The tank drove forward along the slope built by the front cover plate after repeatedly strengthening the structure, and was immersed in the water bit by bit. Although these routines and operations have been practiced countless times on Crete, it is the first time that it was really in front of the enemy. Even though aerial reconnaissance believed that the beaches and the offshore areas near the port of Matru are relatively flat and easy to reach 6, and the wind and waves along the coast are not big - this is the key to the success or failure of the landing 6, it still makes all those who observe this scene sweat.`

Now, there are at least 4 ooo meters away from the beachhead, and the tanks have to use all their strength to climb over these 4 ooo meters.

Although Balk was confident, his slightly pale face still exposed his extremely nervous heart at the moment. The battle of the 6th team is a brand new issue for the German team, and no one is said to have any experience. The troops and equipment prepared for the Sea Lion Plan were basically scattered, so any action was restarted. The plan that Balk now chose is the plan for D Case 6, which is the most convenient and the best environment for the 6th - the weather is good, the wind and waves are not big, and the enemy is not strong. According to the worst plan, it was planned to force the 6th in the port, the enemy planes in the air, and the small enemy ships on the sea - this must be God bless Germany to succeed!

In addition to No. 4, there are several tiger-types in the 6 tank. Its huge physique and majestic appearance are very eye-catching in the tank group. At first, Rommel wanted to use the tiger-type in consideration of the need for attack, but Gauss believed that it was inappropriate after analysis: First, the tiger-type mechanical reliability is very poor, and if it is paralyzed in the water, it will be caught blindly; second, the tiger-type is too heavy, and a barge can only carry one tiger-type, and two are overloaded and capsized, which is a huge waste of tonnage;

The third is that the Tiger Type consumes too much fuel, and there will be no fuel if you are not careful. There is not so much time to supply at the critical moment of landing 6? Considering Rommel's personal feelings and strong desires, he felt that he could put several Tiger Types in the Landing 6 unit to deter the enemy, and adopt a mixed transportation method with No. 4. A barge carries a Tiger Type and a No. 4, and the overall number should not be too large. 5 or 6 vehicles is enough. Rommel finally happily accepted the suggestion.

One after another, the 4ths of the tiger were slowly submerged in the water. The shaking when the tiger was down the slope made people feel particularly distressed. I almost thought I would fall into the sea. But in the end, I stepped onto the seabed steadily. Since the height of the tiger was higher than that of No. 4, the latter was almost completely submerged, and the former basically exposed the turret outside. Due to the resistance of the sea water, they were moving under the water very slowly. The roar and roar of the motivation could be heard across the sea water more than 2 meters deep, but they were still trying hard to move forward.

At 6:00, the first armored Bourden of the Great German Division, there were 84 tanks in total, of which 6 were tiger-type. It was not that the German army did not want to bring out more tanks to board the 6. There were really no more barges available. However, Rommel was confident that he had dealt with the British and knew each other well. He believed that once this group of armored troops successfully boarded the 6th, it was no problem to deal with the British armored brigade. Even if the main British armored division came, it would have the power to fight.

The front was in full swing, and Rommel was anxiously waiting for the battle report. When he received a detailed message from Major General Balk, the commander-in-chief of the front, he couldn't help but shout: "Okay!" - He was ready for sacrifice and hard battle. As a result, he encountered a score-giving boy like the 4th Division at the Alama Airport. He encountered such a god-given opportunity again in Port Matru, and he was so happy that he almost wanted to laugh three times to the sky.

Keitel, Zeitzler, and Yodel also praised Hoffman after reading the telegram, praising Yuan for his ideal timing and location, which was "destined to be successful!" Hoffman was also very happy. He said for the first time: "I have someone bring a bottle of Bordeaux wine. If it succeeds in one fell swoop, we will have a good drink tonight."

Everyone laughed and said yes, completely forgot that a few months ago, Yuan was almost unstoppable. Major General Gauss was still conscientiously analyzing telegrams from all aspects and summarizing the situation. Everyone respected his work.

Behind the temporary fortifications built on the dock, Corporal Smith was fiddling with a 6-pound cannon with the gunner. The 72nd Infantry Brigade where they were located was drawn from Egypt a few days ago at the request of Lieutenant General Montgomery to reinforce the Eighth Army. But everyone thought it was just responsible for guarding the logistics supply line, and no one expected to fight against such a large fleet and the 6th troops. His heart was beating violently, and he lowered his voice and asked, "Sir, when can we withdraw? I think we can't stop the Germans alone, and we need reinforcements."

