"Boom!" Accompanied by the setting sun in the west, the British defenders truly felt a storm on the positions of the positions.

I originally thought that the German counterattack would not come, but who would have thought that just when it was too late, the German counterattack suddenly came.

At least 50 German No. 3 tanks rushed into the defensive positions of the 6th Australian Infantry Division and divided the British troops stationed in these places.

Unlike when attacking Alaman, the German army used more tanks this time, and the infantry guarded were fighting more fiercely.

Leaving the strong defensive position of Alama and without the minefield set up in advance, the Australian 6th Infantry Division finally felt the strength of the opponent.

"Hey? Hey? Commander? Ask for support! My position is about to be broken through!" A regiment commander shouted to the phone crying on the Australian defense line.

Although it was a temporary defensive position, Cunningham also hoped that it would stop the German counterattack as much as possible.

Therefore, this defense line is still very particular, and 30 tanks have been strengthened as tactical support.

However, after a brief fire exchange, the German army destroyed at least 10 A9 and A10 cruise tanks, making the entire British defense line shaky.

Before the sun set, German tanks had already penetrated into the British defense line and even cut the Australian 1st Regiment into two parts.

Hearing his subordinates' request for help, the commander of the 6th Australian Infantry Division glanced at Cunningham next to him, hoping that the other party could give him an explanation.

"Forget it! Let your troops start retreating! Don't worry about the gains and losses in front of you." Cunningham ordered with a little depressed attitude.

Although the opponent's behavior of defending Matrul seemed stupid, in terms of tactics, this German commander named Rommel is indeed an admirable opponent.

The other party seized the most vulnerable time of the British army, and launched the most correct counterattack, maximizing the effect of the gasoline left in his hand.

If Rommel hadn't had that much gasoline in his hand, Cunningham would have even been frightened and turned around and ran away.

"Retreat in the direction of Fukai! Don't be defeated! Don't let German tanks catch too many prisoners!" He knew that the German counterattack would not last too long, so as long as he retreated a little, he could avoid losses.

"It seems that Rommel is really a tactical expert. In such a passive situation, he immediately chose the most powerful countermeasure against the German army." Cunningham praised while packing up his own things.

"Okay! Almost 100 people were captured, right? Don't go too deep, retreat!" Rommel stood on a position stationed by the Italians and put down his telescope.

Although he ordered the armored troops to fight back and acted well, he did not expect that the enemy's defense line was so weak.

Seeing that his tank was almost about to penetrate the 6th Infantry Division of Australia, Rommel was really afraid that he would kill the British.

Just after the British defense line had collapsed, the German tank troops finally stopped their attack.

These German tanks seemed to be reluctant to wander around a distance, firing violently at the retreating British army.

Seeing what was happening in front of him, Cunningham nodded with satisfaction - the enemy's logistics limit has reached, and he will eventually succeed.

Soon, he will wipe out the German, Italian and African Legion in Matru! With this merit, His Majesty the King will probably give him a real noble title!

"Counterattack! Take back the position from the Germans!" Cunningham saw that the Germans began to retreat, and ordered the Australian 6th Infantry Division, which was like a frightened bird, to return to the place where he had just escaped.

Several Australian officers around him were counting the losses just now - in the battle just now, they disappeared in total 107 people and killed another 211 people.

In addition, four trucks were destroyed, two trucks were seized by the enemy, and three machine guns, some machine guns and ammunition were lost.

After such a farce-like German counterattack, the British army returned to the defensive position they had just dug out after dinner.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, all the 1st Infantry Division of South Africa were in place, and their arrival finally made the frightened Cunningham feel relieved.

As midnight arrived, some Egyptian infantry also arrived at the front line, and Britain's troops nearby exceeded 30,000.

Although the Italians tried to use counterattacks to repel the British army all night, they could only say that they had gained nothing except the losses of thousands of people.

And this night was a long night for the commanders of Britain and Germany in Africa. They were all waiting for dawn and waiting for the time to decide the outcome.

