Chapter 808 Strategy
The Third Army had a total of more than 30,000 people. It was not a trivial matter to hold a scimitar, but even in Algeria there were no big events... There were many scimitars among the people in Algeria, and even because of the tradition of using scimitars, there were many shops selling scimitars on the market, and of course there were factories that produced scimitars.???
In fact, it cannot be said to be a factory, but it should be a handicraft workshop or a blacksmith shop, a stove with a few hammers, and a few people beating inside.
If the people have stock, it will be easy to deal with. Cookie immediately called for a scimitar.
Of course, this kind of thing was left to the independents. They waved their banner and said something to the people like "for the independence of Algeria", and soon thousands of scimitars were sent to the hands of the Third Army.
Not to mention, these scimitars are really matched with the military uniforms that the Zoafu Corps is using. A knife next to the loose pants is like an ancient warrior.
However, after transporting a batch of new military uniforms from China, it became a bit unconventional: berets, leggings, and yellow military uniforms... A scimitar was slapped on her waist, which was originally a modern special forces soldier.
But Zhang Chi believes that this is harmless, because the battlefield is the most realistic place, and there is no doubt that "practical" must be ranked. Whether the scimitar and military uniforms will be matched does not prevent the soldiers from using these knives to kill people.
While the Third Army of the Zoaf Corps was in full swing, the Allied Command in Cairo, Egypt was in full swing.
The debate was born between the British faction represented by Alexander and the American faction represented by Eisenhower, and the focus was on the question of how the Allies should fight in the next step.
When the two sides were in a stalemate, Eisenhower suggested: "Why don't we let Zhang Chi attend this meeting!"
"That Chinese Major General?" Alexander said: "I don't think it's necessary. This battle has nothing to do with the Chinese troops, right?"
Alexander obviously did not want Zhang Chi to participate, because Zhang Chi obviously helped the United States.
"God!" Eisenhower said: "You must know that you plan to let the French army join the war, and this Chinese major general is the military adviser of the French army. You must at least understand the capabilities of the French army in all aspects!"
As soon as this was said, Alexander had nothing to say.
Eisenhower is talking about the fact that Alexander knew almost nothing about the combat effectiveness and coordination capabilities of the French army. In this case, it is obviously a pity to formulate an offensive plan.
So that afternoon, Zhang Chi and General Zhu An flew to Cairo.
The reason why we came this time was not Giro but Juan because everyone knew that General Juan was more reliable when discussing the issue of war.
Zhang Chi began to feel a little bored with this kind of flying life... In fact, he was unwilling to attend such meetings. Just like last time in Morocco, the discussions at the meetings were often not about meaningful things, but about intrigue political struggles.
Zhang Chi believes this time is no exception.
Facts also prove that Zhang Chi’s guess was right. On the surface, this meeting seemed to be a strategic issue, but in fact it was a competition between the interests of Britain and the United States.
"We believe that the Allies should land on the 6th in northern France!" Eisenhower pointed to the map at the meeting and said: "Although France was occupied by Germany, it is well known that France still has many armed forces. It can be expected that after we land on the 6th in France, we will receive support from French resistance figures in all aspects, which will greatly reduce our burden on supply and intelligence. What is particularly important is that France is adjacent to Germany, and we can attack Germany with France as a base, forming an east and west attack with the Soviet troops on the eastern front!"
This strategy is of course very good. It is actually the Normandy 6 that has been born in history. However, the specific location of the plan has not been determined yet.
"No, I think we should land in southern Italy!" Alexander said: "First, if we land in northern France..."
As he said that, Alexander turned his attention to Eisenhower: "General, do you know how many troops the Germans have in France? They can assemble at least 44 divisions in northern France without even drawing any troops from the Soviet-German battlefield!"
"There are 44 divisions, gentlemen!" Alexander waved his hand and said in a slight scrutiny: "Do we have so many ships of boarding 6? The lessons of Dieup's failure in the two boarding 6 fully demonstrate the arduousness of the boarding 6 operation. We are not prepared to implement the boarding 6 in northern France!"
The Battle of the Diupden 6 was the Battle of the Desert 6 carried out by the British and Canadian troops in 1942 against northern France, but they both ended in failure... However, this is probably just the British army's behavior. The British actually had no intention of opening up a second battlefield on the Western Front of Germany too early, because it was not in the interests of Britain. He would rather see the Soviet Union fight against the German army on the Eastern Front and then he took action.
Therefore, the British troops sent less than 10,000 troops in these two Bing 6 operations, and most of them were Canadian troops.
The failure of these two battles of the 6th battle was used by Alexander as a "learning from the past".
"And if we landed 6 in southern Italy, it would be different!" Alexander continued: "The Allies have gathered strong forces in the Mediterranean region. The Commonwealth Army, the French and the US Army, have a total force of more than 500,000 people. At the same time, they also have air and sea control in the Mediterranean..."
Speaking of this, Alexander paused again: "Yes, gentlemen! We have air and sea control, which means it will not be too difficult for us to attack any place. We can choose any place to land 6 in the north and north coasts of the Mediterranean, from Greece to the Mediterranean coast in southern France. These places are extremely sensitive and fragile areas of the Axis powers. In addition, Italy can only transport one division of reinforcements to Italy in two weeks due to the natural obstacles of the Alps. Therefore, the possibility of successful landing 6 in the Mediterranean is much greater than that in northern France."
The generals in the conference room couldn't help but nodded in agreement, and there were even American generals.
"The most important thing is!" Alexander continued: "Once we successfully land on 6, it is possible to force Italy to surrender or even join our ranks, and then southern Germany will be exposed to our troops!"
Chapter completed!