Whether he had a chance to return to this place, even God did not know, but Admiral Wavell knew one thing very well, and that was that he would not be able to leave without leaving immediately. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The British troops stopped the offensive, and Rommel, of course, knew why, because his armored forces, had already sent back news of the victory.

The armored flood of more than 100 No. 3 tanks now threatens the flanks of the British infantry at all times.

And there were not many British tanks left - 40 tanks were destroyed or captured, and the Führer's intelligence clearly stated that the British had only 70 tanks......

This shows that the British 7th Panzer Division now exists in name only, and the German armored forces can crisscross North Africa, and there is no more opponent!

"It's time to put our reserves into battle!" Rommel saw that the fighting had calmed down in front of his position, and smiled and commanded the officers beside him.

Soon, the German reserves, which had been hidden behind the mound, started their engines and made all preparations for a counterattack.

Rommel didn't put the 10 slower No. 4 tanks into the southern flank, he kept them and mixed them with his own armored vehicles to form an armoured cluster.

This force was used by Rommel as the final decisive force, and at the same time it was used to hunt down the frontal British infantry.

With these armored vehicles and tanks, he was able to effectively cover the trucking troops behind him, and he was able to attack the retreating British troops at the highest speed all the time.

Now, it's time for this force to strike back. The roar of the engines was accompanied by rising smoke and dust, and the German troops quickly turned to the offensive.

"Forward!" Hearing the order to attack, the German soldiers jumped out of their trenches and shouted and took a step forward.

Unlike the Italians, the German soldiers were convinced in their bones that they were invincible on land. So once the offensive begins, many soldiers are able to move forward.

It didn't take long for the armored car, loaded with soldiers, to quickly pass these German soldiers who were charging forward.

Then there were the tanks and trucks, and a team that did not look neat and bit the tail of the retreating British soldiers.

Just half an hour earlier, the British troops, still trying to find a way to attack, were completely dazed - they did not know what they had been through.

Even with all their might, they still couldn't get rid of the German mechanized mixed forces that were chasing after them.

"Suddenly! Dodo! "Tongues of fire erupted from the top of the opposing tank, devouring the lives of the soldiers around them.

The soldiers of the Indian 4th Infantry Division began to raise their hands in surrender, dropping their weapons at their feet and waiting for the German soldiers to gather them.

From a state of offensive pursuit to a state of defense and even retreat, many people do not know what is really going on.

When they found themselves surrounded by German troops, they realized that they had been defeated, and they seemed to be defeated.

The order of the collapse of the Italian army was almost exactly the same, the tank units on the flanks were crushed by the opposing side, and then the soldiers scattered along the road were confused.

The commander could not find his own soldiers, and he found himself captured by the Germans - of course he soon found his lost men, for they were all in a prisoner of war camp.

As with the Germans in France, they took prisoners softly, and while the British were captured, they also found a large group of Italian prisoners.

It was so ironic that the Italian soldiers, who were guarded by the British soldiers, watched in amazement as German tanks rumbled past them.

Then, before the dust could fall back to the ground, the British soldiers who were guarding them were disarmed by the German soldiers who jumped out of the truck.

Ironically, the Germans handed the Lee Enfield rifles to the Italian officers, who had been empty-handed a moment before, and asked them to escort the prisoners back to Tobruk, and then hurriedly got into the car and continued eastward.

As a result, the Italian prisoners of war and the British prisoners who were left behind looked at each other in embarrassment, and it took a long time to realize that the war had changed its appearance unconsciously.

"Don't shoot! We surrender! When the British soldiers, who were still resting on the side of the road, found the German armored vehicles, they could only raise their hands in frustration.

Many British troops were halfway through waiting for their supplies, including fresh water and car parts.

Even the German army found 4 British A9 tanks waiting to be repaired on the road, paralyzed there due to some minor problems, waiting for parts to be sent from the rear.

Because the retreat was too hasty, the British army abandoned a large amount of supplies and their own people scattered nearby.

Including some squads escorting Italian prisoners, some construction teams and logistics personnel who had not had time to be notified.

