, the British still want to throw grenades down, but they don't have a chance.

Several German soldiers had already set fire to the grenade and threw it on...... Although the M24 grenade is heavier, it is easier to throw. German soldiers who are familiar with using them can easily throw them into the house through the window.

Then I heard a "boom" explosion, and there was a scream in the room.

As soon as the explosion was over, several German soldiers rushed in with submachine guns, followed by a burst of submachine guns, and the New Zealand soldiers in the room were cleared...... Although the quality of the New Zealand soldiers is good, there is still a gap between them and the German troops who have crawled and rolled out of the battlefield, and only a small gap on the battlefield can determine each other's life and death.

Only then did Qin Chuan turn his gaze to the soldier who pounced on the grenade.

The medic was carefully turning him over, but the tragic scene after turning it over made everyone unbearable to look at it...... His stomach had been blown up by grenades, and there was a blur of flesh everywhere, and several pieces of intestines that had been severed by shrapnel had fallen out.

But he wasn't dead yet, his face was as white as paper, and the muscles on his face twitched with pain.

"Up...... Staff sergeant! The soldier called Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then recognized that this soldier was the recruit who had entrusted him to bring the letter back to his hometown.

The recruit struggled to reach into his arms, but tried several times without success.

Qin Chuan knew what he was going to do, so he took out the letter in his arms for him, nodded and said, "I know, Würzburg...... Don't worry, I'll bring it to your lover, and I'll tell her about your deeds, you're heroic, and you didn't suffer much when you died! ”

The recruit smiled, then exhaled his last.

Qin Chuan broke off half of the recruit's identity tag, then slowly stood up and put the identity tag in the bag of his jacket along with the letter.

Another tank drove up, pushed the wreckage to the side, and continued to cover the troops' advance.

The German soldiers quickly cleared the opposite house and unearthed a bloodstained "English crossbow" from it.

"That's what destroyed our tank!" Werner said.

"So we're going to be careful!" "They may have more than one! ”

Bazel was right, the New Zealand soldiers took at least thirty or so from the warehouse......

Thankfully, the New Zealand soldiers had not been equipped with this thing before, and of course they were not trained to do so, which led to their irregular operation and therefore inaccuracy...... "England Crossbow" has a characteristic that it will not fire immediately after pulling the trigger, and must continue to aim for a while.

New Zealand soldiers did not know this, so armor-piercing shells always missed the target at the last moment.

Fortunately, otherwise, the fifty tanks of the 21st Panzer Division would not have survived under these thirty or so "English crossbows".

However, even so, the Germans suffered heavy losses...... The Panzer Division lost thirteen tanks in less than half an hour into Alexandria, and it is foreseeable that more will be lost in the near future.

One of the reasons for this was that the English crossbow "had no tail flame and no smoke when fired, which meant that it was difficult for German soldiers to spot its position and suppress it, so it often had a second or even third chance to fire."

"General!" Colonel Albridge reported to General Stryk: "If this continues, it won't be long before our tanks are wiped out!" ”

"But we don't have any other choice, do we?" General Stryk replied: "Without tank cover, our infantry is in danger!" ”

"I suggest letting the infantry go ahead!" Colonel Albridge said, "Or let them search the house!" ”

"Do you think such a search would be useful?" General Stryk shook his head and said, "They can hide in any place, or even put on the clothes of the common people and mix in it, can the scouts go to the retorts one by one?" ”

Such was the disadvantage of fighting in enemy cities, and the New Zealand soldiers clearly took full advantage of this.

"Even they don't need to hide!" Colonel Slain, as the commander of the infantry regiment, apparently did not advise the infantry to go ahead: "The house is the enemy's best cover, we don't know where the enemy is, but the enemy knows where we are...... All they need to do is drop a few grenades or suddenly stick a machine gun out of the roof, and the infantry will fall under the machine guns in pieces! In other words, without tank cover, it will be difficult for them to move an inch at all, let alone go forward to reconnoitre! ”

This has always been a problem of street fighting, and even in modern times, this problem has not been solved well...... Both American and Soviet-style advanced tanks will be subject to cheap and lightweight bazookas in street fighting.

If there was a good solution, it would be to raze the houses on both sides of the street, so that the enemy, armed with individual anti-tank weapons, would have nowhere to hide and would not be able to get close to the tanks.

"But it's not an option, is it?" Colonel Albridge said, "Half an hour...... We lost thirteen tanks after only three kilometers, and the losses continue......"

At this moment there were several more roars ahead, and Colonel Albridge spread his hands and said: "Look, there are now more than thirteen lost, and we will soon have no more tanks to use!" ”

"We might be able to get out of the city and choose another route!" Colonel Slane said, "I mean, it would have been much easier to attack from the west esplanade!" ”

Colonel Slein's suggestion made some sense, as the esplanade was wider and it was on the other side of the uninhabited Mediterranean Sea, which meant that the Germans only had to pay attention to the side with houses...... This will reduce the number of enemies by at least half.

But General Stryk shook his head.

"We can't do that!" General Stryker said: "Because it's daytime, drive the tank to a more open area...... It means to withstand the bombing of the British Air Force! ”

Hearing this, the officers couldn't help but be silent.

The current situation is that it is not possible to withdraw, not to withdraw...... They always thought that as long as they hit Alexander, they would be overwhelmed, but they did not expect to fall into such a quagmire.

After a long silence, Colonel Slane said, "Perhaps, we should call the sergeant and hear what he thinks!" ”

At this time, a staff officer who was answering the phone looked up and reported to General Stryk: "General, the call from the 2nd Infantry Company, Sergeant Frick is calling!" ”