The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Chapter 48: Kill first and tell later

I have been disgusted these days. Soldiers have worked hard to write books for so many years, typing almost every day... Suddenly, the books became someone else's.

"Blood of the Vietnam War" was changed to "Blood War in Vietnam", and "Chinese Expeditionary Force in the War of Resistance" was changed to "Chinese Expeditionary Force". It was almost just a change of the book title and the name of the protagonist... The point is that the author is not me, and it is also noted that he is the original author.

The point of the point is... He actually told others that he was an expeditionary soldier.

It's really fucked up!

Is it easy to write books for so many years? I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such a shameless person.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied, "We can attack Tobruk!"

"You're crazy!" Lucas, who had been silent, interrupted, "We can't succeed. That's much more dangerous than garrisoning Tengetel!"

"I don't think so!" Qin Chuan objected, "First of all, no action would be more dangerous than garrisoning Tengetel, because the British know our location, and may even know our troops and firepower. They can calmly and systematically gather troops to attack us, and we have nothing to stop them."

Colonel Slaine nodded in agreement.

Although the German army repelled the British army not long ago and caused them heavy losses, the German situation was even worse: the German army lost more than half of its artillery, and half of Tengetel was flattened by the British army. What's worse is that the British army has figured out the German firepower situation in the battle... So as Qin Chuan said, the British army can calmly organize the next attack.

"If we attack Tobruk, there will be at least two benefits!" Qin Chuan continued, "One is that we can avoid the heavy and attack the light. As I said before, the main force of the British army is in the direction of Mezhili, and the internal forces, that is, in the direction of Tobruk, are very empty. We can catch them off guard."

"That's just your guess, Sergeant!" Major Lucas objected, "We can't let the troops take such a big risk just based on guesses!"

"Do we have other options?" Qin Chuan asked, "As for taking risks... If stationing in Tengetenger may wipe out our entire army, then what risks are not worth trying?"

Lucas was stunned when he heard this.

Qin Chuan's words are irrefutable. One is a known dead end, and the other is an unknown dangerous road... Anyone with a clear mind knows that they should choose a dangerous road instead of a dead end, because it at least has a glimmer of hope.

"What's the other benefit? Sergeant!" Colonel Slaine asked.

"Another benefit is that we can drag down the main force of the British!" Qin Chuan replied.

"How is that possible?" Lucas retorted, "You may not know that the main force of the British army has more than 100,000 people, and there are more than 900 tanks. They are not just for show!"

"The large number of people and tanks is precisely their weakness!" Qin Chuan replied.

Lucas was about to refute, but Slaine raised his hand to stop him.

"Go on, Sergeant!" Colonel Slaine said.

"This is a desert!" Qin Chuan said, "The most important thing in the desert is supplies. People need supplies, and tanks also need supplies, otherwise they will be unable to move forward. We have already experienced this when we crossed the desert. So you can imagine that the supplies consumed by the British army, especially during wartime, will be an astronomical figure. This is one of the reasons why they are eager to eliminate us and open up the supply line!" Colonel Slaine said, "If we attack Tobruk, we will destroy their supplies along the way!" "Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded and said, "As mentioned before, the British set up strongholds like Tengetel along the line to store fuel and supplies. If we defend Tengetel... the British only need to take Tengetel back to open up the supply line, but if we attack along the entire line... when the British are unprepared and have no troops, , we are likely to be unstoppable all the way, because most of the troops we encounter are supply troops, so the gasoline, spare parts, supplies, etc. stored by the British along the line will be destroyed by us, and then... "

Colonel Slaine nodded thoughtfully: "Next, their tanks and cars will not be able to start because they have no gasoline and spare parts, so they will not only be unable to chase us, but even driving them away will be a problem!"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "But there is a prerequisite for this situation to happen... We must be able to capture and defend the port of Tobruk!"

"Because it is a port!" Colonel Slaine agreed: "Gasoline and supplies will continue to be transported from the sea by transport ships. If we don't capture and defend it, the British will get supplies when they get here!"

"So what's the difference between this and defending Tengetel?" Lucas asked.

"The difference is..." Colonel Slaine answered on behalf of Qin Chuan: "The British don't have many cars and tanks that can drive to Tobruk, so we have to face far fewer tanks, and the British's combat effectiveness will also decline due to insufficient ammunition. At the same time, they have to bear huge psychological pressure... Once they fail to take Tobruk, their entire army will be defeated!" "But... Tobruk is not so easy to capture!" Lucas said: "It is the best port east of Benghazi, and the British have built strong fortifications there!"

"It is precisely because of this that we have to occupy it!" Colonel Slain said: "Because only by taking advantage of the geographical advantages and fortifications there can our army survive when powerful enemies are around! And! Even if we don't survive or capture Tobruk, we'll be doing much better than staying in Tengetel!"

This point is obvious. The garrison in Tengeter is equivalent to "blocking" the British army's tidal supply line... The British supplies have not been destroyed, they are just temporarily unable to pass. Once Tengeter is blocked by the British army, Recapture, and the British army can regain a large amount of supplies.

But if Qinchuan's plan is followed, it will eliminate the British army's supplies and at the same time reversely extend the supply line of the British army's main force... The British army's main force will never be able to get supplies after following a group.

"But Colonel!" Lucas asked: "General Rommel's order...Should we report it to the general and obtain his approval?"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but become nervous, because he knew that the British army could decipher all intercepted German codes, and if this operation was known to the British in advance... it would not only be impossible to succeed, but would also become a trap.

Colonel Slaine was silent for a while and then said: "No, I don't think this requires the general's consent, because he does the same thing, and I believe he will agree!"

What Colonel Slain was saying was that Rommel did not obey Hitler's orders... Since Rommel could do this, why couldn't Colonel Slain do the same?

Just like Rommel, although he disobeyed Hitler's orders, he won the victory and received praise instead of punishment.

In fact, this was just Colonel Slaine's excuse. The real reason why he was unwilling to ask Rommel for instructions... was that he was worried that if Rommel did not agree, he and his troops would be dead, so he simply decided to kill him first and then explain later.

Of course, if the result is a failure, Colonel Slaine will definitely bear all the responsibility... But if you lose your life, what's the point of worrying about other things?

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