Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 8: British

　　 Willie Glenn, commander of the 151st brigade of the 50th Division of the British Empire, looked at the German position with a telescope.

　　 He felt a pain in his head. General Franklin, the commander-in-chief in front, scolded himself on the radio. The general was so furious that he could feel the general's drool on the microphone.

　　"Why did we drag all the offensive troops back, the 13th brigade on the right was not the same as getting stuck there. Saying that we are a key location on the entire front, and we must speed up our offensive speed. What about us You must defeat the Germans at any cost. But as soon as I heard that I had lost six "Matildas", they yelled at me and clamored to send me to a military court. I wanted to defeat the enemy without loss. How could it be possible." Colonel Glenn angrily whipped the poor oak tree beside him with his whip, recalling the fierce battle before him.

　　 Everything was perfect. According to the original plan, the 13th Brigade of the 5th Division and the 151 Brigade each brought a heavy tank battalion to attack the Germans in the direction of San Quentin from the Alaskambrai front to the southeast. . Air reconnaissance found that there were only two German troops in that direction, and they were moving westward. One of them was an armored division, and the other was a reinforced mechanized infantry regiment. There were no other follow-up units following them.

　　If the plan is correct, they and the 13th brigade are going to pass the main tank unit of the tank division first, and suddenly appear on the enemy's flank, crush the German infantry with all their strength, and cut the armored division in half, and then Let's annihilate the tank unit that had lost the protection of the infantry. The two French divisions will also attack the side of the German Mechanized Infantry Regiment from the front near Armand to the northeast, and then launch a centripetal assault with us to completely tear up the two German troops and open up the French First Army and the United Kingdom. Contact between the expeditionary force and the French rear.

　　 At the beginning of the contact with the German army, those precious "Matilda" tanks that have been specially protected really showed extraordinary power. Not only did the Germans, which cooperated with the infantry, wiped out an entire battalion, they also directly destroyed the German anti-tank positions.

　　 At that time, I could clearly see the enemy's infantry and trucks lined up on the dirt road in front of me, unobstructed like targets. They exposed their soft underbelly, and as long as their troops rushed up, they could completely defeat them. Unexpectedly, the Germans abandoned their usual hard-working style and ran away without a sense of honor. What's more unexpected is that the Germans even left two tanks and a wheeled armored vehicle to intercept their pursuit.

　　 Although the 37mm guns of the two German No. 3 tanks could not penetrate the front armor of the Matilda, they were really unrelenting in dealing with the infantry. The two tanks kept moving, slaughtering the infantry with grenades and machine guns. And those "Matilda" pilots are usually well-trained, but at the critical moment, the artillery and guns are all empty. It seems that they will only hit fixed targets. That armored vehicle was even more troublesome. It drove fast back and forth on the dirt road. While Matilda focused on the two German tanks, it used its terrifying 20mm cannon to attack the infantry. Fire. It is said that it is horrible because it is faster and more effective to kill infantry with 20mm guns. The two tanks and the armored vehicle had already killed at least two boys in his company before being destroyed by the "Matilda" and dragged his troops there for half an hour.

　　 I had to order the troops to drive desperately, chasing the fleeing enemy. After chasing to the edge of the woods, I realized that the despicable Germans had already established a blocking position in front. In order to test the reality of the opponent, he first launched an infantry attack. Sure enough, the opponent had already prepared, and used fierce firepower to push the infantry back.

　　 But it seems that the opponent does not have any cannons. So I ordered the 25-pound artillery battalion behind me to carry out an artillery bombardment on the heavy firepower points that the Germans had exposed. It seemed that the effect was not bad. It destroyed many armored vehicles of the opponent and destroyed the opponent's artillery position on the hillside. . Then he ordered the "Matilda" to accompany the infantry to attack the enemy's infantry trenches, but what I didn't expect was that the cunning Germans actually concealed their strength. The infantry was hidden by the light field guns and anti-tank guns. It was intercepted, and the "Matilda" was also destroyed by the anti-tank mines buried by those **** Germans. Two of them seemed to have been damaged by the shelling and stopped in the middle of the battlefield. As a result, the tank soldiers were so frightened that they fled back quickly. It was a shame to the British Empire Army, and I didn't see them running so fast during the offensive, making myself very suspicious of the actual speed of Matilda's reverse gear.

　　 Originally, the infantry boys were still charging under the command of their brave officers, but from nowhere, a few German fighter jets shot at the infantry. They just destroyed the morale of the infantry and completely shattered themselves. This would have been a perfect offense. Had it not been for the several 40mm machine guns I deployed nearby to drive those planes into the sky, I really didn't know how morale of the soldiers would be reduced.

　　 It’s interesting that the Germans were also shooting at the planes at first, and didn’t stop until they saw the planes shooting at the infantry. It is really strange that the German artillery has not been trained to recognize their own aircraft? Later, that strange German bomber passed over his head silently and rushed into the battlefield. At that time, I really frightened myself. Such a big guy, passing over his head without a sound, was really scary and very oppressive.

　　 It was later discovered that it was an injured aircraft. Both engines had stalled, and one of them was still emitting white smoke. That guy just fell into the middle of the battlefield. He was really stunned at the time. To be honest, he had never seen such a big plane crash landing. Then I saw it hit a "Matilda" that was damaged on the battlefield. I really don’t know how the occupants in the tank were feeling. I didn’t see the people in front of them escaping. After all this, even if there are people alive in it, it's not enough now.

　　 I took a closer look and found that the plane looked not easy. The Nazi party flag was printed on the fuselage, which seemed to be a special-purpose aircraft. So I immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot at the plane to see how the Germans reacted. If the other party reacts strongly, it means that this plane is indeed important or there is some important person sitting in that plane~IndoMTL.com~, then immediately mobilize the artillery machine gun to completely destroy it, maybe there will be an unexpected gain.

　　 Now that I think about it, I really regret the decision at that time. At that time, I should directly order the tank gun and the machine gun to destroy the plane. The reaction of the Germans at the time convinced him that his judgment was correct. But when he wanted to give an order to completely destroy the plane, the German shot a smoke bomb and blocked his sight. When I saw the target again, the German who had survived the plane ran into the opposite trench. Using a binoculars to faintly see through the smoke that there seems to be a senior general among the group of people, I really made a mistake.

　　 Just when I was regretting, I received a contact signal from General Franklin, and was scolded by the old guy on the radio.

　　 What makes myself feel embarrassed now is how to take that position in the shortest time and at the least cost, and completely defeat the Germans. Colonel Glenn looked at his watch. Time is running out. He must take that position before the sun goes down, otherwise he will be sent to a military court for delaying the war.

　　 Glenn and his staff have been studying for a long time, but they can't figure out any way to solve the current problem. As a result, he had to issue an offensive order, according to the old British army's old habit of "first cover the enemy's position with intensive artillery fire, destroy the enemy's minefield, and then 10 minutes after the beginning of the artillery attack, the infantry and the tank will carry out another assault."

　　 Then he looked at the German position opposite with his binoculars while thinking, "What are those Germans thinking now?"