But the British soldier ignored the fact that there was a gap between the stones under the tank's tracks.

This gap is not conspicuous, and ordinary people will not pay attention to this gap, but Qin Chuan clearly saw the reloading action of the British mortar on the side of the gap in his six-fold scope, so a bullet made him fall to the ground forever.

"Bang!" Qin Chuan fired another bullet.

It was a British sniper, and Qin Chuan believed he was aiming at himself...... When he discovered this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

The British sniper took refuge behind a dry tree trunk with an earthy yellow camouflage net, which he fused into.

Qin Chuan hadn't noticed his presence until a bright light alerted him...... It's the sunlight that reflects off the sniper goggles, which means that you have become prey to enemy snipers.

So Qin Chuan didn't think about it, he immediately raised his gun to adjust the direction and pulled the trigger at the position of the bright light, he didn't even aim, because he didn't have time to aim.

Qin Chuan didn't see the target fall, because a shell exploded nearby, and the smoke and dirt kicked up by the explosion obscured Qin Chuan's vision.

But Qin Chuan knew that he had hit the target, otherwise he would already be a dead man at this time...... The duel between snipers is often just a thought, or a half-finger distance can determine who wins and loses, and the losing side never has a chance to turn the tables.

The Germans soon gained the upper hand in the battle.

This was not only because the Germans were caught off guard by the British, but also because the Germans were in a favorable position...... The Germans were in the date groves, with tanks as shields and date trees for hiding, while the British were on an open road, and their cars and tanks were almost like targets in front of the Germans.

If there was anything for the British to hide, it was to erect stones on the side of the road as a barrier.

But it's not a good cover, it can block bullets but not shells...... With a "boom" from the tank guns, a shell exploded on the stone guardrail, which immediately shattered like flour and then turned into thousands of small "shrapnel" and flew towards the British troops. The British troops hiding behind them were either killed by shells or killed by these "shrapnel".

In fact, if they were killed, they were lucky, but some people were not killed...... After the battle, Qin Chuan saw a British soldier covered in blood falling to the ground and moaning in pain, and when he took a serious look, his body was densely covered with broken stones, and his face was too, but perhaps because he was far away from the guardrail, all these broken stones were only on the surface and did not hurt the vital point.

This can be said to be fortunate or unlucky.

He is said to be lucky because he can survive in this situation.

He is said to be unfortunate because he has to suffer and suffer and savor the pain and fear of death little by little......

"Help me!" The British soldier said with difficulty, his eyes full of begging.

Qin Chuan shook his head weakly, even if the medical soldiers were willing to treat him, he was afraid that he could not do anything about the injuries of this British soldier.

The last glimmer of hope in the eyes of the British soldier also quietly passed, and then he reached out and grabbed Qin Chuan's trouser leg who was about to leave, and said, "Kill me!" ”

Qin Chuan was stunned, then raised his gun and pointed it at the British soldier...... After hesitating, he pulled the trigger with a "bang".

The British soldier's head tilted, his hand holding Qin Chuan loosened, and he collapsed weakly on the ground.

Qin Chuan didn't know what to think about this.

If there is any mercy on the battlefield, this shot may be!

The Germans lost a total of fifty-one tanks, of which thirty-two were destroyed by British bombers and fighters, and the other 19 were blown up during the attack on the Corniche.

From this point of view, the performance of the British army was actually good, and it was able to inflict considerable losses on the German army in this situation.

However, this is also because the British army has the advantage in air power.

The casualties of the British army were large, and the Corniche Road, which stretched for several kilometers, was full of wreckage of British tanks, armored vehicles, and cars, hundreds of them.

Despite this, the battle did not wipe out the British 15th Panzer Division, and almost half of their tanks and troops fled back to Matroux when the situation was not good.

However, the Germans got what they wanted, which was to encircle the British 15th Panzer Division and the New Zealand 2nd Division at Matruo.

"Celebrate our victory!" In the fierce command vehicle, General Stryk raised his wine glass and said to the officer and Qin Chuan: "Africa will soon belong to us!" ”

Qin Chuan understood what General Stryker meant.

Although the battle of Matru was not satisfactory compared to the previous results, the 21st Panzer Division lost more than 50 tanks and managed to destroy more than 100 enemy tanks...... This is too far from the previous battle loss ratio of 1 to 20.

But......

The victory in this battle was strategic.

First of all, Matroux had abundant fresh water and food, and the capture of it meant that the Germans at least didn't have to worry about water anymore, which was definitely a joy in the desert.

Secondly, the tanks of the British 15th Panzer Division were the last tanks feared by the Germans...... At least that's what the Germans thought, and in fact the British 15th Panzer Division was not all in Matru, it had an armored regiment with eighty "Valentine" tanks to reinforce the Gabshali Line, and then pursued the 21st Panzer Division.

Of course, they failed to catch up, so they were transferred back to El Alamein by General Auchinleck.

So the forces of the British army at El Alamein were not weak, to be honest, the British army had almost three hundred "Stuart" (including the remaining tanks of the 7th Panzer Division), eighty "Valentine" and more than thirty "Matilda".

This is still much more than the number of German tanks.

It's just that the Germans at this time did not know about these ...... The Germans were completely disproportionate to the British in terms of intelligence, and the British could listen to and decipher almost all the German code, including Rommel and Hitler's telegrams, while the Germans could only overhear a few words or ask for something from the prisoners.

However, the information obtained from the interrogation of the prisoners was very limited, because the situation of the British army at this time could not be described as "chaotic...... Tanks were constantly coming from the direction of India, and as soon as they arrived, they were put into battle.

So how many tanks were destroyed, how many tanks were put into service, how many tanks were lost in the desert, or how many tanks broke down, etc., these were all bad accounts, and sometimes even the top British officers did not know, let alone the British soldiers.