Major General Aleman made his choice:

Evacuate Konlavesev!

In fact, this cannot be said to be a wrong choice, under such an unstoppable attack of the German army, forcing it to hold on will only cause the 8th Royal Irish Corps to suffer more losses. Retreat can protect the vitality to the greatest extent.

But this retreat completely disrupted Montgomery's plans:

Gain time to defend Kantara!

The Germans successfully captured Konlaev and now they are able to attack Kantara directly!

In the second round of the contest, Rommel won one round beautifully.

Montgomery was well aware of the urgency of the current situation, and he rushed to the retreating 8th Royal Irish Regiment overnight, and in addition to ordering the troops to stop retreating, he also summoned Major General Jasan in the harshest terms.

Without waiting for the two men to argue anything, General Montgomery said in a serious manner:

"The blame for the defeat is entirely in the retreat of the 21st Indian Brigade"

Major General Jasan was in a hurry, and he began to speak loudly for himself, but Montgomery did not listen at all, but directly stripped Major General Jasan of his post and had him taken to Cairo for further investigation.

Montgomery actually knew the difficulties of Major General Jasan, how could he resist the invincible Germans with the strength of the Indians? But in the current situation, he must sacrifice a man to stabilize the spirit of the collapsing army.

And Major General Jasan is a victim of this

Sure enough, when Major General Jasan was escorted down. Major General Alleman's face showed gratitude

"Right now, our situation is very passive," Montgomery's expression was unusually serious: "The Germans' attack is fast and ferocious, if they are allowed to continue to advance like this." The defense of Kantara simply did not have time to finish General Aleman, I need you to turn around and face the Germans now, do you have the courage to do so? ”

At this time, Major General Aleman's heart was full of gratitude to General Montgomery, and he said loudly without hesitation for a minute or a second: "General Montgomery, I will lead my soldiers to fight to wash away the shame!" ”

"Good. General Aleman! Montgomery said with satisfaction: "The Germans will not be wary, I think your U-turn will definitely deal a heavy blow to the Germans!" ”

"Yes. Checkmate! Aleman replied loudly, then turned to leave.

The retreating Irish corps stopped its retreat, and they, led by General Aleman, relaunched a surprise attack on the pursuing Germans

Look at the back of General Aleman. Montgomery sighed softly.

He knows it well. With the strength of the Irish Corps, it was impossible to defeat the Germans, but there was a possibility of total annihilation. But this is the only way for him to do this.

Use the sacrifice of the Irish to buy the most time for Cantara

There are times when war involves sacrifices as a last resort

Sure enough, as Montgomery had predicted, the advancing Germans did not expect the enemy to turn around and attack.

The German troops, who had rushed to the front, were quickly thrown into confusion under the sudden attack of the Irish.

About a battalion of German troops came under a frenzied attack from the Irish. The damage was very serious. If it weren't for the fact that the German commander had battlefield experience that the Irish could hardly match, perhaps all the Germans in this battalion would have died here.

The Irish are completely desperate. They ignored the enemy's heavy strafing. A frenzied assault on the Germans.

The German avant-garde battalion, like a flat boat in the sea, could sink at any time, but at their most critical moment, the German follow-up troops managed to rush to the battlefield under the personal command of Field Marshal Rommel!

The situation has been stabilized!

However, the Irish did not stop their attacks, and continued to attack with persistence and tenacity.

Rommel saw at a glance what the enemy was doing this: "The enemy commander is taking advantage of the sacrifices of these men to delay our advance. But by the time we reached Kantara, the enemy's fortifications could be preliminarily completed."

However, although he saw the enemy's intentions, he did not have a good solution. To get to Kantara, you'll have to deal with the almost crazy Irish in front of you.

Rommel threw in all the forces he could muster, and while holding back the Irish attack, he launched a counter-assault on the enemy.

And Major General Aleman was completely desperate to repay General Montgomery's kindness.

The combat effectiveness of such a general is quite amazing

Major General Aleman, riding in his command vehicle, constantly appeared in the most dangerous positions on the battlefield, bravely commanding his soldiers to fight the enemy with the greatest sacrifice and enthusiasm.

