Redemption of WWII

Chapter 65 Old Fox Betrayed

The battle report of the 164th Division of the German Army is becoming more and more dangerous, and the defense line has been strangled with the British in many places. 【】The effect of infantry fighting against armor is obvious.German soldiers almost always used their flesh and blood to block the footsteps of British tanks.The situation is critical.

The 164th Division of the German Army has already begun to prepare to retreat to the second line of defense, but the order has not yet been conveyed, and it is time to ask Rommel for instructions.

Of course Rommel disagreed. Anti-tank weapons and 88mm anti-aircraft guns are all in the front. What do your troops use to defend the second line of defense.At that time, Rommel ordered the commander of the 164th Division under him not to retreat. As long as he persisted for another hour, the support of the 1th Division would arrive immediately.

To be honest, Rommel didn't know what to do, let alone a short 30 kilometers, even a quick march of 5 hours is considered fast.Not to mention that after the soldiers arrived at the front line, they were exhausted due to the huge march and whether they still had combat effectiveness.

The order was conveyed to the headquarters of the German 164th Division, the supreme commander of the 164th Division, and retreat was impossible.Only desperately, but the situation ahead is indeed not optimistic, not only the casualties of soldiers are serious, even many senior officers died in battle.

The commander of the German army became ruthless, and directly led the team to the front line of the battlefield to direct the battle in person.He also gave an order that if he was killed in battle, the chief of staff would take over the command. If the chief of staff died in battle, he would be commanded by the officer with the highest rank below him. Anyway, he had to block the British attack.

Sure enough, the officers and soldiers of the 164th Division of the German Army saw that even the division commander, who was usually aloof, had come down to the front line, and their morale suddenly cheered up.One by one, they all forgot about death, and fought with the British.Although they were unable to destroy the armor of the tank, the infantry behind the tank became the target of the Germans.No British infantry could cross that line of death.

Because of the lack of infantry cover, the British tanks had almost crossed the German defense line, but they were blown up by the desperate German infantry with explosives, grenades and gasoline bottles on the German position.However, the German army paid a high price for casualties.The commander of the 164th Division of the German Army was really as he had feared. The bunker he was in was hit by a high-explosive grenade from a British tank, and he was blown to pieces by the cannon.

In this way, the German 164th Infantry Division barely blocked the attack of the British Tenth Armored Division, and the two armies were engaged in a brutal tug-of-war in front of the German defense line.

At this time Rommel was really anxious, and the battle had passed for 5 hours.The supporting German 90th Division has not yet reached the position of the 164th Division.Rommel was really angry, wondering what the commander of the 90th Division of the German Army did for food.It's such a long way to go, don't you have to wait for the 'autumn leaves to fall' before you can get there?

Leaving 'the autumn leaves fall' is a joke.It is said that a young couple went to an art exhibition. The couple walked up to a painting of a nude beauty. The husband could no longer walk in front of this painting. The painter painted a few leaves to block out the parts.The wife didn't even blink when she saw her husband staring at the painting, let alone leave.So the wife said the famous "Why, don't you want to wait for the autumn leaves to fall before leaving?"

But this really wronged the 90th Infantry Division of the German Army a bit.As soon as Rommel's order was conveyed to the 90th Infantry Division, the 90th Infantry Division was busy from top to bottom. It took nearly an hour to put away more than a dozen 88mm anti-aircraft guns.There is no way that these artillery pieces were scattered to several temporary artillery positions just yesterday.It is not so easy to put away a cannon and pull it tens of kilometers away before it is fired.

就这样，德军的第90步兵师只好先派出了一个团的兵力先期出发。而后的一个旅的部队携带这这些用卡车牵引的重炮慢慢的朝第164师的阵地前进。5个小时的时间，第90步兵师的先头部队已经离德军第164师的阵地很接近了。只不过路上不方便跟隆美尔的指挥部联系罢了。

Looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, Rommel finally looked forward to the 90th Infantry Division, but at this time several latest battle reports were placed in front of Rommel.Rommel was a little dizzy.The first battle report was sent by the 164th Infantry Division. The battle report said that the commander of the 164th Division has been killed, and now the 164th Division is under the command of the division chief of staff.The position is still in the hands of the German army, but if the British army launches the same attack again.The position will be impossible to hold.

Seeing this battle report, Rommel felt very sad and also very strange.What is sad is the death of the commander of the 164th Division.It is not the first time that the senior commander of Rommel's army has been killed in battle. In the first two years of the campaign in North Africa, several division commanders were killed on the battlefield.

However, it was the selfless spirit of these German commanders that inspired and stimulated the lower-level officers and soldiers, so that the German army often turned defeat into victory when their battlefield equipment, personnel, and supplies in Africa were not as good as their opponents.

Rommel wondered why the British did not attack the 164th Division's line of defense in one go.According to the battle report just now, as long as the British send 20 more tanks and 1 regiment of infantry to reinforce the British army fighting ahead, the 164th Division will definitely not be able to withstand it.Let alone the command of the chief of staff now, it is estimated that there will not even be a command of the head of the regiment left for the 164th division.

