Bernova's movements were quick, and the First Infantry Regiment moved into the new military camp that night.

Those were several warehouses in Bernova. Bernova asked people to free up the things in them and divide them into pieces with wooden boards... Although many areas of Algeria are drought and rainy, the northern coastal areas have a Mediterranean climate, with 11% forest coverage mainly concentrated in this area, so Algiers is not short of wood.

In particular, cork is also rich here... corks used to plug wine bottles account for the third largest production in the world. One of Bernova's business is to produce cork and then export them to all parts of the world.

"Every room has a number!" Colonel Slain said with a loudspeaker: "Give me a chestnut... Room 111 represents the rooms of one battalion, one company and one row. Is it clear?"

"Yes, sir!" the soldiers replied.

With the sound of "disbandment", the soldiers found their own rooms in platoons.

In Room 121, where Qin Chuan and others lived, turned on the lights... What appeared in everyone's eyes were two rows of bunk beds, each with a clean marching blanket and a pillow.

The soldiers couldn't help but cheer. Although this arrangement was simple, it was a qualitative leap for the soldiers who had to endure mud and moisture in the tent not long ago.

"Look, what is this?" Werner found a box at the bottom of the room. Werner picked up the note on the box and read it: "To Lieutenant Frick, I hope you and your comrades will enjoy it all! Bernow."

"Lieutenant, what does this mean?" Werner spread his hands with a note.

"That is,..." Alphredo said: "We have a place like this because of the lieutenant?"

"But why?" Werner said.

"Don't you know why?" The baker's unfamiliar answered: "Did you forget that a beautiful lady picked up the lieutenant in the afternoon and sent it back? I guess... that's Bernow's daughter!"

The soldiers started to cheer in an instant.

"You have good luck, Lieutenant!"

"Tell me, Lieutenant, how did you know her?"

"She is very beautiful, the lieutenant must be fascinated by her!"

"You said it wrong, I think she was fascinated by the lieutenant!"

...

Qin Chuan walked straight towards the box, opened it and saw that it was a box of brandy, so he took out a bottle and said, "Let's make a deal, take back your questions, or have a bottle!"

The soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then said regretfully: "Okay, we choose to have a bottle!"

"Okay!" Werner said as he took the wine, "I took back my questions, but if I get drunk, I don't know what to ask!"

A burst of laughter came out from the military camp.

While the Germans were operating Algeria, Eisenhower and Montgomery frowned in Port Said.

"They blocked the Strait of Gibraltar!" said Montgomery.

"It's not a big problem!" Eisenhower said: "All the supplies we need can be obtained from India!"

"I'm not talking about this!" Montgomery replied: "General, we have been transporting through the Strait of Gibraltar for a long time, so we are very familiar with the hydrology there, and there is a very special density flow here!"

“Density flow?”

"Yes!" Montgomery said: "The salinity of the Mediterranean sea water is higher than that of the Atlantic Ocean, but the Mediterranean sea surface is lower. Therefore, a density flow is formed in the Strait of Gibraltar... The sea water flows eastward from below the water surface to 400 meters, and the sea water flows westward from below 400 meters."

"Is this... useful?" Eisenhower asked in confusion.

If the US military has no practical experience, Eisenhower, who has never commanded the battle independently, is the novice among the novices.

"Submarine!" Montgomery explained: "If a German submarine wants to enter the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean, it will sneak above 400 meters. If it wants to enter the Atlantic Ocean, it will sneak below 400 meters... They are all along the way and can enter and exit quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Eisenhower couldn't help but say "Oh": "In other words, the Mediterranean can become a safe haven and supply base for German submarines!"

"Yes!" Montgomery said: "All German submarines, when they encounter danger, just approach the Strait of Gibraltar, will mean safety, which will greatly increase the difficulty of the British Navy in search of German submarines!"

After thinking about it, Eisenhower said: "This will not have much impact on the North African battlefield!"

"Maybe!" Montgomery replied: "But they have a navy again..."

Speaking of this, Montgomery couldn't help but curse: "Those damn French people, they actually sent a fleet to the Germans! This made it possible for the Germans to block the Tunisia Strait. The Strait of Gibraltar plus the Tunisia Strait... This prevented us from entering the Western Mediterranean to land on Algeria. So now, we only have two ways to attack Algeria..."

Montgomery pointed to the map: "One is to attack along Tunisia, but it is conceivable that the Germans will definitely lay a solid defense line in Tunisia. The other is to attack from the south of Algeria, which is even more difficult, because we have to cross the desert and cross the Tel Atlas or the Sahara Atlas..."

"The mechanized troops cannot pass!" Eisenhower also saw the problem.

"Yes!" Montgomery nodded: "But the Germans have tanks waiting for us. It can be said that Algeria is an excellent base for the Germans!"

"But this is not very useful to them, isn't it?" Eisenhower said: "The main force of the Germans is on the Alexander line, which is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Algeria!"

Eisenhower's words are correct. It's more than 2,000 kilometers away from the rear base, and it's still a desert along the way. Even if there are too many supplies at the base, it's useless... it can't be transported.

"That's what I'm worried about!" Montgomery said: "What if the Germans have changed their strategic direction?"

"You mean... they gave up taking the Suez Canal?" Eisenhower said: "No, it's impossible... Hitler wouldn't let Rommel do this!"

"This is not the first time Rommel has disobeyed Hitler's orders!" Montgomery said: "Only in this way can we explain why the Germans support the independence of Egypt and Crete!"

"No!" Eisenhower said: "I don't think so, they even built factories on Crete..."

"General!" At this time, a staff officer reported with a telegram: "We have received information, and the Germans are transporting equipment from Crete to Algeria!"
Chapter completed!