After training for half a month, Qin Chuan thought that the time was almost over, so he developed to the next step, which was the training of the whole army.

Instructor Erwin disagreed, because he believed that although the exercise was successful and most of the soldiers were able to hold out until the end, it was not yet time to finalize the teaching materials and popularize the training, and if there were any problems that were not discovered and put into the battlefield, some people would die.

The attitude of the Erwin instructor to take responsibility for life is worthy of recognition, and the Germans are generally more rigorous and serious.

But Qin Chuan knew that there were some problems that could not be discovered in the exercise, so he had to be put into actual combat and solve them while discovering them.

More importantly, the "cold gun and cold gun" movement emphasizes "quantity" rather than "quality" than snipers...... It is a kind of sniper operation on a large scale, a kind of small victory into a big victory, and it can even be said to be a kind of psychological warfare.

Thanks to Rommel's support, the plan was quickly implemented.

The training of the 21st Armored Division was led by Qin Chuan with 30 cadets as instructors, and the 15th Armored Division was led by Erwin with another 30 cadets.

Of course, most of the candidates were called from infantry regiments...... Most of the soldiers in the armored regiment had some skills, and although the Germans were faced with the embarrassing situation of not having tanks available at this time, it was difficult to guarantee that tanks would arrive one day.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the armored regiment also received little training in relevant foot combat, and it was obviously more difficult to select qualified snipers from among them, so Qin Chuan simply excluded the armored regiment.

The artillery can pick a part, mainly because the sniper unit also needs artillery observers who can guide the artillery to bomb...... Originally, Qin Chuan wanted snipers to learn this knowledge, but found that there was actually a simpler way, that is, to let artillery observers and snipers mix together to lurk on the front line, and the observers only wore binoculars to contact the artillery at a distance, because they were far away and did not shoot, so the security was much higher.

In fact, this is also a helpless move due to lack of time, because it is the sniper who can really find the target that needs to be bombed and cooperate with the sniper.

Originally, Qin Chuan thought that this would require several days of propaganda work and even the mobilization of officers, because after all, this was a thankless task, and if he could stay in the rear and blow the sea breeze, who would be willing to go to the battlefield, especially if he still had to lie motionless under the eyes of the enemy all day.

But I didn't expect that the number of soldiers who came to sign up for the event was much larger than expected, and there were more than 500 people in just half a day...... This number is actually enough to form the sniper force that Qin Chuan needs, but the number is still increasing.

Qin Chuan asked one of the corporals curiously, "Soldier, what is the purpose of your registration?" ”

"Does this need a purpose?" The corporal looked at Qin Chuan with some doubts: "I think I can handle this task, so I'm here!" ”

Qin Chuan felt a little incredible, and at the same time felt that the German soldiers were actually very cute, they regarded the battle as their duty and obligation, and they came because they believed that they could do it.

Of course, there are also people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, just like there have been deserters before, but their army still has a military spirit similar to "chivalry" in general, which makes them fundamentally different from the Italian army and the African army.

This is especially true of African armies, many of whom only recognize tribes and not countries, so of course they will each have the idea of preserving their strength, so the whole army will be scattered and crushed in one blow.

Due to the combat consciousness and initiative of the German soldiers, coupled with the fact that most of them were soldiers who rolled out of the battlefield, and at the same time, Qin Chuan taught them the experience summed up in the previous exercises, so the training process was quite fast, and the training had basically met the requirements in just two weeks of training.

At this time, Qin Chuan called Erwin.

"I think it's time for them to try it on the battlefield!" Qin Chuan said.

"Sir!" Erwin was a little nervous: "Although the training is going well, they need more time......"

"It's always going to take more time, second lieutenant!" Qin Chuan said: "Because it's a battlefield!" ”

Erwyn's head was silent.

Erwin knew that Qin Chuan was right, there was a saying that "the best school is the battlefield", and if the troops want to grow and learn, they must be pulled to the battlefield to practice, especially the brand-new tactics that have no experience to learn from.

"Alright, sir!" Erwin said, "I don't have a problem anymore! ”

So the operation began that night, Qin Chuan with 600 snipers in charge of the northern section of the defensive line, and Erwin with the same number of troops in charge of the southern section of the defensive line.

While Qin Chuan's plan was proceeding step by step, Montgomery's side was also in full swing preparing for war.

One of Montgomery's first things to do when he took office was to make drastic changes to the command staff of the Eighth Army, because he felt that a large part of the reason why the Eighth Army had been defeated so many times before that was due to the lack of responsibility of these commanders.

There is some truth to Montgomery's idea...... Most of the commanders of the Eighth Army were British officers who had been stationed in Egypt for a long time, and they were like gods in Egypt, calling for wind and rain and omnipotence, and after a long time, they swelled a little carried away, and when they really needed to fight, they panicked and didn't know what to do.

For this reason, Montgomery even did not hesitate to transfer a group of officers from the distant British mainland to command the army.

Montgomery then redeployed thousands of long-range cannons on the defensive line, all of which were covered with camouflage nets and stood in concealed positions, aiming their muzzles at the other side of the defensive line.

In addition, Montgomery also added the 1st Panzer Division, which was joined by the 15th Panzer Division and the 7th Panzer Division, in ambush near Mount Halefa...... Montgomery believed that if the Germans were to attack, they would have to open a gap here, as the Germans had done in the British lines.

It can also be seen that all of Montgomery's preparations were aimed at the German armored forces, although he knew that the German supply lines had been cut off and it was difficult to replenish the tanks.

"What else can they have?" Montgomery said, "All I was worried about was the German tanks!" ”

For this reason, Montgomery also issued an order that British tanks were only allowed to fight from a distance and not to fight closely.

This is in line with the real situation, as in a tank battle that took place earlier...... The British "General Grant" tanks had a longer range but were clumsy, and even had a flaw due to poor range, while the German tanks were very agile and suitable for close combat.

It's just that what Montgomery didn't expect was that this time the Germans were not attacking tanks at all.