Chapter 504

People who are familiar with Rommel also know that he has a famous saying, which can be said to directly express his character to the extreme. This famous saying is "as long as there is a chance to cheat the opponent.".

Now he has the best trump card in his hand, and naturally he wants to cheat his opponent. He was released from the shackles of attacking by the Fuehrer, and inadvertently let the opponent confirm that he "won't attack in a short time". In addition, he is more fond of attacking than defending. If he doesn't take the initiative to attack at this time, it seems that it is not in line with his character.

In the sports competition, the players who really win the world champion have their own passion, and the generals on the battlefield often have their own will and tendency. The generals who have no distinct character can keep their achievements, but they can't capture them. Rommel, a passionate general, is undoubtedly a hero created by the times.

After the classic intelligence deception, Rommel once again played his old tricks. He ordered the troops to raise dust to cover up their positions, and set up false targets with wood, bushes and tents in the dust, so as to deceive the British reconnaissance planes who risked their lives.

Soon his efforts paid off. Montgomery was confirmed that the main German armored forces were still deployed in the front, rather than being pulled out for new offensive operations.

The second deception was to cover up his real attack direction. He made a bold decision and gave general Friedrich his carefully arranged action plan: "this time, I decided to carry out the attack according to this plan. What do you think?"

General Frederick took Rommel's plan and looked at it with a wry smile. He put down the document and looked up at the general who was several years younger than him: "general, as in the battle with Tunis, you want to attack with the same hand on the southern flank of the same enemy?"

"Yes, general Frederick, in this way, they would never have thought that I would fight such a repeated battle, which increased the suddenness and made the other side even more unprepared." Rommel is full of confidence in his plan. He hopes to defeat the British and American forces and win his second victory in North Africa.

This is the fox of the desert. This is the cunning tactician who emphasizes to suppress the opponent with the fastest speed to win. He likes to use his own regiment to embroider in the vast desert, to weave and weave in a limited space, so that all his opponents are exhausted and unable to resist his terrible attack.

This time, Rommel can mobilize more tank troops. Once the battle is successful, he will gain more achievements. If not, the British and American allied forces will be defeated at one stroke, and Tobruk will become a front-line fortress exposed to German firepower.

At another operational headquarters, General Patton is also putting his attack plan on Montgomery's desk. He always smokes his cigar one by one, which makes people feel uncomfortable. However, this general from the United States of America is indeed a powerful commander. His combat deployment is open and close, and has a strong flavor.

If Rommel's path is wandering and elegant, then this Patton can be regarded as the authentic Vajra subduing magic skill of Shaolin Temple. This time, Montgomery praised him for his attack plan, which can be called a very anticipated attack plan.

This plan was born out of the outer battle of Tunis under Rommel's command. Barton reversed Rommel's circuitous attack, followed almost one route, and cut into the side of the German and Italian allied forces, thus disrupting the German operational deployment.

Judging from intelligence, their tanks have some advantages in quantity. As long as they successfully attack the flanks, they can make up for the lack of quality of their armored forces to a certain extent and completely defeat the African Army west of Tobruk. As long as they win the war, India and Southeast Asia, which are ready to move, will once again succumb to the power of the British Empire, and Britain will really get a respite.

"General Barton, let's give the circuitous route to the main force of the eighth group army with high fighting spirit. Under your own command, we will give Rommel a real downfall this time. Let him have a look. War is not how he wants to fight, but how he wants to fight!" Montgomery put down the battle plan Patton had given him and said to Patton.

"I'll lead the troops south at once! At dawn on April 22nd, I will launch a flanking attack on time. General Montgomery, please cooperate with the US Army at that time! " Barton got up, walked out of Montgomery's office without looking back, went outside the tent, got into a jeep with a roaring engine and drove away.

In the afternoon of that day, the British 8th group army began to move its main force southward. Under the desperate cover of the British air force, it concealed the eyes of the German reconnaissance aircraft and embarked on the road of detouring the German flank.

Tank after tank out of the hidden camouflage garage, the new M4 Sherman tanks converged into a torrent of steel, with one after another full of infantry trucks, rolling forward.

The white five pointed star is very eye-catching on the front hood of the car's engine, which is slightly stripped of some corners by the wind and sand, making these cold war machines more colorful. Barton stood in his car, watching the tank pass in front of him with its gun barrel held high, and contentedly put the cigar into his mouth.

This time, Rommel can't escape! I will be able to capture him alive as an honor to Barton! General Patton thought to himself, squinting as he watched his troops continue to move forward. On the truck, American soldiers were holding their M1 garland rifles, chewing gum and humming all kinds of hometown tunes. On one side of the truck, there were boxes full of shells. These trucks were dragging large caliber 155mm howitzers and heading for the long established battlefield. They will be ordered to attack German positions from the flank, cut into the German defense line, destroy German fortifications, defeat the Germans, and get the Commission promised to them at the beginning - after all, they don't fight as American soldiers, they are mercenaries, they are so-called volunteers“ Let's see what we Americans are good at An American soldier sitting on the tank with the engine shaking and roaring, holding his rifle, yelled: "if I see akado, I must let him lick my ass! He's a bastard! Do you understand? Scum At the same time, Rommel, the German general headquarters in North Africa, just stood on his open top car and handed over the command of the front defense position to general Friedrich with a smile: "general, I will start the general attack at dawn on April 22 and completely annihilate the British 8th and 9th army groups in front of me. I'll give you full command of my front line! "“ Good luck, general. I will try my best to hold the defensive position until the last second! Long live the Fuehrer General Friedrich raised his right hand and saluted Rommel in the car. With a command, a German Leopard tank hidden in the shed rushed out of its own hidden attack. The commander showed half his body to salute general Rommel not far away. Soon the second tank followed. The black iron cross on the tank turret made people shiver. Several armored vehicles set out at the same time and followed the side of these tanks. The German grenadiers on the armored vehicles also had cold eyes. They held their long guns and short guns and swayed slightly with the shaking of the armored vehicles. Their faces were full of resolute expression. They were the most elite and proud German Grenadiers. Tanks and armored vehicles were very small in the yellow sand, and soon more tanks, trucks and rockets joined the team. The German flag was hung on the roof of cars and tanks by soldiers, because dozens of fighters were responsible for protecting them in the sky, flying to the distance in the cheering voice of soldiers. No.3 tank has also kept up with the pace of leopard tank. Rommel has not only leopard tanks but also Tiger tanks, as well as many anti tank guns refitted by No.3 tank and even No.2 tank. These armored vehicles constitute a huge tank attack cluster in Rommel's hands, raising dust all over the sky and rushing towards their destination. The as like as two peas of war, a military coincidence was made by the military generals on the battlefield. Rommel is now making a detour southward with his armored forces towards the Allied lines, while Barton, along with the U.S. and British armored divisions, is trying to kill Rommel. Soon, the two combat forces responsible for detour will collide, and this sudden encounter will be a test for the soldiers and commanders of the two armies. Whoever wins this encounter will be able to shake the defense line of the other side and win the initiative in North Africa. At this time, neither Rommel nor Barton thought that they would take the lead in the prelude of the decisive battle of the land tank forces. The first battle of nearly a thousand tanks in human history officially began. Rommel is sitting in his convertible car, and Barton is sitting in the back of his jeep. What both of them think of at the same time is this sentence: "North Africa battlefield! The future victory belongs to me only