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- While Wang Weiyi led the Egyptian mutiny soldiers to cause chaos in Cairo, Erwin Rommel's troops also accelerated their march.
They received countless cheers and welcomes.
The whole of Egypt seems to be responding to General Canlemo¡¯s call:
Armed, the whole of Egypt revolts, welcomes the rebels¡¯ staunch ally, Germany, and drives out all colonists from the land of Egypt!
More and more Egyptian troops are revolting, and more and more Egyptians are joining the ranks of the German Afrika Korps, serving as their guides and fighting with them.
This greatly surprised Erwin Rommel and the German soldiers. They never expected that Egypt would undergo such earth-shaking changes in just a few days.
How did it happen? Except for Erwin Rommel, no one knew what Field Marshal Ernst Brahm did in Cairo.
Keep it secret, even if he wants to speak out loudly, Baron Skeleton once again performed miracles, but for the sake of Baron Skeleton's safety, Rommel must keep this secret in his heart.
At this time, General Montgomery also knew the critical situation. He did not have time to mobilize all his troops, so he could only concentrate all the troops he could mobilize on the line from Kantala to Ismailia. He must contain the German attack here, otherwise, Cairo will be exposed to the Germans
Rommel and Montgomery, a pair of natural enemies who may have been destined to be unable to coexist since birth, finally stood face to face together again this time.
Rommel versus Montgomery!
Previously, Rommel was defeated by Montgomery, which caused Germany to be greatly passive in North Africa. Although there were various reasons for failure, for Rommel, defeat was defeat.
The shame of failure must be washed away with a hearty victory
Now, the situation of the German and British armies in North Africa has undergone earth-shaking changes. The supply problem of the German army has been solved, but with the bombing of important supply warehouses and the resistance of the Egyptians, the British army's supply suddenly became serious.
More importantly, after the "Second Battle of El Alamein", the morale of the German army was high, while the morale of the Allied forces suffered the heaviest blow.
What¡¯s even more terrible is that the United States, which has been tortured by the domestic economic crisis and is in pain, has temporarily no strength to continue to provide help to the Allies.
Rommel even saw the hope of victory!
On November 11, 1942, a small-scale exchange of fire broke out between the two sides in Guhel outside Kantala. This also meant that the prelude to what would later be called the "Battle of Cairo" began.
Defend Cairo ¨C or capture it!
The German army, led by the 90th Light Armored Division, showed strong fighting spirit at the beginning of the battle. With the assistance of Egyptian rebels who were familiar with the local terrain, the 90th Light Armored Division found the weak point in the defense of Gokhle. And quickly launched an assault on weak defenses.
This is something that the British never thought of
When the British were surprised to find that a large number of German troops appeared on their flanks, it was already too late.
The German assault detachment quickly broke through the British position and initially completed the encirclement of the British army in Guhele at 3 pm that day.
At this time, Montgomery's reaction was quite rapid. He immediately ordered the 8th Royal Irish Hussars of the British 8th Army in Guhele to retreat in the direction of Cantara.
This order is timely. It was precisely because of Montgomery's order that the 8th Royal Irish Regiment, which was about to be surrounded, escaped a major disaster and evacuated this dangerous place before the German army launched a general offensive.
Guhle fell into the hands of Rommel!
In this contest between the two sides, Rommel and Montgomery fought to a draw. Rommel used the help of local people to find the enemy's weak points, and used the high mobility of the German army to capture Guhle.
And Montgomery, in a passive situation, quickly made the decision that was most beneficial to the British army to avoid greater losses to the British army.
Rommel, who captured Guhele, without any pause, immediately commanded the troops to launch a new round of assault on Konravev
The Germans didn¡¯t take any rest at all!
Rommel knew very well what time meant now. In Cairo, Ernst Brahm was fighting at the heart of the enemy. He needed help, and he needed the German army to appear in Cairo!
Every minute and every second will affect the direction of the entire war
Montgomery was also puzzled by such a crazy German attack. The 90th Light Armored Division seemed not to want to wait for the arrival of follow-up troops at all, but only relied on one person.Such uninterrupted attacks were launched with the help of the Armored Division and two Egyptian rebel brigades cooperating with the German army.
