Rommel came in a hurry, stayed only for a day and then hurried away again.

After the Fan who approached him also left on the same day, the Chinese army crossed the line of influence that had been divided with the Germans and launched a larger offensive against Tunisia and Algarlia, accelerating the pace of conquest of North Africa.

At the same time, the Chinese army continued to advance towards South Africa.

The five-star red military flag of China floated over Mount Kilimanjaro, the ancient military song of "no clothes" sounded beside the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, and the military song of the vanguard army led the Chinese chariot all the way through Zambia and Mozambique and drove to Zimbabwe.

At this time, Zambia and Zimbabwe were both British colonies and were called North and South Rhodesia. Mozambique, on the other hand, was an East African colony belonging to Portugal and was now known as Portuguese East Africa.

When the Italians were tossing and turning in East Africa, the Portuguese chose neutrality, and when the British fought back, they also chose neutrality.

Later, after the Germans were in Europe and opened up the North African battlefield, Spain and Portugal were tied to the German-Italian chariot, but Britain and the United States obviously knew the habits of these two wall grasses, and there was no transitional suppression, and Mozambique and other colonies also did not move and remained in the hands of Portugal.

It was only later that after the United States entered the war, under the co-optation of the United States and Britain, the attitude of Spain and Portugal towards the Allies became more and more ambiguous.

Unless it is too far away and its interests are not very involved, it is difficult for a country to maintain absolute neutrality in such a world war.

Even Switzerland is secretly hooking up with Germany.

Spain and Portugal are in the whirlpool of European wars, and it is difficult to erect archways.

In the early days, it can be half-concealed, but when the dust settles, not to mention worrying about the secret deeds of settling accounts after the autumn, even the redistribution of the cake after the war, it is enough to attract every country to dedicate their adventurous spirit for world peace.

Portugal and Spain, in particular, had too many interests involved in Latin America, and under pressure from the Americans, they finally distanced themselves from the Germans after the Allied landings in Europe.

At this time, the Germans could not take care of them, and only wanted to avoid falling into the ground. A single blow is all it takes. But in my heart I already hated it.

For the colonies of these countries were attacked by the Chinese. They don't applaud and celebrate, but they don't interfere either.

Portugal's little strength, compared with China, the Germans can figure out which ally is more valuable. Even if Portugal protested, the Germans were able to push on the Chinese.

Huaxia even ignored Portugal's protests, and did not even make superficial excuses, and directly sent troops to attack Mozambique. Complete occupation.

Although Portugal and Spain have declined somewhat, Meng Xiang still remembers the debts they have made in China for hundreds of years, and will never hesitate to recover them.

In the past, large farms and Chinese immigrants from South America were involved, so places such as East Timor were stayed. Now I have the power to protect myself. I even wish there was an excuse to make a fuss in South America, and the Chinese army would naturally not be polite.

The army swung away, without even an explanation, all the way to attack, all the way to the south.

The Allies did not have much strength in these places, and it was only when the British army in Zimbabwe was in a state of distress that the British turned to the Americans for help, and the large army was mobilized to South Africa. And at this time on the way to the south of the conquest. The only thing that can restrain the wheels of the Chinese chariot is nature.

Bad weather. All kinds of strange creatures and insects, as well as the most troublesome diseases, always plague the Chinese army across the equator. But none of this could stop China's desire to conquer eastern and southern Africa.

Don't look at East Africa is located around the equator, the environment is complex, but the diversity of biology makes East Africa's agriculture and planting industry developed, cloves, sisal, coffee, all occupy an important position in the world. The abundant tropical forest resources in Africa are even more reluctant to give up.

Not only that, the mineral resources here have not been explored on a large scale due to environmental reasons, but the gold in Ethiopia and the copper mines in Tanzan were already famous all over the world.

Before the problem of low-grade copper mining was solved, and before the era of the big and poor porphyry copper mines of the fifties and sixties, the copper mines in the Katanga highlands, discovered at the beginning of the century and spent thirty years to build and mine on a large scale, were one of the main copper producing areas in Europe.

If this is not enough to make Britain anxious, the fall of Zimbabwe, known as the "jewel in Britain's crown", and further South Africa, the British gold pocket, are also in danger of falling, but it is really worrying for the British.

The colonies of the Empire on which the sun never sets are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, some can be abandoned, but some may be a fatal blow to the British once they are abandoned.

Colonies such as South Africa, Zimbabwe, and India, which can continue to channel wealth to the British and support the British Empire to this day, will not let go of the British even if they want to get a piece of the pie.

