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The sudden surrender of the 2nd Free French Brigade brought a major turning point on the battlefield.

Now, the Germans aimed their main attack on the British 133rd Infantry Brigade.

The situation of the 133 Infantry Brigade is no less encouraging.

In previous battles, the 133rd Infantry Brigade had been used as a firefighter, and this unit would appear wherever there was a crisis.

But because of this, this has caused this unit to never maintain a complete sequence from the battle to the present, and the soldiers have long been tired from the constant movement.

One of their regiments was attacked by the Germans on the way to aid the Greeks, and one of their battalions was attacked by the Germans on the way to the aid of the French.

And the surrender of the French made this battalion a target for the Germans.

Basically using small arms, they were soon attacked by the Germans.

General Woodrow again gave a false order at this time:

He told the 1st Panzer Division, which was in the midst of fierce fighting, to find a way to draw troops for reinforcements anyway.

Originally, the 1st Panzer Division was evenly matched with the German army at this time, but under the repeated orders of General Woodrow, General Johnson of the 1st Panzer Division had to draw part of the troops for reinforcements.

But when reinforcements finally arrived on the battlefield, they found that the battalion of the 133rd Infantry Brigade had been routed. And the victorious Germans, when they saw the arrival of another British, far inferior to their own, the German commander's joy can be imagined.

War is like that, one seemingly small mistake after another. In the end, they came together and caused the worst failure!

And Major General Johnson, who was forced to withdraw troops, soon appeared in the originally complete sequence.

Originally, this gap was not very large. But fatally, standing opposite General Johnson was the "Desert Fox" - Erwin. Rommel!

Rommel will never let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! He quickly mobilized his forces and launched the most ferocious assault on this gap

Now, the same danger of being torn apart is in front of Major General Johnson.

The Germans' offensive momentum was so fierce that their commander Rommel was always the most accurate at spotting the enemy's weaknesses and flaws.

At 6 o'clock, Rommel successfully commanded his own army, interspersed with the defense line of the 1st Panzer Division. And quickly break through in depth.

General Johnson and his 1st Panzer Division were in serious trouble

6:10。

Tank No. 1128 is where the confidence of the German troops on the battlefield lies!

Wherever this tank appears, there is a guarantee of victory.

At this time, it was not only Wang Weiyi and the German army under his command who were fighting, but also the secret intelligence service under the charge of Colonel Fels, who also joined in the efforts to win the final victory in the war.

Telegram by telegram. It was cracked by Colonel Firth, who was well versed in Allied methods of reporting, and quickly reported it to General Ernst.

Previously, the "Fighter" organization was cracked, and the contact code of the British was also fully owned by the Germans.

Every move of the Allies was already completely in the hands of the Germans

6:10 min. Wang Weiyi got the latest information from Colonel Fels. The remnants of the 133rd Infantry Brigade were ordered to pass through Tasosi and join the 1st Panzer Division, which was very passive under the German attack wave after wave.

This was the most pleasing piece of information for Wang Weiyi, and under his command, the German army quickly advanced towards Tassosi.

Colonel Fels' intelligence was not erroneous in the slightest, and less than 20 minutes after the Germans arrived in Tassosi, the British 133rd Infantry Brigade appeared

One can imagine the frightened expressions of the British when they were attacked by the Germans.

It was a clean battle of annihilation. The well-prepared German army against the unprepared British army.

A terrible catastrophe occurred in Tasosi.

Countless British people died under German artillery fire and machine gun fire, and Tassosi was covered with the corpses of the British in a short time

The 133 Infantry Brigade still put up the most stubborn resistance. But it is clear that such resistance is futile.

Piece by piece, they fell under the guns of the Germans, and Tasosi was completely turned into a living hell.

Even the German soldiers, who had experienced a hundred battles, could not help but be frightened by such a bloody scene.

When the last shot fell, only 300 British soldiers fled the battlefield.

This was one of the battles that the Allies later called the "Tassosi Massacre". This massacre is on par with another massacre in the "Second Battle of El Alamein":

The Limsey massacre!

The entire 133 Infantry Brigade was completely destroyed, and even their commander was killed in this battle

The Allied 2nd Royal Artillery Regiment, the 1st Greek Infantry Brigade, the 2nd Free French Brigade, and the British 133rd Infantry Brigade were destroyed one after another, and now the victory or defeat of the war is completely in the hands of Wang Weiyi.

