And Weiville also knew one thing: the supply lines of the British army were relatively longer, while the supply lines of the German and Italian army were short.

Therefore, in the foreseeable future, the British tanks will always remain at around 250, while the German and Italian tanks will continue to increase over time.

Therefore, Weiville believes that the earlier it is to launch a counterattack, the more beneficial it is to him.

In fact, there is another factor in Wavell's rush to launch a counterattack, that is, Churchill and the generals in London are already very dissatisfied with Wavell's failure in North Africa.

Weiville knew in his heart that if he dragged on, he would be transferred by his impatient bosses, which meant he would never have a chance to win a game.

Thinking of this, Weiville couldn't help but touch his left eye... It was lost when fighting the Germans in World War I, so he hated the Germans.

Under these objective factors, Wavell quickly gathered the fleeing British troops and allocated the tanks.

Weiville was a little grateful that his troops fled back in time... They lost only tanks. If they lost people, that is, these soldiers driving tanks, they don't know how long it will take to recover their combat effectiveness.

Now, you only need to assign new tanks to these tank soldiers, then do some adaptive training, and then you can quickly go to the battlefield again.

Weiville named his combat plan "Operation Tomahawk", which means attacking the enemy like a sharp tomahawk. The goal is to capture Tobrook... Only by capturing Tobrook can the British army located in Egypt feel a little safe, otherwise they will have to wait for the enemy to continue to increase troops and accumulate materials through the port in front of them and launch an attack.

Then, only fifteen days after the British defeat in Tobrook, the British army could not wait to launch a counterattack.

When the violent bombing reached Tobrook, everyone was surprised, including Rommel himself. Because everyone thought that after being severely taught a lesson, they either hurried in Egypt to cultivate themselves and rest for a while or honestly built a line of defense. Unexpectedly, they launched a counterattack on the German army now!

Rommel was ecstatic when he heard the cannon, which made him realize that his fighter jet had not been lost yet... What he was most worried about was that the British built a line of defense and then turned the battle into a trench war like World War I. But the British obviously did not do this. They were still thinking about attacking, and they were still thinking about attacking?!

"General!" Major General Streck said: "I think the British counterattack is not as simple as it seems. They are very clear about our strength and also know what reinforcements we have received!"

Major General Streck's concerns certainly make sense. Italian transport ships have always been under the gaze of the British army on Malta, not to mention Tobrook and British spies, the British may even have the detailed number of German tanks and troops.

In this case, and when the British army was newly defeated by the German army, the British would have to rely on some counterattack.

"General Strek is too worried!" Major General Pritwitz retorted: "Now it is only fifteen days before the last time the British army was defeated by us. If the British had any support, they should have used it fifteen days ago, right?"

Major General Pritwitz was the commander of the 15th Armored Division of the German Army. He had just arrived in Tobrook with the troops a few days ago.

"Then... General Pritwitz!" asked Major General Streck, "Why do you think the British launched this counterattack without the certainty of winning?"

"No battle will be sure to win. The performance of the First Infantry Regiment in the last battle has proved this!"

Major General Pritwitz intentionally used the "First Infantry Regiment" instead of the "Fifth Lightweight Division" in his words.

After pausing, Major General Pritwitz pointed to the map and continued: "I think the British were eager to counterattack because we occupied Tobrook, and they knew that we could use this port to obtain a lot of supplies and prepare for the attack on Egypt. And, it is foreseeable that this time will not be too long, because we will soon accumulate enough strength to launch an attack, which will prevent the British from having enough time to build a line of defense..."

Rommel nodded and agreed: "They use attack instead of defense, or they can also be said to be fighting for time to build defense. In addition, if they can take Tobrook, they can disrupt our line of positions and crush our offensive plan!"

"Yes!" Major General Pritwitz said: "So we have to give them a head-on blow, defeat them as fast as possible and then quickly penetrate Egypt. This will not only grasp the initiative to surround the British offensive troops, but also completely destroy the British defense and catch them off guard!"

Rommel nodded in appreciation. Major General Pritwitz's plan to fight slowly is very consistent with Rommel's character, because Rommel himself is also a person who cares about attacks regardless of the dangers in the rear.

What made Rommel confident was that at this time the German army no longer had to face the enemy's fighter jets like before, and the German army had an air brigade stationed in Benghazi and was ready to provide air assistance to the German army on the front line at any time.

So the order was issued to the 5th lightweight garrison.

The barracks soon became busy. With the rapid whistle and the simple and powerful orders, the soldiers were concentrated in front of the open space. Cars were parked one by one in front of the team like train cars connected together. With the order, the soldiers got on board in squads and platoons.

The reason why squads and platoons are used here is that the German army is now using the British "bully fighters" cars.

For the British army, this car happened to be a car carrying a platoon of soldiers and supplies. However, the German army's system was different from that of the British army. As mentioned earlier, one platoon of the German army had four infantry squads and another mortar squad (equipped with 50MM mortars), and the total number of people at full tandem was exactly 50.

It seems crowded for 50 people to ride a "Matador" car, but because most of the First Infantry Regiment is not fully equipped, the space for "Matador" has a lot of redundancy for 30 people, so most of them can be installed. Only a few squads with more supplementary troops need to ride other cars.
Chapter completed!