Chapter 220 Guerrillas

Faced with these problems, the British army is actually in a dilemma.

Comprehensively eliminating those underground organizations may have some results, but it is obvious that this cannot solve the problem, because the conflict between the British army and the Egyptian people will inevitably be intensified in the process of searching and eliminating.

For example, after the guerrillas attacked the warehouse, they distributed supplies to the people. At the same time, the guerrillas were fighting for Egypt's independence and autonomy, so of course they could get the support of the Egyptian people, and the process of eliminating them would inevitably cause casualties among the people, so it was inevitable that they would arouse public anger.

This may not be a problem for the British army in normal times. Any conflicts would be suppressed and resolved by force. If the Egyptian army and the people wanted to survive, they had to compromise.

But now it is different. This is the critical period for the German army to fight against the British army. If Egypt had a vigorous and comprehensive independence movement at this time, the British would be afraid that they would not be able to finish their business.

But this problem cannot be left alone.

If we pretend that we have seen nothing, it will encourage the guerrillas to act more rampantly, and the morale of the British army will also be hit.

After thinking for a while, Montgomery ordered: "Let the African Army handle it!"

"Yes, General!" Deguingang replied.

This is indeed a solution... The African Army is equivalent to a puppet army. Letting them come out to clear up can avoid conflicts between the British army and the Egyptian people as much as possible and reduce the possibility of intensified conflicts.

But this is also a helpless solution. No matter what, the African Army is Egyptian. On the surface, they submit to British colonization, but in their hearts they are very eager to achieve true independence. From the perspective of interests, the African Army will not sincerely help the British colonists do anything.

Of course, this is inseparable from the secret efforts of Qin Chuan and Colonel Slaine.

The training of the guerrillas was originally the responsibility of Colonel Slaine. The German army is not unfamiliar with this aspect, because at this time the German army already has a wealth of combat experience in deep behind enemy lines, sabotage, reconnaissance, etc.

They have been doing this since the beginning of World War II, which is also the requirement of "blitzkrieg"... One of the conditions for the successful implementation of "blitzkrieg" is that there must be accurate intelligence. Only in this way can the German army clearly know the enemy's weaknesses and break through them.

Therefore, before the war, the German army would always send a group of reconnaissance troops to carry out activities behind enemy lines. They even had the foresight to train a group of troops who could speak authentic English a few years before the war, so that they could disguise themselves as British soldiers and blend into the Allied forces.

But Colonel Slain was somewhat helpless with these Egyptian guerrillas.

One day, Colonel Slain complained to Qin Chuan: "Sergeant, I almost wanted to give up, if I didn't think they were still a little useful..."

"What happened?" Qin Chuan asked.

"They are not qualified soldiers at all!" Colonel Slain said: "It seems that all they can do is load the bullet and pull the trigger... No, some of them can't even do this. I don't think we should have too much hope for them!"

Qin Chuan understood what Colonel Slain meant.

For the German army, those who can take on the task of carrying out activities behind enemy lines are all elites among the elites. They master the use of a variety of weapons and equipment, are proficient in multiple languages ​​(otherwise they can't disguise themselves as enemies), and especially have good psychological qualities, etc., which can almost be said to be modern special forces.

Therefore, it is very controversial for the West to call Wevil the founder of special operations, because before him, the German army had already applied special operations to actual combat.

Therefore, Colonel Slaine thought that the Egyptian guerrillas had to have the quality of German scouts to cope with various emergencies in order to perform the same tasks. Not to mention the same as the German army, at least they should be similar or passable.

However, the reality is very cruel... The quality of the Egyptian guerrillas can almost be said to be farmers carrying guns.

This gap is too big, and Colonel Slaine could not accept it for a while.

"They will be killed by the British at the first time!" Colonel Slaine shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't think there is any point in training them, it's just a waste of time!"

Later, Qin Chuan learned that because Colonel Slaine required strict training intensity... In fact, this training intensity was not great at all in Colonel Slaine's view. It was just the intensity of ordinary German soldiers, but even so, the Egyptian guerrillas could not bear it.

Therefore, the guerrillas rebelled and even demanded to withdraw from training.

"How about this!" Colonel Slain said, "Come with me to the training ground tomorrow!"

"Yes, Colonel!"

The next day, Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain came to the guerrilla training camp together.

This training camp is located in a barracks in the north of Alexandria. It was originally the Egyptian police station. Of course, it was a police station set up by the British. After the British were driven away, it was naturally taken over by the guerrillas.

As soon as he walked into the gate, he saw teams of Egyptian guerrillas training. What surprised Qin Chuan was that the instructors were not German officers, but they were training themselves.

Colonel Slain shrugged and said, "Look, they don't want us to intervene. This is one of the reasons why I want them to get out!"

Qin Chuan understood Colonel Slain's difficulties.

It is indeed difficult to deal with this situation... In terms of force, the German army can certainly crush these Egyptian guerrillas. The problem is that if the German army does this, it will turn against the Egyptians and will not be able to get their support.

This seems to be explained by the fact that the guerrillas do not want to endure excessive training, but Qin Chuan believes that things are not that simple.

"Colonel!" At this time, an Egyptian officer wearing camouflage uniforms came up and shook hands with Colonel Slain.

"General Shreev is their commander!" Colonel Slain introduced to Qin Chuan.

Then Colonel Slain introduced Qin Chuan to General Shreve: "This is Second Lieutenant Frick!"

When Shreev heard this, he couldn't help but look at Qin Chuan in surprise, and then said in proficient English: "Are you the legendary sergeant? I've heard of you!"

"Yes, general!" Qin Chuan stepped forward, shook hands with Shreev, and said:

"Nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you!" General Shreve said. "You did a great job, Lieutenant. Especially that one with the loudspeaker... I heard that was done at your suggestion, and that was the best we could do in The key to Alexander's victory!"

"Thank you, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I just want to know whether we have given you the weapons and supplies as agreed!"

"Of course!" General Shreve raised his head towards the training guerrillas and said, "Look at the rifles in their hands!"

"Then why are you still unwilling to believe us?" Qin Chuan asked.