But it is not even possible to block multiple heights at the same time, because there will always be several mortars mounted in some hidden position that cannot be detected for a while, and all the German mortars need to do is to fire the shells as quickly as possible under the guidance of artillery observers and then hide back in the tunnel.

In other words, this road was a supply line for the British army and a retreat route, and it was semi-blockade from then on...... At the very least, the British troops passing through here had to be skinned.

And that's not even the worst, neither Colonel Bard nor Montgomery realized the danger of the tunnel fortifications to them at night......

There was a saying on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, that is, "The day belongs to the enemy, and the night belongs to the volunteers!" ”

The meaning of this is not only that the enemy's equipment such as airplanes and tanks cannot be used at night, but also when the volunteers come out of the tunnels to operate.

Of course, Qin Chuan would not let go of this opportunity.

At one o'clock in the morning, while the British officers and soldiers were sleeping soundly, the German soldiers came out of the tunnel one by one...... The first to come out were the scouts, who watched the situation from the outside and signaled to the rest of the troops when it was safe to do so.

In a short time, under the moonlight, there were cats everywhere with their waists and rifles to hide their figures at the top of the hill.

At the same time, there were several darknesss on the hilltop position, and then more and more......

Several British sentries were shivering in the cold wind, and the temperature in the desert area at night was already low, and the wind was strong on the high ground, which made the British soldiers on the sentry somewhat unable to adapt.

"Damn weather!" One soldier complained: "I wish I could make a cup of coffee on a fire!" ”

"Forget it, Tom!" Another soldier responded: "The Germans' shells will blow us all up into the sky!" ”

"Compared to the cannonballs, I'm worried about my feet!" Tom replied, "These damn Germans...... There's nothing we can do about them, can we? ”

"At least we don't have to worry about this now, most of their pit mouths have been blown up by us!"

"I don't think so!" Tom said, "Last time, the people of the 3rd Infantry Battalion thought the same thing, and it turned out that they only had more than a hundred people alive!" ”

"It's not the same thing, we build a line of defense......"

Before he could finish his sentence, Tom turned back to his horror to find a dark figure covering his comrade's mouth, a sharp thorn into his neck and a fountain of blood rushing out.

Tom was about to cry out when a large hand came to his mouth from behind, and his heart ached...... Then he struggled a few times and never moved again.

The two British sentries were killed by German scouts, who were professionally trained to find enemy sentries and then silently approach and kill them.

The scout beckoned into the darkness, and many dark shadows crawled out of the darkness, like ants, towards the enemy's hilltop position and anti-slope, and the rifle was already bayonet, and in the faint moonlight it shone with a chilling light.

Suddenly, there was a "bang" of gunshots, apparently a scout had missed, giving the British sentry a chance to shoot as a warning.

Colonel Slain immediately took the gunshot as a signal to stand up and shout: "Soldiers, attack!" ”

"Attack!"

……

The German soldiers shouted and got up from the ground and rushed towards the hilltop position.

The British soldiers hurriedly got up from the trenches and prepared for battle, but it was too late to react, and rows of smoke-emitting grenades were thrown up from the darkness.

The surviving British soldiers struggled to their bodies and tried to resist, but before they could raise their guns, several bayonets pinned them to the ground one by one.

In just a few minutes, the German soldiers captured the hilltop position, and most of the British infantry battalion stationed on it had already collapsed in a pool of blood before they could react, and only more than 300 British soldiers who reacted quickly or were relatively backward had time to escape for the time being.

But it's only "temporary".

The Germans did not stop at the top of the hill and continued to rush towards another slope with their rifles.

Colonel Boys, commander of the 13th Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division of Australia, came out of the tent in a panic, and when he saw the guards, he ordered loudly: "Flares! ”

As soon as the flares were lifted into the air, the fierce and murderous German soldiers appeared in front of him, and the entire hill was covered with black pressure.

"God!" Bo Yisi shouted, and then ordered: "Get ready for battle!" ”

"Colonel!" Soon a soldier replied: "At the front are the British!" ”

British deserters, to be exact, blocked the view of the Young Australian Army...... It should be said that the Germans had mixed with the British deserters in the dark night, which made the Australian army a rat trap.

The correct choice was to give the order to shoot, otherwise the enemy would soon break up the Australian positions under the cover of British deserters.

But the problem is that these deserters are British, they are superior, and the Australian army can be said to be their servant army, and this psychological inferiority makes Bai Yise give an order that makes the soldiers feel unbelievable.

"Get on the bayonet!" Bai Yisi ordered.

He clearly wanted to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Germans.

"Colonel!" A staff officer shouted to express his doubts about Bai Yisi's order.

But the officer did not change his mind to Colonel Bois, and he gave the order in a loud and arrogant voice, as if fearing that the British officers and soldiers would not hear his shout: "Cover the retreat of the friendly troops, and do not allow the enemy to cross the line of defense!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Australian soldiers could only load their rifles with bayonets.

But war is war, and it doesn't change because of the attitude of an officer. With a "rumbling" sound, a row of dense shells smashed into the Australian defensive line...... IT WAS THE GERMAN MELEE WEAPON, THE 50MM MORTAR.

As soon as the shells landed, the Australians wailed, and before they could react, the German grenades were thrown past the British deserters into their positions.

Sadly, these Australian soldiers, who were bombed by the Germans as soon as the battle began, did not dare to shoot lightly until this time, because in front of them were still British deserters......

It is conceivable that when the Germans came up from behind, these Australian soldiers, who were not weak in combat, had no power to fight back at all.

Qin Chuan did not make a move in this battle.

He followed the Germans far behind with the soldiers of the French battalion...... Although the French battalion had been trained and even won a battle, they were recruits after all.

They need to rest and they need to learn, and this is their best opportunity to learn.