Chapter 367 Victory

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Although Major General Bolton did not want things to go as he wished, the situation worsened further... Anti-tank mines appeared on the road, and there were quite a few of them. Several "Shermans" had been blown into a pile of scrap metal by anti-tank mines.

This was a nightmare for the 7th Armored Division, because it meant that they had to let the scouts detect mines in front while scouting for rocket launchers on the roadside, so the marching speed of the 7th Armored Division slowed down exponentially.

In the end, Montgomery realized that it was unrealistic to bring all the tanks back, which would only block the 7th Armored Division from leaving Tunisia forever.

So Montgomery changed his mind that night and ordered the 7th Armored Division to blow up the tanks. All personnel, including the tank crew, changed cars and changed the marching route to return quickly.

This move was very beautiful.

The reason is that the German army needs to lay mines or ambush rocket launchers on the route that the 7th Armored Division will pass in advance. If the British tanks are marching at a fast speed, the German army can still arrange them in time.

But the British army took all cars and suddenly changed the route to go farther away... The German army was left behind before they could react.

And this action of the British army actually took a great risk.

The reason why the German army has not ambushed the British 7th Armored Division on a large scale is that they are afraid of the firepower and defense of the "Sherman". Now they abandon the "Sherman" and march in the form of pure infantry... Once they are blocked by the German army, it is likely that the whole army will be annihilated.

The British army is very lucky. The main force of the German army is all distributed in the Gabes defense line area. There is only one infantry regiment active on the Gafsa Highway. In the end, they failed to catch up with the British army that fled in panic.

But before the British army left, they once again staged the scene in Tobruk...blowing up their own tanks. Unlike the previous bombing of the "Matilda" tank, this time they blew up the "Sherman" tanks with excellent performance, a total of 139 tanks.

Qin Chuan, who was in the tunnel, of course didn't know this.

In fact, after the tunnel defense battle started, it was easier for those who hid in the tunnel... Before the battle started, everyone could only stay in the tunnel in a daze. After the battle started, at least there was some fun, such as using cigarettes to open a bank to bet on how many people would die in the next British attack, and taking turns to enter the sniper room to shoot snipers.

Qin Chuan originally thought that Werner, who was active, would suffer in the tunnel, but he didn't expect that active people would find their own fun no matter where they went. For example, at this time, he and Keller each caught a scorpion and surrounded it with wooden boards to form a "luxury" arena for fighting.

Werner also named the two scorpions: one was called Montgomery and the other was called Legendary Sergeant.

So Werner was shouting: "Go, legendary sergeant, beat it! Bite it!"

"I heard it, Werner!" Qin Chuan couldn't help but laugh and cry when he heard this cry.

Werner looked up and saw Qin Chuan, and after a flash of embarrassment in his eyes, he replied: "Sorry, Lieutenant! I bet on the legendary sergeant to win, you should ask Keller, he bet on Montgomery to win!"

With a "boo", the soldiers couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Lieutenant!" The baker reported: "Bad news, we don't have much food left!"

"Yeah!" Qin Chuan nodded, which was within his expectations.

Originally, only one week of food was prepared in the tunnel, and now nine days have passed.

"How much water is left?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Enough water for us to use for another five days!" The baker replied.

"So..." Qin Chuan said, "When we go out to trouble the British tonight, you should collect more food from the British, understand?"

"Yes, Lieutenant!"

However, Qin Chuan soon found that this was not necessary, because the signalman had already run to Qin Chuan and said, "Lieutenant, the British have retreated!"

"What?" The baker asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?"

"Yes!" The signalman replied, "It's true, the British have all withdrawn from Gafsa, and we have won!"

"Victory!"

The soldiers cheered and hugged each other. If it weren't for the low height of the tunnel, they would have jumped up again.

Werner couldn't wait to dig up the tunnel that was blown up by the British again, carefully leaned out and took a look, and then cheered: "Yes, they have retreated, we defeated them again!"

The soldiers got out of the tunnel excitedly, and Qin Chuan was one of them.

The moment I saw the sun, I really felt like I was seeing the sun again. Since I came to this world, I have never been so happy when I saw the sun.

Teams of German soldiers emerged from their respective tunnels one after another, all of them were disheveled, but their faces were filled with joy, pride and excitement, and some even knelt on the ground and cried with joy...

Qin Chuan could understand their feelings. This was a battle different from usual. Although the First Infantry Regiment had experienced many battles, they had never stayed in the tunnels and endured such psychological torture like this time. Everyone who had experienced it knew that this was a challenge in itself.

"I think I should thank you, Lieutenant!" Yulia walked up to Qin Chuan.

"I don't think you have anything to thank me for!" Qin Chuan expressed doubt: "If you mean this war... I have to do it!"

"No, not just this!" Yulia replied: "I learned something, although I am not sure what it is, but I believe this experience is very useful to me!"

Qin Chuan nodded and said: "Then, you should go back to Berlin!"

"No!" Yulia replied with a smile: "I think I will choose to stay here!"

"Why?" Qin Chuan was puzzled: "This place is not suitable for you!"

"Who knows?" Yulia looked at Qin Chuan and said: "Maybe this place is suitable for me!"

"Lieutenant!" At this time, Colonel Slaine waved to Qin Chuan a few meters away and shouted: "General Rommel wants to see you!"

"See you later!" Qin Chuan said to Yulia.

"See you later!" Yulia gave Qin Chuan a smile.

When Qin Chuan and Colonel Slain walked together, Colonel Slain patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and exclaimed: "You know what? You are amazing!"

"Come on, Colonel!"

"I am telling the truth!" Colonel Slain said: "I have never praised a person like this, but... I think that French troops will never become an army, and I also think that the tunnels will only trap themselves and cannot defeat the enemy, but now I know that nothing is impossible in your hands!"