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234 Faith

"Victory! Head of State!" The soldiers of the 90th Infantry Division of the German Army stood on a truck and shouted loudly on the streets of Cairo.

Behind him, the German soldiers on both sides of the truck, carrying their weapons and luggage, shouted loudly: "Victory! Head of State!"

These German soldiers were covered in dust and covered in sand. Some were wearing ordinary military uniforms and some were wearing shorts.

Some soldiers were wearing m35 steel helmets, and some people were wearing cold hats for deserts. From a distance, they didn't move neatly, but they were defeated by the large number of people.

There were 10,000 German troops entering Cairo. Rommel also deliberately drew an armored battalion of the 15th Armored Division, driving 40 No. 3 improved tanks, showing off in the main blocks of Cairo city.

The British Cairo defenders did not resist much and surrendered to the German army. After all, they were not prepared to fight against the main German troops.

When Rommel decided not to attack like Tanta, the British army's strength disadvantage was revealed. Faced with Rommel's tanks, the British light infantry here were unable to fight at all.

More than 2,000 British soldiers retreated in other directions, and the remaining more than 1,000 people could not afford effective resistance at all and contributed to Cairo.

Rommel did not waste a second of time. After occupying Cairo, the main force of his 15th Armored Division did not enter the city. After replenishing some gasoline outside the city, he turned around and rushed towards Benha, who was still fighting fiercely.

The news of Cairo's loss seemed to have grown wings and flew to the distance. The scene of the German army parade on the streets of Cairo was also recorded by local journalists.

Unlike other cities, Cairo in Egypt was a big city in history. After being operated in the UK for so many years, its scale is now very considerable.

Such a place that can be said to be the largest city in North Africa, of course, there are many foreign journalists. The war in North Africa has been in full swing recently, which has attracted reporters from other countries to come here to explore the news.

Now these reporters realize that their trip is worth it. The latest news is that the two sides are fighting fiercely in the Damanhul area, and in a blink of an eye, the Germans have rushed into the city of Cairo!

What a shocking news. The war was so close to them, and the German soldiers who were walking through the streets suddenly came to their eyes.

"Is this the German army that is invincible all over Europe?" An American reporter asked the Soviet journalist beside him while following the camera.

Soviet journalists also felt that the German African legions in front of them, which were about as much as the miscellaneous army, seemed to be a little too casual in appearance.

While taking pictures, he sighed in disbelief: "I don't know much, but it seems that it seems a little... a little bit not very good."

If we only look at the appearance, this German army that is used for combat seems to be considered to be of a not-so-good level.

The untidy clothes were secondly, but more importantly, the soldiers' faces were covered in fatigue, holding mules and horses, and their eyes kept looking at the tall buildings on both sides.

As an army that fought all the way from Tobrook to Cairo, most of these soldiers still used the not-so-advanced Mauser 98k bolt-action rifle.

Although it may be the most mechanized force in the German army sequence, the equipment of the African Legion is not very impressive, but on the contrary it seems to be somewhat shabby.

In order to complete a large-scale raid, the African Legion concentrated on using a large number of trucks and transportation equipment.

So this time, some of the German soldiers who entered the city were riding captured British trucks, some used Italian trucks, some used original German goods, and some were riding motorcycles.

When they were on the road, the soldiers threw the tents and most of the daily necessities they carried on the truck, and added gas masks and other debris. The carriages of many trucks were no different from garbage dumps.

Some trucks can also be covered with canvas on the carriage, hiding the embarrassing mess... Some trucks have no canvas at all, so they can only be exposed like that.

The scene in front of me is slightly more neat than the defeated troops who retreated and defeated. These victories captured the German army in Cairo, and they did not have much selling point in appearance.

Rommel did not expect that the main force of infantry that he could fight the most was no different from the beggar in the eyes of journalists from other countries.

He is now in a hurry to go back to Benha, so he didn't even have time to enter Cairo. He could only take a quick look outside the city and turn around.

