The Rise of the Great Powers in the War of Resistance

The 1st Army's goal was the Suez Canal, which was naturally instructed by Zhang Yunfei. Before the 1st Group set off, Zhang Yunfei specifically confessed to Wang Haiyang and ordered the 1st Army to wait for the opportunity to seize the Suez Canal. >

After Montgomery left, the 1st Army temporarily stationed in this small town and within a dozen kilometers around the town, resting on the one hand, and waiting for the arrival of the 6th Army on the other.

For this attack on the African battlefield, it is certainly impossible for the Chinese side to send only the 1st Army. The 1st Army is only a leading force, and there are still several large armies that will arrive one after another.

During the rest of the 1st Army in this area, several reconnaissance planes took off from the Persian Gulf Airport, and continued to conduct continuous reconnaissance around the Suez Canal, even as far as northern Egypt and the Mediterranean coast. Case.

On the third day after the air battle, at this time, the 6th Army had not yet arrived, and the 1st Army had not yet launched a large-scale attack on the German army, but the German army did it first. [

In the air battle three days ago, the German army was defeated, which made Rommel very angry. Rommel, who had never fought such a big defeat, gathered more than 200 tanks and two elite infantry divisions in three days. The 1st Army launched the attack.

Although the 1st Army is resting in this area, Wang Haiyang has not been careless, and has released the cordon dozens of kilometers away. There are 1st Army guard posts [-] to [-] kilometers away from the town.

Fortunately, with these guard posts, the large-scale invasion of the German army was immediately discovered.

The combat style of the German army is obviously different from that of Little Japan. The German army is simply aggressive. More than 200 tanks lead the way. Following the tanks are a large number of German infantry. There are two infantry divisions, and the number of infantry has reached a terrifying 2. people.

The level of weapons and equipment of the German infantry is several grades higher than that of the little devils before, and the German tanks are not comparable to the little devil's Douding tanks. The main tank of the German army-the No. Tanks are not much different.

Thirty kilometers northwest of the town.

Several tanks of the First Army are on guard here. This is a small unit consisting of a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and three off-road vehicles. The soldiers park the tanks on a small high point and look at them from time to time. around.

The surrounding terrain is relatively flat, there are many deserts and Gobi, it looks very desolate, if it is spring or summer, you may still see a little bit of greenery, but now it is winter, you can only see some sparse, dead vegetation .

This place belongs to Egypt. Although it is close to the Red Sea and only a few tens of kilometers away from the Suez Canal, it still looks relatively desolate. In the whole of Egypt, only the banks of the Nile River and the mouth of the Nile River are full of vitality. The rest of the place is mostly desert and Gobi.

The location of this small group of soldiers is basically the same, mainly in the Gobi desert, but the terrain is fairly flat, and the small highland where the soldiers are located is only 30 to [-] meters higher than the surrounding areas.

These soldiers have obviously been standing guard here for a certain period of time. Several soldiers kept observing the distance with binoculars, while the rest of the soldiers were resting and chatting.

"Platoon leader! The big air battle three days ago was really enjoyable! I heard that more than 200 German planes were shot down."

A second lieutenant platoon leader nodded, and said with joy: "Our navy really swelled a lot a few days ago, and the first battle with the German army was perfect."

"Platoon leader! I guess it will be our ground troops' turn next. We may start a ground battle with the Germans."

A soldier who looked like a ghost, blinked his big eyes, and began to boldly speculate that there would be a ground war next.

The platoon leader nodded slightly again, "I think so too. We have been resting in this area for several days, and we will definitely take the initiative to attack soon."

"I'm really looking forward to the battle with the German army. I used to fight against Japan, and it wasn't fun at all."

Everyone surrounded their platoon leader, chatting non-stop. It could be seen that the mental state and morale of the soldiers were good. Everyone was looking forward to a big battle, and everyone wanted to have a good fight with the German army.

Many soldiers have heard of the strength of the German army, but they are not timid at all. Instead, they are looking forward to fighting the German army sooner. [

"Everyone be quiet! What is that noise!"

A soldier who was on guard suddenly yelled loudly. Hearing the yell, everyone fell silent immediately, and everyone heard a faint voice coming from a distance.

Everyone listened for a while, and the voice became louder and clearer.

