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Chapter 160 Iron Cross

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The 21st Armored Division rushed around day and night.

At this time, they dared to stop and rest because every soldier knew that the enemy's preparation would be one more minute for every minute of rest. Once the enemy's defense and firepower were strong to a certain extent, it would not be possible for an armored division or even an African legion to break through.

In fact, the German soldiers behind the car compartment were better. They could at least sleep on the guardrail in the car compartment.

The drivers of the car are tired when marching, but the officers and co-pilots can drive in rotation. In addition, their combat pressure is not as high as that of the soldiers who directly participate in the war.

The most tragic thing is the tank drivers. They must drive tanks when they march. The tank cabin is always filled with the stench of fuel, gun oil and sweat. When the hatch cover is lowered, the heat inside is almost suffocating. Coupled with the heat of the engine and the scorching sun, the temperature in the cabin reaches an unbearable level.

Qin Chuan saw several tanks parked on the roadside during the march... They were not destroyed by the enemy, nor were they malfunctioning, but the driver fainted from the pressure and fatigue.

"Why don't they let the drivers drive in alternating?" Werner asked.

"There are not enough tank drivers!" Kuhn replied: "We lost more than fifty tanks in Matru. In addition, we seized a batch of American tanks..."

There is no need to say much about the rest, most of the extra drivers are arranged to drive the "Stuart".

"Air defense alarm!" Kuhn, who was holding the walkie-talkie, turned around and shouted.

This means that enemy planes are bombing again.

However, unlike the nervousness he had when he was bombed before, the soldiers at this time looked indifferent, as if Kuhn was saying something irrelevant.

It's really different now than before.

First of all, the soldiers' mentality problem: they are bombed more often, and the soldiers are used to it. Some soldiers still sleep "huhu" on the guardrail because even if they wake up, they can't change anything.

More importantly, the warnings are different.

Kuhn is talking about "air defense alarm" rather than "air defense concealment".

The "Air Defense Alert" just allows soldiers to be prepared for bombing without concealing.

This does not mean that the 21st Armored Division is not afraid of enemy aircraft bombing, but because it is daytime now, and enemy aircraft will bomb every half an hour... If they are hidden every time they are bombed, the 21st Armored Division will not have to march anymore. It is easier to stay where they are hidden.

However, because the 21st Armored Division must arrive at the Alama Line as soon as possible and launch an attack, it cannot stop, even if it is bombarded by the enemy.

There will be a problem when this comes. The 21st Armored Division's tanks may be blown up before they arrive at Alaman.

This is not aimless, because German tanks have lost twenty-one during the bombing, and fifteen more cars have become a pile of scrap iron.

Of course, Rommel would not be stupid enough to do useless work, so he mobilized all German fighter planes to provide cover for the 21st Armored Division.

The cover mode of the Luftwaffe is to reconnaissance aircraft on the periphery of the 21st Armored Division. Once the enemy is observed, the fighter jets patrolling nearby will be notified to arrive and intercept. At the same time, the fighter jets located in Matruk and Tobrook will be launched into the air and participate in the battle... Matruk is only more than 100 kilometers away from the 21st Armored Division, and for fighters with a speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour, this distance only takes ten minutes.

Therefore, the "air defense alarm" almost means the beginning of air combat.

Werner looked over his head. The canvas on the roof had been cut by shrapnel at some point. The canvas at the gap was connected to a piece of light and shadow that drifted in the wind and casted a flickering light and darkness in the carriage.

Werner stood up and held the railing, pulled out the sting from his waist and thrust upwards, and then thrust back and forth like a saw. After a while, the canvas was cut off and drifted away with the wind.

"It's much better!" said Werner.

"What are you doing?" Jacop was a little dissatisfied with Werner's approach: "Do you want to see a bomb falling from the sky? Or a fighter plane that swooped down from the enemy?"

As Yakopp said, he glanced at the recruits sitting in the middle. His meaning was very obvious, which would affect the recruits' mentality.

"The invisible danger is the most worrying thing, isn't it?" Werner raised his head at the recruits: "If you don't want to, I can block it with a poncho!"

"No, this is very good!" The recruit agreed with Werner's approach.

"Yes, I do feel better!" another recruit replied.

So Yakopo stopped talking about anything.

In fact, it is not just the recruits, but even Qin Chuan feels this is better... It is like finding an outlet for venting the fear that is closed in his heart.

Admittedly, I would be more frightened when I saw an airplane diving or a bomb falling over my head, but I felt relaxed when I didn’t see this... It would be at least a moment of security.

Then with a "whip", the figure of a fighter plane flashed through the gap, which made the soldiers' hearts reach their throats.

Werner carefully poked his head out and looked at the gap, saying, "It's the British plane. They have arrived, but they have not bombed us!"

"Why?" asked one recruit: "Did they treat us as British troops?"

This is not a mess of recruits.

Eighty percent of the cars used by the German army were "Mattfighter" military cards seized from the UK, plus the "Mr." command vehicle, "Stuart" tank and various armored vehicles. From a distance, it really looks a bit like the British army.

On the way to the march, British scattered soldiers mistakenly thought the 21st Armored Division for their own troops, so they came to join happily, and while running, they waved their hands and shouted: "Hey, we are here, help!"

When they ran closer, they were shocked to find that the guns aimed at them were the Germans' black holes.

In addition, Qin Chuan and others also saw several convoys that were terrible bombed by the British Air Force... These convoys escaped from Matru, but because the Germans also used "Mattfighters" military trucks, the British pilots took it for granted that they were the Germans marching towards Alahman, and without saying a word, they were bombarded in a burst of wild bombing.

However, Qin Chuan thought that this time it should not be the reason. After all, this is a large-scale convoy and there are dozens of "No. 3" tanks in front.

"It's because of this..." The baker quickly gave the answer, and he raised his head in the back of the car.
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