The German army's problem, or Rommel's problem, is that it relies too much on the armored forces.

Some places are not actually suitable for armored troops to fight, such as mountains, swamps, etc.

The desert may be suitable, or to be precise, because it is empty and the terrain is generally very flat.

But this suitability sometimes becomes unsuitable through artificial factors, such as Zhang Chi constructing a Golan moat that is six meters wide and seven meters deep... Regardless of whether it was blown up by artillery fire, it almost caused a quicksand that was not conducive to the movement of the tank in front of the defense line. The tank weighing more than ten tons is easily trapped in it and cannot move. What's worse is that nothing can be seen from the surface.

If the German army did not use tanks but attacked with infantry, there would be no such problem. Infantry can easily cross the "Golan trench". They can even use the "Golan trench" as bunker. In addition, the German army has air advantages and the quality of the infantry is not deteriorating. It is not difficult to fight a battle that is evenly matched or similar to the Chinese army's casualties.

Of course, Zhang Chi didn't want Rommel to know this and apply it to the battlefield in front of him.

After a burst of gunfire, the German tank group slowly drove up again. Over the black crosses, a large number of German fighter jets crossed their tank group and rushed towards the defense line of the Chinese army with a roar.

The battle almost entered a state of intense heat from the beginning.

The German army's charge this time can be said to have made sufficient preparations, because they invested more than 70 fighter jets and bombers in one batch. In an instant, the Chinese army's defense line was filled with German and Italian fighter jets. They hovered in the air like bats flying in the sky. When they found the target, they dived down and fired violently or dropped a few shells.

For a moment, the positions were like a mixed pot of porridge, with bombs, bullets, smoke and blood brought about by them everywhere.

To a certain extent, desert terrain is actually not suitable for defense, because its soil is loose and fortifications are not easy to form, such as a very suitable air raid shelter...it is almost impossible to build in the desert.

To be precise, it is not that it cannot be constructed, but that even if it is done, it will not have the effect of air defense. Not to mention air defense, if the enemy shells hit this side, they will be shaken down and the soldiers hiding inside will be buried.

There is actually no good way to prevent air defense and artillery in desert terrain. It is to grasp two points: one is to disguise the color and the other is to maintain the formation.

The disguise color is the desert outfit of the soldiers. Needless to mention the dispersion, one or two people a few meters away, spreading in trenches, craters, and foxholes like beans... When the enemy pilot looked down from the air, it seemed that there were targets everywhere, and it seemed that there were no targets everywhere, so he could only mess with it down.

The German and Italian Air Forces are fighting randomly to a large extent.

You should know that it is on a fighter plane flying at high speed in the air. Even if there is a tank or cannon underneath, it is not easy to be discovered, let alone a person who is easier to hide.

Therefore, although the bombing and strafing of the German and Italian air forces was fierce, the casualties of the expeditionary force were very limited. After a while, a piece of smoke and dust were stirred up on the battlefield, and the fighters and bombers even opened their eyes as if they were blind.

However, Zhang Chi believes that the Germans would use so many fighter jets to bomb the Expeditionary Force's defense line not to destroy the Expeditionary Force's live power, but to suppress them so that their tank troops can break through.

This can be seen from the main goal of enemy fighters taking the anti-tank trench front line.

"Major!" Zhang Chi said to Air Force liaison Major William: "You can let the British Air Force come up and show it!"

It is obvious that this is a good time for the British Air Force to dispatch, because the Luftwaffe has placed too much attention on the Chinese army.

"Yes, sir!" Major William responded, and then shouted to the walkie-talkie: "Griffin, griffin, I am a vulture, let the eagle fly, repeat, let the eagle fly!"

The British Air Force was moving very quickly, and in a few minutes more than fifty Spitfire fighters joined the battle group.

After the war, Zhang Chi learned that in order to promptly reinforce the Chinese army in Alexandria, that is, to ensure that the Chinese army had enough fighter jets when they needed air support, he kept the total number of three airports at 30 fighter jets waiting for combat readiness.

This doesn't seem like a big deal on the surface, but if you analyze it deeper... the German air force is bombing the Chinese army and also bombing the British artillery positions, ports and even airports. At this time, it was the busiest time for British fighter jets, and they should all fly into the air and cooperate with the ground air defense forces to fight with German fighter jets.

But Montgomery just kept pressing against thirty fighter jets.

Montgomery said to Ramsden: "Do you know? The Chinese army is fighting a great battle. They fought bravely on the battlefield that originally did not belong to them, and even paid the price of their lives. What is particularly valuable is that they could have retreated... I think that if any unit of the Commonwealth Army was on the Alexandria line, they would choose to retreat at this time. But the Chinese army did not, and they were still on that line of defense! The Germans did not go further! Then, we should do our best to cooperate with them in the battle!"

"I agree, general!" Ramsden agreed: "They are great troops, and I think the defense line they are stationed is more important than any of us, because... if the Chinese army collapses, we will not have any army that can resist the attack of the German army with great strength. At that time, the German army will march straight in!"

Montgomery nodded.

So, when Zhang Chi called for air support, the thirty fighter jets that had already been prepared took off and rushed to the battlefield as soon as possible. At the same time, Montgomery also transferred twenty fighter jets from other directions and turned them over Alexandria.

Facts also proved that Zhang Chi was correct. The German army always thought that it had obtained air supremacy, at least over Alexandria. Unexpectedly, the British army still had the ability to invest fifty fighter jets in one go.

What's worse is that the German and Italian troops, both fighter jets and bombers, were bombing the Alexandria defense line before, and when the British army's fleet arrived, their ammunition had almost been fired.
Chapter completed!