Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 149: Rainy night (medium)

Little Frederic was right. Less than five hundred meters after turning on the path, Zeissler discovered the opponent's location. ︾乐︾文︾小︾說|Although the rain obscures the view, the green and red tracer chains across the field are still very conspicuous.

The Panzergrenadier Company did not move on, but stopped by a line of bushes on the side of the road.

"Each platoon is here to stand by and turn off all the lights." Zeissler gave orders to each car group according to the throat microphone.

It is foolish to intervene in a battle rashly. You must first ascertain the situation on the battlefield, and then consider what kind of response tactics to take to launch an action. This is Zeissler's consistent style of action.

"Fredrich, this is Zeissler." Picking up the walkie-talkie, Zeissler began to call his vanguard.

"I heard the sir." Friedrich replied vigorously. It sounded like he was near the crossfire, and there was a clear machine gun firing from the walkie-talkie.

"We have arrived. Now we are on the road three hundred meters away from you. I will come over now and tell the paratroopers not to shoot at me."

"Yes, sir." Frederick replied loudly.

Zeissler hung the strap of the walkie-talkie on his shoulder, opened the weapon box in the car, and took out his mp40.

"Nikkor, you come with me." Zeissler said to the captain, then he turned his face to look at the correspondent. "You are guarding the radio station, and report to me immediately when there is new news, while waiting for my order."

The grenadier lieutenant put his harness belt on the raincoat and fastened the mp40 triple canvas magazine bag.

"Bring a flare gun, and a flashlight." Zeissler straddled the submachine gun over his shoulders, tumbled out of the car from the edge of the car, and jumped onto the wet road.

"Where are we going, sir." Sergeant Nickel jumped out of the car following Zeissler. He carried a 98k rifle with a scope in his hand and a flare gun and flare slung. Leather satchel.

"Walk along the road first, and go down to the fields when it is approaching." Zeissler held up his binoculars and looked at the battle in the distance. This location is well placed and most of the battlefield can be observed.

"Now let's go over. Watch your feet." Zeissler loaded the submachine gun, and then began to walk towards the fire.

There were no surprises and dangers along the way. The two paratroopers who had been waiting on the side of the road first spotted the grenadier company commander and his men. They stepped forward to meet the two expected reinforcements. Then led them to the front of the paratrooper commander.

"Company Captain Clausen, how is the current fighting situation? You know how many enemies there are and how long the besieged troops can last." Seeing von Clausen, Zeissler did not agree with the opponent. Immediately began to enter the combat state.

"We were walking along the road and we were ambushed by the enemy at this location twenty minutes ago. They used anti-tank guns and buried explosives and mines here and here. There are hidden fortifications in this area. , Our loss is great.” Von Clausen is also a decisive person, and he immediately began to tell the other party what he knew.

Von Clausen’s paratrooper company received an order from General Guderian in the afternoon. At present, the command of the first paratrooper regiment is assigned to the command of the e-group army group. It still belongs to the air force only in terms of organization. The supply and replenishment of equipment are now all the responsibility of the Army. In fact, the paratroopers are quite happy about this. Because they got a bunch of army equipment that they wanted long ago. For example, dozens of brand-new barrel cars and wheeled reconnaissance vehicles have also acquired twelve 75mm howitzers.

The first battalion of the first regiment of paratroopers used gliders to land in the UK this time, but the target area in their plan was not guarded at all. As a result, they wandered around in the wild for a night without a British person seeing it.

On the second day, the first battalion finally found a fighter club, because it was a glider airborne, compared to the second battalion, their equipment and supplies were much more abundant than the latter, so Guderian was assigned to perform the perimeter interleaving The task, it was them who attacked the first armored division reconnaissance platoon. After slaughtering the British armored soldiers, they subsequently participated in the offensive against the 6th Infantry Division's heavy squad, seizing a large amount of heavy luggage and capturing many British soldiers.

The first paratrooper battalion performed very bravely in the perimeter interspersed combat, and the results were also very brilliant. But compared with the legendary record of the Second Battalion of Paratroopers, these are nothing.

The first battalion of paratroopers took a sigh of relief. They thought that the record of the second battalion was entirely due to luck, and had nothing to do with their own strength. The first battalion was in that position, and it performed absolutely. No worse than the second camp. Maybe it can be stronger.

When Guderian's order was issued, the battalion was inspiring. They believed that this was the headquarter's recognition of them. The crucial moment still depends on who can fight better. The first battalion of paratroopers dispatched their two most elite companies, the first company as the main force in the search, and the second company as the backup force in the rear.

The second company previously served as a reserve squad for the main guard mission, capturing the parachuting British pilots on the outskirts of St. Margaret Beach, and it was them who fought hand-to-hand with the Scottish company. Because the personnel were injured in hand-to-hand combat, almost the entire platoon lost the ability to fight. As a company commander, von Clausen was severely reprimanded by his superiors, but at the same time, his bravery in the battle was awarded to General Reichenau. Awards.

The paratroopers marched along the road towards Canterbury. They marched along the same route as the grenadiers, at least in the same direction. The grenadiers were assigned a country road because of their strong off-road capabilities, while the paratroopers were placed on the main road. The two were in fact advancing at the same time, but the grenadiers made a lot of unjustified detours. The situation of the paratroopers was much better, so although they set off later than the grenadiers, they eventually ran ahead of the latter and arrived at this place early.

