Rommel's engineering units were working hard to erect pontoon bridges and build pontoon bridges on the Suez Canal that would affect navigation, which inevitably felt a bit of a violent thing. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Although the canal had not been crossed by any ships for two weeks, it was still distressing to have the river formally blocked.

However, war is war, and it cannot be canceled because of distress. In order to allow German tanks to cross the river easily, this pontoon bridge was also built very spacious.

The 46th SS Infantry Division, after opening the gap in the canal defense line, was desperately expanding its gains under the cover of artillery fire.

At this time, Montgomery finally realized the determination of the German army to cross the river and fight to the death, and began to dispatch troops to try to drive the German army back to the other side.

On the one hand, in the early hours of the morning, they desperately organized sappers to erect pontoon bridges, and on the other hand, the British armored troops marched south along the road.

Soon, the 46th SS Infantry Division ran into the reconnaissance units of the British Panzer Corps, and a fierce battle ensued in the area of the road.

"Your Excellency, General!" Lieutenant General Alfred frowned, pressed his hand to an inconspicuous position on the map, and said: "The news just came that the British armored division going south was bumped into here!" ”

"The 7th Panzer Division? It's coming so fast! Rommel looked at the location on the map, frowned and pressed his chin to comment.

In his plan, even if the British army went south, it would not come in such a timely manner. The expected time of the encounter should have been around noon, but it was now significantly earlier.

"Auchinleck and Montgomery are really not in vain." Lieutenant General Alfred also muttered something in a low voice.

The Afrika Korps is now facing an enemy that is significantly more cautious and decision-making than the enemy it has faced before. The decisive investment in their own reserves put a lot of pressure on the German army.

"Tell the 46th Division to hold their ground! Until our tanks arrive, it is not allowed to take a step back! Rommel finally gave the order to fight for the troops to insist.

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In fact, the front-line officers and men of the 46th SS Division had no intention of retreating at this time. Just off the famous eastern highway of the Suez Canal, they are using their flesh and blood to meet the torrent of British armor.

"Steady! Wait for them to get close! Leaning against the edge of the roadbed, the veteran with a rifle reminded the nervous shooter beside him.

The young SS soldiers also leaned against the warm yellow sand, hiding their figures. Above them was the Eastern Highway, and not far above them were British tanks approaching.

Because of the rush of time, the German soldiers did not even have time to prepare the foxhole, and they encountered the vanguard of the British army.

The opposing tanks rumbled in, and he could only lean against the trembling ground, feeling the suffocating oppressive feeling - which made the German soldiers very uncomfortable, and they had a nightmare.

Just as an American soldier would immediately think he was in some kind of unreal dream when he was suppressed by enemy fire, so would a German soldier feel the same way if he was run through the line by an enemy tank.

From here, it can also be seen that there is a huge gap between the command and use of tank units by the German army and the British army, as well as in the specific combat quality of the grassroots troops.

Although the reaction speed was very fast, and the British tank unit arrived at the battlefield in a timely manner, this unit did not have infantry cover when it approached the battlefield, nor did it open its search and reconnaissance force far in advance.

If it is a German army, before the tank unit arrives, armored reconnaissance vehicles and motorcycles will frequently test near the highway and provide detailed battlefield data for the main force behind them.

It is precisely because the armored units of the British army were annihilated by the Germans in the previous battles that the current British army is full of recruits and has serious combat experience.

Also because of the serious lack of experience, the current novice British armored units gave their enemies the opportunity to fight an ambush near the road.

"Suddenly! Dodo! "The sound of the machine gun of the ripper MG-42 sounded intensively in the distance, and the attack on the frontal defensive positions of the German troops began!

The bullets hit the British tanks on the road like a storm, leaving shallow bullet marks on the steel plates.

"Here we go!" The veteran sensed the approach of the enemy tank overhead, and also heard the sound of machine-gun positions in the distance actively firing to attract the attention of the opponent.

He burst into flames, holding the butt of his rifle against his shoulder, and shouted to his companions, "Get up and attack!" We only have one chance! ”

Tactical arrangements in advance, after hearing the sound of machine gun fire, they had to attack as soon as possible, and then retreat back.

If it was too late, the exposed machine-gun positions would soon be suppressed by the machine guns of the British tanks, and then easily eliminated by the tanks' cannons.