At 4 a.m., Cunningham was yelled from the camp bed by his subordinates: "Sir! Radio communication from the Navy!"

"Navy?" Cunningham frowned. He was about to launch an offensive and defensive battle against Matru. At this time, the Navy came to intervene. What does it mean?

After drilling out of the field fortifications where he was, Cunningham walked along the trench in the dark and into the built radio equipment bunker.

There is still a long way from the front line here, and the huge antenna has been erected to receive radio communications from the sea.

"I am General Cunningham!" He grabbed the headphones, pressed them on one side of his ear, and spoke to the microphone.

"I am Cunningham, the naval commander! The Italian fleet did not leave! It was near Matru! I could not approach the reconnaissance, I don't know what was hidden behind them!" Cunningham's anxious voice came clearly from the radio.

What is hidden? Can you still hide a landing fleet? Cunningham sneered in his heart and despised the navy's timidity.

However, the news about the Italian fleet near Matru still made him somewhat cautious - he didn't want to be greeted by a round of naval guns inexplicably when the attack tomorrow morning!

"I don't know if the Italians will shell your position, but I think your current location is very dangerous!" Cunningham still reminded him tirelessly.

"Even if Germany received the supplementary oil and my defensive positions were reinforced for a whole night, they had to choose to retreat with limited resources." Cunningham didn't think he was too dangerous.

At least in his judgment, the Italian fleet covered supplies when it arrived at Matrul at this time, and the German army received a small amount of supplements, which could only be used to retreat.

After all, it is impossible for this type of supply to be available every day. Only God knows how much the Germans can get after Matruna's throughput exploitation.

As for these materials, Rommel organizes a counterattack at most! What is it enough to do with one counterattack? Rommel counterattacked once yesterday evening, but did he still retreat?

Moreover, his current defense line is already stronger than yesterday's evening. It is not easy for the German army to fight another breakthrough battle like yesterday.

"I hope your judgment is correct! But it seems that you can't do it if you ask the navy to shell Matru's shell." Cunningham was afraid of the Italian Navy's battleships and did not intend to approach Matru's too much.

The navies on both sides looked at each other at a friendly distance until the early morning of September 18.

When the sun rose from the east, the British army was ready to continue the attack. They had already begun preparing for the war half an hour ago, waiting for the command of the command.

At the southernmost end of their position, the armored troops of both sides were ready to fight and launched an attack on the other side.

This time, Rommel's army did not hold back at all. He took out more than 200 No. 3 tanks to fight against the British army's 35 A10 cruise tanks...

On the Italian defense line, the German 40 hunter tank destroyers had already targeted their artillery at 15 A10 and 18 A9 cruise tanks that the British army had taken out of their positions.

At the same time, the Italian navy approached the British Mediterranean Fleet at sea. General Cunningham commanded his fleet to retreat and notified Cunningham on land who were preparing to attack.

"Sir! Sir! The German tank troops are attacking just south of our defense line!" An officer hurriedly sent Cunningham a news that shocked him.

In his mind, the German tank troops had insufficient fuel, so how could they run to the south to waste fuel and fight roundabout battles?

He looked at the officer who was sending the message and suddenly a bad premonition came to his mind: "Confirm the number of German tanks! Immediately! Quick!"

How many German tanks are there? Even the British tank commander who is fighting with German tanks, he himself does not know the answer.

The reason is very simple - before he could see the end of the German tank, he had already been pierced by a flying shell!

Before he could shout, he had no time to pay attention to the huge hole in the armor that had been pierced by enemy shells in front of him, and he died unwillingly.

The British tank troops chose to surrender decently before they could confirm the specific number of German tanks...

There is no way to not surrender. The tank you see is twice as big as your own. In this case, if you surrender slowly, you may end up like those burning wreckage!

The British tanks on the flank lost 13, and the rest became the trophy of German armored forces.

More than 30 British tanks attacking head-on were almost named and reported to the King of Hell. Oh, no, the places that Europeans should go after death are under the jurisdiction of the God of Death...

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Chapter completed!