The fact that the Italians have persevered until now is something that even God would be moved to tears, and Rommel immediately found a side in his favor.

"The whole army launched an assault, let the Rito Io Division hold on for another two hours!"

The unbelievable thing happened on the battlefield of Kantara!

This is often the case on the battlefield, and no matter how precise the calculations, there will always be all kinds of unexpected situations. And some accidents can even affect the direction of the entire war.

Like this time.

Montgomery had no idea that the Italians would hold out for such a long time, which made his plan to reinforce the 4th Hussar Regiment after annihilating the Ritoio Division completely fail.

Rommel didn't expect the Italians to go crazy at all

Rommel simply regarded the Rito Io Division as artillery fire, and Montgomery did not take the Rito Aio Division seriously, and in his plan, an hour or less could completely collapse the Italians.

However, an incredible miracle still happened!

Rommel made his choice at the first time and continued to launch a surprise attack on the enemy who was surrounding the Ritoio division!

Now, Montgomery is in a very passive position. The encircled Ritoio division is about to collapse but only "general", they are still resisting, and there is no sign of surrender

And on their outer lines, the Germans began to intensify their attacks. This forced the Allies to deal with the Germans again. And against the Italians again.

Montgomery was forced to send the Australian 3rd Infantry Division and the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Gurkha Rifles, which had been left in reserve, into the battlefield in an attempt to block the German advance.

But Rommel was-for-tat and did not show weakness in the slightest. He decisively placed the German 90th Light Armored Division, the 15th Armored Division, the Italian Ariette Division, and the 6 Egyptian Rebel Brigades on the front line of the battlefield.

The decisive battle has fallen into the most tragic stage!

The Germans, the British, the Italians, the Egyptians, the Australians, each of them were desperate, and everyone was completely red-eyed

Tanks gallop across the battlefield, infantry on the battlefield submachine gun bullets intertwine into a web of fire, grenades rise and explode to drown everything out

Crazy, the whole battlefield is crazy

At 12:30, the 15th Panzer Division tore a hole in the battlefield, and Rommel immediately ordered the Ritoio Division to break through. Completion of the convergence with the German army.

And at this time, the 2nd battalion of the Gurkha rifles of the British rushed towards this opening

The loyalty of these Gurkhas, to the British, and their bravery on the battlefield is unquestionable. They are far more credible than the Indians.

However, no matter how loyal and brave they were, they could not cope with the steel torrent of the Germans

The Gurkhas, who received the gap in the gap, did not hesitate at all, and began to resolutely carry out the orders of the British with their own flesh and blood.

So the massacre finally took place

The Germans began to strafe with machine guns. Began to burn with flamethrowers, the Gurkhas, dying at an alarming rate, but they did not stop performing their tasks for a minute. Even if the last one of them falls

They fulfilled the promise they made to the British with their lives: loyalty is better than life!

They died, all of them died, and every single one of them died, and the corpses everywhere on the ground made the German officers reluctant to give a standard military salute to these corpses

Those who are brave and loyal are always more likely to gain the respect of their opponents

This was just a small episode on the battlefield, and the death of the entire army of the Gurkha did not have any substantial impact on the battlefield.

The Germans began to tear the gap wider!

The Rito Io Division is also desperately trying to break through, and they know that the sooner they reach the gap, the easier it will be for them to survive.

And just when the battle was at its most intense. Something happened that could change the course of the battlefield:

Egyptians appeared on all sides!

Yes, that was not that right. Egyptians on all sides!

The Egyptian soldiers, the Egyptian people, almost all the Egyptians were present here.

A large flag looks particularly eye-catching:

Free Egypt!

These men, who had fought for the freedom of Egypt at the behest of General Khamlemu, were now joining the siege of the British army in Kantara.

The situation has taken a turn for the worse!

The mountains were full of Egyptians, and the cries and cries were enough to drown out the entire battlefield

They took advantage of the terrain they were intimately familiar with and attacked the British everywhere; They used their familiarity with the area to constantly guide the Germans on the most suitable path for attack.

Now, the victory is on the side of the Germans!

"Make Cantara ours."

