"Boom!"

At the same time as the British and French tanks pressed through the trenches in unison, there was a violent explosion, and the explosion point turned out to be directly below the tanks. And because many British tanks are designed with small load-bearing wheels, while the shock absorption effect is poor, the small distance between the chassis and the ground also leads to poor off-road performance, but in this large plain of North Africa, this may not really matter. However, neither the armored men who drove these tanks nor the engineers who designed them could have imagined that this weakness would be exploited by the enemy in this way.

The strong force directly blew through the weak bottom armor of some tanks, and some French tanks with higher chassis were slightly better, but only slightly. With the exception of the tanks, which were scrapped on the spot, almost all the other tanks were incapacitated, as most of their tracks were blown off.

It turned out that this was Troude's ghostly idea. Just now, the situation in front of me is too unfavorable, and there is absolutely no possibility of turning the tables hard, as long as your tanks are exhausted, there is no way to do it no matter how capable you are. Based on this idea, Trode felt that he could make some concessions, that is, to give up some positions to the enemy to occupy, but this occupation certainly came at a cost.

While ordering the infantry to retreat, he also asked them to place explosives and various ammunition in the first line of trenches to surprise the enemy. The commander of this position also felt that this was the only way out, so he did not be polite to the British and French, and ordered his men to put all the explosives and about eighty percent of the high-explosive grenades, even hand grenades, into the first line of trenches, and use the difference in height of the trenches to hide these deadly weapons.

As for why Trode dared to make such a risky step, Alicia did not raise any objections, mainly based on their knowledge of the British. Of course, they weren't veterans like Vincent. There are many battles on the battlefield, so naturally they will become familiar.

And both of them obtained this information through one way - Marcus.

As Marcus's closest person and his direct officer, Alicia and Trode don't know much about Marcus, except for the part that Alysia once knew, not much else was told by Marcus himself, and a large part of it was about the British. It was precisely because of this that Alicia understood this deeply that she and Trode became a united front.

Just like the "seriousness" of Germany, which borders on rigidity, the "prudence" of the British is like a double-edged sword. But "seriousness" and "prudence" are not exactly the same, this "seriousness" is too high a requirement for oneself, and that "prudence" is more like relying on one's own unconfidence

On the other hand, in addition to spiritual considerations, Trode also has a material grasp. The Anglo-French tanks, with the exception of the Churchill and Valentine, had front-mounted turrets, although this design made it easier for them to spot the traps set by Trood.

But that's what only the layman thinks. In fact, this design makes it even more disadvantageous to them, which is a common problem of the general public that Trode, who is a tank crew and a commander, knows that even he is included.

First of all. For the trenches that were close at hand, the excitement of being about to get rid of the burden of infantry must have surrounded the hearts of every tank soldier at that moment, which somewhat made them relax. On the other hand, and the main one, the moment the tank crosses the trench, there is a huge bump, so it can be said that it is the best moment to attack them in front. This will draw their eyes to the front. Since the second line of trenches was also undefended, they had to look farther. In such a situation, for the tank with a forward turret, the area in front of the vehicle becomes an "absolute blind spot" in the line of sight!

Of course, this place in front of the car is not unseen, and the driver will of course stare intently at this place, but at their height. If you want to find that gift, you can't get it back, but there is no hope.

The Churchill tank, with the exception of the front turret, is even simpler, with a narrow hull that keeps everything out. Even if the commander pays attention to the trenches, it is useless. In the end, there was only 'Valentine', but, coincidentally, almost all of Valentine was sent to block the attack of the III., and it was impossible to count on them.

Therefore, based on his knowledge of tanks, armoured troops, and the British, Trood made this seemingly lucky, but in fact brilliant step, scrapping half of the enemy's armored forces before the two sides could really start fighting completely.

Although Trode had expected this outcome, what happened later was something he did not expect—although the enemy infantry was hiding behind the tank, only a very small number of them were affected by the explosion, and the damage caused should be extremely light.

But! At this excellent opportunity, none of them dared to rush into the trenches in front. If they rush in at this time, even if half of the tanks are lost, they will not have a chance to win, and the suppression of the number of infantry will allow them to eat away at this position little by little. And this was indeed where Trode froze, and although he had thought of a clever plan to deal with the enemy tanks, he had no clue about the infantry. However, as an armored soldier, he naturally has no reason to be afraid of infantry, so he originally planned to resist this aspect, but

Those infantry were afraid, after seeing such a strong explosion, none of them dared to go down to the trenches first, if the Germans still had bombs, the power of even the steel plates of the tank could be blown through, and their flesh and blood were estimated to be only a residue at that time.

But in this situation, after calming down, you can think with your toes that the Germans will not have any more bombs at least in the first line of trenches, because after such a strong explosion, even if there is a bomb that has not been activated, it will be affected by the explosion on the side, forming a chain explosion. But this is too difficult for them who are panicking now.

The opportunity on the battlefield was fleeting, and the position commander saw this good opportunity and immediately called in the assault team to take back the abandoned second front. At this time, the British reacted and were about to stand up and charge, but they were first hit by enemy artillery fire, which came from the inside of the position, hiding behind heavy bunkers by two tank No. IV (to be continued). )