Chapter 861 Rush Into Cairo

Among all the commanders, Rommel is absolutely bold and eclectic. On the battlefield in Europe, Rommel experienced the great power of blitzkrieg, and in North Africa, of course, he also wants to give full play to this advantage. !

In all fairness, Rommel's actions this time are somewhat dangerous.

Rommel left the long logistical supply line and charged directly with the tank troops. If the British army cut off his logistical line, he would be very uncomfortable.

It can be said that Rommel's current march is a bit risky and desperate, but, looking at the past few years, almost every German advance has taken the same risk.

The German army is like a gambler, but their luck is quite good, and they are right every time!

The Italian divisions, no longer the noodle army, their combat effectiveness has been significantly improved, and their will to fight has taken on a new look. Therefore, if the British army in Alexandria wants to break through, it is also very difficult.

Since the main force of the British army is in Alexandria, it is the advantage of the tank force to take advantage of it.

Rommel stood on his Panther 3 tank, watching his troops advance.

Montgomery guessed right, he set out at night.

They were hiding during the day and rushing on the road at night. They did this because they were not afraid of the British attack. Cairo was almost an empty city, and the garrison in the city could not stop Rommel's attack at all.

Rommel was afraid that the King of England would run away.

He went straight to Cairo, just wanting to make a great contribution. In London, in the British mainland, his own army failed to capture George VI, and let him run to Egypt. At that time, Rommel had this idea and put George VI. The Sixth has caught it!

As long as there is no George VI, no Churchill, there will be no British resistance, and Edward VIII, as the legitimate King of England, will rule over the vast United Kingdom and its colonies.

This battle is for future stability, and taking some risks is worth it!

Although it was at night, for them, it was the same as during the day, like walking on the ground. Now the moonlight is quiet, and you can see dozens of meters away. At the same time, even if it is pitch dark, they still have infrared headlights. Marching and combat equipment.

"Let's move forward for another hour, and we can reach Cairo." Spreading out the map, looking at the sign above, Rommel's assistant Lorin Zihofen said.

Cairo is only more than 20 kilometers away. If they start at full speed, it will only take half an hour. Now, they have to move slowly. They want to control all the traffic arteries in Cairo, and they want to control the traffic on the Nile River. The bridges, they want to make sure the whole of Cairo is blocked, which needs to be done slowly.

Rommel nodded: "Yes, we are only one step away from success. Now, let us take this last step."

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a huge explosion sounded in the distance.

This voice made Rommel stunned for a moment: "Damn! What's going on?"

This time, the sound of the explosion can expose his troops!

Soon, a more intense exchange of fire sounded in front, and the report on the radio soon came.

"An Egyptian army was found ahead, the size of which is not yet known, and it is in the midst of an exchange of fire with the Egyptian army."

Egyptian army!

As a colony, Egypt was once colonized by many countries, but now, it belongs to the British colony, and the population of the United Kingdom itself is not large. Therefore, in order to maintain its rule, there are also troops under British rule in Egypt.

It's just that Egypt's own army is also very weak, so in the battle some time ago, the British army was on the front line.

But now, Rommel was quite unlucky, and he collided with an Egyptian army.

This Egyptian army is also not going well. They are only a second-line army. Just two days ago, they were ordered to station in Giza to guard the west gate of Cairo. As a result, just after they were transferred, they joined the main German armored force. To encounter!

If they didn’t know anything and acted as prisoners obediently, it would be fine. However, after they came to Giza, they deployed sentries on the road to check passing vehicles and pedestrians.

According to the above meaning, in this case, there may be deserters appearing and pouring into Cairo, and there may also be civilians fleeing. If they all pour into Cairo, it will bring problems to the security of Cairo, and it is even more detrimental to the morale of the army.

Another aspect, of course, is to prevent the infiltration of German agents. The king, the prime minister and others have all come to Cairo. The Germans will definitely come to assassinate them. Setting up various sentries can at least make the infiltration of the Germans more difficult.

However, they never expected that just after the sentry was set up, there would be tanks coming to smash the field!

After all, it was night, and the two sides couldn't see it very clearly. When the tank troops in front found out that obstacles were set up on the road, it was too late.

They were also seen by the opposite side, and instantly, the Egyptian army on the opposite side threw the grenade over.

Yes, their gut reaction is to throw a grenade! At a distance of tens of meters, grenades can fly over, and at the same time, they have no other anti-tank weapons!

When the grenade exploded, the German tank soldiers, unequivocally, stepped on the accelerator and came up with a rumble, crushing the Egyptian soldiers who were in front of them into flesh and smashing through the barricades.

This time, they were exposed at the same time.

"Full speed, full speed ahead, call me to Cairo!" Rommel's voice came from the radio: "Rush into the Farouk Palace and capture George VI alive!"

Now that it has been exposed, let's have a blast!

After getting the order, all the tank soldiers went crazy.

The driver opened the hatch above his head, exposing his head, under his feet, and the accelerator to the bottom.

At both ends of the tank's body, the two bright headlights were also turned on, and they were exposed anyway, so they simply broke the tank.

Although there are night vision devices, using infrared headlights and photocells to observe, after all, it is better to use the headlights directly to look cool, or visible light is better, the rumbling of the engines of the tanks, the thunder can't cover the ears. The trend, rushed to Cairo, the capital of Egypt!

Right now, they just want to compete with speed. The occupation of Cairo is not a success. Only by capturing the George VI couple and capturing Churchill alive can this be considered a success!

This night is bound to be thrilling!

Central Cairo, the Royal Palace, when the news came, it was already twenty minutes later.