Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 98: Fort Dover

"My Lord **** Christ, your mighty spirit is immense, and your mercy is boundless. I beg you to forgive my sins and protect me from being harmed by fierce enemies. Baidu search to give power literature.. ." Thanks Leighton Jacobs knelt by the dark corridor wall and prayed religiously. This is the only thing he can do now.

As his prayers sounded, one voice after another gradually joined in. After a while, everyone in this corridor began to recite the sacred words. The prayer lasted for a long time, changing four or five kinds of prayers continuously, the voice gradually became thinner, and finally returned to silence again.

Sergeant Jacob sat down against the wall of the aisle. He wrapped the allotted army blanket around him, but he couldn't stop the shaking of his body. He held his head with his hands and his elbows on his knees. , Breathing hard, because he was afraid he would cry in the next second.

Suddenly, there was a dull roar above the head, and the thick chalk rock at the top of the tunnel was still clearly identifiable, and then the whole tunnel began to tremble wildly, and the wall covered with corrugated steel gave out harsh metal friction and distortion. Sound, the human body leaning on the wall can clearly feel the impact force coming from the rock, and through the femur and spine, an irresistible fear is cut into people's hearts.

People who have not experienced such terrible scenes will never understand the horror that directly impacts the soul. You don't know if you are going to die, but you know that you will die at any time. Every second you wait for the **** of death to fall from the sky, but you expect not to happen to yourself. This kind of psychology is somewhat similar. But the bet is his own life. Those who can persevere must have a strong heart, but more people cannot withstand this pressure and fall into mental breakdown and hysteria.

"No! I don't want to die here! I'm not a soldier anymore! I want to go home!" With tremor and roar. The voice of a teenager screamed in the dark.

Jacob heard that it was a recruit who had just joined the army, whether it was called Krump or Colombo. Jacob was a little confused. No one would take the time to remember the names of these recruits. Jacob has always thought that the War Department is playing foolishly. These are still half-aged children. Several recruits have not passed the voice change period. They sounded like ducks quacking. The noisy person has a headache.

"Shut up, kid. Sit back to your seat obediently. This is a **** war, not your game in the kindergarten. If you don't close your mouth again. I'll come and help you shut it." No one can bear the noisy torture of a recruit while enduring the threat of death, and an veteran scolds the rookie before Jacob.

The veteran knew very well that he could not blame the recruit. The other party was just a child. He had been in the army for less than two months, and he didn't even have time to complete the basic training. But being young does not mean having immunity. Before war, everyone is equal. Every battle is a test of maturity. You will become a man if you pass this level. If you can't get through it, it can only become a pool of dog dung.

"I don't want it, I won't shut up! I have had enough. You are all bastards! I want to go out!" The recruit has been emotionally disturbed. He completely forgot the fear of the veteran in the past, and began to use a sharp voice to the veteran Make a provocation.

"Slap." A clear impact sounded, the rookie's scream stopped abruptly, and then the sound of a human body falling to the ground sounded.

"Hey, don't do it too hard. This is just a scared little rooster." Jacob rubbed his face with his hands and said loudly.

The little rookie's loss of control inadvertently became a vent in his mind. Let him escape from the frustration and fear before, he suddenly felt a little grateful for the recruit. If the kid didn't interrupt, he might be the one who would collapse the next moment. Jacob tried his best to use a ridiculous tone to put forward his own suggestions. At this time, people's mental stress has been backlogged to a critical point, stimulating anyone to ask for trouble.

"Don't worry, Sergeant, I just gave him a gun butt, and at most broke his beautiful nose. This is just a small lesson for him. He will appreciate me later." The veteran Charles in row A, a 6-foot-9-inch behemoth, seems to be merciful, otherwise the rookie will definitely not just crack the bridge of his nose.

At this time, the roar above the head has disappeared, the walls and ceiling are no longer trembling, and people are beginning to thank them for having survived another shelling.

Jacob and his infantry platoon were trapped in a fifty-meter-long corridor in the underground tunnel network of the fortress of Dover. Dover Fortress, this ancient barracks established since 1066, has experienced 800 years of ups and downs in the British Empire. Countless emperors and generals have stayed here. It has become a part of British history. The castle and the Tower of London are named after.

William I crossed the sea from Normandy and set foot on the land of England at Dover. After becoming the King of England, this narrow-minded guy began to build barracks and fortresses in Dover, in order to block latecomers. Roads to prevent other European lords from landing in England to seize his throne.

In all dynasties and dynasties, all the British kings who wanted to go with William I continued to spend their national resources to repair, strengthen and expand this military system. The construction of the fortress reached its peak under the threat of Napoleon. The British set up a huge defensive position here with all their strength, trying to resist the emperor's inevitable attack.

