The German Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion arrived in Suez within the time specified by its superiors and was unsurprisingly arranged by the British to settle in the Chibirit Air Force Base. This is the most complete military base around Suez, and it has a comprehensive purpose since its design and construction.

The barracks and garages were ready-made. The British also equipped each barracks with two Indian servants to provide the most thoughtful accommodation services for German officers and soldiers. Where did the German bigheads enjoy this treatment? There were two Indian servants holding their heads in the barrack corridor. If you had anything to do, you would ask "Cha Ai Hai Pu Ju Friends, Seer." in a curry-flavored English, which sounded chaotic and stylish.

These British men are not very good at fighting, but they are really top-notch when it comes to enjoying. Looking at the exquisite tableware and various entertainment facilities in the officers' restaurant, the German officers and soldiers felt that they had become local buns for the first time.

Major General Richard, the original commander of the base, has been arrested by the military police at this moment. It is said that he will be subject to a non-public trial in the military court in a week. Generally speaking, this means that the military court has obtained conclusive evidence of crime, and Major General Richard's fate is foreseeable.

Major Wickham was warmly welcomed by the new base commander Major General Wilkham. Because the German Motorized Reconnaissance Battalion was temporarily arranged, it can be seen that the major general had spent a lot of effort on this issue. It is obvious that the new commander wanted to take this opportunity to closer relationship with the German army. As for whether it was due to the order given by the major general himself or the superior, this is not a problem that Wickham could know.

"The vehicle's fuel has been replenished, and we have also obtained six tank trailers that can be towed by the trucks." Lieutenant Wagner reported to the battalion commander.

"Before we received the next order, we were still in the second-level combat readiness state and did not get the fake note issued by the superior chief. No one was allowed to leave the camp without authorization. The platoon leader of each company must strictly enforce discipline." Wickom sat behind a folding table and signed his name at the bottom of a report.

"Send this telegram immediately. I'll go to the garage for inspection now. If someone comes to me, take him to the lounge and then immediately go to the garage to inform me." Wycombe handed the documents to Wagner, then stood up and put on his military cap.

"As for orders, sir!" Wagner saluted his boss.

"Jurgen, did you really decide to participate in this operation?" Randolph pulled a cigar from his chest pocket.

"For me, this is a rare opportunity. I have long wanted to see a real war. Unfortunately, because of my professional relationship, I have never had such an opportunity." Jurgen leaned against the back of the passenger seat and turned around to answer.

"Major, you should have seen many enemies, I mean the captives." Captain Horn joked with the former Gestapo.

"Ah, you're right. I've participated in the interrogation of many prisoners of war." Jurgen replied with a smile.

"Which country do you think is the most difficult to deal with?" Randolph became interested in the topic.

"It should be British people, of course they will succumb to violence. What I mean is that some of them, especially the officers, are very smart and cunning. They often pretend to compromise with us and then mislead our sight with false information. And these guys are thinking about running away almost every moment. The best way to deal with them is not to let them see any hope." Jurgen talked about his experience in dealing with British prisoners of war.

British prisoners of war are usually very easy to manage. They still retain their original organization and rank in prison camps, and officers still hold the power to lead subordinates. So if they reach a deal and consensus with the officers, they will be quite willing to obey the orders of the German guards. At the same time, the British are also the group of people who like to cause trouble among prisoners of war. Unlike the honest French prisoners of war, British prisoners of war, especially grassroots officers, are extremely keen on jailbreaking activities. The tricks they use are so strange that even Jurgen has never heard of. In terms of imagination, these British guys completely crushed the German guards' department.

However, this phenomenon disappeared after Britain surrendered, because the British mainland had been occupied, and even if they successfully escaped from prison, they had nowhere to go.

"This time our public identity is the SS Special Investigation Team, and you must keep your respective responsibilities in mind. The battlefield report you have written will be submitted directly to the head of the empire, and it will be his first-hand information for understanding this war." Randolph warned everyone in the car with a serious expression.

Although Randolph looked serious on the surface, he was cheering in his heart. With the title given by the head of state, he could blatantly go to the battlefield to have fun. Randolph had served as the special envoy of the head of state several times and participated in many fierce and large-scale battles, but fighting with nomadic peoples in the Middle East desert was the first time he had been in the army.

