, was frightened. He couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep.

This was the first tough battle, and 1700 tanks and armored vehicles, more than 1000 combat aircraft of various types, and more than 2200 artillery pieces were consumed in one go. As for the consumption of guns and ammunition, it was countless.

If it weren't for the crazy smashing of equipment by the United States before, the Allied forces in the North African theater had an extremely strong family of technical equipment. Not only would the casualties have more than doubled, but the technical equipment would have been exhausted long ago.

If these losses are all borne by oneself, it can only be described as returning to the pre-liberation.

Even with the allied forces sharing the firepower, after the battle, more than two-thirds of the Tiger tanks and Mustang fighter jets brought by Yang Fan were consumed, leaving only 37 and 158 fighters.

If you don't replenish it as soon as possible, facing the next attack of such intensity, you really can only fill it with your life.

Thinking of this, Mr. Yang is still terrified. Sure enough, the German tank is still the same German tank!

"Boss, come, let's go to Zhihuazi to relieve fatigue!"

Liu Qiang took out a pack of Da Zhonghua from his pocket, which he was usually reluctant to smoke, handed him good cigarettes with a flattering face, and hurriedly lit a cigarette for Yang Fan.

"it is good!"

Yang Fan nodded with a smile. Although he didn't like the mouthful, he really wanted to relax at this moment, so he smoked one mouthful after another.

After smoking a cigarette with Yang Fan, Liu Qiang asked with a smile: "Boss, the battle of the Matruh Fortress has come to an end for the time being. When will our navy be able to carry out the sneak attack plan? Seeing that the brother troops are fighting the fascists desperately." , we can't stay idle forever."

"What's the rush? Sharpening a knife is not the same as chopping firewood. What's the use of being anxious!"

Yang Fan waved his hand. If the Mustang fighter jets weren't too exhausted, it would take ten days and a half months at most according to the plan, and it's time to start.

But now it is necessary to add a wave of fighter jets, otherwise the attack on the port of Taranto can only be regarded as a risky suicide attack.

Killing one thousand enemies and destroying eight hundred, even if you can blow up some Italian ships, what's the use?

Chapter 1343 New Year's Day Celebration

Liu Qiang said cheekily again: "Boss, I want to help you relieve your worries. As long as we can kill the Italian fleet, we can control the Mediterranean Sea. At that time, no matter how capable Rommel is, there is no supply line to support him." , they don't want to be rampant!"

"That's the truth, that's right! But our fighter jets have lost too much, and we must replenish a large number of them to ensure the success rate of the operation."

After Yang Fan gave a brief explanation, he instructed earnestly: "These days, you should study more humbly, practice more carrier-based aircraft operations, and build a good relationship with the British Navy.

After all, our navy is still too weak, and we have to rely on the British fleet if we want to win control of the Mediterranean!

Don't worry, once the time is right, you will naturally have the opportunity to make contributions to your navy! "

When the Shandong Peninsula launched a strategic counter-offensive before, Yang Fan sent Liu Qiang back to Shandong, hoping that their navy could wait for the opportunity to participate in the operation and carry out a sneak attack on the Japanese fleet that might come to support.

But it is a pity that the Japanese fleet did not come to join in the fun at all, so that the heroes were useless.

So before departure, Yang Fan sent a special plane to take Liu Qiang back to Myanmar, and then took him all the way to Africa to gain experience.

No trick, who told Yang that he is a person who is very emotional, and he always likes to keep fat and water out of the fields of outsiders!

"I understand! Please don't worry, Chief, I know what to do!"

Liu Qiang hurriedly nodded in response, although he was eager to fight, but he knew better what it means to be a little intolerable and make a big conspiracy.

"Okay, you should go back and rest first. It's rare to calm down. Everyone is tired these days. It's time to relax. Relax and combine work and rest, so that you can work harder and forge ahead!"

Yang Fan smiled and waved his hands, then lowered his head and sniffed his sweaty clothes, and said to himself: "I also have to go back and take a good bath and sleep comfortably. These few days Come down, you'll feel bad all over!"

In the conference room of the Gaomi Huben Army Headquarters, Wu Rongbang, Miao Dadong, Liu Qingyuan and other military and government officials gathered together, and everyone's faces were full of joy at the moment.

Because just an hour ago, they received a good news from the North African theater. The Allied forces successfully resisted the crazy attack of the Axis African Army and caused heavy casualties and loss of technical equipment.

Among them, the Huaxia Expeditionary Army played the mainstay role in this battle. Whether it was the previous defense of Malta Island or the just-concluded Matruh Fortress defense, the record of the Huaxia Expeditionary Army was remarkable.

This good news is undoubtedly very exciting, it boosts the morale of the people of the country, and it makes all the military and political officials of the Huaxia Huben Army look very proud.

In the past month or so, the domestic Huben Army has not been idle. Not only has it successfully completed the Ark Project, but it has also brought at least 350 million disaster victims from Henan into Shandong.

Coupled with the newly recovered population of the enemy-occupied areas, the population of the Huben Army's domestic jurisdiction exceeded 2000 million in one fell swoop, reaching a huge 2200 million.

If you add Myanmar's 2000 million population, Yang Fan's population base will reach 4200 million.

Even in this era of many people and great power, such a population base is not a small number, enough for Yang Fan to do many things.

You must know that before the outbreak of World War II, the total population of Germany was only 8000 million.

At the same time, the battle to regain the territory of Shandong is also going on simultaneously. In the past more than a month, after fighting hard, Laiwu, Tai'an, Feicheng, Pingyin and other counties have been successively conquered.

At present, only [-] counties in Shandong, including Wenshang County, Ziyang County, Jining County, and Jiaxiang County in southwest Shandong, are still in the hands of the devils.