The entire city of Casablanca was under martial law to arrest the "League of Gentlemen", but in the end they did not get much. When they searched the hiding place where the German intelligence personnel were located, the "Gentlemen's League" and the Hydra troops had all left, and even the local German intelligence personnel had withdrawn completely.
This is not because the Allied Forces are too useless, but because of Casablanca's unique limitations. Morocco itself is a colony, and the local residents are basically Arabs who believe in Islam. The residents in the city have no good impressions of both sides of the world war. Both the Allies and the Germans are enemies in their eyes.
Coupled with the previous bombardment, the local residents were even more unwilling to sell their debts to the Allied forces and did not cooperate. There were even many violent confrontations between the military and the people in the city, which made Casablanca's city-wide raids full of loopholes. Under the leadership and disguise of intelligence personnel, Skorzny and others went very smoothly, and quickly withdrew to the outskirts of the city.
Here, the German intelligence personnel will continue to hide until night, and then take the research materials of the "Super Soldier Project" and Baron Weidenbeile, who has degenerated into a vampire bat, and send them back to Berlin by a U-boat that specially came to pick them up. And Skorzny and Baron Stark will lead the "League of Gentlemen" and Hydra special forces to intercept that crucial Allied column.
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Morocco has a long and narrow territory, with a coastline of more than 1,700 kilometers and complex terrain. The central and northern parts are the steep Atlas Mountains, the eastern and southern parts are the upper plateau and the pre-Sahara plateau, and only the northwest coastal area is a long, narrow, low-warm plain.
Morocco's population and essence are concentrated on the west coast, of which Casablanca is the largest city in the country. The current Morocco is still a Spanish colony, and Rabat is its substantial political center.
Morocco has a railway close to the west coast, starting from El Jadida in the south and connecting to the port of Ceuta at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar. At present, the port of Ceuta is just before the jurisdiction of the Allied forces, and the important people and goods transported by the military trains will be sent to Portugal through the strait, and then transferred to England.
The population of Ceuta Port is complex, including Muslims, Jews, and Hindus. Although it belongs to Africa geographically and was once ruled by Muslims, since King John I of Portugal occupied Ceuta in the early 15th century, he has been working hard to eliminate it. Muslim influence to spread Christianity.
Even when Portugal ceded Ceuta to Spain in the 17th century, this religious policy did not change. Therefore, culturally, the Port of Ceuta is completely different from the Muslim city of Casablanca and can be regarded as a part of Andalusia. In fact, even the local residents of Ceuta never see themselves as Moroccans, but as part of Spain.
The local residents of the port of Ceuta despised the Spanish dictatorship that extorted and extorted money. They regarded the Allies as liberators, and the military-civilian relationship was acceptable. If the military columns were allowed to reach the port of Ceuta, then the "Gentlemen's League" would never be able to do whatever they wanted like they did in Casablanca. If they entered the city and stayed for half a day, they might be caught by the Allied forces.
As for the sea, the narrow Strait of Gibraltar and the Bay of Biscay are also different from the vast Atlantic Ocean. There are English fleets parked in the southwestern ports of France everywhere, and German submarines have no chance of sneak attack.
If you want to attack this military column, you must do it on the way. Skorzny and Baron Stark chose this location in central Morocco, a small city of Kenitra not far from Rabat.
The western coast of Morocco is a narrow and warm plain, which is why cities such as Casablanca and Rabat are more prosperous. Kenitra is a small fishing port. Its terrain is more complicated than that of ordinary coastal cities. It is backed by folded mountains and located in the upper reaches of the Seb River estuary. The dangerous canyon railway bridge that Skorzny asked Mrs. Monika to simulate was just outside Kenitra.
Of course, the most important thing for the "League of Gentlemen" to attack the military columns is not the terrain, but that they must first catch up with the military columns. It would be wrong to say that the Allied manhunt in Casablanca did not produce any results, at least they delayed the "League of Gentlemen" and left the Germans hours behind the ranks.
In Morocco, where there are no Mercedes-Benz and no planes, it is not easy for the "League of Gentlemen" to catch up with a train that has been leaving for several hours. Fortunately, Hydra forces have solved this problem for them.
"Horses? Lieutenant Colonel, are you planning to use these horses to catch up with the train?" Captain Bock looked at Skorzny with a strange expression.
During World War II, the speed of trains was generally not fast. Ordinary steam trains were generally designed to have a maximum speed of no more than 100 kilometers per hour, and usually run at a maximum speed of 60-80 kilometers per hour. And it is difficult for the best racehorse to exceed 80 kilometers per hour. In other words, even if a horse can run faster than a train, it is limited. What's more, at this speed, the horse can't run a few kilometers.
