The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Finally, the British army had no choice but to retreat after more than a dozen tanks were blown up. The "No. 3" tank even chased for a while and destroyed five more tanks. They did not give up until the British army called in fighter planes to provide cover. .

The German soldiers couldn't help but cheer.

Colonel Albridge immediately called Qinchuan: "It's unbelievable, Sergeant, you really guessed it, we repelled them! What's especially exciting is that we only lost three vehicles Tanks... they were destroyed by enemy fighter planes!"

"I'm glad to hear the news, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied.

Then came General Strike's call.

"Sergeant, I think our entire army owes you a favor!" General Strike said, "Because without your advice, I think the 15th Armored Division would be our fate!"

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "You don't owe me anything, because I am also trying to save my own life!"

General Strike couldn't help laughing on the other end of the phone.

"So..." When Qin Chuan hung up the phone, Bazel, who was listening next to him, asked, "Is this your suggestion again?"

"Yes, Captain!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Wow!" The nearby German soldiers couldn't help but exclaimed, and then applauded in unison.

"Well done, Sergeant!" Bazel patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and said, "I suddenly realized that having you in the army is really lucky for us, don't you think so?"

Bazel turned his attention to the soldiers.

"Of course, Captain!" the German soldiers said at once:

“Many times, it was the staff sergeant’s advice that led to our victory!”

"Sargeant saved us all!"

"I believe that if it weren't for the sergeant, we wouldn't be able to stand here now!"

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Bazel nodded: "So, I think we should try our best to protect the safety of the sergeant, what do you think?"

"certainly!"

"I agree, protecting the sergeant is to protect ourselves!"

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This made Qin Chuan dumbfounded. He didn't want to be the one being protected in the army, but it seemed that it was no longer up to him... because the German soldiers also had their own ideas: for the sake of the army and even for themselves, it was natural to try their best to ensure Qin Chuan's safety. of.

Afterwards, the British army, unwilling to fail, launched another attack, but not surprisingly, they made no progress except dropping a few tanks in front of the position again.

After that, the British army no longer dared to act rashly, because they only had thirty tanks left, which was not overwhelming to the German army, which still had nineteen tanks (two more were lost in the second battle). Even if the battle continues like this... it is very likely that all the British tanks will be defeated, but there will still be a dozen German tanks.

General Auchinleck simply couldn't believe this result was true. Originally, he thought that with these tanks and air superiority, he could defeat the German army and take Alexander back!

"How could such a thing happen?!" General Auchinleck blushed and asked, "Do we not have enough tanks? Or are their performance not good enough?"

"No, General!" Major General Rich replied: "Because they achieved a clear victory against the German 15th Armored Division, but..."

"But what?" General Auchinleck became a little angry.

"The Germans learn very quickly!" Major General Rich sighed: "They actually discovered the weaknesses of the 'General Grant' tank after just one battle..."

"Weaknesses?" General Auchinleck couldn't believe that this new American tank had any weaknesses.

"Yes!" Major General Rich nodded and replied: "The 37MM gun of this tank is helpless against the enemy's armor, and the 75MM gun has a very small firing range. The Germans took advantage of this to make us completely passive on the battlefield. status!"

General Auchinleck was stunned when he heard this.

After thinking about it, General Auchinleck ordered: "Continue to maintain contact and order the troops not to rush to attack!"

"Yes, General!" Major General Rich responded.

General Auchinleck's consideration was obviously right... The German supply line has been cut off by the Maltese fighter planes, or it can be said to be partially cut off.

The reason is that it is difficult for fighter planes to bomb at night, so the German supply lines are still open at night.

But this does not affect the advantage that the British army will have.

On the one hand, this is because the British army can lay mines to block its transportation during the day under the cover of the air force.

On the other hand, even if the Italian army will transport some of its supplies to Africa, it is obviously nothing compared to the supplies of the British army.

So General Auchinleck was not worried about losing this battle... In fact, after Germany launched an attack on the Soviet Union and transferred the aviation wing stationed on Sicily, General Auchinleck believed that the British army would eventually win here. Victory in a battle.

Therefore, General Auchinleck believed that there was no need to rush, and time was on the side of the British army.

Rommel really felt the seriousness of this problem.

When darkness fell, the 21st Armored Division withdrew to Alexandria in batches.

Although the 21st Armored Division can be said to have achieved victory, overall the German army was defeated, and it was a complete failure at the strategic level.

"We have no ability to attack anymore!" General Strike said calmly to Rommel: "Unless we have more tanks and troops!"

"Yes, of course I know!" Rommel, who was always optimistic and passionate, sat feebly on his chair in a daze.

After a long while, he said: "Do you know what this means?"

General Strike and others couldn't help but look at each other. In their eyes, this was no big deal, it was just a defeat. Not to mention victory or defeat, it was a common thing for military officers. This defeat was nothing compared to the victory achieved by the German army.

It can even be said that the German army was defeated this time because they successfully found the weaknesses of the British new tank. This means that as long as the German army accumulates enough strength, it can give the British army a good look.

However, Rommel's next words surprised them: "I didn't tell you about the situation on Malta Island. The British successfully deployed more than a hundred fighter planes there... Our supply lines have been basically cut off!"

"What?" General Strike couldn't help but exclaimed: "When did it happen?"

"A few days ago!" Rommel said: "The head of state launched an attack on the Soviet Union and transferred the 24th Air Wing to the eastern front. The British took advantage of it..."

Suddenly, General Strike understood why Rommel was so eager to attack Port Said.