The benefits of homemade Molotov cocktails are obvious.

The first is that the raw materials are readily available, gasoline, glass bottles and rags...... Cars were easy to obtain, and most of the tanks of this era were gasoline engines, and this was the last thing the British army lacked; Glass bottles are indeed rare in the desert, and Libyans and Egyptians generally use clay pots as containers, but the British army enjoyed it, and there were bars for officers in cities or ports, so it was not difficult to find wine bottles; Needless to say, it is not possible to tear off a piece of cloth from the military uniform.

And the effect of the Molotov cocktail made in this way is no worse than the so-called No. 76 Molotov cocktail of the British army, and there is no danger of transportation and storage on the way...... It can also be seen from this to what extent the British military industry at this time was detached from reality.

But the preparation of the 2nd New Zealand Division did not come in handy, and the 21st Panzer Division just flipped a shot in front of them, and then turned a corner and went straight to the rear of Matrou.

Of course, General Stryk would do this, his target was never the enemy's infantry, the focus of desert operations was on tanks, tanks, tanks......

This is also the strength of mechanized units, which can always use their high-speed mobility to mobilize the enemy and maneuver them around.

On the other side, the New Zealand 2nd Infantry Division could only look at the "tanks" and sigh, and he was helpless against this turn of the German armored division...... The infantry divisions could not keep up with the panzer divisions and could never block their way, and if they did, Matrou's flanks would be exposed to the enemy, and the enemy pantry could turn around and break through from the flanks.

So Major General Albert, commander of the 2nd New Zealand Division, could only report to Ochinlake: "General, they have passed to, and the target should be the Esplanade!" ”

The Corniche was built by the British during their colonization of Egypt along the Mediterranean coast to enhance the connection between the coastal towns and the port...... It is easy to understand that the slightly larger or more prosperous towns in North Africa are either close to the sea or the river, because it is only by the sea and the river that fresh water is possible, and that people with fresh water are likely to gather and survive.

Matroh is a port city by the sea, and crops such as olives are abundant nearby, so of course a road needs to be built to facilitate transportation.

After hearing Albert's report, General Auchinleck hurriedly ordered: "Order the armored division to be stationed in place!" ”

After a pause, he shouted at the staff officer: "What about the interception of the Air Force? The Germans are all in front of us, and our planes are not even visible! ”

"Two minutes, General!" The staff officer replied: "They are on their way!" ”

The 21st Panzer Division soon received an air defense alert.

"There's a swarm of planes flying in your direction!" General Stryk received a report from the command of the Air Force: "About seventy aircraft of various types!" ”

"Stop them!" General Stryk said.

"We can't do it!" The Air Force command responded: "Our planes are covering the offensive ...... of frontal troops"

"Then shut your mouth!" General Stryk hung up the phone after speaking.

If the Air Force can't do anything, then it doesn't really make much difference between knowing and not knowing, because the result is the same...... All have to endure bombardment from the air.

"Enemy air strike, speed up!" General Stryk ordered.

This was the only thing the convoy could do in the face of enemy aerial bombardment.

Everyone knew what they were going to face, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, especially the recruits, who were holding their rifles tightly in their hands, their knuckles were white, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from their foreheads and flowed down their pale faces......

"Take it easy!" Yakop comforted them: "Our driver is very experienced, he has already dodged countless enemy bombardments in this car, and this time will be no exception!" ”

This is clearly another beautiful lie...... The driver was assigned at random, and Yakop didn't know him at all, and it was certainly impossible to know how many bombings he had experienced.

After a pause, Yakop added: "Unless you receive an order, you are not allowed to jump out of the car, understand?" ”

"Yes, sir!"

……

This order is necessary, because as a car is obviously a bigger target, jumping out of the car can avoid the danger of being blown up...... To be precise, it is to reduce the rate of death, because even if the British pilots found an infantryman, they would not waste bullets and bombs on a small soldier in front of so many cars and tanks.

But......

This is almost equivalent to a deserter, as it is no longer possible for him to keep up with the rapidly maneuvering convoy and participate in the battle.

"Ready!" Kuhn spoke.

At this time, Qin Chuan noticed a faint "rumbling" sound in the sky, which was not obvious in the sound of gunfire, and he had to listen carefully to detect it.

The tense atmosphere in the carriage was even higher, and even Qin Chuan and other veterans couldn't help but look up.

Seconds later, the whistling sound of a plane diving could be heard overhead...... It was the "Mosquito" plane, and they always used dive bombing to improve the accuracy of their bomb drops.

Of course, this does not mean that they are "dive bombers", "dive bombers" refer to bombers that dive and drop bombs at a high speed at a target at an angle of 45 to 90 degrees, such as the German "Stuka".

The Mosquito could not dive at such a large angle, nor did it have a device in the nose that emitted a terrible whistling sound in order to increase its deterrent power, as the Stuka did.

But the sound of the mosquito swooping down was enough to make everyone tremble, because they didn't know if they had been selected by these aerial "monsters" as a target.

Then, with a "boom", a "No. 3" tank driving in the rear was blown into a ball of flames, and at the same time, a projection of an airplane swept in front of everyone, like a fire-breathing dragon in a fairy tale, which made everyone shiver.

Soon, the explosions rang out one after another, mixed with the whistling of bombs falling from the sky and the "whoosh" of cannon fire.

Tanks were obviously the preferred target for British fighters, but cars were too fragile to be "hit by the fish in the pond" from time to time:

When a bomb came down, it didn't hit the tank but blew up a big crater in the ground, and the car that couldn't dodge it rushed straight up and immediately flipped over on all fours.

A shuttle of bullets fell, failing to penetrate the armor of the tank but penetrating the driver's cab of the car on one side, and the high-speed car immediately lost its direction and collided with the tank driving behind it......

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