Why? Montgomery couldn't figure it out.
He would never have dreamed that sitting in the tank in Cairo with the skull flag flying was the real Baron Skeleton - Ernst Brahm!
The German attack was so fierce that before the 8th Royal Irish Regiment, which had retreated to Conlave, had time to take a breath, it was violently attacked by the German troops who had been following behind.
Also responsible for the defense here is a battalion of the 21st Indian Infantry Brigade.
To be honest, no matter in the first or second Battle of El Alamein, the Indian army never went on the battlefield except for auxiliary tasks.
The Germans have no idea what their combat effectiveness is.
When the German army arrived at Konravev, Montgomery knew that it was necessary to block the German army here and buy as much time as possible for Kantara to improve its defense.
He immediately ordered Major General Aleman of the 8th Royal Irish Regiment to be the commander of the Konglavef area, ordering him to stop the fierce German advance at all costs.
It¡¯s just that the Konlavev area is a little chaotic at this time.
The Irish regiment that had just retreated here was mixed with the Indians. The fortifications had not been repaired at all, and some heavy weapons had not had time to be mobilized. The entire battlefield felt chaotic and disorganized.
Major General Aleman also wanted to buy as much time as possible. He pushed the Indian battalion to the front line, but this quickly aroused strong dissatisfaction among the Indians.
The reason for the Indians is also very simple. They have always been responsible for auxiliary tasks and have never really fought in Africa. Moreover, they only have one battalion!
But Major General Aleman categorically rejected all the Indians' demands and gave them a strong order to withstand the German attack no matter how difficult it was.
The Indians, who kept cursing the Irish in their hearts, had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the front line
However, before they could take up their stance, the Germans had already arrived. The tanks and assault guns that served as the vanguard of the fully armored division launched a merciless attack on their new opponents.
Those commandos, under the cover of armored vehicles, appeared on the battlefield in large numbers
Artillery fire and gunshots rang out on the Konlavev battlefield, and the Indians were frightened. They fired their guns randomly and resisted perfunctorily. The question is - each of them is thinking about the same question - what does the war in North Africa have to do with them? Why did they die here?
Mentality determines the direction of a war!
Under the fierce impact of the German armored forces and commandos, the Indians who had no intention of fighting had no way to continue to resist.
In less than 20 minutes after the start of the war, two-thirds of the positions defended by the Indians fell into the hands of the Germans.
This is no longer a war, this is simply a game.
Major General Aleman has completely lost control of the Indian battalion. The orders he issued cannot be conveyed to the Indian hands at all, and the Indian officers themselves have also lost control of the soldiers.
Before dark, the Indian battalion completely collapsed
Major General Jasan, the commander of the 21st Indian Brigade, had a fierce quarrel with Major General Alman over this. He believed that the loss of a battalion was entirely caused by Major General Alman. However, Major General Aleman refused to show weakness at all. He loudly accused the Indian army of being incompetent that led to the current situation.
The Germans are still continuing to attack, but at this moment serious differences have occurred within the Allied forces. This is not good news for the defense of Cairo.
But what can be done? War is like this. Not every general or soldier fights with the determination to die.
Especially from the perspective of Indians, what does the war in Egypt have to do with them? Why did they shed their blood and sacrifice in this strange land?
Having made some determination, Major General Jasan decided to retreat alone with his Indian brigade instead of burying all his strength here.
The retreat of the Indians began, leaving the British alone. These simple-minded Indians will never consider the consequences.
But doing so would directly expose the British army to enemy attacks.
The current situation of the 8th Royal Irish Regiment is very bad. No matter how capable Major General Alleman is, he cannot stop the German attack.
It¡¯s time for Major General Aleman to make the necessary choice.Everyone will die here, or escape from this bloody battlefield like the Indians.
This is a very painful decision that may even affect the development of the entire battle.
Major General Aleman made his choice:
Evacuate Konlavev!
In fact, this cannot be said to be a wrong choice. Under such an unstoppable German attack, holding on forcefully will only cause the 8th Royal Irish Regiment to suffer more losses. Retreating can protect the living forces to the greatest extent.
But this retreat completely disrupted Montgomery¡¯s plan:
Gain time to defend Kantara! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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