If it were only the fall of South Africa and Zimbabwe, the British might not have looked to the Americans and tightened their pockets until the final victory of the war.

But if South Africa is captured, the shipping of the Cape of Good Hope can easily be stuck by the Chinese, and with the Suez Canal and Australia under the control of the Chinese, the entire Indian Ocean will be under the overlook of the Chinese.

Then India, the imperial pearl that constantly provided the British with food, cotton, tea, sugar, spices, and even cannon fodder sent to the front, will also be cut off, or even directly lost. Without the support of external weapons and ammunition, it is difficult to imagine how long the British troops there could hold out, even counting the Japanese.

Because of the characteristics of the colonies, India's industry was simply unable to maintain its self-sufficiency in weapons and ammunition, and even the Japanese were purchasing weapons and ammunition from the Americans.

Once this Atlantic-Indian shipping lane is jammed, it will be useless for the Indians, who lack enough ammunition, to fill in as much cannon fodder.

Moreover, after the Cape of Good Hope was controlled by the Chinese, perhaps the Chinese people would continue to follow the coastline of the African continent, along the Ivory Coast, and follow the passage of the European adventurers in the past to find the golden country, all the way to Europe.

After the Chinese African Fleet and the reinforcements of the US Pacific 5th and 2nd Fleets confronted each other near the Seychelles, no one underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Fleet.

Although under the command of Spruance and with the timely assistance of the 2nd Fleet, the Chinese African Fleet only inflicted heavy losses on the 5th Fleet, but the great strength displayed in this regard was enough to shock the world.

The British now considered themselves absolutely unstoppable from their access to the Atlantic.

Whether it was to maintain the dignity and interests of the Atlantic hegemon, or to preserve the existing colonial wealth, or to maintain the passage for future counterattacks on Australia and Southeast Asia, the British could no longer retreat.

It's just that they have exhausted their strength, and their current state is powerless to fight against Huaxia.

Whether at sea or on land, they need the support of the Americans.

In a hurry, it was impossible for the Americans to support them all at once. By the time the first 30,000 American reinforcements arrived in Cape Town, the Chinese East African Army had already invaded Harare, and the forward force was already approaching the South African border.

There were not many nails that could hinder the advance of the Chinese army, but in Tunisia in the north, the Allies organized powerful troops to block the advance of the Chinese North African Army.

Although the Suez Canal was no longer of much use, the strategic importance of the Mediterranean Sea made the Americans unwilling to budge.

Although the Second Panzer Division was defeated and only partially withdrawn in Alexandria, the remaining equipment was captured by Huaxia and more than 5,000 people were captured, which made the Americans lose face, but the Americans also saw the hope of victory.

If it were not for the loss of air supremacy, the Americans' new tanks would have been able to hold back the torrent of steel in China.

Even if it is a fight for numbers, Americans are not afraid.

The Americans quickly organized a second tank barrage and encountered the Chinese armored forces before they could reach Sfax.

This time, the Chinese striker did not have a reckless direct forward charge, rendering the Americans' ambush circle ineffective. The two sides only retreated with one touch, and the forward team of the Chinese North African Legion, which obviously did not have an advantage in the number of tanks, relied on less than 200 tanks to fight with the Americans' nearly 300 Super Pershings.

However, the new fighters that emerged from the Americans did not give the Huaxia fighters an absolute advantage, and they even fought on a par with the same number of fighters.

Although there are many aces in the United States and elite pilots participating in the war, under the continuous pursuit of the Americans, some of China's superiority gaps are gradually decreasing.

With the lessons of the last time in Alexandria, this time the Chinese commanders were obviously much more cautious, no longer recklessly relying on the strikers to hit the iron plate defense of the Americans, but gathered more attacking forces.

The Americans are also mobilizing a large number of troops, intending to take advantage of their logistical superiority in Tunisia to win the first victory over the Chinese Army.

In the past, whether in Australia or Japan, the United States was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength compared to China, and the Americans did not have the intention of fighting a decisive battle.

In Tunisia, although the Americans also need to cross the ocean, as a springboard for attacking Europe, Tunisia is already a logistics base for the Americans, and many barracks have been set up to support the Italian operation.

The large amount of strategic materials, and even the veterans who were partially drawn back from Italy, gave the Americans confidence.

The armies of both sides continue to gather, and the first major collision between the Chinese and US armies is about to begin. (To be continued.) )