Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 14: Lost Lambs
Xu Jun took advantage of the darkness to camouflage the FLAG18/88mm antiaircraft artillery of the 78 Artillery Regiment and placed it on the right side of the position, and set up a position next to the trench. They were even ahead of the position of the 75mm light infantry gun.
Then the remaining FH18/105mm heavy infantry artillery and the four 150mm self-propelled artillery that had been evacuated from the woods were placed two kilometers behind the main position.
At this time, Xu Jun finally got in touch with the rest of the 7th Armored Division.
The 7th Regiment set up a position three kilometers northwest of Xu Jun. They were beaten worse than the 6th Regiment when the British attacked during the day. Only one and a half battalions of infantry remained, and half of the artillery was thrown away. .
Just when they were about to collapse across the board, the armored vehicles of the 38th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, who turned back after hearing the sound of firefights behind them, rushed into the battlefield. They broke down the infantry formation of the 13th British Army Brigade, and from behind Two "Matilda" external fuel tanks were hit, causing chaos in the opposing tank team, and finally suffocating the British's crazy pace.
Then they were lucky enough to get the support of the 25th Armored Regiment which was recalled by Rommel at the critical moment when the British launched another tank attack. They finally stabilized the battle line.
Karl of the 25th Armored Regiment. Colonel Luxemburg couldn't get in touch with the division's division. He didn't know the situation of the battle line and he didn't dare to throw the position of the seventh regiment to the British. As a result, the 25th armored regiment was nailed there.
However, Colonel Luxemburg finally sent some 38T tanks to guard their right flank. This prevented the British from detouring from the gap between the two units to the rear of the two units and helped Xu Jun relieve some of the pressure.
The 38th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion sent a company of armored vehicles to contact the Sixth Regiment, but when they encountered the anti-tank gun position in which the British were ambushing, the company was wiped out. So they did not try this again.
The 58th Engineer Battalion and a large number of logistics units went further.
The British had already blocked the dirt road when they received an order from the enemy to retreat with the army. Knowing that they couldn't run fast, they turned around and hid in a wood by the dirt road, and they have not been discovered by the British until now. In other words, all the burdens and most of the engineers of the 7th Armored Division are behind the British line of defense, making Xu Jun dumbfounded.
Xu Jun also received the news that the "Greater German" mechanized infantry regiment was originally covering the left flank of the 7th Armored Division but now it is behind him. Their roads are more difficult to follow than those of the Seventh Armored Division, but they have a large number of half-track personnel carriers, so they can barely keep up with the speed of the Seventh Division. They encountered an attack by the French army. They learned from the captured French officers that the French had originally moved to the rear of the "Greater German" mechanized infantry regiment, but they didn't know why they went off the road and headed straight ahead. Hit the "Greater Germany" regiment.
The French don’t have many tanks or artillery. The French infantry retreats under the fierce firepower of the "Greater Germany" mechanized infantry regiment. The rare S35 tanks that rushed up were also taken by the 640th assault gun with the 7th assault gun SUTK. The 37/24 75mm gun went directly into the scrap yard. However, the French relied on a large number of infantry and dozens of ancient Renault tanks to stay there, and did not intend to retreat. The "Big German" regiment was still confronting the two hapless infantry divisions of the French. Tomorrow morning, the "Greater German" regiment is ready to launch a major counterattack to completely remove those who stand in the way.
The two trainee staff also finally used the "mystery" cipher to contact the command of the A group army. It seems that everything is back on track.
Xu Jun looked at the map in front of him, and a plan slowly emerged in his mind. Xu Jun drank the coffee in the cup in one sip, then picked up a bottle of red wine on the table and poured himself a glass~IndoMTL.com~ Xu Jun picked up the cup and said to the officers: "Gentlemen, I have come up with one. Wonderful plan. I think everyone will be very busy tomorrow. So I suggest that while it is still free, how about we all have a toast now.” The officers quickly picked up their respective cups.
"Then, for victory!"
Xu Jun drank the red wine, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
During this half-day, General Rondestedt was almost mad. The loss of track of the Deputy Führer’s plane had already alarmed the base camp. Hitler and the Army Command both sent in to look for von Shi at all costs. Ted's order from the deputy head.
And the reports after the landing of the **** planes made Rondstedt panic.
The deputy head of state has unexpectedly landed on the battlefield, and the local German army is being attacked by enemy troops. If the Deputy Führer misses the least bit on the battlefield, Rondestedt does not think that Hitler and the Imperial Army Headquarters will let him go after his hard work.
Long Destedt desperately tried to get in touch with Rommel's 7th Armored Division, but couldn't get in touch anyway, and the Grand German regiment nearest to Rommel was also being attacked by the French and unable to return to rescue. Rondstedt urgently called Hans Reinhardt, who was working hard with the 41st Panzer Corps, near Saint-Quentin, behind the Seventh Armored Division. Asked Reinhardt to immediately send a force to rescue the 7th Armored Division that was fighting with the British.
Asking one Reinhardt to rescue another Reinhardt, Rondstedt's brain hurts.