Chapter 14 The Line of Defense

Qin Chuan and his gang cleaned up the enemy street by street, room by room in Agdabia.

The battle isn't intense, but it's dangerous, because you never know where a rifle will pop up and take your life with a single shot, or a trap in a building.

Qin Chuan and his comrades saw a terrible scene: another squad of German soldiers searched a civilian house according to standard procedures, and like other troops, they threw a grenade through the window, and then rushed in to fight the enemy...... But not long after they rushed in, they heard a "boom", and the entire house collapsed in an explosion, and all the German soldiers were buried inside.

Seeing this, the baker was stunned for a moment, and then breathed a sigh of relief with a happy expression.

Everyone knows what it means to be a baker...... The house was supposed to be cleaned by them, but the baker decided to rest and let everyone adjust their ammunition.

The so-called adjustment of ammunition refers to the fact that some people ran out of ammunition in the last battle and some people still have leftover, and in order for everyone to play a role in the next battle without affecting the overall combat effectiveness, it is necessary to count and redistribute the ammunition.

Qin Chuan counted it, and he still had twenty-five bullets left...... This is a bit worrying, as the amount of ammunition is not enough for even a single emergency.

But Qin Chuan soon discovered that the other riflemen had even less ammunition left than him, they had less than twenty rounds.

To Qin Chuan's surprise, the baker not only did not take the bullet from Qin Chuan, but instead gave him seven more rounds.

Looking at the puzzled expression on Qin Chuan's face, the baker explained: "At any time, we don't want you to run out of bullets, and I don't think anyone else will have an opinion on this!" ”

The baker guessed correctly, and no one protested, not even Paul.

Because everyone knows very well in their hearts that the more bullets in Qin Chuan's hand means the safer everyone is, otherwise, ...... The next person who is only afraid of death is himself.

Ready for battle again, everyone pondered the question: where did the main forces of the British army go? And the British tanks, which were slow despite their thick armor?!

Although there had been a few battles before, they were all skirmishes, and there were only a few or a dozen British soldiers in the captured buildings...... To be exact, they are Australian troops.

At first, Qin Chuan didn't realize this, because the Australians looked the same as the British, and their uniforms looked the same, but the bakers recognized them as the Orian troops.

"Look at this!" The baker took a button from a corpse and threw it to Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan took a look and quickly understood...... There is a map of Australia on the buttons.

"Beyond that!" "They also wore the 'Sunrise' badge on the collar of their jacket and the lower left part of the brim...... What's more, the British army generally does not carry out such a dangerous mission! ”

"They are second-class citizens in the British Army!" Werner laughed: "And the British are superior!" ”

Qin Chuan also felt that it made sense when he heard it.

Qin Chuan had wondered before, how could the British fight with the Germans in such a bloody battle in the building? Although the intensity of such a battle is not large, it must have a tenacious will to fight!

At this time, Britain was known as the "empire on which the sun never sets" when the colonies were all over the world, which also meant that they had a high position in the world...... A unit that is accustomed to enjoyment and "honorable" status rarely fights the enemy face to face until the last moment.

However, if they are Australian troops, then all this can be explained.

The baker guessed correctly, they encountered an Australian unit, its name was the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the 6th Australian Division, and the 2nd Infantry Regiment was tasked with spreading out in the buildings of Agdabia to cause as much trouble as possible to the enemy and consume the enemy's living forces.

The idea of the British commander-in-chief in the Middle East, Wavell (note: the British Eighth Army had not yet been formed), was that this would on the one hand delay the German offensive, and on the other hand, it would also make the German army a tired army, and when they reached the core, which was the British line, they would not be able to attack.

Wavell was clearly selfish in doing so, for he left the Australian army in what could almost be described as a life-for-life battle with the enemy, while the British waited on the defensive line for the Germans to arrive and prepare to reap the fruits of victory.

But even so, so what?

This era is the era when fists and strength represent everything, and Australia, as a British colony, was sacrificed by the British as a matter of course.

Soon, Qin Chuan and the others soon knew where the British were.

As the baker was advancing with his troops, the sound of artillery and gunfire in front of him suddenly became intense.

Then a communications soldier was heard shouting at them: "Hurry up, the main enemy force is in front of you!" ”

The soldiers grabbed their weapons and equipment and followed the path indicated by the signal man.

Turning left and right on the cleared streets, the gunfire grew louder and louder, and soon they were at the forefront of the battlefield.

German tanks were attacking the enemy lines, but unfortunately they were clearly unable to break through them, as the ruins of the buildings were already piled up in front of the wreckage of five tanks and hundreds of German corpses, all of them facing forward with weapons in hand.

Qin Chuan raised his sniper rifle and looked at the opposite side, and suddenly saw "Matilda" in the scope.

It was clear that the British were building a line of defense with tanks, hiding them in buildings with only the barrels or a small part of the turret and frontal armor to facilitate firing, behind the tanks were infantry with various weapons, and then artillery.

"Why don't they use 88 anti-aircraft guns?" The baker asked, a little confused.

After Qin Chuan commanded the 88 anti-aircraft guns to repel the British tanks, this thing has become an artifact against the British tanks.

Qin Chuan looked at the opposite side and the surrounding environment, and replied, "The 88 anti-aircraft gun may not be able to play a role!" ”

"Yes!" Werner continued: "There are buildings everywhere, and the 88 anti-aircraft gun must be fired at close range, which will make it a target for the enemy!" ”

It is obvious that the 88 anti-aircraft gun can become an artifact for fighting tanks because it can easily penetrate the frontal armor of the "Matilda" at a distance of a kilometer, but if it is blocked by buildings, it must be pulled in front of enemy tanks...... That is a matter of a few shells for enemy tanks.

"What's more important is the ......" Qin Chuan raised his head towards a tall building in the British defense line: "That tall building may be the tallest building in this area, you can clearly see the movement of our army on it, the 88 anti-aircraft gun is a big guy, as soon as it comes in, I am afraid that it will be discovered by the enemy and intercepted by the enemy's artillery fire!" ”