Chapter 643: Why not be fooled

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For the northern part of Africa, the boundless yellow sand is the unchanging theme. The heat here is extremely hot, and everything can be related to temperature.
A lizard is lying lazily on a stone. A small pile of withered shrubs in front of it is its entire world. It relies on the skin to receive the temperature of the sun light source to raise the temperature of its blood and accumulate enough heat for its own movement. .
The rumbling gunfire in the distance seems to have nothing to do with it. Human activities are still not huge here, and they are still a region ruled by nature. Everything here remains relatively primitive.
Compared with lizards, humans do not seem to like the distant sun in the desert. The high temperature is uncomfortable, and they cannot take off their clothes to resist the heat. In order to reduce the evaporation of sweat and maintain the humidity of the skin surface, it must also be wrapped tightly, and try to cover all your body.
Rommel was standing in his car, holding his telescope in both hands and looking into the distance. There was a position where his troops launched the offensive. The smoke was filled with gunfire, but because of the distance, he could only see the sky rising. Black smoke, and fighters that have become small black spots in the distance.
The air is tumbling because of the heat and steam, all the scenery on the ground is twisted and deformed with the waves, and Rommel's neck is still wrapped in an old scarf, which is covered with yellow sand and looks old. But he still likes to wrap around this scarred scarf, because this is what his wife sent him from his motherland.
He loved his wife deeply and remembered his family, as if he were a good man without flaws and a rare model husband. When he got up to work, he had the rigor and thoughtfulness that is unique to traditional German men. It can be said that he is a tall character who only appears in story books.
Scherner did not disappoint. The general with the title of beast arrived on the front line of North Africa and took a new round of offensive with the army that he was not yet fully in place. The Germans were destroyed in Egypt and broke through Montgomery 3 in one breath. As a line of defense, they are now rushing towards Alexandria. Once occupied there, the situation in Egypt is irreversible.
It is uncomfortable that the British army showed a greater sense of resistance than estimated. They defended every line of defense at any cost, one trench after another, and fiercely competed with the Germans. Rommel attacked in turns, up to 20 days. During the offensive time, he only advanced a short distance.
"General, my troops need rest, and your troops need rest! Order to stop the attack, at least we have to find a way to transport the shells from Tobruk and make plans!" Standing beside Rommel's car, Italy's General Garibaldi asked to stop the attack. In the past few days, his Italian 1st Army stormed the British position 17 times, losing 41 tanks and a large number of infantry. Yesterday, he inspected the front-line combat troops and found that these Italian soldiers were wearing ragged yellow muscles. Beggars are no different.
After all, not all armies of the country have the same fighting power as the German Defence Forces. The latest Romanian expeditionary force in North Africa is obviously not well adapted to the harsh desert environment. This army, which was incorporated into the group army of Scherner ’s army, performed very well and fought a battle After that, you can only perform logistics tasks such as guarding the warehouse.
In order to speed up the attack, Rommel sacrificed his killer today. He ordered a regiment of armored forces to participate in the attack and launched a surprise attack on the flanks of the British defenses not far away. Now the two sides are in a fierce battle. What will be the final result depends on what the frontline report says.
"The Air Force's first batch of attack aircraft had run out of fuel, and they notified us that they were returning home." An Air Force Liaison Officer walked behind the Rommel with documents and said loudly after saluting: "The second wave of takeoff bombing aircraft Already flying in formation, expected to reach the battlefield in 7 minutes. "
Not far behind Rommel was the headquarters of the entire African Army, where a dozen huge radio antennas were erected, and a dozen armored command vehicles were parked together. Wires like spider webs are connected to each car, eventually converging and inserted behind a truck equipped with a diesel generator.
The Luftwaffe ’s dominance over North Africa is much greater than expected. At least in North Africa, there is no new P-40 modified aircraft with Rolls-Royce engines. The air power of the Allied forces here is still the old British hurricane fighter. And the most primitive p-40 fighter. These aircraft are obviously somewhat reluctant to fight the German fw-190d fighters that have been in battle for a long time, so when the German Stuka dive bomber patrols the British positions over and over, it is rare to encounter allied fighters taking off and intercepting.
