For the northern part of Africa, the endless yellow sand is the constant theme, and the heat here is so hot that anything can be related to the temperature.

A lizard lounging on a rock, a small pile of dry and withered bushes in front of it is its whole world, and it relies on the temperature of its skin to receive the sun's light rays to raise the temperature of its own blood, accumulating enough heat for its own movement.

The rumbling cannon sound in the distance doesn't seem to have anything to do with it, human activity here is still not so large that it has changed the world, this is still a region ruled by nature, and everything here still maintains a relatively primitive style.

Compared to lizards, humans don't seem to like the distant sun very much in the desert, the high temperature is unbearable, and they can't take off their clothes to ward off the heat. In order to reduce the evaporation of sweat and maintain the humidity on the surface of the skin, it is also necessary to wrap it tightly and cover yourself as much as possible.

Rommel stood in his car, holding his binoculars in both hands and looking into the distance, where his troops were attacking, the smoke of gunpowder filled the sky, but because of the distance, he could only see the black smoke rising from the horizon, and the fighter jets in the distance that had become small black dots in the sky.

The air was steaming and tumbling because of the heat, the scenery on the ground was distorted and distorted with the air waves, and Rommel still had an old scarf wrapped around his neck, which was covered with yellow sand and looked old. But he still liked to wear the scarf, which was already a little torn in the corner, because it was something that his wife had sent him from her homeland.

He loves his wife deeply, remembers his family, and is like a good man without flaws, a rare model husband. And when he works, he has the rigor and thoroughness that traditional German men are all about, and it can be said that he is a tall character who only appears in storybooks.

Schellner did not disappoint, as soon as the general with the title of the beast arrived at the North African front, he launched a new offensive with his army that was not yet fully in place, and the Germans broke through the three lines of Montgomery in one fell swoop, and now they were storming Alexandria, and once they occupied it, the situation in Egypt would be irreversible.

What is unpleasant is that the British army showed a much greater sense of resistance than estimated, they held every line of defense at any cost, trench by trench and fierce battle with the Germans, Rommel took turns to attack, and only advanced a short distance in the twenty days of attack.

"General, my troops need to rest, and so do your troops!Give the order to stop the attack, at least we have to find a way to get the shells from Tobruk and then make plans!" Standing next to Rommel's car, General Garibaldi of Italy begged to stop the attack. His Italian 1st Corps, which had stormed British positions 17 times in the past few days, lost 41 tanks and a large number of infantry, and yesterday he inspected the front-line combat units and found that these Italian soldiers were no different from beggars.

After all, not all armies of all countries are as effective as the Wehrmacht, and the Romanian Expeditionary Force, which has recently arrived in North Africa, is obviously not well adapted to the harsh desert environment.

In order to speed up the offensive, Rommel made his killer move today, ordering a regiment of armored troops to participate in the attack, launching a surprise attack on the flank of the British line not far away. Now the two sides are engaged in fierce fighting, and the final result depends on what the report from the front line says.

"The first attack aircraft of the Air Force ran out of fuel and they informed us that they were returning home. An air force liaison officer walked behind Rommel with Wen Jiàn in his arms, saluted and said loudly: "The second wave of planes taking off and bombing is already flying in formation, and it is expected to arrive over the battlefield in seven minutes." ”

Not far behind Rommel was the headquarters of the entire Afrika Korps, where more than a dozen huge radio antennas were erected, and more than a dozen armored command vehicles were parked together. Spider webs of wires connect to each vehicle, eventually converge and plug into the back of a truck with a diesel generator.

The Luftwaffe was much more dominant than expected in the skies over North Africa, at least without the latest modifications of the P-40 with Rolls-Royce engines, where the Allied air power was still dominated by old British Hurricanes and primitive P-40s. These planes were obviously reluctant to fight the battle-hardened German FW-190D fighters, so when the German Stuka dive bombers visited the British positions over and over again, it was rare for the Allied fighters to take off and intercept them.

