Chapter II: War
Qin Chuan guessed correctly, it was Rommel who was known as the "Desert Fox" on the plane.
Of course, at this time, he had not yet earned the reputation of "Desert Fox".
At this time, Rommel was in the back seat of the plane, looking at the terrain below and comparing the map in his hand, his brows furrowed and worried.
Only Rommel himself knew that although the German and Italian armies were chasing the British army to the east, the German army was actually on the verge of danger.
Because the British army actually did not know that the German army was false......
Rommel had only one light armored division, and even the 150 tanks that this light armored division should have were in place, and he actually had less than 60 tanks and more than a hundred vehicles in his hands.
Because of this, the Führer did not actually expect too much from Rommel, he only hoped that Rommel would hold on to Tripoli to block the British attack, so that the Italian army would not be driven out of Libya by the British and lose the Mediterranean.
But Rommel didn't think so, he was always adventurous, and he hoped to defeat the British army, which was several times his size, with the limited force at his disposal.
Ignoring Hitler's orders, Rommel hatched a grand conspiracy: he had his soldiers make hundreds of realistic fake tanks out of wooden planks and cardboard cars, and then let them drive around the streets of Tripoli.
Rommel believed that the British spies lurking in Tripoli would report the situation to the British command, and they would think they were strong enough to crush the British army under their feet.
The British were fooled, and the next day, when Rommel commanded the Germans to attack, the British did not dare to put up a little resistance, because they thought that any resistance would be futile.
This approach resulted in great victories, such as now, when the German and Italian armies pursued for ten days in a row to "regain" large swaths of lost territory without suffering much damage.
But the risks are also increasing day by day.
Because the British had doubts about the strength of the German army, this can be seen from the more tentative counterattacks of the British army in these two days.
Rommel was well aware of what would await him in the future once the British discovered their deception.
"General!" At this time, the pilot suddenly exclaimed.
Rommel followed the pilot's gaze and saw dozens of British tanks and a large number of British soldiers lying in ambush in the sand dunes below, while the Germans were still speeding forward without knowing anything.
"Damn it!" Rommel cursed and ordered the pilots: "Go back at once and warn them!" ”
"Yes!"
The plane hurriedly made a U-turn under the sound of machine guns below, and then fired several flares in the direction of the Germans.
"Enemy situation!" The information soon came from the front of the troops.
Then came another command:
"Prepare for battle!"
"Prepare for battle!"
……
Qin Chuan's heart couldn't help but twitch, he had just finished a battle, and it wouldn't be long before he had another battle?!
But fortunately, his position is still far from the front, and it seems that it will not be his turn.
But at this moment, Qin Chuan heard someone shouting: "The tanks in front need infantry, three battalions to advance!" ”
"Forward!"
"Keep up!"
……
It was only at this time that Qin Chuan suddenly woke up to the fact that the unit he was in was the third battalion.
Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he looked around, and all the German soldiers were expressionless and walked forward with the troops while making the final preparations. In desperation, he could only untie the rifle on his shoulder...... But it wasn't until then that Qin Chuan realized that he wasn't even sure if he would shoot.
"Take it easy!" The baker seemed to sense Qin Chuan's strangeness, and said as he passed by, "We will soon be victorious, our enemies are best at escaping!" ”
The surrounding German soldiers couldn't help but laugh.
But Qin Chuan couldn't laugh at all, and his throat, which was already dry, was about to dry out, and it was difficult to even swallow saliva.
After a while, the people of the third battalion lined up and walked to the front of the troops, where there were twenty tanks waiting in a row, the engine "rumbled", and the exhaust fumes with heat spewed out made Qin Chuan feel nauseous, and he couldn't help but want to vomit in his stomach.
All of this made Qin Chuan feel the desire to turn around and run, but Qin Chuan held back, because he knew that if he did this, the "baker" would not hesitate to shoot himself from behind...... This is no joke.
"Ready!" At the sound of the order, the German soldiers loaded the bullets and divided into small groups to follow the tank.
At this time, Qin Chuan noticed that an officer with the rank of major was standing majestically on the tank, he put down the binoculars in his hand, glanced at the German soldiers in the rear, and then waved his hand......
The tank "rumbled" up.
At first, the tanks were not fast, and the soldiers could keep up on foot.
But as a shell exploded nearby, the tank grew faster and faster, and the soldiers behind had to trot all the way to keep up.
Qin Chuan's feet were like being filled with lead, and he also subjectively had negative thoughts, so there was no doubt that he fell behind the team.
How he hoped that these German soldiers could "forget" themselves like this, but this idea was obviously an extravagant hope, because the "baker" looked back from time to time, and when he saw the backward Qin Chuan, there was a sharp killing intent in his eyes...... This made Qin Chuan have to speed up his pace.
"Woo......"
With a piercing screech, several more shells fell near the ranks.
One of the shells hit a tank accurately, and the tank immediately stopped, emitting black smoke, and then soon caught fire, and the tank crew inside scrambled to climb out, but the flames had already reached them.
The screams soon rang out, and the crew of the burning tank stretched out their hands and waved them around, as if hoping to catch something, as if they were asking for help from someone else.
But no one came up to save him, and the German soldiers, as if nothing had seen or happened, bypassed the tank and a few soldiers who were on fire.
"What should we do?" Qin Chuan couldn't help but say.
"Keep going!" The baker impatiently ordered Qin Chuan: "Leave them to the medical guards!" ”
Medic?!
Qin Chuan couldn't imagine that when the medical soldiers came, those tank crews would have been burned to charcoals long ago!
But what Qin Chuan didn't know was that this was war.
War is about bursting out with the greatest combat effectiveness in the shortest possible time.
So, it's not their job to save people, they're only responsible for killing!