The decisive battle against the Third Reich

The tunnel fortifications were carried out step by step. Officers from the 200th Division and the Italian Engineer Corps were arranged to observe and study at Highland Zero, and then each took what they learned back to their own troops and transformed and strengthened the fortifications accordingly.

However, some things are easier said than done. As Colonel Sline said, you can't bear to live in a tunnel for a night, let alone a few days... There are mosquitoes, fleas, scorpions, etc. in the tunnel. It can be said that everything is available, but what’s more terrible is that this area is extremely salty. Salt particles adhere to clothes, blankets and other fabrics and easily absorb water. Therefore, no matter what you touch, it will feel damp and sticky, which is not the case in other places. The military blanket that had been used for half a year was reduced to rags in less than half a month.

So military uniforms, blankets, backpacks, etc. were transported to the defense line one by one, and there seemed to be never enough.

On this day, when Qinchuan was commanding the French battalion to build anti-slope fortifications, Colonel Slain's jeep parked not far away and waved to Qinchuan.

"Something happened!" As soon as Qin Chuan got into the car, Colonel Slain said, "Darlan was assassinated!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help being surprised, secretly thinking that what was supposed to come had finally come.

However, Colonel Slaine's next words reassured Qin Chuan: "But Darlan was only slightly injured!"

"Where is the assassin?" Qin Chuan asked.

"The assassin was caught!" Colonel Slain handed Qin Chuan a cigarette: "You guessed it right again, Lieutenant, he is a Frenchman... Captain Ziegler paid special attention, and Darlan escaped death! "

Captain Zigler was the commander of the guard company that Colonel Slain left with Darlan to protect him.

After taking a long puff of cigarette, Colonel Slain said: "They said the assassins were from the Vichy government!"

"No, not from the Vichy government!" Qin Chuan replied: "It was the British idea!"

"How do you know?" Colonel Slain said: "The assassins confessed to the Vichy government!"

"No, the assassin confessed to the British!" Qin Chuan said.

Colonel Slain suddenly understood something, and nodded slightly in agreement.

The assassin was a man, and he was still in the hands of German guards, so who knew what he confessed to?

So when the newspaper was published the next day, there was a sensation throughout Algeria and even France.

The French battalion was no exception. Several French soldiers held newspapers and said angrily: "Look what the British have done? This is how they treat their allies!"

"Come on! You actually think the British are allies? Have you forgotten their 'ballista plan'?"

"Yes, they have always been our enemies!"

"They just want to use and control us, just like they did Greece and Egypt!"

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This is true. During World War II, Britain and the United States even cultivated their own forces to compete with each other on this matter. If they hadn't believed that a strong France would help them contain Germany and fight against the Soviet Union after the war, They don't take de Gaulle seriously at all.

The impact of this incident on Germany was of course positive. For a time, many French people in Algeria signed up to join the French Legion.

At the same time, Darlan's momentum further increased and he successfully overtook de Gaulle. As a result, many French soldiers and civilians of the Vichy government fled France and went to "Darlan".

Of course, there are many French businessmen who came to Algeria because the taxes are much lower than in France.

"Well done, Lieutenant!" Colonel Slain said to Qin Chuan secretly: "Just one sentence gave us the initiative. I heard that many French people can't wait to teach the British a lesson on the battlefield! "

Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile. This was just the beginning. Inciting hatred seemed inconsequential on the surface, but the effect it played often surprised everyone.

Although the preparation time was one month, in fact, the tense atmosphere was felt on the front line after more than ten days.

The reason is that troops on the front line are retreating in droves.

The first to be evacuated were the sick and wounded... The reason why the sick and wounded were evacuated towards Algeria was because at this time the British deployed sufficient air power on Malta Island to block the route, so the safest retreat route became The route from Algiers at this end of the Tunisia Strait to the French port of Toulon is, after all, a route established in France. For the time being, the United Kingdom is still somewhat wary of turning against France. This is also because the German Air Force and the German fleet are in There is considerable air defense at this end, so it would be difficult to block it.

Qinchuan didn't know what the situation was like in the 200th Infantry Division. Qinchuan only knew that the wounded soldiers who were withdrawn frightened the soldiers of the French battalion...Highland Zero is not far from Gatundi Nyugafsa. Soldiers were always sent to the city one by one from the road at the foot of the mountain, with hands and feet broken and screaming. When the cars passed by, they left strings of blood on the road, making every French soldier look pale. Feet trembling.

Seeing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but cursed in his heart. Sure enough, they were all rich second-generation people who had never seen the world. They were just wounded and frightened like this.

But thinking about it, it didn't seem to be much better when I came to this world.

"Look at what they look like!" Qin Chuan said to the soldiers in the French battalion: "Listen to their screams again... You should know that if you don't complete the training mission as soon as possible or adapt to life in the tunnel, it will be Your fate may be worse than this, you know what I’m talking about!”

Of course the soldiers knew what Qin Chuan was talking about. Due to transportation capacity, soldiers who died on the battlefield were often unable to bring them back. All they could bring back was an identity tag.

Under the threat of death, the soldiers of these French battalions indeed became more diligent and more able to endure hardships.

Weinette found an opportunity and ran to Qin Chuan and said, "Lieutenant, did you know? They all try their best to be in the same class or even platoon with me!"

"Why?" Qin Chuan asked, "Are you attracted by your beauty?"

"Maybe!" Venet laughed: "But... I believe they are more because they know you will protect me!"

"Oh!" Qin Chuan shook his head and said helplessly: "Obviously, they were wrong."

"Why?" Vinette asked.

"As long as you have experienced a battle, you will understand the reason!" Qin Chuan said: "On the battlefield, no one can protect anyone. The only ones who can protect you are yourself and your destiny!"

Perhaps Qin Chuan should use some lies to deceive these recruits at this time, just like the army often did before. But Qin Chuan thought... it might be better to make them realize the cruelty of war as soon as possible.