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Chapter 201 Although defeated, still honored

Finally, after more than a dozen tanks were blown up, the British army retreated helplessly. The "No. 3" tank even chased after a while and destroyed five tanks. It was not until the British army called for fighter jets to cover them.

The German soldiers couldn't help but cheer.

Colonel Albridge called Qin Chuan as soon as possible: "Unbelievable, Sergeant, you really guessed it, we defeated them! What is particularly exciting is that we only lost three tanks... They were destroyed by enemy fighter jets!"

"I'm very happy to hear this news, Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied.

Then there was General Streck's phone call.

"Sergeant, I think our entire army owe you a favor!" General Streck said: "Because without your advice, I think the 15th Armored Division will be our end!"

"General!" Qin Chuan replied: "You don't owe me anything, because I am also trying to save my life!"

General Streck on the other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh.

"Then..." When Qin Chuan hung up the phone, Bazer, who was listening next to him, asked: "Is this your suggestion?"

"Yes, Captain!" Qin Chuan replied.

"Wow!" The German soldiers nearby couldn't help but exclaim, and then applauded at the same time.

"Good, Sergeant!" Bazel patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder and said, "I suddenly realized that it was a lucky thing for us to have you in the army. Do you think so?"

Bazer turned his eyes to the soldiers.

"Of course, Captain!" the German soldiers said in a verbal manner:

"Many times, it was the Sergeant's advice that made us win!"

"The sergeant saved all of us!"

"I believe that if we hadn't had the sergeant, we wouldn't be able to stand here now!"

...

Bazel nodded, "So, I think we should do our best to protect the sergeant's safety, what do you think?"

"certainly!"

"I agree, protecting the sergeant is protecting ourselves!"

...

This made Qin Chuan a little amused. He didn't want to be the protected object in the army, but it seemed that he could no longer help... because the German soldiers also had their ideas: it was natural to try their best to ensure Qin Chuan's safety for the sake of the army and even for themselves.

Later, the British army, who were unwilling to fail, launched another attack, but not surprisingly, they did not make any progress except to drop a few tanks in front of the position again.

After that, the British army no longer dared to act rashly because they had only thirty tanks left, which was not overwhelmingly advantageous to the German army, which had nineteen tanks (two more were lost in the second battle). If they continued to fight like this... it is very likely that all the British tanks were killed, but there were more than a dozen German tanks.

General Ochinlek couldn't believe that the result was true. He originally thought that with these tanks and air superiority, he could defeat the German army and take Alexander back!

"How could this happen?!" General Ochinlek asked with a blushing face: "Is it because we don't have enough tanks? Or are they not performing well enough?"

"None are, general!" Major General Rich replied: "Because they achieved obvious victory against the German 15th Armored Division, but..."

"But what?" General Ochinlek was a little angry and embarrassed.

"The Germans learn very quickly!" Major General Rich sighed: "They actually discovered the weakness of the 'General Grant' tank just one battle..."

"Weakness?" General Ochinlek couldn't believe what weakness this new American tank would have.

"Yes!" Major General Rich nodded and replied: "This tank's 37MM cannon has no choice but to the enemy's armor, and the 75MM cannon shooting world is very small. It is precisely because the Germans took advantage of this that we were completely passively beaten on the battlefield!"

General Ochinlek was stunned when he heard this.

After thinking about it, General Ochinlek ordered: "Continue to keep in touch and order the troops not to rush to attack!"

"Yes, General!" Major General Ritchie responded.

General Ochinlek's consideration was obviously correct... The German supply line had been cut off by fighter jets on the island of Malta, or could be said to be partially cut off.

The reason is that it is difficult for fighter jets to bomb at night, so the German supply line is still open at night.

But this does not affect the upcoming advantage that the British army will have.

This is because the British army can use mines to block its transportation under the cover of the Air Force during the day.

On the other hand, even if the Italian army would transport some of the supplies to Africa, it was obviously not worth mentioning compared to the British army's supplies.

So General Ochinlek was not worried about losing this battle... In fact, after Germany launched an attack on the Soviet Union and transferred the air wings stationed on Sicily, General Ochinlek believed that the British would eventually win the battle.

Therefore, General Ochinlek believed that there was no need to hurry up, that time was on the side of the British army.

Rommel really felt the seriousness of this problem.

When it was dark, the 21st Armored Division withdrew Alexander in batches.

Although the 21st Armored Division can be said to have won, on the whole, the German army was defeated, and it was even more completely at the strategic level.

"We don't have the ability to attack again!" General Streck said calmly to Rommel: "Unless we have more tanks and troops!"

"Yes, of course I know!" Rommel, who had always been optimistic and passionate, sat in a chair weakly, stunned at this time.

After a while, he said, "Do you know what this means?"

General Strek and others couldn't help but look at each other. In their eyes, this was nothing big, it was just a defeat. Not to mention victory or defeat is common in military affairs. This defeat is not worth mentioning compared to the victory achieved by the German army.

It can even be said that the German army was defeated this time, because they successfully found the weakness of the new British tank, which means that as long as the German army accumulates enough strength, they can make the British army look good.

However, Rommel's next words surprised them: "I didn't tell you about the situation in Malta. The British successfully deployed more than 100 fighter jets there... Our supply line has basically been cut off!"

"What?" General Streck couldn't help but exclaim: "When did it happen?"

"A few days ago!" Rommel said: "The head of state launched an attack on the Soviet Union and transferred the 24th Air Wing to the Eastern Front, and the British took advantage of the opportunity..."
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