Chapter 175 Minesweeper Tank
"I think we need a rest, General!" Qin Chuan said.
"Sergeant, I can understand!" Rommel replied: "You do need a rest, but the problem is that we cannot wait... As long as we stop, the enemy will become stronger and stronger, and then there will be no flaws in the Alamein defense line!"
"I don't think so, general!" Qin Chuan said: "Because the British are ready, at least in the northern section of the defense line, which can be seen from the battle last night. In this case, it is not much different to give the British army a few more days of preparation time. Of course, their defense line will be strengthened, but what should be strengthened? Should we invest more troops or more cannons and aircraft? We have already endured enough, and no matter how much it is, it is not the case. On the contrary, if our soldiers are given a few days to rest, we can restore a considerable degree of combat effectiveness, such as repair of faulty tanks, recovery of soldiers' physical strength and morale, and more detailed intelligence..."
"Enough, Sergeant!" Rommel interrupted Qin Chuan impatiently: "We must attack and cannot give the enemy a chance to breathe! At the same time, you must understand that there is a fundamental difference between considering the problem from the perspective of the general and the soldier!"
So Qin Chuan knew what Rommel was thinking. He thought Qin Chuan was too tired or timid and subjectively wanted to rest, so he found various excuses.
Qin Chuan did have such thoughts, but Qin Chuan knew clearly that Rommel was so desperate to attack the Alamean defense line during the First Alamean War, and the German army, which was originally at the end of its power, was dragged down.
In other words, Qin Chuan is very sure that if he continues to fight according to Rommel's plan, he will only fail.
But what can Qin Chuan do?
Rommel is a stubborn person. No one can control what he believes, let alone Qin Chuan is just a sergeant... If it weren't for Qin Chuan's contribution and saving Rommel, he would have been driven out by Rommel at this moment.
Then, Rommel left Qin Chuan aside and said to General Strek on his own: "The 21st Armored Division must be deployed here before dark, and then launch a feint attack on Alaman. Once it is discovered that the enemy armor-piercing troops are out of the city, they will be defeated..."
"We don't have enough ammunition, General!"
"No, the ammunition will be delivered to you soon!"
...
Rommel is such a person. He pays too much attention to speed without considering objective situations.
At this time, Qin Chuan realized that he had to think of a practical solution, otherwise the German army would fall into a bigger failure.
But what can Qin Chuan do?
Landmines are everywhere in front of the defense line. The German army will encounter problems similar to last night's attack at any point... Sometimes this has nothing to do with the landmines. The problem is that the landmines are buried underground and invisible. Every time the soldiers take a step forward, they have to worry about stepping on the landmines. Every time the tank advances one meter, they will be afraid that they will be blown into a ball of fire.
Therefore, unless the German army can quickly clear mines, the high maneuverability and rapid breakthrough advantages of its armored forces will not be able to be exerted at all. When clearing mines, the armored forces will be covered by British artillery fire and suffer heavy losses.
At this time, Qin Chuan suddenly thought of something...
"General, can I give me some advice?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Sergeant!" said Rommel. "If you want to convince me to slow down the offensive, then put these words in your stomach!"
"Sorry, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I do think so!"
"You are very honest!" Rommel turned around and said, "Then let's not waste our time!"
As he said that, Rommel turned his gaze to the map again.
"Why don't we listen to the sergeant's advice?" said Colonel Slain. "It doesn't take much time!"
"Yes, General!" General Streck agreed: "Every time the sergeant said the word 'suggestion', he usually means that he has a solution, and it's a good idea!"
Rommel looked at the officers in front of him, then put on a helpless expression and said to Qin Chuan: "Okay, Sergeant, see what good idea you have!"
"The way is to take a few days off!" Qin Chuan said: "We know that we should do a good job in intelligence work these days to find the weak points in the defense line, and then launch a sudden attack on the weak points!"
Rommel spread his hands to the officers and asked, "Is this what you want to hear?"
Colonel Slain was a little disappointed, and General Streck was also a little embarrassed because this was really a mediocre way.
"We cannot launch a sudden attack on our weakness, Sgt.!" General Albry interjected: "You participated in that battle last night. No unit could 'sudden attack' before clearing the mines!"
"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "So we need to clear the mines quickly!"
"How to quickly clear the mines?" Rommel opposed: "You mean using shells? God, don't say we don't have enough shells. When we clear mines, the enemy artillery will blow all our artillery into the sky!"
This is obvious that the British army had much more artillery than the German army.
"No, General!" Qin Chuan replied: "I'm not talking about artillery!"
"Then what are you talking about?" General Streck seemed to have heard some mystery.
"Tank!" Qin Chuan replied.
"Tank?" Colonel Albridge looked at Qin Chuan with an incredible expression: "No, tanks are not good either. You know, the enemy mixed anti-infantry mines with anti-tankrei. Tank mine removal is not only prone to failure, but anti-tankrei will also blow them into the sky... We don't have many tanks anymore, Sgt.!"
"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "Our tanks will not fail when demining mines, nor will they be bombed into the sky by anti-tank rays!"
The generals were stunned when they heard this, and then they laughed at the same time.
"Sergeant, are you telling a joke?" Rommel asked, "Thank you, this joke is very funny!"
"This is my idea!" Qin Chuan picked up the paper and pen next to him, and said while drawing: "This is a tank..."
However, Qin Chuan's painting skills are really not good, and the tank he drew was like an ugly duckling, but fortunately the point is not this.
"We can install a rotor in front of the tank!" Qin Chuan continued: "The rotor can be driven by a small motor, such as a motor installed on the rear armor of the tank... Then, there are iron chains hanging on the rotor. When the rotor rotates, these iron chains will whip the ground!"
Hearing this, Rommel and other generals couldn't help but look at each other.
Chapter completed!