In the early morning of the 15th, the 15th Armored Division of the Chinese ** Corps left a small number of troops to guard the road, while the main force advanced towards the coastline. At this time, a large number of British troops retreating eastward easily escaped. On the evening of the 16th, the Chinese ** Corps captured

On the night of the 17th, they captured Sidi Lejve. Afterwards, the Chinese army captured the last fortress leading to Shabaruk - the Grand Opening of Battrullah Manimu.

Liu Zhaocheng sent a famous telegram back to China at this time:

"We have won, the enemy is collapsing"!

On the 17th, Liu Zhaocheng's encirclement once again tightly encircled Manim. At 15:00, the tanks of the Afrika Korps and the 21st Armored Division moved eastward, completing a comprehensive encirclement of the British army.

At 18:30, Liu Zhaocheng personally commanded the 21st Armored Division to circle back to the north again. In order to seize the time, he took the lead and personally drove at full speed, passing the bewildered British artillery and armored vehicles and rushing towards the coast.

It was getting dark. The 21st Armored Division rushed into a minefield that was not marked on the map. A tank turned into a ball of fire amidst the terrible explosion. At dawn on the 18th, the 21st Armored Division was attacked by the British Air Force.

bombing, but Liu Zhaocheng still urged the troops to continue marching north as quickly as possible. Soon, the troops arrived at the forward airport and the defenders had fled. The Chinese ** team captured 15 intact aircraft and a large amount of fuel in one fell swoop.

It was not until dawn that Liu Zhaocheng ordered to stop the advance. By then, a reconnaissance battalion had arrived. Manimu's "bag mouth" was tied tightly.

On the afternoon of the 19th, the African Army occupied a new position. The 26th Light Armored Division assaulted eastward and occupied the British army's supply warehouse, disrupting the British army's sight. Everything seemed to have been arranged. Liu Zhaocheng was fully confident of his victory.

, but he also felt that while everyone was waiting for danger, they were also inexplicably nervous.

The 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 were exhausted from long battles and had low morale.

The British commanders are slow to act, and the reorganization work has not 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. Around the fortress

The terrain is very complex, and the sand ridge in the southeast is impossible for armored vehicles to pass; 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; outside the ** stronghold

Deep anti-tank trenches and dense barbed wire fences were built; the perimeter of the fortifications was also covered with countless minefields.

However, Liu Zhaocheng had a plan in mind this time. Based on the British defense situation, he decided to have the 21st Army carry out the feint attack mission, with the African Army and the 26th Armored Division as the main attack. Before launching the general attack, he first requested all the German Air Force in Africa to conduct bombings.

.Once the infantry broke through the fortress defense line, the Afrika Korps advanced to the crossroads leading to the port.

At 3:30 in the morning, his subordinates reported that all the 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 Army, which were 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 deathly silence on the garrison position. Liu Zhaocheng's infantry began to attack. The company commanders and platoon commanders all stood up, blew their advance whistles, and braved the suffocating dust and gunpowder smoke to rush forward.

Go up, and within 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

From time to time, it fell near him, and the vehicles near the breakthrough were crowded into a ball!

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 reporters accompanying the army to come over and record his wonderful performance.

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 along the coast are crowded 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 Manimu!

At this time, the news documentary had been reproduced. Liu Zhaocheng stood on a small mound, with his silhouette silhouetted against the sky behind him; after the port was captured, Liu Zhaocheng sat in his command vehicle; Liu Zhaocheng and Zhang Lingfu rode in an armored vehicle together.

Cheng. A voice over the phone 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!

Get 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!
Chapter completed!