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- From the outbreak of the war to the present, Liu Zhaocheng, commander-in-chief of the Chinese African Expeditionary Force, has always been watching everything on the front line.
Liu Zhaocheng has been patrolling the troops digging trenches on the front line. He ordered his Afrika Korps to be ready "to launch a surprise attack from any direction."
He is looking forward to a bigger fight coming soon. The British army is obviously also gathering troops for a new attack, but they are facing the difficulty of insufficient supplies.
On March 21, Liu Zhaocheng came up with a latest plan, and then he issued the order "The time is ripe for attack."
On the morning of the 22nd, he briefly revealed his plan to his trusted subordinates Zhang Lingfu and Rao Guohua. "The Armored Corps will deal with the enemy forces gathered south of Gonza. Now that our troops outnumber them, we will launch a surprise attack on them and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Liu Zhaocheng declared categorically.
But how can we keep the secrets crucial to a surprise attack? Liu Zhaocheng personally made a list of commanders who could participate in this secret; prohibited artillery from returning fire with random fire; prohibited all trucks from driving towards the enemy during the day. On the contrary, he deliberately allowed the transport convoy to move westward until dusk, and then Under the cover of darkness, they turned around and headed towards the enemy; the tanks and artillery were carefully camouflaged. He even concealed this secret from the Chinese High Command.
Liu Zhaocheng made the most stringent regulations: the armored regiment's orders were posted on all inn notice boards along Gangba leading to the front line at the moment the attack was launched. The attack was launched at 8:30 a.m. on March 21.
At noon on the 21st, Liu Zhaocheng decided to launch an attack.
He ordered Zhang Lingfu to lead his troops to feint towards Gangba to lure the enemy, and he led his troops to attack Sagom directly from Gangba and loot the British equipment and supplies.
At dusk on the 22nd, Liu Zhaocheng set off from his headquarters. At this time, there was a sandstorm, and then there was a heavy rain. There were still 24 hours of exhausting deserted villages and mountains waiting for Liu Zhaocheng to trek.
Liu Zhaocheng once again shocked the world.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, the marching column of the British Indian Division was advancing rapidly on the road north of Sagom. Liu Zhaocheng commanded several tanks and armored vehicles to cross the mountain peaks in the pouring rain, descend from the sky in the east, and attack the coastal road.
There were deep ditches on both sides of the road, and the Indian division had nowhere to hide and was suddenly destroyed. The Chinese ** team seized hundreds of transport trucks.
Under the highway, flames and explosions rose into the sky, lighting up the entire port.
The British troops in Sagom were in chaos and fled in a hurry.
Sagomu changes hands. Liu Zhaocheng seized a large amount of loot, including 1,000 trucks.
On that day, Nanjing was thrown into joy by the good news coming from Africa. The station interrupted other programs to report Liu Zhaocheng's victory.
The next day, President Wang Hengyue generously praised Liu Zhaocheng's meritorious service in his speech and announced that he would be promoted to the rank of Army General.
Never before has such a young commander achieved such a high military rank.
The huge victory brought Liu Zhaocheng's reputation to an unprecedented peak. Encouraged by victory, the soldiers willingly followed him across the battlefield.
His command car with the swaying radio antenna, his familiar figure standing on the car, and his graceful appearance of issuing orders to the commander with short words and unique gestures all proved that he could do it when needed. Strike the enemy where the attack is launched.
Liu Zhaocheng poured his strength into every soldier.
Everyone calls him by his first name, which is a sincere admiration. The boys understood their commander-in-chief: he was forthright when talking to them; he was honest with them; he was often harsh but also knew how to praise and encourage them; he knew how to make suggestions and explain complex issues to them in simple terms. Liu Zhaocheng and his men established loyalty and friendship in the desert. Everyone understood and admired him infinitely!
But Liu Zhaocheng was not satisfied. He's starting to make his big plans again.
He will start conquering all of Manim again!
Reinforcements are also coming, and reinforcements are arriving slowly.
Strict and meticulous training begins. The newly added infantry must learn how to attack enemy positions under the cover of smoke screens and tanks; officers must learn how to act like tank fire observers and request artillery support from the rear in a timely manner; how to set up false targets. He personally organized a tank repair company to use trucks to modify fake tanks.
