Redemption of WWII

Chapter 130 Defense

The success or failure of a war is composed of several factors. 【】

The first is decision making.Every good army will have a good decision-making layer.This is not a matter of one person, but a collective, a team.Often a good decision-making group can play a huge role in war.The decision-making groups of various countries in the world, the German General Staff is its leader.

The second is the quality of soldiers.The quality of good soldiers provides every commander with the greatest guarantee of war consumption.This is also a necessary condition for victory in combat.But this is also related to the usual training of the army.The most authentic training is the United States. The United States is used to practical training. The annual training casualties are a huge number in any country.

The third is the frontline commander.The personal charm of these commanders who are in contact with the soldiers on the front line every day is sometimes the winning factor in the war.There is only one word difference between rushing with me and rushing for me.But the boost to the morale of junior soldiers is quite different.In this regard, Eastern soldiers are much stronger than Western soldiers.

In the North African desert, which is only more than 100 kilometers away from Cairo, the capital of Egypt, this huge armored force is being assembled at this time.Nearly 300 tanks are strewn across the unique Sahara desert.Every tank has an extended barrel and a black body, except for a few because the desert dust covered the logo on the body.The prominent German Nazi swastika can be clearly seen on the turrets of the other bodies.

These tanks are the armored vanguard of the German army in North Africa.The first to arrive here was the Panther tank unit of the German 101st Armored Division led by the Armored Forces Academy.The reason why these tanks stopped advancing was entirely because of a problem with the fuel of the entire Panther tank column.Now all the fuel for the Panther tanks of the entire 101st Armored Division is not enough for a military kettle.Not only the Panther tank group of the 101st Armored Division is like this, but the Panther tanks of several other armored divisions are out of fuel.

Of course, this is not because Rommel does not provide fuel, or there is a lack of fuel.Rommel will not drop the chain at this critical moment.The key is that these Leopard tanks are moving too fast, and the logistical supplies simply cannot refuel the front-line tanks in real time.

The instructors of these four colleges were all desperately marching towards the forward headquarters of the British army, Lehmann.They all want to win this military competition and win the highest honor for their Armor Academy.Originally, the Leopard unit led by Major General Sith of the 101st Division still had some advantages, but after the encounter with the British First Armored Division, there was also a fierce battle with the British Australian Ninth Division.The speed of the team led by Major General Sith was slowed down a bit.In this way, the four armored units arrived at the British headquarters in Ah Lehman almost at the same time.

With the white flag fluttering high above Ah Laiman, this massive competition had to end in a draw.But this also aroused dissatisfaction among all the instructors.These perverts agree that the final outcome is the ideal result.In addition, after a brief inquiry, these instructors learned the whereabouts of Colonel Andri, which was Cairo.

After a brief discussion, the deans and vice-principals of several armored academies who led the team finally reached an agreement.Whoever first attacks Cairo, the heart of Lower Egypt, will win the game.Of course, the main purpose is to rescue Colonel Andri.

But these instructors collectively overlooked one point, that is why Lehman's British army surrendered without a fight.In their eyes, it is reasonable for the small place of Lehman to be taken by Colonel Andri, and it is not a big deal at all.But they forgot that Rommel attacked this small place three times with an army of [-], but the result still failed to achieve his goal.

After hundreds of kilometers of marching and fighting, the fuel of all the Leopard tanks has almost bottomed out, and some tanks have mechanical failures.If it is another field force, it will definitely wait for the supply of fuel and medicine, and then perform new tasks after the tank is repaired and maintained.

But these instructors didn't think so. They wanted to attack Cairo if they had fuel, and they wanted to attack Cairo if they didn't have fuel.

How to make the tank move without sufficient fuel is really difficult for many people.But this also gave birth to a new discipline of armor, "Tank Extreme Combat".Each armor academy has its own understanding of the tank limit theory. In the tank limit theory, engine idling is strictly prohibited.And how to use high-end starting has become one of the means to save fuel.How to calculate the driving road to achieve the most efficient use of fuel is also firmly remembered by every tank instructor.

Of course, these instructors also found some fuel in the supply warehouse of the British army in Ah Lehman.But these fuels are gasoline.The diesel used by the Leopard tank is only a few hundred liters.For a Leopard tank like a gas tiger, it is only enough for 5 tanks to run a distance of one hundred kilometers.However, the entire Leopard tank group has a huge scale of nearly 300 vehicles.

This is simply a drop in the bucket, but every Panther tank commander is still very happy to add more than 2 liters of diesel to the fuel tank of the tank.Then these tank commanders threw away all the things that could be thrown away on the tanks, and even the heavy military uniforms worn by the soldiers were replaced by cool undershirts.

