the angry roar of Rommel, far away in Arnim on the Cape Bun Peninsula; I didn't hear it at all, and I didn't know it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And even if he hears it, he knows.

For him now, he doesn't have the time and heart to argue with Rommel.

The reason is simple, now his whole mind is preoccupied with how to get his troops out of the Bang Kok Peninsula smoothly.

Even if it is not possible to withdraw, it is hoped that some officers and soldiers can be allowed; Retreat back to Italy, or to Germany proper.

It's just that the reality is more cruel, until after Tunisia was captured by the British and American allies; The enemy began to encircle the Cape Peninsula one after another.

Faced with a situation where the ammunition was almost exhausted and there were no reinforcements; Arnim was really powerless and sighed at the sky.

"What now! If the current situation of the war continues, there is no more support, and there is a good way to retreat; I'm afraid that I and my 130,000 German troops will either be annihilated here, or commit suicide, or surrender and be captured! ”

Sitting in his temporary headquarters, his heart and intestines were broken; Alnim, who had nothing to do, let out a long sigh of deep pain.

"Didn't the Führer say that the Air Force and Navy would be sent to support it? How is it useless to even have a shadow now! Is he trying to make a fool of me? ”

Thinking, thinking, Arnim suddenly complained to Chen Yanlong.

There was no way, because it had been two days since he answered Chen Yanlong's inexplicable call asking him to retreat, but until now, not only had he not seen any airdropped military supplies, but he also had not seen any naval and air reinforcements to support him and his troops! So at this moment, if he doesn't blame Chen Yanlong, who else can he blame?

"Forget it, no matter! If in a few days the Führer had not promised me reinforcements to come to my aid, then I would have been able to surrender to the British and American allies. ”

Eventually, Arnim made up his mind.

But even so, he didn't sit back too passively.

For at this moment he had already ordered his troops two days ago to do everything possible to find ships; Prepare to flee into the Mediterranean, withdraw to Italy, or Germany.

And when Arnim made such a decision, Kesselring, the commander-in-chief of the German army on the southern front who was far away in Italy, was also trying to find a way to communicate with Benito in Italy? Mussolini; The leader of the Italian Fascist Party and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy is negotiating; How to send ships and troops to save the troops of the besieged Arnim, and the troops of Italy.

But for this headache, Caisselring and Mussolini also discussed it noisily before gradually calming down.

In fact, after the Battle of Kesselring Pass, Kesselring has been trying to concentrate the supplies needed by his troops and transport them from Sicily to North Africa; However, due to the constant attacks of British and American allied aircraft and submarines, his support plan ultimately had little effect.

So after he received Chen Yanlong's call, he was also very worried about how to support the German and Italian troops who were already in danger in Tunisia.

Kesselring, who was originally a sleek person and a relatively simple military style; It is very rare to quarrel with others, especially in the face of Prime Minister Mussolini of Italy.

However, in the past few days, he has been repeatedly asked by Chen Yanlong that he must think of a way to besiege the German army on the Bangjiao Peninsula by British and American troops; When he gave the order to withdraw, his good mood was also gone.

Although in the end, Chen Yanlong gave him the order to try to retreat as many people as he could, he was still very troubled.

The most important thing is that the German army has been constantly on the eastern and western fronts in recent times, and has suffered defeats in battles; He lost a lot of troops and military supplies, so his current strength is not very rich.

Moreover, the military supplies and strength of the British and American allies are constantly increasing; And even the opponent's new weapons and equipment are constantly changing.

In particular, the enemy's saturation bombing and air attack capabilities in air interdiction operations are also becoming more and more powerful.

This made the air force and army commanded by Kesselring also suffer a lot.

In particular, their supplies and some important industrial plants have suffered a lot of losses.

But even so, Kesselring decided to send the air force, and the submarine force, as well as the fleet, to save people.

Of course, if he wants to mobilize these troops, then in addition to the troops he can command, he must also get orders from Chen Yanlong; Mobilize other troops that don't belong to you to come to the rescue.

As for the reinforcements negotiated with Mussolini, they were also sent to the Cape Pon Peninsula to rescue the 250,000 German and Italian troops besieged there.

However, for the urgent time of troop movements, and the situation that the troop is too far away and insufficient; In the end, Kesselring was able to get a lot of reinforcements.

Therefore, he could only send a group of 3 Ju-88A4 bombers, one group of Ju-88 night fighters, one group of Ju-87 and one group of Bf-110, and 120 Fw190 fighters from the 'Cluvel cluster' that he had taken over.

Although in 1943 the German army lost a lot of aircraft on the Eastern and Western Fronts, in 1943 Germany also increased aircraft production and equipped with new models. In 1943, a total of 24,807 aircraft were produced, and new models of aircraft such as Fw-190A fighters and Bf109 fighters were also equipped for combat.

As for the U-boats, dozens of them were also dispatched, and they rushed to the ground as fast as possible.

But the army, not a single soldier was sent.

However, Mussolini also pulled out his few remaining fleets and more than 100 cargo ships to help with the rescue.

On the Bang Kok Peninsula, Arnim is organizing and directing his troops, preparing the looted ships to be placed near the sea.

He was going to let some of his soldiers break through at night and evacuate the Bangjiao Peninsula.

"How many ships are still available now? Or is it food to eat? ”

In the middle of the command, Arnim suddenly stopped and questioned an adjutant named Hitty MacDonald beside him.

"There are probably more than 100 ships, and as for the food, there is not much left, at most enough to maintain the food of the troops for a day!"

Adjutant Hiti thought for a moment, then replied worriedly.

"Hey! I can't believe that we will have such a tragic situation today! It's really unexpected that the myth that we have been invincible in the past few years is about to end on a small island with no name! ”

Alnim sighed a little weakly as he stood on the edge of a grove of trees close to the beach, staring out at the white Mediterranean Sea outside.

"There is no way! After a series of disastrous battles such as the Battle of Gachala, the First Battle of El Alamein, the Battle of Alam Al Khalefa, and the Second Battle of El Alamein, as well as the Battle of Alam Khalefa, and the Battle of Kesseling Pass, our African Army Group has been severely damaged and is now on the verge of becoming a general defeat. And in the Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern Front, our troops also suffered heavy losses! So I feel like Commander, don't blame yourself too much! ”

Adjutant Hitty spoke kindly and comforted.

"Thank you for your comfort! But no matter what the battle looks like in the future, I've made up my mind that if I can save a German soldier from here, I'll do everything I can to get them out! ”

Arnim said with a determined gaze, staring at Adjutant Hitti.

Of course, he did not express his intention to surrender to the British and American forces after the failure of his evacuation.

Quite simply, because he knew very well that Hitler hated generals and soldiers the most, surrendering to the enemy.

It is clear from Hitler's order to fight to the death to the last man for his troops.

So for the safety of his life, he still chose to hide it.

But his righteous and awe-inspiring attitude for the safety of the soldiers' lives just now deeply moved Adjutant Hiti.

At that moment, Adjutant Hiti was still in his heart, and he was very appreciative of the fact that he could have a commander who cared so much about his subordinates, and he was deeply excited and grateful.

But at that moment, suddenly both he and Arnim heard very clearly; Behind them, there was a loud and frightened voice.

"It's the British Spitfire, and the British air force is coming to attack us! Run away, find cover! ”

And the most shocking thing for the two of them was the above sentence.