Sidioma, is a small village in Egypt.

Although it is a small village, it is still very rare in the desert...... Because a small village means that people gather, and when people gather, it means that there is a water source.

Sidioma has a water source, although it is only a well, and the water has a bitter salty taste.

However, this did not affect its importance in the war at all...... It can be used as cooling water for mechanized troops, allowing the troops to save the same volume of drinking water.

As a result, it often became the preferred location for the British army to store and replenish their resources.

The German 21st Panzer Division advanced towards Sidioma in the wind and sand, in order to be able to take Sidioma in one fell swoop with lightning speed...... Rather, they were worried that the British would blow up supplies such as ammunition or fuel, so the Germans split into two groups on the road and flanked Sidi's Oba left and right.

The battle went well, as there was cover from the wind and sand, and the British soldiers were not alerted until tanks and German soldiers suddenly appeared in front of Sidioma, and then, after a small battle, the two British infantry companies stationed there were disarmed.

However, when the German soldiers rushed into Sidioma, they were disappointed: Sidioma's supplies were only small-scale, with only a small warehouse of drinking water and ammunition, which seemed to be enough for the British garrison for half a month.

Of course, the Germans would not believe this, so they interrogated the British soldiers, but the results of the interrogation were fruitless.

"Sergeant!" Colonel Slane beckoned to Qin Chuan from a distance, and when Qin Chuan approached, he shook his head and said, "It seems that we guessed wrong, this is not the enemy's supply point!" ”

"It can't be!" Qin Chuan said: "There are wilderness within a radius of dozens of miles, and there is nothing more suitable than here!" ”

"But it's nothing!" Colonel Slain shook his head: "They didn't find anything, and the captives didn't know about it!" ”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, and then could only reply: "I'm sorry, Colonel!" ”

"No, don't blame yourself!" Colonel Slane patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder: "This is a decision we made together, we just lost the bet." Colonel Albridge and even General Stryk thought so! ”

With that, Colonel Slain left with the guards, and they had to find a way to deal with the terrible situation.

This is also a manifestation of the high quality of German officers, who know that they are "willing to gamble and lose" rather than put the blame on others, and they know that this is not the time to talk about responsibility.

But the German officers could see it, but Qin Chuan couldn't.

Because this almost means that the 21st Panzer Division and even itself are in a desperate situation.

"No, it can't be!" Qin Chuan opened the map and spread it on the ground.

He clearly remembered that Sidioma was a supply point for the British army, and this was also reasonable, because Sidioma was located seventy kilometers behind the Gabshali Line, and there was no other suitable place to use as a supply base, unless the British army chose to build a supply base in the desert...... But this is clearly not cost-effective.

Of course, this is also possible.

General Stryk thought the same way, so General Stryk sent scouts in all directions to find a supply base for the British.

But it turned out to be nothing, otherwise the Germans would have marched towards the discovered supply base.

Didn't the British store supplies beforehand?

That's impossible!

You know, there were three divisions, and there was also an armored division among them...... The amount of supplies needed by such a large number of troops per day was quite staggering, and the supplies carried by the British accompanying cars were only enough for a few days.

What's more, if there were no supplies here, the British logistics troops should have started transporting supplies.

But now there is nothing!

"Sergeant!" Then Werner ran over excitedly and said, "Look what we found?" ”

"What did you find?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but perk up.

But when he ran to the "discovery" with Werner, he couldn't help but be disappointed...... It was nothing more than a stone tablet with a fascist emblem carved on it, namely a "bundle stick" (ancient Roman scepter and instrument of torture) with an axe stuck in the middle, which symbolized violence and power above all else.

This thing knew at a glance that it was the stuff of the Italian army, Qin Chuan was no stranger to it, a few months ago, when Italy marched into Egypt and advanced towards Rome, it was with this thing.

This may seem strange, given the difficulty of marching and supplying in the desert, while the Italians marched with a large number of heavy stone monuments, which were erected in the places they occupied as they marched to show their prowess and glory.

As a result, everyone knows that these steles not only failed to witness the glory of the Italian army, but became a joke for the Italian army.

Just like now, Werner and others gathered around the stele and joked, and Vilna also got a pot lid and a spatula from the cooking class, holding the lid as a shield in his left hand and a spatula as a sword in his right hand, and shouting like a Roman warrior in front of the stele: "Long live Rome!" ”

The helmets of the German army are really similar to the helmets of ancient Rome, so Werner's appearance is really a little similar, which only provokes the German soldiers to laugh.

"Werner!" Jakop laughed and said, "You should shout 'Hooray, spaghetti', because the only thing Italy can conquer is their noodles!" ”

"Hey, brothers!" The baker screamed, then raised his head at Alfredo, who was silent.

The soldiers fell silent.

"Sorry, Alfredo!" Werner spread the "shield" and "sword" in his hand and said: "We didn't mean to! ”

"No, no......" Alfredo shook his head and said, "I'm not because of this!" It's ridiculous, even I think it's incredible, you know...... I used to be a motorist, and my troops carried these steles, and our soldiers needed food, ammunition, water, and medicine even more! ”

"What's the reason for that?" Werner asked.

"I just feel weird!" Alfredo looked around, and then replied: "Why is this stele buried here, we used to bury it in a conspicuous place at the entrance of the village, so that people who enter and leave the village can see it as much as possible, so as to prove that this village belongs to us, but now it ......"

The soldiers knew what Alfredo was talking about, and it was about three miles from the village.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked Alfredo: "You mean, this stone tablet has been moved?" ”

"I think so!" Alfredo nodded.