"Colonel!" At this time, a familiar figure appeared in front of Zhang Chi. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Paige ...... Why are you here? Zhang Chi couldn't help but be surprised to see Paige, dressed in a simple suit with a khaki shirt tied around his waist and a camera around his neck, appear in front of him.

"It's really you......" Page rushed forward and hugged him heavily.

Although Zhang Chi knew that this was a common etiquette in Europe and the United States, he still felt a little awkward in his heart.

"I'm a journalist, aren't I?" Without waiting for Zhang Chi to speak, Page said excitedly like a bird: "Where there is news, there will be me, and the biggest focus now is obviously in North Africa...... So here I am! As soon as I heard that a Chinese unit was coming to reinforce it, I guessed if it could be you...... As expected! ”

Then Page stared at the rank on Zhang Chi's shoulder, stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened and he smiled, "Oh God! You're already a general! Congratulations, they should have made you a general a long time ago! ”

"Thank you!"

"Colonel Abner!" Page turned to Abner and said, "You know what? This is the best news I've heard in months! ”

"What?" Colonel Abner didn't understand what Page meant.

"Chinese troops!" Page said, "Don't worry, with them, we will be able to drive the Germans back!" ”

As he spoke, Page turned to Zhang Chi again and asked, "Really?" Checkmate? ”

Zhang Chi didn't know how to answer...... The character of the Chinese is often the golden mean: when encountering someone like Abner who does not trust the Chinese troops, Zhang Chi will refute it, and when he encounters someone like Page who trusts Zhang Chi too much, he wants to do it first.

Colonel Abner, who was on the side, replied, "Yes, Miss Page, I think...... The Chinese army will certainly be able to play their due role on the battlefield, just like any unit in the Eighth Army! ”

But having said that, anyone could tell that Abner's words were nothing more than some courtesy of the military to journalists.

"Miss Peppa!" Someone shouted outside.

Page said to Zhang Chi with some regret: "Look, General! I wanted to stay a little longer, but I'm about to leave with the group! We're going to Alexandria for an interview, and the valiant British have repelled Rommel's attack......"

"Oh!" Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but turn his gaze to Abner.

After saying goodbye to Page, Zhang Chi asked Abner: "Colonel, I am the commander of the Chinese army, but I still have to know the latest battle situation from a reporter......

Abner replied unhurriedly: "General, you said that what you want to know about is the Battle of El Alamein!" ”

"Okay, I see!" Zhang Chi replied.

"Do you need information on the fighting in Alexandria?" Abner asked.

"No, you don't need to!" Zhang Chi replied: "At least not for now, because our task is training, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, General!" Abner replied.

He obviously also felt that Zhang Chi didn't need it, and it was not suitable to know too much information.

In other words, Zhang Chi was excluded from the British high chain of command...... Those arrogant British, thinking that even if the Chinese army could fight, it only needed to passively carry out orders and complete tasks.

Batch after batch of Chinese troops arrived at the barracks on the outskirts of Port Said.

Although the British were not optimistic about the Chinese army, they were still very thoughtful in the distribution of various equipment, tents, fresh water, desert emergency kits, etc., and brought a team of instructors with more than 200 people...... It is said that they came to explain and train the Chinese troops on the essentials of desert warfare.

It's just that most of these instructors are Indians, but also Poles, French and even South Africans.

They are babbling in a language that no one understands...... The Indians spoke English, but even Abner struggled to speak the Indian English.

"General!" Abner apologized for this: "Our regular troops are fighting, you know...... We need to defend with a long line, so we have to draw these people from the logistics team as instructors! ”

"There's a long line of defense that needs to be defended?" Zhang Chi grasped the point of this sentence.

"Yes!" Abner replied: "Our line of defense has a total of 89 kilometers, which makes us always feel that we are underarmed!" ”

That's the problem...... Montgomery was strategically more defensive.

The defense itself was a good one, in fact, it was a pretty good idea before the Battle of El Alamein.

The reason is simple, lure the enemy deep into ...... As Rommel's army attacked, its supply lines became longer and more difficult, and at the same time, the British occupied the island of Malta to attack the German supply lines with all their might, which would deplete the German army's combat power, and the British army concentrated on the decisive blow of the German army when it was most vulnerable, which is the reason for the victory in the Battle of El Alamein.

But now......

After the Germans captured a large number of British supplies, Montgomery still conservatively took a defensive position, which would cause many problems of "attacking more than defending", especially in desert areas, which were often empty and unsafe.

It is no wonder that the British army, with as many as 220,000 troops, will be chased and beaten by Rommel's 80,000 men.

However, these don't seem to need to be considered by Zhang Chi, and Zhang Chi doesn't want to put forward any opinions, so let the British suffer more!

"What can they teach us?" Looking at the group of "instructors", Zhang Chi couldn't help but feel a little funny, the scattered formation and different skin tones looked like the gang leader army at all, but the instructors standing in front of them were lined up in a neat formation, with a fierce gaze in their eyes, which made those "instructors" a little timid and afraid to step forward.

"Uh......" Abner replied, flipping through the papers, "The course includes survival in the wild, desert marching and combat, as well as some necessary self-rescue and protection against common tropical diseases!" ”

"So, how are they going to teach?" Zhang Chi asked, "I mean, did you bring a translator?" Or do they all speak Chinese? ”

Abner replied a little helplessly: "General, we have nothing to do about it, most of the translations are used for intelligence and combat units!" What can we give you...... There are only a few Chinese-English translations, so I advise you to choose more Indians! ”

That is to say...... What else do we need to do ourselves? ”

"Yes!"

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said, "You let those Indians, Poles, and everyone else go back!" I just want them ......"

Zhang Chi pointed to the small group of South African troops, which were only twenty people.

"General!" Abner said, "We don't have a translator! ”

"We don't need a translator!" Zhang Chi replied, "We just need to take them or let them take us to the desert!" ”