"Ensign!" Alfredo handed Qin Chuan a cigarette.

At this time, Qin Chuan was already a platoon commander, and the squad leaders of the three squads under him were Baker, Yakop and Werner, and the original platoon commander Kuhn had been promoted to lieutenant and transferred to the company headquarters as Bazel's deputy.

After Qin Chuan and Alfredo lit their cigarettes, they soon picked up their cigarettes as if they were contagious, and after a while, the smoke in the trench was filled with a strong smell of tobacco.

After a few puffs of smoke, Alfredo asked, "Ensign, maybe I shouldn't have asked...... Did you let those two spies go on purpose? ”

"What?" Qin Chuan pretended to be confused: "Why do you think like this?" ”

"Because at that distance, your bullet shouldn't miss the target!" "I remember you fired a shot, and if you could have hit the driver, they wouldn't have escaped!" Alfredo said. ”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile and admit it, and at the same time secretly said in his heart that it was fortunate that those two spies didn't know their marksmanship, otherwise they would be exposed.

"So......" said Alfredo, in a low voice, "means that the British will fall into this trap we have set, right?" ”

Qin Chuan replied: "I think we will know the answer before dawn!" ”

The Germans, who did not have air supremacy, always chose to fight at night, while the British would attack during the day as much as possible, especially at dawn, because they would have a whole day to attack and stabilize the battle.

Qin Chuan didn't guess wrong.

Before dawn the next day, heavy cannon fire came from the direction of Aguila, and it was like thunder.

"Ensign!" The communication soldier handed the phone to Qin Chuan and said, "Company phone!" ”

As soon as Qin Chuan picked up the phone, he heard Bazel on the other end say excitedly: "Second lieutenant, the enemy has begun to attack Ragil, the scouts judged that it was the main armored force of the British, and we successfully deceived the British!" ”

"So we have a fight?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" "Everything is going according to plan! ”

"Get ready for battle!" After Qin Chuan hung up the phone, he conveyed the order.

The advantage of being a platoon commander is that you can learn about the situation on the battlefield faster, and at the same time, it is easier for General Stryk and others to contact Qin Chuan.

The 1st British Panzer Division was responsible for attacking Aguila.

The First Armored Division, as can be seen from its number, is the first armored unit to be formed, and the First Armored Division of the British Army has extraordinary significance and glory...... The tank was invented by the British, which means that the first in the world to use tanks and win on the battlefield was the British 1st Armored Division.

But this 1st Panzer Division is already in name only, not only because of the mistakes of the British army on the road of developing tanks later, but also because the 1st Panzer Division is full of noble children who are not determined to fight and squeeze into the 1st Panzer Division in order to get promoted and make a fortune.

Major General Eberley, commander of the 1st Panzer Division, was well aware of this, so he was a little worried when Montgomery planned to use the 1st Panzer Division as the main offensive force.

Major General Eberley's fears were not unfounded, the 1st Panzer Division had fought several battles with the Germans in France not so long ago...... The 1st Panzer Division, as the spearhead of the British Panzer Division, and the most prioritized equipment is considered the best Panzer Division, and of course it will be sent to the battlefield at the first opportunity.

However, its performance on the battlefield was a big surprise, and after a few battles, it lost a large number of tanks with little success.

Of course, there are also reasons for the poor coordination between the British and French armies...... The French artillery temporarily decided to postpone the artillery preparation but failed to inform the British army, so the British 1st Panzer Division launched an attack on the German line without artillery preparation, and the British tanks were destroyed by the Germans like targets.

Although the 1st Panzer Division had been given enough time to recuperate in Britain and equipped with brand new American tanks, Major General Eberley was still lacking in confidence.

One of the reasons for the lack of confidence was that the 1st Panzer Division was very unfamiliar with the equipment in its hands...... The tanks used by the 1st Armored Division were changed like a marquee, they used old Vickers tanks when they fought in France, and after returning home, they were fully equipped with "Matilda", and now they are fighting in Africa and urgently replacing with "General Grant" tanks.

Major General Eberley had told Montgomery about this concern.

But Montgomery confidently patted Major General Evans on the shoulder and said, "Major General, you will win, have confidence in yourself and your troops!" As for the question of training...... You know, all of our armoured divisions are new to the 'General Grant' tank, and they're just as familiar with it as you are! ”

The main reason why Montgomery wanted the 1st Panzer Division to be the main force was that the 7th Panzer Division was the main force of the British army as well known to the German army, and if the 7th Panzer Division launched a feint attack in the direction of the Esplanade, it would confuse the Germans into thinking that it was the main direction of the British army.

"But we don't have experience in the desert!" Major General Eberley said.

"Major General!" Montgomery replied, "Do you know which army you are facing against the enemy?" It was the Italian 132 Panzer Division...... You know, we've easily defeated this Italian force before! ”

Listening to what the Montgomery Army said, Major General Eberley did not dare to express any more opinions, because Major General Bolton, the commander of the 7th Panzer Division, who had defeated the Italian army and pursued thousands of kilometers, was also present, and Major General Eberley noticed a disdainful smile on the corner of Major General Bolton's mouth.

So Major General Eberley had no choice but to take on the task.

In fact, the 1st Panzer Division should also take over this task, because it is always the 1st Panzer Division that has the most honor and equipment, for example, this time the 1st Panzer Division is equipped with 200 of the 500 tanks...... The 1st Panzer Division was divided into the 1st Panzer Brigade and the 2nd Panzer Brigade, each equipped with a hundred tanks.

So, why is it that the honor and equipment are occupied by the 1st Panzer Division but not "perform" on the battlefield?

As soon as the battle began, Major General Eberley's hanging heart couldn't help but let go of half of it, because he saw in the telescope the panic of the Italian army under artillery fire...... This at least shows that the enemy in front of him is not like the German troops he encountered in France.

"Looks like we're going to get lucky!" Major General Eberley put down his binoculars and said to the staff officer beside him: "The Italians are really not the material for war!" ”

"I've heard about it too, General!" The staff officer replied: "They said that we just need to drive the tanks over, and then the Italians will give us the positions!" ”

"Uh-huh!" Major General Eberley nodded, and then ordered: "Then what are we waiting for?" Let's attack! ”

"Yes, General!"