The competition between the four major colleges started again. In the past, when the tanks were advancing in groups, black smoke rose from behind each tank, and the roar of the engine resounded throughout the world.But this time the Leopard tanks marched in a group, but it gave people a different scene.

The black smoke from the previous engine has become the blue smoke that is now traveling, which is the result of the full combustion of the fuel.The sound of the engine is not as loud as the gasoline engine of a small truck, which is the result of precise control of the accelerator.

During the march, the spirit of the drivers of those tanks has always maintained a high concentration.There is no other movement except a slight touch of the accelerator on the foot.The direct start is the third gear, and then the other high-end gears are already engaged at the moment of clutching during the driving process.All braking actions are strictly prohibited by the instructors, because braking will consume excess fuel.The road ahead was accurate to the centimeter under the orders of the instructors.The purpose of the tank instructors is to save fuel.

After all Panther tanks did this, the speed of the entire tank column not only did not drop.On the contrary, it is even higher than when the original fuel was sufficient.Even these tanks give people an illusion of lightness when they run.Being able to drive the tank so lightly is something that only these perverted German instructor-level commanders can do.

In this way, the fuel that could only run 30 kilometers was abruptly run 75 kilometers by these Leopard tanks.Until all the tanks are exhausted to the last drop of fuel.Only then did the tanks stop.

The deans and vice presidents of several major colleges stared with wide eyes.But no one can make their tanks go one step further.Several people were furious at the commanders of the various divisions in the rear through the wires.Colonel Luther was one of them.

Colonel Luther, who hadn't heard of the head of the department getting angry for a long time, revisited what is called thunder's fury this time.Of course, Colonel Luther was wronged. Colonel Luther had already worked very hard to catch up with the mentor's column with his troops and logistics.But along the way, from time to time, or encountering a large number of British troops surrendering, blocking the way forward.Or it is to clean up the mess left by the teacher on the battlefield.Or encounter some brave British team blocking.Anyway, Colonel Luther's journey was not going well.

When Colonel Luther's department head, Major General Sith, burned the last drop of diesel.The troops and logistics led by Colonel Luther are still 160 kilometers away, and the road conditions in the Sahara Desert are also very heinous.It will take at least one day for Colonel Luther to rush to the position of Major General Sith.

In this way, the leading Leopard tank group of the German army could only lie quietly in the Sahara desert, quietly waiting for the rear fuel supply.

It was under such circumstances that the British armored force set out from Cairo encountered the German Panther tank group.After the vanguard was knocked out.The British armored commander did not immediately order an attack on the German tanks ahead.Instead, he ordered his subordinates to connect to the radio station with the Cairo headquarters.And ask about the next action plan.

If this were a reckless armored commander, he would definitely fight the Germans first.Although some tanks may be lost, it is definitely possible to discover the little secret that the German tanks have run out of fuel.In that case, you only need to set up a howitzer running position in the rear, and you don't need a lot. Three or five cannons can kill these elite German Leopard tank groups that are blocking them.

Everything is unpredictable, but the German Panther tank group, which was supposed to die, escaped the fate of extinction because of a call from the British armored commander.

The British command quickly replied to the commander who had sent a telegram for instructions.Not only the armored commander at the front received the order, but basically all the commanders of the British troops departing from Cairo received the order from the headquarters.The order said, "At all costs, we must block the German attack. In addition, we must not retreat in the direction of Cairo. Violators of military law will follow."

When this telegram appeared in the hands of the British armored commander, the commander was in trouble.Since the commander began to direct the troops to fight, he had never received a telegram stating that the military law followed.And this time, the word "military law" appeared, which made the armored commander feel a little startled.

Another one is that the telegram only mentioned to block the German attack.No mention of what would have happened if the Germans hadn't attacked.This embarrassed the British armored commander.After thinking about it, the commander of the British army was so anxious that he turned around.

But in the end, the commander lost his mind and switched to a defensive state on the spot according to the headquarters' wishes.These coincidences allowed the already endangered German Panther tank group to temporarily escape.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and more and more British troops arrived here.However, all the troops, like the armored commander of the British army, launched defenses on the spot.The trenches dug one after another are criss-cross.In addition, the terrain here is indeed very suitable for digging trenches.Basically, an infantry company can dig a standard infantry trench in less than 10 minutes.

All the British troops were in a state of panic when setting up defenses and working together, and were very worried that the Germans would suddenly attack.Infantry can be very dangerous when there is no complete official business.But when the infantry finished digging the trenches and started digging anti-tank trenches, the so-called German offensive had not yet started.

Of course, this is not because the Germans are unwilling to attack, but because there is not a drop of fuel in the fuel tank of the tank.