Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 19: Meeting
The night slowly descended on the vast land of Europe, and Xu Jun's huge convoy finally stumbled to the military camp near Tournai.
Everything was going well before five o'clock in the afternoon. They first went to Cambrai to add some fuel, and then they rushed towards the Belgian border without stopping. They walked a very steep arc in order to bypass the defense zone set up by the British and French troops far.
But when the convoy entered the border of Belgium, trouble began to appear. Those German-made military vehicles and half-track armored vehicles were okay, but the captured French and British trucks began to malfunction. Due to the heavy load, continuous high-speed operation, and the fact that the British and French have not been properly maintained, the engines of some trucks started to be a bit unsupported.
First, several "Bulldogs" of the 42nd Anti-tank Artillery Battalion suddenly fell into their nests. The result was like a chain reaction. The British and French trucks began to break down one after another.
Mueller was so anxious at the time. He exhausted all the words he knew and cursed the French and British truck factories. Xu Jun also looked dumbfounded at the trucks that did not move. He still hadn't counted this. He didn't expect these British and French trucks to be so unbelievable.
Xu Jun quickly ordered all troops to stop advancing.
In addition to soldiers, these trucks are also loaded with a lot of ammunition and supplies. It is impossible to abandon them.
Then drag them away! Xu Jun gave the order to return all trucks and tractors with a load of more than 10 tons to drag a French truck that broke down and move on.
As a result, even those 251 half-track armored personnel carriers were mounted on the back of a truck made by Britain and France. The 18-ton half-track heavy tractors of the artillery were even more impressive. The artillery hung the malfunctioning trucks behind the artillery, and some even hung two 50mm heavy infantry guns behind their 105mm heavy infantry guns. Anti-tank gun. As a result, the guy couldn't see any difficulty when driving, and he could still use his 30 kilometers per hour to drive slowly, which made Xu Jun admire the ability of the German heavy tractor.
So the whole team rushed to the destination like a string of huge candied haws. Although it looked a little embarrassing, but finally did not pull down a car.
The infantry hardly got out of the vehicle during the entire march. The artillery and engineers were busy. Of course, it is inevitable to have a little waist and back pain after sitting in the car for such a long time, but the infantry unit still maintains sufficient physical strength and morale.
The tank soldiers are much worse than the infantry soldiers. After all, the shock absorbers of that thing are still too hard. Especially those tank drivers. They drove more than 140 kilometers in that big iron tank. Now they can’t get up from the driver’s seat. They have to rely on the electrician to remove them from the tank cockpit. Drag it out.
And the first thing the captains did after getting out of the car was to quickly reassemble the bodies that were about to be disintegrated. They took their respective crew members and twisted strange dances beside the tank, working hard Wants to restore his stiff waist and legs to normal.
Xu Jun is not bad, everything is normal except for a pain in his waist. He looked at the tankers wriggling around the tank and felt a little sad.
The continuous long-distance march is always very tiring, especially for these tank troops, it is simply a difficult test. Although they passed the test perfectly this time, Xu Jun made up his mind that he would never make the same attempt again in the future.
Because he saw the current state of the armored force, he clearly realized that after such a continuous long journey, the armored force would temporarily lose its combat effectiveness. If these tanks are needed for battle right now, then they would be thankful if they can exert one-tenth of their usual combat effectiveness. If unfortunately encounter the enemy's surprise attack again, then these tanks will be accounted for on the battlefield, which Xu Jun absolutely cannot tolerate.
Xu Jun turned around to observe the camp in front of him.
This camp was built in one day by gathering all the engineering units of the Sixth Army in accordance with his request. It looks even larger than Tournai on the side. Because this will serve as the main base and command center during the offensive, the engineers reserved a large area for important facilities and equipment. The simple barracks and warehouses are neatly arranged in rows. Some parts of the rear of the camp have not been fully constructed. The engineers of the Sixth Army are still working hard under the illumination of searchlights.
It seems that my army is the last to arrive here, because various military vehicles have been parked in the open area of the camp. The lights in many barracks are still on, and the vent pipes on the wooden roofs that look like bathrooms are still steaming out in the distance. It seems that the troops who arrive first can't wait to enjoy the luxurious facilities of this camp. Up.
