The decisive battle against the Third Reich

On the other side, Montgomery was having a heated discussion with Major General Bolton.

"You mean... this German individual anti-tank equipment can destroy our tanks from a hundred meters away?" Montgomery asked.

"Sure, General!" Major General Bolton replied: "The 7th Armored Brigade has lost fifty tanks under the attack of this anti-tank equipment!"

"Then why haven't you stopped attacking yet?" Montgomery asked: "Do you know what this means? Their infantry can easily destroy our tanks by hiding in craters or sand piles!"

"I know, General!" Major General Bolton replied: "But they think that the Germans only have this one infantry regiment equipped with this kind of anti-tank weapon, otherwise they would have used it when they attacked the Germans last night!"

"Them?" Montgomery asked, "Who are they?"

"Colonel Colin and my staff think so too!" Major General Bolton replied.

"Is that why you went to surround this infantry regiment?"

"Yes, General!"

"I have a question, Major General!" Montgomery asked: "Even if you are right, the German 15th Armored Division had no time to equip this equipment last night, but what if they airdropped it through a transport plane and emergency installed it? You Are we planning to have all our tanks wiped out by the enemy the first time they enter the battlefield?”

"But General..." Major General Bolton said, "They didn't..."

At this moment, a correspondent reported to Major General Burton: "General, the Germans are airdropping equipment!"

Major General Bolton was so surprised that he was speechless for a long time.

"I heard it!" Montgomery said.

"General!" Major General Bolton said: "The anti-tank equipment they airdropped is not necessarily that type of anti-tank equipment!"

"But it's very possible, isn't it?" Montgomery said. "You want to know if it is. It's very simple. If it were, the Germans would stop retreating and start a counterattack!"

Major General Bolton couldn't help but turn his attention to the staff officer. The staff officer hurriedly asked the front line for confirmation through the radio. After a while, the staff officer nodded towards Major General Bolton.

So Major General Bolton had to admit defeat.

"You're right, General!" Major General Burton said, "They have indeed turned to counterattack!"

"So, pull your troops back!" Montgomery said, "Now!"

So the British troops withdrew, including the 7th Armored Brigade in front of the 1st Infantry Regiment.

Colonel Slain put down the telescope, sat back in the trench, took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw it to Qin Chuan, saying, "Well done, you successfully deceived them!"

The soldiers couldn't help but cheer loudly, and occasionally a few soldiers hugged each other excitedly.

Qin Chuan knew that Montgomery would be fooled. The reason was that Montgomery was a conservative man. He liked the situation on the battlefield to develop as he imagined. If something unexpected happened in the middle...then Montgomery would lose confidence in the entire battle.

A person without confidence is like a frightened bird. All you have to do is let him hear the sound of pulling the string... even if there is no arrow on the bow, it is enough to scare him away.

Of course, the British army did not retreat across the board, but withdrew to a few kilometers away from Jehasso and built a new line of defense.

In this way, the British army's defense line in the southern section advanced thirty miles towards the German army. This was considered a great victory for the British army, especially since it almost defeated the German 15th Armored Division last night.

More than an hour later, troops of the German 15th Armored Division took over Jehasso again.

Qin Chuan and others saw Dürer again.

But when he saw Gui, Dürer avoided the eyes of Qin Chuan and Werner and pretended not to recognize them.

"What happened to him?" Werner asked.

"Let him go!" Qin Chuan said, "There's no need to embarrass each other!"

Werner nodded as if he understood something.

In fact, there is no need for Dürer to feel ashamed. If Qin Chuan or Werner and others encountered this situation, they would also choose to run away. They didn't do this. A very important reason was that they knew they had rocket launchers that might block the enemy's tanks.

"Thank you! Thank you!" General Gero came up and shook hands with Colonel Slain, then shook hands with several soldiers and said: "With your help, we stabilized our position, but... you know Yes, the British will attack at any time. I hope you can stay here for a while until we are also equipped with rocket launchers and learn to use them!"

"Of course!" Colonel Slain said, "That's the purpose of our trip!"

But in fact, General Gro's worry is unnecessary, because with the traditional and conservative combat style of the British army, at least Montgomery... They did not obtain detailed data or thought they had found a suitable method to deal with rocket launchers. It is unlikely that they will attack again.

On the other hand, Qin Chuan knew better that Rommel would never allow a commander like General Groh who had lost confidence to stay in this position any longer.

Sure enough, it was not surprising that in the evening of the same day, Rommel took his plane and landed in Jehasso to personally take charge of the overall situation, and appointed his adjutant, Major General Jonas, as the commander of the 15th Armored Division. General Groh was transferred back to Berlin to recuperate... ...Although he is recuperating, everyone knows that General Groh will have a difficult life in the future, because Germany has never seen a general who retreats from battle, no matter what the reason is.

In order to show his appreciation for the 1st Infantry Regiment, Rommel invited several officers of the 1st Infantry Regiment to dinner. Of course Qin Chuan is one of them.

"Gentlemen!" Rommel looked at the bread and potatoes on the plate and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have any food to share with you, but I believe... the most worth sharing is this victory and your courage. Cheers, 1st Infantry Regiment!”

"cheers!"

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The officers raised their glasses to greet each other.

Getting along with Rommel can be very casual, which is one of Rommel's charms. He is not like other aristocratic generals who are aloof and alienating. Rommel is more like a grassroots officer who directly commands soldiers.

Therefore, the officers chatted and laughed casually while eating.

"Second Lieutenant!" Rommel asked Qin Chuan while chewing bread: "I heard that the method to scare away the British this time came from you again?"

"You can say that, General!" Qin Chuan said: "But I must state that this is based on the fact that we destroyed fifty British tanks, otherwise I would never be able to do this!"

"Of course!" Rommel replied: "But..."

As he spoke, Rommel raised his glass to Qin Chuan and said, "I think your idea is even more remarkable, because you made more British troops retreat without using a single soldier!"