Major General Oxter raised his eyebrows and nodded.

He was transferred from France, and of course he knew that after the Toulon fleet was captured by Germany, the French Betan government would be like a frightened bird.

At the same time, France can be said to have little defensive power in front of Germany, because according to the armistice agreement, the French army disarmed its air force and army to 100,000 people.

After pausing, Major General Oxter asked again: "Why don't we occupy France directly? We all know that the French will turn to the Allies at any time. One day... when they surrender to the Allies, our supply line will be under a major threat!"

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I don't think it's much good for us to occupy France at this time, because the French will try every means to destroy our railways, roads, guerrillas and even attack them!"

Major General Oxter stopped talking after hearing this.

Qin Chuan is right. At this time, the northern part of France occupied by Germany was facing this situation.

"So!" Qin Chuan continued: "If we occupy France and establish a supply line, we need a lot of troops to defend, and even if we do this, we will not get good results, and we don't have that many troops!"

There is no doubt about this. The German army attacked the Soviet Union in an all-round way, and there were so many occupied areas that needed to be stationed. At this time, the most shortage was soldiers.

"More importantly..." Qin Chuan said: "We use French people to help us transport, such as French trains, cars, and even transport ships. They are still Vichy France, and the British cannot bomb them unscrupulously. If they do so, they will only further deepen the French hatred for the British and push France to our side!"

Major General Oxter stared at Qin Chuan blankly, and he couldn't believe that a second lieutenant would have such a bold idea.

Colonel Slain agreed with this, and he asked Major General Oxter: "General, if you have no objection, I will pass on the idea of ​​the second lieutenant to General Rommel!"

Major General Oxter nodded in agreement.

After Colonel Slain left, Major General Oxter asked: "Lieutenant, I want to know your plan in Algiers. I mean, we only have two infantry divisions and one paratrooper division, how can we block the possible attack of the Allied forces!"

Major General Oxter's words have reached the point.

The 36th Infantry Division and the 155th Infantry Division entered Tunisia and even now entered Algeria because the Allies could land in Algeria and threaten the rear of the African Legion.

However, the two infantry divisions had too few troops, and they were simply not enough to defend against the long coastline from Morocco to Algeria to Tunisia. This was one of the reasons why Major General Oxter was dissatisfied with the mission, which he believed was simply an unsuccessful task.

After pausing, Major General Oxter added: "I have to emphasize that we have no extra troops to reinforce North Africa!"

"We also have the Zoafu Corps!" Qin Chuan said: "They have more than 100,000 people!"

"Are you talking about those French colonial troops?" Major General Oxter's mouth tugged with a disdainful smile: "We can't count on them, let alone... you have given them freedom, that is, we can't command them, aren't we?"

"No, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "We can command them, in a sense, they want us to command them!"

"Maybe it!" Major General Oxter understood what Qin Chuan said. The Zoafu Corps was under the command of French officers for a long time. When they suddenly gained freedom, they would be in a state of unmanned command... It is true that they could promote their officers, but the problem is that these officers generally have not received training and do not know how to command the troops to fight.

In addition, the Zoaf Corps needs to defend Algeria, so the Zoaf Corps will hope to get help from the German army.

Major General Oxter knew that Qin Chuan had this ability, but if it were him, he would not have dealt with these inferior people and placed his hopes on them.

"Of course!" Qin Chuan said: "We cannot pin our hopes on them for the time being. They need time to train and eventually form combat effectiveness! But we have a navy. As long as the French supply line is rebuilt, our crew and sailors will soon be transported in batches. They are experienced veterans, and a considerable number of them have fought. All they need is to be familiar with French warships!"

"Hmm!" said Major General Oxter: "I don't deny this, but don't forget that even if we have a fleet, we have to face the attacks of the British local fleet and the Mediterranean fleet. The British even have aircraft carriers and we have nothing. In addition, the American fleet may join them to fight with them. Do you think our newly formed fleet can defeat them?"

"That's right, general!" Qin Chuan replied: "Their strength is much stronger than ours. I never thought of defeating them. I just hope to block their attack!"

"That's the point, Lieutenant!" Major General Oxter said: "How can you block their attack!"

"Look at this, general!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said: "Our location is in the western Mediterranean. There is the Strait of Gibraltar on the left. Its narrowest point is only 13 kilometers. Long-range artillery can block it! We only need to deploy the 155th Infantry Division in Morocco, then add a few artillery units, and allocate several submarines to the direction of the Strait of Gibraltar... While completely blocking the British route, it will also block the British attack from the west!"

Major General Oxter nodded. The Strait of Gibraltar is not as simple as 13 kilometers on the surface or 22 kilometers in the middle. There are reefs and shallows in the middle. Sometimes warships can only go from a fixed route. The German army only needs to concentrate firepower to target these routes to block it. If necessary, water mines can be laid.

Of course, the disadvantage of mine laying is that the Germans' own ships and submarines cannot enter and exit, so they will not do so easily.

"What about the east?" asked Major General Oxter.
Chapter completed!