Six Hundred and Forty-Five Continue to Attack

"Attack! Attack!" A German company commander reminded his soldiers loudly, quickly passing through the open desert. Groups of German soldiers carried their weapons, bent over and ran towards the sand dunes at their fastest speed in a spread out formation.

Behind them, two mg42 machine guns were roaring non-stop. The bullets passed over the German soldiers and swept towards the British positions farther away. They wanted to suppress the opponent's firepower and reduce the casualties of their own soldiers. However, there were still soldiers falling down, and their corpses lay in the warm yellow sand, becoming part of nature.

There were barbed wire fences and landmines in front of the British positions, and many soldiers were blown into the sky by booby-mines as they ran. Some people had a calf blown off by a landmine, and fell to the ground holding the wound that only had their knees left, calling loudly for the medical soldiers. However, it was clear that the rescue of the medics during the attack was not as timely as during the defense. Even though he called for a long time, no medic rushed to his side despite the hail of bullets.

In the previous charge, most of the barbed wire fences were covered by the engineers, but there were still many booby traps placed in the open area, which depended on the luck of the attacking soldiers themselves. The battle is so brutal, there is no beauty at all.

In the rear of the attacking German army, a commander of the German Wehrmacht was holding a field phone and reporting the battle situation to his higher command: "Yes! The offensive is very difficult! I have already lost a company of troops here! Yes! The British laid minefields... I can't guarantee the speed of the attack, sorry, sir, no one can guarantee a smooth attack."

Three shells landed on the open space not far away at intervals of a few seconds, making a deafening explosion. The sand drifted to the regiment headquarters with the wind, several staff officers and the regiment leader himself were coughing due to the raised dust, and the voice on the phone could not be heard clearly.

"Cough, cough, cough." He coughed, and slapped the helmet twice with his hand, shaking off the dust on it: "Hello? Hello? I can't hear you well...Okay, it's okay now! Just now A few shells landed nearby. Yes, I am attacking, the number of casualties has not yet been counted, the position is still in the hands of the British, the ammunition consumption on my side is a bit high, and the supply truck has not arrived yet."

Not far in front of him, a dozen German soldiers were knocked to the ground by British bullets while running. The sound of the explosion of the shell was completely buried.

Running, rushing through this open space ruled by death, that was the only thought. Listening to the sound of the wind whistling in my ears, listening to the gunshots coming not far away, all my hopes are based on my continuous running, not being hit or killed by bullets, it's that simple.

The German soldier running beside was suddenly hit by a bullet in the stomach. He screamed and fell down for the rest of his life. The inertia of running made the fallen person roll forward twice before stopping, and the blood was stained in an instant. The sand under the red body was quickly dried by the temperature.

Ignoring the fallen comrade beside him,

In this environment, in fact, no one can save others. It is God’s mercy that you can survive. Don’t waste the precious chance to survive. Bend down and continue to run forward, trying to rush to a place where you can cover your body earlier. This is the only choice to survive. Turning back can only make the bullet hit you faster, but it can't help the fallen person to do even a little bit. something.

The goal is the sand dune that can be accommodated, establish a forward position there, and then use firepower to suppress the machine gun positions of the flanking British army, covering more soldiers to break through the British defense line, but who knows if there are any behind the defense line? Other lines of defense, who knows if there are other positions behind the position?

Three steps away, two steps away, seeing the last step, the German grenadier fell forward, lying on the back of the sand dune, the bullet hit the top of his head The splashed sand splashed on his steel helmet, clanging. Just a second later, another German soldier lay down beside him, curled up behind the dune.

Only at this time did they have the opportunity to look at the unlucky comrades behind them. Some of them had already fallen on the sand without any movement, some were lying on the ground and shouting loudly for support, and some were rolling and crying, begging the medical soldiers. Come and save yourself.

The sad thing is that the battle is still going on, and no one will stop at this time. The German soldiers who arrived at the offensive position began to check their weapons, and then touched the top of the dunes bit by bit carefully, aiming at their targets.

"Fire!" A hoarse voice sounded, gnashing their teeth with vengeance. The German soldiers' guns and short guns sprayed out flames at the same time-the mg42 machine gun began to roar, and the g43 semi-automatic rifle and mp-44 assault rifle also began to pour ammunition. The Mauser 98k was not polite, and was also firing crazily.

