The decisive battle against the Third Reich

After spreading Alfredo's experience, Qin Chuan learned that many cars encountered similar problems... Automobile soldiers are used to filling the tires with air before setting off, but fully inflated tires are particularly hard, and in addition The back compartment also carried a large amount of fuel, water and supplies, which made it easy for the tires to sink into the sand.

After discussion, the logistics troops originally thought that they should not reduce some of the load, that is, abandon some supplies... But these supplies are the guarantee for the troops to cross the desert. Just when they were hesitating, Alfredo's experience came to him: " If the wheels get stuck in the sand, let some air out of the tires!”

The officers and soldiers of the logistics force did not believe that this would solve the problem at first. They did it with the mentality of giving it a try. Unexpectedly, those cars miraculously stopped sinking, which allowed the logistics force to easily solve an order. A headache for people.

"Well done, Frick!" Bazel Halfhand said to Qin Chuan after receiving the telegram of the relevant reactions: "You have found two very useful people and made another great contribution!"

"Sir!" Qin Chuan said: "This is partially due to Alfredo. In fact, it was his idea to deflate the tires!"

"Alfredo?"

"Sir!" Qin Chuan looked at the Italian second lieutenant beside him and said, "He is Lieutenant Alfredo!"

"Oh!" Bazel quickly understood, and then said to Lieutenant Alfredo: "Second Lieutenant, thank you for your help to us. I will report to your superiors and tell them that you are outstanding in our army. Performance!"

"Thank you, sir!" Alfredo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. You must know that this is a meritorious service report of the German army. So far, no Italian has received such an honor. If he gets it... he will have a bright future in the future. Got it!

After Bazel walked away, Alfredo said to Qin Chuan: "Thank you, Frick!"

"No, this is what I should do!" Qin Chuan replied.

This is true. On the one hand, it is because Qin Chuan is not willing to take the credit of others as his own. On the other hand, it is also an apology for dragging Alfredo into the water.

The march went smoothly at first, mainly because of Bushila's guide. There is a reason why the ancient business travelers would find such a small road. Occasionally, they can find a few wells that are not drying up on the road... Although the water in the wells is not much and has a bitter and salty taste, at least it can add some drinking water. Be prepared for emergencies.

At this time, Bushila always fills the empty water bags and hangs them on the camel... Those water bags are made of sheepskin. The sheepskin is turned inside out and sewn, and then coated with tar extracted from bitter watermelon seeds. Anti-seepage treatment, then it becomes an excellent water bag.

Bushila even introduced us to this bitter watermelon that grows in the Sahara Desert... It is a sand plant with fruits that are slightly larger than passion flowers. The fruits are rich and sweet and have an extremely attractive aroma.

However, most of the fruits of plants that survive in an environment with severe water shortages such as the desert are poisonous, and bitter watermelon is no exception. Eating it can cause nerve paralysis and diarrhea... Diarrhea in the desert is no joke, then It could get you killed.

This experience was quickly passed on to the entire army, so the German soldiers knew that they should keep their mouths shut.

After three days, the soldiers gradually adapted to the desert environment and then relaxed.

"I think the desert is nothing to be afraid of, right?" Big Bear said, "If this continues, it won't be difficult to walk for another ten days!"

"Our speed is faster than expected!" The baker said while looking at the map: "If I calculated correctly, we should have traveled 160 kilometers in the past three days, an average of more than 50 kilometers a day. Press At this speed, we can almost reach our destination in another seven days!”

The baker wanted to know if his judgment was correct, so he asked Alfredo to ask Buccilla about the situation.

"It's not that easy!" Bushila's answer was: "We have been walking on the edge of the desert for the past three days. The next few days will be the center of the barren land. For the next four consecutive days, we will There will be no wells to refill until we reach Mses Oasis!”

The soldiers couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this.

Werner couldn't help but ask: "Do we still have enough water for four days?"

This problem was quickly reported to Bazelna, and then to the Munitions Department.

The answer from the Commissary Office made everyone relieved: there was still enough water for the entire regiment for six days.

After a while, Werner seemed to have remembered something and said: "Hey, brothers! In other words... when we had water wells to replenish along the way, the total water we carried was only enough for us to use for nine days, but we The plan is to cross this desert in twelve days, am I remembering correctly?”

"No, you remember correctly!" Big Bear replied: "In other words, we were supposed to have to march in this damn desert for three days or more without water!"

The soldiers' faces couldn't help but become very ugly. They all knew what this meant: water is to the desert what air is to people... When you have it, you don't feel its importance or even its existence. , if it is gone, it will be fatal.

"We should be grateful to Flick, shouldn't we?" Werner said: "He made a very correct decision, which can almost be said to have saved all of us!"

The soldiers all expressed their approval and looked at Qin Chuan with a hint of gratitude. Keller, who had been following Qin Chuan, even had reverence and pride in his eyes.

However, Qin Chuan did not dare to accept this honor. He had studied this period of history and knew that half of the German regiment would eventually make it out of the desert alive and reach its destination, Tengeter.

However, because they were severely reduced in number and very tired in the desert, they even abandoned all their heavy equipment and a large amount of ammunition... If they still have the strength to walk in the desperate situation of the desert, it is good, but they will not care about whether they will have ammunition in the future. Combat.

Therefore, this regiment did not play its due role, which was to cut off the British army's logistics supply line and block the British army's retreat.

This also indirectly led to Rommel's failure in the First Battle of Alamein... The main force of the British army and a large amount of equipment successfully escaped Rommel's encirclement. It was these troops and equipment that played an important role in subsequent battles.

Of course, these are all things for later.

At this time, Qin Chuan could only say that he might have saved the other half of the German soldiers who were originally going to be buried in the desert.