The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Congratulations to monitor Yili for becoming the ally of this book!

This was certainly useful, as Qinchuan's purpose in deceiving the British with fake tanks was to get them to attack.

It would be very difficult for the Germans if the British army had been huddled in Matruh... As mentioned before, the complex terrain of Matruh is not suitable for tanks and mechanized troops to launch an offensive.

But if the British army could be lured out of Matruh, that would be another matter.

Qinchuan's method was quickly confirmed and put into practice. The 21st Armored Division once again made a bunch of fake tanks out of canvas and vehicles... It was much easier to make fake tanks in Matruh because there was wood everywhere. , but German soldiers are still accustomed to making them with canvas, and it is faster to make them with canvas.

In response, Werner laughed and said: "We are almost becoming craftsmen who 'make' tanks!"

"If you don't want to..." the baker said: "You can rush into Matruh and fight with your submachine gun. I won't stop you, and I don't think anyone else will either!"

"Forget it!" Werner replied: "If you can make the enemy come out of the fortifications just by moving your hands and feet like this... I am willing to make ten more!"

"Very good!" The baker stopped his movements: "So... the rest of us can go and have a rest, right?"

Werner struck a helpless posture, making the soldiers burst into laughter.

You don't need to make too many tanks, one hundred and fifty is enough.

Some are more elaborate and are made from armored vehicles or jeeps of similar size. The other part is relatively rough, and some are just shelves with nothing inside...

The former was used to drive and follow several real tanks to El Alamein, while the latter was used to ambush the 13th Army trapped in Matruh.

This way it will be ready by around 5pm.

Then, before dark, more than a hundred tanks and fifty vehicles "sneakly" sneaked out of the date palm forest outside Matruh City under the cover of German reconnaissance planes, and headed towards Alamein along the coastal road. Advance... But in fact, among the hundred tanks, only the ten at the front are real.

Aerial reconnaissance aircraft and even combat forces struggled to drive British reconnaissance aircraft around.

In fact, even the German pilots were kept in the dark, thinking that they were covering real armored regiments.

Of course, it was difficult for the German reconnaissance planes to completely block the British reconnaissance planes from sight, not to mention that the German armored vehicles and tanks were still advancing along the coastal road, forming a long "one" snake formation, neatly formed. The shape can be seen from a long distance.

But the Germans used their time just right. It got dark soon after setting off, so the British fighter jets and bombers had no time to launch the bombing.

The news soon reached General Auchinleck.

"Have they given up on Matruh?" General Auchinleck said to himself.

Then he ordered to his staff: "Ask Matruh what's going on!"

After a while, the staff officer ran back and reported: "General, there are still German tanks surrounding Matruh!"

"When did the Germans have so many tanks?!" Major General Rich couldn't help but wonder.

The British generals may not know how many tanks they have, but they have a clear idea of ​​the number of German tanks... If the German 21st Armored Division had more than a hundred tanks advancing towards the Alamein line, it would be impossible to return it. There were a large number of tanks surrounding Matruh.

At this time, the staff officer took another telegram and reported to General Auchinleck: "General, Lieutenant General Austin's report that the German tanks in the direction of Matruh may be fake!"

It turned out that Lieutenant General Austin also felt strange after receiving a telegram inquiry from General Auchinleck, so he personally took a few people to the defense line to observe with telescopes.

To be honest, it is difficult to detect flaws with the naked eye, because those "tanks" are covered with various camouflage, such as leaves, branches and the like.

So Lieutenant General Austin thought of a way. He ordered the artillery fire to focus on a "tank"... As a result, under the bright light of his telescope and flares, he clearly saw that the German tank was blown into pieces and disappeared from sight.

It was obviously a fake tank, because even if the real tank was blown up, it would not leave its wreckage behind.

Hearing this, General Auchinleck couldn't help laughing: "These Germans are still using the same old tricks of Sidioma!"

"So, the tanks marching towards Alamein are real!" Major General Richie was a little nervous.

"Yes!" General Auchinleck nodded and replied: "They know that we are building a defense line in El Alamein, so they hope to get here and launch an attack before we are ready!"

"Then we..."

"Order Lieutenant General Austin to prepare for a breakout!" General Auchinleck ordered.

"Tonight?" Major General Rich couldn't help but be stunned. The British army was not good at night fighting, especially those clumsy "Matilda" tanks. They were almost a target at night.

"Yes, tonight!" said General Auchinleck.

General Auchinleck had to do this because the "Matilda" tank was slow and the Alamein defense line was the top priority. Therefore, if it did not act in time, the 13th Army might not have time to break through Alamein at all. Reinforcements rushed to the defense line.

What General Auchinleck and Major General Rich didn't expect was that the German tanks marching towards Matruh and El Alamein in both directions were fake. The real tanks were hiding in the date palm woods at this time... …This is the good thing about Matruh, there are many date palm groves and coconut groves, where German tanks can easily hide.

Of course, hidden in the woods along with the tanks are infantrymen like Qinchuan.

"Will the British be fooled?" Werner, who was hiding in the jungle and unbearable from tropical mosquitoes, couldn't help but ask.

The Matruh Oasis is indeed attractive. There is water, life, and rare green in the desert, but it also has mosquitoes, and the mosquitoes here are very big.

"Wait patiently!" the baker replied in a low voice: "If they don't fall for the trick, we'll have to call in!"

"I heard that the 15th Armored Division lost more than thirty tanks during the attack on Matruh!" Jakop said: "A considerable number of these tanks were stuck in the wheat fields and could not move, so they could not penetrate. It would be a good thing... they know the terrain and we know nothing!”

The German 15th Armored Division and the British 15th Armored Division have the same designation, and they always fight together. For example, the last battle in Capuzo Village was like this. This makes people think that this is a joke arranged by God.

"Silence, silence!" At this time the order came down, and everyone shut their mouths.