The army photographer picked up the camera and took a precious commemorative photo. With the tall Carterbag Fort as the background, the head of the empire raised his right arm to greet the officers and soldiers. The sun shone on the young and handsome face, and the whole picture exuded a sacred atmosphere like a religious ritual.

At that time, the military photographer took a lot of photos on the dock, but in the end, only this photo was preserved, becoming an important proof of the head of state's trip to Egypt, and appeared in various historical books in later generations.

Xu Jun's trip was a secret visit. Before the Head of State announced it to the public on its own, all news about the Head of State belonged to the category of state secrets. Except for a limited number of official institutions, the private news media were completely unaware of it. Even if some transnational news agencies with a keen sense of smell felt something, it would probably be difficult to find out the truth, because in today's European continent, any attempt to inquire about the whereabouts of the German Head of State is dangerous and reckless.

Xu Jun did not stay at the dock for long. After greeting several reception officials, he took the car arranged by the garrison and left the heavily guarded port. The British side was also very clear about the nature of the visit of the German head of state. When the Peninsula War was in full swing, the German head of state suddenly visited Egypt and would definitely attract the attention of many countries here. This is obviously quite unfavorable to the current plan implemented by Britain and Germany in the Middle East.

Therefore, the British side also put in a strict news blockade on this matter. In addition to the military personnel responsible for receiving and guarding, few people knew about the visit of the German head of state. Even the stolen king in Egypt was kept in the dark at this moment. To be honest, the British were also worried. They were really worried that if the German head of state and the stolen meeting, Farooke I suddenly became itchy and stole Reinhart von Steed's wallet or medal, the British would no longer dare to think about the consequences.

"My head of state, after dinner, you can rest in your residence." Weirle suggested. As soon as Xu Jun got in the car, he started to close his eyes and rest. He woke up too early in the morning and did not sleep well on the plane.

"No, there is not much time left, we will rush to Cairo after dinner." Xu Jun opened his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks hard.

"General, General Qusiral has set out from the front line." Dieshenhofen turned around and explained to Weirle.

"I want to listen to his report in Cairo. The African army is currently progressing very smoothly and can exceed the plan of the commander, but they are facing many problems. If a solution cannot be found in time, a disaster may be waiting for them." Xu Jun rubbed his eyebrows and took a deep breath.

Qusiral's telegram was sent directly to Port Taranto yesterday. In theory, this was a violation of military regulations and was an extremely serious report of overstep. However, Qusiral got Xu Jun's license, and he could use a special codebook, skip the Army Command and the Supreme Command, and report directly to the head of state of war. Of course, this privilege has a time limit and will be taken back after the war is over.

From this we can also see the degree of importance the head of state to the Peninsula War, because even when Britain landed, none of the generals and marshals on the front line had obtained such privileges. For the sake of communication security, Qusiral's telegram was very short, but he would immediately rush to Cairo to report the current situation of the war to the head of state.

The biggest difficulty facing the African military is still in material supply, which was predicted by the Commander before the war began. The Commander's Operations Department estimated that the African military would face logistical pressure, but now it seems that the impact of the local environment on supply transportation is still seriously underestimated.

The African Army's logistics capacity has approached its limit. With the rapid advancement of front-line troops, the logistics supply line is still being extended rapidly. At present, the African Army's logistics forces are almost unable to catch up with the assault forces. Everything is like the battle situation on the French front has repeated.

The desert towns on the Arabian Peninsula are far apart from each other, because the primary condition for becoming a human settlement is to have or be close to water sources, which also makes the troops have to carry a large amount of supplies to maneuver between towns.

The African Army was reorganized and formed with the Armored Grenadier Division founded by the Head of State as a template for organization. It is one of the most mechanized military-level troops in the German Wehrmacht. Therefore, this Peninsula War is also a practical test of the Command's ability to implement large-scale mobile combat for this new type of German troops.

The German army had several successful attempts before. For example, in the British Battle, an experimental armored grenade company was incorporated into the armored teaching battalion. Although the battle results were considerable, the scale was really limited after all, and it could not reflect any obvious gap with conventional motorized infantry units.

This time, the attack of the African army was the first time that the armored grenadiers troops had entered combat at the battalion-level scale, so the actual combat data obtained on the battlefield and the feedback from the officers and soldiers were particularly important. The commander sent observers to each grenadier battalion, which were specifically responsible for collecting battlefield data and sorting out the combat logs and reports of each unit.

