There were not many British fighter jets in the sky of the First Infantry Regiment, which should be due to two reasons:

One is that Rommel sent almost all fighter jets, bombers and even transport planes to serve the First Infantry Regiment, so the British fighter jets that might threaten the First Infantry Regiment were driven away immediately.

Another reason is that the First Infantry Regiment is too inconspicuous.

British fighter jets and even reconnaissance aircraft were looking for German and Italian tanks, artillery, large-scale troops, and so on. They almost ignored it.

Several British pilots laughed after seeing the defense line built by the First Infantry Regiment: "What are these Germans doing? Are they going to block our tanks with trenches and barbed wire?"

The pilot on another reconnaissance plane replied: "I guess, this is a force that covers the retreat of other troops. You know... they must slow down our pursuit, otherwise they will not be able to escape!"

"You're right! Do we want to report to our superiors?"

"What are you reporting? Tell them that there is an infantry defense line two kilometers away? Forget it... When they receive the news, I'm afraid that these guys who are overestimating themselves have already covered them!"

As he said that, the British pilots burst into laughter.

They were right. At this time, the British Seventh Armored Division had already fled across the board, so they accelerated their progress. The two-kilometer journey was only a few minutes for them.

So Qin Chuan and others heard the "rumble" motor sound, on the other side of the hill.

This gives people a strange sense of fear... Everyone always habitually wants to see and try to understand what this danger is. If it is not visible, just like now, the sound of tracks and motors roaring on the other side of the hill, and the soldiers can only wait quietly on this side of the hill, waiting...

Soon, a huge darkness appeared at the top of the hill... It was a tank, long gun barrels, and heavy tracks. The sun just rose to the height of the hill, and the golden sunlight shone on the back of the tank and fired golden lights around it, just like the great Zeus, who was admired by thousands of people, appeared in front of mortals with a halo.

Then more and more tanks were, one after another, and the first batch of at least fifty drove down the hills in a mighty manner, followed by cars and armored vehicles loaded with soldiers.

"Fire!" With Colonel Slain's order, guns and cannons began to sound.

The bullets and shells targeted cars and armored vehicles following the tank... At this time, the enemy was more than 300 meters away from the defense line, and the bazooka could not threaten the "Sheerman" tank at all.

The British army seemed to be startled by the sound of gunfire. They were chasing the Germans and they didn't expect that the Germans would dare to stand in front of them, so the tanks' advance speed could not help but slow down.

Then, after they saw clearly that the one who was standing in front of them was just an infantry regiment, they organized an attack without caring about it.

The tank was used as a shield in front, and the infantry jumped off the cars and armor and followed the tank to cover the tank. The mortar exploded forward without saying a word, and then launched an attack under the cover of machine guns.

The British army rushed up was part of the 7th Armored Brigade of the 7th Armored Division. The brigade commander was Colonel Colin, who fought against the German army many times and suffered repeated defeats.

Although Colonel Colin achieved early victory this time and believed that the enemy could not resist the attack of the British "Sheerman" tank, he still did not dare to be careless.

So after receiving the enemy situation, he immediately slowed down the front line troops.

"Pay attention to the enemy's anti-tank mines!" Colonel Colin ordered: "In addition, pay attention to the first principle, only long-distance battles are allowed not close combat!"

"Colin!" reminded the staff officer: "They are infantry!"

"I know they are infantry!" Colonel Colin replied: "But have you forgotten? The Germans have new weapons. They easily destroyed the "Matilda" tank in Crete!"

"But the information we got was that their new weapon could only hit thirty meters!" said the staff officer.

"Anyway, let's figure it out!" Colonel Colin ordered: "We have the advantage of firepower and are not in a hurry to win, why not?"

This is also one of the reasons why Colonel Colin has been defeated repeatedly but Montgomery continues to appoint him as the commander of the 7th Armored Brigade. His cautious style is very suitable for Montgomery's appetite.

But the news from the front line quickly made Colonel Colin embarrassed.

"Colin!" The correspondent reported: "If we do not approach the enemy's defense line, our tanks will be on the slope of the hill and in a dangerous state of reverse slope!"

The so-called "reverse slope dangerous state" is a term for armored forces.

Simply put, when the tank is in a forward incline, the gun barrel will rise high due to the hill-climbing surface. If the slope exceeds a certain angle, the tank will not be able to attack the enemy located on the top of the mountain due to the descent angle. This is a "dangerous state of forward incline".

On the contrary, if the tank is on the back slope, that is, downhill, the gun barrel extends low along the inclined surface. If the slope exceeds a certain angle, the tank will not be able to hit the enemy due to the elevation problem. This is the "dangerous state of the back slope".

Theoretically, the "reverse slope dangerous state" will be more dangerous than the "forverse slope dangerous state", because the "reverse slope dangerous state" may expose the weak top armor in front of the enemy... If an anti-tank gun is bombarded at a higher position on the opposite side, the tank will be finished.

"How far is the enemy's defense line from the incline?" asked Colonel Colin.

"One hundred meters!" the correspondent replied.

Colonel Colin nodded, at least this was beyond the range of the German new anti-tank equipment.

So Colonel Colin immediately ordered: "Order the tank to continue to advance, and then stop and shoot after reaching the foot of the mountain!"

"Yes, Colonel!" The correspondent immediately conveyed Colonel Colin's order.

The staff officer felt a little incredible about Colonel Colin's order. He felt that Colonel Colin was too careful. The battle last night had proved that the German army could not stop the equipment of "Sheerman". Even the armored regiment was not enough, let alone an infantry regiment!
Chapter completed!