Washington, White House Oval Office.

While the fierce battle in North Africa was in full swing, the President was not idle and called a large number of military and political officials to the office for a meeting to discuss.

Even if they are thousands of miles apart, even if they cannot control the command remotely, it will be better than waiting for news that Du Mi Ru Nian is waiting for.

There is no way, Rommel's African Legion accumulated enough strength to attack with all its strength, and its momentum was very scary. This battle was a crucial life-and-death battle on the battlefield in North Africa.

If it is defeated, then the entire Egyptian and North Africa battlefield will be left with only one last breath, and there may even be a catastrophic chain reaction of defeat.

"Shet! Damn German, what exactly do you want to do?"

The President's expression seemed a little ugly. The Chinese Expeditionary Force, which had high expectations, has finally officially entered its role. Yang Fan still has great means to hold the command of the Allied Forces in the North African War Zone in his hands. These are very favorable news.

But not long ago, the Mediterranean Fleet was attacked by Italian frogmen troops, and the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Empire was actually destroyed by 8 frogmen under his nose, three main battleships and one oil tanker.

As a result, the Mediterranean fleet suffered heavy damage overnight. The only British Navy that could take advantage of the North African war zone now dared to hide near the port and shivered.

When he first heard the news, the President almost vomited blood. This was so shocking. The other party only dispatched 8 frogmen and smuggled the Mediterranean Fleet after spending 4 torpedoes. Is there anything more annoying and tragic than this?

If the British Mediterranean Fleet and the Italian Fleet were fighting at sea, and while paying such a heavy price, it also caused equal harm to the other side, the President would definitely easily accept this reality.

However, the cold reality is that Italy achieved major results at zero cost, which made the Italian fleet, which was originally not weaker than the British Mediterranean fleet, instantly gained an absolute advantage. The Mediterranean sea control power basically fell into the hands of the Axis Alliance.

This kind of slutty operation that could never have been imagined once made Mr. President and a group of military and political officials feel extremely pessimistic and desperate. If the Mediterranean sea power is completely lost, it will undoubtedly add insult to the Allied camp.

Immediately afterwards, the battle of other islands in Horse suddenly broke out, and the German and Italian coalition organized extremely powerful sea, land and air attack forces in an attempt to conquer other islands in one fell swoop.

During those days, the President was tortured to a great extent and was worried every day that other islands, with extremely important strategic positions, would fall into enemies, resulting in the complete loss of control of the Mediterranean.

Fortunately, Yang Fan made an arrangement in advance, greatly strengthened the defensive power of other islands of Ma, and relied on the tenacious resistance of the Chinese and British Allied Forces to resist the unprecedented amphibious landing operations of the German and Italian Allied Forces.

Although Gozo Island was lost under the continuous attack of the German and Italian coalition forces at all costs, as long as the other islands of Ma were firmly held in their hands, it would be enough to pinch Rommel's African Legion's throat and play an unexpected role at critical moments!

Then the key point of the problem lies in the ongoing Battle of Martru Fortress. As long as you can defend this fortress and cause serious casualties to the African legion, you can continuously consume the enemy and weaken the enemy.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong, just as the President was thinking, there were a burst of rapid footsteps in the corridor outside the door.

The President looked up with some emotion and soon saw the beautiful secretary and lady walking into the office with a happy face. Before the person could come to the front, the pleasant voice arrived next:

"Good news for your Excellency President! General Stilwell has sent back good news!"

"Oh, show it to me!"

The President suddenly became excited. If it weren't for the inconvenience of legs and feet, I'm afraid the first priority now is to come forward and grab the telegram to give you a sneak peek.

"What good news?"

"Quick, let's go and have a look first."

Hull, Marshall and others, who were also in the office, looked at the secretary and then put down the things in their hands and rushed to the president's desk.

"Haha, do a pretty job! Although this battle is just a defensive battle, the Allies paid a serious price of casualties, they showed determination and courage, and gave an extremely heavy blow to the Axis of Evil Alliance!"

The President first swallowed the telegram in ten lines at a glance, and then read it three times in a row, and then he satisfiedly handed the telegram to Hull and others for study and careful reading.

After three days and two nights of bloody battle between the Allied forces and Rommel African Legion, they finally achieved phased results. Fortress Martruck was finally defended. After a long period of time, Rommel African Legion had to temporarily retreat and turn into a confrontation state.

Preliminary statistics of this battle showed that the number of casualties in the African Legion reached 77,000, 900 tanks, armored vehicles, and 750 combat aircraft were lost, which was equivalent to losing 40% of the technical equipment.

The Allied forces suffered more than 47,000 casualties, lost 1,700 tanks and armored vehicles, about 1,000 combat aircraft of various types, more than 2,200 artillery of various types, and the loss rate of tanks and armored vehicles was nearly 40%, and the loss rate of combat aircraft was nearly 50%.

The Allied forces lost much more technical equipment than the Axis troops, but they were much smaller in terms of casualties.

Judging from the superficial data, this unprecedented offensive and defensive battle is neither losing nor winning, and it is considered a draw.

However, for America, which is rich and powerful, losing more technical equipment is nothing. As long as you can defend the Martru Fortress and cause major casualties and losses to the African Legion, it will undoubtedly be an exciting victory.

"Verigood!"

"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

"The Chinese Expeditionary Force is indeed an army that is brave in combat and can win battles!"

After reading the telegram carefully, Hull, Marshall and others also praised it.

That's right, although the data of this defense battle is not gorgeous, compared with the continuous defeats on the African battlefield and many major defeats, the defense battle at the Martru Fortress is undoubtedly a long-awaited victory for the Allied camp.

"This is the first time that the Germans have suffered such a crushing defeat in the North African War Zone. It's so satisfying! This is a good sign."

After Hull took off his glasses, he picked up the coffee and stirred it happily, and said to the President with a smile: "His Excellency President, we have made this move just right. Thanks to the intervention of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Yes, thanks to Mr. President's quick decision, if the British were so bad, the North African war zone has now been defeated and irreversible!"

After Marshall gave a thumbs up, he sighed with lingering fear: "It's really absent. If the Chinese Expeditionary Force arrived at the North African War Zone ten days and half a month later, the result would be far from what he saw, right?"
Chapter completed!