Qin Chuan's car was a little crowded because of the new addition of an infantry squad...... The establishment of the second squad had been vacant since the almost total destruction of Berg's second squad, which was reconstituted after Tobruk was replenished.

The squad leader's name is Yakop, he was originally a corporal under Berg, and the only surviving soldier of the original second squad. Perhaps out of the need to reorganize the second squad, Bazel promoted him to sergeant and served as the leader of the second squad.

"God!" After receiving the appointment, Yakop lamented: "I can't even take care of myself, and now I have to take care of a class of recruits!" ”

"Don't worry, lucky!" The baker said, "Lady Luck will always take care of you!" ”

Yakop was lucky to escape because he was blown away by the wind last time, so he got the nickname "Lucky".

"I hope so!" Yakop replied while fiddling with the MP40 in his hand, if there was any benefit to Yakop as a class leader, it might be MP40.

Qin Chuan privately listened to Yakop talk about it, the reason why he didn't want to be the leader of the second squad, in addition to the fact that his subordinates were all recruits who had just been added, there was also a point because the former second squad leader was Berg, who was regarded as a shame by the German army, and this shame followed the second squad like a brand.

This is what makes the army different from other things, it has a legacy and a life, and honor, shame, origin, etc., will accompany the army until it dies.

At this moment, one of the soldiers in the car suddenly stood up, hurriedly ran to the back of the truck, held on to the edge, and vomited.

"Soldier!" Yakop ordered: "Get back to your seat!" ”

There is no doubt that it was a recruit under Yakop.

"Yes, Sergeant!" The soldier replied, but vomited again.

Yakop rolled his eyes, saying that he couldn't stand the recruits.

"I'm sorry, Sergeant!" After a while, the soldier sat back in his seat, and he looked a little ashamed: "I'm just a little scared, sir! ”

"So, you weren't transferred from training camp?" Kuhn asked.

The German army has training camps, and the role of training camps is to give recruits a stage of adaptation...... When recruits are transferred to the troops, they usually first enter the training camp to follow the troops and perform some relatively safe tasks, familiarize themselves with the battlefield environment and their own responsibilities, and then transfer to the regular combat unit to participate in combat.

"No, sir!" The soldier replied: "I am transferred from Germany!" ”

"Good!" Kuhn replied with a pun.

Obviously, this was because the 5th Light Division lost too many soldiers, and the soldiers in the training camp were simply not enough to replenish them, so they could only throw the newly transferred recruits directly into the participating units.

After thinking about it, Kuhn felt the need to say a few words, so he opened his voice and said, "Fear is good for you, it will keep you alive, as long as you don't be overwhelmed by it." Keep your head above water, everything is like when you train. If you don't know how to do it yet, look at your squad leader and he will keep you safe! ”

"Understood, sir!" The recruits replied in unison.

But this is clearly a lie to comfort the recruits, because no one on the battlefield can guarantee the safety of the others.

As the car staggered forward, Qin Chuan noticed that several recruits had been staring at him.

Qin Chuan frowned and asked, "Do you have any questions, private!" ”

"I'm sorry, sir!" The soldier replied: "We heard that you killed more than a hundred enemies with that gun, is it true?" ”

Qin Chuan set his sights on Yakop, which must have been bragging when Yakop privately reprimanded the soldiers.

Yakop pretended not to see Qin Chuan's eyes, and shook his palm as a fan beside his neck.

"It's so hot!" Yakop said: "I'm about to suffocate! ”

Qin Chuan threw a contemptuous look at Yakop, then turned back to the soldier and said, "No, private. In fact, I killed more than two hundred enemies with this gun! ”

With a "poof", Werner, who was drinking water, couldn't help but squirt.

After a pause, the soldiers burst into laughter, and the recruits laughed along, and the tense and oppressive atmosphere suddenly disappeared.

After two hours of driving, the car drove into a hill, and everyone did not expect this to be the destination, but the car suddenly stopped, and then the command was heard: "Get out of the car!" ”

"Anti-aircraft concealment!"

……

The soldiers thought they had encountered an enemy plane, so they hurriedly jumped out of the car, covered the car with canvas, and took out a poncho to cover themselves.

But a next order made them realize that this was not the case.

"Rest in place!" Bazel commanded.

"Captain!" Someone asked Bazel: "Didn't we go to fight the British?" ”

"Wait here!" Bazel replied: "There is a chance!" ”

So the soldiers gathered in groups of three or five, and they put the ponchos together and propped them up with retractable brackets to protect themselves from the sun, but even then it was unbearably hot, and some tried to hide in the shadows under the cars, but it soon became clear that this was not a good idea, because the heat from the car engines and the smell of gasoline made the situation worse.

From this, we can also see what kind of enjoyment it was for British officers to have the "Mammoth" command vehicle.

"What are we waiting for here?" After half an hour, Yakop couldn't help but ask: "Neither build trenches nor let us lay mines, did you let us come here to bask in the sun?" ”

"Keep waiting!" "It's better to bask in the sun here than to face bullets, shells and British tanks!" Kuhn said. ”

As soon as Kuhn said this, everyone was silent.

After another ten minutes, a group of German tanks "Three" drove up, surrounded by side three-wheelers and armored vehicles, and some people recognized it as the 5th Panzer Regiment...... The main force of the 5th Light Division.

They had 50 tanks, and these things were like steel fortresses in the desert, and when they "rumbled" to the east of the first corps, they stopped under the guidance of the leading soldiers, and the tank crews also did the same as the infantry regiments and jumped out to rest after doing a good job of "air defense concealment".

Later, Qin Chuan learned that Rommel used the 5th Light Division as a surprise army, that is, a roundabout outflanking force, and then suddenly penetrated from the right flank to win with a blow when the enemy and us were fighting hotly.

Now the soldiers are just waiting, waiting for the battle to get to the fever pitch before attacking.

What Rommel didn't expect was that Wavell was also doing something similar to him...... And Wavell has an advantage in this regard, because Wavell has much more tanks and troops at his disposal than Rommel.