Chapter 362: True Purpose
"Boom~Boom~"
More than two dozen Tiger tanks, unloaded from their heavy armor, were running at full speed in front of them.
In the rear, all kinds of light tanks, medium tanks, armored vehicles, and jeeps chased after them from all directions, and circled to a relatively open Gobi area.
"It's good, the ground here is relatively flat, so fast armored vehicles and trucks can go around in front of them!"
Seeing that the terrain here was good, it was the best place for them to surround the enemy, and immediately gave the order to complete the encirclement.
But just when the armored vehicles and jeeps on their wings finally overtook Hu Rentian's tank, they braked sharply and made a screeching sound.
Due to the sudden braking of the car in front, the rear side did not have time to brake, and they collided with each other.
"Ouch~ Why is it so lively? Chasing, you're chasing, why don't you chase? ”
Hu Rentian laughed as he looked at the armored vehicles and jeeps that were smashed into a ball, because the enemy who was running at the forefront had already seen a black hole in the muzzle of a cannon facing them, and those cannons were densely lined up, and there might be thousands of them as far as the eye could see.
"Come on, it's all hors d'oeuvres just now, now serve the main course to our guests~!"
Hu Rentian's tank suddenly fired a red signal flare into the sky, and the front had long been in full position, and the anti-aircraft artillery group that was pointing vertically forward received the signal and fired a volley fiercely.
This round of salvo was mainly aimed at the two wings of Hu Rentian's 20 or so tank vehicles, at this time both of his wings were surrounded by German armored vehicles and jeeps, under the bombardment of anti-aircraft guns placed on low levels, these tanks and armored vehicles scattered and turned over, and for a moment the flames soared into the sky, and the sound of explosions was repeated, and you can hear with your ears how heavy their losses were.
In the face of thousands of flat anti-aircraft guns, Qiao Han and the other German troops in pursuit were all dumbfounded, how could they never have thought that today's battle was clearly a trap set by themselves for the other side, but why were they the ones who were plotted in the end, what was the problem?
"Hell, the other side has been prepared for a long time, their artillery fire is too fierce, retreat, retreat to the southwest, don't continue to step into the enemy's trap!"
After feding the first volley, Chauhan began to yell wildly into the radiophone, this time with only two words in mind: retreat.
"Want to run? The reaction is quite fast, this determination to switch from offense to defense is also big enough, the commander of the other side is definitely not Rommel, when did a smart guy come out again? ”
Hu Rentian scratched the heart guard hair on his chest with a little surprise, and began to command the armored team to fight back against the German Nazis, if you can destroy an armored car, you can destroy an armored car, and if you can kill a tank soldier, you will kill a tank soldier.
"Hurry up, hurry up, try to have a second salvo before they escape, and Xu Jin barrage forward~~!"
This time it was Hu Rentian's turn to roar loudly, and the nearly 1,000 anti-aircraft guns in the rear had already completed the reloading, and under his order, there was another earth-shaking explosion, boom, boom, and one sand wave storm after another exploded in the desert.
Sitting in an armored car, Johan shouted with military equipment as he retreated: "Retreat! The whole army retreats! As long as we hold the main communication routes, they will not be able to achieve anything, and it will only be detrimental to the enemy if they continue to consume them like this! ”
"Boom Boom~"
The second salvo of the anti-aircraft guns sounded, and this time the accuracy was greatly improved compared to the previous time, but because the enemy had begun to flee into the distance, although the hit rate was improved, it was only a hit, and it did not incapacitate him on the spot.
"Damn, it's faster than a rabbit, that's it, poor Kou Mo chases, brothers turn the muzzle of the cannon and send some gifts to that desert fox~!"
Looking at the decisiveness of the opponent's withdrawal, Hu Rentian was even more decisive when he withdrew.
He didn't have the slightest intention of fighting, although he had the upper hand, he also knew that he had a few pounds and taels on his side, and if he got out of the cover of those thousand anti-aircraft guns, it would be a matter of time before they were captured alive.
"Brothers, follow me to storm the enemy's flanks and give them good cover~~!"
"Roar~!"
Yes, Hu Rentian's battle today has been a feint so far, and what he really wants to hide is the airborne special forces led by Wu Xiaolong.
The Suez Canal, located between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, has always been an important sea route for Eurasian countries.
This canal began to be officially used in 1870 and is known as the "Great Waterway of the East", which greatly shortened the time and distance of navigation between Europe and Asia, and is a shipping waterway of great economic value and strategic significance.
Taking advantage of the military orders of the Supreme Commander of the British Army, Copper Lock made it all the way to Egypt unimpeded, and successfully joined Wu Xiaolong and others on the west coast of the Red Sea.
"Brother Long, pillar, big mouth, you're all here!"
Several people who hadn't seen each other for a long time high-fived each other, beat their chests, and quickly entered the work state after a few simple greetings.
"Copperlock, where is the war in North Africa now? Lao Hu: Is their plan going well? ”
Wu Xiaolong, Mu Dezhu, and Dazui all wore field paint on their faces, and they were dressed in camouflage uniforms, and they were armed to the teeth from the pocket pistols and daggers on the sides of their boots, to the grenades and pistols on their waists, and the semi-automatic rifles on their backs.
"North Africa can now be said to be a mess, Lao Hu has an extraordinary talent in making trouble, at this stage the British army and the main Egyptian forces have been attracted to the Western Front by Rommel, and the rear is the emptiest time here."
Wu Xiaolong nodded and said: "Very good, so that we can smoothly control the Suez Canal, pillars, big mouths, act immediately, take over the port here on the grounds of strengthening the Allied rear defense and attacking the German paratroopers, and control the river!" ”
"Okay, Brother Long~!"
"Just look at ours~!"
Mu Dezhu and Niu Zhixin patted their chests excitedly, and immediately led their brothers to start staging a good show written and acted by themselves.
In the early hours of the same day, a piercing siren sounded from the docks of the Suez Canal.
The defenders didn't even understand what was happening, only to hear gunfire and shouts everywhere, some shouting "the Germans are coming", others shouting "German planes dropped paratroopers", in short, the scene was chaotic, and the first reaction of many Egyptian soldiers was to flee.
At this critical juncture, Copperlock and his men, armed with General O'Connor's orders, helped the Egyptian defenders defend against the German attack.
Under the cover of darkness, Wu Xiaolong and his men were fully stationed in various important locations in the Suez Canal, and at the same time blocked the river and prevented any ships from passing through.
On the other hand, Wu Xiaolong and others, who had taken over the defense of the river, began to build fortifications on the spot, as if by juggling, erecting hundreds of cannons in just one night, and even began to lay mines on the periphery of the port.
"This ...... Where did all these people come from? And what about the Germans? Have you already retreated? ”
The commander of the local Egyptian garrison, Narsa, looked confused, and it was not until Copper Lock put General O'Connor's military order in front of him that he relieved himself and handed over the local defense to Wu Xiaolong and the others.
In fact, what General O'Connor wrote to the copper lock was just a certificate of free passage, but under the operation of the relevant professionals of the Dragon Chamber of Commerce, it became a military order to take over the defense of the Suez Canal.
O'Connor, who was at odds with Rommel in front, would never have thought that the real purpose of the gang who rescued him a few days ago was the canal.