The soldiers were in high spirits. They ignored the heat and thirst, and were not afraid of hard work. Their skin was tanned like brown animal skins, as ifThe British army deployed a heavy force group in Manim, including the 2nd South African Division, the 11th Indian Brigade, the 2nd Guards Brigade, the 32nd Tank Brigade and several artillery regiments. These troops are exhausted from long battles and have low morale. The British commanders were slow to act, and the reorganization work had not yet been completed, let alone the careful organization of defense matters. But this does not mean that Manim has become a dangerous egg. It is still a hot taro. The terrain around the fortress is very complex, and the sand ridge in the southeast is simply impassable for armored vehicles; the desert plains in the south are covered with British bunkers and firepower points, connected by tunnels. Unless absolutely necessary, the defenders do not have to expose their targets; ** Deep anti-tank trenches and dense barbed wire fences were built outside the stronghold; the perimeter of the fortifications was also covered with countless mine arrays.
"However, Liu Zhaocheng has a plan in mind this time. Based on the British defense situation, he decided to have the 21st Army perform a feint attack mission, with the African Army and the 26th Armored Division serving as the main attack. Before launching the general offensive, all the Luftwaffe's air forces in Africa were requested to carry out bombing raids. Once the infantry broke through the fortress defenses, the Afrika Korps advanced to the crossroads leading to the port.
At 3:30 in the morning, his subordinates reported that all attacking troops had occupied the designated positions and all preparations were completed. He closed his eyes and was confused for a while. But an hour later, Liu Zhaocheng sat in his command car in high spirits.
¡°Today is a crucial day. Attack!¡±
At 5:30 in the morning on May 20th, the cannons of the Chinese ** squadron densely distributed on the battlefield roared.
But half an hour later, there was still no sound of the plane. Liu Zhaocheng climbed to a small high ground. After a while, he got the news that the German air force squadron had just set off.
In an instant, hundreds of planes were over the enemy's position, and countless heavy bombs poured down. Broken barbed wire and blown weapons were thrown into the air, and they fell heavily on the heads of the defenders.
After the bombing, there was a period of dead silence on the garrison position. Liu Zhaocheng's infantry began to attack. The company commanders and platoon commanders all stood up, blew the advance whistle, and rushed forward in the suffocating dust and smoke. In a moment, the sound of gunfire rang out like exploding beans.
The engineers also acted quickly. At 8 o'clock, they set up an impact steel bridge on the anti-tank trench, and the tanks rumbled up.
At this time, Liu Zhaocheng had also arrived at the front line of the 21st Armored Division. His armored personnel carrier drove to the breach of the minefield and watched tanks and an infantry company pass through the minefield to attack the bunker behind the defense line. The defenders' artillery fire fell near him from time to time, and the vehicles near the breakthrough were huddled together!
He ordered the passage to be cleared quickly, and the tanks rushed forward again. Six British "Crusader" tanks were hit and caught fire. At 9 o'clock, Liu Zhaocheng was already victorious. He waved to the military reporters to come over and record his wonderful battlefield speech:
"Today, my soldiers are devoting all their strength to attack Manim. Individual soldiers may die in battle, but the victory of our entire nation is certain."
On the morning of the 21st, Liu Zhaocheng drove to the city.
There are ruins and desolation everywhere; tanks and cars on fire are on both sides of the road, some were hit by artillery shells, and some were set on fire by the British troops themselves; the dry rivers on the coast are filled with countless prisoners. Some of the soldiers were drunk, but they looked happy, clapping their hands and shouting: "The war is over!"
At 9:40 a.m., General Klopp, commander of the fortress and commander of the 2nd South African Division, submitted a letter of surrender to Liu Zhaocheng in Via.
China is boiling. On the afternoon of the 21st, all Chinese listeners heard their announcer excitedly announcing that General Liu Zhaocheng had captured Manim!
By this time, the news documentary had been copied. Liu Zhaocheng stood on a small mound, with his silhouette highlighted by the sky behind him; after the port was captured, Liu Zhaocheng sat in his command vehicle; Liu Zhaocheng and Zhang Lingfu rode into the city in an armored vehicle. The voice over the words sounded: "Liu Zhaocheng doesn't know what rest means. The battle must continue."
Great victory, great general!
Liu Zhaocheng¡¯s victory in Africa means that the Chinese have firmly grasped the initiative in the war in Africa. Now, in the dictionary of Liu Zhaocheng and all Chinese soldiers, there is only one sentence left:
Attack, attack, attack again!
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Drive all the British and French out of Africa!
There can only be one country that is the real winner, and that is China! On this battlefield in Africa, Liu Zhaocheng and his army created incredible miracles.
Montgomery and his army thoroughly experienced the power of the Chinese God of War, and also the power of the invincible Chinese Army.
What they have to consider now is not how to defeat the Chinese army, but how to safely withdraw their main force in Africa from this cursed land as soon as possible!
This is what happened on the African continent in 1943!
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This is what happened on the African continent in 1943!
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