Zhang Chi watched the casualty reports and timely situations that were constantly being sent from the front line in the command headquarters. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

As we have seen, the South African 1st Division fought quite well on the southern flank, which allowed the southern flank to successfully wedge 10 kilometers into the front, during which the South African 1st Division even captured two anti-tank trenches...... The anti-tank trenches were used against tanks, and they were completely ineffective against the South African soldiers of the 1st South African Division, and they acted silently and then suddenly appeared in front of the defending Germans and killed or captured them.

In the words of the German prisoners, it was: "It was as if they came out of the ground, unbelievable, how did they get through a minefield and come out unscathed?" ”

The 30th Army on the northern flank was still in a difficult situation, although there was a coastal road suitable for the advance of armored troops, but the main German defense was also in that direction.

Ramsden commented on the current state of the battle: "It is clear that the enemy intends to continue to hold his forward positions, and the bloody battle for superiority will continue for a considerable period of time, so it is unlikely that the tide of the battle will improve significantly within a week." The first stage of the goal, which is expected to be achieved on the night of the first day, that is, to wedge through the minefield into the enemy's lines, will most likely take a week! ”

In fact, a week is already optimistic, because this goal is likely to never be reached.

This is because the Commonwealth Army has suffered huge casualties, and if it continues to fight at the current rate of casualties, the Commonwealth Army will collapse in a week.

The other is because the German minefields are still increasing, and although the Commonwealth Army is advancing faster than the German minefields, anyone knows that it is easier to lay mines and more difficult and dangerous to clear them, and at the right time, the Germans will speed up their mines.

"General!" After Ramsden received the report from the communications corps, he asked Zhang Chi: "Do you know Ms. Page, a reporter from The Times?" ”

Zhang Chi couldn't help but raise his head in confusion and replied, "Yes, what's wrong?" ”

"She's out there!" Ramsden said: "She wants to talk to you, say it's a private matter!" ”

Zhang Chi said thank you and walked out of the headquarters without hesitation.

Page was standing outside the door waiting, her face was a little wrong, her eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had cried, and as soon as she saw Zhang Chi come out, she said incoherently: "I got the news that you are here, so I found ......"

"What's wrong? What happened? Zhang Chi asked.

"I hope it doesn't bother you! But I really can't do it any other way! ”

"No, of course not!"

"It's Henry!" Page said.

"What's wrong with him?" Zhang Chi couldn't help but be surprised.

"No, no...... He hasn't ...... yet," Page said, "You know, but it's bad, you know, he's just been here and he's been sent into battle as a staff officer!" ”

"Oh!" At this time, Zhang Chi remembered that Henry had told him that he was from the 1st Armored Division.

Although Zhang Chi always knew that the situation of the 1st Armored Division on the northern flank was not good, he never contacted Henry. Now that Page said that, he realized that Henry, whom he had just met a few days earlier, was in the North Wing.

"I got the news from a wounded soldier!" "They said Henry was wounded in a raid, but he insisted on coming down," Page said...... Because he thinks the battlefield needs his command! ”

"Well done!" Zhang Chi couldn't help but praise, there were really not many British officers like Henry, especially the First Armored Division.

"That's why I'm worried about him!" Page continued: "I know it's always been bad! ”

"Don't worry, okay?" Zhang Chi could only comfort: "The situation is not as bad as you think!" ”

In fact, the situation may be even worse than Page thought.

"Can you figure it out?" Page asked.

"What?"

"I mean...... Change that! Paige said, "I know you can, you can always do things that no one else can do!" ”

Zhang Chi didn't know what to say, he didn't want to disappoint Page, but he really didn't think of a feasible way to change the situation...... It's much more difficult than making a battle plan, because it's already a mess Montgomery has made.

"General!" At this time, Ramsden shouted at Zhang Chi at the door of the headquarters.

"It's time for me to go back!" Zhang Chi wiped away his tears for Page and said, "Go back and have a good rest, believe me, it'll be fine!" ”

Page nodded, but the look on her face betrayed her.

As soon as Zhang Chi returned to the headquarters, Ramsden handed over a telegram and said: "The Germans discovered our intentions, they strengthened the artillery fire and air power on the northern flank, and the 1st Panzer Division lost more than 20 tanks!" ”

"Damn it!" Zhang Chi couldn't help but scold.

"It's time for us to do something!" Montgomery said, "You can't let the fight go on like this!" ”

Zhang Chi looked at Montgomery and Ramsden's eyes, and suddenly seemed to understand something: "You don't want to ...... Let the Chinese Armored Division go and replace the 1st Armored Division! ”

"Chinese armored divisions are more experienced, aren't they?" Montgomery said: "And your tanks are more advanced!" ”

"But to send a tank up like this is to send it to death!" Zhang Chi said: "They will be destroyed by the enemy before they even fire a few shots!" ”

"I don't think that's going to happen!" Montgomery said, "The 1st Panzer Division is halfway done, as long as you can pick up the speed......"

"The question is, how to speed it up?" Zhang Chi retorted: "That's a minefield, do you plan to let us use tanks to roll those mines?" ”

"We have no choice!" Montgomery was annoyed that almost none of his orders could be effectively carried out, both for the British and Chinese armies.

"That's you! Please don't count the Chinese army! Zhang Chi replied: "Maybe you forgot something, General, the Chinese army does not belong to the Commonwealth Army!" If you need those tanks, well, I'll order the Chinese armored divisions to withdraw them right away, as long as you have enough manpower and capabilities to use them. Otherwise, don't always order us to die on the grounds of equipment, which was even given to us by the United States, not you! ”

At no time would Zhang Chi let the expeditionary force fight a battle that he considered meaningless, because they were brothers who were born and died with Zhang Chi, and Zhang Chi believed that he should be responsible for their lives, not the British army.

As for Page's request, that's a private matter for another matter.

Montgomery couldn't help but be speechless, because he knew that what Zhang Chi said was right, and not long ago Nimitz emphasized that the US aid equipment should give priority to equipping the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

"Major General!" Ramsden came out and said, "Now is not the time to say this, is it?" We should find a way to change the current situation and not let it continue to deteriorate! ”

This is a reality, if it continues like this, I am afraid that the Chinese army will not be able to do it.