"It is our honor and our responsibility, Lieutenant Colonel Randolph. Thank you very much for agreeing to my application." Jurgen found the right time to flatter again.

"To be honest, letting you participate in this investigation team is entirely the head of state. I just recommended you to him." Randolph once again declared his close relationship with the head of state.

"This mission is dangerous. Everyone, we have to follow a motorized reconnaissance battalion and penetrate into the enemy's territory. Ninety-nine percent may be besieged by the enemy. According to the information I currently have, the comparison of the forces between the enemy and us may be as high as one to five." Captain Horn couldn't help but pour some cold water. He would never understand the ideological circuit of the SS in his life, but as the only combat staff in the investigation team, he must let his companions understand that this mission was not as simple as imagined.

"In the face of the powerful German Wehrmacht, the force is just a simple data. All we face is some guys riding camels in the desert, Captain." Randolph said proudly with his face raised.

"I think it should be reminded that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has not only camel cavalry, but lieutenant colonel." Horn reminded with a serious face.

"We're not just faced with camel cavalry, gentlemen." Wycombe said, knocking on the blackboard on the wall of the combat conference room.

"The intelligence obtained by the Legion Command has confirmed that our opponents are not ready to surrender. The Third Battalion may encounter fierce resistance that has never been before." Lieutenant Wagner said loudly with his hands behind his back.

"Information shows that Saudi Arabia currently has more than 20,000 regular troops, but if the king issues a general mobilization order, they can assemble 200,000 armed forces within two weeks." Wycomb walked to the hanging map on the side.

"At present, 30% of the total number of Saudi armed forces is deployed in the Hanzhi area, that is, the Red Sea coast on the west side of the peninsula. This is the most economically developed area in Saudi Arabia. It has many important port cities. You can see that it is this narrow coastal area. Because the east side is protected by multiple mountains, if we attack this area from the desert according to the headquarters' plan, we will need to compete with the enemy for these mountain roads one by one. This terrain is very unfavorable to the combat effectiveness of our army. This should be the combat field of mountain troops. As we all know, the main forces of the legion are all conventional infantry units. In these mountain valleys, tanks and armored vehicles are difficult to exert their power. If you pass through these narrow mountain roads, you are very prone to ambushing from the enemy from a high place." Wycomb pointed at the mountains and hills distributed along the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula with a teaching stick.

"This reminds me of the Italian Army's experience in Ethiopia." Captain Cote said, wiping his chin.

"The terrain is indeed somewhat similar, but we are not Italians." said Captain Heinberg, the company commander of the second company of the Armored Reconnaissance Company.

"It is impossible to replicate the victory of the Ethiopian army. It is not only about command and tactical use, but also depends on the situation of weapons and equipment." Captain Schmidt, the company commander of the Third Company, expressed his thoughts.

Just as Major Wycombe and his subordinates were discussing the battle to be faced, the German African Legion was located in the temporary headquarters in Cairo, and senior African generals were also having similar discussions.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen! Colonel Colson just mentioned Ethiopia, I want to give some personal opinions here." Admiral Qusiral picked up the instruction stick and knocked on the table.

"In some ways, Saudi Arabia has many similarities with Ethiopia back then. The king is not the head of state in the traditional sense, but just the chief of the tribe with the greatest strength in a tribe, playing more like a leader and arbiter. The reason why Ethiopia was able to win the Battle of Aduwa was not only the correct tactical choice and the advantageous terrain, but also had a direct relationship with the unanimous support of the war by all tribes at that time. Why did Ethiopia not be able to reproduce the last victory forty years? In addition to the differences in weapons and equipment between the two sides, it was also because many of the tribes in Ethiopia chose to surrender to the Italians at that time." Quherel turned around and walked to the map.

"The core area of ​​the Saudi tribe is in Riyadh, which has the most precious water resources and large oasis in the desert area, which can grazle livestock and cultivate crops. It has been the base camp of this Saudi tribe in history. The rapid rise of modern Saudi tribes began after re-control of the Riyadh area." The artillery general pointed to the map and said.

