"At the same time......" Zhang Chi continued: "It is very likely that the Germans will choose to attack tonight!" ”

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"There are several reasons why I guess!" Zhang Chi continued: "On the one hand, Rommel has been waiting for this moment for a long time, his 21st Armored Division has been defeated by us, and now they finally have a chance to take revenge, he will not be willing to wait any longer, and with his thunderous character, he has always fought fast and slow, so tonight is a good opportunity!" ”

The officers couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.

"On the other hand!" Zhang Chi pointed to Alexandria on the map on the wall and said: "The 133rd Armored Division of the Italian Army is almost unable to hold on, which also requires the German army to act as soon as possible, otherwise the German-Italian alliance is likely to have a gap!" ”

After a pause, Zhang Chi added: "Or, we can also urge the Germans!" ”

"Urging the Germans?" The officers couldn't help but look at Zhang Chi suspiciously.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "It has been two days now, and we have besieged Alexandria without attacking it...... This may give the Germans the illusion that we will keep waiting like this! ”

Staff Officer Liang quickly heard the mystery: "What does the general mean...... Hit a dozen Alexandria? ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "But you can't fight too much, it's not good to beat the Italians and surrender!" ”

The officers laughed at the sound of "coaxing", these Italians really brought a lot of joy to the soldiers of the expeditionary force, and they even took the trouble to cook a dinner when they were prisoners.

"General rest assured!" Staff Officer Liang responded: "I'll arrange these things, and I'll fight them until they're afraid, and let them send a few more telegrams for help!" ”

The officers burst into laughter again.

After the laughter stopped, Zhang Chi pointed to the map and said: "In this way, we can set the time for the Germans to attack, based on the 'Tiger' cross-country speed of 15 kilometers per hour, they will have to set off half an hour in advance if they arrive at us in the early morning, that is, around half past five...... And because the Tiger is extremely fuel-guzzling, they will most likely choose the shortest distance to march ......"

As he spoke, Zhang Chi drew a straight line on the map, and then said to the officers: "Now you should know how this battle is fought!" ”

The officers nodded their heads one after another, and Abner, who was listening to all this, couldn't help but be so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, he couldn't imagine how Zhang Chi could see so many problems and boldly guess the enemy's plans from the information that did not have much information, and more importantly, these speculations were reasonable and reasonable, and even Abner himself believed that the Germans were likely to fight like this.

Moreover, even if the Germans did not fight like this, the Chinese army would not lose much if they went out to ambush.

If Rommel heard this, he would certainly be greatly surprised that a Chinese soldier, who had never seen a Tiger tank, knew so much about the shortcomings of the "Tiger" tank and even made an accurate judgment.

As Zhang Chi guessed, Rommel was ready for a night raid, and the reason was precisely because, as Zhang Chi said, he had to consider the combat efficiency of the "Tiger" tank.

"General!" Heinz Landau stood in front of Rommel and gave a German salute.

"Major General! You ready? Rommel looked up from the map and looked at the Heinz Landau.

"Yes, General!" Heinz replied confidently, looking at Rommel gratefully.

To everyone's surprise, Rommel brought the tanks this time ...... That is, more than 100 No. 4 tanks plus 6 "Tiger" types were all supplemented into the 21st Armored Division.

Originally, everyone thought that after the defeat of the 21st Panzer Division at Mahairama, Rommel would give these tanks to the 15th Panzer Division or the 90th Panzer Division, or at least divide some of each unit, but Rommel finally insisted on handing them all to the 21st Panzer Division.

Rommel also has good reasons for this.

"Gentlemen!" Rommel said at the meeting: "First of all, I think the 21st Panzer Division needs this equipment more than any other Panzer Division, you know, it lost more than a hundred tanks on the battlefield of Mahairama, and this batch of tanks just filled the gap!" ”

"But the general!" Major General von Schroeder, commander of the 15th Panzer Division, said: "Don't you think it's General Heinz's poor command? If this batch of equipment is put in his hands, it is very likely that it will bring us failure! ”

"General Schroeder!" Rommel replied: "We have seen the ability of General Heinz, and the defeat of Maherama was just an accident, I believe in his ability, and at the same time I believe in the ability of everyone here, and I believe that together we will defeat the enemy!" ”

That's the charm of Rommel, who makes every subordinate feel valued.

"Let's look at things from a different perspective!" Rommel continued: "We all know that the Chinese army is an outlier in the North African theater, and we don't know much about it, but at least we have learned that they are brave and good at fighting, and they are very intelligent, and they are different from the Soviets, different from the British, and of course different from the Indians, different from the Austrians...... All of us here have no experience in fighting it, except for General Heinz. That's why I handed over this batch of tanks to the 21st Panzer Division. Do you have a different opinion? ”

No one objected, because it was true that no one, except Heinz, had experience in fighting the Chinese army.

After the meeting, Rommel called Heinz to his headquarters, and Rommel patted Heinz on the shoulder and said: "Major General, I believe you are really ready, you must be more careful with those Chinese, understand?" Even if we add more than 100 No. 4s, there is also a 'Tiger'! ”

"Yes, General!"

"Good!" Rommel nodded: "Go and rest!" ”

This surprised Heinz, who had thought that Rommel would emphasize to him how important this battle was, or tell him not to live up to Rommel's trust in him, but Rommel said nothing.

"General!" Heinz asked, "Don't you want to know something else?" For example, a detailed attack plan! ”

"No!" Rommel replied: "I'm sure you can bring us victory, and that's enough, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, General!" Heinz replied.

Before Heinz walked out of the door, he turned back and said solemnly to Rommel: "Thank you, General!" ”