The officers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and the appetite for this battle plan was a bit big, because if the Allies occupied Gafsa, they would definitely use the main armored forces to intersperse along the road in order to divide and encircle Tunisia, but Qin Chuan planned to encircle them in Tunisia.

"In other words, we have to remove all the gasoline along the way!" Rommel said: "And also to hold the game of the Grand Port and Tunisia!" ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.

The Grand Port of the Games and Tunisia are naval and air bases, respectively, where fuel is stockpiled.

"It's almost impossible, Lieutenant!" Major General Foigt said: "If the enemy occupies Gafsa, there will be a garrison in Gafsa, and you will be attacked from both sides of the enemy!" ”

"At the same time, they will be attacked by us from several sides!" Qin Chuan said: "Because every high ground will have our ambush soldiers!" ”

Hearing this, Rommel couldn't help but be silent, this can be said to be a risk, but it seems that the risk is worth it, because it is very likely to crush the main force of the enemy's armored division, and before that, it was difficult for the Germans to destroy even a few enemy "Sherman" tanks.

After thinking about it, Rommel asked, "Are the tunnel fortifications ready?" ”

"Ready, General!" Qin Chuan replied.

"How long will you live in it?" Rommel asked.

"A week, maybe longer!" Qin Chuan said: "If the rationing system is implemented! ”

"Hmm!" Rommel nodded, then asked, "Are the soldiers ready?" I mean...... Live in the pit for a week! ”

Qin Chuan replied a little helplessly: "This may be a problem, General, because no one has tried to stay in it for a week!" ”

After a moment of silence, Rommel gave the order to the staff officer: "Let General Neumann come here at once!" ”

"Yes, General!"

Twenty minutes later, Major General Neumann was standing in Rommel's command car.

"Are your people ready?" Rommel asked as soon as they met.

"Of course, General!" Neumann replied without thinking.

"You seem to be answering too quickly!" Rommel said: "When I say preparation, I mean whether your soldiers can stay in the pit for a week!" ”

Major General Neumann couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and asked with some incredible expression: "A week?" ”

"Yes!" Rommel said: "A week, maybe even longer!" ”

Major General Neumann was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind, and stepped forward to reply: "No problem, General! ”

"Good!" Rommel nodded, then turned his gaze back to Colonel Slein and said, "Although I don't want to put the First Infantry in this position, ...... Whether this plan is successful or not is directly related to the survival of the Afrika Korps! ”

"I understand, General!" Colonel Slane really understood, and so did Qin Chuan.

The First Infantry Corps is not actually suitable for participating in this kind of defensive warfare, because they are elite, they are the mechanical infantry regiments of the armored division, and they are also infantry regiments that have been trained to parachute and can be used as airborne troops.

Arrange this unit to carry out regular operations on high ground, and even hide in tunnels...... That's a waste.

However, as Rommel said, this plan was too important, especially in the highlands around Gafsa, which required an elite army.

"Good!" Rommel patted Colonel Slein on the shoulder and said, "Now, it's time to discuss the detailed battle plan!" ”

The detailed plan is actually quite simple.

Rommel placed one panzer division on the left flank of Gafsa, the western sector of the Gabes line, and one panzer division on the eastern sector of the Gabes line.

This was the standard German defense...... Just like the previous defense of the Alexandria Line, the infantry was on the first line and the armored divisions were on standby in the second or third line. As soon as the enemy breaks through from somewhere, the panzer division launches a counteroffensive against the enemy pouring in from the breach.

On the surface, this seems to be fine, but in fact, it is deliberately exposed to the important town of Gafsa, which is located in the center.

The remaining armoured division was stationed in Tunisia.

Tunisia has two airports, one military and one civilian.

And the airport is the top priority of defense...... This is somewhat similar to the defense of the island, and it is also determined by the strong air power of Britain and the United States, once the Allies occupy the airfield and use transport planes to unload soldiers and supplies from the airfield in large numbers, it will be an absolute nightmare for the German army.

What's more, once Tunisia is lost, the port of the game not far from it will not be able to be saved, and the Tunisian Strait will actually be opened by the Allies, so the whole battle will lose its meaning.

An infantry regiment was drawn from the Panzer Division on the Gafsa Highway to garrison it.

Eventually, Rommel also transferred the 36th Infantry Division in Algiers to the Algerian-Tunisian border as a reserve.

The 36th Infantry Division is a motorized infantry division that can quickly reinforce the battlefield, and at the same time, they are outside the Matre Line on the A-Tu border, so they do not have to worry about being attacked by the Allied armored divisions...... The Matre Line was built on a mountain range and was not suitable for mechanized troops to fight.

At this time, Montgomery had moved his headquarters forward to Tripoli.

This was undoubtedly a brilliant victory for the Allies...... Tripoli is the capital of Libya, where Italian troops used to start the North African War, and German troops used to fight British troops all the way back to Egypt.

Now, for the first time, the British army has taken this city, which symbolizes the politics and military of Libya, and all the soldiers are cheering, and the victory is being reported in Britain and even internationally.

But only Montgomery and Eisenhower knew that this was not a worthy victory, because the Germans had not weakened but had regained strength.

"We originally only had to deal with three armored divisions, and now we have three more infantry divisions!" Montgomery said: "What's even more terrifying is that there is another fleet, and this fleet also has a strong air defense capability for some reason!" ”

Montgomery was of course talking about the Germans, who tended to automatically ignore the Italian forces when discussing the strength of the enemy.

Except, of course, for the "lightning division...... However, strictly speaking, the "lightning division" is not Italian.

"We're just afraid it's going to be hard to raid Tunis!" Eisenhower took a telegram and said: "We have just received information that they have transferred the 90th Light Division to Tunisia!" ”

(Note: The capital of the Republic of Tunisia has the same name as the country, please make up for it if it was mixed before)

"So!" Montgomery looked at the map and said, "We only have to raid Gafsa!" ”