Chapter 672: Dead end

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The voice of the captain of the No. 2 car came from the headset: "Observe, the No. 2 car understands!" So the German armored squadron continued to move forward so fast that it could not even send forward a protruding reconnaissance force to check the enemy.
The last armored vehicle that passed the Leopard tank that was hit by two shells stopped. There were not many soldiers on it, but there were a lot of strange parts piled up. The original tank leader and other members , The hatch of the tank engine has been opened, the air filter inside has been taken out, and carried to the armored vehicle that transports the parts. Then the things handed over to the latter armored vehicle, and a full two barrels of precious gasoline.
"Long distance driving in the desert, there are two places where tanks are most likely to get worse. One track is worn, and the other is that the filter of the engine is not easy to clean. Keep it aside!" The original commander, the commander of tank No. 1 Waved his hand to the soldiers on the armored vehicle and pointed at his tank with a smile: "Relax, there should be no large-scale U.S. soldiers in the vicinity, and the battalion is not far behind."
"Then let's go first, rest assured, we will kill a few more American tanks for you! Hey." The soldier driving the armored vehicle smiled at a traditional military salute, and then drove the armored vehicle to chase his big one The troops went.
Sure enough, the car and armored car of the battalion followed. Standing on the seized jeep painted with an iron cross, the German battalion commander looked at the tank car parked by the roadside, and then he was helpless. The officer in charge of the maintenance team was called: "Is there any desert-specific air filter? After replacing it, let this tank follow the battalion, and the fuel truck will refuel them on the roadside. Don't delay other vehicles!"
In the evening of the same day, the German armored force forward once again exchanged fire with Barton's forces. The two sides invested thousands of combat forces. In the end, the Germans won, and Barton could only drop an American division that had already suffered heavy losses. The troops were once again thrown to the bitter German forward.
This place of engagement is already in the area near Cairo. Since the British actually controlled Egypt, there have really been no other troops here. But now it has become the front line of the battle, with the bodies of at least 500 soldiers from both sides lying on the battlefield.
Barton finally misjudged the situation of the battle of Dammamhur. He thought that he could capture Dammamhur to wipe out the German paratroopers, but only 2900 German paratroopers were consumed there; he did not expect the German armored forces to dare in Alexandria. When the port was not occupied, he chased his troops so crazy.
As a result, he could no longer escape to Suez without any damage. In order to keep the elite troops in his hand, he had to throw away some soldiers again, with the 8th Panzer Division and some mechanized infantry retreating.
As for most of the infantry in his hands, they have either been ruthlessly thrown on the flank of Alexandria, and have long been captured by the Germans, or they have been left behind and struggled to go to Cairo. These people are mostly British colonial troops, and they are instructed. Stay in Cairo and fight for time to fight back. But in any case, Barton's troops who can return to the Suez Canal will not exceed 30,000, and across from them, the North African Legion has more than 500,000 troops, and the front line has as many as 310,000 troops.
Of course, although Barton is sad now, he still has the capital to return after the retreat. What is more depressing than him is Montgomery, who is trapped in Alexandria. Now he is standing on the bleak pier in Alexandria, watching the waves quietly. Back and forth washing the thick cement terminal of the port.
For this 51-year-old middle-aged general, Montgomery is slightly older, his hair is already gray, and his face is not very beautiful. In the heart of this general who has commanded the army in North Africa and Rommel for half a year, the saddest thing is not that the British empire devoted his life has lost the vital North Africa, but that the British empire has lost all his family. A desperation that goes deep into the bone marrow.
It is now the end of October, and a few days later is Montgomery ’s 51st birthday. When he was 27 years old, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles. The British Empire is still proud of the world. Now 24 years have passed, and the Germans have swept the European war. Invincible, and the former British Empire has become an emperor in exile.
The British exhausted the last trace of blood in North Africa, and the materials hoarded in North Africa were in fact the last large-scale overseas family in Britain. The 200,000 British troops in Montgomery's hands are also the last British group to have local troops to do so. Large-scale elite. The last thing the British have now is that General Mountbatten had the main force of 30,000 British troops in India.
