Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 206: Collapse (5)

This is an unequal battle. The British knew this from the beginning. They didn't plan to fight the Germans to the end, at least on the command level. The senior officers understood the whole plan. They only needed to hold on to the line of defense for twelve hours, waiting for Prince Henry to master the situation, and immediately surrendered to the German army.

But the soldiers didn’t know anything about it. They were told that the empire was in danger, and that powerful enemies were approaching the city. They wanted to burn the city and slaughter the people, while the careerists and traitors betrayed the people, willingly. Acting as the internal response of the invading army, generals and politicians want to murder the royal family and overthrow the great and glorious British Empire.

At this time, the brave Guardsmen must stand up to stop them. As guards of the royal family, they must not allow this to happen. They are the last hope of this country. Prince Henry will lead them to continue to resist. At this moment, the British Empire needs every soldier to stick to their posts and perform their duties. They will be included in the history of the British Empire as heroes who fought bravely against foreign enemies.

The soldiers of the Guards were listening to this bewilderment and blocking the German chariot with full of blood. The problem is that their commander is obviously too optimistic. They greatly overestimated the Royal Guards, which is not as strong as they thought.

The result was beyond the expectations of all conspirators. Their resistance only blocked the Germans for more than three hours before and after their resistance. When the bell rang at 2 o'clock in the afternoon in Elizabeth Tower, the British defense line in Westminster had been breached across the board. , The five royal guards were all disbanded, three of them were almost wiped out, and the situation completely collapsed.

At this time, the mutiny officers had lost effective control of the troops. The British army lacked radio communication equipment, and basically all relied on wired telephones for command. Once the defenders were driven out of their original positions. The subordinate and superior units of the British army would immediately lose contact.

During the fierce street and lane fighting, the survival index of the British messengers has dropped to a freezing point. German snipers really appreciate these brave soldiers flying back and forth in the empty streets. But this did not prevent them from blasting each other's forehead with a 7.9-caliber bullet.

The entire command system has been completely disintegrated, and the remaining guards continue to fight against the Germans in infantry squads or even two to three combat teams. The loss of command is for an army. It is a very deadly blow, and can even instantly disintegrate an elite of all kinds of battles.

Some people think it’s no big deal to lose the command of an officer on the battlefield. Soldiers can continue fighting with guns in their hands. Those who made such remarks obviously lacked the most basic understanding of the military organization.

The combat effectiveness of the army comes from a complete organizational system, just like a sophisticated war machine. Each combat unit is a part of the machine, and the officer command system is the screw, nut and iron bolt that combines this machine. Hinge, the command system collapsed. This machine will fall apart and can no longer continue to operate normally.

Let’s take a look at what kind of situation a soldier who completely loses command will face. It is impossible for them to know the combat intent of the superior commander or the real-time changes in the battle situation. Once the commander is lost, there will be many The problem appeared before them. Where are the friendly forces, what are the enemy forces doing, have the troops on the nearby positions retreated? How long do you have to stay here? Will there be reinforcements? Should we also retreat? Where to withdraw, where to gather.

I know who will take over the command. Is it horizontal? You say you want to attack, where to attack, and where to end the attack. Is there any friendly cooperation on the flanks, or artillery cover? Where can the ammunition be refilled, where can the supplies be collected, what to eat at noon today, and where is the dinner today.

When most of these questions cannot be answered, one can imagine how dazed and at a loss the soldiers will be. The unknown causes fear. Fear triggered rumors, and morale fell rapidly. The suppression of the officers was lost. No one can stop the deserters from appearing, maybe one or two at first. Then there were two classes in one class, and no one would be willing to back up for the others, and it ended up in a rush.

Some elite troops may elect some senior soldiers and noncommissioned officers to command, but limited to their rank and military level, at most they can only organize their own platoons. As for other units, I’m sorry, who knows You, who do you think you are?

A small unit has now become a loose sand composed of a bunch of smaller groups. In this case, this group has actually lost its basic offensive ability. The only thing that can be done is instinct. Resisted in order to survive. The current situation of the British army is like this. The low-level non-commissioned officers and officers fled around like headless flies. There were German troops everywhere. No one told them where the last line of defense was and where they should run.

