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The British, of course, knew that the Germans were already planting crops, and they could easily detect this...... Not to mention the spies scattered among the people, even the reconnaissance planes could see Matru, El Alamein, and the green outside Alexandria from the sky.

Of course, this is only one aspect, and the other part is that Montgomery is a little unable to withstand the internal pressure...... Part of this pressure even comes from the Egyptian African Army.

The Afrika Army in Egypt had always been a colonial army subordinate to the British, and many of their officers and men were men who had seen the wind and had eaten at a time when the German and British armies were facing each other and it seemed that the Germans had the upper hand...... The Germans fought all the way from Tripoli to Alexandria, and at this time they also used sniper tactics and guerrilla tactics to defeat the British army, and the people fell to the Germans under the propaganda of the partisans...... This is a very important part of the guerrilla work, that is, what Qin Chuan said about making full use of the power of the masses.

This task is not even difficult to do, because the British colonial rule in Egypt for decades, controlling, manipulating and even suppressing independence activists, etc., has long caused strong dissatisfaction among the Egyptian people, and the emergence of German troops at this time seems to be a good time to overthrow the British rule.

Coupled with the various "good deeds" of the German army in Egypt, the propaganda of the guerrillas quickly spread among the Egyptian people, and many people believed that the German army was oppressed by the British like Egypt to start this war in order to resist, so the people supported the German army, and even many people in the British-controlled areas fled to the German-controlled areas in the hope of fighting for the independence of Egypt with the German army.

In this situation, many Egyptians, including African officers and soldiers, have small calculations in their hearts...... What if the British were kicked out? Isn't it time to turn to the Germans and make some plans for the future!

Therefore, Montgomery needed a victory to tell these Egyptians that the British army was always the most powerful military force in Africa, and that the British army would achieve the final victory, and that only by standing on the side of the British army would it have a future.

The Germans got the news very quickly...... Because of the help of the partisans, the Germans had many more sources of intelligence, and they even knew how many tanks the British army had, which only required the partisans to keep an eye on Port Said to unload.

So Qin Chuan was summoned to Rommel's headquarters for a meeting.

"Although we have achieved very good results during this time!" Speaking of this, Rommel glanced at Qin Chuan, and then continued: "In fact, these results are completely unexpected by me, and I believe that we have done everything we can!" ”

After a pause, Rommel came to a turning point: "However, our supply lines are not optimistic, and while we are trying our best to change all this, the Italians are afraid to face the air superiority of the British because of cowardice and slackness, which makes us receive only twenty tanks and a small amount of equipment in the last month or so, and in the same time period, the British have added more than two hundred tanks, we estimate...... Now the British have at least 250 'General Grant' tanks and 150 'Stuart' tanks, and if you add 'Matilda' and 'Valentine', they probably have 500 tanks! ”

This number is quite staggering.

These tanks may not have been much before that, because the German army could basically fight two, that is, more than 200 tanks could withstand the 500 tanks of the British army.

But now...... The Germans managed to scrape together a hundred tanks after repairing and repairing, including the "Stuart" and "Matilda" captured from the British...... At this time, the German army was mainly on the defensive, and coupled with the shortage of tanks, the "Matilda" also had to be used.

It was only because the Germans did not have spare parts for the "Matilda", and the failure rate of the "Matilda" tanks was very high, so this batch of tanks was not favored.

"General, the British are going to attack, aren't they?" Qin Chuan asked, he had already heard something from Rommel's tone.

"Yes!" Rommel said: "We have just received news that the British intend to attack before our harvest!" ”

As soon as Rommel finished speaking, the officers in the command were talking about it, because they were well aware of the current situation of the German army...... The Germans lacked not only tanks, but also gasoline, ammunition, soldiers, etc., and even the 90th Light Division and its equipment were already in Italy but could not be transported.

"They won't be able to break through our defenses so easily!" Colonel Slein got up and said, "Just like we attacked them before, there are minefields several miles deep in front of the line, as well as barbed wire and anti-tank trenches, which will cause them a lot of trouble!" ”

"Yes!" Colonel Albridge said, "I agree with Colonel Slane, and we have found the weakness of the 'General Grant' tank, plus it is very bulky, so be careful if you attack!" ”

Colonel Albridge was an expert in commanding tank operations, and he certainly knew the difficulties of tanks fighting in the desert...... The 20-ton "No. 3" tank still needs to be watched if it will get stuck in the desert and cannot move, let alone the 27.7-ton "General Grant" tank.

Moreover, Colonel Albridge had previously defeated the "General Grant" with twenty-four "No. 3s", so it was inevitable that he would be a little light.

"Gentlemen!" Rommel said, "I am pleased with your fearlessness, but at the same time we must also see our own shortcomings!" ”

Rommel turned his gaze to Colonel Slein and continued: "Landmines, barricades, etc., are indeed a big problem, but the British, unlike us, have ample ammunition and can clear mines with shells, grenades, or...... They can also imitate us to produce a batch of minesweeper tanks out! ”

What Rommel said was indeed that the minesweeper tank was not a high-tech thing, it needed only simple modifications.

Rommel then looked at Colonel Albridge and said, "Perhaps our tanks are better than the British, and our tank crews are more qualified and experienced in combat." But here's the problem...... In this battle we are defensive, completely defensive. The cost of defense is that we don't know which point the British will attack, so any point can be attacked, that is, every point must be defended, which makes us have to disperse our limited tank and anti-tank equipment into a 66-kilometer long line, which will make us vulnerable! ”

Colonel Albridge was speechless.

This is the difference between offense and defense, the attacking side can always concentrate superior forces to find the enemy's weak points, while the defending side can only passively wait many times.