It's not complicated:

Zhang Chi inadvertently released the "rumor" that "the Germans did not let Italy attack because they were unwilling to let the Italian army rob the treasures" to the South African 1st Division, which was full of spies of the German and Italian troops. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, most of these spies were actually bought and trained by the Italian army, because Libya was an Italian colony, and Italy had a colonial army, and these African colonial troops could easily infiltrate the South African 1st Division because of their language and skin color.

So, of course, these spies first transferred the information to the Italian army...... If this information had been transferred to the Germans first, it would have been impossible for the Germans to pass it on.

However, the Italians got this information first, so the Italians suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the Germans would let them spit out the defensive line they had occupied.

Considering that Alexandria was a very important port in Egypt, and that the wealth there was no less than that of Cairo, the Italians decided to go it alone.

Before they went it alone, they had an argument:

"Should we report to our superiors or to the Germans?" The staff officer of the Italian 133rd Panzer Division asked the division commander, Major General Litorio.

The superior mentioned by the staff officer was Marshal Cavalero, and this information had not yet reached the top of the Italian army.

"No!" Major General Litorio replied: "It will definitely not work to tell the Germans, the Germans will only find an excuse to stop us from attacking, so that they can go into the city and grab something." As for the marshal...... It's not too late to tell him when we have captured Alexandria and captured a lot of loot! ”

Italians always have a bit of romance in their personalities, and before the battle even began, they were already imagining the spoils of war in their minds.

There were also Italian officers who opposed this, because the main force in this battlefield was, after all, the German army, and the strength of the Italian army was almost insignificant compared to the German army, although the Italian army had much more troops than the German army.

So, as long as the head is clear, you know that you should not provoke the Germans.

But in the end, these "clear-headed" voices were quickly drowned out by other voices, and most of the officers were thinking about how much treasure there was in Alexandria.

To their credit, the Italians were emboldened when they thought of their treasures, forgetting that they had refused to fight at night not long ago, and secretly "regained" the abandoned Alexandria line that night, and even had a battalion of soldiers heroically lurking outside Alexandria.

Then, as soon as it was dark, the artillery fire of the Italian 133rd Panzer Division rained down on Alexandria.

This artillery fire startled everyone, including the British, Germans and even the Italians.

On the British side, Montgomery always thought that Zhang Chi was just a bluff, and even if the enemy really wanted to attack, it would not be so fast, but he did not expect that it would not take a day or two at all, but only overnight.

So when Montgomery heard the sound of artillery and knew that it was the Italian army attacking Alexandria, he couldn't help but exclaim: "God, how did that Chinese do it?" He did magic on Italy? ”

"Could it be a coincidence?" Ramsden asked.

"No!" Montgomery said: "I called last night, and the Chinese general said that he had already arranged it! I thought he was joking, but now it seems to be true. ”

Ramsden couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "After this battle, I must ask him what method he used!" ”

On the Germans' side, Rommel couldn't help but be furious when he heard the sound of artillery: "What's the matter? Who's attacking? ”

"General!" Thomas replied: "It's the Italians, they launched an attack on Alexandria!" ”

"What? Alexandria?! Rommel looked at Thomas with an expression of disbelief: "Didn't I order them not to do this?" ”

"General, they obviously didn't do what you said!"

Enraged, Rommel immediately hung up the phone to the Supreme Commander of the Italian Army, Marshal Cavalero.

Caballero was confused when he heard this: "What? Our army attacked without permission? No way! ”

In Carvalero's mind, it would be good if the Italian army didn't take the initiative to retreat, and even took the initiative to attack? He had always thought that the Germans had made the cannon sound!

But as soon as he inquired, it was really his own troops attacking Alexandria, and Marshal Cavalero, who heard the news, couldn't help but be moved: "These guys, finally stand up for a while!" ”

In response to this courageous move of his subordinates, Cavalero finally decided to silently support him in the rear, so he made false accusations to Rommel on the phone and encouraged the commander of the 133rd Panzer Division, Litorio: "Well done, fight a good battle, show the proud Germans and the people in Italy!" ”

The scene quickly spiraled out of control, and despite Rommel's repeated demands to halt the offensive and withdraw immediately, the Italian army shouted and followed the M13 tanks towards Alexandria.

To be exact, the tank used by the Italian army at this time should be called the M14 tank, and the Italians improved the M13 tank, increased the engine power and added an air filter suitable for desert operations, and then called the improved tank the M14 tank...... They are actually the same tank, which is basically indistinguishable from the appearance, except that the Italians like to give it another name to make it sound like a newly developed tank.

The battle was fought smoothly, and the Italian 133rd Panzer Division captured Alexandria without much effort, thanks to the British army's preparations for retreat.

When the news reached Cavalerona, the old marshal couldn't help but exclaim excitedly: "Great, I'm proud of you, the Germans have not been able to take Alexandria for so long, and now they have been conquered by you!" You are the pride of Italy, keep it up, boys, the Suez Canal is ahead, victory beckons us......"

Montgomery on the other side said convincingly to Zhang Chi on the phone: "Major General, you won." Now it's time for you to behave! ”

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied.

Then he nodded to the Liang staff officer, and the Liang staff officer gave the order to march quickly to the various parts that had been prepared for a long time.

"General......" At this time, Page appeared at the door of the headquarters and was looking at Zhang Chi with excitement on his face.

As soon as she finished her interview in Maherama, she rushed to the location of the Chinese troops, but she soon found that she had arrived at the wrong time, because Zhang Chi and the others were packing their things.