There are two more chapters in the afternoon.

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As a result of this confusion, the Germans were unable to obtain accurate information from their captives.

As a result, German intelligence units could only use limited intelligence and sometimes relied on the British army's establishment habits to guess the strength and equipment of the British army.

However, the speed of supply and the amount of equipment of the British army far exceeded the imagination of the German intelligence units.

As a result, General Stryk and even Rommel thought ...... As long as the 15th Panzer Division at Matrum was trapped, then the British army would not have many or even no armored forces capable of holding off the German and Italian offensives.

"Sergeant!" When Qin Chuan was stunned, General Stryk raised his glass and said to Qin Chuan: "As usual, this time it was your suggestion that played a decisive role, and your wisdom is really impressive!" Cheers to our sergeant......"

As he spoke, General Stryk and the officers raised their glasses and cheered.

"General!" Qin Chuan took a sip of wine and said, "Although I also hope that we will be able to win in the near future, I don't think the situation is so optimistic!" ”

"Oh, why?" General Stryk asked.

"I'm afraid that the enemy will have much more troops and tanks than we thought!" Qin Chuan said: "As we know, the United States has been helping the British, and they will soon be able to get more equipment!" ”

"What if they can get more equipment? We're going to beat them down like we did before! Colonel Albridge was a little flustered after drinking a little wine, or rather, the 21st Panzer Division's series of impressive achievements made him a little underestimated...... After all, Colonel Albridge was the commander of the 5th Panzer Regiment, which in turn was the main force of the 21st Panzer Division.

"This time it's different!" Qin Chuan shook his head.

"Tell me, Sergeant!" General Stryk asked, "What's the difference?" ”

"General!" Qin Chuan didn't answer and asked, "I want to know, how are you going to fight this battle next?" ”

General Stryk replied without thinking: "Besieging Matrou, completely destroying the British army in Matrou, I mean, at least not allowing their tanks to flee back, so that our armored forces can attack eastward with great force!" ”

"So, how many days do you think it will take to do this?" Qin Chuan asked again.

General Stryk thought for a moment and said, "Given the terrain of Matru and the 2nd New Zealand Division, I think we need three days!" ”

"Three days, and then continue the attack to the east, right?"

"Yes!"

"General!" Qin Chuan walked to the map, then pointed to a location on the map and said: "This is El Alamein, it is two hundred kilometers away from Matru and seventy-five kilometers away from Alexandria, I don't know if you have noticed that its geographical location is very special?" ”

"Huh?" General Stryk looked at El Alamein's position, but didn't see what was going on.

"To be exact, the special location is not El Alamein, but a basin 55 kilometers south of it!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and explained: "This basin is called the Katara Basin, I happened to talk to the guide about this basin before, he is very similar to the desert we have crossed before, there is yellow sand everywhere, and this yellow sand is a nightmare for mechanized troops, because even jeeps will be stuck in it, not to mention cars full of supplies and bulky tanks!" ”

Hearing this, General Stryker's face couldn't help but change color slightly, and said, "You mean...... It's only 55 km? ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "From the coastal city of El Alamein in the north to the Katara Basin in the south, it is only 55 kilometers in total!" ”

"In other words......" General Stryk nodded: "This is a choke point, if the British concentrate all their equipment here and build a defensive line, such as laying mines in front of the line......"

General Stryk couldn't help frowning as he spoke, he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

After a pause, General Stryk ordered: "Let the air force reconnoiter immediately!" ”

"Where's the scouting, General?" The adjutant asked.

"El Alamein, of course!" General Stryker said: "See if the British build a line there!" ”

After a while, the adjutant hurried back and reported: "General, the British have indeed built a defensive line at El Alamein, and they have found a large number of tanks!" ”

"A lot of tanks?" The results of this reconnaissance surprised General Stryker.

From the beginning of the war to the present, the German Panzer Division has defeated the British armored forces again and again and won by a large score, and now it has even besieged the 15th Panzer Division in Matru, and the El Alamein Line actually has a "large number" of tanks!!

"General!" Colonel Slain looked at the map and said, "Perhaps Matroux was a cake given to us by the British, who used this place to draw our attention so that we would have enough time to build fortifications at El Alamein!" ”

In fact, this point was that Colonel Slain overestimated General Ochinleck, and the British at this time were already overwhelmed, and they only thought that they could hold the El Alamein Line and keep Alexandria...... El Alamein was the last line of defense in Alexandria.

Alexandria is not trivial, it is the main port for British foreign aid, and it is not far from the Nile River and the Suez Canal...... The reason why the British army has been able to compete with the German army until now is because of the equipment, troops and supplies, if even this advantage is lost, then the British army will simply surrender.

General Stryk nodded, then turned to Colonel Albridge, "What do you think?" ”

General Stryker was wondering if Colonel Albridge was confident of breaking through the El Alamein line.

"I'm not sure, General!" Colonel Albridge, who was still full of confidence just now, replied with a solemn expression at this time: "We know too little information, how many tanks are the 'large' tanks?" How strong is the defensive line? How many troops does the enemy have? We don't know! ”

After a pause, Colonel Albridge continued: "But one thing is for sure, if we delay in Matrou, the stronger the El Alamein line will be, and the harder it will be for us to break through...... Especially since this is a defensive line that is only 55 kilometers long, we can't outflank it and can only attack head-on, which is not good for us! ”

This is the characteristic of the El Alamein Line, which is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Catala Basin to the south, and indeed, as Colonel Albridge said, "it cannot be crossed but can only be attacked head-on".

Frontal brainless defense is what the British army is best at, on the contrary, all the tactics of the German army, even the high mobility of mechanized troops, can hardly play a role in front of this line of defense.