"Hehe, Captain Bock, don't underestimate these horses. They have taken the special biochemical drug made by the Hydra army and can run at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour for a full six hours!" Baron Stark held his cane from Walking from a distance, accompanied by Red Skull.
"Our intelligence personnel have inquired that the Allied military trains are armored trains, and the speed is slower than ordinary steam trains. We can catch up with them before nightfall!" Skorzny patted the side of the horse beside him. neck, and made a rare joke, "It's just that our buttocks will suffer a little bit!"
"Then I have no doubts, let's start early!" Bock said excitedly, "We have intercepted the Allied 'Super Soldier Project', if we can kill Albert, the chief scientist of the Allied Unconventional War Force, Einstein, then even if he failed to assassinate the heads of the three countries this time, 'Hercules' has also achieved complete success."
"Even if Germany cannot defeat the whole world, it will definitely end this war with dignity!" Several people in Skorzny looked at each other, and they all saw the exciting light of hope in the eyes of their colleagues.
As the war entered its sixth year, these German elites had long seen that the Reich was exhausted. The German Third Reich was not defeated on the battlefield. They were dragged down by the allied forces gathering human and material resources from all over the world.
Germany has been unable to win on the conventional battlefield, and it can only count on unconventional warfare forces if it wants to come back and end the war. At this moment, Skorzny and others suddenly realized that the turning point of the war was in their hands, and the "League of Gentlemen" had seized the golden key to victory.
"In the name of 'The League of Gentlemen'... in the name of 'Hydra'... in the name of 'Deutschland'..."
"Bet on the glory of the warriors, we will surely win!"
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The canyon in the early morning has a thick morning dew, and the unique coolness of early spring permeates the mountain stream.
"Haw, chirp!" A green insect jumped out and landed right in front of a big head. It seemed to be frightened by the light gray pupils of the huge monster. The green insect quickly jumped away and disappeared amidst the shaking of the branches and leaves. deep in the grass.
"Gerthard, how is it? Is there any movement down here?" A head covered with green grass suddenly grew on the ground beside Joey. It was Captain Bock wearing a cover.
"No, the military column hasn't arrived here yet!" Joey tilted his head and glanced at the railway bridge below, and replied lightly.
The place where Joey and Bock are hiding now is just on the right side of the cliff of the canyon railway bridge, facing the railway bridge ahead. Skorzny set the ambush here, also out of helplessness.
On the plains, the guards on the train could see the attackers from a distance. The armored trains of the Allied forces were powerful, and it was difficult for the "Gentlemen's League" to approach the military trains. And launched a series of sabotage and attacks.
"Perhaps... our information is wrong, they have already passed the railway bridge!" Bock frowned slightly, and said a little anxiously.
"It's impossible. The torrential rain and mudslides not only restrict us, but also have a greater impact on the railway. They can't overtake the front!" Joey shrugged his shoulders indifferently. According to the news from the side, the Allied military column has indeed not arrived here yet.
After the "League of Gentlemen" set off yesterday, it was suddenly attacked by heavy rain, and several mudslides were encountered on the way, and it was impossible to reach the original attack site before nightfall.
Skorzny was frustrated that they would never catch up with the military column, but after asking locals along the way, they discovered that the torrential rain in early spring was extremely extensive. Not only did it slow down their pursuit, but it also had a greater impact on the railway. The Allied column was trapped in Rabat by mudslides and did not reach Kenitra that night.
Seeing that hope had not disappeared, the "League of Gentlemen" stepped on the horse, and at the cost of the sudden death of all the horses and the exhaustion of all the staff, they finally arrived at the attack site - the Canyon Railway Bridge in the early morning.
Due to limited time and insufficient explosives, Skorzny vetoed Bock's plan to blow up the bridge. They only ambushed people at both ends of the railway bridge, quietly waiting for the arrival of the enemy military column.
The shallow stream below the canyon is an intermittent river that joins the Seb River in spring when there is plenty of water. In summer, the flow will stop, exposing the rocky gravel beach at the bottom of the stream.
Due to the large drop between the upstream and downstream of this intermittent stream, and a large waterfall, the river course is erratic and has many branches. Looking down from the cliff of Joy Hidden Canyon, you can clearly see nine different forked rivers, like a hydra "Hydra" crawling at the bottom of the canyon.
"Woo..." While Bock and Joey were discussing softly, the whistle of the train whistle could be heard faintly in the distance of the canyon!
"Here we come!" Joey and Bok stopped discussing, and a gleam flashed in their eyes at the same time.