Lieutenant General Woodrow now had only the 1st Panzer Division and the 111th Field Artillery Regiment in his hands.

At this moment, the German army is completing the encirclement

When General Montgomery gave the order to retreat, it was too late

On October 25, 1942, the 10th Panzer Division, the 90th Light Panzer Division, and the 164th Infantry Division of the German Afrika Korps completely encircled the British 1st Panzer Division.

The great tragedy of the British began.

After repeated inquiries about the situation at the front, Montgomery produced the most famous telegram from the Second Battle of El Alamein

"Please remember your honor, please remember that you were a British officer. Reinforcements are on the way. ”

Reinforcements on the way?

General Woodrow knew too well the situation of the British army, and in order to achieve victory in the "Second Battle of El Alamein", the British mobilized almost all the forces they could muster.

Even if reinforcements were available, General Woodrow was sure they were improvised patchwork troops

And now even worse, the supply problem that had plagued the Germans for a long time was also tightly entangled with the British.

Due to the bombing of the supply base, the British fell into a crisis of replenishment of fuel and ammunition, and in a short period of time, new supplies simply could not arrive.

It's really hard to say that things in the world are very difficult to talk about, and now the supply situation of Germany and Britain has been completely adjusted

General Woodrow was not sure if he would be able to wait for reinforcements, but he decided to do what General Montgomery said in his telegram:

Please remember your honor, please remember that you were a British officer!

Even if you want to die, let yourself die on the battlefield of your beloved

In a disadvantaged situation, General Woodrow gave a very bold order:

Offensive - Offensive to the Germans!

This was much more than Rommel and the German commanders expected, so passive, the British actually attacked!

The sudden attack caused the German army to suffer a lot of losses, which also amazed Rommel.

Despite the mistakes he had made, he deserved the honor a soldier deserved for his courage alone.

In the face of the British army's fierce attack, Rommel did not panic, but calmly ordered the German troops to switch from offensive to defensive, waiting for the arrival of the 10th Panzer Division.

Rommel judged the situation on the battlefield too clearly

The present British, who exude their most courageous courage, can only carry out a most reluctant assault with their most reluctant light and heat.

They are in good spirits, but they will not succeed

The German army, which had a firm grasp of the situation on the battlefield, suddenly defended on the spot under the British counteroffensive, which was also what General Woodrow was most worried about.

If the Germans attacked the Germans, the 1st Panzer Division could still find a chance to break through, but Rommel's old age made all this come to naught.

At 11:00, several attacks were fruitless, and the British were exhausted.

At this time, Wang Weiyi's 10th Armored Division completed the last piece of the puzzle in the encirclement

Just when Wang Weiyi was about to give the order for a general attack, something happened that made him ecstatic:

Klingenberg and his assault squad are back!

It is not accurate to say that it is a squad, but it is not accurate that there are only three people left in this assault squad

"Klingenberg, aren't you dead?" Although he saw Klingenberg standing alive in front of him, Wang Weiyi still endured the ecstasy in his heart and asked quietly.

"Yes, I jumped out of the encirclement of the British." Klingenberg's answer was so calm: "I have been waging guerrilla warfare against the British, and although most of my men have died in battle, I have survived."

Then, he pointed to the hot battlefield: "Marshal, can I get back into battle now?" ”

"Klingenberg, now you're a major!" After announcing the new appointment of the "Miracle Worker of Belgrade", Wang Weiyi said: "I will arm you with a new commando, Major Klingenberg. ”

"Thank you!" Klingenberg saluted Field Marshal Ernst.

"So, let's get started." Wang Weiyi took a long breath: "General Guo Yunfeng, Major Myristal, are you all ready?" ”

"Yes, Marshal, we are all ready!"

"Well, let's end it all now!"

When Wang Weiyi gave this order, the German army's general attack on the British 1st Panzer Division began. And this will also be the largest and most critical battle of annihilation in the "Second Battle of El Alamein".

It can even be said that it was a crucial battle that decided the entire war in North Africa.

German troops, will be in Ernst. Under the command of Field Marshal Bream, the previous passive situation in North Africa was completely reversed.

The goddess of victory, now silently watching these brave and fearless Germans! (To be continued......)