The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Fortunately, the baker's worries did not come true. The British air power never appeared. The soldiers relaxed after half an hour... because the plane had not yet appeared at this time, which meant that they had successfully deceived them. British.

Perhaps out of curiosity, or out of boredom, Werner rummaged through this and that in the car... Everyone thought that Werner had nothing to do, and the contents in the box were either ammunition or ammunition from the UK. The confiscated can of corned beef.

Canned corned beef is the standard ration for the British army. Some are produced by the British Libby company, and some are produced by the Fray bantos company... The main production areas of these companies are not actually in the United Kingdom, but in British colonies, such as Burma and Australia. , India and other places.

However, Qin Chuan guessed that they were definitely not from India, because India is a country that regards cows as a sacred object, and the British would not be stupid enough to build a beef cannery there.

Qin Chuan once tasted such a canned beef. It tasted a bit strange. The beef had been beaten into puree, so you couldn't taste the chewy texture of the beef at all... But military food is almost like this. They consider soldiers first. Whether it can satisfy hunger and replenish nutrition in a short period of time between battles is the second most important thing.

In this regard, canned corned beef is a very good military food, because you don’t even need to chew it, just swallow it in big mouthfuls, and it also contains salt, protein, etc. that are necessary for the human body. If you have time, you can also spread it between two pieces of bread to make a beef burger... German soldiers liked to do this, so there were boxes and boxes of this canned corned beef in the car.

At this time Werner cheered: "Look, I found something good!"

The baker scoffed: "Have you found Vivien Leigh?"

The soldiers burst into laughter.

"No!" Werner shook his head mysteriously: "But it's as sweet as Vivien Leigh!"

As he spoke, he took his right hand out of the box and spread it out in front of everyone. A large handful of chocolates appeared in front of everyone, and a few pieces of it fell from the gap between Werner's palms to the floor of the car due to the shaking of the car.

The soldiers couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers, and rushed into Werner's hands like crazy. Werner simply moved the box to the center of the car and opened it... God, a box full of chocolates, nothing can be more beautiful than this. Good thing.

Qin Chuan grabbed a handful, couldn't wait to tear open the package and stuffed it into his mouth. Suddenly, a long-lost sweet aroma went straight into his heart, mixed with a hint of the bitterness of coffee, which instantly restored some strength.

"We should hide it!" someone suggested.

"Good idea!" Werner said, grabbed two handfuls and stuffed them into his backpack, then closed the box again and put it back in place.

Since then, this box of chocolates has become a kind of psychological sustenance for the soldiers for a long time, because it has become the only thing that can make people feel good in the boring and dangerous battles in this desolate desert. It's over.

The convoy drove all the way east, and from time to time, it would see several British military vehicles being controlled on the side of the road... Needless to say, these vehicles were originally bound for Tughla, but the British army did not realize that the enemy's "Bullfighting Vehicles" were coming from the opposite direction. "Shi", so they came up to him unprepared, and by the time they discovered it, it was already too late.

The German army's treatment of them was very simple... Just like before, they disarmed them of all their weapons and supplies, not even water and food, and then drove them into the desert... Whether they could survive or not was up to them. It's a fate, but this doesn't seem to be a problem. As long as these British troops are not stupid, they know that they should stay by the road and wait for the arrival of other British troops.

Traveling by car is much faster, and we arrived at Lukadai, 67 kilometers away from Tughla, in more than an hour.

This time it was even more exaggerated than the occupation of Tugra... The convoy drove directly into the city and then piles of German soldiers jumped down along the road to control the stunned British soldiers.

This was obviously a result of Colonel Slaine's strict communication controls.

The so-called communication control refers to not only that the German army did not use radio stations, but also that all British military radio stations that could be found were destroyed. In addition, the scouts cut all the telephone lines they could see as they advanced... In addition, it had only been more than two hours since dawn, so the British troops in Lucada did not get any warning at all.

The German army captured only a dozen cars in Lucadai. After all, Lucadai was just a transit station. Unlike Tugel, where a large number of transport teams were stranded, the German army still found a car that was different from the previous ones. A warehouse similar to the base contains gasoline and other supplies.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that the British army called these strongholds boxes, which meant boxes containing "gifts"... It was a very vivid metaphor, because supplies were the most needed "gifts" for the army.

It was only then that Colonel Slain asked the communications troops to turn on their phones and get in touch with the headquarters.

Then I received an angry telegram from Rommel: "Colonel, I just got the news that the British captured Tengeter. Were you driven into the desert by the British? I originally hoped that you could garrison Tengeter for three days. God, this way we can completely defeat the main force of the British army, but obviously my expectations for you are too high. You were defeated by the British before the day came, and the British army that also defeated you was defeated in front of the main force. , you should feel ashamed..."

"General!" Colonel Slaine called back: "We just captured Lukadai!"

Rommel obviously didn't know what the small town of Lucadai represented. He called back without thinking: "Oh, really? So I want to reward you? The point is Tengeter, Tengeter , Colonel, you lost such an important strategic location and captured an insignificant village to show off in front of me!"

This was Rommel's character, acerbic and merciless.

"General!" Colonel Slaine was confident enough that he did not take Rommel's words to heart. He replied: "Lukadai is not an insignificant little village. It is only two hours away from Tobruk. distance!”

"What? What did you say?" Rommel asked: "Are you talking about the port of Tobruk?"

Rommel may not know Lukada'i, but he is familiar with Tobruk, because Tobruk Port is one of the ultimate goals in his counterattack plan... As mentioned before, a considerable part of desert combat supplies and reinforcements Relying on sea transportation, Tobruk Port is located on the border between Libya and Egypt. It is not only a good deep-water port and a fortress, but more importantly, it is also a perfect springboard for attacking Egypt.