The last war in North Africa has come to an end.

The Royal Navy, laden with Allied soldiers, began to withdraw, and it was clear that the British no longer had any confidence in keeping Cairo.

And the only one who still holds out here is the commander-in-chief of the British 8th Army, Bernard . General Montgomery.

Now, even if General Montgomery wanted to leave these, he had no chance.

The German Afrika Korps was frontal, South Africans and Egyptians were behind, and at the same time launched a powerful assault on the Allies

Montgomery and his soldiers could no longer hold out for three more hours. He made a few more attempts to break through, but all the gaps had been tightly blocked by the Germans, leaving him no chance at all.

The shouts that rang out everywhere seemed to be blowing the funeral song of the British in North Africa

Montgomery now delegated command to the officers, requiring them to defend and break through according to the situation on the battlefield without having to report to him.

That's what he's best able to do.

Montgomery had always wanted to write a memoir and tell everyone what had happened in all the wars he had ever fought in.

He also wanted to focus on introducing someone else:

Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Bream.

During the First World War, or more accurately, the Great War in Europe, the young Montgomery met Lieutenant Ernst, who nearly died at the hands of Lieutenant Ernst.

And now, after all these years, Second Lieutenant Montgomery has become a general. Lieutenant Ernst also became a marshal.

But in their new battle, the result was exactly the same as before.

If anything, it's that this time Ernst didn't hit Montgomery directly in the body

Maybe when Ernst. The day Bream appeared. He became a nightmare for the British Empire

He is always invincible, and he is willing to do anything as long as he wants.

Montgomery even had the idea that he was born at the wrong time, but was born in the same era as the Skeleton Baron. That's the great sorrow

In the afternoon, the German offensive was noticeably intensified. Large numbers of German troops poured in from all sides, and the Allies were losing ground one after another.

Bad situation. It continued to gather into the hands of General Montgomery, but at this time Montgomery was completely unable to care about this.

At 5 p.m., Montgomery even offered to allow all troops to lay down their arms and surrender.

As for yourself? Montgomery hadn't figured it out yet

But one thing is for sure. Montgomery would never allow himself to commit suicide, which, in his opinion, is the act of a coward. When the war is over, someone has to take responsibility for this defeat. And apparently that person is himself.

That being the case. Then live, even if it is humiliating

With the newly obtained information, half of Cairo has fallen into the hands of the mutinous soldiers, and now those enemies are left with only the last step:

Complete the Convergence!

As long as this last step can be taken, no one will stop Germany from taking Cairo.

The Allied performance was completely beyond Montgomery's expectations, and in the absence of hope, most of the Allied forces still chose to resist, and they had no intention of giving up.

What a brave soldier. What a good army, Montgomery let out a sincere admiration in his heart

The responsibility for this Allied defeat in North Africa cannot be attributed to one person. Perhaps all of them are responsible, and perhaps this defeat of the Allies was simply at the hands of one man:

Skeleton Baron!

This is a man who is almost god-like, and no one can say that he can defeat this god-like man. Where he appeared, the Germans, without exception, were all victorious. And the bitter fruit of defeat can only be slowly tasted by his enemies.

At about 8 o'clock in the evening, Montgomery's lieutenant sent him a telegram, which was actually taken directly to him by Baron Alexon.

When he received the telegram, Montgomery found that his hands were actually trembling, it was the first telegram he had received from the Skeleton Baron to himself

The telegram says that the war is over, give up, general, you have done everything you can, and no one can do it more perfectly.

Montgomery knew that Baron Skeleton wasn't sarcastic, and that a man like Baron Skeleton didn't need to be sarcastic about anyone.

Montgomery felt a little relieved in his heart, yes, he did everything he could

As for surrender? Montgomery didn't think the time was now.

"Do you know what the Tao is for, Bobby?" Putting down the telegram, Montgomery asked his lieutenant.

Major Bobby shook his head in confusion.

