The decisive battle against the Third Reich

"Sergeant!" When the overall situation was decided, the major walked to Qin Chuan and handed Qin Chuan a cigarette.

"Thank you, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

The major took out matches and lit cigarettes for each other and said: "Your propaganda method is really impressive... Alexander almost surrendered under your propaganda offensive!"

"No, sir!" Qin Chuan replied: "I believe that without strong force as a backing, we will never be able to win with propaganda!"

"Well said!" The major nodded: "My name is Lucas, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you, sir!" Qin Chuan replied.

"I'm sorry for what happened before!" Lucas said.

"What?" Qin Chuan was a little confused.

"It's just..." Lucas was a little embarrassed: "I mean, I didn't even want to listen to your advice before. That's stupid, isn't it?"

"No, sir!" Qin Chuan said, "That's normal!"

Qin Chuan did not feel that Major Lucas was sincerely apologizing, or it could be said that Major Lucas apologized because of Qin Chuan's reputation and the attention of General Strike and others.

"If there's anything I can do to help!" Lucas said, "Contact me, okay?"

"Thank you, sir!" Qin Chuan hurriedly saluted Lucas and left. He was really not used to the flattery of a major.

News of Alexander's fall soon reached General Auchinleck's headquarters.

General Auchinleck couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said, "We still couldn't hold on in the end!"

This result was actually something he had expected... When the British "Stuart" tanks fell into chaos due to German infiltration, he knew that Alexander might not be able to save it. The reason was that Alexander's defense was too weak, and Auchinleck It was difficult for the general to imagine that it could withstand the attack of the German 21st Armored Division.

It can only be said to be a small surprise that the 2nd New Zealand Division used the "English Crossbow" to block the German attack. General Auchinleck also had a glimmer of hope... so he hurriedly asked the remnants of the 7th Armored Division to lead the artillery unit. Head to reinforce Alexander.

But before reinforcements arrived, news of Alexander's fall reached the headquarters.

"General!" Major General Rich suggested: "We can attack Alexandria and let the air force and navy cooperate!"

General Auchinleck shook his head.

If we only compare the combat effectiveness of the two armies, it is indeed feasible to attack Alexandria... The British navy is near Alexandria, and the air force has also been transferred to Port Said and Cairo in time. They can all launch a fatal blow to the German army in Alexandria.

but……

"Alexander no longer belongs to us, Major General!" General Auchinleck replied with a heavy tone: "Because we have to deal with not only the Germans, but also the Egyptians!"

General Auchinleck said so and Rich understood.

The Egyptians in Alexandria had launched an uprising on the side of the Germans...that was millions of people.

What Rich didn't know was that General Auchinleck was more worried that this kind of uprising would serve as a demonstration... Because of the successful example of Alexander, other Egyptian cities would follow suit, and the German army would be able to conquer Egypt with overwhelming force. The army has no place to stand.

Auchinleck unexpectedly discovered that playing at home would not necessarily give the British army an advantage.

"Retreat!" General Auchinleck ordered: "Withdraw the entire line to the Nile Delta!"

General Auchinleck did not dare to act rashly. He needed to accumulate strength, and at the same time he could not afford another defeat, otherwise the British army would lose all of Africa.

At the same time, the German army was unable to pursue the British army.

The 21st Armored Division is now at the end of its battle. They only have thirty-two tanks left, eight of which are "Stuart" tanks... Major Daniel brought eight tanks full of bullet marks. Returned to Alexandria.

On the other hand, the German army's airport was also in Matruh, and too many dispatch batches were not allowed, which also determined that air supremacy was still in the hands of the British army.

In other words, as soon as the 21st Armored Division leaves Alexandria, it may suffer a devastating blow from the British Air Force.

The fall of Alexander also shocked England.

Churchill once again had to face the questions of members like a prisoner on the podium of Parliament.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister!" Milne, as a member of the opposition party, would certainly not give up such a good opportunity. He waved his arms and said: "Our patience is limited. The fall of Alexandria seems to have doomed our defeat..."

"No, Senator Milne!" Churchill interrupted Milne: "We still have a chance!"

"Oh, really?" Milne retorted: "I wonder if the next time you say this, it will be when Cairo falls!"

There was a burst of laughter from the deputies.

"No, this won't happen!" Churchill replied firmly.

"Can you tell me why you believe this so strongly?" Milne asked.

"No!" Churchill replied: "I can only tell you this much, we will defeat them and take back Alexander. Victory belongs to us!"

Many people thought that Churchill was making a fool of himself, but in fact, Churchill did have something to rely on.

Because he got an important piece of information from the "super secret", and this information was enough to affect the situation on the North African battlefield.

In the early morning of the next day, the whole city of Alexandria fell silent after a night of revelry. It was quiet everywhere, the leaves trembled gently in the morning light and the sea breeze, and a ray of morning sun shone into the house where the German soldiers temporarily lived, and then shone on Yakop.

Yakop woke up, and the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to fiddle with yesterday's spoils... a pocket radio.

It was a great thing to have a radio to entertain in the army, especially when the sweet voice of the British singer Vera, who was called "Battlefield Sweetheart" by the British, could occasionally be heard from it.

However, after a burst of noise, a piece of news that shocked Yakop suddenly came from the radio:

"At 4 o'clock this morning, Germany launched a surprise attack on the Soviet Union with 3 million troops, 3,000 tanks and nearly 2,000 aircraft. The Soviet army is fighting back under the leadership of General Stalin..."

Although the radio was not loud, it woke up all the German soldiers in the house. The soldiers sat up from the ground and the bed one after another, staring blankly in the direction of the radio.

Qin Chuan was one of them.

Although he knew that Hitler would do this... but at this moment, he still couldn't believe it.

Is Hitler crazy? Attack the Soviet Union at this time!