With that, the British general fell into deep contemplation again. He began to think about whether he should quickly change the original battle plan according to the proposal of his 33rd Brigade Commander and his chief of staff.

At this moment, the eyes of the British commander flashed through the door of the headquarters. At this time, as the sun set, the light that was shining towards the headquarters from the outside had become dim imperceptibly due to the angle of sunlight. When the sun goes down, it means that the attacking forces of the blacks will lose their air support.

For the African armies attacking themselves from outside the city, without air support, they lose a large part of the offensive advantage. Plus after hours of fighting, both the physical strength of the soldiers. Or ammunition, they are all exhausted, they will definitely suspend the attack and rest outside the city. On the one hand. Avoid siege battles at night, inflicting unnecessary losses on yourself, on the other hand. It's about accumulating stamina for tomorrow's attack.

In this world, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The air force of these blacks left the battlefield. For these black offensive forces, although unfavorable. But. For the soldiers of the British Empire and the French Republic, who were also responsible for defending the city and did not have any air superiority, it was a huge benefit.

The soldiers of the British and French forces, who did not have air superiority, could launch night attacks on African armies under the cover of night. Use the means of melee night attacks that Africans can't even think of, take them by surprise, mass-kill their living forces, and then take advantage of the night to break out of the encirclement.

Thinking of the British commander here, a bold idea quickly jumped into his heart. So he hurriedly asked his chief of staff: "How many hours is it until dark now?" ”

When his boss suddenly asked him such a question, the chief of staff's face was suddenly covered with doubt. However, as a high-ranking officer in the army, he still fulfilled his duties as a chief of staff. He hurriedly replied to his commander: "According to the time point here, there will be about an hour and a half, and the sky will be completely dark." ”

"In an hour and a half, that is, within an hour at most, the African Air Force, which has been flaunting its military might over our heads, will have to return home and leave the battlefield." The British army commander's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked rhetorically.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The chief of staff hurriedly replied affirmatively, and then a puzzled expression appeared on his face. He asked his commander, "Commander, what do you mean?" ”

For his chief of staff, the British commander did not have the slightest intention of concealing it, but said confidently: "Very simply, the 33rd Brigade we deployed outside the city is the most combative brigade of our army, plus a French division, although the final result is doomed to be wiped out, but according to the command ability of the commander of the 33rd Brigade, plus the soldiers of the 33rd Brigade plus the soldiers of the French division." Definitely able to survive until nightfall. At that time, the main force of our British and French forces can make good use of the coming night to launch a large-scale attack on the black African army outside the city, inflict a one-time wound on it, and then the whole army will take advantage of the chaos of the enemy army to kill it in one fell swoop. ”

Just after the tank regiment of the African People's Liberation Army successfully annihilated the tank units of the Anglo-French coalition army, the army soldiers of the African People's Liberation Army, who had been waiting for a long time, successfully launched an attack on the British and French coalition forces. After an hour of fierce fighting, the Anglo-French soldiers scattered several kilometers outside the city of Chipata were either annihilated or surrendered.

After hours of fierce fighting, not only the army soldiers and artillery in charge of the attack and encirclement were exhausted. Even the soldiers who operated the tanks were even more exhausted after hours of intense fighting.

In addition, the sky has darkened, and the news that two squadrons of bombers and one squadron of fighters must withdraw from the battlefield has been providing fire support over the battlefield. Victor, who was confident in taking Chipata and annihilating the Anglo-French forces here, also had to order his troops to suspend the offensive.

After glancing at the combat sand table of the latest troop deployment in front of him. Victor, who was full of self-confidence, decisively ordered: "Order our Eleventh Army to set off immediately and immediately take over the Third Army to hold the position of the British and French forces that has just been taken." Complete the complete siege of the city of Chipata. Except for the regiment that had not been involved in the battle to assist in the defense, all the remaining tank units and the tank regiment responsible for interspersing immediately retreated to the rear. Rest and recuperation, as well as replenishment of ammunition and fuel. ”

"At the same time, I sent a telegram to the commander of the 11th Army, telling them to strengthen the vigilance of the Chipatassi Gate to prevent the Anglo-French army from breaking through there at night."

With a series of orders from Victor, the battlefield, which had been noisy for hours, finally quieted down.

Outside the Chipatasi Gate, about 1.5 kilometers from the city wall, there was a trench built by the Anglo-French army to block the attack of the African People's Liberation Army. It was originally piled up on the side facing away from the city wall, and it was filled with a large amount of earth. Prepare plenty of sacks to provide soldiers with bullet blocks as cover. With the efforts of more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, they were all piled up on the side facing the city wall.

In the blink of an eye, a line of defense to attack Chipata was completely completed.

One regiment remained, as a company, to form a defensive posture against the Anglo-French forces defending at Chipata. One of the main battalions of the tank regiment that was in charge of the vigilance remained in the front-line positions as a fixed firing point under the cover of the regiment, and the remaining troops, including the remaining tanks of the tank regiment. All retreated to second-line positions for alert. The commander of the division who had inspected the position in front of him ordered with the same confidence on his face.

In the blink of an eye, there were only dozens of tanks and less than a thousand infantry left in the entire front-line position.

Because the sky at this time is not completely dark. The deployment of the division outside the city of Chipata was unreservedly exposed to the walls of Chipata, in the eyes of the reconnaissance troops of the Anglo-French army.

In less than ten minutes, the latest troop deployment of the African People's Liberation Army outside the city was delivered to the British commander of the Anglo-French coalition army.

"Commander. The subordinates believe that this is definitely a perfect opportunity for us to counterattack, an infantry regiment, a tank battalion. As long as we deploy properly, there will be enough troops to participate in the night attack. It is completely possible to annihilate the opponent's reinforcements outside the city before they can react, and then take the opportunity to break out. Faced with the intelligence, the chief of staff said with a look of surprise.