At 13:00, Rommel received again a message from Ernst. Marshal Bramm's telegram

Total Attack - Total Attack!

All the power is put into the battlefield, all of them, without reservation!

The Australian 3rd Infantry Division was the first to collapse, and Rommel's concentrated superior forces launched a devastating assault on the Australian 3rd Infantry Division.

Rommel then took advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack on the 42nd Royal Tank Regiment.

In such a passive situation, Montgomery was forced to halt the attack of Ritoio's division and instead deal with the challenge of the Germans and Egyptians

Rito Ioshi has once again performed a miracle:

After struggling to defend against the attack of the British, they actually miraculously broke through the Italians, who had been miserable since the beginning of the war, and made such a great achievement in the attack on Cantara

At 14:30, Montgomery, who was in a passive position, received bad news:

Ismailia fell under a combined attack by the German 21st Panzer Division and the 164th Infantry Division, and the South African 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades suffered a crushing defeat.

And the Germans, having taken Ismailia, began to suppress the flank of Kantara.

Montgomery knew that the war here was over, and he had no way to continue to hold on to Kantara, and if he resisted, he would be able to defend for a long time, but what would be the final result?

The Germans were to complete the encirclement of Kantara and completely devour the Allied forces there

At 14:45, General Montgomery gave the order to retreat.

Cantara fell into the hands of Rommel, and this duel between famous generals came to an end for the time being.

In this duel, Montgomery lost, but in fact, the responsibility is not entirely his.

There were too many unexpected situations on the battlefield, and first of all, the Italian Rito Io Division showed completely unimaginable combat effectiveness, destroying all of Montgomery's plans. Then, the unwavering support of the Egyptians for the Germans was unimaginable.

Actually, it's nothing. Britain has always colonized Egypt, so that the Egyptians have long been seriously dissatisfied with the British, they desperately need a leader, and Khamlemu appeared in time.

This leader was seen as a savior by the Egyptians, and the strong influence of Khamlemu made the rebellious Egyptians unreservedly choose to support Germany.

But what could Montgomery say, and what could he complain about?

In Montgomery's defeat of Rommel, Rommel and his Afrika Korps were also defeated by a situation that could not be solved by manpower.

So God is fair

Rommel finally avenged his revenge, and he returned the defeat to his lifelong enemy:

Bernard. Montgomery!

With the successive seizures of Kantara and Ismailia, the gates of Cairo were opened.

Shot at Rommel to Ernst. Marshal Bramm's telegram said:

"Now, I'm going to attack Cairo, please help me get a look at those magnificent Egyptian buildings in advance!"

Incomparably strong confidence returned to Rommel, and at this time there was probably no one who could stop Rommel's determination to seize Cairo.

Berlin also got the news of the surprise. Hitler was ecstatic.

Previously, Hitler had not had much hope of being able to seize Egypt, and it was already a remarkable achievement to be able to stabilize the situation in North Africa.

However, the Afrika Korps gave the marshal a miracle:

They are advancing towards Cairo!

Ernst. Again, Marshal Bramm, without any expectation, had completely planned such an attack. When Hitler learned that Ernst was in Cairo, the Reich Marshal was a little anxious, and he clearly instructed Rommel to seize Cairo in the shortest possible time to ensure that Marshal Ernst would not suffer any damage as a result.

Germany needs Ernst!

Receiving the marshal's orders, Rommel was confident that there was nothing left to stop his Afrika Korps.

Ernst? That magical Ernst, even now surrounded by a million enemies, he could still have a way out. Wasn't his magical performance enough to tell the whole story?

No one can beat Ernst, no one!

After a short break in Cantara, on November 13, 1942, Erwin Brown. Field Marshal Rommel gave the order to advance to Cairo.

The Egyptian pyramids, the Sphinx, all seem to be beckoning to Rommel. And in the midst of those scenes, Rommel seemed to see that incomparably familiar face:

Ernst. Brahm!

"Let's complete the rendezvous in Cairo, Ernst," Rommel said silently in his heart, and then ordered the whole army to assault.

The battle for the capture of Cairo has begun! (To be continued......)