But Montgomery is also not an idle man. Although he is not a very powerful role in offense, it is obviously absolutely capable in defense. The lines of defense he arranged are criss-cross, and there are key fortifications that have been specially reinforced every short distance, so that the Germans can only be pulled out one by one, and cannot be interspersed and broken through on a large scale.
The two sides repeatedly fought over positions, because of the visual interference effect caused by the surface temperature of the desert area, some things close to the ground cannot be seen at a long distance, so the troops of both sides are fighting at a very close distance, and the casualties are also huge. I can imagine it.
Just this morning, Kullo, the commander of the 12th Division of the German SS, was hit by a stray bullet in the head while commanding front-line fighting, and died on the spot. This loss caught Rommel off guard, but then the 12th SS Division, under the command of the acting division, advanced forward 8 kilometers and captured 700 British soldiers, which was considered revenge for their former division.
"Never think about what we can do after the fall of Alexandria! Gentlemen, it will never fall!" In front of Rommel, crossed the position where the two armies exchanged fire and extended to the depths of the British position, Montgomery was facing his own The generals said sensibly: "We cannot lose Egypt, we can never!"
One day, there were two generals killed in the British team, and the troops of the two divisions were completely disabled. However, it seems that the British team did not intend to take another step this time. They stayed on the position to the last soldier and still did not take a step back.
The loss was simply unbearable. After 20 days of fighting, more than 29,000 British soldiers were killed, more than 40,000 injured, and about 10,000 were captured. Three defensive positions were lost, and the fourth one was also hit with holes. But they made the Germans pay the same heavy price. Rommel lost 170 tanks and assault guns, most of which were Italian. goods. In addition, more than 9900 people were killed in the African Army, and more than 18,000 people were injured and missing.
Montgomery is in a good mood now. He relied on his 9th Army to defend the defensive position, which doubled his confidence and made him more confident in stabilizing the situation in Africa. Behind him is General Patton ’s 8th Army, and a whole army reserve. Almost all tanks and armored vehicles in the North African region of the Allied Forces are in the hands of the 8th Army. As long as the time is right, Patton takes the troops to the west and expands. Defensively counterattack and defeat Rommel's African Army.
"There is nothing to fear about Rommel! As long as we are here and here to defend our defensive positions, Alexandria will become the most stable supply base behind us! You, the fate of the British Empire is here, please be sure Fight hard and do your best for your country! "
"General! Please rest assured! The officers and men of the two divisions of the 9th Corps of the 9th Army, backing to Alexandria, will never take a step back!" As the most important position in the entire defensive position, the elite troops of Montgomery were also deployed in Here, they were responsible for defending the outlying positions of Alexandria until the time General Patton launched a counterattack.
Unlike other defensive positions, the defensive positions here are carefully arranged, and there are naval ships and turrets in Alexandria as cover. Rommel has not invested much offensive force here. It seems that the Germans want to be like Like Tobrook, he first flanked Alexandria and then slowly captured it.
"Relax! We are on the flanks of Alexandria, and we would rather die than take a step back!" The general of the 19th Army also patted his chest and assured Montgomery that with the dead guard of these two troops, Rommel wanted to bypass Alexander. Take a big circle, so that it will leave a huge flaw in Barton behind.
Just as the Germans dug a huge trap for the Soviets in Poland, Montgomery also set an attractive trap for Rommel in North Africa. The bait is Alexander, the most important port in North Africa, depending on whether Rommel is fooled Too.
"Be fooled! Why not be fooled?" Rommel pointed to the map to Garibaldi and Frederick and other generals to signal his offensive plan: "From the flank surrounded Alexander, this is risky, but I think it is not an irreparable mistake!"
"But, General, we haven't waited until the 8th Army of Barton to appear. If we are counterattacked by Barton during the siege, the loss will be very heavy!" Friedrich is still quite conservative, he does not approve of such risky actions plan.
"Relax! General Frederick, we have another unit that hasn't been dispatched yet, so ... Alexandria, we are bound to get it!" Rommel remembered the bold plan of action from Wolf's Den, and couldn't help smiling Got up.