The benefits of homemade combustion bottles are obvious.

First of all, the raw materials are easy to obtain, such as gasoline, glass bottles and rags... Cars are easy to obtain. Most of the tanks of this era were gasoline engines, and the British army did not lack the least; glass bottles were indeed fewer in the desert. Libyans and Egyptians generally used pottery pots as containers, but the British army was very enjoyable. There were bars for officers in cities or ports, so wine bottles were not difficult to find; there was no need to mention rags, but it was also done if they didn't work.

The effect of the combustor made in this way is not worse than the so-called combustor No. 76, which has not been transported on the way and stored... From this we can also see how far the British military industry is detached from reality at this time.

But the preparations of the 2nd New Zealand Division did not come in handy. The 21st Armored Division just flicked a shot in front of them, then turned a corner and headed straight for the rear of Matru.

Of course General Streck would do this. His target was never the enemy's infantry. The focus of desert combat was tanks, tanks, tanks...

This is also the strength of mechanized troops, which can always use their high-speed maneuverability to mobilize enemies and trick them around.

On the other hand, the 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division could only sigh at the "tanks". He had no choice but to be helpless at this turn of the German Armored Division... The infantry division could not keep up with the armored division and could never block their way. Moreover, if they did so, Matru's flank was exposed to the enemy again, and the enemy armored division could turn around and break through the flank.

So Major General Albert, the commander of the 2nd Division of New Zealand, could only report to Ochinlek: "General, they have passed on, and the target should be the Binhai Avenue!"

The Coastal Avenue is a highway built by the British in colonizing Egypt, which was along the Mediterranean coast. Its purpose is to enhance the transportation connection between coastal towns and ports... North Africa's slightly larger or prosperous towns either rely on the sea or rivers. This is easy to understand, because only by the sea and by the river can there be fresh water, and only with fresh water can people gather and survive.

Matru is a port city near the sea, and it is rich in olives and other crops nearby, so of course a road must be built for transportation.

After hearing Albert's report, General Ochinlek hurriedly ordered: "Order the Armored Division to garrison on site!"

After pausing, he yelled at the staff officer: "Where is the interception of the Air Force? The Germans have all come to us, but our planes have not even seen the shadow!"

"Two minutes, general!" the staff officer replied: "They are on the way!"

The 21st Armored Division soon received an air defense alarm.

"There is a fleet flying in your direction!" General Streck received a report from the Air Force Command: "There are about seventy aircraft of all types!"

"Stop them!" said General Streck.

"We can't do it!" The Air Force Command responded: "Our planes are covering the attack of the frontal forces..."

"Then shut your mouth!" General Streck hung up the phone after he said that.

If the Air Force is powerless, then there is not much difference between knowing and not knowing, because the result is the same... it will have to withstand bombing from the air.

"Enemy air strikes, speed up!" General Strek ordered.

This is the only thing the convoy can do in the face of enemy air bombing.

Everyone knew what they were going to face, so the atmosphere became tense, especially the recruits, who held the rifle in their hands tightly, their knuckles turned white, and beads of sweat oozing out from their foreheads, flowing down their pale faces...

"Relax!" Yakop comforted them: "Our driver is very experienced. He has driven this car to avoid countless enemy bombings, and this time is no exception!"

This is obviously another beautiful lie... The driver was randomly assigned, and Yakopu didn't know him at all, and of course it was impossible to know how many bombings he had experienced.

After pausing, Yakopu added: "Unless you receive an order, you are not allowed to jump out of the car. Do you understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

...

This order is very necessary, because as a car, it is obviously a bigger target, and jumping out of the car may avoid the danger of being killed... To be precise, it is to reduce the rate of death, because even if the British pilots discovered an infantryman, they would not waste bullets or bombs on a soldier in front of so many cars and tanks.

but……

This is almost a deserter, because he can't keep up with the fast-motorized convoy and participate in the battle.

"Prepare!" Kuhn said.

Only then did Qin Chuan notice a faint "rumbling" sound from the sky. It was not obvious in the sound of gunfire and had to be heard carefully before it could be noticed.

The tense atmosphere in the carriage went to a higher level, and even Qin Chuan and other veterans couldn't help but look up.

A few seconds later, the howling sound of the plane diving came from the sky... It was a "mosquito" aircraft, which always used dive bombing to improve the accuracy of bomb drops.

Of course, this does not mean that they are "dive bombers". "Dive bombers" refer to bombers that dive at a high speed and drop bombs at a target at an angle of 45 to 90 degrees, such as the German "Stuka".

The "Mosquito" aircraft cannot dive at such a large angle, nor does it have a device that will make a whistle sound on the nose like "Stuka" in order to increase vigor power (nicknamed "Jerico Horn", and later models will be cancelled to increase speed).

But the sound of "mosquito" diving down was still enough to make everyone frightened because they didn't know whether they were selected by these "monsters" in the air as an attack target.

Then there was a "boom" sound, and a "No. 3" tank driving behind was blown into a ball of flame. At the same time, there was a projection of an airplane sweeping past everyone, just like a dragon that would spit fire in a fairy tale, making everyone shudder.

Soon, explosions started to sound one after another, mixed with the whistling sound of bombs falling from the air and the "swinging" sound of machine guns firing.

Tanks are obviously the preferred targets of British fighter jets, but cars are often "influenced" because they are too fragile:

A bomb came down, but the tank was not blown up but exploded a big pit on the ground. The car that could not dodge behind rushed up and immediately turned four feet into the sky.
Chapter completed!