While Li Le was not having to sleep in the same bed with Eva for no reason, history was rewritten by his previous efforts.

With the good news that Mussolini, Italy, finally made up his mind to launch an expansion operation against Egypt under the good news that it was discovered in Libya's oil fields.

This time, the Italians did not launch a hasty attack in July 40, but waited until mid-August.

During this process, the Italian army mobilized two main divisions composed of black shirts, making Italy's power in North Africa stronger.

The Italian Navy transports strategic materials and personnel to Benghazi these days, day and night, and has made Italy's troops stationed on the Libya and Egypt border strong enough to be scary.

Historically, Italy's first phase of expansion in North Africa was a process of winning first and losing. The Italian army, which was originally superior, eventually lost to the British Expeditionary Force in Egypt and lost a large amount of land.

Those familiar place names, such as Benghazi and Tobrook, who Rommel, who shines in the future, are actually territory that the Italians have thrown to the British Expeditionary Force.

Rommel was regaining lost territory for the Italians from beginning to end, and until the end, he only went to the Alahman in Egypt.

If Rommel could take over the Battle of North Africa in the Egyptian border area, the African legion might really be able to enter Cairo and rewrite history.

Unfortunately, the distant history will not be possible. Rommel defeated Alahman in history, and the Third Reich eventually lost the possible rise of World War II.

But now, Italy is preparing more fully, so no one knows whether they will fail again this time and lose the border between Libya and Egypt.

"Boom!" With the loud bang of Italian artillery fire, the Italian war invasion of Egypt began.

The shell expands and pushes out from the gas after the muzzle is burned by the launcher. When it is inside the gun barrel, it is squeezed and rotated by the rifle, crossing a distance of several kilometers, and flies toward the target along the predetermined track.

On the position, Italian soldiers held their weapons and looked at the distance of the horizon where the enemy was located, and a black pillar of smoke instantly rose.

The offensive began, and for the Italian soldiers in North Africa, their war began, and the originally calm desert became less peaceful.

No one would think they might lose this war. In order to defeat the British opposite, they gathered unprecedentedly powerful troops.

Although the British often shelled and provoked, the Italian headquarters was not really ready for war.

It was not until Mussolini knew that Libya really had oil and enjoyed the dividends brought by this oil field that he truly began his war preparations in North Africa.

No matter how idiotic the Italian intelligence department is, it can be convinced that the Libyan oil fields are within the British Air Force's voyage.

This is an unbearable situation for Italy, which relies on Libyan oil fields. The Germans can at least get some oil from Romania, but Italy can only drink some leftover soup...

Mussolini intends to develop Libyan oil fields, an important step for him to consolidate his domestic rule and revitalize Italy.

So he must ensure the absolute safety of the Libyan oil field: Once this oil field is discovered, it seems that the strategies of the Axis powers in the future must be formulated around this oil field.

"In order to ensure the Libyan oil field behind us, we must attack Egypt!" An Italian officer who was concealed in the trench and under a steel helmet on his head said to his adjutant.

He held the telescope and had no intention of putting it down, but he kept complaining: "These officials and men in the distance don't know how devastating it is to fight a war in such a place."

There are basically no valuable cities on the border between Libya and Egypt, and there is only a piece of yellow sand here, and even in the coastal areas, there is almost no green.

To be honest, this is a place that is worthless at all. If you insist on competing for it, it is because the things behind this yellow sand are too important for Italy and the United Kingdom.

On this side of the yellow sand, Italy and Germany discovered Libyan oil fields, which may be an important turning point in rescuing the energy crisis of the Axis powers.

On the other side of the desert is the wealthy Cairo, Egypt, which has been run by Britain for a long time, and the crucial Suez Canal behind Cairo.

If Alexandria and the Mediterranean fleet are included... this may be the most important transportation hub in the UK besides its local area.

Therefore, although this place is covered with yellow sand, both sides are ready to fight such a war that determines fate with the determination of not giving up in an inch of land.

For Britain, this war has another important purpose: to win this victory over Italy and to boost morale for the local war against the German invasion!