The German firepower on the flanks was extremely fierce, and the British were stunned at once. More than a dozen British soldiers fell down. The executioners who had slaughtered others frantically just now became lambs to be slaughtered. The host and guest changed positions instantly, and the Germans finally gained a certain advantage. Under the cover of firepower, the remaining German soldiers began to continue to attack. More and more people entered the trenches of British soldiers. The gunfire gradually became thinner. Another cruel battle was about to end, and countless Casualties await treatment.

There were laughter and laughter on the battlefield. The comrades who fell on the road just now seemed to be completely forgotten in an instant. People cheered for their survival. Everyone sorted out bullets and distributed supplies. Only the medical soldiers were still busy, trying to find ways to make their own wounded soldiers die less. , Find a way to make the opponent's wounded die more. No one is here to fight for the right to survive for a group of wounded Indians and New Zealanders, especially in North Africa where medicines are scarce and precious.

In the general headquarters of the German army, Rommel took over the loss list of the frontline troops. He lost 21 Panther tanks in yesterday's attack. Therefore, the German army did not invest more tanks in today's battle, and still used infantry as the main attack. strength. The number of casualties continued to remain high, and even the commanders of some main infantry units vaguely put forward their own ideas, hoping that the troops could be withdrawn to rest and recuperate.

The German army is attacking from the south to the flank of Alexandria in accordance with Rommel's pre-plan. Even the roundabout attack at the farthest end has caused the German soldiers to pay a very heavy price. The British did not break down as expected, instead they used everything they could find to fight back violently against the Germans.

"The attack on the south side was blocked by the British army again?" Rommel frowned and asked his chief of staff. He expected to crash into Montgomery's trap and then use the German army's advance preparations for a decisive battle, but he I didn't expect to pay such a heavy price even if I wanted to get into the trap.

"Montgomery was much smarter than we expected. Not only did he have to prepare for a possible Patton counterattack, but he also had to entangle our army, fatigue us, and create a more favorable situation for Patton." The chief of staff had just gotten out of a pile of logistical supply documents, stretched his waist and said: "Our army should get out, it will be useless to take Alexander after this consumption."

You must know that although Alexandria is an extremely important strategic goal, it is not the end of the German army's advance. The real goal of the German army is Cairo and the Suez Canal behind. There are many difficulties, and this is definitely not the result that the German Supreme Command wants to see.

The task that Akado arranged for Rommel was not easy. Compared with another time and space, Rommel did get several times the resources, and even the African Legion, which originally had only a few divisions, forced Akado to strengthen it. A huge front army of more than two armies-but this force will not only be a firefighting team that wiped Mussolini's North Africa end, the strategic mission it undertakes can be said to be an extremely important part of the entire German strategy.

Rommel's Afrika Korps wanted to enter Alexandria, then occupy Egypt, and finally seize the crucial Suez Canal, defeating the British and American forces in Africa. Then Germany will unite with Italy and Turkey to enter the Middle East, where it will support a new pro-German country "Israel" and fulfill the promise of the Greater German Party to the Jews.

Controlling the Middle East, making friends with Israel, exerting influence on India and the Indian Ocean through the Middle East, and finally achieving the goal of ending the war and integrating Europe to dominate the world is one of Acador's established national policies. If it fails, it will affect the entire Third Reich. There will be very bad effects in the future.

Therefore, Rommel, who knew Akado's ambitious strategic goals, knew that he could not be defeated, and he could not waste his strength prematurely on meaningless positional warfare. He closed the loss report in his hand, raised his head and carefully looked at the map of the war zone hanging in front of him, meditating without saying a word, trying to figure out a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Take another regiment of tanks to top it! Be sure to take down the flanks and threaten Alexander!" Finally, he made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said his order: "Patton must be lured to fight me in Egypt, or he will retreat to the Nile River Or after Suez, it will be even more difficult to eliminate him!"

"Now that you've made up your mind, I'm going to prepare. My 7th Infantry Corps will try to open the gap in Montgomery's defense line as much as possible and bring you victory!" General Frederick commanded Rommel The most elite grenadier under his command, if he plays, it will mark that the battle has reached a fierce stage, and the decisive battle has begun.

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