Without the unified dispatching command, the army's logistics supply system collapsed. The logistics soldiers guarded a pile of ammunition without knowing where to send them, while the soldiers on the frontline looked desperately at the end of the battle. Rifle magazine, I don’t know where to get supplementary ammunition. Some brave veterans tried to find supplies from the dead bodies, but when they rushed out of the shelter area, they were immediately swept to the ground by the German machine gunners guarding the bodies.

If the British army still maintains a complete command system, they will perceive from the enemy's movements reported by the front-line troops that the German army is obviously blocking the streets and organized clearing of the British army.

The 1st Infantry Division has occupied the Parliament Building, and the remaining soldiers of the Cold Creek Regiment guarding the building have been wiped out. In addition, the 7th Armored Division has broken through the Hungerford Railway Bridge and eliminated the three guards in the bridgehead. An infantry company, the Cold Creek Guards Regiment, the oldest infantry regiment in the history of the British army, has been completely wiped out at this moment. This is the second time this unit has been wiped out by the organization in this war. In addition, they also participated in the mutiny initiated by Prince Henry, so neither Germany nor Britain would allow it to be rebuilt.

"His Royal Highness, our time is running out, please leave with me immediately." Sir Simon is still trying hard to persuade Prince Henry to escape.

At this moment, the jazz has taken off the gorgeous dress and put on a very ordinary plaid suit, wearing a white hard-collared shirt, wearing a gray tie, holding a rattan The cane looks like a newspaper editor or university professor at a glance.

"His Royal Highness, now our plan has completely failed. The German army is approaching here. We really don't have much time. If it is too late to go now." Sir Simon has almost exhausted his patience, but this stubborn royal family Still unmoved.

"Go by yourself, Simon, I'm done." Prince Henry sat in the War Department meeting room, pressing his hands on the green velvet tabletop, looking around the empty room.

Who would have thought that two hours ago, the place was full of the noble officials of the British Empire, the nobles and ministers at that time stood up and bowed happily, chanting long live my king to himself. But as the war worsened, the atmosphere here began to change strangely, and I couldn't remember who was leading it. It seemed that Mr. Brown, the Scottish Minister of Affairs, left the meeting place because he was unwell and needed medicine. Then Cranbourne followed by Attlee, so it was like a dam that broke, and soon lost control. Some people didn’t even bother to say the reason. They just put on their hats and ran out the door for just one short. In less than a few hours, it becomes what it is now.

What kind of kingly faction, what **** bless my king, Prince Henry closed his eyes, this is like a ridiculous farce, what is more sad is that he is the most important harlequin, this is really a great irony, myself Those previous ambitions and ambitions now seem so ridiculous.

"His Royal Highness, I once again request that you go with me immediately. Before the German army has discovered the truth, we still have a chance to leave in disguise. I have contacted the American Embassy and they agreed to let us take refuge temporarily." The leather bag was placed on the conference table.

"There is a set of civilian clothes in it. I'm sorry I couldn't find the right size for a while, and it might not fit."

"I can't run away. I'm a member of the royal family. I have things I must maintain, Simon." Prince Henry stood up.

"In these few hours, more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the Guards fought against the most powerful army in the world because of my ambition. These people fought for me and died for me. , So if someone must stand up and be responsible for all this, that person can only be me, and it must be me." Henry patted Simon's arm.

"I'm very glad you came over. I didn't expect that the last one to stay with me was you, Sir Simon. Everything is over, as you said. If you allow, I hope you can accept this "Henry took his ring from his finger.

"This is a souvenir. It was a gift my father gave me when I graduated from the military academy. It was engraved with my abbreviated name. Here, there is also a small crown." Henry put the ring in Simon's hand.

"Go away and leave here immediately. The German has arrived and I can feel it. You still have your family to take care of and cannot be arrested with me."

"His Royal Highness~IndoMTL.com~Sir Simon's eyes are red, and he holds the ring and bows respectfully.

"No matter what happens in the future, in my heart, you will always be my king... God bless my king." Simon lifted his chest and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Henry shook his head and sighed. "Go ahead, Sir Simon."

"Yes, my majesty, leave my humble position." Simon walked backwards to the door, glanced at Henry, then turned and walked out of the meeting room.

After a while, there was a mess of footsteps in the corridor, and then the door of the meeting room was pushed open. A German infantryman carefully poked his head in and found that only Prince Henry was in the room. One person later, the soldier walked in with the 98k rifle in his hand.

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