"Not good! It's the sound of a large number of tanks driving together."

"It must be the German tank group."

Several soldiers held binoculars and looked in the direction of the sound. Not long after, a large number of tanks appeared in the soldiers' field of vision. Fortunately, the soldiers were on a small high ground, otherwise they would not be able to see far away. A group of tanks appeared.

It was a huge group of tanks, which were rumbling towards this side, forming a line of several kilometers, which looked very spectacular, raising dust all over the sky.

Seeing this scene, the soldiers were slightly startled. It was obvious that the German army had started a large-scale attack on them. So many tanks were dispatched at one time, at least 200 of them.

The second lieutenant platoon leader did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately reported to the headquarters of the 1st Army Group through the radio communication system on the car. After the report was completed, he organized the soldiers to evacuate.

***** 1st Army Headquarters.

When Wang Haiyang got the report from the forward observation post, he immediately knew that the German army was coming for revenge, and that the comers were not good. It seemed that it would be a big battle.

Wang Haiyang immediately issued a series of orders to the soldiers, especially the infantry, not to go head-to-head with the German tanks, and to let these German troops drive straight in and go deep into the depths of their own defense zone.

In addition, Wang Haiyang began to mobilize three tank regiments and three mechanized infantry regiments, preparing for a big battle with the German army. Of course, the main force is the tank regiment. The three tank regiments have more than 39 Type [-] tanks, accounting for a large number. big advantage.

In addition, the three major tank regiments also have some armored vehicles and wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. These tanks, together with the tanks of the three major mechanized infantry regiments, cover the attacking tanks and deal with the infantry following the German army.

In addition, immediately report the situation to the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy on the Red Sea. These [***] ships and aircraft carriers cruising in the Red Sea are equipped with a lot of armed helicopters, at least 30 armed helicopters. The armed helicopters are called tanks. Killers, the German tanks are attacking on a large scale. For these gunships, the opportunity has come.

After giving the order, Wang Haiyang seemed calm, but in fact he was quite nervous. It was the first time he had fought such a large-scale battle with the Germans. If he lost the battle, his 1st Army would be in danger, and it might be bitten by the Germans. All the scum is left.

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As the orders were issued, the infantry regiments avoided the menacing German army one after another, while the three major tank regiments quickly assembled and gathered at the predetermined location, where they would have a big battle with the German army.

Wang Haiyang has already selected the scheduled location for the decisive battle. It is a huge Gobi, a flat Gobi, less than [-] kilometers north of his headquarters. Armageddon.

The huge group of German tanks drove recklessly, as if they didn't take the [***] squadron seriously at all, especially some German troops, seeing the Chinese infantry far away, these German troops became even more arrogant .

The German army drove straight in. The German army never thought that they would be surrounded. They had more than 200 tanks. What troops could surround them. Even if they were surrounded, they could easily break out of the encirclement with so many tanks.

The German tank group, followed by a large number of infantry, plunged into the depths of the 1st Army's defenses. [

After the German army marched for more than ten kilometers, the German army saw that there was already an endless Gobi, and a larger tank group appeared in front of them. This was the tank group of the 1st Army.

This time the German tanks came fiercely, and the three tank clusters of the 1st Group were used. In a short period of time, more than 300 tanks were gathered together to form a very large tank group.

Seeing such a large group of tanks, many German troops were slightly surprised. They did not expect that this [***] squadron also had so many tanks, but they didn't know what the names of these tanks could be.

Relying on their confidence in their own tanks, the German tank group did not slow down, but rushed towards the Chinese tank group head-on.

The battle of tanks does not depend on the quantity of victory, the key lies in the performance of the tanks, such as Japan's Douding tanks, no matter how many they are, it is useless. Therefore, although there are a lot of Chinese tanks, these German tanks Still rushed up without stopping.

The tank group on the Chinese side naturally also saw the German tank group in the distance. The soldiers launched their tanks one after another, maintained formation, and went up to them.

The soldiers did not have such arrogance like the German army, they were relatively calm, and besides, the soldiers had never fought against German tanks, and they only had a brief understanding of the German No. [-] tank from some introductions.Naturally, the soldiers will not underestimate the enemy.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and the battle is about to begin.

(To be continued)