Rommel's strategy was to find ways to slow down the enemy if he didn't have enough mobile troops to move. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

From a relativistic point of view, slowing down the enemy is equivalent to speeding up on its own, so this can also be regarded as another kind of "blitzkrieg".

Mines are Rommel's tools to slow down the enemy.

This tactic proved to be very effective.

It is worth mentioning that Rommel also asked the soldiers to dig the "Golan trench" in front of the defense line according to the gourd drawing scoop, of course, the "Golan trench" at this time was no longer the "Golan trench", and the Germans called this anti-tank trench "Alexander trench".

Rommel even hoped that the Chinese army would come and attack this "Alexander trench", because he wanted to know how to crack this anti-tank trench or how to attack!

For this, Rommel can be said to be unable to get out of the horns.

The "Golan Trench" may be a nightmare for tanks, but does it mean that any battle must be attacked by tank troops? Isn't it an artificial high ground for infantry that can't be shorter? Artillery cover and then the infantry will be taken down with a charge?!

Of course, Zhang Chi did not know the situation on Rommel's side, and the order he received was to consolidate the defense line in Alexandria and train and rest.

In fact, this does not require Montgomery's order at all, and the Chinese army has long done this, which is the practice of the Chinese army.

Montgomery did this, Zhang speculated, and he may have simply meant to show that the Chinese army had won the victory under his command.

"General!" At this time, Brigadier General Jack stood in front of Zhang Chi, and after he saluted Zhang Chi, he said, "General, I don't know if I can give you an opinion?" ”

"Of course!" Zhang Chi replied, and then motioned for Brigadier General Jack to sit down opposite.

"That's right, General!" Compared to before, Brigadier General Jack seemed a little restrained.

Zhang Chi can also understand this, before the Battle of Alexandria, the Chinese army or Zhang Chi's reputation was not so loud, and Brigadier Jack, as a British, still has some superiority in front of the officers and soldiers of other countries...... In fact, this is a common problem of British officers, and Brigadier General Jack has already calculated it.

This sense of superiority made Brigadier General Jack look relaxed in front of Zhang Chi, but this time was different from the past, Brigadier General Jack at this time already knew the energy of the Chinese general in front of him and even the entire Chinese army, so he naturally felt the pressure and seemed a little nervous.

Brigadier General Jack gathered his thoughts and continued: "You know, the South African 1st Division has rarely won a battle like Alexandria before...... In fact, no, first of all, I would like to express my honor to participate in this battle with the Chinese army, and it is an honor to continue to garrison Alexandria with the Chinese army......"

"It's my pleasure too!" Zhang Chi responded: "You guys played well! ”

"No, no...... We're not doing enough well! Brigadier General Jack was a little ashamed of Zhang Chi's compliment, because in fact he did nothing on the battlefield, and the soldiers of the 1st South African Division rushed to the battlefield spontaneously.

Zhang Chi handed Brigadier General Jack a cup of coffee and said, "Then, Brigadier General." What about your advice? ”

"What?" Brigadier General Jack couldn't help but be stunned.

"Aren't you here to make suggestions?" Zhang Chi was a little puzzled.

"Oh yes. Suggestion! Brigadier General Jack smiled slightly awkwardly: "That's right, given that the South African 1st Division may still have a long time to work together with the Chinese army, so ...... I'm wondering, should we do more joint exercises, or should the Chinese army do the necessary training of the South African 1st Division? ”

"Oh!" Zhang Chi couldn't help but glance at Brigadier General Jack in surprise, then nodded and said, "Very good suggestion, Brigadier General, I have no reason to refuse!" ”

The reason why Zhang Chi was surprised was that he knew that British officers were good-looking, so under normal circumstances, he would not propose to let the Chinese army train their troops, even the colonial army.

What Zhang Chi didn't know was that Brigadier General Jack had previously discussed this issue among the British officers of the 1st Division in South Africa, and the British officers were almost overwhelmingly opposed.

The reason for the opposition is just as Zhang Chi thinks, because of face.

Of course, the British officers would not say "face", but "dignity".

"God! Let the Chinese army train the South African 1st Division? Is this an admission that we are inferior to those Chinese? ”

"That's right, Brigadier General! We cannot abandon our dignity just because the Chinese have won a battle! ”

"It's not just us, if it's in the newspapers, the dignity of our British Empire will be gone! People in other countries will know that we need Chinese to train soldiers! ”

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"But so what?" Brigadier General Jack retorted: "Just training makes you feel undignified? Isn't it more dignified to lose a battle on the battlefield? Isn't it more dignified to let the Germans run after the ass again and again? ”

As soon as Brigadier General Jack said this, the officers were silent.

In fact, the answer is obvious, but the British officers are unwilling to admit it.

In fact, they also had the same mentality as the Italian officers: it was not a shame to be defeated by the enemy, because the other Commonwealth armies were also defeated by the Germans, so it was not that the South African 1st Division was too weak, but because the enemy was too strong.

But in fact, everyone knows that this is self-deception, and even the word "chicken feathers" cannot describe the weak combat effectiveness of the South African 1st Division.

"Gentlemen!" Brigadier General Jack continued: "Do you know what struck me the most? It was not the German planes and tanks, nor their superior combat effectiveness and speed of attack, but Alexandria...... It was here, at the moment of seeing the South African soldiers rushing to the German line in droves, fearless of life and death. Since then, I've been thinking about the question: what makes those South African soldiers, who have always been a pile of shit in our eyes, burst out with such combat effectiveness? ”

The British officers were speechless.

Brigadier General Jack did not wronged them, and the after-dinner pleasure of the British officers was to joke about all kinds of strange incidents of the South African soldiers, who were not even as good as shit in their eyes.

"Is it the fault of the South African soldiers?" Brigadier General Jack asked: "I thought so before that, but after the Battle of Alexandria, I thought ...... Maybe we're wrong! ”

"That's what I'm for, understand?" Brigadier General Jack accentuated: "I want to know why, and you must know that this is the battlefield, and we are fighting the most brutal war with the enemy!" So, let go of your bullshit dignity, nothing is more important than life! ”