But Montgomery is also not an idle man, although he is not a great character in attack, but he is obviously definitely excellent in defense. The defensive line he arranged was criss-crossed, and there were specially reinforced key fortifications every short distance, so that the German troops could only be uprooted one by one, and could not penetrate and break through on a large scale.

The two sides fought repeatedly over the position, because of the visual interference effect of the surface temperature in the desert area, some things close to the ground could not be seen clearly from a long distance, so the troops on both sides were fighting at a very close distance, and the huge casualties can be imagined.

Just this morning, Kurlow, the commander of the 12th German SS Division, was killed instantly by a stray bullet in the head while commanding a front-line battle. Rommel was caught off guard by this loss, but then the 12th SS Division advanced 8 kilometers under the command of the acting division commander, capturing 700 British soldiers and avenging their former division commander.

"Never think what we can do after the fall of Alexandria! Gentlemen, it will never fall!" In front of Rommel, beyond the positions where the two armies exchanged fire, and into the depths of the British positions, Montgomery was in front of his generals and said sensationally: "We can't lose Egypt, never!"

In one day, two generals of the British army were killed, and two divisions of troops were completely disabled, but it seemed that the British army did not intend to retreat a step back this time, and they held their positions until the last soldier, and still did not take a step back.

The losses were overwhelming, and in 20 days of fighting, more than 29,000 British soldiers were killed, more than 40,000 wounded, and about 10,000 were taken prisoner. Three entire defensive positions were lost, and the fourth was battered - but they also cost the Germans dearly, with Rommel losing 170 tanks and assault guns, most of which were Italian rags. In addition, more than 9,900 were killed and 18,000 wounded and missing.

Montgomery is in a good mood right now, relying on his 9th Army to hold defensive positions, which has doubled his confidence and made him more confident of stabilizing the situation in Africa. Behind him was General Patton's 8th Army, a whole army reserve, almost all the tanks and armored vehicles in the Allied North African region were in the hands of the 8th Army, as long as the time was ripe, Patton would lead his troops westward to launch a defensive counterattack to defeat Rommel's Afrika Korps.

"Rommel has nothing to fear! As long as we hold our defensive positions here and here, Alexandria will become the most stable supply base behind us! Ladies and gentlemen, the fate of the British Empire is in battle here, please fight to the death and make the last effort for your country!"

"General, please rest assured! The officers and men of the two divisions of the 9th Army of the 9th Army, with their backs to Alexandria, will not take a step back!" As the most important position in the entire defensive position, Montgomery's most elite troops were also deployed here, and they were responsible for holding the outer positions of Alexandria until General Patton launched a counterattack.

Unlike the other defensive positions, which were carefully arranged and covered by naval ships and batteries in Alexandria, Rommel did not commit much offensive force here, and it seemed that the Germans wanted to flank Alexandria and then slowly conquer it, as Tobruk did.

"Don't worry! we are on Alexander's flank, and we would rather die than take a step back!" The general of the 19th Army also patted his chest and assured Montgomery that with these two forces defending him, Rommel would have to make a big circle if he wanted to bypass Alexander, so that he would leave a huge hole in Patton behind.

Just as the Germans dug a huge trap for the Soviets in Poland, Montgomery also laid a tempting trap for Rommel in North Africa, and the bait was Alexandria, the most important port in North Africa, to see if Rommel was fooled.

"Why not?" Rommel pointed to the map and showed Garibaldi and Frederick and other generals his attack plan: "Surrounding Alexander from the flank, although it is risky, I don't think it is an irreparable mistake!"

"But, General, we have not yet waited for Patton's 8th Army to appear, and if we are counterattacked by Patton in the process of encirclement, the losses will be very heavy!" Frederick was still more conservative, he did not approve of such a risky plan of action.

"Don't worry, General Frederick, we still have a force that hasn't been dispatched, so ...... Alexandria, we are bound to win!" Rommel couldn't help but laugh as he remembered the bold plan of action from the wolf's den.