The Dover Fortress was built on a large chalky rock, overlooking the entire harbor. After hundreds of years of continuous construction, the British dug out a network of tunnels extending in all directions in the rock. Seven tunnels criss-crossed, forming a huge underground fortification with a total length of more than 5 kilometers, which can protect two thousand officers and soldiers to live and live inside. . At the end of the First World War, the United Kingdom carried out modernization again and set up advanced communication and command systems. After 800 years of wind, frost, snow and rain, the Dover Fortress has maintained a record that it has never fallen.

But this record is now undergoing the most severe challenge since the fortress was established. The Germans seem to be determined to break the myth of not falling into the fortress.

The Germans chose a way that is very much in their national style. They are going to completely erase this fortress from the map, using the largest large-caliber artillery group ever built by mankind.

From the frenzied k5 to the huge legal system m1912, the German Army has established a super-heavy coastal artillery group with four calibers, seven models, and 47 in total along the Weissan coast. Although these artillery have different calibers and different ranges, they have one thing in common. After using improved ammunition, all artillery can reach a range of 27 kilometers. In other words, Folkestone and Dover City are all in the artillery group. Within the range of strikes.

Start at one o'clock in the morning on d-day. This group of guns, named Mulnier, began its first salvo. Before that, the British only knew that the Germans had established heavy artillery positions on the other side, but it has always been. The Germans used at most three to four train guns to engage in over-range artillery battles with two British heavy coastal artillery. Both sides showed more restraint. They both hit and beat freely. After a dozen or so shells, they died.

Due to the tight seal of the Luftwaffe. No British reconnaissance plane can break through the line of defense and enter the sky above the position, so until the moment it was bombarded, the British had always thought that the opponent’s artillery would not exceed ten.

After a dull scream, the Germans smashed an entire **** on the British. More than forty shells with a caliber of more than 200 mm hit the huge chalk rock within a few seconds. It caused unbearable losses to this huge fortress group in an instant. The ancient barrier walls and bunkers can be traced back to the time of Henry II, using ordinary bricks and local sedimentary rocks, although they look thick and heavy. Rugged, the design was originally designed to withstand the solid ammunition of early stone throwers and artillery as the standard. These standards are obviously out of date in modern times. These masonry walls simply cannot withstand the bombardment of modern artillery, let alone the bombardment of heavy artillery that stands at the pinnacle of artillery.

A 320mm shell directly hit the center of the fortress group, accurately hitting the ancient church. The brick and wood fragments of this medieval building were scattered throughout the entire fortress. This shell also destroyed the brick and stone lighthouse built by the Romans next to the church, and completely removed the twenty-four-meter-high ancient ruins from the world. erase.

Dover fortress headquarters is a row of huge Victorian palace buildings. At least ten artillery guns have specially taken care of this place. Huge fireballs rose up and down around the building, and one of the three-story side buildings slammed After the roar, it collapsed into a pile of burning rubble. This is the officer's quarters of Fort Dover. A large number of middle-level commanding officers who were sleeping were killed on the spot, and the fortress was cut off in the first time.

The commander of the fortress at this time is Rear Admiral Henry Mason. He was only the commander of a coastal artillery regiment two months ago. Churchill promoted him directly from colonel to major general and handed over this powerful fortress to him. The reason was that the high-ranking navy officers suffered severe losses and he He has enough qualifications, is usually very disciplined, looks very honest and reliable, so when the position of the fortress commander was vacant, he just picked up a leak at this time.

Major General Mason is a self-disciplined man. He has been educated by the orthodox navy elite. He is a bit stiff and serious in character. He has very strict business requirements against the officers, but he is very kind to the soldiers. He often goes deep into the grassroots troops and blends with the soldiers. , So soon won the love and respect of the fortress garrison.

At the beginning of the shelling, Major General Mason did not return to his dormitory on the ground to sleep, but together with his chief of staff and several staff officers in the central command post of the underground bunker to conduct a battle flag deduction to simulate the attack When the German army landed, how should the fortress distribute its forces and firepower to attack the first landing fleet. The professionalism of the major general saved him from a disaster, allowing Dover Fortress to retain the highest command system.

The German bombardment was swift and accurate. According to the long-awaited shooting schedule, the large-caliber heavy artillery fired a round of several hundred kilograms of shells slowly and restrained at a rate of one round per minute to 22 kilometers. The target outside, blow the target on the icon to pieces one by one.

Five minutes after the artillery strike, the Germans stopped firing at Dover, and only half of the firepower was retained to launch an uninterrupted bombardment towards the fortress of Dover and the bastion opposite the fort, and the other half of the artillery began to turn around. In the direction of Folkestone, shelling began on this port city, and soon the night sky in the direction of Folkestone was bright red with the burning fire.

Jacob's company happened to be training at night that night. The soldiers were fully armed and ran around the side wall of the fortress. When they ran near the entrance of the fortress underground tunnel, a heavy artillery shell screamed and fell. It directly hit the fort next to them. The violent shock wave instantly knocked down everyone present. Then the bricks and shingles that fell from the sky broke the bones and tendons of the British soldiers. Fortunately, everyone was wearing a helmet. death.

