Just as General Stryker, Qin Chuan and the others were thinking hard about how to deal with it, there was another burst of gunfire in front of them.

Then a communications officer reported: "General, the 6th reconnaissance detachment is under attack, ask for reinforcements!" ”

General Stryk shook his head helplessly, he couldn't send reinforcements, because this was exactly what the British army wanted.

At this time, the German army was in an awkward situation.

Now, for example, if you want to reinforce the reconnaissance detachment, what troops should be used to reinforce it?

Ordinary troops simply cannot pose a threat to the "Stuart" tanks, and they will only be sent out with meat buns and dogs. Only the "three" tank worked.

But at this time, the German army only had a total of about 40 "No. 3", and everyone knew that it was not suitable to divide the troops.

The division of troops will not only seriously slow down the march of the main forces, but also make the "Three", which has divided its troops into the dark, be besieged by the British "Stuart", ...... "No. 3" tank does have an advantage over the "Stuart", but what if one tank faces ten, twenty or even more "Stuart"?

However, if there were no reinforcements, it would mean that the German reconnaissance units would be wiped out by the British one after another, and in fact this was already happening, and the Germans had less than three reconnaissance units that were still in contact with each other.

The main force of the German 21st Panzer Division was like an elephant that had lost its sight, while the British army's huge number of "Stuart" tanks were like wolves hiding in the dark, sometimes scattered and sometimes congregated, ready to strike a fatal blow at the 21st Panzer Division at any time.

"Maybe we should settle for the next best!" Colonel Albridge pointed to the map and said, "We are still three hours away from Alexandria, and if we continue like this, it will take much longer or even never." But we are only an hour away from the Rowai Isat Ridge, so why don't we turn back to the Ruwai Isat Ridge and cooperate with the 15th Panzer Division to break through the defensive line? ”

This is another option for the initial strategy.

It worked, but it meant admitting the defeat of the march to Alexandria, and the victory on the El Alamein Line was not decisive, as the British would launch a counteroffensive with the support of the air force as soon as it was dark.

"Perhaps, that's all we have to do!" General Stryk nodded helplessly.

But just as General Stryk was about to give the order, Qin Chuan stopped: "General, we seem to have forgotten that we also have the 'Stuart' tank!" ”

"What do you mean?" General Stryk asked, "You mean to let the 'Stuart' deal with the enemy?" ”

"We only have thirty-one!" Colonel Albridge objected: "And they are only the initial formation of combat effectiveness, they cannot change anything!" ”

Colonel Albridge's fears, of course, were justified, and the British had two hundred "Stuarts", to say the least, and the Germans had only thirty-one...... Sending them out against the British is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

But......

"No, Colonel!" Qin Chuan said to Colonel Albridge: "What can they change, and I believe they can play a big role!" ”

"How?" General Stryk looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously.

"It's night with very low visibility!"

"Of course!"

"The 'Stuarts' of the British dispersed into small units for guerrilla warfare!"

"Yes!"

"Our 'Stuart' is exactly the same as the enemy's 'Stuart'!"

"You're right, but it's ...... for us," General Stryk seemed to understand something, and then said excitedly: "Good way, Sergeant, they do make a big difference!" ”

Visibility was low at night, the British tanks were scattered into small detachments of a dozen to twenty vehicles, and at the same time the "Stuarts" on both sides were exactly the same...... The German "Stuart" was captured from the British, and the only difference was that in order to be able to distinguish friend from foe, the German tank crew painted a black "cross" on the "Stuart".

But this is easy to erase, so these "Stuarts" can be transformed into "Stuarts" of the British.

"It's a good idea!" Colonel Slain also understood: "We can mix the 'Stuart' with the 'Stuart' of the British!" ”

Qin Chuan turned his gaze to Albridge: "Colonel, maybe our tank is only initially forming combat effectiveness, but if it is successfully mixed in, combat effectiveness will not be a problem, right?" ”

Colonel Albridge nodded: "You're right, Sergeant, they can get close to the flank or even the rear of the target, and then suddenly open fire when they are ready!" ”

"That's not the point!" General Stryk said: "The important thing is that the British will have a confusion of identification, they will not be able to distinguish which tanks are their own and which are the enemy, so they will be in a mess and unable to effectively organize harassment!" ”

"The question is......" said Colonel Albridge, "how can our own men distinguish friend from foe?" ”

Tanks are different from people, and people can also be identified by some information on the battlefield, such as language, weapons, military uniforms, etc., but tanks are completely indistinguishable...... As a result, while the British could not distinguish between friend and foe, the Germans themselves could not identify each other, and even if they had radios or even were talking to each other, they could not figure out whether it was their own people who attacked or were beaten by themselves.

After thinking about it, Qin Chuan said, "We can tie a red strap to the barrel of the machine gun!" ”

"Great idea!" Colonel Slein agreed: "Just like the 1st South African Division did!" ”

As mentioned before, because of its belief in witchcraft, the South African 1st Division was accustomed to tying the barrel of the gun with a cloth soaked in sheep's blood to perform witchcraft, and this habit also affected the British army to some extent...... The battlefield is a place of life or death, and some British soldiers will also tie red cloth tapes to the barrels of their guns with the mentality of "I'd rather believe it than believe it", so this is not abrupt at all.

Then all eyes were on Colonel Albridge.

Colonel Albridge nodded and said, "It's a good idea, we can tie red bands to both the anti-aircraft machine gun and the course machine gun, so that it can be identified from the front and from the back!" ”

Of course, not doing this does not mean that it is completely recognizable, for example, the red cloth belt is not obvious at night, or occasionally the British army will have a red cloth belt tied to the tank, etc., and even the British army may find out this secret and pick the tank with the red cloth belt to fight......

But nothing is foolproof, especially war.

"That's it!" In the end, General Stryk came to a conclusion, and he gave an order to Colonel Albridge: "Organize the 'Stuart' tanks and prepare them for battle in the shortest possible time!" ”

"Yes, General!" Colonel Albridge answered.