Lieutenant General Cunningham was later admitted to the hospital, where doctors concluded that he was suffering from severe stress disorder.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that this is nothing more than a practice of British gentlemanly demeanor...... They could not think that Lieutenant General Cunningham, after all, had previously fought with the command of the Italian army, so Cunningham should be given a good excuse to retire.

This is the cruelty of reality, war is a monster that devours civilization, whether friend or foe, this monster only recognizes the winner.

Neil. Although Major General Richie was inferior in rank to Lieutenant General Cunningham, he was one of the few generals who wanted to fight the battle.

General Auchinleck believed that, regardless of whether Major General Rich had command skills or not, at least he was not intimidated by the victory and momentum of the Germans.

"So!" General Auchinlake asked Major General Richie, "How do you think we should fight this battle?" ”

After thinking about it, Major General Ritchie replied: "General, I don't think we should be led by the nose by the Germans, that is, always chasing the German 21st Panzer Division...... In fact, this was very difficult to do, not only because the Germans marched very fast, but also because the wind and dust cover made it difficult for our reconnaissance planes to detect their position! ”

General Auchinleck nodded, Major General Richie was right, General Cunningham's mistake was to adjust his troops according to the movements of the German 21st Panzer Division, and the strategic intentions of the 21st Panzer Division were always elusive, so the British army had superior forces but was always in a passive position.

"So ......," said Major General Rich, "I intend to follow General Cunningham's arrangement, with reinforcements and the 7th Panzer Brigade attacking and recapturing the Gabshali Line." In this way, the 21st Panzer Division, which broke into the defense line of our army, will be completely deprived of supplies, and they will not do much! ”

General Ochinlek nodded and said, "So they only have two choices, either fight back from the Halfa Tooth Pass Line or from the Gabshali Line!" ”

"I think they're going to fight back from the Gabshali line!" Major General Richie replied.

"Why?" General Auchinlake asked.

"Because they're German!" Major General Ritchie said: "Because their commander is Rommel!" ”

Although Major General Ritchie did not explain what he said, General Auchinlake understood what he meant...... The Germans won victory after victory, and Rommel was even promoted to general, and they were proud of it, of course, they would choose to fight with the main force of the British armored division and achieve another impressive result.

Major General Richie was only half right, and Rommel actually preferred the 21st Panzer Division to move on, but Major General Stryk began to worry......

"Stop!" General Stryk ordered.

So the tanks, cars, etc. all stopped, Qin Chuan and the others slept soundly in the rickety rear compartment, and the convoy woke them up as soon as it stopped.

Qin Chuan opened his eyes and found that it was already dawn, but the wind and sand outside were very strong, and it was hazy like haze.

"What's going on?" Werner stretched his back and asked, as if he had finished a journey: "Have we arrived?" ”

"Of course not!" The baker replied: "If we arrive, the battle should begin!" ”

Qin Chuan knew why, General Stryk was worried about the supply of the 21st Armored Division, so he wanted to pull his troops back to fight the British 7th Armored Division.

If General Stryker was right to disobey Rommel's orders before, then General Stryk is wrong this time...... Because he did not know that at this time, the 21st Panzer Division was only 24 kilometers away from the water and supply base of the British 8th Army.

24 km, at the speed of the march of the 21st Panzer Division, it takes only half an hour, even if the speed is slower in the sand and dust, it only takes an hour.

And if the 21st Panzer Division turns back to fight the British 7th Panzer Division...... Then fall into the trap of the British army.

The British had already placed tanks and anti-tank guns on the Gabshali Line to wait for the Germans, and also prepared the air force...... Originally, it was difficult for the British Air Force to detect the Germans because of the wind and sand, but if the Germans returned to the Gabshali Line, the position would be determined.

As a result, the 150 "No. 3" tanks of the German army had to face 200 "Stuart" of the British 7th Panzer Division, as well as 50 "Valentine" and 50 "Matilda" tanks that had been reinforced successively.

Although the "Valentine" and "Matilda" tanks were not maneuverable and unsuitable for mobile combat, it was different if they were waiting for the Germans on the Gabshali Line.

Then there were British fighters and bombers in the sky constantly strafing and bombing.

Although the Germans won the battle in the end, because it happened to be "Martyrs' Sunday" in Germany, a day for Germans to commemorate their compatriots who died in the First World War...... The German officers succeeded in using the shame of the past to arouse the infinite strength of the soldiers, causing the British 7th Panzer Division to suffer the heaviest casualties since the beginning of the war in the desert.

But......

The German 21st Panzer Division also won a crushing victory, with only about 20 of the 150 tanks left, and the death rate of officers was even more than half.

This led directly to the fact that the Afrika Korps had to make a full-scale retreat to Cyrenaica...... The loss of Afrika Korps tanks was difficult to replenish, but the British tanks could be quickly transported from India, and even at the time of the operation, two hundred "Stuart" tanks had landed in Egypt and were transported to the front by train.

Qin Chuan originally thought that none of this would happen because he had already changed history...... Historically, Tobruk was not included in Rommel's territory in this war, Rommel's supply situation at that time was much more difficult than it is now, and the historical Afrika Korps was still suffering from the double attack of "internal and external troubles".

Internal worries refer to the British troops who rely on the Tobruk Line, and they may rush out of the line at any time to launch a counterattack.

The external danger is the overwhelming army of the Eighth Army commanded by Auchinleck.

Now because Tobruk is already in the hands of the German army, the German army quickly replenishes a large number of supplies and personnel, and there is no such internal and external trouble...... In any case, it should be more advantageous.

But Qin Chuan did not expect that the Germans would eventually face this choice, that is, whether the 21st Panzer Division would continue to attack or return to a decisive battle with the British 7th Panzer Division.

The 21st Panzer Division could not be allowed to return to the Gabshali Line for a decisive battle with the British.

You know, that even half of the officers survived that battle, but what about the soldiers?

And Qin Chuan is a member of this army.