The Third Army numbered more than 30,000 men, and a scimitar was not a trivial matter in its hands, but it was not a big deal in Algeria...... There are many scimitars in Algeria, and there are even many shops selling scimitars in the market because of the tradition of using them, and of course there are factories that produce them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In fact, it can't be said to be a factory, but rather a handicraft workshop or a blacksmith shop, a stove with a few hammers, and a few people "clanging" in it.

It would be easy to do if the people had stock, and Cook immediately asked people to call for the collection of scimitars.

This was to be done by the independents, of course, who, with a wave of their banners, said to the people "For the independence of Algeria", and soon thousands of scimitars were sent to the Third Army.

Not to mention, these scimitars really match the uniforms being used by the Zoaf Corps, and a knife pinned to the baggy pants is like an ancient samurai.

However, after the shipment of new military uniforms from China, it was a bit nondescript: berets, leggings, khaki military uniforms...... Fan, who was originally a modern special forces, had a scimitar on his waist.

But Zhang Chi thinks that this is harmless, because the battlefield is the most realistic place, and "practicality" is undoubtedly the first place, and whether the scimitar and military uniform will be matched does not prevent the soldiers from using these knives to kill.

While the Third Army of the Zoaf Corps was in full swing, a heated argument was being held at the Allied command in Cairo, Egypt.

The controversy took place between the British faction, represented by Alexander, and the American faction, represented by Eisenhower, and the focus was on the question of how the Allies should fight next.

When the two sides were deadlocked, Eisenhower proposed: "Why don't we let Zhang Chi participate in this meeting!" ”

"That Chinese major general?" Alexander said: "I don't think it's necessary, this battle has nothing to do with the Chinese troops, does it?" ”

Alexander obviously didn't want Zhang Chi to participate, because Zhang Chi was obviously helping the United States.

"God!" Eisenhower said: "You must know that you plan to let the French army enter the war, and this Chinese major general is the military adviser of the French army, you must at least understand the capabilities of the French army in all aspects!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Alexander had nothing to say.

What Eisenhower said was the truth, Alexander knew almost nothing about the fighting power of the French army, the ability to coordinate with it, etc., and it was obviously absurd to formulate an offensive plan under such circumstances.

So in the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Chi and General Zhu An flew to Cairo.

The reason why it was not Giro but Zhu An who came this time was because everyone knew that General Zhu An was more reliable when discussing war issues.

Zhang Chi began to feel a little tired of this kind of flying life...... In fact, he was reluctant to attend meetings like this, as he had done last time in Morocco, where discussions were often not about meaningful things but about intriguing political battles.

Zhang Chi believes that this time is no exception.

Facts have also proved that Zhang Chi's guess was right, and the meeting seemed to be a strategic issue on the surface, but in fact it was a competition between the interests of Britain and the United States.

"We think the Allies should land in northern France!" Pointing to a map at the meeting, Eisenhower said: "Although France is occupied by Germany, it is well known that there are still many armed forces in France. It is to be expected that we will receive support from all sides of the French resistance after the landing in France, which will greatly reduce our burden on supplies and intelligence. What is particularly important is that France is adjacent to Germany, and then we can use France as a base to launch an attack on Germany, and form an east- and west-flanking attack with the Soviet troops on the Eastern Front! ”

This strategy is of course very good, it is actually the Normandy landings that have already happened in history, but the specific landing site planned at this time has not yet been determined.

"No, I think we should land in southern Italy!" Alexander said: "First of all, if you land from the north of France......"

Saying that, Alexander turned his gaze to Eisenhower: "General, do you know how many troops the Germans have in France?" They could even assemble at least 44 divisions in northern France without even drawing any troops from the Soviet-German battlefield! ”

"These are 44 divisions, gentlemen!" Alexander waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Do we have so many landing ships?" The lessons of the two failed landings in Diep fully illustrate the arduousness of the landing operations, and we are not ready in all respects to carry out the landing in northern France! ”

The Diep landing was a landing campaign carried out by the British and Canadian forces in northern France in 42 years, but both ended in failure...... However, it is likely that this was just a show for the British, and the British actually had no intention of opening a second battlefield on the German Western Front too early, because it was not in the interests of the British, and he would prefer to see the Soviet Union defeat the German army on the Eastern Front before he intervened.

Therefore, the British army sent less than 10,000 troops in these two landings, and most of them were Canadian troops.

And the failure of these two landing operations was used by Alexander as a "lesson from the past".

"And if we land in southern Italy, it's different!" Alexander continued: "The Allies have amassed a strong force in the Mediterranean, and the Commonwealth Army, the French Army, and the American Army, to which I am mentioned, have a total strength of more than 500,000 men. At the same time, it also has air and sea supremacy in the Mediterranean......"

At this point Alexander paused again: "Yes, gentlemen! We have air and sea supremacy, which means that it will not be too difficult for us to attack any place. We could choose any landing site on the northern and northern coasts of the Mediterranean, from Greece to the Mediterranean coast in the south of France, which were all extremely sensitive and vulnerable areas of the Axis powers, and because Italy could only send one division of reinforcements to Italy in two weeks due to the natural obstacles of the Alps, the chances of a successful landing in the Mediterranean were much greater than in northern France. ”

The generals in the conference room couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement, and there were even American generals among them.

"The most important thing is still!" Alexander continued: "Once we have landed, it is possible to force Italy to surrender or even join us, and then southern Germany will be exposed to our forces!" ”

"So!" Finally, Alexander concluded: "Gentlemen, why should we choose what is easy and what is difficult? ”