Chapter 734: Attack (2)
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It is conceivable that once the Germans have recovered their breath or the dividing line between us and the enemy is more obvious, then the German tanks and armored vehicles can once again play a role, and the expeditionary force with only light weapons will suffer the heaviest casualties in history...... Regardless of the quality of the soldiers of the expeditionary force, flesh and blood cannot compete with steel after all.
But Zhang Chi didn't have anything to do at this moment, he seemed to have to wait for that moment.
However, at this moment, suddenly a shout came from the direction of the dunes.
Zhang Chi looked back in surprise, only to see that the South African soldiers of the South African 1st Division did not know when they had rushed up, if it was only the South African 1st Division rushing up, it might not be able to solve the problem, the point was that the South African soldiers of the South African 1st Division were walking like flying in the desert, and the anti-tank trench was not a problem for them at all, that is, they did not need to rely on the road section filled by the German army to pass through.
This made Zhang Chi very surprised, because most of the anti-tank trenches were five or six meters deep, and the two walls were still vertical, except for the section of the road that was blown up by German artillery fire, it was generally difficult to pass quickly, but the South African soldiers did not take it seriously at all, they jumped down as soon as they "soared", and then climbed up from this side in less than a minute, and shouted with their guns and followed the Chinese army to charge the German defense line.
Later, Zhang Chi learned that this was related to the fact that many South African soldiers were used to not wearing shoes...... The vast majority of Africans are barefoot since childhood, even if the desert sand is hot from the sun, and the soles of their feet have a thick layer of cocoons on the soles of their feet like their shoes.
At the same time, they were very nimble on their feet and suitable for climbing in the desert, so the anti-tank trench may have been a difficult obstacle for the expeditionary soldiers, but it was a piece of cake for the South African soldiers.
What's even worse is that the combat effectiveness of the South African soldiers is very poor...... To be precise, it should be poor at long-range combat, because they don't understand or learn any coordination, tactics, or aiming, but their hand-to-hand combat ability is not much better than that of the veterans of the expeditionary force.
One reason for this is that they are very agile in the desert.
It also has to do with their feet, or it can also be said that they grew up in the desert, they run and move faster than the soldiers in shoes, and it is no wonder that some people say that "those who are barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes".
The other is that South African soldiers have been hunting and gathering for a living since childhood, which is somewhat similar to primitive people.
When hunting, it is inevitable to fight wild beasts, and sometimes stalking prey requires them to walk in the desert for a long time, so the fighting ability, physical strength, and endurance of South African soldiers are invisibly cultivated.
So don't look at the South African soldiers when they are in the barracks, they are all clumsy, and even when they stand in line, they are staggering and walking, and there is no shortage of strange things with the same hands and feet, but if they are really ruthless, they are all like beasts.
In fact, at this time, Zhang Chi did have the illusion that the wolves were attacking the German army...... Many of the South African soldiers simply lost their rifles and held a military spur in their hands.
The road ahead was blocked by armored vehicles, it didn't matter, climb up in three or two and then as soon as you turned over, you jumped into the German group and stabbed indiscriminately.
There were too many people crowded in front of you, and it didn't matter, you climbed into the tank in a few clicks and then jumped down and pulled the trigger at the Germans with your gun...... Although they still shot indiscriminately, they were only a distance of more than ten meters or even a few meters, and they were afraid that it would be difficult to miss it.
What made the Germans even more frightened was that the South African soldiers also made a strange cry of "oh oh" from their mouths when they launched an attack, which made all the German officers and men panic and did not know what to do.
This sudden change soon gave the expeditionary force the upper hand again. Of course, Zhang Chi would not let go of this opportunity, and shouted: "Brothers, kill!" Then he took the soldiers of the expeditionary force and the South African soldiers to cover the German army.
The German defense line soon collapsed under the offensive of the expeditionary force and the South African 1 division.
In fact, it was not until this time that Zhang Chi discovered that the expeditionary force and the South African 1st Division were actually a good match, the expeditionary force was good at medium and long-distance operations, while the South African 1st Division was better at close combat, just like now, the South African soldiers always took the lead in rushing into the German army to create chaos with their flexibility and speed, and the Chinese army that followed up could calmly shoot the Germans one by one...... In terms of effect, this is actually the infiltration warfare commonly used by the Japanese, but the South African 1st Division is just an untrained indiscriminate fight.
But if you want to create chaos, you really need to mess around.
Brigadier General Jack, commander of the 1st South African Division, could hardly believe his eyes when he saw this scene......
"God, what's going on?" Brigadier General Jack said to himself, "Are these South Africans crazy? ”
Brigadier Jack's sentiments come from several sources:
One is that the South African attack was spontaneous, that is, without the consent of Brigadier General Jack.
Needless to say, why did they spontaneously launch an attack, Di Soya shouted to the soldiers of the 1st Division in South Africa: "The Chinese are here to protect Africa, we can't watch them bleed and be indifferent, our Plok tribe warriors decided to fight with the Chinese, who is with us?" ”
"We!"
"We!"
"And us!"
……
So there was no need for Brigadier Jack's command at all, Brigadier Jack didn't even know about it, he was still in the command headquarters worried about whether the defense line would be broken through and whether he would retreat with his troops first!
And Di Soya waved his hand, and tens of thousands of African soldiers of the 1st South African Division rushed towards the German army at a critical moment.
Another thing that made Brigadier General Jack sigh or could be said to be incomprehensible was that he had dealt with these African soldiers for so many years, and he never knew that they were so capable of fighting, jumping up and down on the battlefield like monkeys.
Not long ago, Brigadier General Jack and all the British officers thought that the South African 1st Division was the most unpromising and hopeless force, but now this notion has been completely overturned.
In fact, it was not only Brigadier General Jack who did not believe the British officers of the 1st South African Division, but when the information reached Montgomery's headquarters, Montgomery and others were all stunned on the spot.
"Are you kidding? Brigadier! Montgomery asked, "South Africa 1st Division?" They assisted the Chinese army in defeating the Germans? ”