The German army, which had been invincible on the battlefield, was now in great trouble

The fighting enthusiasm of the enemy is unimaginable. Many positions had obviously been broken through by the Germans, but the survivors were still fighting the enemy like crazy, until there was not a single Irish left in this position.

Rommel held the telescope and shook his head, and he had to admit that Montgomery had succeeded.

Even if the entire Irish Legion was gone, Montgomery still succeeded

Now, the British must be racing against time to repair the fortifications of Kantara, right?

Subsequently, the main force of the 15th Panzer Division arrived on the battlefield, and Rommel did not hesitate to put this elite army on the battlefield.

The two flanks of the Irish Corps were cut off, the center of the Irish Corps was broken through, and the Irish Corps was surrounded

But Major General Aleman didn't seem to see all this at all, and he had only one purpose:

Buy as much time as possible for General Montgomery, and for that, he is ready to die here.

The attacks became more and more fierce, the fighting became more and more brutal, and it became a terrible hell on earth.

The Irish regiment fought fewer and fewer, and the casualties became heavier and heavier. When the war reports were constantly sent to Aleman, Aleman only said calmly: "I'm still here, we can continue to fight." ”

Enough, enough with this sentence

For this stubborn enemy, the German commanders also had a headache to the extreme. Victory was in their hands, but the Germans still failed to take this last step.

At 4 a.m., the situation finally improved, and most of the defensive positions of the Irish Corps fell into the hands of the Germans, and there were not many Irish who could continue to resist.

But Rommel knew that he had lost this time:

The British won what they had most important in defending Cairo:

Time!

In this matchup between famous and famous players, Rommel won the first game and Montgomery won the second.

The contest between the two sides will continue, and it will only become more brutal.

The Irish Corps had come to its worst moment.

The few troops were surrounded by regiments, and a large number of German troops drove past their flanks and cut into Kantara

By this time, Major General Alemann knew that he was powerless and that he could no longer snipe the Germans.

Moreover, he also lost the possibility of breaking through.

At 4:30, Alemann approached the Germans and demanded surrender, and Rommel accepted General Alemann's request for surrender.

At 4:45, the last Irish laid down their arms and ceased to resist.

At this point, the 8th Royal Irish Regiment was finished. The vast majority of them died on the battlefield, and a large part of the remaining surrendered, with only a few succeeding in breaking through.

Rommel did not rejoice in the victory, which was not a victory, and Montgomery succeeded in using the sacrifice of the Irish to delay the German advance.

However, when he saw Major General Aleman, he showed enough respect for this stubborn opponent: "General Aleman, I congratulate you on your hard resistance and the sacrifice that successfully bought you time. ”

"Thank you, Marshal Rommel." There was also no loser's frustration on Major General Aleman's face: "I don't expect my troops to be able to defeat you, but I've done everything I can to get this far." ”

"No one has done a better job than you, no," Rommel sighed, "Originally, we had reached Kantara by this time and attacked the enemy, but now we are still on the way to Kantara, and precious time has been lost." ”

Major General Aleman smiled faintly, and pride welled up in his heart.

After a while, he asked: "Marshal Rommel, do you think you can take Kantara, you can take Cairo?" ”

"What about your opinion?"

"I don't think so, General Montgomery is well prepared."

"I can't agree with that, General Aleman." A smile suddenly appeared on Rommel's face: "You don't know what happened in Cairo, and you don't know who is in command of all the battles. But I believe that this time we will be able to capture Cairo and be firmly in our own hands by the victory in the African theater. ”

Major General Allemann did not know where Rommel got this confidence.

He believed that Montgomery must have a way, and that with the help of General Alexander, Cairo would not be lost.

But General Aleman could not have imagined that the man who commanded the battle in Cairo was called Ernst. Alexon. Feng. Brahm!

The German god of war who had never tasted defeat since the first time he stepped on the battlefield.

But these are not important, what is important, except for Ernst. In Braim, there are two more people who are engaged in a life-and-death contest, a duel between famous generals:

Rommel vs. Montgomery!

Their duel may be remembered for many years to come. (To be continued......)