The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"Why do we occupy this poor place?" Big Bear asked.

"Because there is a road in the middle leading to Chile!" The baker replied: "Occupying it can prevent the British from escaping, and it can also cut off the enemy's logistical supplies and reinforcements!"

Werner couldn't help but was stunned: "In other words, we may have to face enemies from two directions? And we only have one regiment?"

"Yes!" replied the baker.

"This is crazy!" said Werner. "There's no way we can do it, especially in this terrain!"

"Is our commander crazy? Defending in this terrain, we will become a target for British tanks!"

The baker replied: "You know, our commander is Rommel. When has he ever been normal?"

The soldiers were speechless when they heard this, because they all knew Rommel's past... That guy captured 400 Romanian soldiers with 20 people during World War I, and captured 1,200 Italian soldiers with 100 people. On the high ground, he and a company captured 150 Italian officers and about 9,000 Italian soldiers.

The German soldiers were all thinking: Rommel must have created glory in World War I, so he thought others could do the same. Therefore, troops and equipment were no longer a problem in Rommel's eyes... If you know that a company can defeat tens of thousands of Italians, then isn't it easy for a regiment to garrison a Tengeter?

While the German soldiers were talking, Qin Chuan was thinking about a question.

Originally, he was not worried about this battle, because historically the First Regiment never attacked Tengeter... The reason was as mentioned before, the First Regiment lost more than half of its equipment and ammunition in the desert, and almost all of its heavy equipment and ammunition were lost. Abandoned, the only thing they could do was to find the main force of the German army and join them.

In fact, the group at that time did not even mention attacking Tengeter. They walked out of the desert and were so fragile that as long as any British army discovered them, they could be easily annihilated.

But things are different now.

Qinchuan has changed all this. The current regiment is not just a regiment seeking self-protection. They are almost full of actual troops, and have not discarded heavy equipment and accompanying ammunition, so they will not give up the mission to find the main force. …

Qin Chuan had not thought of this before. It was not until now when he faced Tengeter that he suddenly realized that he seemed to have done something stupid and dragged himself into an abyss.

But then again, if Qin Chuan hadn't done anything before, maybe he would have been mummified in the desert.

In fact, it was not just Qinchuan and the German soldiers who had a headache. Colonel Klein, the commander of the first regiment, also felt very embarrassed after seeing Tengeter.

He even sent a telegram to Rommel, and described in detail in the telegram that the terrain of Tengeter was not suitable for defense... If the group attacked Tengeter as planned, it was likely to be attacked by the British army. They were attacked from two sides and the entire army was annihilated.

"We did not do a good job in intelligence work!" Colonel Klein told the staff: "We didn't know that Tengeter was such a place before this!"

"You know, Colonel!" the staff officer replied: "Compared with the war, the Italians care more about their noodles. Their intelligence will always be wrong, and the map is no exception!"

This is true. When the Italian army fought with the British army not long ago, the Italian army's defense line had a gap dozens of kilometers wide in an undefended area, but the Italian army didn't know it... The British army could easily pass through this gap. Breakthrough and penetrated into the rear of the Italian army.

When Rommel heard this, he said: "God, that is a gap dozens of kilometers wide. How did the Italians ignore its existence?"

But just as Colonel Klein suspected, his explanation in the telegram would have no effect.

Rommel soon called back: "The British have been defeated under our attack. Capture and hold it. Now, victory belongs to us!"

"The army will be defeated?" Klein expressed doubts about this, and Rommel seemed to be too optimistic.

Klein, who had fought several battles with the British army, knew very well that his troops had no weapons that could deal with the British "Matilda" tanks... The PAK36 anti-tank gun was simply a decoration.

Therefore, as long as the British army mobilizes a tank battalion, it can roll a ball under the tracks as easily as rolling a puppy.

But Klein had no choice. He had to obey the order, so he ordered: "Attack, obey the order!"

The order to attack came quickly, and Qin Chuan couldn't help but secretly complain that what he was worried about finally happened.

Although he was unwilling, Qin Chuan still made the final battle preparations with the soldiers. He had no other choice.

"Sergeant!" Alfredo walked to Qin Chuan, his face pale: "I have completed my mission, I don't need to participate in this battle!"

"Where can you go? Captain!" Qin Chuan replied while checking his rifle: "You must know that we are penetrating behind the enemy's rear. There are enemies everywhere here!"

"I don't know!" Alfredo spread his hands: "But at least you don't have to go to the battlefield, right?"

Qin Chuan looked at Alfredo and suddenly understood that the enemy was not a threat to Alfredo at all, because he was a pacifist and he could surrender.

Qin Chuan shook his head, loaded the magazine for his rifle, then loaded another bullet, and said: "I advise you to give up this idea, Captain, you are only safe if you stay with us!"

"Why?" Alfredo said, "I'm just a burden to you now, aren't I?"

"I agree with this!" Qin Chuan tied the kettle tightly around his waist. He didn't want the shaking kettle to hinder his movement.

"Then why can't you let me go?" Alfredo begged in his tone: "At least mention it to the second lieutenant!"

"Because you know too much!" Qin Chuan replied: "For example, how many people we have, how many heavy weapons we have, and you even know some of our combat missions... Think about Berg, do you think they will let you live? Leave the army and surrender to the British?”

Alfredo's face suddenly turned pale.

"So..." Qin Chuan asked, "Do you still want me to mention it to the second lieutenant?"

"No, no..." Alfredo shook his head hard.

Qin Chuan patted Alfredo on the shoulder, and then shouted to the machine gunner not far away: "Bao En, give him your pistol, he needs a weapon for self-defense!"

"Yes, Sergeant!" Bowen handed the pistol to Alfredo.

Alfredo was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly took the pistol.