Then, as everyone knows, the Germans blocked Maherama with tanks and artillery.?

"Col. Abna!" Jon asked Abna with a terrified look while looking at the German tanks outside Mahelama with a telescope, "You have been in contact with these Chinese people for a longer time. From what you understand... what kind of team are they?"

Abner didn't understand what Jon meant and asked, "What do you want to know?"

"I mean..." Jon replied: "Will they give up on Maherama and escape alone? You know, the main target of the Germans is Maherama, and the Chinese have a lot of mechanized equipment in their hands..."

"Enough!" Abner interrupted Jon: "Col. Please keep the demeanor of at least one commander! If the Chinese team would do this, they would have done what they could do last night! You know, they bravely fought a war with 300 German tanks last night, but we did nothing, but now you are doubting their courage!"

"Okay, just pretend I didn't say anything!" Jon spread his hands: "But... Colonel. Why do they pull the armored forces out instead of defending Maherama? The supplies and fuel here are the most needed protection, and they are also the Germans' targets, aren't they?"

Upon hearing this, Abner couldn't help but be speechless because he didn't understand the practice of the Chinese team. If Maherama fell into the hands of the Germans, it would be all over.

What Abner and Jon didn't know was that the German commander was in a dilemma at this time.

Heinz Landao was furious about the loss last night. He understood that he had been fooled last night. This was the worst mistake he had in his life and the worst loss suffered by the Armored Division... Heinz Landao regarded it as a shame and was eager to regain his dignity in the subsequent battle.

"Soldiers of the Armored Division!" Heinz Landao inspired his subordinates: "The losses we suffered last night will definitely be retrieved from the enemy exponentially today, and we will also grab more tanks and gasoline from them to supplement our tank regiment!"

But Heinz Landao's actions were stopped by Rommel's telegram.

"The armored regiment of the Chinese team is not in Mahelama!" Rommel said: "Information shows that they came out before the early morning, and no one knows where they are going!"

Heinz Landao was stunned when he heard this. As the commander of the Armored Division and a veteran of the tank group's combat, he knew why the Chinese team did this.

"It seems we have encountered a cunning opponent!" Heinz blue replied: "The Chinese team did this, obviously to prevent us from attacking Mahelama with all our strength!"

"Yes!" Rommel replied.

Heinz Landao was right. If the Chinese Armored Regiment was in Maherama, things would be simple. The 1st Armored Division could attack Maherama with all its strength with the Air Force. This was not difficult for the German Armored Division, even if it suffered heavy losses last night.

However, if the Chinese armored regiment was outside and was not sure of its location, the German Armored Division would be like a thorn on its back.

It can be imagined that when the Armored Division attacked Maherama, the Chinese Armored Regiment might attack the German army from any direction or even in the rear, and the strength of the Chinese Armored Regiment was proved not to be underestimated last night.

"What are you going to do?" Rommel asked.

"Occurrence!" Heinz Landao replied without hesitation.

Asking questions like this can never be wrong with answering "offensive" because Rommel likes offense.

Then Heinz Landao added: "I will divide the troops into two parts, one for attacking Mahelama, and the other for guarding against the Chinese armored regiment!"

But beyond Heinz Landao's surprise, Rommel denied this plan.

"No!" Rommel said: "Do you think we can still block the attack of the Chinese armored regiment if we divide it into two parts?"

Rommel is right. If it were before last night, the Armored Regiment might have the strength to fight in two parts. But now... after losing more than 100 tanks, the German army only has two hundred tanks in total. If it is divided into two parts, the performance of the tank is very different from that of "Sheerman". It is indeed difficult to withstand the attack of the Chinese Armored Regiment.

To be precise, if it was against the British army, Rommel would agree to this plan without hesitation, but the opponent was the Chinese Armored Regiment... From the battle last night, Rommel could see that the commander of the Chinese Armored Regiment was different from those of the British team. He knew how to take the initiative in the war rather than passive defense.

"Then general..." Heinz Blue said a little confused: "What should we do?"

"Be prepared for combat!" Rommel said: "While blocking Maherama, we will send a reconnaissance force to find and annihilate the Chinese armored regiment!"

"yes!"

Heinz Landao immediately began to deploy reconnaissance. The German team was familiar with this. A large part of the reason why their blitzkrieg was able to be invincible on the European battlefield was the professionalism and speed of the reconnaissance forces.

This reconnaissance includes both ground and air. The ground is a tricycle or motorcycle, an armored reconnaissance vehicle, and the air is a reconnaissance aircraft, bombers, and fighters. The two are connected and coordinated to conduct a carpet-style search for nearby areas without dead corners.

Rommel's plan should be said to be reasonable. Since the Chinese armored regiment has become a thorn in the German army, let's pull out the thorn first.

At the same time, Rommel knew one more thing: in order to threaten the safety of the German armored division, the Chinese armored regiments must not be too far from Mahelama... If it takes a long time to arrive, the German army can be prepared to fight during this period.

Therefore, Rommel was confident in finding the Chinese armored regiment. By then, Maherama was the Germans' possession.

Jon was a little confused by the German army's series of actions. He looked at the reconnaissance planes hovering in the air and asked in confusion: "Why are they not attacking? What are they waiting for?"

"I understand!" Abner said: "They were looking for the Chinese armored regiment, but they didn't find them... The Germans dared not attack because Germany was worried that the Chinese armored regiment would give them from behind! God, these Chinese people are too powerful. They are brave and smart, aren't they?"

After a long time, Jon nodded and said, "I think you are right, Colonel, they are really great!" 8
Chapter completed!