"Eighty percent of the Saudi royal forces are stationed in Riyadh, which is the capital of the Saudi Kingdom. It concentrates the most important government and religious institutions of the kingdom. In the past ten years of its founding, the Saudi royal family has carried out large-scale reconstruction of the city and strengthened the city's defense system. Judging from the force mastered by the existing tribes in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh is completely an undesirable fortress." Quherel shook his teaching stick.

"But the premise is that the opponent is a tribal armed force with similar combat power as him." Chief of Staff Hasai followed up with the general's words.

"We didn't know much about Saudi Arabia's military strength before, and the German intelligence department had not paid special attention to this desert country. The intelligence in our hands mainly comes from military intelligence agencies in Turkey and Italy. There are many errors and omissions." Chief of Staff of Hasai picked up the document in front of him: "But now we have received intelligence support from the British intelligence agencies and have the most intuitive understanding of Saudi Arabia's military strength and equipment. Just as Colonel Colson said just now, our opponent is not just camel cavalry." Major General Hasai stood up and walked to General Qusiral.

"The core force of our opponent is a unit trained in modern ways, with a population of about 2,000. In addition to conventional infantry, this unit is also equipped with cavalry and artillery units, and also has a small armored vehicle unit." Major General Hasai took the instruction point from the general and pointed to the location of Riyadh on the map.

"They are the personal bodyguards of the Saudi royal family and the most elite armed force in the family tribe. These people are loyal to the royal family and will never betray their masters. In order to defend the royal family, these people will fight until the last moment." Quheerer added.

"Thank you, General. In addition to this elite guard, the Saudi royal family also possessed an air force. According to the intelligence provided by the British, they helped Saudi Arabia establish a small air force as early as 1923, the period when their relations with Saudi Arabia were the most harmonious." Major General Hasai said calmly.

"The Air Force had only ten aircraft in total at that time, six of which were S.e.5 fighters, and the remaining four were R.e.7 two-seater reconnaissance aircraft."

"s.e.5? Hasai, that's really a nostalgic name." Quheerel made a rare joke.

"It's true, General, both of these are models used by the Royal Air Force in the World War, and they had become surplus materials for the war at that time." Hasai agreed with a smile.

"At first, Saudi Arabia wanted to buy bombers from the UK, but was rejected by the British government. The reason given by the UK was that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was protected by the UK and did not need to be equipped with offensive weapons such as bombers." The Chief of Staff of the Legion said, shaking the instruction stick.

"At first, this mini air force was all piloted and maintained by retired British Air Force personnel. Saudi Arabia paid them high remuneration weekly. In addition to performing combat missions, these people also had to help Saudi Arabia train their ground crew and pilots. In 1932, Saudi Arabia announced independence, and the relationship between Britain and Saudi Arabia reached a low point. British Air Force personnel in the Saudi Air Force returned to the UK one after another. However, they had trained a group of pilots for Saudi Arabia. In the following days, due to lack of maintenance and natural aging, according to our latest information, Saudi Arabia only has four S.e.5 left in its hands, and with the performance of this aircraft, it cannot pose a substantial threat to our troops at all." Major General Hasai turned his head and looked at Quhiller.

"We need to note that these aircraft can still play a certain role in ground reconnaissance, so the air defense fire warning of each unit cannot be relaxed for a moment." Quheerel took over the instruction stick from the Chief of Staff.

"We are currently aware that Saudi Arabia has deployed some tribal armed forces on the border between TransJordan and Iraq. In fact, these Arabs do not have any concept of borders, so there are no full-time border guards. These tribal armed forces are just rotating in nearby oasis, and their main task is to draw taxes from caravans that come and go." Quheerer pointed to the border between TransJordan and Saudi Arabia.

"These are the real camel cavalry, not equipped with heavy weapons, and there may be a small number of machine guns." Major General Hasai said.

"The Saudi Arabia's regular army is only 20,000, and it is equipped with some British light field artillery. They are all backward products during the World War period. They have few ammunition reserves. Since the evacuation of British consultants, these artillery units have been seriously lacking in training." Quheerel said.

