Chapter 126 The arrival of the marshal
Fight when it is time to fight, retreat when it is not possible, and surrender if it cannot retreat. For the British team, there is nothing to be ashamed of.
At first, when they faced attacks from the Iraqis, they fought bravely, which was their military mission, and now, when the German tank troops appeared, they could not defeat the Germans.
There was no anti-tank in their hands, and above their heads, they were bombarded by German attack aircraft. When the German tank troops rushed over, they would all be crushed into meat paste and had no hope of winning.
At this time, it is not embarrassing that they surrender.
Carl Maus's tank rushed to the British air base. At this time, a white flag was raised inside the air base. Carl Maus is not unfamiliar with this scene. They were famous all the way, and many British troops along the way would surrender.
"Our mission is completed." Karl Maus shouted to the Iraqi officer: "Hey, who are you the supreme commander here?"
Salahdin ran over happily: "I am the commander of the Third Division and one of the main personnel of this uprising."
"Okay, you are responsible for custodying the British prisoners in this base, counting all the supplies here, and waiting to hand them over to Marshal Rommel." Carl Mauss shouted: "Now, we are going to go on."
Then set off? Hearing a question from Salahedin, the German team frightened the British and surrendered as soon as they charged. Now, where are they going?
When he watched the German tank troops leave and set foot on the road again, he suddenly understood and couldn't help but pat his head. Is this a need to say? Of course, he went to Baghdad!
Baghdad.
Rashid walked around the ground, and sometimes he would raise his head, look out the window, and sometimes look down, looking at the map spread on the table. Rashid was quite restless at this time.
The Iraqi troops who went to siege the Habania base have not yet had good news of victory. Can't they even get such a base?
And, what if there are too many casualties?
Rashid was very anxious. Suddenly, Air Force Commander Humod hurried over: "Good news, everyone, good news!"
Humood panted and said to several colleagues: "The German team has arrived. With their help, we have seized the Habania base. Now, the German tanks are advancing towards our Baghdad!"
Rashid's face suddenly stretched out, and the German tanks were coming soon. Now, there is no need to worry about the British's counterattack anymore!
"Hurry, let's go to welcome the German team together!" Rashid's face was full of smiles: "Marshal Rommel, he will definitely arrive soon."
What are the German tanks doing? Baghdad has fallen into its own hands. They only have one task, which is to create momentum, set up a formation, and welcome Marshal Rommel!
Of course, there are security considerations. They want to protect Marshal Rommel's security. At the same time, they also have deterrent considerations. Show their force and warn Iraq's elements who tend toward Britain to not attempt to subvert the new Iraqi regime!
Although Rashid is the new prime minister of Iraq and was appointed by the king, Rashid is very clear in his heart whether he can sit down in this position and rely entirely on the attitude of the Germans.
He showed great devotion and ran far away to the main road in Baghdad's urban area to welcome the arrival of the German team.
Soon, the German tanks came over, and it was already evening.
The night sky in Baghdad was very clear, and the tanks were rumbling up. Karl Maus stood on the tank and looked at the crowd greeting below.
"Welcome to our German friends," Rashid said: "We have everything ready to sing and dance to celebrate the new life of Iraq. You are our most respected guest."
Karl Maus looked at Rashid in surprise. The Iraqi Prime Minister was so humble at this time. Karl Maus, as a soldier, did not have much etiquette: "Prime Minister Rashid, we need to be martial law in Baghdad to prevent any danger."
"Okay, we will help you with martial law." Rashid agreed readily. Rashid did not hesitate to the military forces of other countries in the capital of his own country's warfare.
Soon, the German tank troops set up roadblocks on various streets in the city and kept high vigilance, especially the main roads in the city were completely blocked.
In the second half of the night, the Mechanical Infantry Division arrived, and the German infantry who walked down from the infantry fighting chariots defended the place more tightly.
When it was dark, a convoy finally appeared on the horizon.
As the supreme commander, Rommel cherishes his life even more. He will not ride in a high-end car here, even the bulletproof Mercedes-Benz car has no possibility of surviving under the attack of bombs.
He came here in a tank. This tank is a bigger circle than the Black Panther 3 tank and looks more powerful. This kind of tank is quite rare in the Middle East.
Germany's new generation of tanks, tiger-style!
As local German factories produce Tiger tanks on a large scale, in addition to refitting local troops, overseas troops are also refitting on a small scale, and Rommel's command also obtained dozens of vehicles.
After all, the Black Panther 3 tank is enough to deal with any threats in the Middle East, so the African Legion's Tiger tank is not necessary. Small-scale equipment is just to allow them to adapt in advance.
Rommel was riding in one of the command-type Tiger tanks.
Almost all officers of the tank troops are in tanks to command battles, but their tanks are not directly on the front line, so this type of command-type tank is different from other tanks.
For example, the ammunition base of the tank will be greatly reduced, even half of the ordinary model, so that enough space can be made to install more radio stations, gunners, and loaders are also traitors. Their main task is to operate the radio and convey combat orders to subordinates.
There are also some sayings that command tanks do not have gun barrels, which is not appropriate. Tanks without gun barrels are easily discovered by the enemy and besieged. Therefore, command tanks are no different from ordinary tanks in terms of appearance. In order to confuse, ordinary tanks have also installed two antennas like command tanks. One of them is useless, just to cover the command tanks.
Rommel did not emerge in the city of Baghdad. The tiger-style command tank was mixed with several other tiger-style vehicles and started to the Prime Minister's Office in Baghdad in one breath. (https:)
Chapter completed!