On the calm sea surface of the Mediterranean, an Italian tugboat slowly approached the port of Sirte. It was quite different from a month ago. It can be said to be a good port.

At least in the German planning, this port had to undertake a large part of the oil transportation, so the construction plan was also quite large.

"Mr. Captain! A patrol boat with the German flag in front of us will slow down the situation." The Italian crew member responsible for observing the nearby sea said to his captain.

On the bridge, the Italian captain smiled bitterly. Once upon a time, it was the German turn to command traffic in Libya, the Italian colony?

Not far from his tugboat, there was an Italian cruiser, and behind him, two destroyers patrolling.

However, even with so many friendly warships, when facing a second-hand patrol boat bought from the French with the German flag, the Italian captain chose to obey the orders.

Because when facing the poor old-fashioned cannon on the patrol boat, for some reason, the Italian captain felt that the other party would really open fire to attack him.

"Slow down! Send a signal to the escort Alberto di Jusano! We are ready to slow down! Let the Germans take over the pilot mission!" The captain looked at the Port of Sirte in the distance with a telescope and ordered.

This is not an expansion operation in peacetime, but a transportation and construction operation in a state of war. Naturally, everything must be carried out in accordance with regulations.

So what happens if you do something randomly? It may lose your life, and it is extremely unworthy to lose your life.

Don’t think that the nearby sea is really so calm. Both sides will secretly lay mines near the enemy’s port, and of course they will also defend against mines near their own ports.

These mines arranged by their own people do not have an enemy and self-identification system. If they do not obey the order, they may hit the mines arranged by their own people and sink.

To be honest, the second-hand patrol boats bought from the French can be described as simple. This kind of thing is not as easy to use as German S-type torpedo boats, and has no combat power at all.

In addition to being able to deter some pirates and fishing boats, this kind of small boat with only machine guns and radio is almost useless except for fuel saving.

Even the voyage was very limited, which made the German naval interns who used it ridiculed themselves as German "water police" in North Africa.

Because the navy is developing greatly, under the intervention of the head of state, the navy has added a work gap of tens of thousands of people in one go, so the German "Navy" in North Africa is almost a group of landslides.

The temporary selection of army soldiers who can swim, plus one or two privates who have just graduated from a naval academy, is the daily configuration on the patrol boat.

Of course, the patrol boat in front of me is the backbone of the command and dispatch in the port, so there is an experienced naval commander on the boat - the lieutenant of the Third Reich Navy...

"Oh my God! It's even bigger than I thought..." Seeing the huge box dragging behind an Italian tugboat, the navy lieutenant was surprised.

It is a long floating box combination similar to a train car skin assembled.

After the head of state, this floating dock was invented and used in actual combat for the first time. Because the Mediterranean winds and waves were relatively small, this equipment designed for the Atlantic Ocean landing in the UK is very suitable for the environment here.

"The port is ready, there are almost 400 professional construction workers, and 15,000 Italian military construction teams and local workers..." The German captain turned slowly next to the slowed Italian tugboat, and said, looking at the behemoth beside him.

His boat looked so small and cute next to the floating dock behind. If you insist on saying something, this thing is a bit like the deck of an aircraft carrier!

There are preset anti-aircraft gun defense positions on both sides, and pedestals have been reserved in these places, and 88mm caliber anti-aircraft guns can be installed soon.

In further distances, the central axis of the dock has also been reserved for installation of cranes.

If crane equipment is installed there, the dock will almost immediately increase the loading and unloading capacity of Sirte Port by 10,000 tons!

"My God... With this thing, I guess a battleship can be stopped here next time!" Just by visual inspection, we can confirm that this dock extends to the sea and can definitely increase the draft of Sirte Port by several meters.

"I heard from the engineers on the dock that according to the design, a 2-ton truck can be directly driven to the dock to load and unload... The loading and unloading speed has been three times increased!" A crew member responded while using the rudder to control his boat.

"Maybe, next week, we will see boxes of French red wine in Sirte..." Faced with the sudden increase in transportation capacity, the lieutenant made a joke optimistically.