Air defense positions have been set up around the camp. The air defense artillery of the first troops has been densely set up in the positions, and the beams of searchlights are constantly shooting back and forth in the night sky.
A large group of German soldiers squeezed at the gate of the barracks and curiously watched the arrival of this fully mechanized and semi-traction force.
When they saw that this unit had almost innumerable tanks, they exclaimed and exclaimed sincerely. But when they saw the trucks being dragged behind the half-tracks, they couldn't help but burst into laughter. Xu Jun also looked at the trucks and couldn't laugh or cry. It really looked a little funny.
Hans took Xu Jun and his briefcase and climbed out of the command car. He carried the two leather bags and walked to Xu Jun's side.
"General, it seems we are the last to arrive."
Xu Jun nodded, then looked down at his watch.
"Not bad. Although we are the last one, we are not late. The time is just right now."
At this time Randolph and Dogen also climbed down from their armored car, and they ran to Xu Jun's side quickly.
"Your Excellency Deputy Head of State, these soldiers are too rude and have no discipline at all. Would you like me to reprimand them."
Dogen frowned and glared at the soldiers who were still laughing.
"Yeah, what's so ridiculous about it. If they drive such a long road at this speed, maybe even a truck can't get here." Randolph also said angrily.
"No, they are not to blame, we are indeed a little embarrassed."
Xu Jun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"If I see this kind of scene, I will laugh. They are taking a break now. Anything is forgivable. I don't want my soldiers to be as rigid as machines."
"You are so tolerant of soldiers, my general, but this may be underestimated by veterans." Hans smiled and looked at Xu Jun.
"Hahahaha, I will let the veterans recognize you first, you must be terrible when you get angry, just to scare them." Xu Jun and Hans joked with each other.
"Stand up!"
A loud password sounded from the camp, and the group of soldiers surrounding the entrance of the camp hurriedly stood on both sides of the road, forming a neat formation, standing there stiffly. A group of officers walked out of the camp.
Xu Jun also led his adjutants to greet the group of people.
The group of people I saw were all high-ranking military officers. The two generals were headed by them. One of them was a little older and more than 50 years old, with a serious face, but with a refined temperament. It feels to Xu Jun as a stern university professor. The other is a little younger, but looks almost 50, wears a pair of glasses, has an absolutely Germanic face, and has steel-like strong horns.
Xu Jun stopped and stood there waiting for them to come. The two generals walked in front of Xu Jun, slammed their heels together, and greeted Xu Jun very energeticly. The officers behind them all stopped neatly and stood upright.
Xu Jun saluted them.
"German Army Lieutenant General Reinhardt. Von. Steide."
The two generals also paid a gift immediately.
"German Army First Infantry Division Commander Major General Philip Kleifer"
"Major General Walter, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division of the German Army. Ritchell."
"Hahahaha, I have heard of the names of the two generals a long time ago, but unfortunately I have never had a chance to get to know them. Now the command of the two generals by the command of the command of the two generals makes me feel ashamed. However. The two generals will certainly be able to make even greater contributions to the Third Reich in the future when they work in the Army Headquarters~IndoMTL.com~ I don’t know if you have already notified your soldiers that I will command them in the future."
Kleefir quickly replied: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders. As long as your order is yours, the 1st Infantry Division will resolutely execute it. Soldiers are sincerely happy and proud that the deputy head of the Empire will command them. "
Leechelle also hurriedly continued, "It is true. We admire you for your merits in Arras. It is the glory of the Third Infantry Division to be able to become a military genius like you." /
"Hahahaha, please don't say that, both of you are my seniors. Okay, let's not stand here anymore. Let's talk to the conference room if you have anything to say."
"Yes, please follow us, Lieutenant General."
Xu Jun turned around and said to Hans.
"Hans, you and Mueller will be responsible for the placement of the troops and the general headquarters. When the matter is over, call Mueller to come to the headquarters together."
"Yes, General."
Then Xu Jun spoke to the two SS aides.
"You two go and help Hans and them, maybe he and Mueller are too busy."
"Yes, Your Excellency Deputy Head of State."
The two generals also dispatched their adjutants to assist the 7th Armored Division in the resettlement work.
Then Xu Jun was led by two major generals towards the row of houses in the middle of the camp.