Imperial Overlord - ~ 1224 The Middle East Situation

Montgomery has been very depressed recently. He has been operating in the Middle East for half a year, but he has never waited for the attack of Rommel, his old enemy.

He was very confident before, because as long as Rommel attacked immediately after seizing the Middle East, Montgomery could take advantage of the Iraqi desert to consume Rommel’s troops who rushed forward.

Rommel did not advance rashly, or Germany’s fragile logistical supplies were not capable of supporting Rommel’s advance into Iraq.

This is equivalent to giving Montgomery a chance to breathe and giving Germany time to strengthen its strength in the Middle East.

As a result, in the past six months, the military power of Germany and Italy in the Middle East has been at least twice as strong as before.

And the troops under Montgomery, because Japan was approaching India, were transferred at least half!

For example, the 10th Armored Division, which was deployed in Pakistan and was later transferred to Iraq, was transferred to the eastern side of India and joined the battle with the Japanese army.

Left to Montgomery, only the newly established 7th Armored Division has been defeated by Rommel at least twice, and now it is completely a newly formed force.

Most of its troop replenishment comes from Australia and India, and its weapons and equipment come from the aid of the United States. It is all m3 tanks, and its combat effectiveness is very limited.

You know, in fact, the m31ee tank is slightly outdated when facing the German tanks, not to mention the light tank such as the m3 tank.

Then again, even the m4 Sherman tanks designed by the Americans are not much more advanced than the tanks equipped by the Germans.

You know, even the second-rate armored units of the German army are also equipped with weapons and equipment such as tanks 3 and 4, which are much stronger than the m4 Sherman tanks.

The forces in Montgomery’s hands have all been transferred out of Iraq, while Rommel’s forces have been increasing.

Italy has hoarded at least 300,000 troops in Syria and other regions. They are equipped with a large number of trucks and are well trained.

They are not short of fuel when they are supplied by the oil in the Middle East, and they also have sufficient material supply to support the Mediterranean Sea.

These Italian units have at least 2oo modified versions of T26 tanks, equipped with Italian artillery, acting as the vanguard of the desert tank force.

In addition to the tanks produced in Italy, the Italian military of the Middle East Corps alone has 6oo tanks, which are fully equipped with two armored divisions.

The strength of the German army has always been small, and the number of troops in the Middle East has always been only 150,000 people. However, with the gradual expansion of the scale of German supplies, the weapons and equipment of these Germans are getting better and better.

Recently, the German army across the desert has been active, and Rommel’s reconnaissance force has become active.

Some patrol teams of trucks and motorcycles also appear from time to time in northern Iraq, and the Middle East seems to be no longer peaceful.

According to Yuan’s order, Germany terminated all winter operations related to the Soviet Union, and the German troops on the Eastern Front did not have the intention to continue advancing and cause trouble for the Soviets.

So, where did the rest of the spirit converge? Everyone looked on the map, and it seemed that there was only one enemy left on the German side, British India.

This is the seat of the British government in exile and a crucial strategic point! If you control India, you can almost say that you control the Indian Ocean.

Since there is no place to carve up interests, India has entered the vision of German high-level officials: all tactical plans against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front have been cancelled. Isn’t this the Middle East?

As a result, Rommel, who had just recovered from a stomach problem, had to go into battle again, receiving his medal in Jerusalem and the order to prepare for the attack.

Rommel has a lot of troops and a large number of tanks. Germany’s intimidation in the Middle East is basically completed by Rommel’s men.

Lieutenant General Alfred took care of the unit after Rommel left, maintaining the tyrannical combat capability of everyone.

“The German reconnaissance troop has appeared here, here, and near Gusaibai!” Next to the huge map hanging on the wall, an officer was drawing Montgomery’s area where the German troops invaded.

Looking at these areas, Montgomery always looked absent-minded. Whether the German army will attack along the Eurates is still unknown to him.

Montgomery was no fool, he knew Rommel’s danger and deceit. The other party frequently reconnaissance near Gusaibai, and may not necessarily start attacking from that direction.

If Rommel has enough supply trucks and enough adventurous spirit, Rommel can completely circle around Saudi Arabia, attack from the Red Sea coastline, and rush into Kuwait!

This is equivalent to saying that it bypassed all the decent defense lines of the British army and appeared directly behind Montgomery~www.mtlnovel.com~ For this choice, Montgomery had to guard against it.

In the same way, if the opponent did attack Gusaibai, but instead of attacking southwest along the Eurate River, but continued to the north, killing the Tigris River, what should the British army do?

So, as a British commander-in-chief, Montgomery felt that he should have a fighting force in the Tigris and Kuwait, just in case.

It is precisely because of this that he is so depressed, because he cannot find so many troops to cover the direction of Rommel’s attack that he is all worried about.

“Does the intelligence really show that Rommel got a lot of weapons and ammunition support?” With a hint of luck, Montgomery asked the intelligence officer sitting next to him.

It’s a pity that the other party didn’t give him the answer he wanted to hear: “According to the analysis of the total amount of material mobilization, the probability of the German attack this time is over 50%!”

Over fifty percent is already over half the probability. This probability is not low, especially at this time.

“They have hoarded some ammunition in Saudi Arabia and ammunition in Syria. Intelligence shows that they will definitely launch their own attack within a month.” The intelligence officer saw that Montgomery did not speak, and continued to add.

“It’s really unfortunate! Report to Her Royal Highness! Ask for support, we may be unable to hold Iraq and Iran!” In desperation, Montgomery could only give his orders step by step.

Because he has no particularly good countermeasures, he can only use the most disciplined method at this time, ask for support first, and wait for his opponent Rommel to make a move

At this time, Rommel is indeed making moves. He has received an order from Yuan and is ready to solve the trouble of the British government-in-exile in the Middle East.

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