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And to be honest, Zhang Chi can't manage it even if he wants to, and the British Prime Minister and the soldiers all hope to stop the offensive and enjoy the benefits of this victory for the time being, and are unwilling to break it prematurely, so Zhang Chi can't do anything.

Zhang Chi was just worried that the Commonwealth Army would encounter difficulties in its counteroffensive in the future...... The only thing to pay the price for is that it is another expeditionary force.

So Zhang Chi said to Ramsden: "Tell them that this opportunity was bought by Chinese soldiers with their blood and lives, and since you don't plan to seize this opportunity, then the next time ...... Don't go to the Chinese army anymore! ”

"General!" Ramsden wanted to say something, but Zhang Chi had already stepped into the jeep and walked away.

Zhang Chi's analysis was correct, on the German side, even an ordinary soldier thought that the British would take advantage of the victory in Alexandria to launch an attack to deal a fatal blow to the German and Italian troops, so everyone was nervous, and the negative atmosphere of defeat permeated the air over the German military camp for the first time.

This is rare, because from the time the Germans landed in North Africa, although the two warring sides won and lost each other, the German army has always maintained high morale, and every German soldier is convinced that Germany will win the final victory in the North African theater.

This is also the advantage of Rommel's emphasis on the offensive, which is like a head-to-head assault in a boxing match, and although the Germans had to retreat several times, the German soldiers knew that it was due to insufficient supplies and equipment.

Therefore, the German soldiers actually looked down on the Commonwealth Army, just like the popular saying in the German army: "Are there many British?" One of us can beat them ten! ”

It is not unfounded to say this, the Italian army in the German-Italian alliance is too poor in combat effectiveness, and the entire battlefield is basically supported by 20,000 German troops, while the British Commonwealth army has 200,000 people, so it is really "one to ten".

But this time......

The German army was defeated with an overwhelming superiority in equipment and military power, and it was defeated badly!

In fact, it is not objective to describe "overwhelming superiority" here, and there is no big gap between the German army and the Chinese army in terms of strength and equipment in the battle of Alexandria.

Air Force: More than 300 planes against more than 100 British planes, although the German army had an advantage in numbers, the quality of the British pilots was better.

Armored Forces: A German Armored Division The Chinese army is also an armored division, but the German tanks are generally more advanced than the Chinese armored divisions, and the Germans have more tank combat experience.

The infantry and artillery were even superior to the Chinese and British armies.

Of course, what is particularly important here is air supremacy, which put the Chinese military in a passive position for a time.

The reason why the German soldiers would describe it as "overwhelming" was because the German soldiers generally had a kind of arrogance of contempt for the world: they occupied Poland in a few weeks, wiped out France in a month, and attacked the Soviet Union while besieging and bombing the empire.

The same was true in the African theater, where more than 20,000 German troops could fight the Commonwealth army all over the place.

In addition, the German army has always won the Commonwealth Army with weak equipment and troops in the African theater, so it naturally felt that it was an "overwhelming advantage" because it had some advantages in the Battle of Alexandria.

In fact, the German army did not need to be so arrogant at all, on the one hand, Zhang Chi used the "Golan trench" across the era, and on the other hand, the Chinese army was very good at fighting this kind of defensive battle under weak equipment, and they held on to the enemy's aircraft, artillery and tanks when facing the Japanese at home.

If we really want to talk about "overwhelming superiority", it should be the United Army-led United Army against the Volunteer Army on the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, in that case, the Chinese army can withstand the attack of the US army, let alone the current German army!

But the Germans didn't think so.

As the saying goes, "the higher you climb, the worse you fall", because the German army's demands and psychological expectations for themselves were too high, and it was a little difficult to accept such a defeat in Alexandria.

In other words, the victory of the Chinese army in Alexandria was not only a military victory, but more importantly, it was a serious blow to the confidence and morale of the German army.

If the Commonwealth army attacked at this time, the Germans were afraid that they would only be able to roll up and leave.

But what puzzled all the Germans was that the Germans waited nervously for several days, and some were even ready to retreat, but nothing happened, and the enemy did not attack!

Rommel was also very puzzled by this, and he couldn't even believe it was true, because it was two armored divisions...... In the Battle of Alexandria, the Afrika Korps lost two armored divisions.

The Italian 133rd Panzer Division was almost completely annihilated, and the German 21st Panzer Division lost its combat effectiveness although it was not completely annihilated.

It's like saying to the British, "Come on, come and beat me!" ”

But the British didn't.

He was relieved only when the scouts and planes told Rommel that everything was normal and that the British showed no signs of attack.

Then Rommel couldn't help laughing and said: "They fight like lions, but they are led by stupid donkeys, and this cannot but be said to be their misfortune!" ”

Needless to say, Rommel was referring to the Chinese army, and the stupid donkey was the British officers who had the idea of "being in a safe corner".

It can also be seen from this sentence that Rommel is not simple, he can guess what is happening on the side of the Commonwealth army without "super secret".

Rommel, of course, would not let go of this rare opportunity, and he immediately ordered the troops to organize a defense.

Rommel's defense was simple, that is, mines, a lot of mines.

He ordered a long, wide belt of mines to be laid in front of the line, most of which were powerful enough to blow up tanks and tracks, pierce the bottom of armored vehicles, or destroy a car, and three percent of them had a variety of devastating properties, such as an "S" mine nicknamed "Bounce Betty", which would be projectile into the air and explode 1.5 to 2 meters into the air to inflict massive casualties on enemy infantry.

Later, Rommel simply asked the supply fleet to reduce the delivery of supplies and even ammunition and instead send mines, which were laid to the front of the defense line as soon as they reached North Africa.

According to statistics, Rommel laid a total of 445,000 mines on the defensive line, and the Germans called it "the devil's paradise".