"Phone?" The colonel turned his head and looked at Qin Chuan suspiciously, and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"We often need to talk to the crew in the tank, sir!" Qin Chuan replied: "For example, tell them which direction needs fire support and which direction is dangerous." You know, tank crews can't hear the outside world when they fight, which often makes us unable to coordinate effectively with them, and sometimes even when we are attacked behind the tank, the tank doesn't know it! ”

The colonel seemed to understand something, he took the pen and tapped it in the void a few times, and said, "So, what do you mean...... Putting a phone on a tank? ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "We can install the phone in the back of the tank, which should not be difficult, it only needs a wire to connect to the tank, so that we can contact the tank by phone at any time, even if the hatch cover is closed!" ”

The colonel nodded in surprise and delight, and said, "It's a good idea, sergeant, it's a good idea, but it's a good solution to the problem of real-time communication between the infantry and the tank...... Why didn't we think of this before? God, we're so stupid! ”

Saying that, the colonel did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the assistant beside him: "Werner, go get a set of intercom equipment immediately!" ”

"Yes!"

The device was quickly installed, as Qin Chuan said, it was not complicated at all, and it was only a phone installed in the tank cabin, which had almost no impact on the tank space.

Then the colonel also asked Qin Chuan to try to contact the crew in the tank, except for the "rumble" sound of the tank engine that would affect the quality of the call, everything else was fine.

Qin Chuan can even say to the tank:

"Three o'clock position, six hundred meters, tank!"

"Ten o'clock position, five hundred meters, anti-tank guns!"

……

Undoubtedly, the tank's agility and sensitivity to the outside world have increased considerably, which is especially important when fighting at night and when being ambushed by the enemy.

"Great!" The colonel shook Qin Chuan's hand and said, "This is simply a pioneering act, I can't wait to see how it performs on the battlefield!" Thank you, Sergeant! ”

"No, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied: "I should thank you!" ”

Colonel Xie Qinchuan is because of Qin Chuan's groundbreaking idea.

Colonel Qin Chuan thanked him because the colonel put Qin Chuan's idea into practice and greatly enhanced the coordination ability of the infantry tank, which ultimately reduced the danger of the soldiers on the battlefield.

Of course, the colonel understood the meaning of Qin Chuan's words, he smiled and said, "My name is Conrad!" ”

"My name is Flick, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Nice to meet you, Sergeant!" As he spoke, Conrad took out his notebook and wrote something on it, then tore it off and handed it to Qin Chuan: "Sergeant, this is the phone number in my office, if you have any ideas, I mean something like a phone...... Call me then, okay? ”

"Yes, sir!"

After Conrad left, Qin Chuan casually stuffed the phone number into his backpack, and then almost forgot it.

You must know that this is a desert, and there is no telephone in Libya at all, so Qin Chuan didn't take it seriously.

Tanks were coming in from Italy in a steady stream.

During this period, the sea transportation lines between Germany and Italy were relatively smooth, because Hitler transferred the elite 2nd Air Force to Italy, and bombed the island of Malta under the command of Air Marshal Kesselring.

This secured the transport route from Italy to Libya, and the Afrika Korps was quickly replenished: the 5th Light Division received 150 tanks, including a dozen No. 4 tanks, which were better than the No. 3 tank.

In addition, the 5th Light Division was supplemented by infantry and artillery, so it was no longer suitable to use the name "Light Armored Division", and it was officially renamed the 21st Armored Division.

THE 15TH ARMORED DIVISION ALSO RECEIVED 100 TANKS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TANKS IN THE AFRIKA KORPS TO 250, AND MOST OF THESE TANKS WERE "NUMBER THREES" ARMED WITH 50MM CALIBER TANK GUNS, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED THE STRENGTH OF THE AFRIKA KORPS.

Of course, because of Qin Chuan's idea, these tanks were all equipped with telephones in the tail.

It's not just that that makes Rommel even more proud.

That afternoon, while Rommel was looking at the map and thinking about how to attack the British lines, a telegram was handed to Rommel.

The telegram was from the High Command in Berlin and read: "Lieutenant General Rommel, in view of your excellent performance on the battlefield, the High Command has decided to promote you to the rank of Army General!" ”

"I'm an admiral!" Rommel was so surprised by this that he repeated again: "I am an admiral!" ”

"What?" The staff officer was a little incredulous.

Trying to keep himself calm, Rommel handed the telegram to the staff officer, and there was an immediate cheer from the command, and the message spread throughout the Afrika Korps.

Rommel could indeed be proud of this, because he did not have the same rich "background" or "connections" as other German generals, he was a grassroots commander, and he rose from an ordinary company commander to a general, especially in World War II, where he rose from a lieutenant colonel to a general in just two years, the youngest general in the German Army.

Rommel was calm in his subsequent address to the whole army, saying: "Of course it is a good thing, but if I have the possibility I will add more stars to my epaulettes!" Soldiers, I will never forget these glories! ”

The soldiers cheered, and in a way, it was a recognition of Berlin's achievements, and the morale rose to a new level, and everyone, including the Italian army, thought that it would not be long before they could attack Egypt and occupy all of Africa.

Qin Chuan was not interested in this.

On the one hand, this is because he has long known a lot about Rommel's life, and these are not new things for Qin Chuan at all.

On the other hand, it was Qin Chuan who knew very well that this battle would not be as easy as the German soldiers imagined.

Qin Chuan was right, there is a saying on the battlefield that "never underestimate your opponent".

While the German and Italian armies were desperately transporting supplies to strengthen their equipment and combat effectiveness, the British army was not idle.

Although this was somewhat difficult for the British army, the British army, which was unwilling to give up the Suez Canal and even the connection between the British mainland and the colonies, of course tried every means to meet or even exceed the equipment level of the German army.