Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

On the battlefield where flames of war were raging and the situation was complicated, Field Marshal Rommel stood in the command post. The air around him seemed to become heavy because of the cold aura emanating from him.

His eyes were as cold as stars as he stared straight at his subordinates. His tone was filled with unquestionable majesty as he said coldly: "Give the Turkish army an ultimatum and tell them that they must send out troops in three days. Otherwise, I will lead the troops there myself." His words were powerful and every word showed his determination and tough attitude at the moment.

"Yes." The subordinate straightened up quickly and answered loudly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest, and then hurried to convey this serious and intimidating ultimatum.

Looking back, Field Marshal Rommel always treated the Turkish army with respect and gave them ample respect. In the marshal's heart, he always hoped that through such a friendly and respectful way of getting along, the relationship between the two sides could be further developed and become closer and more harmonious. After all, in these years of war, a good alliance relationship plays a vital role in many subsequent cooperation, whether it is mutual coordination in military operations, sharing and mutual assistance in resources, or the exchange of intelligence information, all of which are inseparable from a solid and reliable friendship between allies.

But what is surprising is that at this critical juncture of the battle, the Turkish army actually thought of withdrawing, which undoubtedly caught the German army off guard. After hearing the news, Field Marshal Rommel was furious. How could he tolerate such a situation? You know, during this period of time, the German army has put in a lot of effort to cooperate with the Turkish army. From strategic planning to actual actions, from manpower deployment to material supply, a lot of resources and energy have been invested in all aspects. If the Turkish army is allowed to leave at this moment, all the efforts of the German army will be wasted, the entire strategic layout will be in chaos, and the subsequent combat plan will be difficult to carry out smoothly.

After a comprehensive and careful consideration, Field Marshal Rommel decisively decided to change his strategy and choose to use force to suppress the enemy. He had already made up his mind that as long as the Turkish army dared not agree to send troops, he would not hesitate to lead the Persian army to attack the Turkish army, and use tough means to let them understand the consequences of disobeying orders. At this critical moment when it is extremely critical and there is no room for error, this ally who is wavering and like a fence-sitter must be dealt with decisively. Otherwise, it will definitely bring immeasurable trouble to the German army. This is not something that is said casually or alarmist, but a painful lesson that the German army has learned after experiencing countless brutal battles in the past and paying the price of the blood of many soldiers. It must not repeat the same mistakes again.

In fact, after receiving the sharp and tough telegram from Field Marshal Rommel, the Turkish army was in an uproar. The officers gathered together and fell into deep hesitation and entanglement. They knew very well that they had gained a lot of tangible benefits from fighting with the German army during this period, whether it was the expansion of territory or the accumulation of materials. But now that the war situation was becoming more and more severe, continuing to follow the German army on the battlefield would be tantamount to seeking death. They were not confused people, so they were naturally unwilling to agree to send troops.

However, when they thought of Field Marshal Rommel's great reputation on the battlefield and the German army's daunting combat power, they couldn't help but back off and instantly became timid. After all, they knew that with their own strength, they were beaten without any chance to fight back when they fought against the Soviet army before. They couldn't even defeat the Soviet army, so how could they possibly defeat the elite German army led by Field Marshal Rommel? That was simply a fantasy.

But despite this, they were unwilling to follow the German army all the way to the end. This was mainly because the conditions offered by Britain and the United States were too tempting. Britain and the United States promised that as long as the Turkish army declared neutrality, they would recognize all their existing interests. In other words, as long as they showed their neutrality now, the territories they currently occupied would be officially recognized by Britain and the United States, and they would be firmly in their hands from then on. To be honest, facing such generous and attractive conditions, anyone would be tempted.

However, the Germans were very strict in their supervision of them. If they showed any intention of betraying the Germans, the Germans would definitely notice it at the first time and turn around and attack them mercilessly until they were completely wiped out. Therefore, the Turkish army was in a dilemma at this moment. They were very entangled in their hearts and kept asking themselves in their hearts, should they withdraw? This is really a headache.

"Can we defeat the German army?" A Turkish officer asked first with a worried look on his face. His brows were furrowed, and his eyes revealed a deep fear of the German army.

"We definitely can't win. Rommel leads an elite army with strong combat effectiveness. It will be difficult to defeat them." Another officer heard this and shook his head helplessly, explaining with a bitter face. The other officers around heard this and nodded, indicating that they agreed with this reality.

"Can we defeat the Soviet army?" Another officer asked unwillingly, still holding on to a glimmer of hope that there might be other opportunities.

"It's unrealistic. The Soviet army has a huge force, and our number is not enough." Then, an experienced officer said realistically. His words were like a basin of cold water, completely extinguishing the only glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts.

Now, the Turkish army found themselves in an extremely awkward and difficult situation. Both sides were powerful forces that they could not afford to offend. However, according to the current complex situation, no matter what choice they made in the end, it seemed that they could not escape the fate of offending both sides. At this moment, they all felt a strong regret in their hearts, regretting that they should not have been impulsive and rashly participated in this cruel war. If they had not participated in it at the beginning, they might be living a stable and peaceful life now. Although in that case, the oil fields in Persia would have nothing to do with them, at least they would not have to worry all day long, sandwiched between the two powerful enemies of the German Army and the Soviet Army, facing the choice of life and death. But then again, they had to admit that the rich benefits they had now were all exchanged for their decisive actions at the beginning. If they had retreated at the beginning, these benefits would have long been in the pocket of the Soviet Army, and even the entire Persia might have been controlled by the Soviet Army. Thinking about it is really helpless and contradictory.

"Then let's keep delaying." Just when everyone was frowning and at a loss of what to do, an officer suddenly had an idea and proposed this idea, thinking that maybe delaying the situation would bring about a turning point.