Xu Jun believes that with the progress of the Middle East Peninsula War and the emergence of the new German organization will definitely attract the attention of potential enemies, and they will even try to imitate the formation of similar units. However, Xu Jun is actually not worried at all about the latter point. This army has obvious advantages and obvious flaws.

Its dependence on logistics supply is too strong. Once the supply of materials, such as oil and maintenance parts, the combat effectiveness of these troops will rapidly decline with the loss of vehicles. After losing the half-tracked personnel carrier, the grenadiers can only rely on manpower to transport supplies and ammunition. The amount of ammunition carried by individual soldiers is limited, and the continuous combat capability is not even comparable to that of conventional light infantry units. This is something that has indeed happened in history. How could Xu Jun not know these weaknesses?

When formulating a battle plan, the most important goal is to destroy the enemy's command and logistics supply units to the best of their ability, and at the same time protect the safety of their own supply lines. Now we must also control the air superiority of the battlefield as much as possible, because in areas where air superiority is fully controlled by our own side, armored grenadiers can exert their maximum power. In cooperation with the powerful armored forces as the spearhead, the assault wave of German mechanized infantry will be a nightmare for all enemy defensive units.

The African Legion achieved quite excellent results in the battle, but at the same time, the problems Xu Jun was worried about also arise one after another. Because of the special geographical environment of the Arabian Peninsula and the backward road infrastructure, the losses of German logistics vehicles were even more serious than expected.

The ubiquitous fine sand and dust blocked the air filter, and even mixed into the oil pipeline, wearing down the engine cylinder wall. Due to the invasion of dust, various inexplicable problems began to occur in the on-board circuit. Standard military tires were often cut by sharp gravel. In just a few days, all spare tires were consumed.

Moreover, every bullet consumed by the African army at this moment needs to be transferred out of material bases in Tunisia and even Italy and France, and then transported to ports in Egypt or Trans-Jordan by cargo ships, and then transported to the German logistics stack on the Saudi border through road and railway networks. After accounting and distribution, the logistics and transportation department of the African army will be distributed to every soldier who needs supply.

The whole process sounds like it is very simple. In fact, a lot of manpower and material resources are needed to be consumed in the supply process. Countless coolies, crew members, dock workers, logistics managers at all levels, and transport soldiers are working hard on this long supply line spanning thousands of kilometers. The progress of the African Legion can be so smooth that the achievements of these people must not be missed.

The German army once again saw the necessity of unified equipment for European military. Britain, France and Italy all established military bases in the Middle East, but the German army could not get more help from them except for food and daily necessities. Due to the differences in caliber and standard, the German army could only stare at the mountains of British, French and Italian ammunition, which had accumulated a lot of ammunition.

The African Legion temporarily added a batch of French 65mm mountain cannons to enhance the firepower of battalion-level troops. This gun with a total weight of only 400 kilograms had a maximum range of 6,500 meters. Historically, the German army also equipped the captured artillery and gave it a bkamp;nbp; equipment number. This mountain cannon can fire at 18 rounds per minute, which is quite powerful when used to bombard those fast-moving nomadic cavalry. However, because the shells consume very quickly, the logistics supply pressure is also added.

"This war exposed our shortcomings in remote supply. In fact, the performance of the African Legion's logistics system has exceeded my expectations." The head of state sat on a beautifully carved Arab high-backed chair and threw the telegram from the African Army Command on the table in front of him.

"The commander can discuss these issues later, and the urgent problem is to find a way to replenish the frontline's capacity as soon as possible, otherwise the African army may be dragged down in the desert." The head of the empire turned his face and looked at the farmlands crisscrossing outside the train window, considering where to find a breakthrough in the problem.

"My head of state, Sir Fay, the British envoy, is waiting outside, and he hopes to get your reception." The door opened, and Dieshenhofen walked in with a brisk pace.

"Sir Fay? I seem to have heard of this name." Xu Jun looked at Weiller.

"My head, this sir, is a member of the British House of Lords, and one of our many collaborators within the British government."

"He is our man?"

"It's okay, my head." Weirle scratched his nose.

"Then please ask him to come in, Eric." Xu Jun nodded and ordered.

"As for your order, my head." The adjutant nodded respectfully and turned around and walked out of the carriage.

amp;nbp;p: Thank you for your understanding, today's update is provided.

Unfortunately, I have something to do today and cannot update the two. I will try to make up for the chapters I owe as soon as possible.
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