The gunman sighed and said to the gun team members: "There is no order yet. The superiors ask us to stay here for at least 8 hours. They will send reinforcements."

"8 hours!? God... I heard it right. Just our firepower is still 8 hours? It would be great if it could last for 8 minutes."

"But you can't escape with just one shot. Isn't this hand over to the Germans? The commanders are still commanding the troops to destroy supplies and equipment..." The gunman pointed to the black flames rising in the distance, "These Germans are also evil, why don't they fire?"

Everyone said they couldn't figure it out.

"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. I'll be smarter to follow me later and we'll retreat."

"Look! German tanks! They sent tanks into the sea."

"Add to orders and prepare for battle."

The artillery soldiers of the 72nd Infantry Brigade did not directly choose to surrender, nor did they choose to fire from afar to waste firepower, but chose to endure and wait - they wanted to delay time, and they bet that the Germans did not want to destroy ports and facilities. The German fleet sent them a telegram asking for surrender, and the commander of the Infantry Brigade did not directly choose to refuse, but instead used a clear call back, using various means to try to delay time. However, Balk saw through their tricks and used another more oppressive method - not to fire but to directly make the tanks land on 6. This move forced the 72nd Brigade to the corner. If it did not fire, there would be no chance to fire soon. Once it was opened, it would be equivalent to clearly rejecting the German telegram to persuade the surrender - the purpose of delaying time could not be achieved.

The difficult choice tests human nature. At the last moment, after witnessing the German tanks starting to relocate to 6, the 72nd Infantry Brigade did not choose not to fight, but still bravely met up and immediately started greeting with artillery. However, their anti-tank guns could not defeat the New No. 4 at a long distance, let alone the tiger style. A few large-caliber howitzers were not accurate in firing, and they did not play any role except splashing sand pits and waves in the sea. After all, this is just an ordinary infantry brigade. It is the limit to not be able to disintegrate against the army's suppression. We can't count on them too many.

"Let the ship guns suppress them, don't fight too hard..." Balk saw the enemy's powerlessness and issued a second instruction. He believed that the troops could successfully control the situation and take down the port without paying too much.

Just as the boarding 6 was in full swing, planes landed at Alamain Airport.

In order to coordinate the landing of these aircraft, the paratroopers took great pains, especially the giant me-323, which carried everyone's hope, because its typical transportation configuration is: two 4-wheel trucks, or 87oo pieces of bread, or an 88-aircraft gun group (equipment, shells and personnel), or 52 barrels of fuel, or 13o people. In order to have a total of 1o aircraft this time, five of them were equipped with 88-air gun groups, and they would give priority to landing. On the one hand, they could provide the troops with protective umbrellas for air defense, and on the other hand, they could provide urgently needed services for the troops. Among the other five aircraft, three of them were all Opel trucks, and the other two were provided with continued transportation for the troops.

After installing the JuTun 222 liquid cooler, the power of the me-323 has been increased, and the maximum load capacity has not changed significantly, but the maximum degree, cruising degree and continuous range have been accelerated.

According to priority, the me-323 was the first to land, not only because they were huge and needed larger fields and runways, but also because they were loaded with the most needed fuel and 88 guns, which was the lifeline of the entire airport.

And the escort f-19o and bf-1o9 have been hovering in the air, and they have to hover all the way to the fuel,

When landing, because the pilot was not careful in operation, the plane fell head-on, and it was loaded with fuel. Fortunately, it did not cause a bigger accident. Otherwise, the 52 barrels of oil exploded, enough to tear hundreds of meters into pieces. Löff saw it very clearly. In the end, there were only about 3 or 4 paratroopers who were taking care of the prisoners, and the paratroopers were still paying attention to the airport. His heart was in his throat. If the prisoners were not in a flash, it would be another major accident.

But strangely, the prisoners also widened their eyes and felt curious, and did not speak or intend to resist at all. Lough saw a paratrooper who was still asking a team of prisoners to help in half-baked words. These people actually went over happily, skillfully driving the forklift to load the fuel on the truck, and then guided the truck to the direction where the oil depot was.

It's incredible!

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Chapter completed!