Chapter 53 The Telegraph

Fortunately, the baker's fears did not materialize, and the air power of the British army never appeared, and after half an hour the fighters relaxed...... Because the plane has not yet appeared, it means that they have successfully deceived the British.

Perhaps out of curiosity or out of boredom, Werner flipped this and that in the car...... Everyone thought that Werner was idle, and that the box contained either ammunition or canned corned beef seized from the British.

Canned corned beef was the standard ration of the British army, some of which was produced by the British company Libby and some by the company Fray bantos...... The main production area of these companies is not actually in the United Kingdom, but in the British colonies, such as Burma, Australia, India and other places.

However, Qin Chuan guessed that they would definitely not be produced in India, because India is a country that worships cattle as sacred objects, and the British would not be stupid enough to build a beef canning factory there.

Qin Chuan once took such a canned beef to taste fresh, the taste was a bit strange, the beef had been beaten into a puree, so he couldn't eat the chewiness of the beef at all...... However, this is almost the case with military foods, which are first considered whether the soldiers can complete the process of feeding and replenishing nutrition in a short time between battles, and then taste.

In this respect, canned corned beef is a good military food, because it doesn't even need to be chewed, you can swallow it in a big gulp, and it also has the necessary salt, protein, etc., if you have time, you can also spread it between two slices of bread to make a beef burger...... The German soldiers liked to do this, so a large box of this canned corned beef was on the car.

Then Werner cheered: "Look at that, I've found something good!" ”

The baker scoffed, "Did you find Vivien Leigh?" ”

The soldiers burst into laughter.

"No!" Werner shook his head mysteriously: "But it's as sweet as Vivien Leigh!" ”

As he spoke, he took his right hand out of the box and spread it out in front of everyone, and a large handful of chocolates appeared in front of them, several of which fell from the palm of Werner's hand to the floor of the car because of the shaking of the car.

The soldiers let out a burst of cheers, and went to Vilna like crazy to coax him, who simply moved the box to the center of the car and opened it...... God, a case full of chocolates, it doesn't get much better than that.

Qin Chuan grabbed a handful, and couldn't wait to take a torn package and stuff it into his mouth, and in an instant, a long-lost sweet fragrance went straight into his heart, which was mixed with a trace of bitterness of coffee, which made people instantly recover some strength.

"We should hide it!" It was suggested.

"Great idea!" As he spoke, Werner grabbed two handfuls and stuffed them into his backpack, then re-cloned the box and put it back in its place.

Since then, this box of chocolates has become a psychological sustenance for the soldiers for quite a long time, because it has become the only thing that can be felt in the boring and dangerous battles of this desolate desert.

The convoy drove all the way east, and from time to time you would see a few British military cars being controlled on the side of the road...... Needless to say, these cars were originally bound for Tugla, but the British did not realize that the enemy "matadors" were driving on the opposite side, so they met them unsuspectingly, and by the time they found out, it was too late.

The Germans disposed of them simply...... Just like before, disarm them with all their weapons and supplies, not even water and food, and drive them into the desert...... Whether or not they survive is up to their own creation, but it doesn't seem to be a problem, as long as these British soldiers are not stupid, they know that they should stay by the road and wait for the arrival of other British troops.

It is much faster to get around with a car, reaching Lukadaí, 67 kilometres from Tugla, in just over an hour.

This time it is more exaggerated than the capture of Tugla...... The convoy drove directly into the city, and then jumped down the road to control the stunned British soldiers.

This was clearly Colonel Slein's strict communications controls.

The so-called communication control refers not only to the fact that the Germans did not use the radio, but also to smash all the British radio stations that could be found. In addition, the Scout cuts all the telephone lines he can see as he advances...... In addition, it has only been more than two hours since dawn, so Lukadai's British troops have not received any warning at all.

The Germans captured only a dozen cars in Lukadai, after all, Lukadai was only a transit point, unlike Tugall, where a large number of convoys were stranded, but here the Germans still found a warehouse similar to the previous strongholds, which contained gasoline and other supplies.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that the British army called these strongholds boxes, which meant boxes containing "gifts...... It's a very figurative metaphor, because supplies are the most needed "gifts" for the army.

It was only then that Colonel Slane had the communications corps turn on and get in touch with the command.

Then I received an angry message from Rommel: "Colonel, I just got the news that the British have captured Tengeten, have you been driven into the desert by the British?" I had hoped that you would be able to stay in Tengeten for three days so that we could completely crush the main British army, but apparently I had too high expectations of you, and you were defeated by the British before the day was over, and you should be ashamed that the British army, which had also defeated you, was crushed in front of the main force......"

"General!" Colonel Slain called back: "We just captured Lukaday!" ”

Rommel apparently didn't know what the small town of Lukadai stood for, and he didn't think about it and called back: "Oh, is it? So I'm going to reward you? The point is Tengeten, Tenggtenger, Colonel, you lost such a strategically important place and flaunted it in front of me in order to capture an insignificant village ?! ”

This is Rommel's character, snarky and unrelenting.

"General!" Colonel Slein, confident enough, did not take Rommel's words to heart, and replied: "Lukadaí is not an insignificant village, it is only two hours away from Tobruk!" ”

"What? What did you say? Rommel asked, "Are you talking about the port of Tobruk?" ”

Rommel may not have known Lukadai, but he was familiar with Tobruk, as the port of Tobruk was one of the ultimate goals of his counteroffensive plan...... As mentioned earlier, a large part of the supply and reinforcements for the desert operation were by sea, and the port of Tobruk is located on the border between Libya and Egypt, and it is not only a good deep-water port and a fortress, but more importantly, it is also a perfect springboard for attacking Egypt.