"I was woken up by insects in the desert yesterday... This is really a terrible place." The adjutant seemed to dislike this place with yellow sand and clouds even more.

When he woke up in the morning, he actually found a little scorpion hanging next to his shoes... Thinking about this environment, it was really a nightmare.

"Sir! Each cannon has already fired two shells... Do you still need to continue shooting?" An officer walked into the command center and asked his chief.

The war here is not as tragic as imagined, and there is a low-intensity conflict style of the west in the yellow sand.

Because transport and supplies are very difficult, the weapons and ammunition in both sides are very precious.

Every attack must be cautious in consuming your ammunition. Wasting your ammunition will cause soldiers to be in a situation where they are out of ammunition and food.

The supply situation in the desert changes rapidly, and a mistake will cause a defeat, losing dozens or even hundreds of kilometers of deep areas.

Of course, this is also the reason why legends like Rommel were born in the War of Desert. One victory can last nearly hundreds of kilometers, and the long-distance raids and large-scale roundabout encirclement is not restricted by the terrain...

In the Tang Dynasty, the most splendid ancient Chinese poetry culture, there were poets from different schools of pastoral frontiers. Hundreds of years ago, when the ancients looked at the yellow sand battlefield, they gave birth to the famous saying "The desert is lonely smoke straight, and the long river is round and the sun sets in the sun".

Now, the dust raised by tanks in the desert, accompanied by fighter jets in the sky and cannons roaring on the ground, form another spectacular picture.

"Let the tank troops come forward! Cover the infantry center to break through! Try it!" The Italian officer put down the telescope in his hand and issued an order to attack the officers behind him.

"Long live the Kingdom of Italy! Soldiers! Attack!" In the trenches, Italian soldiers who heard the orders shouted to attack in the trenches.

It was similar to the time of World War I, and there was no obvious change in tactics. These Italian soldiers climbed out of their trenches and took their own steps towards the British army.

One after another, they left their bunker, held their rifles, and got closer to the British line of defense little by little.

Soon, the m11 tank passed by quickly beside them, and the dust raised made everyone squint their eyes involuntarily.

During the entire World War II, because the armor plate structure was fixed with rivets, Italian tanks, like Japanese tanks, were relatively backward products.

Although in 1940, the British opposite were also using tanks covered with rivets, this was not a good design after all.

Compared with the British opponents, the Italian m11 tanks are desperate in terms of quantity and quality.

First of all, the main gun of this tank is fixed to the tank body, and only machine guns are used on the turret to deal with infantry.

Strictly speaking, this thing is more trash than the hunter who has been criticized by German engineers.

Moreover, this tank uses rivets to fix the structure. In fact, for this tank, the rivet structure is not a disadvantage...

The reason why the rivet fixing structure is abandoned is that the armor is stronger than the rivet itself. In this way, after being hit by enemy artillery, the armor may not be penetrated, but the rivets are broken, which seriously affects the bulletproof level.

However, the thickest armor of m11 is only 30 mm, so the rivet structure is still a very good choice...

In addition to these two devastating shortcomings, the m11 tank also has a fatal problem, which is also a common problem in many Italian tanks - this tank has only 3 members!

God blessed, when German tanks generally use 5, and in extreme cases, only 4 crew members are used, the three tank members seem to be too few.

Although the m11 tank has reserved a radio location, it is not equipped with radio. A cannon and a machine gun turret have caused the three people in the car to be in a hurry, let alone the distant coordination and linkage.

I have to say that after 40 years of persistence in using such scam equipment, the Italian Army did not prepare for war. It seems that there is no mistake.

As for more advanced weapons and equipment, Italy is not without them, but at this time the more advanced m13 has just begun to be produced and cannot be transported to North Africa.

However, the m13 is only at the level of the German tank No. 3, and it is not a magical tool that can change one's fate against the will of heaven.

Unfortunately, the Italian tank production factory is second-rate, and Li Le, a time traveler, doesn't even feel like transforming these backward factories.
Chapter completed!