Rommel was nervously thinking about various possibilities while making a second report.This battle report was sent back by the reconnaissance team sent by Rommel. The battle report said, "The team has recovered the main camp of the British army at night. According to various trace analysis, the British army has less than 100 tanks. There are also dozens of narrow-tracked tanks.

Also from the direction of action of wide-tracked tanks.These wide-tracked tanks were driven from the north.There is also the discovery of traces of a large number of half-track armored vehicles.The investigators ventured to follow the direction of the British army, and soon discovered a strange phenomenon. The rear of the tracked armored vehicles of the British army were dragging objects like ropes. Due to the distance, they could not detect clearly. Implement minesweeping operations.In addition, the British armored vehicles raised dust to teach the university, but the specific number could not be detected.

Seeing this battle report, Rommel couldn't help wondering when the British used armored vehicles to clear the mines, and I didn't send anyone here to mine them.Of course, it wasn't that Rommel didn't want to lay mines, but that the British army came too quickly, and there was no rush to mine them.Besides, isn't armored vehicle minesweeping courting death?

And the tank with narrow tracks is also very intriguing.Although the desert is flat, it is suitable for armored units to fight, but that refers to the wide tracks used.Only wide tracks can get enough support on the sand, so as not to be trapped in the sand.According to Rommel's information, whether it is the British 'Matilda' Type 1 and Type 2 tanks or the American 'Sherman M4' tanks, they all have 58 cm wide tracks. Where did the British army come out with narrow tracks? Tank.Narrow track here refers to the general term for tracks below 50 centimeters.

However, Rommel arrived at the second battle report when he mentioned that the dust raised by the British armored vehicles was relatively large.Immediately feeling a chill rushing into his heart, combined with the rope-like object being dragged behind the armored vehicle, Rommel finally figured out what the British were doing.

It turned out that the British were playing suspicious tactics. They deliberately used a small number of armored troops to disguise themselves as large troops to attract their attention, mobilized troops from other lines of defense to support them, and then suddenly launched an attack from other lines of defense.

"Damn mother, my grandma, how could I be fooled by this." Rommel couldn't help saying in his heart.To be honest, since Rommel led the army, he has tricked others one after another.I have already sensed the danger before the implementation of other people's conspiracy, so I reacted first.The sense of smell is quite sensitive.Otherwise, no one would have nicknamed her 'Desert Fox'.But today it was a failure, and even now Rommel still doesn't know where the British are going to attack.

However, Rommel's fantasy is that the British must not go to the position of the 90th Division that has just been transferred.Hopefully the British are unaware that most of the 90th Division has been removed.Rommel couldn't help saying silently in his heart, "May the gods and Buddhas in the sky bless you, and the British will not be seen."May the gods and Buddhas bless the sky, and the British will not be seen. ’ ended in a low hum, “British gone, British gone.”

At this time, a staff officer ran in quickly from the outside, and he couldn't help wondering when he heard Rommel's soft humming.I thought to myself, "What's wrong with Marshal? He keeps singing ditty tunes, and the meaning is related to the British. Could it be that the Marshal is a little delirious after being tortured by the British? It's no wonder that the Marshal was tortured by the British before he recovered." The head of state was sent here to command the battle. It is probably a bit unbearable tormented by illness."

Just as the staff officer was distracted in his mind, Rommel caught him with a glance.He quickly stopped the strange little tune in his mouth.As a superior who lost his composure in front of his subordinates, of course he felt a little uncomfortable.Rommel couldn't help but look a little ashamed.Rommel blushed and asked loudly, "Officer, what can you do?" As he asked, he stared fiercely at the staff officer.

The staff officer hurriedly stood at attention, holding a battle report in his hand and handing it to Rommel respectfully.

Rommel took the battle report and opened it.Immediately, his eyes became straight.This battle report was sent by the headquarters of the two regiments of the 90th Division of the German Army who stayed on the defensive line.It reads 'A large number of British tanks were found in the distance of the defense line, it is estimated that there are 300 vehicles.The speed of these British tanks is quite fast.It is expected to meet fire with our defense troops in 10 minutes, and hope that the headquarters will send troops to support them early.In addition, all the officers of the 90th Division's defense line have decided to support the defense line to the bottom. '

After reading this telegram, Rommel couldn't help but feel a little cold, and said to himself, "I said, why are there only a few British tanks opposite the 164th Division? They all moved to other places." Rommel mistakenly thought it was the main force of the Tenth Armored Division.But in any case, most of the German troops in the north have been transferred to the southern line.The north can be said to be extremely empty.

At this time, Rommel had a new idea, that is, I hope that the 90th Infantry Division encountered obstacles on the way to reinforce the troops, and it has not gone far yet.If they are not far from the position, stop their support and let them return quickly.In this way, it might be able to stop the British on the opposite side.

However, the room was leaking and it was raining all night. Before Rommel had finished thinking about this idea, another staff officer rushed in excitedly outside, and when he entered the door, he said, "Marshal, the 90th Infantry Division has arrived at the position of the 164th Division. It is now following the 164th Division. The troops of the division launched an attack together."

Rommel almost cried when he heard this 'good news'.