"Surrender now, we will completely lose the last trace of dignity" Montgomery said calmly: "Only by fighting to the last moment can we maximize our dignity for ourselves, Britain has indeed failed, but our army cannot lose the dignity it deserves."

Major Bobby understands a little, but perhaps he still doesn't understand a little bit about the essential difference between early surrender and late surrender.

In fact, this is just Montgomery's inherent British pride in the admiration there, and even if they lose, the British feel that they should lose beautifully, they are the once extremely powerful British Empire

At this time, the German offensive was gradually intensifying, and the Allied forces, which were struggling to support, were about to be unable to withstand it. But the High Command, which had not issued an order for a long time, finally came with a new order:

Hold on until 9 a.m. on the 18th!

There is something strange about this command, or it can only be explained by Montgomery himself:

That's when he decided to lead the rest of the British army to surrender.

The gunfire continued for another night, and when the first rays of dawn pierced the sky, the Allies lost most of their positions, and all that remained was to huddle in a very small area and put up hopeless resistance.

Montgomery sat in his headquarters all night, his eyes fixed on a clock on the wall, watching the minutes tick by

It's 5:30, and there are still 3 and a half hours left, will those soldiers of their own survive it?

"Stop attacking!" Erwin. Rommel suddenly gave such a strange order.

"For what, marshal? We're almost on the verge of a final breakthrough. "The commander of the 21 Armored Division, von . General Bismarck was a little bit confused.

Rommel laughed: "Because by 9 o'clock Montgomery will surrender"

Bismarck didn't understand what it was for

"The British have completely lost the possibility of continuing to fight, and the reason why they are still holding on, I think they are waiting for 9 o'clock." Rommel's tone was indifferent: "It was the time when the British first occupied Cairo, 9 o'clock in the morning. Montgomery wanted to end his mission in North Africa in this way"

"A bunch of strange Englishmen," Bismarck muttered, "shall we let them fulfill such a wish?" ”

"Remember, respect for the enemy is respect for the best of oneself," Rommel said lightly, "let them fulfill their wishes." In any case, Montgomery chose to fight with his own soldiers when he had the opportunity to escape Cairo, and he deserves respect in that regard. It's not often that you meet a good opponent, let alone an opponent who has beaten me before."

Bismarck really could not understand the idea of these marshals, an opponent who had defeated him, was more likely to arouse his own anger, but from the words of Marshal Rommel, it seemed that he had great respect for Montgomery.

Besides, could the enemy really surrender on time at 9 o'clock, as Marshal Rommel said?

Bismarck wasn't quite convinced

"General, it's strange that the Germans have stopped attacking."

"Not surprisingly, Burpee, no one knows our history in Egypt better than Rommel." Montgomery smiled slightly, "He knows that we are waiting for 9 o'clock." This was the time when the British Empire marched into Cairo with its head held high. And Rommel gave us that opportunity. I should be grateful to him."

For a moment, Montgomery and Rommel, though they had not met, seemed to be standing opposite each other.

They all know what the other party is thinking, and they all know what to do.

Montgomery said softly: "The Germans have stopped attacking, let our soldiers stop shooting, it's almost over, I can sleep well"

The burden was about to be let go, and Meng Ge felt a sense of relief.

The battlefield that has been noisy for a long time has a rare calm, and everyone is waiting for the worst of the time.

Curiously, Baron Alexon, who was in command in Cairo, seemed to have telepathy with them, and at the same time ordered the attack to be stopped.

It's hard for others to figure out what these big people are thinking

The pointer finally fell at 9 o'clock and Montgomery stood up: "Burbie, the time is up, let's be proud to meet a defeat!" ”

At 9 a.m. on November 18, 1942, the commander-in-chief of the British 8th Army, Bernard Brown. Montgomery ordered all Allied forces in Cairo to cease resistance.

Britain surrendered!

As Montgomery walked out of his headquarters, the sun shining on his face, he straightened his clothes, and walked out of the hall with a calm step.

It was a day that Montgomery would never forget, and he vowed to keep in mind everything that had happened today. (To be continued......)