Barham, is the name of the shameless little village in front of me. Although the exterior looks inconspicuous, the town has less than 50 buildings in total, but this place has a very long history. There is a famous St. John’s Cathedral on the south of the main road, which is a relatively famous tourist in Britain. Holy Land. This is the fief of the famous Baron Charles Middleton. In honor of this outstanding admiral, the Royal Navy named a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship the Barham, and was armored 19th in the Battle of Dunkirk. The train on the military position sank in the strait by shelling.

The paratrooper reconnaissance team is here, unsuspectingly stepping into a well-arranged trap. When the first barrel car drove to the exit of the road on the other side of the village, it was attacked by a concealed two-pound anti-tank gun at the corner of the T-shaped intersection. The attack came so suddenly, when the paratroopers reacted, the pilot vehicle and the four paratroopers on the vehicle had turned into a ball of fire.

German paratroopers are indeed well-trained. Although they are not well-versed in battle, they also have rich combat experience. The following vehicles immediately turned away from the highway. The surrounding buildings stopped, and the paratroopers quickly jumped out of the vehicle and started looking for concealment everywhere. The alert circle was immediately established, and the commanders of a company called the three platoon leaders together and began to assign tasks to prepare for a counterattack.

At this time. The second round of enemy attacks broke out. The other party seemed to have anticipated the Germans’ reaction after the attack. They had been well prepared for this. The street had actually been transformed into a murder trap. The German paratroopers who stepped into it were ruthlessly and cruelly. Kill. More than a dozen pre-loaded explosives set on the side of the road were detonated. These half-pound plastic explosives were triggered by manual manipulation from a distance through wires. The power is very impressive. The four-wheeled reconnaissance armored vehicles and transport vehicles parked on the roadside were overturned by a huge shock wave, and the paratroopers hiding around the vehicles were torn to pieces on the spot.

The fiercely burning vehicle illuminated the scene. Several machine guns set up high in the house began to shoot violently at the surviving German paratroopers who were not affected. The paratroopers who were still in the blast were completely absent. With the strength of fighting back, they were easily shot one by one on the corner and the street.

The opponent’s attack was not only directed at the front team. The resisters had a very detailed plan. The attack was full range. Almost at the same time as the lead car was destroyed, a four-wheeled armored vehicle at the end of the team was also attacked by the enemy. Military anti-tank weapon shooting.

Fortunately. The shooter in this attack was obviously lacking in training. It may also be due to the concealed image of the rain screen to accurately aim. His first shell grazing the turret of the 222 armored vehicle flew past and hit a residential house on the side of the street. The paratroopers of the team, they have entered the enemy's ambush.

The second company had only two dissatisfied paratrooper platoons at this time. There were only 57 officers in total, sitting on two Opels and six barrel cars, and two 222 wheeled armored vehicles. , As a fire support force. They are the reconnaissance team transferred in as a reserve supplement for the company. Never thought of becoming the protagonist. Unexpectedly, their reaction at this time became a key factor in reversing this sudden battle. It was because of their outstanding performance that the German paratroopers could persist until the reinforcements arrived.

The commander of the second company was unexpectedly calm at this time, and his subordinates expressed a little disbelief afterwards. Everyone knows that he is a deeply hidden fan of cold weapons and classical novels. He loves the works of Goethe and Schiller, and there is no shortage of Wagner's records in his luggage. He spends an hour every day practicing his great swordsmanship. Once he enters the battle, he is like Czech Friede possessing him, and he will move forward without fear. Captain Walter, the commander of the paratrooper battalion, once joked that fortunately, there are no dragons infested. Otherwise, his company commander will happily run over and die.

However, this time von Clausen gave his subordinates a new understanding of him. It turns out that this hard-lined, hot-blooded knight is not only full of blood, but also a clear and sharp brain. It was immediately judged that this was a well-prepared ambush, and it was necessary to escape from this trap immediately, otherwise it would be a disaster to wait for Erlian.

He immediately ordered all vehicles not to stop and immediately evacuated from the roadway between the buildings to the outside of the village. The defensive side did not expect that the Germans would come. When they reacted, the second company of paratroopers had already rushed out of the village ~IndoMTL.com~ and retreated into the wild beside the village.

Although the off-road performance of the German vehicles is good, it is now raining heavily, and the ground is soaked by rainwater and turned into sticky mud. Two barrel trucks and Opel trucks plunged into the mud one after another, and the paratroopers in the trucks could only get out of the truck and walk in the rain. Some enemy infantry and roof machine guns began to fire at the retreating Germans. The effect of the flares in the rain is not very good, but it can also vaguely recognize the German soldiers retreating in a awkward field.

The 222 armored car was the last vehicle to withdraw from the town. It turned the turret and counterattacked the exposed firepower of the enemy to cover the retreat of the infantry. However, due to the small number of enemies, it was quickly caught In the danger of the opponent's fire attack, the flashing tracer and the heavy rain splashed on the hard armor plate, and the armored vehicle slowly retreated, while struggling to fire one round of 20mm shells at the opponent.

The enemy dragged the two-pound anti-tank gun, and after two missed shots, the heroic armored vehicle was finally destroyed. Until the last second before the explosion, the armored vehicle did not stop its resistance. The crew members used their sacrifices for the safety of their comrades. The paratrooper company finally withdrew to a natural ditch in the field and established a temporary Line of defense. (To be continued.) () "The Battle of Resurrection in the Third Reich" only represents the author Feng Rui's point of view. If it is found that its content violates national laws and conflicts, please delete it. The position is only dedicated to providing health Green reading platform. 【】,thank you all!