"If we delay any longer, Rommel will come with his troops himself." Someone immediately retorted dissatisfiedly. He knew very well that Rommel was not the kind of person who would be easily fooled. Continuing to delay would only make the situation worse.

"What I mean is that we should obey Rommel's orders temporarily, and then find excuses to shirk our responsibilities once we reach the front line." The officer who proposed "delaying" hurriedly explained, trying to make everyone understand his thoughts, thinking that this was a compromise.

"Anyway, the main thing is not to take the initiative to attack." He added, implying that in this way, he wanted to deal with Marshal Rommel's request and avoid direct conflict with the Soviet army as much as possible, so as to save his own life. Many Turkish officers listened to this and thought carefully. They felt that this method seemed feasible, so they nodded in agreement. After all, in their opinion, now that the benefits have been obtained, it is not worthwhile to fight desperately on the battlefield. The most important thing at the moment is to save their own lives. Only by saving their lives can they have the opportunity to continue to enjoy these vested interests in the future.

"Let's do this, let's send out troops first. We can't give the German army any reason to attack us." Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, the officer who spoke earlier hurriedly said, strike while the iron is hot, thinking that they should act according to this method first to temporarily alleviate the current crisis.

"Yes." Everyone answered in unison, and then began to arrange matters related to sending troops.

Not long after, Field Marshal Rommel received the news that the Turkish army was dispatched. After hearing the news, his expression, which was originally as tense as a taut bowstring, finally relaxed a little.

He knew very well that if the Turkish army continued to pretend to be dead and ignored his orders, he would lead his troops to attack the Turkish army without hesitation.

What he hated most was this kind of wavering and fence-sitting behavior, which was mainly because he had been betrayed by the Italian army before, leaving a psychological shadow that was difficult to eliminate. The Italian army's previous unreliable and inconsistent performance on the battlefield made it difficult for him to establish trust in these allies, so now he was always vigilant against the Turkish army and did not dare to be careless.

In the command post on the Eastern Front, where the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed as if water could drip out, Field Marshal Rommel stood tall and straight like a pine tree. He raised his head slightly and took a deep breath, as if he wanted to turn the air full of the smell of gunpowder into determination and inject it into his chest. After a moment, he slowly opened his lips and gave an order in an unquestionable and calm tone: "Order: All troops, set out in three days, target the Soviet positions." The voice was like a huge bell, echoing in the command post for a long time, shaking the surrounding air slightly.

"Yes." The subordinates seemed to be shocked by the majesty, and instantly straightened their spines, responded loudly, and then turned around quickly, rushing out like an arrow from a bow to convey the order. For a moment, the whole camp seemed to have been injected with a shot of cardiotonic, busy and noisy, the soldiers hurriedly rushed around, making intensive preparations for the upcoming expedition.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, the intelligence network was like an invisible but efficient net, quickly capturing the key movement of the German army. Not long after, the intelligence carrying important information quietly fell into Cun Yunsheng's hands. He took the intelligence, his eyes like a scanner, quickly wandering on the paper, his face calm as water, unperturbed, like a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time and was indifferent to the changing situation.

However, under this seemingly calm appearance, Cun Yunsheng's heart was actually working rapidly. He knew very well that the action planned by the German army at this moment was a key opportunity for them to give it a try in desperation and seek a final turnaround. Once the German army's attack could successfully force the Soviet army to stop the attack, they would be like finding light in the darkness, and gain a precious breathing opportunity, a full three to five months, for them to use all kinds of resources, fully equip more soldiers, rebuild a solid defense line, and accumulate enough power to change the direction of the war.

But war is always cruel and merciless. Opportunities and risks are like twin brothers, accompanying each other. If the German army fails in this operation, the consequences will be disastrous, just like a building about to collapse. The German army will probably fall into an abyss of no return and will never be able to turn the tide.

Because of this, with his keen strategic vision tempered in the flames of war for many years, Cun Yunsheng had every reason to be sure that the Allies would never easily miss this great opportunity to balance the German army. An idea flashed through his mind instantly, that the Allies would most likely drive Sun Liren's troops to launch an attack as swiftly as a tiger pouncing on its prey, quietly attacking Rommel's corps from the rear, catching the German army off guard and making it difficult for them to take care of both ends, thereby disrupting the German army's life-and-death operation.

But after calming down and carefully weighing the strength of both sides, Cun Yunsheng shook his head again, thinking that this frontal attack strategy was not very realistic. After all, if Sun Liren's troops were to go head-on with the well-equipped and experienced German troops led by Rommel, it would be hard to predict who would win, and it was very likely that both sides would suffer heavy losses, which was obviously not the optimal solution expected by the Allies.

So, after ruling out this seemingly radical but actually risky plan, the only feasible strategy left for the Allies seems to be to find a breakthrough from the German allies. His thoughts seemed to travel through time and space, going back to the ups and downs of Italy in the war.

How did Italy turn from a defeated country to a victorious country? It was because the Allies, in order to speed up the end of the war, offered very attractive promises, which tempted Italy to change sides.

Therefore, Cun Yunsheng firmly believed that the Allies would definitely set their sights on Persia and the Turkish army, and would use any means to make them choose neutrality, whether by using extremely cruel means of coercion or offering irresistible inducements. In this way, Rommel, who had lost the strong support of his allies and was isolated and helpless, had little hope of breaking through the Soviet positions by himself, just like trying to sail to the other side in a small boat in the storm, with many difficulties and almost no chance of winning.

"It looks like it won't be long before the Allies open up a second battlefield." Cun Yunsheng stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back. His eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the map and see the changing situation of war hidden behind the mountains, rivers, and battle line markings. He muttered to himself. Although his voice was soft, it was like a lightning bolt that cut through the night sky, foreshadowing the coming storm. (End of this chapter)