Because of his outstanding performance in the Caucasian theater, Lin Shuo was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant and became the platoon commander of a tank platoon while receiving the Medal of Merit. The heavy tank battalion directly under the 2nd Armored Division www.biquge.info which he belonged had recently followed the main force from Iran to Alexandria, and then was shipped directly to Tobruk without even unloading the equipment, becoming the only armored force in the defenders of Tobruk.

When the fierce fighting on the front line was in full swing for a few days before, Lin Shuo's tank battalion had been waiting in Tobruk City. nervously waiting for the moment to enter the battlefield, looking at the battlefield in the distance and jumping in a hurry.

After the end of the fighting in the Caucasus, the 2nd Panzer Division withdrew to the Iranian region to rest and replenish, and soon regained its strength. After all, it is the power in Zhang Cheng's hands, so it is natural to give priority to it. At this time, the heavy tank battalion that came to Tobruk had 42 Tiger tanks, one command tank, three communications armored vehicles, and numerous logistics support units.

Having received the order from the defender command to attack, the battalion of heavy tanks, which had long been in combat condition, soon began to launch combat vehicles ready for the attack. Not long after, the commander of the defending army, Major General Yi Yanxue, also rushed over with more than 1,000 infantry, ready to go to the nameless heights for reinforcements.

After several hours of fierce fighting, Yi Yanxue could see that although the German offensive in other directions was extremely fierce, it was basically just a feint to attract the attention of the defenders. The real main direction of attack of the Germans was indeed the unnamed heights held by the Marines.

After receiving a call from Lu Yang requesting fire coverage of the unnamed heights position, Yi Yanxue ordered the artillery unit to increase the density of fire support on the nameless heights. On the one hand, all the personnel in the headquarters who could hold guns, as well as the idle personnel of the logistics troops and artillery units in the city, were all searched. With more than 1,000 infantry, he caught up with the heavy tank battalion and formed a mixed armored force to quickly rush towards the nameless heights.

The distance from the inside of the city to the outlying positions was actually not far at all, but it took more than ten minutes for the mixed troops to arrive at the positions. At this time, most of the positions on the nameless heights had fallen into the hands of the Germans, and Lu Yang and the last hundreds of marines held on to the last small position.

"Rush over!" The commander of the tank battalion looked at the surging German armored troops on the opposite side, held down the throat walkie-talkie, and loudly ordered his troops to rush straight over. It's a collision of steel.

Lin Shuo shrank down calmly and got into the turret, and closed the hatch. "Armor-piercing shells, two o'clock direction, fire!" With Lin Shuo's loud order, the Tiger tank suddenly stopped, and after the muzzle moved slightly, it spit out hot flames, and an armor-piercing bullet came out of its chamber and slammed into a German No. 4 tank that was strafing the defenders' position with a machine gun more than 200 meters away.

This armor-piercing projectile accurately hit this German tank No. 4. The powerful power instantly pierced through the front armor of the Four, and then exploded inside the tank. Powerful metal turbulence and scorching heat destroyed the tank, killing all its members. Subsequently, the high-temperature explosion induced ammunition and fuel inside the tank, completely destroying the tank.

"Reload!" Lin Shuo commanded in a deep voice.

The Germans also spotted this armored counterattack force, and they quickly rushed towards it. The Germans were well aware that only by repelling the enemy's counterattack would they be able to fully occupy this important position. A large number of tanks No. 4 rushed towards the Tiger. The German soldiers also entered the position one after another to shoot at the Ming army.

To be sure, the No. 4 tank equipped by the Germans was already a very good tank in the early days of the war. But when they encounter the powerful Tiger Style, they can only become cups.

The No. 4 tank was armed with a 75-mm gun that could not penetrate the Tiger's strong front armor, while the Tiger's 88-mm long-barreled gun could penetrate the No. 4 smoothly every time it hit any part of the gun. In such a situation where the attack and defense are completely unequal, no matter how elite the German armored forces are, they cannot confront the Tiger.

The German armourers did not flee in a panic when they realized that something was wrong, but chose to bravely rush forward, trying to bypass the Ming tanks and attack their rear and flank armor at close range. The distance between the two sides was already very close, and it didn't take long for them to get together.

"Boom!" A dull crash of armor sounded, and the huge and heavy Tiger and the four kept colliding together. Many of the No. 4 tanks were hit violently, destroying various equipment, and even shell armor. There is a very hilarious scene on the battlefield, where the tanks of both sides collide with each other like bumper cars in an amusement park, splashing dazzling sparks.

For the most part, the Tiger, which was larger, had thicker armor and had a more powerful engine, won the collision. In the sound of tooth-sore metal rubbing, the number four was pushed back hard.

When the armored forces of both sides fought fiercely, the infantry did not sit idle. In addition to the fierce fire on their respective positions, many brave soldiers on both sides carried anti-tank mines and sticky explosives in their arms, and rushed forward to blow up enemy tanks under the cover of night on the chaotic battlefield. The battle was extremely fierce.

