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Volume Two: My Country Five Hundred and Fifty-Five. War Hoax

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    While Klingenberg and his team were fighting bloody battles with the British in Egypt, Wang Weiyi's series of good dramas in the African Corps began!

    The British received very detailed information: Erwin Rommel had been relieved of all his duties in the Afrika Korps by Field Marshal Ernst Brahm!

    The British were overjoyed!  Although Erwin Rommel suffered previous defeats, he was still a German general feared by the British.  And Ernst Brahm's removal from office undoubtedly did the British a big favor.

    The British were not particularly reassured, because Erwin Rommel was Ernst Brahm's best friend after all.  But a series of subsequent intelligence confirmed that this was true

    Due to the failure of the Battle of Alam Halfa, the High Command, especially Ernst Brahm, had doubts about Rommel's commanding ability.  Rommel himself was deeply in pain.  It was a defeat that he could not bear, and one that seemed to make the illness from which he had been suffering unbearable.

    After being dismissed by Marshal Ernst Brahm, he had to make a request to the German High Command to return to China for recuperation.  Considering his current mental condition, Hitler agreed to his request.

    On September 19, General Georg Sturm, who was personally named by Field Marshal Ernst Brahm, arrived in Africa to take over Rommel's previous command.  During the handover with General Stum, Rommel repeatedly emphasized that Montgomery could not encircle the flanks of the legion and might break through from the front, so frontal defense must be vigorously strengthened.  Rommel finally warned: "Once the British army launches a large-scale attack, I will make a request to the F¨¹hrer and Marshal Ernst at any cost to return here and continue fighting."

    Sturm frowned. Rommel seemed to distrust his commanding ability, which made him very unhappy.

    On September 23, Rommel flew away from Africa with a heavy heart.  On the way, he made a brief stop in Italy.  In conversations with the generals of the Italian High Command, he earnestly told them that if they still wanted the Armored Corps to persist in Africa, then the logistics and supply work must be fundamentally changed.  Out of sympathy for the sickly-looking marshal, most of his requests for instructions received relatively satisfactory answers.  It was really hard for them to reject the marshal who had fought bloody battles for them in Africa.

    They promised to dispatch 3,000 people to build a road to the front line, and at the same time, they would transport more than 7,000 tons of steel rails and sleepers to Africa as soon as possible to repair the railways that were blown up by the British army.

    Of course, these are just verbal promises.  This road will never be built.  When General Barbasti in Tunisia received an order to dispatch 3,000 people to build roads, he claimed that he could only send 400 people at most, but only 100 people were finally put in place. None of the 7,000 tons of rails and sleepers were transported.  Africa.

    On the 24th, Mussolini met with Rommel.  Rommel repeatedly emphasized that unless the minimum amount of supplies he proposed could be obtained, the Panzer Corps would have to withdraw from Africa.  Mussolini, the rebel, believed that this was just Rommel looking for excuses for his failure.  He even believed that Rommel's current condition was entirely caused by his psychological inability to bear the blow of failure.

    "Because he has always been accustomed to winning battles and being respected and favored everywhere." Mussolini said.

    However, Mussolini finally promised to allocate a large number of French ships to strengthen logistical supplies to Africa in the near future.  This made Rommel slightly less worried about the Panzer Corps when he left Italy.

    Rommel returned to Berlin.  He found that the head of state's headquarters seemed unaware of everything that was happening in Africa.  There was optimism everywhere, and the senior generals seemed unaware of the critical situation facing the Panzer Corps.  When Rommel recounted that British fighter-bombers easily penetrated German tanks with 40mm American-made armor-piercing bullets, they sneered with great disbelief.

    Goering immediately screamed: "This is impossible, Americans only make their razor blades."

    Rommel immediately gave a firm rebuttal: "Marshal, I hope we can also make these razor blades."

    Rommel took out the armor-piercing shrapnel he carried with him: "This was fired by a British aircraft. It penetrated the thick armor of our tank, and all the soldiers in the tank were killed."

    It¡¯s a pity that no one believes what he said

    And everything that happened in Berlin, without exception, reached the hands of the British!