Amid the humiliating eyes of many British journalists, a large group of German soldiers rushed into the highest administrative building in Cairo with submachine guns and rifles.

Then, amid cheers, the German soldiers threw down a British flag at the top of the building and spread a 10,000-word flag from the top, vertically facing the ground.

This marked that Egypt, which had been under actual British rule, finally replaced a new master and became the occupied area of ​​the Third German Empire.

Of course, this may be inaccurate, because according to the agreement between Germany and Italy, Cairo is actually to be transferred to Italy for subsequent management.

The real control zones in Germany, in Alexandria, in the Port of Said, in the Suez Canal, in the Sirte, in Libya, and in the southern oilfields.

However, this did not affect the German army's mood to cover the national flag here, because at least before handing over this place to Italy, Cairo was occupied by them and was one of their great military achievements!

"From now on, Cairo has become a pearl in Rommel's military achievements." A British reporter said helplessly as the huge German flag unfolded on the building.

The female reporter beside him was already crying because when she came here before, she also witnessed the glory of the Compass Operation and fantasized about the victory of the Battle of Alamein.

But now, everything is like passing clouds and mists, becoming an impossible mirage.

The German army not only fought to Cairo, but also seemed to be able to fight to Suez and the Middle East! The immortal imperial hegemony of the British Empire was shattered by these beggar-like opponents.

"Germany, Germany, is above everything, above all things in the world; no matter when, in order to protect and defend, the brothers stand together forever."

Before he knew it, a German soldier stood beside his national flag, raised his arm, and sang it with a standard German hand tribute, facing his national flag, and sang.

"Unity, justice and freedom, for the German motherland; let us fight together for this goal, unite like brothers, hand in hand, heart to heart."

The soldiers beside him also stood up straight, and in the most pious movements, he raised his chin and began to sing along.

"Unity, justice and freedom are the guarantee of our happiness. Bloom and bloom in the light of prosperity, our German motherland!"

On the high platform in the distance, the vague German will be above everything else and have begun to echo. The German soldiers held their arms high, facing the distant head of state, and connected them into a dense forest with their arms!

"Victory! Germany!" "Victory! Head of State!" "Hi! Hitler!" All the German soldiers cheered, and they finally stepped on the streets of Cairo!

Even if they only use non-advanced weapons and even wear in decent military uniforms, these German soldiers still bring victory to their motherland!

Fighting power cannot be measured by clothing, and combat power cannot be just about the weapons in hand! They have reasons for being strong, and they have the belief of self-improvement. Just like the army on the Korean Peninsula in 1952, their strength does not need to be modified!

Only those who have truly fought with them, and those who have truly face to face, can understand their strength.

Her slightly hunched backbone, her skin tanned by the sun, her beard covered with sand, and the scarred Mauser rifle behind her...

They didn't travel all the way to Cairo. They used every detail of themselves to tell the people who were observing them: We were traveling all the way to Cairo!

And they will continue to move forward and go where the head of state ordered them to go! They will use their actual actions to tell the whole world that the only thing that can stop them is the order of the head of state!

"My God." Soviet journalists looked at the German soldiers who seemed to be pilgrimage, with the expression of looking at the monsters on their faces.

He had seen such expressions before. At the gatherings in China, he saw such people using such expressions to the portraits of Lenin and Stalin, devoutly as if they were pilgrimage to God.

It is precisely because he has seen such a thing that he can understand how great power is behind such appearances! Such power is enough to move mountains and fill the seas, and such power is enough to change the world.

"You just asked me, is such an army that swept across Europe?" The Soviet reporter looked at the American colleagues beside him, and then suddenly answered: "Now, I think I understand, what exactly do they rely on to be so powerful."

"What do you rely on?" The American reporter looked at the Soviet reporter and instantly read a lot of emotions from the other party's face, including awe and fear, which was completely different from the moment.

"Faith!" the Soviets replied: "Invincible faith! Look at these people... they believe that they are the most powerful army in the world."
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