The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Rommel was right. For a tank to become combat effective, it is not just a tank plus soldiers. It also requires the driving of a trained tank crew.

And because tanks also require close coordination between members, at least several weeks of training are required. Otherwise, as Rommel said: "A tank driven by a novice is vulnerable."

No one could argue with this, and a new attack began that night.

Fortunately, because the 21st Armored Division only had twenty-four "PzKwagon III" tanks left and most of them had some kind of malfunction, the main offensive task was assigned to the 15th Armored Division, which still had forty tanks. .

Because he was worried about being harassed by the British "Stuarts", Rommel incorporated Major Daniel's remaining eight "Stuarts" into the 15th Armored Division... The purpose is self-evident. Fight another "infiltration battle" at night.

In addition, the Italian 132 Ariete Armored Division also served as part of the main offensive force.

This "ram" has not fought a battle until now... To be precise, it has not actively launched an attack. They played some role in the defense of Tobruk, so they can be considered to have participated in the war.

Therefore, this Italian Armored Division has almost a full complement of 150 tanks... If you look at the number alone, the Italian Armored Division can be said to be the most powerful armored division in the German and Italian armies.

Rommel believed that at this time, the British army and the German army were exhausted from fighting each other. Although the Italian army's combat effectiveness was not satisfactory, it might be the straw that broke the camel's back, so he still had high hopes for the Italian division. .

The 21st Armored Division followed the two main armored divisions as a reserve.

As for the two Italian infantry divisions, they were arranged to garrison Alexandria as usual, and were also responsible for protecting and assisting the logistics forces in transporting supplies.

The mission of the Italian Infantry Division was the envy of many German soldiers.

"I don't understand!" Werner, who was huddled in the corner of the car and wrapped in a sheet like a beggar, complained: "We are here to help the Italians fight, aren't we? Why does it look like they are helping us fight!"

Then Werner noticed Alfredo who was looking embarrassed, so he added: "Sorry, Alfredo, I didn't mean it to you!"

"No, it doesn't matter!" Alfredo replied: "In fact, I also think it's unfair. We are marching and fighting here. We are facing the enemy's aircraft and artillery. We may lose our lives at any time, but they can Let’s enjoy the sea breeze by the beach and enjoy the supplies in the warehouse that we took with our lives..."

"Forget this!" the baker interrupted: "This is reality. If we want to win, we must do this. If we exchange roles with the Italian army...then we will not see the Italian infantry division. "

"Yes, they have been wiped out by the British!" said a recruit.

"Annihilation?" the baker replied with a smile: "No, no, they are still enjoying the wine and sea breeze, but on the British side!"

With a "coax" sound, the car burst into laughter.

Alfredo showed a bitter smile and said: "There is another possibility, that is, we have to go to Tripoli to find them!"

The German soldiers laughed even more.

The soldiers are right, this is indeed a cruel fact. The Italian army can always get safe and easy tasks because they don't know how to fight... because everyone knows that they can't complete those dangerous and difficult tasks.

But the German soldiers have to fight endlessly in this desert, which means that those who can do more work.

Qin Chuan looked at the German soldiers in the carriage. They were all disheveled and had an unbearable smell of sweat. Some of them even had their uniforms in disrepair. If it weren't for their hands, If not for the perseverance revealed in their eyes, they would have regarded them as refugees.

"Hey!" After a pause, Werner asked: "What do you think of what happened this morning?"

"What morning?" asked the baker.

Werner did not answer, but raised his head in the direction of Jacop, and everyone knew... Werner was referring to the news that was broadcast on Jacop's radio.

"I heard that the Soviet Union has a lot of troops!" Yakop said, "and a lot of tanks and planes!"

"I think..." said the baker: "Austria, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Yugoslavia, etc., we are doing well, especially France, now it is a bit exaggerated!"

"Hey!" Kuhn interrupted: "I'll just pretend I didn't hear it!"

"Second Lieutenant!" The baker smiled: "I won't care, because everyone doesn't know how long they can live, right?"

The baker was right. The soldiers were under too much pressure. They needed to find something to vent about. At the same time, because this was a battlefield where people could die at any time, they didn't need to care whether they were discussing what was wrong with the head of state. .

"Okay!" Kuhn replied, "I fell asleep!"

As he spoke, he tightened the blanket around his body, lowered the brim of his hat to cover his eyes, and leaned against the car.

"Big Bear, do you have any thoughts on this?" Werner stretched out his foot and kicked the Big Bear sitting opposite.

"Me?" Big Bear replied with a smile: "I just hope that I can live safely and then go home to be reunited with my relatives!"

"You can't wait to go back and see your fiancée!" Werner's words caused the soldiers to burst into laughter with ulterior motives.

"Sergeant, what do you think?" The baker smiled for a while and then turned his attention to Qin Chuan: "Many people believe that you are the smartest person in the army. You seem to know everything!"

"So we want to know what you think?" Yacop added.

"What do you think?" Qin Chuan asked knowingly.

He didn't want to deceive these simple comrades, but he couldn't tell the truth.

"The idea of ​​attacking the Soviet Union!" The baker was not going to let Qin Chuan go so easily.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan said: "I think... the Soviet Union is too far away from us and is not something we need to worry about. At the same time, it is useless to worry about it, right?"

"Then what do you think we need to worry about?" Werner asked: "The British? They are almost driven out of the Mediterranean by us!"

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "What we need to worry about more is the Americans!"

The German soldiers couldn't help but be stunned.

The baker nodded and said, "Yes, the British will drag the Americans into the war!"

"I'm not worried about the Americans!" Werner said: "I heard that they are very opposed to joining this war. As far as I'm concerned, if they can stay at home, why would they come to this damn place?"

Werner was right, but Qin Chuan knew that was not the case.