Under the personal command of Major General Evans, a special commando team was quickly formed.

The assault consisted of 20 tanks, 20 armoured vehicles, 10 vehicles and 500 commandos.

The tank was an all-in-one "Valentine" infantry tank.

This is because the "Valentine" tank has two great advantages over the "Matilda" tank...... The failure rate is low, and the body is low.

(Note: The Matilda tank is 2.51M high, and the Valentine tank is 2.27M high)

The low failure rate can ensure that the commando team will not block the passage due to the failure and affect the progress of the subsequent vehicles when performing the mission.

The low profile allows the tank to advance in low-lying terrain without exposing the turret and being spotted by the enemy.

Because of these advantages, "Valentine" was chosen without surprise, although it was inferior to "Matilda" in terms of firepower and defense...... As a matter of fact, in the next few years, the British army will gradually replace the "Valentine" tank with a larger-caliber gun, and comprehensively replace the "three high" tank "Matilda" with a high failure rate, high body, and high fuel consumption.

The armored vehicle is the Beaverette light armored reconnaissance vehicle...... This armored car has an observation hole in the right part for the driver to observe and drive, and a "U" shaped shooting slot in the left part, where soldiers can set up a Tobrun machine gun to shoot on the move, and because it is open, the commandos in it can jump out of the car at the first time to start a battle formation, which is very suitable for assault operations.

10 cars were loaded with ammunition for the commandos.

Five hundred commandos...... These are the elites carefully selected by Major General Evans from the 15th Panzer Division, some of them veterans with rich experience in World War I operations, and some are new talents who have performed well on the battlefield and made many meritorious achievements.

Major General Evans envisioned that the Germans had only one infantry company of more than 100 men in the port of Tobruk, and that there were basically no heavy weapons...... The reason why "basic" is used here is because Major General Evans is not sure whether the Germans will take out heavy weapons such as anti-tank guns from warehouses for use.

But even so, Major General Evans believed that under the fire of 20 tanks, 20 armored vehicles, and 300 elite commandos...... The German infantry company would soon be in retreat, and the warehouse would undoubtedly return to British hands.

And then the most important thing is: the 300 commandos will build a defensive line around the warehouses with tanks and armored vehicles, and crush any German troops who try to recapture the warehouses or blow them up.

Major General Evans believed that they could do this, because the total strength of the German army was only more than 1,000 men, and most of them had been dragged by the frontal attack of the 15th Panzer Division, and the most that could be transferred to the warehouses for reinforcements was two or three hundred.

The Germans attacked the 500 elite ...... with tanks and armored vehicles Maj. Gen. Evans believed the matter was a sure deal.

Major General Evans even organized a mock exercise for the commandos...... The British had occupied Tobruk before, so they knew the terrain of Tobruk Harbor and the location of the warehouses, and it was based on these that they organized an exercise in two hours.

From this point of view, Major General Evans is also a thoughtful commander.

The problem is ...... The main content of Major General Evans's exercise was aimed at the problem of rapid deployment and garrisoning after the port was occupied, and he did not expect that the assault team's attack would not reach that point at all, so his exercise not only did not play its due role, but formed a kind of psychological misdirection for the commandos.

The assault team set off on time at three o'clock in the morning.

This time was also precisely calculated, the time when the assault team had dived through the passage, the time when the assault team had arrived at the port of Tobruk, and then occupied and armed...... All this outrage takes more than two hours. (This is partly due to the fact that the "Valentine" infantry tank also has a top speed of only 24 kilometers per hour.)

Then it was almost dawn, which was beneficial to the defending commandos, and at the same time, the commandos only needed to hold out for about half an hour to get air support, so they were even more victorious.

In order to cooperate with the surprise attack of the assault team, the 15th Armored Division also launched a fierce attack on the front of the defensive line, with artillery fire and tanks, only the entire defensive line was rumbled.

Qin Chuan and the others in Tobruk Harbor didn't know anything about this, and some of them even began to yawn because they were in a relatively relaxed second line. To be exact, they are because guarding the warehouse is not challenging, and if it is on the battlefield where death is lost at every turn, I am afraid that no soldier dares to relax a little.

Therefore, although Qin Chuan knew that something was wrong, he still couldn't help but hide in the corner with a few subordinates and smoked...... This is not a problem of smoking addiction, Qin Chuan has no smoking addiction at all, but the pressure on the battlefield is too great, and the soldiers need to use some external help to release this pressure, and cigarettes are one of the easiest and most convenient methods.

After carefully lighting the cigarettes, everyone consciously used their helmets to block the fire, they didn't want to become the target of some sniper hiding in the shadows because of smoking, although it was unlikely that there would be snipers here.

"You know what?" Werner said to Qin Chuan: "I think they should give you an Iron Cross!" ”

"Forget it!" Heavy Bowen smiled and said, "They're just going to sacrifice these feats ......"

"Shh Werner gestured to Bowen to say no more, and Bowen nodded knowingly.

At first, Qin Chuan thought that Bowen was joking, but later he learned that Bowen said that there was indeed something to do...... This was the work of the SS national leader Himmler, who made a "sacrifice to the Führer" by offering flowers to the Buddha to make the confirmed sniper results of the front-line snipers, and on the appointed date all the sniper results would be wiped out.

It is very difficult for German snipers to confirm the results of the battle.

First of all, the goal that a Sniper shoots while attacking or defending is not counted as an official result, as this is what a Soldier should do, not a Sniper's work.

Second, the outcome must be witnessed by two or more bystanders.

Finally, it needs to be confirmed and stamped by the chief.

Qin Chuan thought about it, almost all of the enemies he had killed before were targets that he shot while attacking or defending...... In other words, their results are still zero.

But even if it is so difficult to get the results, it is said that "zero" is "cleared...... It is no wonder that the soldiers complained, knowing that this was a feat they had achieved at the risk of their lives, but it was easily presented to the Führer by those in high positions...... What right do they have to do that?!

Qin Chuan didn't think much of it after knowing this, because he knew very well that the reason why he was fighting here was not for any result.

At this time, Qin Chuan faintly heard the almost imperceptible sound of tank tracks in the blowing sea breeze, which made Qin Chuan jump up as if he had been pricked by a needle.