The counterweight was quickly welded.

To do this is actually very simple, if you can't find so many iron balls, you cut the solid steel bar into small sections and weld them.

Then the tank was on the road again, this time very smoothly, the chain with the counterweight smashed forward, and the anti-tank mine exploded with a loud bang only to hear a "boom".

The problem is that the explosion of the anti-tank mine is more powerful, and several iron chains are blown up and divided into several sections and fly far away.

"Looks like we've got a few more chains ready!" Colonel Albridge said.

Rommel stepped forward, looked at the only few broken chains, nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is at least better than a tank being blown up, isn't it?" ”

"Of course, General!"

"And the enemy doesn't have so many anti-tank mines either!" Rommel said: "Even if there are so many anti-tank mines, they will not all stand in our way!" ”

Of course, desert warfare is characterized by the fact that it is impossible to know from which position the enemy will attack, because there is an open area where you can walk everywhere, so you can only encounter anti-tank mines.

After a pause, Rommel asked Colonel Albrey: "How much time does it take to prepare ten sets of chains for twelve mine-sweeping tanks?" ”

Rommel it was estimated that each tank would run into ten anti-tank mines.

Colonel Albridge looked at a major beside him, who was apparently in charge of tank repairs.

"General, general......" The major replied with some excitement: "Due to the limited tools...... It could take us two days! ”

"No, we don't have that much time!" Rommel looked at his watch, and then ordered: "You are limited to twelve hours to complete the transformation task, no matter how difficult it is!" ”

"Yes, General!" There was some anxiety and fear in the major's eyes, but he did not dare to disobey Rommel's orders.

Rommel walked towards his jeep, walked a few steps, and then turned back to Qin Chuan and said, "Sergeant, you have successfully won ten hours of rest for your troops, congratulations!" ”

"Well done, Sergeant!" General Stryk whispered as he passed in front of Qin Chuan, "I've never seen him compromise, but you succeeded!" ”

General Stryker's "he" is, of course, Rommel.

"Hey, Sergeant!" After Rommel and his party left, Colonel Slain greeted Qin Chuan: "Go back with me, we should enjoy this rare vacation, right?" ”

So Qin Chuan once again took Colonel Slane's jeep back to the camp, which made the soldiers envious, especially when Qin Chuan got off the car, Colonel Slane waved to Qin Chuan: "Goodbye, sergeant, I believe we will meet again soon!" ”

This was already very common for Qin Chuan, but the German soldiers looked at Qin Chuan with envious eyes one by one...... When you think about it, it's a bit abnormal, a colonel would say goodbye to a sergeant like an old friend.

If they knew that General Stryker or even Rommel might do this, they would have scared them half to death.

But of course Qin Chuan wouldn't say anything, because these were all confidential.

The order to rest of the 21st Panzer Division soon came down.

In the eyes of most people, rest should be sitting comfortably on the sofa with a cup of coffee after work, watching TV and chatting with family.

But this is not the case at all with rest on the battlefield, especially since it is still a desert...... The soldiers still had to deal with the scorching sun and the British fighters that could appear in the sky at any time.

The only difference is that they don't need to be on the lookout for enemy counter-attacks like front-line soldiers, although this is not very likely.

This made Qin Chuan feel that the vacation he had worked so hard to win was a little worthless, because they also couldn't sleep and had to face death at the same time.

Then Qin Chuan knew that this was not the case.

The "rumble" of artillery bombardment could be heard in the distance, and at the same time, German fighters and bombers appeared in the soldiers' sight and continued to dive towards the enemy lines.

"They're actually attacking, during the day?" The baker couldn't believe it.

"Nothing strange!" "Because it was Rommel who commanded us, and he would attack whenever he could!" ”

"But what's the use of them attacking?" Alfredo couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this a senseless sacrifice?" The enemy has much more artillery than we do, as well as planes, mines, ......"

Qin Chuan understood the meaning of the soldiers' words.

The 21st Panzer Division is the main force of the African Army, as the main force, they launched a surprise attack at night and failed to break through the defensive line, and the non-main force of the 15th Panzer Division could not break through during the day.

With a hint of sarcasm, Kuhn said, "Do our own thing, maybe they don't think it doesn't make sense!" ”

In fact, this does make sense, Qin Chuan knows why Rommel did this.

This was a strategic deception, which led the British to believe that the German attack was still focused on the Roissat Ridge and to move their forces as far as possible in the direction of the Roissat Ridge.

General Ochinleck was fooled.

"The Germans don't want us to re-mine the Rwaissat Ridge!" General Ochinleke said to Major General Rich: "So that they can raid it again at night!" ”

"Yes, General!" Major General Ritchie agreed: "Although they also bombed Dirsin, it was only a cover to confuse us!" ”

It is not uncommon for General Ochinleck and Major General Richie to think so, because the minefield of the Ruvaisat Ridge had been cleared by the Germans last night, which meant that the German panzer divisions could quickly break through here.

In other places, because the minefields are still intact, it is basically impossible for the Germans to break through quickly...... At the very least, the Germans would have been discovered by British soldiers and prepared in advance when they were demining.

So, General Ochinleck thought that the only thing he had to worry about was the Rovaisat Ridge.

"Immediately strengthen the defenses of the Rowaiisat Ridge!" General Auchinleck didn't think much about it: "Transfer the 2nd Panzer Regiment and the 5th Artillery Regiment there, and there are still shells...... There weren't enough shells, those cannons were just rubbish! ”

"Yes, General!" Major General Richie immediately conveyed the order.

Ochinlek even transferred an Indian infantry regiment from Dirsine, which established another line five kilometres behind the line of Rhoissat Ridge...... As mentioned earlier, the Rwa Isat Ridge could not deploy too many troops, which made Ochinlek uneasy.

At the same time, more than 500 artillery pieces, including more than 100 "Priest" self-propelled howitzers, surrounded the vicinity of the Rhois Isat Ridge and completed test firing, preparing to inflict a devastating blow on the Germans as soon as they launched an offensive.

What General Auchinleck did not expect was that what he did was exactly what Rommel wanted.