The wind and sand were already a little less this day, and the Germans still blew the whistle to get up and gather as usual when it was hazy in the sky... After staying in the desert for a long time, they would naturally summarize some experiences, such as the temperature was around zero before the sun came out, which was very suitable for tanks to drive, and tanks could advance at a faster speed.

The British army followed the German army for two days and formed a habit of sleeping late... to sleep for half an hour longer.

This is determined by their speed faster than the German army. Anyway, they can only wait for the German army to go first when they get up too early. They have to walk and stop on the road and cannot let go of the pursuit. Therefore, usually the British army follows the scouts first, and the main force is guided by the scouts behind.

This time, a company of the British Third Mechanized Cavalry Regiment was responsible for tracking. It consisted of 6 "Stuart" tanks, 10 armored vehicles and two cars. Captain Cecil was commanded by this force.

Captain Cecil felt at the first moment that the German army's march was a little different today. They were very fast and seemed to want to get rid of themselves.

"It seems that the Germans are a little impatient!" Captain Cecil stood on the Humber armored vehicle driving with a telescope looking at the Germans in the distance.

"Don't they know that the tanks will leave deep track marks?" the driver replied: "They can't get rid of us!"

The driver was right. Tanks would leave deep tank marks in the sand. As long as it was not too long, the British army could easily find the German route. In addition, the British tanks were faster than the German army, so it was almost impossible for the German army to get rid of the British army... This is also the importance of speed in desert combat. The British army suffered all the hardships in this area before, but they did not expect that the feng shui has rotated now.

But what the driver and Captain Cecil did not expect was that the Germans did not want to get rid of them, but wanted to destroy them.

"Speed ​​up!" Captain Cecil ordered: "Don't let them escape!"

"Yes, speed up!" The messenger shouted and issued an order to the soldiers around him in flags.

For a company, it seems more convenient and quick to command with a small flag.

So the British armored vehicles and tanks accelerated the Germans to chase them. Then, the Germans disappeared because there was a small hill ahead blocking the view.

But Captain Cecil was not panicked, because as the driver said, there was a track printed there, and he was not worried that the Germans would disappear under his nose.

However, Captain Cecil found himself wrong when he rushed up the dunes with his men...

A neatly formed tank suddenly appeared in front of them, the German "No. 3" tank, followed by a group of infantrymen, and a row of black-hole gun barrels and gun barrels aimed at them, all of whom were full of murderous intent.

With a "squeak!", the driver stepped on the brakes violently, but the slippage of the sand caused the armored vehicle to drive forward for a while under inertia before stopping, so that the armored vehicle almost hit the tank's gun barrel.

Captain Cecil had only time to scream: "God!"

Then the tank gun made a loud bang, and Captain Cecil and his armored vehicle were blown up to the sky very simply.

Then other tanks fired one after another, and in a short while, they blew up more than a dozen British tanks and armored vehicles to pieces. The British scouts had no time to fight back and were wiped out within a few minutes... The few minutes it took was because from time to time, several survivors crawled out of the armored vehicles to escape, but they were quickly knocked to the ground by bullets fired by German soldiers.

This is a very common scene on the battlefield, but it is very cruel to think about it. These British troops are definitely willing to surrender... This is a common feature of the British army, which can even be said to be the common feature of the European and American troops. Surrendering without changing the situation or being unable to resist is a natural choice and will not be considered a shame.

But the German army had no time to surrender, so more than 100 British troops disappeared like this. More than 100 people who were still alive just now turned into a pile of bloody corpses in the blink of an eye.

Then Colonel Albridge waved his hand and the tank "rumbling" over the sand dunes and advanced towards the British 7th Armored Division.

At this time, the British army didn't know what was going on. Although they heard a few cannons and gunshots faintly, small-scale battles have occurred frequently in the past few days, so they thought it was just a scout who chased them too close and was attacked by the German army, so they didn't want to advance in the marching line as usual.

As a result, before they walked ten minutes, they saw a group of tanks coming from the wind and sand ahead... Of course, it was the enemy's tank group. Only then did the British realize that the danger had come to them.

"Download formation and prepare for battle!" the British officer shouted.

But it was too late at this time, because the German tanks had accelerated and rushed into the range in one go... To be precise, it should be within sight. Under the influence of wind and sand, the enemy could only be seen vaguely at a distance of 200 meters between us.

"Free shooting!" Colonel Albridge ordered.

"No. 3" slowed down after receiving the command, and then stopped from time to time to stay for a few seconds... The moment the tank moved from motion to stillness is actually not suitable for shooting, because the tank body would shake violently due to inertia, so the gunner had to wait for the tank to stop and then adjust the target... This is the so-called "short stop shooting", and it is also the reason why the tank should slow down.

The British "Stuart" tank on the other side also did not have the ability to fire artillery while advancing, so they also responded in the same way.

But head-on encounters "Stuart" is obviously not as good as "No. 3" equipped with a 50MM tank gun. Moreover, "No. 3" has launched a battle formation and has an absolute numerical advantage in some areas.

So there was a loud "boom" sound, and more than a dozen "Stuarts" that the British army hurriedly came up to fight were immediately bombarded by the "No. 3" high-explosive armor-piercing bomb.

The advantage of high-explosive armor-piercing bombs is that they have both armor-piercing ability and explosive lethality, while the disadvantage is that their armor-piercing ability is not as strong as pure armor-piercing bombs.

If the armored "Matilda" or "Valentine" are in front of you, the German gunners would not dare to choose high-explosive armor-piercing bombs no matter what.

But they were facing "Stuart", and the distance between the target was only about 200 meters at this time, so you can use it boldly.
Chapter completed!