【Thousands ♂ of ÷ small → said ◇ .], wonderful free reading without pop-ups!

The group of transports landed at Jehaso, about 200 kilometers from Alexandria, where the Germans had built an airfield in order to quickly transport troops and supplies to the southern part of the line in case of contingencies.

This made Qin Chuan a little surprised, because this was the defensive section of the 15th Armored Division, and the First Infantry Corps should be with the 21st Armored Division.

As soon as he got off the plane, Qin Chuan was called to the command car by General Slane.

"Maybe you've figured out the problem!" Colonel Slein said, "We're in the southern sector with the 15th Panzer Division!" ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "Has this become the enemy's main direction of attack? ”

"So to speak!" Colonel Slain spread out the map as he spoke, and said, "This is the case, we only learned last night that the eyes of the British had been on the Alexandria Line...... The situation they created in Crete is clearly all fake, on the other hand, they must have secretly transported and unloaded at night, so we don't know anything about their new tanks! ”

"A new tank?"

Colonel Slane casually handed Qin Chuan a sketch and said, "This is drawn by the soldiers who have seen it from memory!" ”

After receiving the sketch, Qin Chuan couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise, and he couldn't close it for a long time...... It turned out to be a "Sherman" tank.

"Do you recognize this tank, second lieutenant?" Colonel Slane asked.

"No, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied: "I've never seen it!" ”

Of course, it is impossible for Qin Chuan not to have seen it, but as far as Qin Chuan knows, the British army was not equipped with "Sherman" tanks until the Second Battle of El Alamein, and it is still at least a few months away......

But come to think of it, it seems normal.

Historically, the British army was not beaten all the way to Alexandria by the Germans as it is now, and there was no such thing as the entire Eighth Army that could only rely on one port of Said...... At this time, the British Eighth Army was truly irreversible, because as soon as Port Said was taken, it meant that the Suez Canal was completely cut off.

So, of course, the British army will deploy "Sherman" tanks in advance to try to turn the tide of the war.

"Our tanks simply cannot stop the attack of such tanks!" Colonel Slein said: "The news we got is...... They can destroy the 'Three' tank from a distance of 800 meters, and the 'Three' can't do anything about them! ”

Of course, when the "Sherman" tank first entered the battlefield, the Germans had only the "Four" tank to match it, but the entire Afrika Korps had only a dozen "Fours".

"So!" Colonel Slein pointed to a section of defense in front of Jhaso and said, "The 15th Panzer Division suffered a crushing defeat here last night, they lost almost all their tanks, and even worse, they almost lost the confidence to continue fighting!" ”

Qin Chuan knew how serious this was...... The 15th Panzer Division was not a rabble, it had been fighting the British in the desert from the beginning, and it was an elite unit that had always been experienced and even on a par with the 21st Panzer Division.

If the 15th Panzer Division is about to collapse, is there any hope of victory in this battle?

Later, Qin Chuan learned that Rommel had been strictly ordering the 15th Panzer Division to hold the defensive line, but Major Groh replied in frustration: "General, our tanks are vulnerable, and half of the newly replenished fifty tanks were blown up in an instant, and the remaining half would be killed even if they were sent...... It doesn't make sense! ”

"Whatever the means, you must keep them out of the line!" Rommel ordered.

Rommel had to do this, because if the Alexandria Line could not be held, it would mean that the Germans would have to retreat to the El Alamein Line or even further back to the Ghazala Line.

In this way, Matru will fall into the hands of the British, and as soon as Matru is lost, Crete will be in danger...... In other words, the supply lines and industries that the German army had painstakingly built were instantly wiped out.

"Yes, General!" Major General Gro replied numbly, but in his heart he had no hope of holding the line.

"So!" Colonel Slein said, "You know why we're here, right? ”

"Because we have bazookas!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Yes!" "We are the only troops armed and trained with bazookas so far, and this is probably the only thing we can hold back this new tank," said Colonel Slane. ”

As a result, the First Regiment began to build a defensive line east of the village of Jhaso, five kilometers from the airport.

Batches of transport planes flew in from Crete, bringing boxes of ammunition to the First Battalion, most of which were anti-tank equipment.

"Why don't we take that hill ahead?" The baker asked as he dug into the trenches.

The baker was right, in general, infantry defense should occupy high ground, especially against enemy armored forces...... It is no secret that the tank had a limited elevation angle, slowed down when climbing, and was not easy to aim on the slope, which was not a secret to the first corps from the armored forces.

"Because we're using bazookas!" Qin Chuan explained: "The range of the bazooka is only one hundred and sixty meters...... This range, although already quite good, is still within the range of the enemy's mortars! ”

Hearing this, the baker couldn't help but let out an "oh".

If the trenches were to be built on a hill, there would be no doubt that they would be suppressed by enemy artillery fire.

Of course, trenches behind hills also have this problem, but at least the artillery can't see the need for artillery observers or reconnaissance planes to guide them, which will also make the enemy have problems with coordination and give themselves more chances of survival.

But that's not all.

About half an hour later, the German soldiers ushered in the first rout.

This is a group of Germans, apparently soldiers of the 15th Panzer Division...... Italian troops had withdrawn as soon as possible after the first blow last night.

Qin Chuan had never seen such German soldiers, with eyes full of horror on their bloodstained and gunsmoke-blackened faces.

When they saw the simple fortifications built by Qin Chuan and the others, they shouted to Qin Chuan and the others: "You better run away, it's useless!" ”

"You can't stop them, no one can! We lost! ”

……

"Thorn!" Werner yelled at one of them.

The German soldier stopped, and then Qin Chuan recognized that it was Dürer, who was studying with them in the military academy and was nicknamed the military assassin, Qin Chuan clearly remembered that he was an excellent scout, and he was not afraid of heaven and earth.

But at this time, Dürer seemed to have changed as if he had changed a person, he glanced at Qin Chuan and the others, and then shook his head: "Second Lieutenant, even if you come, you can't stop them!" ”

"We can!" Werner said: "Stay and fight with us!" ”

"No!" Dürer shook his head: "You don't know what's going on, you don't know anything!" ”