All Quiet on the Western Front can definitely be said to be the most absurd scene in the history of human war.
The French Army, a traditional army power in Europe and known as the world's largest army, defended the impregnable Maginot Line. Facing the Germans' 26 divisions, they never dared to launch an attack. They sat back and watched as Poland was defeated by the Soviet Union and Germany after a month of resistance.
The country was divided.
You must know that before the war began, a military agreement was signed between France and Poland. "France will gradually launch an offensive against limited targets within three days after the general mobilization order is issued." "Once Germany attacks with its main force,
Poland and France will launch an offensive against Germany with their main forces starting from the 15th day after the French general mobilization begins."
However, in fact, after the German blitzkrieg of Poland began, the timid French commander told his government that he would not be able to launch a real offensive until probably less than two years later...between 1941 and 1942.
, he added, assuming that France would be able to receive "help from British troops and American equipment" by then.
If it were in the original history, the French did not launch an attack from the outbreak of World War II in 1939 until 1941, because France perished in less than a year after the fall of Poland.
From the time the Germans attacked France to the time France announced its surrender, it lasted a total of forty-two days, which was only less than a week longer than Poland's resistance.
This led to the famous milk law joke. During World War II, a building in the Soviet Union resisted longer than France!
In this time and space, although the outbreak of World War II was delayed by nearly a year due to Chen Mo's influence, the French were still not ready for war.
Even they still want to have another sit-in war like in history, so that there will be no war on the Western Front.
But for Chen Mo, if the war continues to go like World War II in history, with the Germans sweeping across Europe in just one year, it will undoubtedly not be in line with his requirements and interests.
After all, if we follow the course of history, he can only fight a North African campaign, which is obviously not enough to expand Egypt's influence and become one of the five good men of the United Nations in the future.
You must know that although France's negative contributions in World War II outweighed its positive contributions, with the Free France organized by General de Gaulle, France is still a legitimate member of the Allied Forces. In addition, France is an established power in Europe after all. Although it is difficult to get a seat
Many people despised it, but they had nothing to say.
Egypt is different. It was just a former colonial country. It was only with the emergence of a powerful ruler like Chen Mo that the country's destiny was rewritten and it became an emerging power.
But this is obviously not enough to support this country in becoming one of the five benefactors of the United Nations in the future. In order to obtain this position, in addition to being strong enough, there is also a very important prerequisite: it has made great contributions in World War II.
A victorious country, and a North African battlefield is obviously not enough to be called a huge contribution.
But it was impossible for Chen Mo to just send the Egyptian army to the European battlefield and launch an attack on Germany before Britain and France launched an offensive against Germany.
He needed a suitable excuse to join the war, and this was the problem that troubled him.
But he soon no longer bothered by this problem, because Italy once again declared war on Egypt.
In fact, since the last time Egypt taught Italy a harsh lesson in the Ethiopian war, the Italians have been trying to regain their position and save their face.
The Italians, who claimed to be the orthodox heirs of the ancient Roman Empire, were obviously very angry that they would lose to Egypt, a country that was a former colony. So when the Germans captured Poland at lightning speed, the Italians also sent their own
The fleet declared war on Egypt, preparing to avenge its humiliation at sea.
Of course, the Italians' declaration of war on Egypt was not just for the simple reason of regaining face.
War requires caution for any country. It is absolutely impossible to start a war just to save face, and the same goes for the Italians.
Although face is important to Italy, what is more important is that Italy needs to open the Suez Canal for Germany.
In history, the United Kingdom also blocked the Suez Canal to block the connection between Germany and Japan, and at the same time cut off Germany's access to strategic resources through the Suez Canal, forming a quite effective containment of Germany.
This was also an important cause of the subsequent North African War. Germany needed to open up this lifeline and obtain valuable resources for Germany.
Once Italy captures Egypt and controls the Suez Canal, the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet will be forced to move and give up control of the Mediterranean area.
In addition to allowing Germany to obtain more valuable strategic resources, German forces will attack Turkey and the Middle East from the north and south. German Navy submarines can reach the Indian Ocean through the Suez Canal, threatening India and cutting off British colonies from Asia.
Channels to obtain resources.
This will have a huge impact on the situation of World War II, and may even directly rewrite the outcome of the war.
After all, once the British were defeated, all of Europe would be controlled by the Germans, and the merger of Germany and Japan in Asia would bring even more serious consequences.
In the original history, Germany had always had this plan, but at that time the Italian navy was too stretched and was wiped out by a sneak attack by the British Mediterranean Fleet. As a result, Germany's offensive plan never received strong maritime support.
Even Rommel, the Desert Fox, was unable to win a battle without sufficient support. The Germans did not achieve what they wanted in North Africa.
But now, the Italian Navy is still fully manned and has enough strength and confidence to fight a war. At this time, the whole of Italy hopes to avenge its past humiliation by winning this war and occupying the Suez Canal.
Ever since, the war broke out, and the Italians gave Chen Mo an excellent excuse.
Thanks to Chen Mo's investment at all costs over the years, the Egyptian Navy has grown to a considerable scale. Although its main battleships are only a few battlecruisers bought from the British in addition to two aircraft carriers, and there is no absolute main force such as battleships.
, but there is no problem in cooperating with the British Mediterranean Fleet to teach the Italians a lesson.
In particular, the navies of the two countries have been operating in coordination in most cases over the years and have accumulated a lot of experience in cooperative operations.
At this time, the Egyptian navy also had enough confidence to defend its country and win a war.
Both navies were full of confidence in themselves, and a naval battle that did not exist in history broke out.
