Dark, damp, stuffy, and with a strong smell...... It was the smell of rot in the dirt, the sweat of the soldiers digging the tunnels, and the smell of smoking in it.

But no one cared about any of this at this point, because it was nothing compared to the violent explosions coming from outside the tunnel, the shaking of the ground, and the "gargling" of the sand falling overhead.

Kerosene lamps were lit in the tunnel, and when the light illuminated the tunnel, it made people feel better, but the French soldiers were all pale with fright.

This fear is mainly psychological...... In fact, everyone knows that it is much safer in the tunnel than outside, but there will be a strong desire to know what the danger is or where it comes from.

At this time, there was a "boom", a violent explosion sounded nearby, and the corresponding whole tunnel shook like an earthquake, and then a section of the tunnel collapsed...... It seems that there are a few people buried in it.

Then there was a lot of chaos in the tunnel.

"The tunnel is going to collapse!" Someone shouted in panic.

"Get out, I don't want to be buried here!"

"I'm going out!"

……

Qin Chuan didn't want to pull out his pistol and fired a shot into the sky, then pointed the pistol at the panicked French soldiers at the mouth of the pit and said, "You guys try!" ”

"Lieutenant, the tunnel is collapsing!" Stefan said: "We can't stay here any longer! ”

Qin Chuan put a gun to Stefan's head and said, "Go back, otherwise I dare to guarantee that you will stay here forever!" ”

The murderous intent in Qin Chuan's eyes made Stefan not dare to doubt what Qin Chuan said, so he had to retreat with the soldiers.

After a few minutes, the sound of the explosion gradually disappeared, and Qin Chuan put away his pistol and walked out of the tunnel...... The scenery outside had changed, many trees had been blown off, vegetation and stones had been turned over as if they had been ploughed, and there were many large craters from aerial bombs.

Qin Chuan was not surprised by this, and the French recruits were stunned when they came out.

"The lieutenant is right!" Baudouin said, "If we had just escaped, we would have disappeared by this time!" ”

Later, I learned that there were indeed recruits in other platoons who couldn't help but run out of the tunnels (tunnels are generally built in platoon units), and it is needless to say what the result was.

"Lieutenant!" Winette asked with some trepidation, "The wars you have experienced before...... Is it all like this? ”

"Trust me, soldier!" Qin Chuan replied: "This is not a war, it is just a routine bombardment by the enemy!" And ......"

Qin Chuan raised his head towards the bombed roads below the high ground, and said, "Their main goal is to blow up those roads!" ”

Saying that, Qin Chuan walked away with an indifferent expression, leaving only the French soldiers looking at each other on the same ground.

The pale Stefan said: "God, we will die!" ”

"I remember you were talking about teaching the British a lesson with a rifle!" Baudouin said sarcastically.

"Please!" Stefan spread his hands at the crater not far away: "We probably won't have a chance to shoot at the enemy at all!" ”

"Shut your mouth!" Baudouin replied: "What do you want to do otherwise?" Go home? You know how the Germans dealt with deserters! ”

So the soldiers were silent, not to mention that they had nowhere to run.

"I think!" Baudouan paused and said, "If you want to live, do as the lieutenant says!" ”

The soldiers nodded in agreement.

The next group of artillery to retreat was several groups of artillery, and after withdrawing to the rear of the high ground, they even erected their artillery to build a temporary artillery position, and then they "roared" at the front, apparently covering which retreating unit was using artillery fire.

This made the soldiers of the French battalion nervous for a while, but it was obviously much better than the previous bombing.

"Lieutenant!" At this time, the communication soldier said to Qin Chuan: "Colonel's call!" ”

"Colonel!" When he answered the phone, Qin Chuan identified himself.

"General Rommel is here!" Colonel Slain said, "He wants to see you, go to the bottom of the mountain and join me!" ”

"Yes, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied.

Qin Chuan knew the reason why he wanted to meet at the bottom of the mountain...... The mountain road was blown up and temporarily closed to traffic.

It took more than half an hour for Qin Chuan to get to the bottom of the mountain and get into Colonel Slain's jeep, and then the jeep drove to the west of Gafsa City.

There were several command vehicles and armored vehicles parked next to a well, and the German guards had already set up sentry posts around them, and Colonel Slein and Qin Chuan handed them the documents, and the sentries handed them back after a little checking...... One of the sentries also greeted Colonel Slain: "Long time no see, Colonel!" ”

"Long time no see!" Colonel Slein asked, "Is the general there?" ”

"In!" The sentry replied, "But you'd better not disturb him now, for he has just slept!" ”

"Uh-huh!" Colonel Slane glanced at Qin Chuan and said, "It seems that the general has exhausted him all the way!" ”

It is true that these two months have been quite easy for Qin Chuan and the others, but what Rommel has to think about is how to bring back as many troops and equipment as possible.

Rommel did it successfully, and the Afrika Korps marched during the day and at night under his command...... This was to evade the bombardment of Allied air power, and from time to time several ambushes were set up on the road, bringing three Afrika Korps panoured divisions to Tunisia at a very small cost.

By this time, the troops had almost retreated to the Gabbes line, and Rommel could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan walked to a command car under the guidance of the guards, and General Stryk was whispering something with another general.

Seeing Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan, General Stryk got up happily and said, "Oh, look who's coming!" Colonel, lieutenant...... Nice to meet you guys! ”

"General!" Colonel Slane and Qin Chuan both saluted General Stryker.

"Let me introduce you!" General Stryk said to the general beside him, "These are my two men, Colonel Slein, the commander of the First Steps, and Lieutenant Frick!" ”

Then General Stryk introduced the two Slein: "Major General Foigt, commander of the 90th Light Division!" ”

Major General Foigt's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard Qin Chuan's name: "You are what they often call 'legendary sergeant'?" ”

General Stryk couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Lieutenant, the soldiers may not know the names of our generals, but they must know your name!" ”