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Chapter 341: Inspiring Morale

Although Montgomery understands that these long-term battles in the deserted desert, enduring the torture of the harsh climate and the pain of long-term separation from his family, he knows that losing confidence is undoubtedly a dangerous signal for a combat force. He must change this situation as soon as possible, otherwise he will not only not win the battle, but may also fall into greater passivity.—{2}{3}{w}{x}

Now, Montgomery not only has to fight against the German army that is in full swing, but also fight against the general unrestrained emotions of the troops. Montgomery said in his heart: The first battle with Li Mo must be beautiful, and he must severely suppress the spirit of this German guy. As soon as Montgomery took office, he gave his subordinates a different feeling from his predecessor. In his first lecture to all the personnel of the headquarters, he said:

"Egyptian's defense is in Alahman, right here. We must gain a foothold and fight, and we must never take a step back. All previous plans and instructions for retreat are burned, and they must be burned immediately. All means of transportation must be withdrawn from the rear. Ammunition, water and rations must be stored in the front area. If anyone is afraid, he can walk away immediately. We are not afraid of Li Mo. We are ready and are waiting for his attack!"

Because Montgomery was very good at mobilizing the enthusiasm of his subordinates and making them fight to fulfill his plans in battle. Therefore, in order to establish his prestige, the officers and soldiers of the British General Army could recognize him and know him - the commander of the British General Army was always on the front line. Montgomery threw away the British military cap and put on the Australian jungle hat with a badge that made him famous all over the world.

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Li Mo was also going deep into the front line and visiting every unit of his own. He boosted morale and the harsh living environment of the desert. It made the German German army very uncomfortable. When German soldiers were a little tired and a little tired, their commander appeared. Li Mo fully utilized his outstanding eloquence and continued to penetrate into the soldiers to arouse their confidence. Everywhere he went, he let the soldiers sit on the sand, and he jumped onto the tank, and spoke in his firm, calm, confident and inflammatory language:

"I don't like the atmosphere here very much. It's an atmosphere of doubt, looking for reinforcements backwards and choosing the next retreat. You should change your mind and let us rebuild a positive and new atmosphere. Our offensive target is here - Alahman. If we lose the Alaman in our Alahman and lose the Alaman that is within our ability, we will lose the entire Egypt and the whole world, and the Atlantic Alliance will be even more arrogant. For our country, for our people, and for freedom, we must fight here. Never take a step back, attack, attack, and attack."

Finally, Li Mo said passionately: "If we cannot survive here, then let us sacrifice our lives for the country together!"

In a short time, Li Mo traveled almost every combat unit belonging to the German German army. With his fire-like passion, he reawakened the soldiers' confidence lost by the harsh desert environment.

Just as Montgomery was carefully planning his next move, Li Mo was also actively preparing for a new offensive preparation. In the face of huge consumption, Li Mo used all the transported ships to transport supplies. Even the water needed to be transported in large quantities, which was consumed by 500,000 people. The water transported alone had to reach 1 million kilograms per day. Under the huge logistical pressure, Li Mo felt that he could no longer drag it down. He decided to launch an attack quickly and finally make a big gamble.

Li Mo turned their eyes to Mount Alamhalefa. Therefore, the first confrontation between Montgomery and the "Tiger of the Desert" will be launched in Mount Alamhalefa.

Alamhalefa is located a few kilometers behind the Alamain front, and is the key to the entire Alamain position. When Li Mo observed the enemy's inspection of the defense situation, he found that the enemy did not forge defense at this critical point for some reason. Li defaulted that this was a major mistake, and he must quickly use the mistake of the British Allied Forces to seize the strategic commanding heights of this Alamain, especially when he received a lot of information, which showed that Montgomery would likely mobilize his armored troops to launch a large-scale counterattack from Alamahalefa in the near future.

It may be that Montgomery did not allow his armored troops to appear in Mount Alamhalefa in order to hide his strategic intentions. If a large number of British General forces appeared in this generation, Montgomery's counterattack direction would be exposed. This may be why Montgomery did not deploy armored troops in Alamhalefa. Unfortunately, Li Mo took the lead in finding Montgomery's huge mistake and decided to attack in advance.

During his inspection, Montgomery also discovered his mistakes in his arrangement and urgently made the following deployment adjustments: Based on the southern wing of the box position of the New Zealand Division as the base, the 22nd Armored Division was deployed within the gap between the box position and the Alamhalefa Mountain. All the tanks of the division were digging trenches and defending them on the hidden positions.

He placed two divisions of the 44th Division, which had just been transferred from the Nile Delta, on the back of the mountain in Alamhalefa, and the 23rd Armored Division as a reserve behind the 22nd Armored Division. The 8th Armored Division was deployed on a slightly back position south of the Alamhalefa ridge, while the mobile unit of the 7th Armored Division was undertaken small-scale combat missions and was responsible for defending the minefield and the open flank to the south.

Montgomery believed that no matter how Li Mo launched an attack, this deployment could intercept him. If Li Mo attacked in the east, he would be blocked by the 8th Armored Division, and the 22nd Armored Division and the artillery of the two divisions would slam from its left. If Li Mo broke through the minefield and attacked to the left, he would face the head-on attack of the 22nd Armored Division in a concealed state, and to his right was the 8th Armored Division, which was waiting for him.

In short, Montgomery felt that as long as Li Mo launched an attack, he would be trapped in a heavy siege. Once Li Mo was trapped by the British army, he would immediately order the British Air Force to carry out a carpet bombing on him in a dense formation. Now, Montgomery has laid a sturdy big pocket and is waiting for Li Mo to get into it.

Unfortunately, Montgomery's arrangement was not wrong, but was quite perfect, but there was a deviation in time. If Montgomery had arranged it like this from the beginning, Li Mo would not dare to attack. If the attack was attacked, it would fall into Montgomery's trap. If it was mobilized on a large scale, it would not be possible to complete it without a day or two. Even if the British Allied Forces were in place in one day, how fast could construction fortifications be built? Two or three days would be the fastest! Montgomery's troops arrived the day before, and that night, the British Allied Forces, which had not had time to build fortifications, were attacked by Li Mo.

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