Chapter 36: Attack
"Why are we occupying this?" Big Bear asked.
"Because there is a road in the middle of it that leads to Mechile!" The baker replied: "Occupy it to prevent the British from escaping, and at the same time cut off the enemy's logistical supplies and reinforcements!" ”
Werner couldn't help but be stunned: "That is, it is possible that we will have to face the enemy in two directions?" And we only have one regiment? ”
"Yes!" The baker replied.
"It's crazy!" Werner said: "We couldn't do it, especially in terrain like this! ”
"Is our commander crazy? Defending in this terrain, we would have become a target for the British tanks! ”
The baker replied: "You know, our commander is Rommel, when has he been normal?" ”
As soon as they heard this, the soldiers were speechless, because they all knew Rommel's past...... The guy captured 400 Romanian soldiers with 20 men in World War I, captured the high ground garrisoned by 1,200 Italian soldiers with 100 men, and captured 150 Italian officers and about 9,000 Italian soldiers with a company.
The German soldiers thought to themselves: Rommel must have thought that because he had created glory in the First World War, he thought that others could do the same. As a result, troops and equipment were not a problem in Rommel's eyes...... You must know that a company can defeat tens of thousands of Italians, so now a regiment is stationed in a Tenggtenger, isn't it an easy task?
While the German soldiers were talking, Qin Chuan was thinking about a question.
Originally, he was not worried about this battle, because in history, a regiment did not attack Tengeter's at all...... The reason is that, as mentioned before, a regiment was more than half lost in the desert, and almost all the heavy equipment and ammunition were discarded, so the only thing they could do was to find the main German army and join them.
In fact, the regiment at that time was not going to attack Tengeten, and they were so vulnerable that any British army could easily annihilate them if they found it.
But now the situation is different.
Qin Chuan has changed all this, the current regiment is not just a regiment for self-preservation, they are almost full of actual troops, and the heavy equipment and ammunition accompanying the army have not been discarded, so they will not give up the task to find the main force......
Qin Chuan hadn't thought of this before, but when he faced Tenggtenger now, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have done something stupid and dragged himself into an abyss.
But then again, if Qin Chuan hadn't done anything before, maybe he would have been dried in the desert a long time ago.
In fact, it was not only Qin Chuan and the German soldiers who felt a headache about this, but the commander of the regiment, Colonel Colein, also felt very embarrassed after seeing Tenggtenger.
He even sent a telegram to Rommel, detailing that Tengeten's terrain was not suitable for defense...... If a regiment attacked Tengeteng as planned, it was likely to be attacked from both sides by the British and annihilated.
"We're not doing a good job of intelligence!" Colonel Colein said to the staff officer: "We didn't know Tenggtenger was such a place before that! ”
"You know, Colonel!" The staff officer replied: "The Italians are more concerned about their noodles than in war, and their intelligence is always wrong, and maps are no exception!" ”
This is true, not long ago when the Italian army fought against the British army, the Italian army's defense line had a gap dozens of kilometers wide and an undefended area, and the Italian army did not know about it...... It was from this gap that the British easily broke through and penetrated into the rear of the Italian army.
When Rommel heard this, he said: "God, it is a gap tens of kilometers wide, how did the Italians ignore its existence?" ”
But as Colonel Colein had guessed, his explanation in the telegram would have had no effect.
Soon Rommel called back: "The British have been crushed under our attack, capture and hold it, and now, the victory is ours!" ”
"Defeated?" Clauin was skeptical, and Rommel seemed overly optimistic.
Colein, who had fought the British several times, was well aware that his troops had no weapons against the British Matilda tanks...... The PAK36 anti-tank gun is simply an ornament.
Therefore, as long as the British army transferred a tank battalion, it could easily roll a ball under the track like a puppy.
But Colein had no choice, he had to obey orders, so he ordered: "Attack, obey orders!" ”
The order to attack came down quickly, and Qin Chuan couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, what he was worried about finally happened.
Although he was unwilling, Qin Chuan still made the final preparations for battle with the soldiers, and he had no other choice.
"Sergeant!" Alfredo walked to Qin Chuan's side, his face pale: "I have completed my mission, I can not participate in this battle!" ”
"Where can you go? Captain! Qin Chuan replied while checking his rifle: "You must know that we are now interspersed with the rear of the enemy, and there are enemies everywhere here!" ”
"I don't know!" Alfredo spread his hands: "But at least you don't have to go to war, do you?" ”
Qin Chuan looked at Alfredo, and suddenly understood that the enemy was not a threat to Alfredo at all, because he was a pacifist and he could surrender.
Qin Chuan shook his head, pressed the magazine for his rifle, and then loaded it with another bullet, and said, "I advise you to dispel this thought, Captain, you can only be safe if you stay with us!" ”
"Why?" Alfredo said, "Now I'm just a burden to you, am I? ”
"I agree with that!" Qin Chuan tied the kettle tightly around his waist, he didn't want the shaking kettle to hinder his movements.
"Then why can't you let me go?" Alfredo said with a pleading tone: "You can at least mention it to the second lieutenant!" ”
"Because you know too much!" Qin Chuan replied: "For example, how many people we have, how many heavy weapons we have, and even you know some of our combat missions...... Think about Bolger, you think they will let you leave the troops alive and then surrender to the British? ”
Alfredo's face turned white for a moment.
"So......" Qin Chuan asked, "Do you still want me to mention it to the second lieutenant?" ”
"No, no......" Alfredo shook his head with difficulty.
Qin Chuan patted Alfredo on the shoulder, and then shouted to the machine gunner not far away: "Bowen, give him your pistol, he needs a weapon to defend himself!" ”
"Yes, Sergeant!" Bowen handed the pistol to Alfredo.
Alfredo was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly took the pistol.