Chapter 493

In the sand, a German officer saw the soldier of the 7th armored division who was the first to enter the German line of sight. The soldier was dejected, carrying his rifle, covered with dust and a ragged scarf on his face.

The soldier was wearing Italian Army shorts, leggings and desert yellow military shoes. He walked unsteadily, with hard steps, like an Egyptian corpse, which was a little terrible.

A German soldier quickly climbed out of the trench and ran to his companion. As he ran, he took out his kettle, unscrewed the lid and delivered it to the German soldier who returned to the camp.

The soldier took the kettle, opened his scarf, showed his dry lips, and poured water into his mouth as if it were the best champagne in the world, which could cure all his physical distress. There was a gurgling sound, and the soldier drank all the water in the kettle. He nodded gratefully to the comrade who stayed at the relay station, and said in a hoarse voice, "thank you very much."

Soon, more and more soldiers appeared in the desert. On the other side, German tanks and armored vehicles had begun to enter the occupied area. They were supplied with supplies and oil. The scene was a bit chaotic.

An open top car drove into the camp, was intercepted by the guards, and was soon released. The car drove all the way to a deeper German camp and stopped in front of a well camouflaged forward fortification.

Rommel dragged his tired body to jump out of the car, then left his gloves in his seat, and walked into the wartime temporary command post. In this command post, general Friedrich of the 7th German infantry and general Garibaldi, commander of the Italian army, are waiting for Rommel who has just arrived.

"The Fuehrer, akado? Long live Rudolph Frederick saw Rommel come in and stood at attention to salute: "general, it's been a hard journey."

"Long live the Fuehrer!" Rommel saluted back, then took off the windbreaker full of yellow sand and threw it on the chair. He looked at the Italian general Garibaldi sitting on one side, nodded his head and asked, "why don't you support me with oil and ammunition and let me fight back in the evening?"

"General Rommel, the telegram from the head of state arrived yesterday afternoon. The supreme command ordered us to rest on the spot and stabilize the situation first." Frederick had no choice but to smile and handed the message to Rommel: "so, we are ordered not to provide any logistics to support your counterattack plan."

"What a great opportunity, just missed." Rommel patted the table angrily and complained: "if I were given two divisions, I could push another 100 kilometers eastward and return to my retreat position. At least two more British divisions can be annihilated, and perhaps thousands of Americans can be captured! "

"Your troops need to rest. What they need most now is hot food and water, and then lie in the tent and have a good sleep." "It's not a fight," said general Garibaldi of Italy

Rommel took the hot coffee from general Frederick and looked at the steaming black coffee, reflecting his own face: "you're right. I really need a rest. It's up to general Frederick to guard against British and American attacks. I'll go to sleep. "

"Have a good sleep, general." General Frederick said to Rommel with a smile, "the order of the head of state has not removed the command of the commander-in-chief of your African Army, so the next battle command depends on you."

"Didn't you remove my command?" Rommel was stunned and then silent. He didn't expect that after the fiasco, akado had the same trust in him. Not only did he not blame him, but he did not even deprive him of his command of the front line.

"Of course you are not relieved of your command." Frederick said with a smile: "but the Fuehrer asked me to remind you not to try to counter any British provocation within three days. After all, our troops need to rest."

Rommel nodded, then relaxed, leaned back on the chair and fell asleep with her head resting on her dusty windbreaker.

Listening to Rommel's slight sound of deep sleep, Frederick stood up and led garribo out of the hidden front temporary command post. After closing the door, Frederick reluctantly pointed to the door of the room: "this Elvin has occupied our headquarters and driven us out."

"General Rommel is also very tired. I heard that he hasn't had a good sleep for several days." Garibaldi, with his hands behind his back, walked out and looked at general Frederick. "I know you're ready to fight back, but you've been holding back. Can you tell me why?"

"A few days ago, general Rommel launched the battle of Tunis. In fact, the whole battle plan went against the order of the general staff of the army." Frederick said to general Garibaldi with a smile: "and general Rommel's fierce pursuit has made it a tragic failure, so I can only be more stable."

Garibaldi did not speak, but looked at Friedrich with a smile, as if waiting for the following.

"All right! I admit there's something else in it. " Frederick sighed helplessly and said: "Rommel disobeys, but I can't continue to disobey. After all, I have to prove to the head of state that there is a unstable Rommel in North Africa, and the other Frederick is a stable one... Only in this way can we make up for each other and make the supreme command rest assured." Garibaldi nodded: "this is what I am afraid of, so I advise you not to act rashly. If you fight back this time, even after the victory, you or general Rommel will be transferred out of North Africa. " This time, Friedrich looked at Garibaldi with a smile, also waiting for Garibaldi to explain his words“ okay! I surrender Garibaldi jokingly explained: "my command ability is mediocre. If I don't have some political vision, how can I sit in my present position?"“ You! If only Italians could spare some of their other thoughts for war. " Frederick shook his head and walked to the distance. "I'll inspect the retired officers and soldiers. If you are interested, please follow me."“ have interest in! Of course I am! It's rare for the Germans to come back in a panic! " Garibaldi followed him with a smile. Frederick's sarcastic remarks about Italy were immediately attacked by him“ General Barton! We didn't even make a trial attack, so we ran away in such a dejected way? " Montgomery asked, sitting in the car, looking at Barton in the distance. Patton, holding his cigar in his hand, puffed out a puff of smoke and said with a smile, "I admire attack, but I'm not a fool! If it's cheap, you Montgomery would have been on it by yourself, waiting for me? In the afternoon, you stopped attacking in the south, waiting for Rommel's counterattack, right? Don't you know that at that time I also ordered the deployment of defense? "“ Working with smart people is comfort. " Montgomery then laughed, pointed to the retreating British and American forces beside the car and said, "anyway, I don't want to spend the night in front of the German position. It's too dangerous. Rommel's troops have no ability to fight back, but other German troops can't say when they will fight back. "“ This is a good start, and my goal has been achieved. So retreat is retreat! " Patton was very proud to say: "I have seen several new German weapons. We have defeated the main forces of the German army, so the weapons are relatively comprehensive. Most of them have begun to be transported to Cairo and sent back to the United States for research. "“ You Americans, you have to make a profit as soon as you make a move. " Montgomery joked“ Mp-44 assault rifles, G43 rifles, G42 general-purpose machine guns, and the remains of leopard tanks and wheeled armored vehicles. " Patton said with a smile: "these are all good things that the United States wants to study. It's a pity that we didn't shoot down a fw-190d fighter. "“ Will your US military's blatant participation in the war cause hostility to Germany and a declaration of war between the two countries? " Asked Montgomery. He really hoped that this attack by the Americans would infuriate the Germans and cause a declaration of war between the two countries. In this way, the world situation will be different. At least Britain will no longer be alone“ I can't control this. I'm only responsible for fighting and winning wars. " Barton closed his eyes and enjoyed his cigar. He didn't talk to Montgomery anymore. Politics is obviously not his strong point. Before he came, his boss warned him to control his big mouth. On the contrary, his staff officer in the front row turned around and explained with a smile: "in fact, the relationship between the United States and Germany has not been very good since 37 years ago. The German Navy submarine forces have constantly provoked and sunk our American merchant ships, and the German army officials have turned a blind eye to our protests - so this time we sent troops to North Africa in the name of volunteers, They can't say anything Montgomery nodded. Instead of asking more questions, he focused on the map. He had to make a good analysis of the German army's next target, so that he could take precautions ahead of the battle.