The Romanian offensive was immediately reported to the commander-in-chief of the British forces in the Middle East, General Wavell.

The admiral, who was woken up, immediately ordered as soon as he knew about it. "Immediately order the Air Force warplanes in Palestine and Jordan to take off, and tell them to engage in war if they can, and to retreat to the Sinai Peninsula if they can't"

That's right, now Admiral Wavell is most concerned about the problem of his own air force. Whoever has caused the current British Air Force to lose its strength in the Middle East will not be able to compete with the Romanians at all.

If there were heavy losses in the Romanian offensive, then the battle would not have to be fought.

Without the Air Force, this battle cannot be fought, so it is necessary to ensure that the Air Force cannot be defeated by the opponent at the first time, and only in this way can the subsequent battles continue.

This is also the pattern he discovered after studying several previous battles, the Romanians must have opened the way for the air force, and the focus of the first wave of attacks must have been the airport.

He was right, after the battle began, the Romanian Air Force took advantage of the earlier dawn on its side to meet the early morning sun's rays, and the black and oppressive fleet of planes pounced. Large-scale fighter sorties naturally could not conceal anything, and as soon as they entered the area controlled by the British army, they were immediately reported.

And after the control tower of the airfield where the fighter plane was flying got the news of the attack of the enemy plane, it didn't care about anything else at this time, and giving priority to letting the fighter plane rise into the air was the number one priority.

If nothing matters, as long as the fighter lifts into the air, it is still very fast. So when the attacking Romanians flew in front of their target, the airfield was empty, only the light fireworks of anti-aircraft weapons in the air warned them, and in the air, British fighters were also on standby.

Faced with a situation of pounce on the air, the incoming aircraft group did not care. In the face of the enemy's fighters, the escorted HF201 fighters immediately pounced on the opponent. And when the enemy fighters were entangled, the bombers began to prepare for the bombing of the airfield.

Since it is going to be bombed, then it is first necessary to deal with the enemy's air defense facilities, fortunately, there are many RU18 dive bombers in the group, and these planes that can accurately bomb the ground are the best candidates for clearing the enemy's air defense.

"Woo woo~~"

With the terrifying sound of the whistle, the air defense positions were gradually uprooted. And after waiting for most of the anti-aircraft fire to be lost, the airfield is like a fruit that has been peeled off its hard shell, revealing its delicious flesh.

"Boom Boom Boom~"

The bombing lasted almost an hour, and the airfield was blown to pieces, and the tarmac, oil depots, hangars, and barracks were destroyed under such bombardment.

This airfield is not a special case, and today the Romanian Air Force has launched more than 1,000 sorties to bomb the British army, mainly against airfields, air defense facilities, communication arteries, etc.

Although the British did not lose too many fighters because of the British army's proper response, the necessary supplies and airfields were greatly damaged. The large number of warplanes can only be docked at a few airports in the Sinai Peninsula, which increases the burden on these airports.

Of course, at least the problem that Admiral Wavell feared did not happen, and the British Air Force in the Middle East could continue to fight with Romanian fighters in the future.

However, although the Air Force was saved, on the ground, Admiral Hoffman achieved his goal.

The two striking armoured units ran wildly along the coast and in the Jordan Valley, and in just a few hours they had penetrated forty or fifty kilometers each.

Outside Haifa, Bordas was in command of his vehicle, watching his men drive tanks to push back the British forces that were blocking him.

At this moment, a three-wheeled motorcycle suddenly drove next to him, and a communications officer jumped out of the car.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the command ordered us to leave the enemy forces in Haifa City alone and leave them to General Lively's 89th Motorized Rifle Division behind."

"Okay, I got it."

In the face of the command's order, Bordas of course did not dare to disobey the order, but he glanced at the Indian soldiers in turbans who were fleeing to the city with some unwillingness. The previous battle made him feel that the combat effectiveness of this army was not high, and he even had the feeling that as long as he was given a few hours, he would definitely be able to take Haifa.

It's just that this idea was cut off in his mind. The previous commander, His Excellency Hoffmann, gave them the task of advancing all the way forward and not attacking the city with defenders. The mission of this operation is so fast that the enemy can't react, so fast that when the enemy discovers his purpose, it's too late to stop it.

So Bordas was not swayed by his own thoughts and kept Hoffmann's instructions in mind.

Bordas thought for a moment and gave the order. "The motorized infantry regiment was ordered to leave two battalions, the first tank regiment to the second battalion, and the engineer battalion to one company to keep an eye on the enemy. Waiting for the arrival of the follow-up 89th Motorized Rifle Division, the remaining troops were led by the Search and Reconnaissance Battalion and the 2nd Panzer Regiment, and we continued westward. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

The communications officer wrote Bordas's orders in the record book, saluted and left.

There was no problem at all with the order given by Bordas, there was absolutely no problem with a regimental-level unit to look at the retreating enemy, and the 89th Motorized Rifle Division was also very fast. Basically, they can arrive in Haifa in two or three hours, and there is no possibility of the enemy counterattacking.

When the time comes, the troops that remain behind will catch up with the friendly forces.

Therefore, the 4th Panzer Division, under the orders of Bordas, led by the Search and Reconnaissance Battalion and the 2nd Tank Regiment, continued westward along the coast all the way west.

There was a long queue of vehicles and tanks on the road, heading to the next location.

Compared to the coastal strip, the troops going through the Jordan Valley did not go so smoothly.

The 3rd Panzer Division, which was at the head, was fighting against the British forces that held it back.

"Get the tanks over and take out this fortress."

"Self-propelled artillery support is needed here."

Constant shouting was shouted from the mouths of the officers and men of the 3rd Panzer Division. Sals, who was the commander of the 3rd Armored Division, held a telescope and watched the battle in front of his department with a dull expression.

"Damn it, these Brits are like groundhogs, popping up all the time."

After complaining, Sals had to continue to observe the battle.

In fact, the battle was not big, but a battalion-sized British army relied on terrain and fortifications to block them. Such a battle, according to reason, should not have attracted his attention, and it only took the strength of a regiment to crush them in an hour.

It's a pity that there are too many such battles, and he has encountered them four times in just thirty kilometers along the way. This is very abnormal, which makes his armored division unable to play the advantage of speed, and relies on pushing all the way through.

Sals did not like such a battle very much, and he did not like to get entangled with a small group of British troops at all.

In fact, this is also the terrain that restricts the play of the 3rd Panzer Division, on both sides of the river valley is hilly terrain, which is even more unfriendly to his Panzer Division, and Sals definitely does not have the idea of trying to fight in hilly terrain. Because before the war, General Hoffmann tried, and the result was not at all satisfactory. So Sals definitely doesn't make such mistakes.

Then now one can only hope that there will be fewer such battles.

Seeing a cheer ahead, Sals knew without looking that it was the defenders who were blocking the attack, and they had been routed.

"Inform the troops, move on."

After dropping this sentence, Sals returned to his command car.