In fact, some combat units, including the 4th Indian Infantry Division, were in the confusion without being notified from the command.

They did not know that because the German army had begun to counterattack, there was a main infantry regiment in their division headquarters that had begun to retreat.

"Where did you come from? What about our divisional headquarters? The British soldiers, trapped in the desert, raised their hands and asked the German soldiers who were passing by in cars.

Just as the British pursued the Italian 10th Army, Rommel's army began to fall into confusion two hours after the pursuit.

However, when dealing with this chaos, the difference in experience between the two sides is also very obvious. The Germans were obviously experienced in this area, and they were very conscious of organizing their forces to maintain the combat capability of these small detachments.

Although very fragmented, the German offensive forces still maintained a very high combat effectiveness at the end.

Although it looked chaotic, Rommel still controlled more than ninety percent of the troop movements because of the large number of communication equipment.

The fighting, which had broken out in the area east of Tobruk, soon spread, and finally reached Bairdi.

Admiral Wavell and Lieutenant General O'Connor now knew what a dangerous problem they faced.

Now his troops are crumbling like the Italian 10th Army, and what is even more terrifying is that he does not have a strong ally behind him to support him and let him clean up the pieces.

When he retreated from the vicinity of Tobruk, he also wished that he could stop his retreat in Baierdi, where he still had a lot of troops to deploy.

But when he found that his army had been almost eaten away by Rommel's troops because of the gap in mobility.

Lieutenant General O'Connor now has the heart to cry: the 4th Indian Infantry Division, the backbone of his strength, has now lost almost half of its strength.

An infantry regiment had lost its combat effectiveness in the attack, and although it was still with him, he was equally clear about how much combat strength it still had.

These troops may have been much stronger than the defeated Italian army...... But it would be impossible for them to go back and fight the Germans.

He lost at least 5,000 men in this battle, which was not much, but it was enough to shake the defenses of the Egyptian border.

It is even more distressing if you count the accumulated losses in other areas - the captured and captured Italian soldiers and supplies are lost back to the Germans behind them.

So far, at least 20,000 Italian prisoners have been rescued by the German counterattack, along with more than 100 Italian artillery pieces and about 300 cars of various types.

What made Admiral Wavell even more desperate was that his forces had not yet been fully gathered, and at least 7,000 men were scattered in the desert.

If these forces were half blocked by Rommel's forces, he would have almost lost the battle.

Compared with Rommel, Admiral Wavell and Lieutenant General O'Connor at this moment are simply in a state of ignorance.

As the supreme commander of the British front, Admiral Wavell now had the clearest information in his hands that "some German tanks had been sent to North Africa."

As for how many tanks the Germans had brought to North Africa, he did not know; He also did not know how many troops the Germans on the opposite side were counterattacking......

"The devil knows how many troops the enemy is attacking on the opposite side......" he complained to Lieutenant General O'Connor from within his headquarters in Baildi.

Although the two of them escaped back to Bairdi along the way, Bairdi was still under the control of the Italian defenders, and they did not collapse as they did in history.

The main reason may be that this time Wavell did not concentrate on attacking Bairdi, but left some troops in a hurry to catch up with the rout of the Italian 10th Army.

"According to the reports of those who retreated from the front, the German army had at least 5,000 men and about 150 tanks." Lieutenant General O'Connor gloomy uttered a dismal statistic.

Admiral Wavell didn't believe this statement, if the other side really had such a strong force, and he might not even be able to hold Matru with this counterattack.

When the soldiers on the front line are attacked by the enemy, it is easy to have the illusion that the other side has more people than their own, and the information reported is not very accurate.

So for Wavell, he only needs to listen to half of these reports, which is almost enough.

In his mind, the size of the German army was actually not very large - about 50 to 70 tanks and more than 2,000 soldiers.

"Give up Bairdi, and we'll organize a defense in the border area." Admiral Wavell, who thought he had guessed the strength of the German army, made his own judgment.

He did not dare to retreat all the way to Matroux, because then this victory of the British army would become meaningless.