"Now, everything is over, we are defeated, and the Germans are defeated cleanly." Montgomery smiled to himself bitterly, waiting for his ending is not very optimistic, or was captured by the Germans and became a guest of the concentration camp, Either escape back to Iceland and be hanged by those officials and masters to be effective. In any case, he can no longer be like today, leading the army and opponents to fight in the battle on the battlefield.
He looked at the sea in the distance, and then turned around, letting those smoke-rolling positions meet his eyes. The Italians heard that the Germans on the flanks had won a lot, and the battle was upgraded by a grade. The wave is higher than the wave, and it seems that the shadow of the Roman legion can be recovered.
But in Montgomery's eyes, there was a little more sentiment fooled by weak opponents. Because there is a corner in his heart that is convinced that as long as the Germans do not come, it is not surprising that the Italians have lost the entire North Africa. Even he felt incredible, unconsciously, he added a strange assumption "Germans will not come".
It ’s been two days. When he saw German bombers and transport planes flying over the port of Alexandria not far from the sea on the morning of that day, he knew that the fighting in North Africa was over and they ran out of their own Advantages, from that time, the situation has been controlled by the Germans.
From the time when the Germans defeated the British home fleet and landed in the UK, when the Spanish and German troops entered Gibraltar, the Germans captured Malta at any cost, and when the surprise attack on Crete began, the North African transport line could only Bypassing the Cape of Good Hope, Gouyan was able to maintain it.
It was also from that time that the United Kingdom and the Americans in North Africa had always been eating their own old books. In order to maintain the fundamental interests of Britain and the United States in the Middle East, Britain, the United States, France and other countries have deployed a large number of troops near the Middle East. The construction of an arsenal to reduce the cost of military stationing has resulted in the fact that these things are now being consumed by the Germans. Perhaps the Americans may have a little supplement, but the loss of the British army is indeed exhausted.
Behind him, parked in a square matrix, the abandoned Matilda tank. These tanks have fallen into the homeland, and can no longer be repaired in time. Most of them are faulty engines and gearboxes. They are parked here to wait for accessories shipped from Cairo and other places. Farther away, soldiers are already pushing tanks and armored vehicles that have been poorly repaired down to the pier and sinking to the bottom of the sea, to cause some trouble for the Germans who are about to occupy here.
"General! The flagship of the fleet calls and says they will take away the British army they are willing to leave, and ask when you will board the ship. The fleet will go to India, and then be classified there as the Indian Ocean Fleet to continue fighting." A staff officer walked from a distance Here, his voice is a little dry, and it seems that these tens of hours of torture will be unforgettable for every Englishman in Alexandria.
"I don't want to get on the boat anymore. After all, someone needs to stay responsible for this war. I think I am the best person." Montgomery smiled bitterly and said, "You tell the British officials who are going to India. Do n’t listen to Americans saying something stupid like Suez. The locals have lost it. Even if we stick to Suez, we ca n’t change anything. Keeping this obedient place in India is serious!

"But general, what about our interests in the Middle East? We are really finished when we let out the oil field ..." The staff member said this and he didn't know what to say. It's just too much to lose in the British Empire , Which is not important?
Although the Balkan region is now very hostile to the division of Germany, Italy and Turkey, both Turkey and Italy are caught in endless guerrilla warfare, but when the dust settles here in North Africa, the Balkans are completely surrounded by these countries. With the support of outside forces, the resistance movement here must not last long.
North Africa changed hands, Egypt was lost, and the Suez Canal became the front line. In this case, the British Empire ’s exile government ’s control of the Middle East and India will continue to decline. When one day the Germans really touch the Middle East, it is presumed that the nearby British forces It will immediately die out, and then the British government in exile can rely on, leaving only a pitiful Canada, let alone counterattack the British mainland, it is difficult to say whether it will be sold to Germany by the United States.
"The things you worry about are all after I died here, and I can't control it." Montgomery squeezed out a smile and reached out to pat the staff's shoulders: "The road is not too flat, It ’s not a day or two for the German submarine to mine near Suez Canal ... When you arrive in India, remember to say hello to General Mountbatten for me and help me thank him for his support for the North African battlefield! "