The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Qin Chuan didn't even tell the French battalion that they would be hiding in the tunnel for a week... Qin Chuan thought that this would scare them. As for the day when they really had to hide in the tunnel, under the threat of death, hiding in the tunnel might not be as scary as they imagined.

So, they only knew to store buckets of water, boxes of food, ammunition, medicine and other necessities in the tunnel according to the requirements of the German soldiers.

At the same time, teams of soldiers withdrew from the front line, both German and Italian.

The German troops were much more presentable than the Italian troops. Although their uniforms were also tattered, the neat formation and the murderous aura that was inadvertently revealed in their movements... At first glance, they were different from the Italian troops.

When the 21st Armored Division passed by the foot of the mountain, the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment couldn't help but cheer on the top of the mountain.

The officers and soldiers of the 21st Armored Division soon recognized that it was the 1st Infantry Regiment in their unit...During World War II, the German Army had a variety of flags. The German army during this period also liked to fly flags. Parades, celebrations, soldiers' triumphs, etc., flags were hung everywhere, and the army was no exception.

Of course, the flags of the army have certain meanings, but most of them have no specific design rules. Many logos are determined according to the unit number or the commander's preference, and there have even been cases where soldiers drew them impromptu; some of them used the place name as the unit logo because they participated in a battle in a certain area.

The 21st Armored Division used a yellow triangle similar to a pyramid as its logo... Because they occupied Egypt, the goal was its capital Cairo, although this goal was not achieved.

As part of the 21st Armored Division, the logo of the 1st Infantry Regiment was a simple drawing of an infantryman carrying a rifle and striding forward in a yellow triangle.

So both sides knew what the other side was at the first time as long as they waved their flags.

The German soldiers of the 21st Armored Division also cheered for their comrades on the mountain. The soldiers on the cars stood up and waved their hands. The officers in the tanks opened the hatches and saluted. Even the wounded on the stretchers sat up...

Looking at the cars and tanks passing by on the road, as well as the spirited German soldiers, Qin Chuan suddenly felt a sense of pride, although he knew that this pride was a bit inexplicable.

"God!" Stefan looked at the German lineup and was stunned: "You have such a force and so many tanks, why do you want to retreat?"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile and didn't answer, because he didn't see how many tanks the British had, and didn't know what the "Sherman" tank was like at this time.

But they will know soon.

A few days later, a British Mosquito reconnaissance plane flew over the high ground, and then a few gunshots were heard from time to time.

"Do you know what this means?" Qin Chuan, who was having lunch, asked casually.

"What?" Vineet took a bite of the bread and asked, "Are the British going to steal our bread, or do they think our baked potatoes are delicious?"

The soldiers couldn't help laughing.

"No!" Qin Chuan replied, "It's the British artillery shells coming!"

Vinette was a little puzzled: "Are you talking about those artillery shells?"

"The enemy's gunners are far away from us!" Qin Chuan said while chewing bread: "This should be the American M7 105MM self-propelled artillery, its range is 11 kilometers, so they can't see us, but..."

Qin Chuan raised his head towards the reconnaissance plane in the sky: "Their reconnaissance plane can see it."

"Then what?"

"Then..." Qin Chuan opened the kettle and drank a sip of water, and then said: "They will try to fire a few shots at the target, and the reconnaissance plane will use the radio to inform the gunners... Your shells deviate from the target by a certain amount, and the artillery will correct the parameters and fire a few more shots, and the reconnaissance plane will tell them whether they hit the target! When they finally hit the target..."

Vinette couldn't help showing an expression of sudden enlightenment: "More of their shells will follow!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.

"Then why are we still here?" Stefan asked, "We should hide in the tunnel!"

"Didn't you hear what the lieutenant said?" Baudouin responded, "They have to keep firing until the shells hit the target, otherwise there will be no shells coming!"

Vinette smiled, "It seems that the British gunners are not very good, because they haven't hit the target yet!"

"No!" Qin Chuan said, "You should say that their reconnaissance planes are not professional enough!"

This has nothing to do with the gunners, but more because the pilots failed to guide correctly. However, not every pilot on a reconnaissance plane is a qualified artillery observer.

At this moment, there were several whistling shells in the sky, and then several shells exploded on the road at the foot of the mountain.

The French soldiers were so scared that they hid in the tunnel without saying a word, and only Vinette was eating roasted potatoes beside Qin Chuan.

"Why didn't you hide in the tunnel like them?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Because you are still here!" Vinete said, "Not nervous at all, and they are also..."

Vinete raised her head towards the German soldiers who were still eating lunch, and the German soldiers even laughed secretly.

"You scared them, Lieutenant!" Alfredo said.

"Look what they have thrown away!" Werner looked at the bread, potatoes, kettles and even rifles abandoned by the French soldiers on the ground, and laughed: "God, they almost left the grenades here!"

"You should be glad they didn't pull the strings!" said the baker.

The German soldier couldn't help but laugh again.

The French soldiers seemed to realize what was happening and carefully returned to their positions one by one.

"So!" Stefan asked Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant, what you just said was all lies to us? Is it just a joke?"

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "That's not a joke!"

"Then why..."

"You just didn't listen to the end!" Qin Chuan replied: "We are on the reverse slope of the high ground, and the enemy's artillery is far away from us!"

Seeing that the French soldiers were still a little confused, Werner pointed to the top of the mountain and said: "Look over there, those brave soldiers... They will help us block the artillery shells coming from the British, understand? To put it simply, it's us In the blind spot of enemy fire!"

Alfredo added: "Even if there are artillery shells flying from the top of the mountain, because the distance is long and the angle is small, they will hit a very far place past us!"