Chapter 53 The Telegraph
Fortunately, the baker's worries did not become a reality, and the British air force never appeared. Half an hour later, the soldiers relaxed... because before the plane appeared at this time, it meant that they had successfully deceived the British.
Perhaps out of curiosity, or because of boredom, Werner flipped through this and that in the car... Everyone thought Werner was idle and had nothing to do, the box was either ammunition or canned corned beef seized from the British.
Canned corned beef is the standard ration for the British army. Some are produced by Libby, and some are produced by Fraybantos... The main production of these companies is not actually in the UK, but in British colonies, such as Myanmar, Australia, India, etc.
However, Qin Chuan guessed that they would definitely not be made in India, because India is a country that regards cattle as a divine thing, and the British would not be so stupid as to build a beef canned factory there.
Qin Chuan once tasted fresh with such a canned beef. The taste was a bit strange. The beef had been beaten into a paste, so he couldn't taste the chewy feeling of beef... However, military foods are almost the same. The first thing they consider is whether soldiers can complete the process of filling hunger and replenishing nutrition in a short period of time during the battle, and the second is taste.
In this regard, canned corned beef is a good military food because it doesn't even have to be chewed. It can be swallowed in big mouthfuls. It also contains salt, protein, etc. necessary for the human body. If you have time, you can apply it in the middle of two slices of bread to make a beef burger... German soldiers like to do this, so the big boxes and boxes on the car are all of this kind of canned corned beef.
At this time, Werner cheered: "Look at that, I've found something good!"
The baker laughed, "Have you found Vivien Leigh?"
The soldiers couldn't help laughing.
"No!" Werner shook his head mysteriously: "But it is as sweet as Vivien Leigh!"
As he said that, he took his right hand out of the box and spread it in front of everyone. A large handful of chocolate appeared in front of everyone, and several of them fell from the gap between Werner's palms to the bottom of the car due to the shaking of the car.
The soldiers couldn't help but cheered, and went crazy to Werner and rushed to Werner. Werner simply moved the box to the center of the car and opened it... God, there was nothing better than a box of chocolate.
Qin Chuan grabbed a handful, couldn't wait to take a tear-open packaging and stuff it into his mouth. In an instant, a long-lost sweet fragrance penetrated his lungs, mixed with a hint of bitterness of coffee, which instantly restored some strength.
"We should hide it!" someone suggested.
"Good idea!" Werner said, then grabbed two handfuls and stuffed them into his backpack, then closed the box and put it back in his original place.
Since then, this box of chocolate has become a psychological sustenance for the soldiers for a long time, because it has become the only thing that makes people feel good in the boring and crisis-ridden battle in this desolate desert.
The convoy drove eastward, and from time to time they could see several British cars being controlled by the roadside... Needless to think, these cars were originally heading towards Tugra, but the British army did not find that the enemy's "bully fighters" were driving opposite, so they came up without any warning. When they found out, it was too late.
The Germans dealt with them very simply... Just like before, they disarmed all their arms and supplies, and even kept water and food, and then drove them to the desert... Whether they could survive depends on their own luck, but this seems to be no problem. As long as these British troops are not stupid, they know that they should stay by the road and wait for the arrival of other British troops.
With a car, it is much faster to travel. In more than an hour, I arrived at Lukadayi, 67 kilometers away from Tugra.
This time it was even more exaggerated than occupying Tugra... The convoy drove directly into the city and then jumped down the road to control the stunned British soldiers.
This was obviously Colonel Slein's implementation of strict communications controls played a role.
The so-called communication control refers not only to the German army not using radio stations, but also to smash all the British radio stations that can be found. In addition, while the scouts advanced, they cut off all the telephone lines they could see... In addition, it took only more than two hours from dawn to now, so Lukadayi's British army did not receive any warning at all.
There were only a dozen cars seized by the German army in Lukadai. After all, Lukadai was just a transit station, unlike Tugel, with a large number of transport teams stranded. However, here the German army still found a warehouse similar to the previous strongholds, which contained gasoline and other supplies.
Later, Qin Chuan learned that the British military controlled these strongholds as boxes, which meant boxes containing "gifts"... It was a very vivid metaphor, because supplies were the "gifts" that the army needed the most.
It was not until then that Colonel Slain asked the communications troop to start the operation and contact the command.
Then I received an angry telegram from Rommel: "Col. I just received the news that the British captured Tengger. Have you been driven into the desert by the British? I originally hoped that you could be stationed in Tengger for three days so that we could completely defeat the main British army, but obviously my expectations for you were too high. You were defeated by the British before the day arrived. And the British army, who also defeated you, were defeated in front of the main army, should feel ashamed..."
"General!" Colonel Slain called back: "We have just occupied Lukadayi!"
Rommel obviously didn't know what the small town of Lukadayi represents. He called back without thinking: "Oh, is it? I want to reward you so much? The point is Tengertel, Tengertel, Colonel, you lost such an important strategic location but took over a small village to show off in front of me?!"
This is Rommel's character, he is sarcastic and ruthless.
"General!" Colonel Slein did not take Rommel's words to heart because he was confident enough. He replied: "Lukadayi is not a trivial small village, it is only two hours away from Tobrook!"
"What? What are you talking about?" Rommel asked: "Are you talking about Port Tobrook?"
Chapter completed!