The soldiers ran to the second line of defense under the pursuit of bullets and shells. They thought they were going to stop to assist in defense, but Bazel ordered: "Continue to retreat until the tanks can't hit you!"

Except for Qin Chuan, all German soldiers were puzzled by this order... Isn't it at least one kilometer away to run to a distance that the tank could not reach? What's the difference between it and escaping?!

But no matter how much I think about it, the German soldiers continued to retreat according to the order. After all, who would be willing to stay more if they could leave this damn battlefield?

The third line of defense was like the second line of defense, and was full of German soldiers who were ready to defend themselves. When they ran back, they saw engineers blazing stray bullets and artillery fire, which made the soldiers pause because they were not sure whether landmines had been laid under their feet.

A nearby engineer lieutenant seemed to see through the soldiers' thoughts and shouted at them: "Continue to move forward, we will not waste landmines on you idiots!"

Werner made an indecent gesture toward the lieutenant of the engineer and then continued to advance along the traffic trench.

The traffic trench came to an end in a short while, and the tank position was at the end. The only 15 remaining "No. 3" tanks in the 5th Armored Regiment were hidden in the pits, but Qin Chuan noticed that several tanks had been buried in the sand. It was obvious that this was a good thing for the enemy's artillery bombing... The sand here was very soft, and the pit required to hide the tank was very deep (Note: "No. 3" tank was 2.44 meters high), so any number of shells or bombs could collapse nearby.

This is not a trivial matter for the tank, because once the tank is activated, the sand will cover the tank's exhaust pipe and be sucked into the engine... If this happens, the tank will probably never be able to drive.

Colonel Albridge seemed to be ready in this regard, after all, the armored regiments often faced this situation, and he ordered all tanks to be turned off and the exhaust pipes were covered.

What they have to do now is to dig out the exhaust pipe of the tank from the sand pile, and then the tank can start and drive it out.

Teams of German soldiers retreated from the defense line, and the tanks slowly drove out of the sand pit, and then adjusted the turret to aim the barrel in the direction of the British army.

"What are they doing?" The baker couldn't help but ask in confusion when he saw this scene: "They don't want to use tanks to block the enemy!"

The German soldiers knew what the baker said. In the previous battle, the "No. 3" tank had been proved to be unable to penetrate "Matilda", so they were almost seeking death if they did so.

But soon the German soldiers discovered that the fact was not as they imagined, because the "No. 3" tanks were also running away... They looked like they were covering the retreat of the infantry, and they were retreating while firing one or two guns in the direction of the British.

This reaction from the German army made Colonel Gner, the commander of the Second Armored Regiment of the British Army, excited.

"Look, the Germans were defeated by us!" Colonel Gner put away his telescope and said, "They are running away!"

"Yes, Colonel!" said the staff officer: "But they are afraid they can't escape in this way!"

Colonel Gner nodded: "Their tanks must cover the infantry, and the infantry cannot be transported by cars... because our artillery will bomb their cars into the sky. That is, they can only retreat at the speed of infantry like this. Unless their tanks will leave the infantry and retreat alone!"

"I guess the Germans won't do this!" said the staff officer.

"Then they have to choose between surrender and death!" Colonel Gner said: "Order the armored troops to advance at full speed and do not give the Germans any chance!"

"yes!"

Lieutenant Colonel Botton, the British Armored Battalion Commander, was soon received the order to "go forward at full speed".

Lieutenant Colonel Borton couldn't help but frowned.

The situation of the British army was not as optimistic as Colonel Gner thought. Lieutenant Colonel Borton, who had rich combat experience, knew that the British armored troops were actually in a dilemma.

If British tanks do not accelerate to chase, the Germans will flee and lay mines behind... Although the British army can use mortars and grenades to clear mines, and the British army's supply is sufficient, the problem is that the amount of supply required to clear mines is completely different from that required to lay mines: for every mine the Germans deployed, the British army may need dozens of shells to clear it, and it may not be able to remove it completely.

Over time, the British army's supplies and ammunition will be consumed soon, and the German army may even turn defeat into victory in the end.

If you follow Colonel Gner's order, you may be able to solve this problem, but the problem is that it is an extremely high afternoon. In this case, the "Matilda" tank is chasing at full speed, but it is afraid that it will be halfway through before it catches up with the enemy.

After thinking about it, Borton issued a compromise order: "Order the tank to move forward at a speed of 12 miles per hour!"

12 miles is about 20 kilometers per hour, which is faster than before, but it does not reach the upper limit of the "Matilda" tank prone to failure.

But even so, Bolton received two failure reports not long after.

"These damn tanks!" Botton cursed.

Sometimes he even thought of pushing the tank behind him so that it could be faster, because it was just a little bit short of it, and he could take the enemy infantry into the range and start killing...

Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Borton didn't know that this was actually because the German army was trying to keep a close distance from the British army and kept fishing him.

In fact, it is not difficult for infantry soldiers to escape from the pursuit of the "Matilda" tank. They just need to disperse into several teams to escape in batches. However, the Germans insist on playing this "cat and mouse" game with the British in the desert.

If this continues, the German army will suffer a loss. They are fully armed and run wildly under the scorching sun, and they have to be bombarded by the British army. From time to time, a few people are lifted high into the sky and then fall down incomplete limbs.

Every time this happens, Qin Chuan feels a little apologized, because the idea is his own. If he fails to succeed in the end, Qin Chuan doesn't know how to face his comrades.

In fact, it was not only Qin Chuan who was anxious, but Albridge was also anxious...

He held up his telescope and looked at the British army. It is logical that they should be trapped in the sand now, but the British tanks are still rampant.

Is it a scout error?
Chapter completed!