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Chapter 272 Retreat

On the other hand, Montgomery was having a heated discussion with Major General Burton.

"You mean... this German individual anti-tank equipment can destroy our tanks from 100 meters away?" Montgomery asked.

"Confirm, General!" Major General Botton replied: "The 7th Armored Brigade has lost fifty tanks under the attack of such anti-tank equipment!"

"Then why haven't you stopped attacking?" Montgomery asked, "Do you know what this means? Their infantry can easily destroy our tanks by just hiding them into the crater or sand!"

"I know, general!" Major General Botton replied: "But they think that the Germans only have this infantry regiment equipped with this kind of anti-tank weapon, otherwise they should have used it when they attacked the Germans last night!"

"They?" asked Montgomery, "Who are they?"

"Colin Colin, and my staff also think so!" Major General Borton replied.

"That's why you went to surround this infantry regiment?"

"Yes, General!"

"I have a question, Major General!" Montgomery asked, "Even if you are right, the German Fifteenth Armored Division had no time to equip this equipment last night, but what if they airdropped the transport aircraft and were urgently equipped? Are you planning to get all our tanks to be wiped out by the enemy for the first time they were put into the battlefield?"

"But General..." Major General Borton said: "They didn't..."

At this moment, a correspondent reported to Major General Botton: "General, the Germans are airdropping equipment!"

Major General Borton couldn't help but be so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.

"I heard it!" said Montgomery.

"General!" said Major General Borton: "They donated the anti-tank equipment they did not necessarily drop!"

"But it's also very likely, isn't it?" Montgomery said: "You want to know if it's, it's very simple. If it's true, the Germans will stop retreating and turn to a counterattack!"

Major General Burton couldn't help but turn his gaze to the staff. The staff quickly verified to the front line through the radio. After a while, the staff nodded to Major General Burton.

So Major General Borton had to admit defeat.

"You are right, General!" Major General Borton said: "They have indeed turned into a counterattack!"

"So, withdraw your troops!" Montgomery said: "Now!"

So the British army retreated, including the 7th Armored Brigade in front of the First Infantry Regiment.

Colonel Slain put down his telescope, sat back into the trench, took out a cigarette from his pocket and threw it to Qin Chuan, and said, "Good, you have successfully deceived them!"

The soldiers couldn't help but cheer, and occasionally several soldiers hugged each other excitedly.

Qin Chuan knew that Montgomery would be fooled because Montgomery was a conservative person. He liked the situation on the battlefield to develop as he imagined. If something unexpected happened in the middle... then Montgomery would lose confidence in the entire battle.

A person without confidence is like a frightened bird. All you have to do is let it hear the sound of pulling the strings... Even if there is no arrow on the bow, it will be enough to scare him away.

Of course, the British army did not retreat across the board, but retreated a few kilometers away from Jehasso and built a new line of defense.

In this way, the British army advanced thirty miles towards the German army on the southern section of the defense line, which was a victory for many British troops, especially last night that almost defeated the German 15th Armored Division.

It was only more than an hour later that the troops of the 15th Armored Division of Germany took over Jehasso again.

Qin Chuan and others saw Dürer again.

But after seeing it, Dürer avoided Qin Chuan and Werner's eyes and pretended not to recognize him.

"What's wrong with him?" Werner asked.

"Let him go!" Qin Chuan said: "There is no need to embarrass each other!"

Werner nodded as if he understood something.

In fact, there is no need to feel ashamed at all. If Qin Chuan or Werner and others encountered this situation, they would also choose to escape. They did not do this. One very important reason was that they knew that they had a rocket launcher in their hands that might block the enemy's tank.

"Thank you! Thank you!" General Gros came up and shook hands with Colonel Slein, then shook hands with several soldiers, and said, "With your help, we have stabilized our position, but...you know, the British will launch an attack at any time. I hope you can stay here for a while until we also equipped the bazooka and learned to use it!"

"Of course!" said Colonel Slain: "This is the purpose of our trip!"

But in fact, General Gros' concern was unnecessary, because in the British tradition and conservative combat style, at least Montgomery was like this... They did not obtain detailed data or thought they could find a suitable way to deal with the rocket launcher, and there was little chance that they would launch an attack again.

On the other hand, Qin Chuan was clear that Rommel would never allow commanders like General Gross who had lost confidence to stay in this position.

Sure enough, it was impossible to help but surprise that in the evening of the same day, Rommel landed on his plane and took charge of the overall situation, and appointed Adjutant Major General Jonas as the commander of the 15th Armored Division, while General Gros was transferred back to Berlin to recuperate... Although it was a rest, everyone knew that General Gros would have a difficult life in the future, because Germany had always liked the general who retreated in the face, no matter what the reason was.

In order to express his commendation for the First Infantry Regiment, Rommel invited several officers from the First Infantry Regiment to have dinner together. Qin Chuan was of course one of them.

"Gentlemen!" Rommel looked at the bread and potatoes on the plate and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have any food to share with you, but I believe... the most worth sharing is this victory and your courage, toast to the First Infantry Regiment!"

"cheers!"

...

The officers raised their wine glasses to greet each other.

Getting along with Rommel is easy, which is also one of Rommel's charms. He is not as high as other noble generals, and he makes people feel a barrier. Rommel is often like a grassroots officer who directly commands soldiers.

So, the officers were casually chatting and laughing while dining.

"Second Lieutenant!" Rommel asked Qin Chuan while chewing bread: "I heard that the way to scare away the British this time is by you?"

"So, General!" Qin Chuan said: "But I must state that this is based on the fact that we destroyed fifty British tanks, otherwise I would not be able to do this!"

"Of course!" Rommel replied: "But..."
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