The decisive battle against the Third Reich

In the end, Dürer did not stay to fight with Qinchuan and others because he did not believe that Qinchuan and others could stop the British army.

Qinchuan can understand this. Sometimes it is not just a matter of sacrificing lives. If it is just a matter of sacrificing lives, Qinchuan believes that most German soldiers will choose to stay and fight, but they think it is meaningless... even if they sacrifice their lives. Unable to stop the British attack, the sacrifice became worthless.

After the war, Qin Chuan learned about last night's battle situation from the soldiers of the 15th Armored Division: The British army continued to use artillery shells and mine-clearing tanks to clear the way. There were no surprises at the beginning. These were normal patterns. The British army sent the South African army ahead. Demining together with minesweeper tanks took five hours, and finally the British army finally cleared several passages.

At this time, the 15th Armored Division was also preparing on the second line.

At this time, the standard model of German and Italian defense was that the Italian army defended the first line, and the German armored divisions were on the second line. Wherever there were gaps, they blocked them.

Then, the British army broke through the Italian defense line as expected. The German 15th Armored Division pounced on it as usual, hoping to block the British army that broke into the defense line at the first opportunity.

But what they didn't expect was that what appeared in front of them was a new type of tank they had never seen before.

These tanks advanced slowly at a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour, followed by groups of infantry. When they saw the German tanks approaching, they immediately stopped and took aim, and then a bright flare hit the air, illuminating the surrounding area in white...

Six hundred meters away, the British tanks opened fire.

Each German tank and armored vehicle instantly turned into a ball of fire.

German tanks and anti-tank guns also fired back, but what stunned the German soldiers was that their shells could not cause any damage to the enemy tanks.

General Groe immediately realized that the performance of this new British tank was better than that of the "No. 3". At the same time, it was difficult for the PAK38 anti-tank gun to penetrate it, so he ordered to charge towards the enemy... This kind of This is the right approach, because only by rushing closer can the Germans destroy the enemy's tanks. Otherwise, even the tanks on both sides are not suitable for night battles, but the enemy has an impenetrable shield and the Germans do not. He can only be beaten passively.

But Montgomery was already prepared for this. In fact, when the British army equipped the "General Grant" tank, Montgomery strictly ordered the British army to "only fight at a distance and not at close range." Therefore, the British army already knew how to keep the enemy from its range. outside.

Rows of artillery shells passed over the tanks and bombarded forward intensively. Howitzers, tank guns, and mortars exploded under the bright light of the flares, creating layers of fire walls and lines of defense, mixed with various types of bullets as dense as raindrops. The entire battlefield Like a pot of boiling water, charging through the billowing smoke were rows of German soldiers and their tanks and armored vehicles.

Soon, the German troops suffered heavy casualties and retreated.

The British army was not busy chasing. They advanced slowly behind, still at a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour.

This was Montgomery's tactics, step by step and steady.

Although this tactic is conservative, it is very effective... Montgomery knows that as long as this continues, victory will belong to Britain sooner or later, so he is not in a hurry. If he rushes to catch up, unexpected surprises may occur, such as allowing the flexible German army to outflank the flanks.

After the Germans stabilized their position, another charge followed, and then again... The German 15th Armored Division launched five charges, but each charge ended in a tragic defeat for the Germans. In the end, the Germans lost more than 3,000 people. More than 2,000 people were injured.

You must know that the 15th Armored Division only has more than 10,000 people, and the casualties are almost more than half, and it happened overnight.

As a result, the 15th Armored Division was beaten completely out of temper, and it was generally believed that it was meaningless to continue to resist like this.

At this time, Colonel Slaine received a call from General Gro.

"Colonel!" General Gero said, "I heard you are stationed at Jehasso?"

"Yes, General!" Colonel Slaine replied: "We have our airport at Jehasso, and if it is occupied by the British, it will put us in a passive position!"

Colonel Slaine is right. Many equipment cannot be airdropped. What's more, if the airport falls into the hands of the British, the British can use the airport to transport supplies, and the British will have a greater advantage.

"I know!" General Gero said: "But don't you know that what is in front of you is an armored division? That is the British Seventh Armored Division. They have one hundred and fifty tanks, new tanks, how many of us are there? I couldn't stop them every time..."

"I know, General!" Colonel Slain replied, "That's why we're stationed here!"

"You are crazy!" General Gro said: "You actually think that an infantry regiment can stop them. Listen, withdraw to Barris with my troops, and I will give you a chance to go to the battlefield!"

"General!" Colonel Slaine replied, "I think there's an opportunity right in front of me!"

"This is an order!" General Gero raised his voice involuntarily.

"Sorry, General!" Colonel Slain replied, "General Rommel gave us autonomy!"

With that said, Colonel Slain hung up the phone.

General Rommel did give the 1st Infantry Regiment autonomy because he felt that General Groh had been frightened by the British's new tanks and was probably not suitable to command this battle anymore.

Of course, Rommel would not do anything like changing generals on the spot, as this would only cause greater turmoil.

Therefore, Rommel needed the 1st Infantry Regiment to fight on its own if possible rather than being restricted by the 15th Armored Division or, arguably, General Tigro.

But at the same time, Rommel didn't know whether his approach was correct, because this was the first time that the rocket launcher was used on the battlefield. The 1st Infantry Division only had one day of training... No one knew how well it could work on the battlefield. Whether it plays a role.

Of course, the "Iron Fist", the predecessor of the bazooka, was indeed used on the battlefield and played a huge role, but it was against the slow "Matilda" tank, and the attacking British army still had no combat experience and was not large enough. Great British Army.

This made Rommel anxiously pace around the headquarters.

He knew what this battle meant... If the rocket launchers couldn't stop the British attack, then nothing could stop them. It seemed that all the African Corps could do was retreat, retreat and retreat again, and in the end they were defeated by the British. Drive down to the sea.

Only then did Rommel truly realize that Qinchuan was right to suggest that he give up the attack. The British had this tank in their hands and they launched an attack again...