Chapter 345 Propaganda

Sure enough, not long after, there was a whistling sound of artillery shells in the sky. These shells either exploded in pieces on the side of the mountain, or they fell far over the heads of the soldiers on the other side.

"Get ready for battle!" Qin Chuan patted his butt and stood up, saying, "The days of peace are numbered!"

The French soldiers couldn't help but look at each other. Some of them were so nervous that they couldn't eat... It wasn't that they couldn't eat. In this nervous and excited state, sometimes they knew they were hungry or sleepy, but they just didn't have the appetite to eat. Things can't sleep either.

Some French soldiers would try their best to chat with German soldiers, because they believed that the German soldiers had experienced many fierce battles and survived, so they must have some secrets.

But in the end, without exception, they will be disappointed... There is no secret in the battlefield. If there is, it is reaction speed and luck.

Qinchuan's guess was correct. Five days later, the British army launched an attack on the Gabes defense line... From this, Qinchuan guessed that the British army's transportation situation was not good. Otherwise, with the port of Tripoli and a large number of American transport ships, It didn't take five days to accumulate the supplies needed for the attack.

This is indeed the case. With the German army all the way preaching support for the independence of Africans, although the transportation between Britain and the United States cannot be said to be difficult, it can also be described as being blocked at all levels.

In Egypt's Suez Canal, guerrillas often used mortars and other weapons to carry out sneak attacks on passing ships, causing blockages again and again. This forced the British army to allocate an entire mechanized infantry division to maintain normal passage of the canal. But even so, there will be a few "accidents" from time to time.

It will be smoother after crossing the Suez Canal. The British and American troops with air superiority can transport supplies directly to Tripoli.

But there was trouble again in Tripoli. Libyan guerrillas attacked and caused trouble along the way.

These things are very simple to do, such as planting a few landmines on the road in the dark... Some sections of the road lead to Tunisia, which is the front line, which means that the people who walk on these sections are basically British troops, so when the British There was a "boom" when the military vehicle came up.

In addition, around the British camp and even in residential areas, there were people firing cold shots at the lone British soldiers... These may not seem like a big deal, but they kept disturbing the British soldiers like flies. It reduces their efficiency and sap their will and morale to a great extent.

With a sound of "Chi!", this morning, the radio in the highlands sounded the sound of a match being lit on time at eight o'clock.

Perhaps because of Qinchuan's great success in using propaganda offensives in Alexandria, or perhaps because the German army wanted to implement a strategy of recruiting Africans to resist the Allies in North Africa, Rommel paid enough attention to the propaganda unit, and he immediately established A propaganda group independent of the communications unit was established.

Its responsibility is to be responsible for propaganda in Africa and dividing the enemy during wartime.

To this end, Rommel also specially transferred several professional female announcers from Germany who could speak proficient English. One of them, Yulia, was responsible for battlefield propaganda against the enemy...that is, shouting to the Allies through the loudspeaker. She always habitually lights up a cigarette before speaking, and then starts her eloquent performance with a charming voice:

"Good morning, Allied soldiers, welcome to the war! We have been waiting here for a long time. Do you know... The German army has been digging trenches and building fortifications, and has machine guns and artillery ready on the high ground waiting for you? Of course, you The commanders will not tell you the truth because they don’t care about your life or death..."

Of course, all of this made the Allied soldiers realize that the trench in front of them was impossible to break, and their charge would only lead to death. In addition, they will also talk about their wives at home, perhaps already in bed with other men at this moment, and so on.

"Radio Girl"...a nickname given to Yulia by German soldiers. What she didn't realize was that these words would not only affect the Allies, but also the German soldiers who had not been able to return home for more than a year.

"Damn it!" the baker cursed in a low voice when he heard these sounds: "The Allied soldiers can change groups to go home and enjoy themselves every few months, but we have to stay here all the time! "

"That's right!" Werner said: "We should have someone come and replace him!"

"Forget it, Werner!" Dominic said: "They have all been sent to the Eastern Front to fight against the Soviets. It would be great to have someone to reinforce us!"

"Hey!" Qin Chuan interrupted the soldiers' discussion: "If you want to go back alive, don't think about this, it will make you slow to react due to distraction!"

"Yes, Lieutenant!"

The soldiers all agreed. They all knew that what Qin Chuan said was right, but his behavior was easy to control, but his thoughts were hard to control.

On the radio, Yulia's sweet voice continued to chat and laugh: "Think about your children. In your hometown, your relatives are looking forward to your return. You are fighting bravely here, but those who evade military service are back home. Trampling your wife, daughter, and even your son... If you die here, who is going to stop them? Do you think your government will care about this? No, they will just push you to the battlefield, and at this moment They are enjoying a comfortable and warm bed and drinking mellow red wine..."

Some of this is true, because the British command vehicle is in this situation. While the soldiers are fighting the scorching sun and thirst outside, they are hiding in the comfortable command vehicle.

The British army couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately fired a barrage of shells in the direction of the sound.

But once the sound of the shells passed, Yulia's voice continued to "strafe" the Allied forces below from a high place.

Finally, the British army launched an attack on the Gabes defense line at noon that day.

First, as usual, the shells were used to clear mines. The continuous explosions completely suppressed Yulia's voice.

The German artillery basically did not dare to fight back, because it was daytime, and there were many British reconnaissance planes in the sky watching below. Once the German artillery opened fire and exposed the target, there would be a large number of shells flying over or even bombers flying over the artillery positions to blow them to pieces.

Then, the British army sent out a number of mine-clearing tanks to carry out more detailed mine clearance... The mine-clearing tanks that were previously converted from British tanks could not play much of a role, but this time these mine-clearing tanks were converted from "Sherman" tanks.