Chapter 218 Guerrilla
Faced with these problems, the British army is actually in a dilemma.
A comprehensive clearance of underground organizations may have some results, but it is obvious that this cannot solve the problem, because the conflict between the British army and the Egyptian people will inevitably intensify during the search and clearance process.
For example, after the guerrillas attacked the warehouse, they distributed supplies to the people. At the same time, the guerrillas fought for Egypt's independence and independence, so of course they could get the support of the Egyptian people. Moreover, the process of clearing out the people will inevitably cause casualties, which is inevitable to arouse public anger.
This may not be a problem for the British army in normal times. Any conflicts that are subject to force suppression will be resolved. Egyptian military and civilians have to compromise if they want to survive.
But now it is different. This is the critical period for the German army to fight against the British army. If Egypt vigorously breaks out in a comprehensive independence movement at this time, then the British will probably have to go through the trouble.
But this problem cannot be forgotten.
If you treat it as if you don’t see anything, it will encourage the actions of the guerrillas to make them even more rampant, and the morale of the British army will also be hit.
After thinking about it, Montgomery ordered: "Leave it to the African army to deal with it!"
"Yes, General!" Degangan replied.
This is indeed a solution... The African army is equivalent to the puppet army. If they ask them to come forward to clear the situation, they can try to avoid conflicts between the British army and the Egyptian people and reduce the possibility of intensification of conflicts.
But there is no way to do this. The African Army was an Egyptian no matter what. On the surface, it surrendered to the British colonial, but in the heart it was very much expected to achieve true independence. From the perspective of interests, the African Army would not sincerely help the British colonists.
Of course, this is inseparable from the secret efforts of Qin Chuan and Colonel Slein.
The training of the guerrillas was originally under the charge of Colonel Slein, and he was not unfamiliar with the German army in this regard, because the German army had already had a lot of experience in sabotage and reconnaissance behind enemy lines.
They have been doing this since the beginning of World War II, which is also a requirement of "blitzkrieg". One of the conditions for the successful implementation of "blitzkrieg" is that accurate intelligence must be provided, so that only in this way can the German army clearly know the enemy's weaknesses and break through.
Therefore, before the war, the German army would always send a group of reconnaissance troops to move deep into the enemy's backbone. They even had a vision to train a group of troops who could speak authentic English in a few years before the war, which allowed them to disguise themselves as British soldiers and sneak into the Allied forces.
But Colonel Slein was helpless about these Egyptian guerrillas.
One day Colonel Slain complained to Qin Chuan: "Sergeant, I almost wanted to give up, if I didn't think they had some use..."
"What happened?" Qin Chuan asked.
"They are not qualified soldiers at all!" said Colonel Slain. "What they can do seems to be able to load and pull the trigger... No, there is a part of it that doesn't even matter. I don't think there is too much hope for them!"
Qin Chuan understood what Colonel Slain meant.
For the German army, all those who can perform activities in deep behind enemy lines are elites. They master the use of multiple weapons and equipment, are proficient in multiple languages (otherwise they cannot disguise themselves as enemies), and especially have good psychological qualities, etc. They can almost be said to be modern special forces.
Therefore, it is very controversial that the West calls Wei Weier the founder of special operations, because before him, the German army had already applied special operations to actual combat.
Therefore, Colonel Slein thought that the Egyptian guerrillas had to perform the same task, of course, they had to have the qualities of German scouts to deal with various emergencies. Not to mention that they were the same as the German army, at least they were similar or acceptable.
However, the reality is very cruel... The quality of Egyptian guerrillas can almost be said to be farmers carrying guns.
The gap was too big, and Colonel Slein could not accept it for the moment.
"They will be killed by the British at the first time!" Colonel Slain shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I don't think there is any meaning in training them, it's a waste of time!"
Later, Qin Chuan learned that because Colonel Slein required strict training intensity... In fact, this training intensity was not high at all in Colonel Slein's opinion. It was just the strength of ordinary German soldiers, but even so, the Egyptian guerrillas could not bear it.
This also caused guerrillas to resist and even demanded to withdraw from training.
"This is how it goes!" said Colonel Slain: "Tomorrow you go to the training ground with me!"
"Yes, Colonel!"
The next day, Qin Chuan and Slain came to the guerrilla training camp.
This training camp is located in a barracks in the north of Alexandria, which was originally an Egyptian police station. Of course, it was a police station established by the UK. After the British were driven away, it was naturally accepted by the guerrillas.
As soon as I walked into the gate, I saw teams of Egyptian guerrillas practicing. What surprised Qin Chuan was that the instructor was not a German officer, but they were practicing themselves.
Colonel Slain shrugged and said, "Look, they don't want us to intervene, which is one of the reasons why I want them to get out!"
Qin Chuan understood Colonel Slain's difficulties.
It is indeed difficult to deal with when encountering this situation... From the perspective of force, the German army can certainly suppress these Egyptian guerrillas. The problem is that if the German army does this, it will turn against the Egyptians and will not be able to get their support.
This seems to be explained by the fact that the guerrillas do not want to undergo strong training, but Qin Chuan believes that things will not be that simple.
"Colin!" At this time, an Egyptian officer in a camouflage uniform met and shook hands at Colonel Slein.
"General Shrev is their commander!" Colonel Slain introduced to Qin Chuan.
Then Colonel Slain introduced Qin Chuan to General Srive: "This is Lieutenant Flick!"
When Srief heard this, he couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in surprise, and then said in skillful English: "Are you that legendary sergeant? I've heard of you!"
"Yes, General!" Qin Chuan stepped forward and shook hands with Srive and said:
"Nice to meet you!"
"I'm glad to see you!" General Srive said: "You did a great job, Lieutenant. Especially the trick that was promoted with the horn... I heard that was done according to your advice, and that was the key to our victory in Alexander!"
"Thank you, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I just want to know whether we have given you weapons and supplies as agreed!"
"Of course!" General Srief raised his head at the guerrillas who were training and said, "Look at the rifles in their hands!"
Chapter completed!