The Anglo-Indian garrison at Ruwai Isat Ridge had only one infantry battalion.

The reason why there was only one infantry battalion was because the El Alamein line was 55 kilometers long, and the British army at this time was slightly understaffed, especially the line laid by General Auchinleck was still sunken into the mountains...... This makes the actual defensive line more than 55 kilometers, and the number of troops is even more dwarfed.

It is precisely because of this that some unimportant areas of the defensive line have even been replaced by the African Army formed in Egypt.

On the other hand, because the Rowaiisat Ridge is a mountain range, the mountain has the advantage of being condescending, but at the same time, it also has the disadvantage that the area of the hilltop position is not large, and the garrison cannot be too many...... Garrisoning too many troops can lead to overcrowding, and it is easy to inflict heavy casualties when covered by enemy fire.

Major John, who was in charge of the defense of the Ridge of Roissat, was a veteran of the First World War.

All veterans of the First World War have a characteristic, they have considerable experience in building fortifications...... The First World War was fought in trench warfare, so the officers and soldiers who experienced the First World War were not necessarily good soldiers, but they must be good at civil fortifications.

Major John was no exception, and he laid out the defenses of Roissat Ridge in three ways.

These three lines of defense were at the foot of the mountain, on the mountainside, and at the top of the mountain, and the strength of the troops was two platoons, one company, and two companies.

This was a very reasonable arrangement, which provided the Anglo-Indian army with defensive depth and increased the firepower of the Anglo-Indian army...... The three lines of defense in echelons formed a natural superposition of firepower due to the height difference of the mountain range, and the German attack on the first line of defense would be hit by the fire from the three lines of British defense at the same time.

As it is now, although the Germans had tank support and fire cover, the British machine gun bullets were condescendingly pouring overhead, in addition to mortar shells, which made the Germans launch several attacks without success in breaking through the defensive line, and even lost three tanks.

Objectively speaking, the combat effectiveness of the 4th Indian Infantry Division is quite good.

This is not to say that Indian soldiers obey orders or are not afraid of life and death...... While this may seem like the case, the nature is different.

It was not wrong to persuade the order, and the British officer did whatever he said about the Indian soldiers.

But this is not really obeying orders.

On the surface, it seems that it is, but on a deeper analysis, this is a kind of "servility...... The essence of Hinduism is a religion created by the Aryans after the invasion of India in order to better enslave the Indian people, which divides people into high castes and low castes, and the high castes can treat the lower castes at will...... Until modern times, there were cases in India where low-caste untouchables were cut off as punishment for picking up a few vegetable leaves in the vegetable field, and what is even more terrifying is that Indians think this is normal.

On the other hand, the high-caste people are often white, and the British are white, and at the same time, the British colonized India by force, which made the Indians naturally treat the British as a high-caste, so they obeyed the enslavement and control of the colonizers, which was not in the slightest disobedience, and even proud of their "loyalty".

It is true that the resistance of the Indian soldiers is much more tenacious than that of the British army, and there are even many Indian soldiers holding cluster grenades and approaching the German tanks for close-range blasting...... This method of warfare was unimaginable for the British army.

But what a heroic act?

Hinduism preaches a spirit of the afterlife...... That is, suffering in this life, and happiness in the next life.

As a result, many Indian soldiers, under the influence of this spirit, rushed to the German tanks with grenades with the idea of enjoying happiness in the next life.

So it's not heroism, it's ignorance.

This shows how cunning the Aryans were back then, and they built a whole system of religion on the Indians, which not only succeeded in enslaving the Indians in modern times, but also allowed this system to continue from generation to generation until modern times, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future......

There is a saying that is very suitable for Indians: it is easy to break the physical shackles, but it is difficult to break the mental shackles.

Finally, when eight tanks rushed up at the same time, Qin Chuan and the German soldiers used mortars, grenades and bayonets to capture the first line of defense.

The German soldiers were a little dismayed when they saw only fifty or so bodies of Indian soldiers in the trenches, because the result was somewhat disproportionate to the cost and time they had paid.

"Keep going!" The red-eyed Bazel ordered loudly, and the tank "rumbled" to lead the soldiers towards the second line of defense of the British army.

The sky was full of flares that glowed brightly, and cannonballs that came and went, and the sparks of the bullets flickered in the night, like the glow of fireflies, but with the sparks came bullets that whistled and emitted hot steam, and these bullets could kill you at any time.

"Captain!" At this time, a signal soldier shouted at Bazel: "The colonel orders us to retreat!" ”

"What? What did you say? Bazel couldn't believe his ears, how could he retreat when he was breaking through the enemy's defense line in one go?

"The Colonel ordered us to retreat!" The Signal Corps repeated the order.

The German soldiers, including Qin Chuan, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this order...... They had almost reached the limit of their physical strength, although they knew that retreating now would be tantamount to abandoning their previous efforts, but who could care so much!

"Retreat!" Bazel gave the order in a bit of a frustration.

The soldiers stumbled back, Qin Chuan only felt like a piece of wood, even though there were constant gunshots and cannons behind him, but he didn't know how to dodge at all...... He didn't have the strength to dodge.

Fortunately, the British could not see the target in the night, and there were tanks following behind to block the bullets, so Qin Chuan finally returned to the hiding place of the car safely.

When he was about to get into the car, he only felt his feet go weak and collapsed to the ground, and several soldiers hurriedly pushed and shoved him into the car, and then the car started with a "rumbling".

At that moment, Qin Chuan suddenly found that the car compartment he had always hated before was so cute, like a warm and safe home.

"Why retreat?" Kuhn asked the driver.

"I'm not sure either!" The driver replied: "I heard that it was an armored unit of the enemy that appeared on our flank!" ”

Qin Chuan's mind quickly flashed the shadow of the "Stryter" tank.

Auchinleck became wiser, knowing that at this time, he could not hold the line of defense but should use offense instead of defense. Or it could be said that Ochinleck is better at this kind of defensive warfare where logistics and supplies are not threatened, so he behaves like before.

Right now...... What to do with the Germans?

Qin Chuan looked at the Alamein defense line where the sound of cannons was still ringing in the distance, and a few flares were raised from time to time, and then looked at the already faint sky......

This is almost telling everyone that it is impossible to break through this line at least tonight, and that Rommel's plan has failed.