Zhang Chi waited in Alexandria for two days, but the German army never moved, except for a few reconnaissance planes that took pictures of the Chinese army's positions from a distance. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"What is Rommel waiting for?" Zhang Chi couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Could it be that Rommel could sit back and watch the 133rd Panzer Division of the Italian Army be surrounded and annihilated by himself and not save him?

This was not a lack of patience, but the impatience of the Italian 133rd Division, which was besieged in Alexandria...... More and more of them went out of the city to surrender, and if the Germans did not attack again, they were afraid that Litorio would surrender with his troops.

When Zhang Chi formulated this plan, he obviously did not take into account the endurance of the Italian army.

"What is Rommel waiting for?" Montgomery was also thinking about it.

To Montgomery's dismay, the Germans were always aggressive in the face of the British Commonwealth forces, attacking the British lines even when they were severely short of fuel and equipment, and even more infuriatingly, these attacks were often successful. And these same Germans, who were cautious in the face of the Chinese army's defensive line, gave Montgomery the feeling of being outnumbered by the Chinese army.

This hurt Montgomery's pride a little.

"Perhaps, this is because the British Commonwealth Army is composed of multinational forces, and the combat effectiveness is uneven!"

That's all Montgomery could do to comfort himself.

But he knew in his heart that there were several units in the British Commonwealth Army that were purely British troops, and some were even ace units of the British army, such as the 1st Armored Division, but they also did not play such a pivotal role on the battlefield as the Chinese army.

"That's because they are armed with advanced 'Sherman' tanks!" Montgomery made another excuse for himself: "If the 1st Panzer Division is also equipped with 'Sherman' tanks, Rommel will be careful as well!" ”

There will always be excuses, but in reality, when a person wants to make excuses for something, it is in itself proof that he has a weak heart.

At this time, a communications soldier handed Montgomery a secret telegram.

The communications corps did not report the contents of the telegram, since it had not yet been translated.

Montgomery immediately realized that it was "super secret", because only "super secret" was translated by special code and specialized decoders.

Montgomery did not hesitate to hand over the telegram to Ramsden for him to deal with, and soon the translated telegram was handed over to Montgomery.

Montgomery was stunned as he looked at the telegram in his hand, only to see that it read: "Rommel has obtained an unknown number of tanks, including hundreds of No. 4 tanks and a small number of Tigers!" ”

After being stunned for a while, Montgomery immediately called Zhang Chi.

"Major General!" Montgomery said: "We are in trouble, and according to reliable information, Rommel has obtained hundreds of No. 4 tanks and a small number of Tigers!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Zhang Chi asked suspiciously: "How did Rommel get these tanks?" I mean, it's only been a few days! ”

"It's because of the island of Malta!" Montgomery said: "The island of Malta was heavily bombed and blockaded by the Luftwaffe, so the Germans could transport equipment from the sea with confidence. They transported these tanks to El Alamein by sea! ”

Although Montgomery said this, Zhang Chi knew that there must be "super secret" problems in this...... In the past, the British always knew from the "super secret" when and where the Germans were transporting equipment and intercepted it, but now they did not know until Rommel got the tank.

This illustrates the fact that the Germans had increased the level of security of telegraph communications.

Of course, the Germans still couldn't escape the "super secret" in the end, because the "super secret" is a kind of mechanical brute force cracking, and it only takes a while for the "super secret" to be cracked again after changing a set of ciphers, but this German transport operation is just between two cracks.

Montgomery wouldn't tell Zhang Chi about these things...... This is super-secret, known only to a few people and not even known for a long time after the war.

At this time, Zhang Chi knew what Rommel was waiting for, and it was this batch of equipment that he was waiting for.

"Major General!" "There's still time, maybe we can change our plans," Montgomery said...... For example, besiege Alexandria to force it to surrender! ”

"And then?" Zhang Chi asked: "Then the Germans have no reason to attack, do they?" They can wait for more tanks and more supplies to come ashore and be fully prepared before attacking, right? ”

Montgomery was speechless.

The strategic purpose of this plan was to draw the main German forces out of their lines and crush them, so that the British could launch a counteroffensive.

If we go back to the previous defensive situation, the German supply situation will improve, while the British army will have a deterioration due to the semi-blockade of Malta Island and the shipping lanes.

"So!" In the end, Zhang Chi came to a conclusion: "We only have to fight according to the original plan!" ”

"But ......," said Montgomery, "is too dangerous, you will have to deal with the German 88 anti-aircraft guns, a large number of tanks No. 4 more than the Tigers, and they are likely to temporarily bring in a large number of air forces to coordinate the attack, which means that we will not have an advantage in the air!" ”

Montgomery was right, just the 88 anti-aircraft gun was a headache, not to mention the Tiger and air superiority.

Zhang Chi only asked rhetorically: "Do we have any other choice?" ”

Montgomery didn't answer, and after a while, he said, "Major General, I admire your courage, I will let the First Armored Division go to reinforce you, and besides, I will try to let the Air Force provide cover for you!" ”

"Yes, General!" Zhang Chi didn't say much.

When he put down the phone, Montgomery felt a pang of shame.

There is no need for the Chinese military to do this, for example, now, Zhang Chi can completely change the plan according to Montgomery's wishes, after all, the situation has changed beyond the plan.

But Zhang Chi did not do this, they still chose to fight, and not long ago he was trying to find out the shortcomings of the Chinese army.

What Montgomery didn't know was that Zhang Chi was actually helpless to do so.

If he could, he wouldn't care if the British were alive or dead or what the Commonwealth Army was.

The question is, if the North African battlefield, which was supposed to be won in history, was lost because of its own arrival...... Zhang Chi didn't know what the chain reaction would happen afterward.

But for sure, this won't be a good thing.

Therefore, Zhang Chi must win this battle!