Therefore, the anti-tank team must seize the time, use the fastest speed to kill the British tank in the lead, and delay the advance of the British tank that is following up.

"Cover me! Cover me! The German soldier with the Iron Fist anti-tank bazooka was clumsily adjusting his position, after all, the weight of the goods on his shoulders was not light.

Because of the intervention of the fake Führer Li Le, the classic Iron Fist anti-tank rocket was directly abandoned, and the so-called "Iron Fist" used by the German army now is actually more similar to the historical "tank killer".

This bazooka, which is similar to Bazooka, has become one of the infantry anti-tank weapons of the German infantry standard.

Through the aiming hole in the bazooka shield in front of him, the anti-tank shooter finally pressed the crosshair on the sight on the M3lee tank that the United States had aided the British army.

I have to say that although Li Le, as a traverser, is very careful to avoid his improvement from becoming a butterfly wing that sets off historical changes, he still changes history.

For example, the American M3lee tank, which originally began mass production in 1941, began mass production in 1940.

Originally, the United States did not have the right weapons to aid the British army, and the United Kingdom, under the pressure brought by Li Le, lost even worse than in history.

Therefore, in order to aid the British troops in the Middle East, the US military had to take out the M3lee tanks that were still on the design drawings in advance and send them to Britain to test them directly on the battlefield.

The British army in North Africa became a complete guinea pig, because the M3lee only served one regiment in the United States, and most of it went to the British army in North Africa.

Judging from the current performance, it is obvious that this tank, which is already behind the times in design, cannot adapt to the brutal battlefield environment.

In particular, the 75mm howitzer on the hull designed to support the infantry is simply a deadly chicken rib.

The M3lee tank was at a complete disadvantage against the German elite No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, as well as the more powerful Stalker tank destroyers.

Therefore, the US military is now developing more advanced tanks, and no longer mass-produces outdated and backward M3lee tanks - those on the production line are completely made to meet the needs of the British, who are in dire need of tanks.

"Bang!" With a dull thud, the electric current ignited the rocket inside the bazooka, sending it into white smoke and rushing towards the British tanks on the road.

"I fired!" As a puff of smoke erupted from the tail of the bazooka, the German shooter shouted loudly.

This kind of individual anti-tank rocket launcher launched from a steel pipe was obviously difficult to deal with German tanks in the late stage of World War II, but it was easy to deal with various tanks in 1940.

Now there is no heavily armored Tiger and King Tiger tank like in 1944, and there is no existence like Stalin 2, so the attack environment of Iron Fist is not too bad.

"Boom!" After only a short flight time, the rocket crashed into the side of the British tank, directly penetrating the tall and fragile side armor of the American-made tank.

The M3lee tank, which looks imposing and bulky, has only about 13 mm of armor at its most vulnerable point - and everyone can understand why this tank was quickly replaced by the M4 tank.

The rocket easily smashed through the armor plates on the side of the tank, and then detonated the ammunition inside. It only took a split second for the exploding M3lee tank to be paralyzed in the middle of the road.

"Run!" German anti-tank groups began to retreat back along the roadbed. Not far behind them was the main body of the German defensive position, where there were friendly troops who met them.

Soon, however, a British tank rushed down the roadbed, and the machine guns on the tank began to fire at the German anti-tank group.

The battle began to heat up as British tanks rushed down the road and began attacking the German SS soldiers deployed along the road.

The Führer's most loyal soldiers used simple bunkers to hold off the British tanks step by step. As the battle progressed, it became more and more difficult to stop it.

A large number of British infantry arrived, reinforcing the flank cover of the British tank units. With the infantry following up, the gains of the British armored forces began to multiply.

The tank's tracks, which kept rolling forward, ran over an M35 steel helmet covered in blood. And on the top of this steel helmet, the SS lightning emblem of the SS, half of it is still hung with flowing blood.

No battle can achieve its goal without sacrifice. While the German SS fought bloody battles on the eastern road, Rommel commanded his troops and began to enter the British line through pontoon bridges.

As usual, the Desert Fox did not want to wait in his headquarters, and he rode in a command tank No. 3, followed by another No. 3 tank, and the third of them rushed through the Suez Canal.

Now, at least near the river beach, the Germans also have their own tank forces, and the battle for the eastern highway between the two sides, from infantry to infantry, looks like it is about to escalate to the level of tank against tank.