At the time of the explosion, the officer group on the side of the team suffered heavy losses. The company commander suffered serious internal injuries and began to vomit blood. The medical soldiers thought that the shock wave had injured his internal organs and he needed immediate rescue. The three platoon leaders were thrown away by the shock wave. Then came another blow from masonry fragments. Two platoon leaders were in shock, and one platoon leader was lucky, but broke his arm. But at the same time I bit my tongue, and my mouth is now bloody. Both the company commander and the platoon leader fell, and several other officers and non-commissioned officers were also injured in different ways. Eventually the command of the company fell into the hands of the little sergeant Jacob.

The sergeant was less than thirty years old. He was unscathed in this violent explosion and became the only non-commissioned officer in the company who was able to function normally. Looking at the wailing soldiers, Jacob completely lost his square inch. He didn't know what to do, and then he saw the street sign on the side of the road. There was a flash of inspiration, and immediately ordered the uninjured soldiers to take all the wounded into the underground tunnel, where there is a fully equipped field hospital. The wounded can get first aid there.

Although in accordance with the regulations, no one can enter the underground bunker at will without the permission of their superiors, seeing the huge explosions around them happen one after another, the soldiers can no longer care about military laws. They dragged and carried each other. A swarm of bees ran into the deep tunnel.

The German attack was so sudden that the people in the tunnel had no idea what was going on. When Jacob's company appeared in front of them in embarrassment, those people were completely startled. Seeing the miserable appearance of the defeated group of remnants, everyone thought that the German army had begun to land.

After Jacob reported their experience to the officer on duty, the panic in the tunnel began to subside, and the injured were immediately sent to the field hospital for treatment. Since the ground was still being shelled, the officer on duty agreed with Ya The company's company was temporarily left in the bunker, and the troops were scattered to several branch corridors according to the platoon organization. After giving the order to stand by on the spot, the officer on duty closed the blast door at one end of the corridor.

As a result, the standby stayed for five full hours. After five hours of torture and suffering, these British soldiers had reached the limit of endurance, especially after the most violent explosion, dozens of electric lights at the top of the tunnel were shattered at the same time, and the entire tunnel fell into darkness. Soldiers can only wait in the dark. In the dark, people are more sensitive to sounds and vibrations. Every shell explosion seems to happen above their heads.

The soldiers fell into a panic. Someone suddenly screamed, saying that he heard the sound of a rock collapsing outside. They might have been buried in the ground, which caused a great commotion. Then someone proposed to send a few people out to inquire about the situation, but even the guy who made the suggestion was unwilling to leave the tunnel. Who knows what's going on outside, until now this tunnel has withstood countless bombardments and proved his own. Sturdy, at least it is safe here for now.

A soldier became addicted to cigarettes. He only reacted when he took out a cigarette. He remembered that he was carrying a match with him. A small flame immediately lit up. The soldier set alight on a few pieces of waste paper. People gathered together quickly, and everyone greedily watched this precious light. But soon this pile of flames was extinguished by them, because someone suggested that the flame would consume precious oxygen. Who knows whether the ventilation system of this tunnel is still working? The soldier’s father was a miner and told him There are many stories of mine deaths, so he recommends that everyone sit down and avoid consuming too much energy and oxygen.

Just as the soldiers' emotions fell to the bottom of despair again, a series of metal rubbing sounds, the huge explosion-proof door was suddenly opened, and the bright light from outside the door dazzled the soldiers' eyes.

"Oh my god, you are still here, haven't you heard the notice from the headquarters?" the ensign on duty who locked them in the tunnel exclaimed.

"What notice? No one came to inform us at all." Jacob carried his rifle and walked to the door.

"Damn it, the broadcast speaker of this auxiliary tunnel is broken again. Major General Mason gave an order to order everyone to withdraw from the fortress immediately. If you can't find the other two platoons in your company, please ask me~ IndoMTL .com~ I don’t know that you are still in the tunnel. Now everyone packs up their things and walks with me immediately. Our time is running out." The ensign holding the kerosene lamp in his hand, walked quickly towards the end of the tunnel. .

"Dover Castle has been razed, all ground buildings have been destroyed, the collapsed bricks blocked the No. 3 exit, the top of the No. 6 tunnel collapsed, and the entire battalion was buried underneath. The telecom room The telephone exchange room was also buried together. The headquarters and the headquarters were blocked at the other end of the tunnel. I hope the emergency exits there can still be used. The Germans have collapsed exit No. 1, and all three shafts have collapsed. The pump house We are also buried. There is no water in the tunnel. We must now evacuate from Exit 2 as soon as possible. Once there are problems again, we will be trapped in this underground maze like mice."

After the second lieutenant finished speaking, he pulled open a blast door forcefully, and then ran forward along the tunnel. Where did Jacob and his men dare to stay, they followed the second lieutenant and started struggling towards the exit Run wild. (To be continued)

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