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Volume 1 Pioneer of the Times Chapter 1247 Visitors from Cairo (Part 1)

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    Chapter 1247 Visitors from Cairo (Part 1) The whistle sounded, and the ship was about to enter the port. Judging from the flag hanging on the ship, it was an Italian cargo ship. It set sail from the port in southern Italy, and now, it has arrived.  The ship has arrived at its destination, Alexandria, Egypt, and is about to dock at the dock to unload cargo.  (Niu Wen Novel ~ Read Novel Online) This Italian cargo ship is the "Messina". It is the largest cargo ship sailing on the route from mainland Italy to Alexandria, Egypt. It is a member of the "Messina class" large cargo ship.  The first ship, in the past, there were more than ten ships of the same class sailing on the Mediterranean route, but now, those cargo ships have either been diverted to the Black Sea route, or they have been sunk on the Mediterranean route. Now, among the ships of the same class, only  The "Messina" is still active on the Italian-Egyptian route in the Mediterranean. Although it was attacked by bombers of the Asian Alliance Air Force Air Force, there was no danger. This voyage was smooth sailing and there was no air attack at all.  Arriving at the Alexandria anchorage in Egypt smoothly.  The current Alexandria Port in Egypt is not only the largest port in Egypt, but also the busiest port in North Africa. On the entire African continent, Alexandria Port is also the second largest port in terms of throughput after Cape Town Port in South Africa.  Cape Town received military supplies from the British and American Allied Forces, while Alexandria received military supplies from the German-Italian Axis Allied Forces. The types of supplies are very similar, but the scale is different. Compared with the industrial strength of the United States,  There is still a big gap between the industrial strength of Germany and Italy. Although factories throughout Europe are working hard for the German and Italian war machines, the problem is that those European factories are extremely short of raw materials and fuel. Since the Asian League declared war on Germany and Italy  After that, the supply of raw materials and oil to Europe was cut off. Now, the European factories controlled by Germany and Italy can only rely on oil from Romania and the Black Sea oil fields to maintain operation, and those oil fields are still being strategically bombed by the Asian Alliance Air Force.  , oil production has been reduced to an extremely low level. As for other industrial raw materials urgently needed by European factories, it is basically impossible to count on Asian supplies.  Not only are European factories eagerly waiting for the supply of oil, but the Axis forces fighting the Allies in the African battlefield are also eagerly looking forward to more oil arriving at battlefield logistics warehouses. In contrast, Europe  The factory's list of petroleum supplies is often ranked after the military supply list. Even so, the German and Italian troops in the African battlefield still face the dilemma of extreme shortage of fuel. This is mainly due to the attacks of the Asian Alliance Air Force and because most naval ships have already gone there.  In the Atlantic battlefield, the Mediterranean lacked enough escort ships. In order to reduce losses, the transport ships of the Axis powers had to adopt single-ship sailing to avoid air attacks. Today, the "Messina" arrived in Alexandria on a single ship, and  The main cargo carried on the ship is actually only two things. One is the newly manufactured "Tiger King" improved tank, and the other is diesel to power the tank. Now, the German and Italian troops in the African battlefield need these two things most.  .  Although it is a cargo ship, it also carries some personnel, most of whom are German and Italian soldiers. Some of them are officers who have just returned to the battlefield after their vacation, and some of them have been ordered to be transferred from Europe to Africa.  There are not many officers on the battlefield, only more than fifty, but their military ranks are generally higher, and the lowest rank is also a major officer.  At this moment, the ship has entered the port, and the officers on the ship have stood on the deck and looked towards the port. Some officers have been to the African battlefield for the first time, so they are receiving help from friends to familiarize themselves with the buildings in Alexandria. It looks like  , the German military officer and the Italian officer are in a happy and comradely friendship that needs no special explanation.  Standing by the porthole of the cabin, he glanced at the several German officers and Italian officers on the deck. Mr. Q had a weird smile on his lips, then retracted his head from the porthole and sat back on the sofa under the porthole.  on the coffee table, and turned on the switch of the ore radio placed on the coffee table. At this moment, the radio was broadcasting German news from Alexandria Radio. Like Europe, the Axis powers now regard Egypt as their homeland, and everything here  All radio stations are also supervised by Germany and Italy, and even the announcers are a mixture of Germans and Italians.  "The Imperial Wehrmacht and the SS launched another large-scale counteroffensive in southern Russia and achieved a very brilliant victory. In the face of the courage and faith of the Imperial people, the defense lines of the Asian army collapsed completely, and are currently in the process of  Retreating to the Volga River area, and the critical situation in Hitler's Fort has been completely alleviated, the empire is brewing a new offensive, and the Asian army will be completely driven out of the sacred land of Europe In the African battlefield, the Imperial Wehrmacht and  The Italian Allies once again achieved an eye-catching victory, and the offensives of the British and American troops were once again effectively contained. The battle on the Sudan front continued, but the dawn of victory had once again appeared on the frontier of the empire.  Under the leadership of the F¨¹hrer, the empire will surely conquer"A more glorious victory, until all enemies are wiped out. We must use practical actions to prove our strong and unyielding will." The German announcer on the radio broadcast these news with a trace of excitement. If he didn't know the real situation, maybe it was true.  