But Major General Bolton responded in his mouth, but in his heart he did not agree with General Auchinleck's statement.

This was mainly due to the fact that Major General Bolton was not at ease with the combat effectiveness of the 7th Panzer Division......

Rear Admiral Bolton did not have such worries before, and although the "Matilda" tank and the "Valentine" tank were slow, the infantry and the tank could finally cooperate and cooperate.

Now the sudden change to the "Stuart" tank made the British soldiers and even the commanders a little unable to adapt to its speed.

From a maximum speed of 24 kilometers per hour, it suddenly soared to 58 kilometers per hour, which is more than twice the speed...... The whole tactical synergy is different.

If the British had mechanized troops before that, then there was nothing wrong with equipping them with such tanks, they only needed to put mechanized troops together with such tanks.

However, the British army has always maintained a mechanized unit of battalion size for each infantry division, and the British army called this unit the "mechanized cavalry regiment...... This force is generally equipped with 28 light tanks and 44 armoured vehicles or vehicles.

Its mission is mainly to reconnoiter or to use it as a rapid reaction force in wartime, that is, where there is a danger and need reinforcements, this unit will be used to go up for a while.

But as a mechanized unit, the size of only one battalion in a division is obviously not enough.

So, the 7th Panzer Division actually had a headache when it came to getting a large number of American-made "Stuart" tanks.

This is not to say that the "Stuart" tank is bad, in fact, this tank has proven its value in tests, exercises and actual combat: good defense and firepower, especially safety, that is, a very small failure rate, which is unimaginable for the British army, who are accustomed to the "Matilda" to repair all the way...... At the same time, this also made the British lament their overall backwardness in front of American industry, and one of the reasons why Britain and the United States were able to avoid the Thucydides trap, that is, the peaceful handover between the emerging powers and the established powers without war, was that Britain really felt its backwardness when using American equipment.

At this time, the problem of the British army was that the British 7th Panzer Division did not have troops with combat experience that could match the speed of the "Stuart" tank.

As a result, Bolton could only equip the 7th Panzer Division with a large number of vehicles, and then transferred a few "mechanized cavalry regiments" from the infantry division to cobble together the reequipped 7th Panzer Division.

On the surface, there will be no problems with this unit, but Major General Bolton knows very well in his heart that the soldiers are completely not adapted to this speed and at the same time as the "Stuart", so there will always be problems of one kind or another in coordination.

This is one of the reasons why a previously armored regiment armed with "Stuart" tanks would collapse so quickly in front of the German panzer division.

Therefore, Bolton did not have much confidence in this pursuit at all...... Even if you catch up, what can you do? Does the 7th Panzer Division have what it takes? You must know that the German 21st Panzer Division fought all the way from the battlefield, although they had many new recruits, but the tanks were still the familiar "No. 3" tanks of the German army, and the mechanized troops were old mechanized troops, and they had rich combat experience and command experience, which were not comparable to the British Seventh Panzer Division.

"General!" At this time, a communications soldier reported: "Our men found tracks left by German tanks, and they went in a northeasterly direction!" ”

"Hmm!" Major General Bolton nodded, and then ordered: "Follow them!" ”

Major General Bolton had only this option, since it was an order from General Auchinleck.

The news that the British had left Sidioma Village and pursued along the trail of the Germans soon reached General Stryker, and the command car could not help but cheer.

"They've been fooled!" Colonel Slane patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, we succeeded!" ”

General Stryk took a wine glass and a bottle of port wine from the cupboard, poured them and handed them to a few: "I think we should celebrate this victory, this is thousands of tons of supplies!" ”

"It's really worth celebrating!" Colonel Albridge said: "It is even more ridiculous that the British pass by these supplies without realizing it. If one day they find out about it, you say...... What will their expressions be? ”

"I want to know too!" General Sterlett raised his glass as he spoke, and said with a smile, "So, let's give a toast to the sergeant!" ”

"To the sergeant!"

"Cheers to victory!"

……

When the port wine with a strong chocolate-like aroma was entered, Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh again at the enjoyment of the "Mamma" command car, if he was in the car outside, he was afraid that he wouldn't even dare to think about it.

Putting down the wine glass, General Stryk said with a straight face: "Gentlemen, since the British have been fooled and our supplies are safe, then...... It's time to think about what to do next! ”

"General!" Albridge said, "We can attack the village of Mishefa!" ”

With that, Colonel Albridge pointed to a point on the map.

"Tell me why you chose this village!" General Stryk said.

Colonel Albridge explained: "We knew that there was a railway between the front line of the British and Alexandria, which the British used to transport supplies, and the village of Mishefa was the end of this railway!" ”

"Oh!" Everyone couldn't help but understand when they heard this.

"That's right!" Colonel Slain glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "This is a bit like our approach to attacking Tobuk, attacking along its supply lines, not only can we hit the enemy's supply lines, but also to get supplies, and the important thing is that we may also get more cars!" ”

"In addition to that, we can take advantage of the British trains!" Colonel Albridge said.

"Yes!" Colonel Stryk said: "Most of the British troops were in the Tobruk area, and there was a great emptiness inside. In this way, it is possible to attack all the way to Alexandria...... This is another Tobruk, through which almost all the supplies brought by the British, including American-made tanks, from the direction of the Indian Ocean were disembarked, and if it were lost, it would have largely limited the supply and equipment of the British, and then victory would not be far from us! ”

"General!" At this time, Qin Chuan interjected: "Can I tell me my opinion?" ”

"Of course!" General Stryk replied.

"I'm sorry, Colonel!" Qin Chuan glanced at Albridge and said, "I think this plan is very dangerous, because the British army has suffered a loss, and it is likely that they have realized that we will attack this important line of communication again, so the British will be prepared and even set a trap there to wait for us!" ”

"But what can they do with us?" Colonel Albridge spread his hands: "Like the general said, they don't have many troops inside!" ”