In the command of the British sortie position, Johnson and his Australian colleagues were receiving bad news one after another.

"The contact between our troops and the garrison on Heights 4 was cut off by the sudden appearance of German troops. The 2 Australian battalions arranged at the junction were quickly wiped out by the Germans! ”

"There is an enemy situation in the southeast of Heights 4, and the French army on the southern flank will further expand the area of attack!"

"The French army on high ground No. 3 has once again made a large-scale attack and launched an attack on the right flank of our position!"

"Division commander, Heights 4 is being attacked by more than ten combat points in two general directions of the French army, and they are completely entangled! They're sending a telegram for help! ”

“......”

For a time, the battle reports of the German-French coalition forces attacking from all sides came and went.

"Smack!" The division commander of the major general from Australia angrily took the telescopic rod leaning on the sand table model in his hand and threw it hard against the sand model on the No. 3 plateau on the sand table.

With the smashing of the telescopic rod, this improvised sand table model made of mud and sand and wargames was turned into a splash of sand and scattered in all directions.

The trapped beast-like Australian Major General stared hard at his red eyes and looked at Johnson with a hideous expression.

He lost two battalions at the junction of the sortie position and Heights 4, and on the right flank of the sortie, he was heavily damaged by a battalion, and the troops stationed on Heights 4 were mainly Australian troops under his command, supplemented only by a small number of British troops.

In just over an hour, he had completely lost 2 battalions and was severely damaged 4 battalions, that is to say, nearly two-thirds of the troops under his command had huge casualties!

Now, between the British sortie position and Heights 4, an elite German unit that had just won a great victory was nowhere to be found.

This German army, which could appear in any direction at any time, inflicted 2 wounds on the British troops.

The No. 4 Heights, which were finally won before, were also attacked everywhere and embattled. Although the French only launched an offensive to the south and southeast of them, the two attacks together had already cut off the garrison on Heights No. 4 and withdrew to the main position of the British about 30 degrees east-south.

In other words, even if the troops on Heights 4 abandoned their positions and retreated, they would not be able to match the glory of the British troops in the sortie position, and could only flee in the opposite direction.

The most irritating thing was that the two battalions that could have been transferred to the rescue at the junction were quickly wiped out by the Germans who launched a surprise attack at the beginning, resulting in the inability of Heights 4 to receive reinforcements in a short time. The British attack on the southern flank of the main position, which had recently launched an offensive against the French, disrupted their efforts to send troops from here to aid Heights 4.

The Australian major general clutched the edge of the table where the sand table model was placed with both hands, and his hands were full of muscles, as if he was about to overturn the table.

It seems that after the German officers took over the command, the tactics of this group of French became more cunning. His opponents, like a fox in the desert, used all kinds of cunning methods to stir up the battlefield in an instant, and also made the British command dizzy.

He never dreamed that since this small group of German troops came to the battlefield, the originally one-sided battle situation would undergo such earth-shaking changes. In just over an hour, the all-out German-French coalition forces reversed the roles of the offensive and defensive sides, and quickly and effectively transformed from passive defense to the attacker who controlled the initiative!

Originally, the fact that less than a regiment of German troops joined the French defense line was acceptable to Johnson and his Australian colleagues. Although they knew that the German army was very strong, no matter how strong they were, it was impossible for them to turn the world upside down without using the strength of a regiment.

As for the increase in the strength of the French line, it was not a big problem. After all, the casualties of the French 5th Division these days are really not small, and they are probably close to the end of the crossbow.

Had it not been for the arrival of the Germans, within 48 hours, Heights 3 would have changed hands. And if the Germans helped the French in trench warfare, in front of the Commonwealth army, which had the advantage of strength and artillery, it would only be a maximum of time for the heights to change hands, plus 48 hours.

In this mode of thinking, when they saw the French army increasing troops from the rear to the first line of defense, Johnson and his team subconsciously thought that the German army had added troops to the second line of defense for the French army, so that the French army had spare strength to strengthen the strength of the first line of defense.

As the French army, which was still on the defensive, dispatched a regiment to launch an offensive on the No. 4 heights, the situation, which was originally quite clear, was suddenly chaotic.

The first thing that stunned Johnson was the French army's senseless attack on Heights 4 itself, as well as the unreasonable unfocused offensive mode of the French army.

According to this unreasonable style of play, it was almost impossible for the French army, which had a small number of troops, to take the No. 4 high ground garrisoned by the British army with the same strength. And even if the incident is extremely bizarre, their unreasonable unfocused offensive really won the No. 4 heights, but the losses they paid for this are not worth it.

In other words, even if the French army took Heights 4, they would not be able to hold it because of the inevitable heavy losses. On the contrary, such a large amount of troops is wasted, which will hasten the time of their demise.

At that time, Johnson's minds were a mess, and they couldn't imagine the meaning of the French army's doing this.

However, it seems that from that moment on, there are more and more things that cannot be figured out, and they become more and more bizarre.

The German troops, who were supposed to stay on the second line of defense on Heights 3, suddenly appeared at the British junction and eliminated the Australian troops placed there to connect the two positions.

At the same time, the French army, which had not made much progress in the offensive because of the dispersion of troops, actually further divided its forces and launched a wider offensive southeast of Heights 4, making their offensive spearhead even weaker and more scattered.

Then, as if the French army was pressing the bottom of the box, they also appeared on the southern flank of Johnson's main position, and launched an offensive regardless of the result.

What is the connection between the three of the latest changes, which makes Johnson guess big.

Although Heights 4 is still very sure that it will withstand the unfocused attack of the French army, and Johnson's main position of attack is by no means something that the French army on the southern flank can take, but a sense of danger quietly breeds in Johnson's heart.

"What the hell are they trying to do?" The Australian major general asked Johnson blankly.

yes, what exactly does the other party want to do? What kind of conspiracy is hidden under this chaotic style of play?

Johnson had speculated that the man in command of the German and French troops might have been replaced by a German general under Rommel. But now, at least there is some confirmation.

That is, this person is by no means an idle person. Even, the other party is a famous German general!

Who will it be?

Can hide the tactical intent so cleverly, a certain person, this person is Rommel himself?!

Although judging from the French army's style of play, it may still look a little messy.

But once it is combined with the timing of the surprise attack of the German army, in the dark, there is an extremely terrifying tactical implementation and tactical convergence between the two armies. Counting the time of the German and French armies' skillful cooperation and sorties, the timetable arranged by the commanders of the other side can be described as even more watertight, bold but meticulous and thorough.

Who else can there be other than Rommel in this commanding skill?