While Hu Rentian was busy dispatching troops, Chauhan, who received Rommel's order, also arrived at the preset location with his troops in charge of ambush.

This time, Rommel not only allocated him a lot of anti-tank guns, but even a few anti-aircraft guns that also reached 88 mm, these anti-aircraft guns hit both planes and tanks, and they had already played a great advantage against the British army, and now they were not afraid of the powerful firepower of that group of private forces.

On the British side, O'Connor, who had returned to his command position, acted at the same time in accordance with the countermeasures discussed with Hu Rentian before.

When he finished discussing it with Hu Rentian, he was also full of confidence in this plan, and at the same time, he also realized the mistake that the previous battle had led him to.

Previously against Rommel, why did they retreat despite the superiority in the number of tanks? The first reason for this is the absolute superiority of the opponent's anti-tank artillery in terms of quality.

Second, the German army's multi-arm cooperative combat capability is indeed stronger than theirs, and this tactic has been developed and used since the early years of Guderian's time, and Rommel obviously understood this tactic quite deeply and improved it.

Hu Rentian hit the nail on the head and pointed out that the British army was too conservative, and it was clear that the number of tanks was superior, but the anti-tank guns on their side were used as defensive weapons, and they were placed on the edge of cities and strongholds, which led to their lack of field artillery that could not be fully utilized.

Originally, field artillery could be used against the German anti-tank guns, but now the British army has undoubtedly abandoned its martial arts and turned its advantage into a disadvantage.

But now they will not make the same mistake a second time, especially in the plan proposed by Hu Rentian, these anti-tank guns will play a decisive role.

In the period leading up to the war, both sides were actively deploying as many resources as they could use, formulating strategies and tactics in detail, and at the same time actively sending scouts to monitor the enemy's movements.

It has to be said that in the upcoming tank battle, the speed of offensive and defensive evolution of the two sides, the detailed preparation before the war, and the decisiveness of the on-the-spot command can be said to be unprecedented.

This battle gave full play to the superb level of the commanders of both warring sides, and the intrigue was frequent, and it also provided a good research material and reference material for similar battles in the future.

And the battle between Hu Rentian and Rommel took a month to prepare as soon as it was prepared.

This month is also the month of summer and autumn, and since Hitler's side has already begun to study the Barbarossa plan, whether this battle can be won or not will directly determine whether the German army will continue to send supplies and soldiers to North Africa in the future.

After all, their focus was on the Eastern Front, and the British had already occupied the island of Malta, which made the Germans encounter substantial obstacles to transportation between Europe and Africa.

Although the German admiral tried his best to persuade Hitler to take Malta, it was unfortunately not accepted by the Führer, because the Führer was unwilling to invest more troops and equipment in this area, and he threw all his thoughts on the Soviet Union.

At the same time, the British were able to send a steady stream of supplies to the North African battlefield through the occupied island of Malta, but in the process of transportation, they also encountered the wolf tactics of the German submarines, and lost some supplies and ships.

But in the same way, British warships and planes attacked many German and Italian ships, and the latter's losses were far greater than the former's.

Rommel wasn't really interested in the issue of supplies when he first arrived in Africa, but it was only now that he realized that it was definitely a big one.

However, he could not intervene in the Führer's decision, and he could not reverse the disadvantage of the Imperial Navy, so he could only rely on the existing forces in his hands and the help provided by his ally Italy, and win the battle in front of him first.

In October, the temperature in the deserts of North Africa has become colder and colder, especially in the morning and evening, except for the two hours at noon.

The pre-war preparations of the warring parties have been perfected to the point that they can no longer be perfected, and a major war in the making is about to break out.

However, Hu Rentian's side sent Tongsuo with a pair of newly arrived chamber of commerce reinforcements to quietly bypass the battlefield and go directly to the direction of the Red Sea in Egypt.

In the past month or so, Rommel has deployed all the Axis troops in place, the German headquarters is located in Jazara, the Italian army is stationed in Bardia, and the tank group headquarters is located in the center of the two, and several of his lieutenants have choked the key positions, trapping the main British army in a turtle shell, and there is no way to use the depth of the battlefield to exert their strength.

On the eve of the outbreak of this long-brewing war, the first conflict began in an unexpected position on both sides.

This result seems sudden, but it is actually reasonable, after all, if Rommel, whose supply line is not smooth, continues to delay time, it will only turn their advantage into a disadvantage, so he acted first.

Rommel first extended the line twenty-five miles from Selum to Sidiobar, and the position was covered by minefields, assisted by the Italian Savonash, and the German artillery was responsible for helping to strengthen the defense and prevent the British from breaking through.

Moreover, as long as these positions were available, the British would have to make a wide detour in the desert if they dared to move, which would have dragged their line of troops for a long time, and if the army had lost sight of the other, Rommel would cut them in two from the flank and annihilate them.

The rumbling noises combined to form a huge torrent that quickly approached the British line.

Rommel's 15th Panzer Division and artillery began to attack the positions southeast of Topluk, and his main forces were ready for the attack.

But at this very juncture, the unpredictable battlefield of North Africa began to pour torrential rain that continued for a day and night, forcing Rommel to postpone his original plan.

The unprecedented rainstorm not only caused waterlogging in Cyrenaica, but also washed bridges, turned roads into rivers, and flooded the German airfields, making it impossible for them to continue their aerial reconnaissance activities.

"General, the soldiers are already draining with all their might, but our airfield is still not functioning normally for a short time! In addition, our radio listening team overheard the conversation, and the British seemed to be moving west of Port Matruoux, and after they finished saying this battle report, the entire radio system fell silent! Yes, all silent, never a single message was sent again! ”

"What? Has this battle just begun, and Lady Luck is already on their side? However, a single rain could not stop our attack, so let the radio team continue to listen, and all plans will go on as usual, ready to attack at any time! ”

"It's the general!"

Although the feedback received from Rommel was that the British military radios were silent, the actual situation was that they received technical support from Hu Rentian's side, and replaced all the original radio network equipment with a new radio station from the Longxing Chamber of Commerce, which had a high level of encryption and was definitely not something that the Germans could monitor and crack.

Not only that, Hu Rentian's side can also use false information to deliberately reveal his whereabouts to the German listening team, which will make their plan easier to implement, even if Rommel is not fooled in the end, it can distract him and create smoke.