Two days later, the order for first-level combat readiness was passed to the army again.

"Prepare your rifles!" said Bazel. "We will march towards Cairo, this time it's true!"

The soldiers felt a little unbelievable, but not surprised, because Rommel had such a personality. He was sometimes like a bull, and no one could stop him from moving forward.

Soon, the soldiers heard Rommel's speech to the entire army read by the officer: "Soldiers, you are loyal, brave and reliable, you are brave and tenacious, you are constantly hit by the enemy. Now it is time for us to completely defeat the enemy. In the days to come, I ask you to continue fighting bravely to achieve our great goals. Victory belongs to us!"

"Victory belongs to us!" The soldiers cheered, as if they believed that the war would end soon.

But Qin Chuan knew that it would not be so smooth. Although the British suffered heavy losses in this battle, they had not yet been injured... Most of the losses they lost in the battle were the "Stuart" tanks, and "Matilda" and "Valentin" because of their lack of mobility. In fact, there was not much direct participation in the war, of course, there was no loss.

Although these infantry tanks have various shortcomings, their heavy armor is undoubtedly a defensive weapon. Therefore, if you attack rashly or think that you can end the war in Cairo, you will be too optimistic.

Not only Qin Chuan, the Air Force Marshal Kesseling, also realized this. At the same time, Kesseling knew Rommel very well... Rommel was a person who pursued fame and fortune regardless of everything, and he did not even hide this. He once said that he would conquer Egypt like Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon, and leave his name in history.

"Yes!" Kesseling said to himself: "This is Rommel. Will he enter the Nile River? Will he want to realize his dream of drinking whiskey in the spacious Shepard Hotel? Yes, he will do that!"

So Kesseling left everything and flew to Brooke to Rommel's command.

"Welcome, Marshal!" Rommel saluted Kesseling, but the expression on his face was not happy because he knew what the purpose of Kesseling's trip was.

"General, you have to stop the attack!" Keselin said: "You know, we are attacking Malta with all our might. If the African Legion continues to attack, it will force the air force to distribute more power to cover you, which will make our attack on Malta a failure!"

"No, Marshal!" Rommel refused without thinking: "I want to take advantage of the victory and cannot wait for you to capture the Island of Malta, because this will make us lose a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

As he said that, Rommel took the map and placed it in front of Kesselin, pointed to the route on the map and said, "You know, the British have received supplies from the Americans, and the Americans have a large number of supplies in India, including unknown tanks. We have learned a lesson. We have replenished two hundred tanks from Italy, and the British have replenished seven hundred... If this continues, even if it takes a few weeks, the British may transfer elite troops and more tanks, and then we will have no chance!"

Objectively speaking, Rommel's idea makes sense. He will be eager to attack not only because of his quick success or instant benefits, but also because the facts have proved time and time again that Britain can always obtain much more tanks and supplies than the German army at the same time, especially after knowing that the United States began to aid Britain, it was even more urgent.

Just like someone describes American industry, "When an aircraft is destroyed, two aircraft will rise to the sky, and when an aircraft carrier is sunk, two aircraft carriers will be launched."

This situation also exists on the African battlefield, so Rommel can only fight quickly.

"You don't understand what I said!" Keselin said: "If you don't have the full support of the Air Force, you will not be able to attack Egypt; if the Air Force supports you with all your support, you will not be able to attack Malta Island; if Malta cannot be taken down, the logistics line of the African Legion will be unsafe! By then, you may not even get a tank or a box of bullets!"

As he said that, Keselin strengthened his tone: "You can't rely on all your wishes, General! The only correct way now is to stick to the original plan to defend the Halfaya Gun line and delay the attack on Egypt until after capturing the island of Malta!"

"No, Marshal!" Rommel replied: "I choose to take a gamble!"

"Okay, General!" Keseling was angry at Rommel's words: "Maybe I can't control your thoughts, but you must understand that the Air Force is under my command!"

Keseling's implication is that if Rommel insists on his own, he will not let the Air Force support the attack launched by the African Legion.

Kesselling originally thought Rommel would surrender, but unexpectedly, Rommel shook hands with Kesselling politely with a smile and said, "I fully agree, Marshal, even if so, I will choose to attack. I will invite you to Cairo for dinner!"

Keseling could not convince Rommel, so he had to leave angrily, and before leaving, he said: "Don't think I'm just talking, I'll do what I say!"

Rommel is not a fool. Of course, he knew that without the cover of the air force, the African Legion continued to attack was just a death... Without the cover of wind and sand, the enemy reconnaissance planes could see the smoke and dust brought by the tanks as they advanced from afar. Then fighter jets and bombers bombed them all the way, and hundreds of tanks were probably bombed before they even arrived in Cairo.

But Rommel had other plans.

After Kesseling left, Rommel sent a telegram to Hitler: "Dear Head, the situation of the African legion is in the best state. The conditions and morale of the troops, the military supplies seized and the current enemy's weaknesses are conducive to the development of the pursuit of the remaining enemies in the hinterland of Egypt. Some people do not understand one thing, if we can capture Cairo and control the Suez Canal and then occupy the entire North Africa, what else should Malta do?"

Hitler was soon moved after receiving this telegram... Hitler was also a person who was eager for quick success and instant benefits. Rommel had been the captain of Hitler's personal guard, so he knew this very well, and of course he knew what to impress him.
Chapter completed!