Two days later, a group of Italian troops withdrew from the front line, and as Qin Chuan and the others usually saw, their uniforms were disorganized and scattered, and their faces always wore their signboards...... Alarmed.

Of course, if they came down from the battlefield, it would be fine, but anyone who has fought knows that they did not stay on the battlefield for long, as can be seen from their uniforms and cars.

If they come down from the battlefield, their uniforms will have at least a few places on them that have been worn out by tactical movements, and there will always be some bullet holes or rags cut by shrapnel on the car...... But they had nothing.

"Maybe you'd love to be them!" Qin Chuan said to the soldiers of the French battalion: "Because they always retreat before they see the enemy!" ”

The soldiers of the French battalion couldn't help but let out a burst of laughter...... Even the French looked down on the Italians.

It is also ironic to say that France and Italy were also enemies, and Italy even thought that France was easy to bully after its surrender and led troops to invade the Vichy government, but it turned out that the Italians could not even defeat the weak Vichy government.

"Where are they going?" A French soldier asked with some concern: "Are you going to our rear?" ”

"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "Like those wounded, they will go to Algiers first, and then to Sicily!" ”

Another benefit of winning Algeria is the relatively safe air routes to France and Italy.

"I knew it!" Another French soldier sarcastically said, "Leaving them here will only be a waste of supplies!" ”

The French soldiers burst into laughter again.

Qin Chuan glanced at these French soldiers meaningfully, and said, "I hope you won't waste supplies in the same way!" ”

"Don't worry, Lieutenant! We will teach the proud British a lesson with weapons! ”

The man who said this was a young man named Stefan, whose father had almost monopolized the casinos in Algeria, and of course the casinos needed the support of the government and the army, otherwise they would have been smashed by the Algerian people.

Qin Chuan's words to Stefan are understandable, not only because Stefan's family business makes him have to hug the thighs of the German army, but also because recruits always have two extreme behaviors when the battle is approaching, one is so afraid that they can't even eat food, and the other is extremely excited.

Stefan clearly falls into the latter category.

"I think we'd better get the job done!" Baudouin pointed to the pit and said, "Because our lives may well depend on it!" ”

This was echoed by many French soldiers.

Baudouin's father was an arms dealer...... In times of war, arms dealers are always the most profitable, especially in Algeria, where the security situation is unflattering.

Of course, arms dealers are usually inextricably linked to the government or the military, and even agents of the French government, so that they can get their hands on weapons and sell them to the civilian sector for profit.

At the same time, there are certain risks when doing arms business.

Apparently, Baudouin learned some military knowledge or crisis awareness while running his family business and put it to good use.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but glance at Winette, who was smoking a cigarette and laughing with a few female soldiers...... She's obviously the kind of "drunk today, drunk today", who doesn't care about anything, like she's a bystander.

Of course, once the real war comes into plain sight, it may not be the case.

Sure enough, Qin Chuan's idea was fulfilled two days later.

This morning, after everyone had hurriedly eaten bread and baked potatoes as usual, the day's work began.

At this time, the work of the tunnel has basically taken shape, and it is uncertain how much supplies to be loaded in...... It's always an unknown, because you don't know how long you'll be trapped in it by the enemy, two days, three days, or a week or two.

To make matters worse, there is a high risk that the place where the supplies are buried will be blown up, and everyone will starve to death inside.

Therefore, the supply points are reinforced with the coarsest wood, and they are also stored in several positions, so that one place is not destroyed and it is unsustainable.

Just as the soldiers were discussing whether to store more food or ammunition, the "rumble" of airplanes could be faintly heard in the sky.

The soldiers looked at the sky, but the harsh sunlight made it impossible to see anything.

"Go into the tunnel, hide!" Qin Chuan shouted: "It's the enemy's plane"

After staying on the battlefield for a long time, Qin Chuan can basically distinguish between friend and foe by the roar of aircraft...... Alfredo used to doubt this.

"There are so many types of airplanes!" "There's Germany, England, the United States, and Italy," Alfredo said...... How can you tell what kind of plane it is from the sound? ”

"I can't tell!" Qin Chuan replied.

"But you can always know in advance whether it's an enemy plane or your own plane!" Alfredo looked incredulous and asked, "Why?" ”

"I just have to remember the sound of German aircraft engines!" Qin Chuan said: "In addition, the ones that will fly to our heads are always the enemy's!" ”

Alfredo couldn't help but realize.

Indeed, it can be said that Italian fighters have basically no activity in North Africa...... Even if there is, it is used for reconnaissance, and reconnaissance is, of course, in front of the enemy's position, without wandering around your own position.

Therefore, it is not difficult to distinguish between friend and foe.

At this time, Qin Chuan heard a different roar, and it was very dull, like thunder coming from a long distance...... So Qin Chuan judged that it might be an American bomber on the scene.

Qin Chuan guessed correctly, it was the American B17 and B24 bomber formations, compared with the British heavy bombers at an altitude of 7,000 meters, they could fly to an altitude of 8,500 meters to 10,000 meters, and the range was even more surprising.

Among them, the B17 had a shorter range, only 2,900 kilometers, so it was deployed to the island of Malta to bomb Tunisia.

The B24 has a longer range and can fly 5,000 kilometers with 3,700 pounds of bombs, which means that it can fly directly from Benghazi, Libya, to the Tunisian front...... In fact, the Allies did base their bomber groups in Benghazi.

Benghazi was a protrusion on the map, and the bombers took off from there all the way to the ocean, so that they could avoid being fired upon by enemy anti-aircraft guns over land, and then inserted from Gabbès into land to take the shortest path into Tunisia to bomb wherever they wanted to bomb.

This bombardment was cheap for the Allies, since they did not need to transport shells over long deserts...... The bombs were unloaded directly at the port of Benghazi and transported to the bombers, where they were then dropped on the enemy's heads.