The whole battlefield was full of bullet rain, the chain of tracer bullets flew back and forth, the shells rained everywhere, and the continuous explosion of fire reflected the entire battlefield brightly. Both sides erupted at this time with the strongest will to fight.

The chariots are roaring, the soldiers are roaring. The frantic battlefield is full of desperate fights. Two equally brave and elite troops are attacking their enemies with all the weapons at their disposal, and they have fallen into a state of frenzy, and countless lives are running out quickly.

The 21st Panzer Division had almost 200 tanks before launching the attack. As one of the few Panzer Divisions in the German Army that completed the refitting of Tank No. 4 before the war, the elite of the 21st Panzer Division is unquestionable. But their enemies were too tenacious and brave. Losses from vehicles destroyed by shelling and anti-tank fire during the previous breakthrough were as high as a third. After the Daming heavy tank battalion launched a counterattack, the huge gap in the quality of the tanks between the two sides directly crushed the 21st Armored Division.

At the last moment, the commander of the 21st Armored Division personally drove a chariot with reserves to rush to the Ming position, and the final and most fierce armored decisive battle broke out with the Ming heavy tank battalion.

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"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General Reinhardt, commander of the 21st Armored Division, was killed in battle." In the German front headquarters, the expressionless Rommel stood silently outside the command post, looking at the nameless heights of fierce fighting in the distance with some distraction. After hearing the news of Reinhardt's death, Rommel paused slightly, and then waved his hand to let the staff officer leave.

"It's too late." Looking at the white of the fish belly that began to gradually brighten in the distance in the sky, Rommel knew that after dawn, the large-scale air support of the Ming army would arrive. At that point, he could no longer afford to continue his assault on Tobruk. The 21 Panzer Division was exhausted and suffered heavy losses. He no longer had a strong assault force at his disposal, and he would never be able to capture Tobruk with infantry alone.

"Your Excellency, the 15th Armored Division is calling, the Ming army is attacking fiercely, and they are about to be unable to hold on." The communications staff brought another piece of bad news, which made Rommel's mood even lower.

Almost shortly after the German general attack on Tobruk, Zhang Cheng, who saw the opportunity, led his army to launch a fierce attack on the flank of the Afrika Korp, trying to outflank the Afrika Korps flank and rear. Rommel's desperate fight under tremendous pressure now looks like a complete failure. Not only did it fail to capture Tobruk, but it also suffered heavy losses, and it was almost unable to resist the main force of the Ming army that came from the direction of Egypt.

"Retreat!" Without much thought, Rommel soon gave the order for the entire army to retreat. He knew very well in his heart that if he didn't leave now, then no one really wanted to leave.

Most of the 21st Panzer Division's vehicles were lost in battle, and although they still had a large number of infantry units, they had lost the ability to continue the attack. After receiving Rommel's order. The chief of staff of the acting command soon withdrew from the battlefield with his troops.

And the defenders, who were also exhausted, were unable to pursue, and they suffered heavy losses. The Marines stationed on the unnamed heights had less than 1,000 wounded in the rear hospitals, and the battle damage rate reached an astonishing 70 percent!

The Tiger heavy tank battalion, which has always been regarded as invincible by Zhang Cheng, also suffered a lot of losses. During the night battle, many brave German armored soldiers drove their chariots around the back of the Tiger tanks in the confusion and carried out close shelling. One of the Flaws of the Tiger was also discovered during this battle, as its turret rotated too slowly.

At least a dozen Tiger tanks were penetrated from the rear and flanks. After all, the Germans' technological and industrial prowess was far from being comparable to that of the Japanese. The German No. 4 tank was armed with a 75-mm gun that was strong enough to penetrate the weak armor in the rear and flanks of the Tiger at close range, thus destroying the Tiger tank.

Not only the German armored corps, but also the infantry of the Germans were brave. They pounced on the Tiger with explosive packets, sticky explosives and even anti-tank mines, and also destroyed several Tiger heavy tanks.

However, it was the Ming army that won the victory in the end. Their victory is also worthy of their bravery. Even the commander of the German 21st Panzer Division was killed in this fierce battle.

"Give." Lin Shuo, whose legs were a little weak, took a hard puff of the cigarette, and then handed the cigarette in his hand to a marine soldier who had just been wrapped in a medical soldier on his head like a mummy. The soldier took the cigarette and took a hard puff, and after a long smoke ring, he sat down on the ground as if suddenly his whole body had lost all his strength.

"Are you alright?" Lin Shuo stepped forward with some worry and prepared to help up the new friend of the Marine Corps.

"It's fine." The marine, who sat on the ground, waved his hand, leaned back against the weight wheel of the Tiger tank, ignored the continuous red blood stains from the gauze on his head, looked at him attentively, and muttered, "It's finally over." (To be continued.) )