"Now I believe that everyone has a preliminary concept of the opponents they are going to face. After the specific information is sorted out, the headquarters will send it to each regiment-level commander." The Chief of Staff of the Legion walked back to his seat and gently tapped the table.

"The Army General Staff has formulated a detailed combat plan. Now it is sent to each of you." Quheerer made a gesture, and an adjutant of the staff held a stack of documents and distributed them to the officers attending the meeting.

"You have a closer look first." Quheerer sat back to his seat and picked up the water cup in front of him.

After drinking water for a while, after seeing the officers below stop whispering, Qusiral stood up again.

"Okay, I believe you have seen the combat intention of the Legion Command." The artillery general walked back to the map with the instructor.

"The terrain of the Arabian Peninsula is not only the Red Sea coast area, but is very suitable for motorization and armored forces to engage in mobile combat." After knocking on the hinterland of the peninsula, Qusiral continued: "Our plan is divided into two steps. The first step is to break into Saudi Arabia from the border of the Trans-Jordan and launch a rapid assault on Riyadh along this main longitudinal highway. You must maintain the fastest advance speed and smash it one by one before the enemy gathers the surrounding tribal armed forces. You must destroy all forms of resistance from the locals. As long as you raise the gun to our army, you will be the enemy of the Third Reich."

"Sir, is there no distinction between civilians and soldiers in this order?" Major General Von Foster, commander of the 26th Infantry Division, stood up and asked.

"Do you know what the Bedouin people are? They don't have any distinction between civilians and soldiers. As long as there is a need, every tribe member, regardless of gender, age, or age, can become a warrior. These people have learned to shoot and kill people before they learn to write their names." Major General Hasai replied with a frown.

"I have no problem, sir." Major General von Foster sat back on his seat.

"When the Twenty-Six Infantry Division launched an attack from Jordan, one of our motorized task forces will cross the Red Sea and land directly on the west coast of the Arabian Peninsula. The landing point will be at a beach near Yanbu Port. After landing, the troops will immediately attack Yanbu Port and occupy this important port. Then six infantry battalions of the British Army and four infantry battalions of the French Foreign Corps will land at Yanbu Port. Two French battalions will advance along the highway to Medina along the highway, and occupy this important Saudi town, guard the pass, and block the enemy reinforcements from the direction of Breed and Rice in the middle." Quheerer drew a line on the map.

"The remaining British and French troops will advance south along the coastline, first taking down Chittagong and then occupying the holy land of Mecca."

"Sir!" Major General von Foster raised his hand again.

"If you attack Mecca, will it cause dissatisfaction among the local believers? I am worried that it will trigger a jihad against the pagans." The major general frowned and showed a worried expression.

"I can understand your concerns, and the headquarters has indeed considered this issue. If foreign troops attack the holy land, it is likely to cause the entire Arab world to share the same hatred. Therefore, in this operation, the British will take the banner of the Hashem family. This family ruled for more than 1,300 years, but was driven out of the land where their ancestors reproduction were killed by Saudi Arabia. They dreamed of fighting back to their hometown. The Hashem family has agreed to send two princes as representatives to participate in the British army's strategy for the Hanzhi area. So in the eyes of the Arabs, this is a battle of revenge against the Saudi family." Quheerer hugged his arms with his hands, looking confident.

"So that's the case, I have no doubts, sir." Major General Foster felt that his mind was a little too weak.

"As the general reserve team of the legion, the 31st Infantry Division is ready to provide support to the 26th Infantry Division and the 21st Armored Regiment at any time, while ensuring the safety of the supply lines." Qusiral continued to introduce the plan.

"We will receive air support from the German Army Aviation First Wing and the Royal Air Force throughout the journey. The Army Aviation will also launch an air strike to the main strategic targets in Saudi Arabia. The specific plan will be notified by the Legion Department after the operation begins." The artillery general picked up the instruction stick.

"This plan has been recognized by the Head of State, and you will soon receive written orders from the commander." General Hasai added.

"So, what is the name of this battle? Sir." Lieutenant General Rudolf Kampf, the commander of the 31st Infantry Division, asked.

Qusiral smiled and replied: "The Head of State clearly instructed in his reply that he named the operation "Desert Storm".

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