Montgomery and Eisenhower on the other side were busy.

What made them busy at this time was not the war against the African legions, but the calls and resistance from African countries, including Greece, for independence.

Of course, Montgomery will also use its previous magic weapon: "As long as you help the Allies defeat Germany, Britain will support your independence!"

But to be honest, this trick is no longer very useful.

First of all, it was because the Germans took the lead and not only did the Germans do it in person.

So the reaction of countries to the British army's voice was: "The Germans have given us freedom, and the British are the invaders. Why do we have to defeat our own country to please the invaders in order to strive for independence?"

"Independence and freedom never need to be given by the British, nor should there be additional conditions. We should have the right to decide on our country!"

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Among them, Greece and Egypt were the most intense.

The Greeks, the British supported the dictatorial king George II, and all Greeks knew what the result of helping the British would be, so of course they would not believe what the British said.

Egypt, Britain actually recognized Egypt's independence in 1922, but that was just a superficial recognition that Britain still retained its defense, diplomacy and other powers over Egypt, and the Egyptian government was just a puppet regime of Britain.

So... what can the British verbal promises be used for? Isn't this "independence" still the same as before?

The examples of Greece and Egypt will of course affect Libya, so Libyans are unwilling to believe the British's nonsense... This is also the reason why modern Africa has never liked Europe and the United States. They have not done any good things in Africa, such as British colonization, France's backfire and bloody massacre.

Montgomery threw these things to DeGanggang and called them... A general would not be plagued by trivial matters.

From this perspective, Montgomery did not see that the more important strategy of the German army at this time was not a head-on battle with the British army, but precisely those "trivial matters" that were not very important by Montgomery.

These things do seem to be "trivial matters", but after a long time and if they are not dealt with correctly, they will soon become quagmire.

If Montgomery was wise enough, it should be farming, encouraging production and helping the people irrigate, just as the Germans did in Egypt and Libya.

Because most people do not recognize the principles of countries, independence and freedom, they only know who can bring them a better life.

The Germans came, and gave them food and stability.

The British came and brought them all kinds of chaos besides the war... Britain and the United States focused on pursuing and defeating the African legions, and did not consider helping the people and maintaining public order. There were even many soldiers taking advantage of this time to solicit money from the people, especially the American soldiers who had just stepped onto the battlefield.

(The American soldiers were pretty good at this time. As the war deepened and the United States started war on the Pacific and Europe, the lack of troops caused the US military to even recruit prisoners to join the army to sentence. At that time, the American soldiers even robbed their own supplies and the personal belongings left by friendly troops on the battlefield.)

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. The Allied forces almost made propaganda for the German army from the other side. Not long after, many people began to miss the arrival of the German army that had occupied them.

Unaware of this, Montgomery simply regarded these as a sequelae of regaining lost land, as he said: "They were just used to the pie thrown by the Germans, and soon they would get used to the governance of Britain, just like we ruled Egypt!"

He even described the strategic retreat of the African Legion as the brilliant victory of the Allied forces... After all, the British army did recover Alexander, Tobrook and others one after another, and even went deep into Libya, just like the British army chasing the Italian army in the first battle.

Although the German army did not have many substantial contacts with the British army during this process... more often, the British army carefully used mines to clear mines with mines in the back, while the German army retreated in an orderly manner in the front.

The reason why the "not many times" is used here is because the two armies had several contacts, but these contacts were caused by the German army under Rommel's command, and the British army was beaten back in a mess.

Of course, Montgomery would not report to Churchill like this. What he said to Churchill was: "In the heroic and fierce attack of our army, the German army was defeated step by step. I believe that it will not take long before we can achieve a decisive victory!"

Montgomery's good news immediately caused a strong response in Britain. Churchill proudly said to the MPs who had once wanted to play him: "Gentlemen, a wise strategist will not focus on temporary defeats. I have always believed that victory will eventually belong to us!"

These were trivial matters for Montgomery, and at this time his energy was focused on the Tunisian Strait.

Because Montgomery knew very well that in order to achieve the final victory, he had to break through the Strait of Tunisia or destroy Germany's fleet in the Mediterranean. Otherwise, even if he finally reached Tripoli, he would have no way to start facing Algeria.

Montgomery was actually ready.

With the Island of Malta and Crete, the preparations were much easier... Montgomery ordered more than 100 fighter jets to fly to Malta through Crete, and prepared more than 100 fighter jets at Crete Airport to be ready to reinforce Malta at any time.

The reason for doing this is because I am worried that too many fighter jets will be parked on the island of Malta, and if they are attacked by Germany and Italian troops, they will suffer heavy losses.

On the other hand, Montgomery transported the supplies that were subsequently transported, such as fuel, aviation bombs and even the supplies needed for warships, to the Island of Malta.

Obviously, Montgomery used Malta as a supply base for attacking the Tunisian Strait.

Britain and the United States have advantages in this regard. They will never lack supply, nor will they shortage ships for transporting supplies, so they will be ready in just two weeks.

The reason why Montgomery has never taken action is that the rainy season is coming in Algeria and Tunisia, and the downpour of heavy rain for more than ten consecutive days is not suitable for aircraft combat.

Montgomery knew... the weakness of French warships is air defense, and their advantages lie in their protection and land-to-land firepower.
Chapter completed!