You would think that the German and Italian armies have achieved a series of tactical and strategic victories, but Mr. Q is not so easily fooled. He has just left Switzerland, and in Switzerland, you can easily listen to real news, and  According to real news reports, not long ago, the German army and the Italian army suffered another heavy blow in the Don River Steppe, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers lost. Moreover, the Kursk tank battle on the northern front battlefield also broke out during this period. Germany  The combined losses of tanks and Italians exceeded 2,000, not counting the losses of the German and Italian troops in Asia Minor, and the "Hitler's Fort" was actually surrounded by the Asian Alliance forces. As for the African battlefield, the British and American Allied Forces  Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, has been captured and is advancing vigorously across the German and Italian armies in northern Sudan and southern Egypt. In order to block the Allied offensive, Germany had to invite the Spanish army, which had been excluded from Egypt, to come in and assist.  The series of defeats of the German army in defending Egypt has shaken the confidence of some Germans in victory. Middle and lower-level officers may not know the truth, but senior officers know very well that with Asia joining the war, especially the sweep of the Chinese armed forces,  Germany's defeat is no longer the ravings of "some defeatists". Some relatively sane senior generals persuaded Hitler to enter into peace talks with the Allies as soon as possible and give up some of the occupied territory if necessary. However, these sincere suggestions were exchanged for  But it was an order to be dismissed. It was against this backdrop of the war situation taking a turn for the worse and people panicking that Mr. Q left Switzerland, rushed to Italy, and through connections boarded the "Mexican" ship transporting tanks and diesel to Alexandria, Egypt.  He came to the African continent on the cargo ship No. 1. On the surface, he came to visit an old friend. This old friend of his was not an ordinary person, but the supreme commander of the Axis Powers in the African battlefield.  The famous "Desert Fox" Marshal Rommel, for this visit, Mr. Q even carefully selected gifts, the most precious of which is a jade ring from China. This ring has a great origin, it was given by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.  It was given to the minister, but was later sold to a pawn shop by unscrupulous descendants. Mr. Q spent a lot of money to buy it from a French antique shop. Although Marshal Rommel was a soldier, he didn't mind collecting gifts for his wife Lucy.  Last time, Lucy liked the Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain that Mr.  The German and Italian officers also started to pack their luggage and get off the ship. Mr. Q also packed up, then took a strong sailor and got off the ship carrying a box full of gifts he had prepared for the marshal, and hired a man on the dock.  He got two rickshaws and ordered the rickshaw driver to take them to the hotel. When they arrived at the hotel, they gave the driver and the sailor some money. Before the hotel manager could prepare the room for him, Mr. Q couldn't wait to send an email to the Cairo Military Headquarters.  The telegram was a communication channel specially prepared for him by Marshal Rommel. It had a special password and was signed directly by an adjutant of the headquarters.  Soon after the telegram was sent, Mr. Q received a reply. The adjutant told him that he would drive to pick him up immediately and asked him to stay in the hotel and not go anywhere.  They waited until the afternoon. It was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that Marshal Rommel's adjutant drove a "bucket truck" to Alexandria, found the hotel where Mr. Q was staying, and helped him load his luggage and belongings.  car.  "Is the Marshal in Cairo now?" Mr. Q asked after getting in the car.  The adjutant¡¯s answer surprised Mr. Q because Marshal Rommel was not in Cairo at the moment.  "The Marshal went to the Suez front line this morning. The recent movements of the Asian army are very disturbing. The Marshal is going to inspect defense. Moreover, after leaving Suez, the Marshal will not return to Cairo immediately, but will fly to the Sudan war zone to inspect  "The front line." "Oh. Then I will stay in Cairo for a few days and wait for the marshal to come back. Before that, if it is convenient, please help me get a tourist map." Mr. Q nodded.  , did not continue this topic. After all, he is also an Asian, and he was once a tea merchant with a Chinese passport. There is also a Gestapo in Cairo now. At this moment, it is safest to pretend to be a tourist, although Egypt has indeed  There are not many Asians in sight.  The straight-line distance between Alexandria and Cairo is nearly 200 kilometers. Taking a car is actually not the best choice. However, the railway is currently transporting military supplies to southern Egypt. It is impossible to arrange train times casually, so taking a car becomes Mr. Q.  The best choice to go to Cairo, and this adjutant of Field Marshal Rommel is very talkative.?On this journey, Mr. Q did not find it too boring.  Although there were convoys connecting convoys on the road, we finally entered Cairo before dark. The adjutant led Mr. Q to the hotel arranged for him, and moved the gift he gave to the marshal into the guest room, waiting for the marshal.  Return to Cairo and give it to him.  Mr. Q originally thought that Marshal Rommel would return to Cairo after a few days, but what surprised him was that that night, Marshal Rommel rushed back to Cairo from the Suez front line and did not take a plane to southern Sudan. This made him surprised.  Mr. Q was a little strange, but he quickly found the answer to his question. This answer was told to him personally by Marshal Rommel, when the adjutant led Mr. Q to visit the Marshal with gifts that night.  It turns out that the British and American Allied Forces have launched another fierce offensive in northern Sudan. The German and Italian defense lines have collapsed. They are currently running along the Nile Highway towards Egypt, preparing to withdraw to Egypt to establish a new defense line. The reason why Rommel rushed ahead of schedule  He returned to the headquarters to take charge of the establishment of this new line of defense.  Marshal Rommel was very happy about Mr. Q's visit. Although he was reminded by his subordinates that it was not appropriate to meet an Asian in public at this time, the Marshal himself did not mind talking to the "old friend" next to the head of state.  Marshal Rommel knew about Mr. Q's contribution to Germany's rejuvenation, and the head of state, Hitler, personally told him. Rommel had no prejudice against Mr. Q, an Oriental who had great affection for Germany.
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