The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

"I don't agree to reinforcements. This may be a conspiracy of the German army."At the North African Command, Admiral Cannin refused the support without hesitation.

Admiral Patton's face was very embarrassed. If it were anyone else, he would have already pointed at his nose and scolded him, but Cannin was a veteran with too much experience, so he really didn't have the courage to do so.

"But if no rescue is done, Malta will fall into the hands of the German army, and the hundreds of thousands of German troops trapped will have no chance of escaping."

"You and I both know that without Malta, the Mediterranean will be divided into two, and the German army may even launch a counterattack."Admiral Patton's strategic vision is still very unique. He has seen the importance of Malta.

It's just that this kind of landing operation requires the help of the navy, and the American navy has no power in the Mediterranean. The only warships it has are not necessarily able to gain an advantage in the face of German fighter bombing.

Therefore, he now needs the support of Admiral Canniin's Mediterranean Fleet.

But Admiral Canniin is as steady as an old dog. He will never take risks with the Mediterranean Fleet unless he has an absolute advantage.

In fact, Admiral Canniin also knows the importance of Malta, but the ferocity of the German fighter planes still scared him. If his fleet is severely damaged, then the entire canal may face the threat of the Italian Navy, which is not the result he wants to see.

Therefore, even if the fighting on land is more brutal, the navy will never allow any reckless movement.

"I want to know, there is almost one division on the island, but it was defeated by 3,000 German paratroopers. Who can tell me why?"General Kananning asked instead of answering.

Although the German army's combat effectiveness has declined at this time, it does not mean that they can bully the German army at will.

Even the German army surrounded in Tunisia, if they had not lost their logistical supplies, they might not have been able to surround the enemy.

Therefore, no one dared to guarantee that they could defeat the German army 100%. If it was really that simple, they would have counterattacked long ago.

"France is so big, it only lasted a month, and Malta is so small, it's not bad to last a day." A major general muttered, and the command center was immediately embarrassed.

"you……"Admiral Kananning pointed at the major general and wanted to blame him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. What the other party said was indeed reasonable.

Even though the German army failed on the Eastern Front, no one dared to guarantee that they could destroy the German army without your intervention.

"I can only dispatch five destroyers at most to transport one regiment of reinforcements. More than that is impossible. There is also the Italian navy here, and they are watching covetously."Admiral Kanning pondered for a while, and decided to send a reinforcement.

At this moment, the communications staff came in with a pale face, looked at everyone, and said:"Your Excellency the Commander, a bad news, the airport on the island of Malta has been occupied by the Germans, and German fighter planes have entered the island of Malta."

Upon hearing this news, the faces of everyone present changed drastically. This is not good news. If Dingli Mountain is occupied, they still have hope of counterattack. Then the occupation of the airport means that the Germans have completely controlled the island of Malta.

And with the strength of the German air force, as long as there is no shortage of fuel, any invading enemy aircraft will not escape the fate of being wiped out.

There is no way. The performance of the J-5 jet fighter is too advanced. With the TA-152 fighter, it firmly controls the air power.

"Admiral Patton, I'm sorry, I have to cancel the order just now. Supporting now means death. Admiral Kananning said decisively.

This time, Admiral Patton remained silent. He also knew what the loss of the airport meant.

"It seems that we must launch a general offensive against the German troops in Tunisia as soon as possible and never let them withdraw."Since the occupation of Malta has become a fact, he has to consider attacking from other places.

In fact, there are many places to choose to land, but he has always wanted to annihilate the hundreds of thousands of German troops in Tunisia, and then go north to Italy.

Unexpectedly, the German army was so determined to land on Malta, which meant that the war would enter a stalemate again.

On the other side, August also received a telegram from Student. Seeing that the airport on Malta was occupied, his face was full of smiles.

"If we take over Malta, the hundreds of thousands of German troops trapped in Tunisia will be saved. August said, looking at Rommel with a smile.

"Marshal Rommel, are you ready to continue fighting?"

"Please rest assured, we are ready for battle and ready to go at any time."Marshal Rommel was very excited after seeing the 1,000 Sherman tanks.

He believed that with these 1,000 Sherman tanks, he would be able to teach the proud Patton a lesson and let him know who is the real king of armor.

"Let's go! I'll be waiting for your triumphant return here." August said calmly.

"yes!"