The staff officer did not dare to wake Montgomery because of the previous lesson.

On his first day in office, Montgomery went to bed early after a busy day.

In the early hours of the next morning, before dawn, he was politely woken up by a staff officer.

Montgomery immediately got angry: "Who gave you the right to disturb the rest of the commander of the army group?" ”

The staff officer couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

"General!" The staff officer replied: "General Auchinleck has ordered us to inform him at all times when we have a situation!" ”

"I'm not Auchinlake!" Montgomery said, "Go and tell all the staff officers what is going on with the chief of staff, De. General Guingamp, he will choose whether to report to me or not! ”

If the same thing happens in China, most people will be branded as "bureaucratic".

But Montgomery's explanation was that the commander needed to get enough rest so that he could keep a clear head and make the right judgment.

This can't be said that Montgomery is wrong, but such an idea is more suitable for a white-collar worker who clocks in and out of the company on time, rather than a group army commander...... Because wars and warplanes wait for no one, and at the same time there is no such thing as "on time".

After waiting for half an hour, the staff officer finally waited for Montgomery to get up, so he hurriedly handed over the papers.

"General!" The staff officer reported: "The Germans placed snipers on the front line!" ”

Montgomery couldn't help frowning, and asked rhetorically, "Isn't this problem that General Guingamp can't solve?" ”

Montgomery always left the problem of specific tactics to his subordinates, and he himself sat in the headquarters and only carried out strategic command.

And the issue of snipers is, in his opinion, a tactical rather than a strategic one.

"No, General!" The staff officer replied: "It was General Guingamp who asked me to hand over this document to you!" ”

Montgomery got up and put on his coat, took off the beret from the shelf, put it on his head, and straightened it up in front of the mirror...... This beret is unique to Montgomery, and it has two cockades on it, the general and the royal tank regiment, so it is called the "double emblem beret".

Then, Montgomery took the document from the staff officer and walked to the headquarters as he flipped through it.

Montgomery frowned on the way, realizing that the battle wasn't just a matter of a few snipers as he had thought.

"General!" De Guengang, who was busy and busy, saw Montgomery like a savior.

"How many people have we lost?" Montgomery asked.

"So far there are about two hundred people!" De Guengang replied: "Although the number of casualties is not large, the front-line soldiers are under great psychological pressure. They can only stay in the trenches and cannot do any work outside the trenches! ”

"How many snipers did the Germans send?" Montgomery asked again.

"We have no way of knowing!" De Guengang replied: "We are helpless against them, with tanks, with artillery, with airplanes...... We have all of these things, and the problem is that we don't know where he's hiding! ”

After thinking about it, Montgomery said, "Then let the soldiers stay in the trenches!" ”

"What?" Degan couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"The aim of the Germans was to consume our ammunition!" Montgomery said, "That way they can buy more time to prepare!" ”

Hearing this, Degan couldn't help but nodded: "So, we shouldn't waste ammunition on them, but should accumulate as much ammunition as possible!" ”

"Yes!" Montgomery said, "Ignore the Germans, just let them bask in the sun outside!" ”

It should be said that Montgomery looks at the problem in the general direction quite accurately, so sometimes people really can't be bothered by too many small things, which will make you get caught up in it and lose sight of what is really important.

Just like now, Montgomery's idea is actually very right, let it shake the mountains and I will not move, and it also has the meaning of "change without change" in the Chinese art of war...... As long as the British soldiers hid and hid well, what could the German snipers do with them?

Charging at the British positions? This was clearly what the British army wanted.

As for the occasional few soldiers who were sniped by the Germans because they were not careful...... That would not have had any impact on the outcome of the campaign, so it would not matter strategically.

But Montgomery clearly underestimated this tactic of the German army.

When it was getting dark, the sniper team retreated the way it came.

The day of lurking was not easy, and many soldiers pulled and urine in their pants...... Everyone knows to empty their stomach before they go, but this thing is not something that can be emptied if you want to.

On the other hand, the tension of the real battlefield was not comparable to that of exercises and training, which led to at least half of the soldiers being lifted into cars after climbing out of the British observation range.

However, their hard work was worth it, and upon their return, they killed at least 212 British soldiers at the cost of fifteen men.

And that's not the end.

The sniping of German snipers during the day actually had the role of opening up passages and reconnaissance...... The lurking point is only more than 400 meters or more close to the enemy's line, which means that the demining has been lined up in front of the enemy's line.

Of course, this passage was known only to the Germans themselves.

At the same time, the sniper will also record the details of the front line, such as the location of the barbed wire, the direction of the trenches, the number of troops, etc.

Then, when the snipers returned, the German commandos followed the passage opened by the snipers.

The sniper's map is so detailed that the commandos are like old horses who know their way into the minefield to get in front of the enemy lines and prepare for battle.

At this time, the British army was exhausted by the German snipers during the day, and finally relaxed at night, so they fell asleep in the trenches one by one.

At this time, the Germans suddenly attacked.

They could have penetrated the British trenches, but this did not seem to be a good idea in the dark of night, as it would create confusion and the Germans themselves would not be able to identify friend or foe.

AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT, THEY HAD 50MM MORTARS IN THEIR HANDS, WHICH HAD A RANGE OF 300 METERS AND A FAST RATE OF FIRE, AND IN A BURST OF "BURSTS" THEY FIRED A STRING OF MORTAR SHELLS INTO THE BRITISH TRENCHES.

Immediately after that, the German soldiers who had already touched the trench threw out another round of grenades, blasted the trench for a while, and then immediately retreated......

Their aim was not to occupy positions, much less to break through the British lines, so they did not charge.

Of course, this is also due to the lack of German troops, as mentioned before, it is not cost-effective to exchange German soldiers for British soldiers.

But this is precisely where the British army was a headache, which made their "box defense" basically ineffective.

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