    For the next few days, Rommel stayed at Goebbels' home.  Under the careful care of the beautiful Mrs. Goebbels, Rommel gradually changed his incompatible personality when he just returned from Africa, and began to lose his temper so much.  During the day, he was busy organizing and preparing to go toVarious information reported by Taylor.  In the evening, at the request of the Goebbels family, he recounted his combat experiences in Africa.  He specifically mentioned how the Italian aristocratic officers were graceful in ordinary times, but how cowardly they were in times of war.

    ¡°They were so panicked that they couldn¡¯t even tell the direction of their escape.¡±

    These vivid descriptions always make the Goebbels family burst into laughter.  When he told how he had escaped death and capture, the Goebbels would burst into screams of admiration and horror.  This expressive field marshal always made the Goebbels family spend wonderful evenings.

    Goebbels specially showed Rommel some films about his activities in Africa.  When Rommel saw himself entering Tobruk amidst the cheers of officers and soldiers, he felt his blood boiling, and confidence and vitality seemed to be injected into his body again.

    Subsequently, Hitler met with Rommel at the Chancellery.  He first expressed condolences and appreciation to Rommel, expressed his understanding of Rommel's concern about the supply problem in Africa, and said that this problem is expected to be solved soon.

    In order to regain confidence in Rommel and himself, Hitler also showed Rommel various data on German labor production

    "Our strong military production capacity is completely comparable to the combined industrial production of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain. Any idea of ??doubting our ability is foolish."

    He assured Rommel that three more multiple rocket launcher brigades would be sent to Africa soon

    "This kind of multiple rocket launchers has never been seen by the British. Their use will frighten the British."  In addition, he also promised to transport a large number of the latest "Tiger" tanks and a large number of new anti-tank guns to Africa.

    ¡°Our Tiger tanks will render enemy anti-tank guns useless, and our anti-tank guns will destroy any type of enemy tank.¡±

    Although Hitler¡¯s words were full of loopholes and even self-contradictory, for Rommel, who was already despairing of the war situation in Africa, the F¨¹hrer¡¯s promise was like a shot in the arm.  He seemed to see that the Armored Corps, which had obtained these latest weapons, was chasing the British army from Alamein to the Suez Canal.

    The British dismissed such intelligence. Hitler was just deceiving himself and others.

    Rommel also blamed the Italians for leaking intelligence

    "We learned from the captured British officers and soldiers that it was the Italians who tipped them off. They leaked our every move to the British, causing us to fall into the trap that the British had already set." Rommel  Angrily told Hitler: "Of course most of their soldiers are good, but their officers are useless guys and a bunch of traitors."

    Hitler had been listening quietly to Rommel's complaints.  Although he also hated the Italians, the current situation made it impossible for him to lose the help of the Italians.

    "Okay, I will tell Mussolini what you said and let him try to change this situation. But you also know that we cannot live without the Italians. If they side with the enemy, it will make the situation worse."  We are under greater threat."

    Yes, the Germans have not yet discovered that there is a major problem with their internal intelligence system. After receiving this information, the British were relieved. They hoped that the Germans would continue to blame the Italians for intelligence leaks.

    In order to comfort the depressed Rommel, Hitler invited him to attend a mass rally held at the Berlin Stadium in the afternoon.  Amid the cheers of the Nazis, Hitler personally awarded Rommel the diamond-encrusted, sparkling Marshal's Scepter that all soldiers covet.  All radio stations broadcast Hitler's speeches praising Rommel's achievements.  For a time, Rommel once again became a hero in the hearts of all Germans.

    Afterwards, Rommel attended the press conference held by Goebbels for him.  Facing fierce questions from reporters from various countries, Rommel calmly said:

    "Now, our heroic army is less than 80 kilometers away from Romania. The key to the door to Egypt is already in our hands. We will never give up Egypt and we will take new actions."

    At noon that day, after saying goodbye to Hitler and other generals, Rommel boarded the plane and left Berlin, heading to West Melling for treatment of his high blood pressure and liver disease.

    However, when the plane took off, it suddenly changed its route.

    What he is going to is not West Melin, what he is going to is:¡ª¡ª

    Africa!

    Everything is sending a strong signal to the British:

    Erwin Rommel has fallen out of favor, and the Germans are arrogant to the point of arrogance!

    All of this is a good show arranged by Ernst Brahm.

    airplaneAbove, Erwin Rommel smiled.

    Just like in the past, when Ernst Brahm appeared in Africa, he knew that the final victory was not far away from Germany!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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