The decisive battle against the Third Reich

The 2nd Infantry Division arrived outside Algiers two days later.

They did not enter the city because they did not want anyone to see the more familiar faces of the 2nd Infantry Regiment returning to the city...such as the soldiers of the French battalion.

This will undoubtedly give the spies room for imagination and speculation.

Therefore, Qin Chuan did not have a chance to see Venet.

It wasn't until nine o'clock in the evening that they were gathered together. Then all the trunk cars pulled down the canvas and covered them tightly, and headed straight from the campsite to the port.

At this time, the port had been cleared of a pier. Many German soldiers stood around the pier with guns in hand, blocking anyone who wanted to approach the pier.

After being inspected, the car drove into a warehouse and then walked directly onto the ship from a passage covered with black cloth... This dock was obviously specially built to conceal the transportation of people and materials to Sicily. The people inside were completely I don’t know what’s outside, and I certainly can’t see what’s been moved onto the ship from the outside.

The cabin was dark and depressing, with a strong musty smell and the smell of gasoline. Especially when the transport ship started to move, it made people feel a little confused and dizzy.

It was only then that Colonel Slain turned on his flashlight and announced: "Gentlemen, our trip is to Sicily. I think you must have heard of it!"

"Sicily? Isn't that a place for Italians?" a soldier asked.

"Yes!" Colonel Slaine replied: "But it doesn't mean we can't go! As for what to do there, you will naturally know when we get there!"

"Colonel!" asked one of the soldiers. "Can you tell them to turn on the lights?"

"If you hope to be discovered by a British submarine and give us a torpedo, then no problem!" Colonel Sline said, and then his tone suddenly became serious: "Now, shut your mouth, if you are lucky , we will arrive in Sicily in two days!”

"God!" Werner couldn't help complaining: "We actually have to stay in this wretched place for two days!"

"Nothing bad!" replied the baker: "It's better here than in the tunnel, isn't it?"

"The tunnel is not so rickety!" Werner objected: "And you can light up lights in the tunnel, walk around, and tease scorpions when you are bored! What is there here?"

Qin Chuan replied: "There are cockroaches and rats, Werner, there are even enough of them to form a baseball team!"

"Great!" Werner rolled his eyes.

Everyone around laughed.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that Colonel Slaine had lied about making this journey so dangerous. His main purpose was to make the soldiers not care about the harsh environment in the cabin when their lives were threatened.

In fact, this transport ship is very safe.

First of all, there are not many British submarines operating at this end of the Tunisian Strait. Even if there are, they are performing some reconnaissance missions. Because several transport ships were sunk in the past two days, the German Navy has stepped up patrols here.

The second is that the transport ship aboard the Second Infantry Regiment has a speed of fifteen knots...Speed ​​is very important for transport ships because the speed of British submarines underwater is generally about 10 knots. (Note: The British S-class submarine has an underwater speed of 10 knots and a surface speed of 13.7 knots).

There are two ways for a submarine to ambush a target:

One is to be faster than the target so that you can track, chase and then get in front of the target to ambush.

The other is that the speed is slower than the target. In this case, you can only see the target coming from a distance, estimate its route and then make preparations near its route.

But no matter what the situation is, the faster the target is, the less likely it is to be ambushed.

A few days ago, the transport ship ambushed by the 200th Infantry Division was traveling at only 11 knots, which was 13.7 knots lower than the surface speed of the submarine. Therefore, the British submarine sailed on the surface at the risk of being discovered, surpassed the transport ship, and prepared ahead. Wait for it.

Needless to say, the final result was that the transport ship was hit by a torpedo under the moonlight, and because it was sailing in secret, no nearby ship could rush to search and rescue it in time, resulting in the death or injury of most of the regiment's personnel.

As for the transport ship Qin Chuan was on, Rommel specifically told him to use a transport ship with a speed of 15 knots... This speed would leave the British submarine far behind, and even if the second ambush method was used, it would only be a short time away. Short preparation time and opportunity for ambush.

So it was safe, and Rommel even had two destroyers search the route beforehand.

Sure enough, the voyage was uneventful. Except for a small storm that made everyone in the cabin vomit, no other difficulties were encountered.

However, when the soldiers disembarked and walked onto the dock, they still swayed as if they were drunk.

"God!" Werner said: "If a group of British people were standing in front of us right now, I would immediately raise my hands and surrender, because I can't even lift the gun!"

Then the soldiers were loaded into the car again, with the back covered tightly with canvas, and sent to the front line like cargo.

No pauses or breaks were allowed along the way, and all defecation and defecation were required to be done on the spot in the car.

"Tack it out wherever possible!" Colonel Sline said. "Don't worry about staining the car or yourselves, or getting it in the helmet, just like you would do on the battlefield. Don't worry about staining the car or yourselves." , because you will get even dirtier soon!"

Colonel Slain's words are still a lie, because Sicily is rich in underground water and has many springs in the highlands.

When the soldiers arrived at the garrison called "Onna Heights", what appeared in front of them was a stream formed by spring water.

After the soldiers received the order to disperse, almost everyone cheered and then stripped naked and jumped into the creek to bathe.

Colonel Slaine did not stop them, because it was also a good thing for the soldiers. Cleaning themselves up would make them more comfortable, and they would be more energetic when fighting.

Qin Chuan was also one of them. He was naked and lying in the stream, letting the stream wash away the unpleasant smell on his body.

But the relief was short-lived.

"There are only two hours until dawn!" Colonel Slain said: "You must hide yourself before dawn, otherwise, you will wait for the enemy's plane to drop bombs on your heads!"

"Colonel!" Kuhn asked, "What is our mission here?"

"Build a tunnel!" Colonel Slaine replied, "Just like you did at the Gabes Line!"

"Oh, God!" Alfredo couldn't help but screamed: "It's a tunnel again. I miss the days when I was in the Armored Division!"