Chapter 1442 Ten Thousand Horses Galloping
On the evening of May 13, the front command post of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
The commander of the 1st Army, Lu Shengfeng, commander of the 2nd Army, Sun Fumin and others are gathering together at this moment, and are under the final deduction and discussion before the battle.
The Battle of Matru has lasted for a full 10 days, but the battle has just begun to enter the most tense and bloodiest stage, conquering the last core defense line of the Axis powers: the Tel-Acha Heights, and the Sidiba-Arah Ridge Line.
Standing on the sand table, Lu Shengfeng said confidently: "We are still one last step away, as long as we can win the Tel-Acha Heights in one go.
Then there will be no dangerous terrain in front of the Axis troops in the coastal area, and they will be forced to fight us in a decisive battle in the open area!"
Sun Fumin nodded and said, "That's right, the Allies currently have air and sea control power, and have strong technical equipment and logistics supply capabilities. We will undoubtedly win when fighting in open areas!"
Meng Wuan continued with a smile: "After all, our general manager is a clever plan. Not only did we plan to lay out the island of Malta early and create heavy damage to the Italian navy, but it grabbed Rommel's neck tightly.
Otherwise, how could Rommel be so easily made without temper by us?”
"That's all there is to say! Rommel is still very capable, but it's not enough to have strategy in war. He also has to rely on strong logistics supply capabilities!"
Duan Zhongyi nodded and said, "When it comes to logistics support capabilities, we are so happy. Whether it is weapons, ammunition, oil, drinking water and various daily necessities, the conditions provided by the chief executive can only be described as luxury."
After the bloody battles of hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers, the Allied forces made a series of breakthrough progress, and the entire front once again advanced more than 70 kilometers.
The Axis Army is relying on the last highland circular defense line to resist tenaciously. After a long period of severe consumption, the Axis Army is facing a dangerous situation of exhausting ammunition and food.
The Allies, which fully grasped the sea and air supremacy, tried their best to block the Mediterranean supply line of the Axis powers, have successfully intercepted the Italian army's transport fleet three times.
When he was unable to get oil supplies, Rommel had to shrink his defense and transfer his main force to the Tel-Acha Heights for the final defense.
In fact, Rommel had sent a telegram to the head of state a few days ago that his troops were vulnerable due to lack of oil and were preparing to retreat, but the head of state told him to let him hold on for a little longer.
Rommel showed him the head of state's telegram, so he stayed and continued to command the African Legion.
However, the specific situation of the Axis powers is that most of the troops have undergone high-intensity battles, more than half of their technical equipment has been lost, and only half of their food is left, a large group of soldiers are sick, and the remaining oil reserves of the entire Axis power troops are only enough for three days.
Faced with this situation, Rommel was helpless and told his subordinate officers, "It is impossible for us to retreat because we do not have enough fuel."
Now we have only one choice, which is to fight to the end in Matru. We have no choice but to do that."
In fact, the same is true. As the fierce war continues to advance, the situation of the Axis military is getting worse and worse.
The soldiers were eating a single can. Under the harsh sanitation conditions, a large number of soldiers fell ill but could not receive effective treatment. A large number of wounded soldiers died of excessive blood loss and bacterial infection. Now even the armored troops are almost out of oil.
On the other hand, compared with the dilemma of the Axis troops, the logistics support of the Allied forces is really inhumane.
Wherever the troops advance, the oil pipes and tap water pipes will be laid. Tank and armored vehicles can replenish oil and water nearby.
As for food, clothing and consumption, it is also very powerful, especially on the Hu Ben Army, Yang Fan took care of everything carefully.
Amethyst rice, energy drinks, fresh meat, vegetables and fruits, chocolate, cola, ice cream, cigarettes, alcohol and other daily necessities are all available. They all land on the name of "air transport" and use transport planes to continuously land at Cairo Airport and then distribute supplies.
Of course, Yang Fan could not have really used a transport plane to transport these supplies from Myanmar. In fact, the fresh ingredients came from Taobao space farm run by Xiao Ai, while the small commodities came from the system shopping mall.
In their spare time, officers and soldiers can also watch movies, play table tennis, football, basketball, poker and other entertainment activities.
Except that it is in a wartime state and there are wars at any time, there is not much difference from being at home every day.
As for medical insurance, let alone, basically, as long as they are not sacrificed heroically on the spot, they can be rescued, and they will be resurrected in full blood in the spot.
With all these luxurious logistics support, the Chinese Expeditionary Force naturally has a great appetite and good appetite. It has good health and spirit, and its morale is strong and its combat effectiveness is overwhelming!
The rhythm of the happy life of the Chinese Expeditionary Force was dumbfounded by the Americans, who had always been rich and drooling in their envy.
In this case, if you can't beat the Axis army at the end of your life, it's better to find a piece of tofu to kill it.
"Since there is no problem, then according to the original plan, we will officially launch an attack on the Tyre-Acha Heights tomorrow morning!"
Lu Shengfeng's eyes were fixed and he said heavily, "This time, the chief officer puts us in the most important direction of the attack. He not only gave us great contributions, but also put the burden on us.
At this moment, the eyes of the whole world are gathering here. We must fight a beautiful battle and give the chief executive to the people and allies a satisfactory answer!"
A few hours later, at 0:00 on May 14, the last large-scale battle of the Battle of Matrul kicked off with the bombing of Tyr-Acha and Hidiba-Arah for eight consecutive hours.
After the large-scale bombing, the Allies concentrated 1,200 guns and bombarded them for four hours, and a total of 35,000 shells were fired.
At noon, the Chinese Expeditionary Force dispatched 720 tanks, armored vehicles and 30,000 mechanized infantry, and the armored soldiers launched an attack on the Tel-Acha Heights.
The British and American coalition forces simultaneously concentrated more than 800 tanks and 40,000 infantry to launch a full-scale attack on the Sidiba-Arah ridge line.
Rumbled, thousands of tanks, armored vehicles, and infantry fighting vehicles rolling torrents of steel, and soon a yellow sand storm covering the sky and the sun was rolling up in the desert geography.
This scene can only be described as ten thousand horses galloping, but seriously, it is even more shocking than the ten thousand horses galloping in ancient times!
The decisive battle concerning the success or failure of the Battle of Matrul was officially staged.
Crack! Crack!
The war correspondents kept pressing the shutter, capturing one inspiring and boiling grand shot after another, faithfully recording everything in front of them.
"Second brother, third brother, and all the good Chinese men, you must come back alive!"
Duan Yinhua's eyes were red, and while taking photos with her camera, she prayed to the sky with great devout piety.
Chapter completed!