The barges and other auxiliary ships that were already prepared in advance in the port have been driven out and began to help this huge floating dock find its location.

"One, two, three! One, two, three!" Relying on the huge cable, the local Libyan residents on the shore, tempted by the daily wage of 2 German marks, both men, women, young and old, followed the command on the shore and pulled the huge building on the sea.

Their efforts paid off little by little, and the monster approached and approached little by little while the barge was adjusting its posture.

Countless laborers, including cars, mules and horses, are working hard for this floating dock, and the current appearance of this floating dock is only a backbone!

After fixing this backbone on the shore, the engineering team will pour some stone sand on the side of the shore to let it sink here.

Then there is a fixed period of about 3 days. The construction allows the dock to be completely fixed and connected with the land.

Finally, the other parts of the dock that arrived were connected to the surrounding area, and fixed anti-aircraft guns and cranes were installed to complete the project.

After all, the loading and unloading capacity of this floating terminal will surpass Tripoli and become a large North African port comparable to Alexandria.

The second phase of the project will be fully launched after this, and the natural port near the land will be transformed on a large scale and become a special oil terminal connecting oil pipelines and directly loading oil products to the tanker.

According to the plan, if everything goes smoothly, the oil produced by the Libyan oil fields every day can be shipped to Italy and Germany from here.

At this moment, Germany has an Austrian oil production base, which can earn 1 million tons of oil every year, and Romania can also provide 5 million tons of oil exports.

If the Libyan oil fields follow the plan, they will be able to provide the Axis powers with at least 2.5 million tons of oil per year, like Austria, with nearly 8.5 million tons of oil, which is close to the estimated total of German war machines.

At least strategically, if the production of Libyan oil fields is preserved and can be increased year by year, Germany will have more than 10 million tons of oil production capacity in a crucial 42 years.

Supported by this production capacity, Germany's combat plan against the Soviet Union did not have to revolve around the Caucasus. For the army, everything had room for imagination and room for development.

Many times, it is not that the generals who command operations on the front line lack imagination, but that the basic situation of the country determines that they cannot use their command talents without limit.

For example, everyone knew that Japan attacked Midway Island as a bad move, but the Japanese commander at that time had no choice at all - this was because of the lack of resources, and the strategic sadness caused.

After Japan reached that point, there were only three options: heading north to the Aleutian Islands, attacking Midway Island and heading south to Australia.

When going to the Aleutian Islands to catch fish in the snow and ice, even those with abnormal brains will not choose. Attacking Australia with Japan's logistics supplies is no different from suicide.

So, it was not the United States who deciphered the Japanese code and determined the outcome of the Midway War, that was just the most superficial literary interpretation.

The highest decision-makers in the United States have long realized that after giving up all possible attack directions, Japan's attack on Midway is the only option!

The United States deploys a fleet on Midway to fight, which is the true uniqueness of strategic decisions. As for the so-called deciphered telegram, it will not make any difference whether it exists or not.

As the waves were squeezed away by the huge floating docks and the coast, the sea water with tiny foam hit people's feet, this huge device finally hit the land and was fixed in a good location.

"The error is no more than 7 meters! This is a miracle!" said the German engineer on the shore in admiration.

Next to him were various measuring tools, and on a simple folding table, there were also many maps and rulers.

On the other side, a German officer stood with his hands behind his back and stepped on a high place, watching the construction scene casually: "It's not good for Italians to go to the front line to fight, but it's still reliable when the construction is working hard."

The engineer smiled helplessly. If the army had been trained for many years, its organizational and dispatching capabilities were not as good as those of Libyan indigenous people - the Italians would be a bit too crap.

"These Italian soldiers who retreated from the front line are very useful. They are disciplined and obey commands, which is very helpful to us." Since these Italian soldiers were mentioned, the German engineers followed suit.

"I heard that there are more than 3,000 people in the east, and there is an airport building." The German officer looked into the distance as he spoke.
Chapter completed!