The Third Reich in Desperation

This kind of destruction of fighting spirit is not only physical, but also psychological!

Since the Stuka bombers participating in the night attack are equipped with an air-driven sounding device at the cooling air intake of the nose, they can make a piercing scream when diving, and even the bombs dropped by the Stuka bombers There is also a sound whistle on the top, which often makes a terrible sound when bombing.

The Stuka bomber can not only give precise and powerful strikes to ground targets, but also give psychological intimidation to enemy soldiers on the ground with the screaming sound from its unique sounding device.Whenever the enemy soldiers hear this harsh sound, they will have to endure double threats on their eardrums and on their lives.

However, the bombing support of the Stuka bomber, which can strike both enemy positions and morale, is the favorite of the German army.The ear-piercing sound of the Stuka's swooping and whistling sound was exceptionally beautiful to the ears of the German soldiers.

Because whenever this sound sounds, it means that the morale of the enemy army is about to be shaken and the tactical defense point is destroyed, which means that their next battle will be easier.

Now, although the night bombing made the Stuka bombers less accurate than during the day, the attack on the British positions was also reduced.However, this kind of psychological deterrence still exists without any discount.Now, Ronsonburg wanted to take advantage of the moment when the British defense soldiers faltered, increase their offensive strength, and strive to crush the British defense line in one fell swoop.

"Okay! I will lead an infantry company to follow the tank and try to defeat the British in one go." Hyde Cape replied loudly.

Immediately afterwards, he turned around and directed: "The first company! Come with me to coordinate the tank attack."

After speaking, I saw more than 100 soldiers took up weapons and guns, and lined up behind Hyde Cape.

After raising his hand to salute Longsenburg, Hyde Cape waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers of the whole company were divided into three platoons, rushing to the front line.

Soldiers from one of the platoons followed the 5 T3 tanks on the left, soldiers from the other platoon followed the 5 T3 tanks on the right, and Hyde Cape took the remaining platoon and company officers and soldiers , merged with the 20 tanks in the middle.

In the dark night, the tank's tracks slowly pressed through the bushes around Lucca, rolling over the black soil and pushing forward.The soldiers led by Hyde Cape stuck tightly to the rear sides of the tank, moving their bodies in small steps.

"Everyone! If you don't want to die too quickly, don't rush to the front of the tank to seek death. Follow me closely, and use the tank as your cover." Hyde Cape reminded loudly.

In the distance, the soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force seemed to have not had time to deal with the German tanks still in the distance.In the flames, they were busy in a panic maintaining their composure from Stuka's terrifying howl and avoiding the bombing.

"Seize the opportunity, don't give the British time to breathe." Hyde Cape kicked the T3 tank in front angrily: "Damn, can't this pile of iron be opened a little bit?"

As if they heard Hyde Cape's complaints together, the 20 tanks in the middle quickly increased their speed, more than doubling their speed.The soldiers following the tank immediately turned to a running state.During the running, there were even some small clods splashed by the tank tracks from time to time, sticking to their trouser legs.

"Accelerate! Accelerate!" Hyde Cape roared excitedly: "Don't fall behind, quickly rush up to kill those British guys in the front trenches, and then take the whole of Lucca before the sun rises."

As a result, the German army just accelerated, and the British army quickly responded to this growing threat.

A beam of tracer bullets hit the front of Hyde Cape's offensive line, and then the British Vickers heavy machine guns and Enfield rifles organized firepower interception in this direction.

It has to be said that although the British army's interception firepower network is not dense at all, it can even be said to be full of loopholes.But after all, this was a panic. They organized a counterattack in the chaos of being attacked by the air raid. It was already quite remarkable to be able to organize it.

If it were the Belgian army, let alone counterattack at this time, even if they didn't surrender right away, they would have performed well.

However, although the British army organized fire interception, it did not have much effect.Except for the three unlucky German soldiers who were hit on the arm and other places, the other bullets just splashed sparks on the T3 tank in the front row, making a ping-pong-pong impact sound, and left a mark on the tank armor. Just some shallow grooves.

"The medical soldiers quickly bandaged the injured, and the others should use the tank to hide their bodies!" Hyde Cape shouted loudly.

The scene at the moment is not chaotic, but if he hastily ordered the soldiers to expose their bodies and shoot back in the rain of bullets from the British army, perhaps there would not be just the current casualties.

"Boom!" Hyde Cape hit the tank in front of him heavily with the butt of his gun, reminding the gunner inside the tank that it was time to fight back with a loud crash.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..." Hyde Cape's reminder once again worked, and the 30 T3 tanks marching in three directions started a round of shelling in succession.Then, the guide machine guns on the T3 tanks also spewed out blazing flames.

The gunners fired very accurately. In the first round of shelling, they used grenades to destroy the exposed positions of the British machine guns, and silenced the arrogant Vickers heavy machine guns in the British machine gun positions.As a result, the intercepting firepower network, which was not dense in the first place, became more sparse, causing the firepower level of the British defense forces stationed in Lucca to drop by more than one level. ,

At this time, Hyde Cape and the others were getting closer to the British defense line.Seeing that the British army's firepower has dropped and the distance between them is getting shorter and shorter, Hyde Cape ordered decisively: "First company commander! Let your men start shooting!"

"Yes!" Since he was holding a gun and was on the battlefield again, the company commander did not salute Hyde Cape for the sake of the situation, but directly took the order and shouted loudly to the officers and soldiers of the company: "Don't be cats behind the tanks! ! Spread out from the wings and start shooting!"

Soon, after the British army entered the firing range, the German infantry also emerged from behind the tanks, pointing their guns at the position of the British Expeditionary Force.At this moment, it was their turn to shoot at the British army.

Body 3 Thirty Chapters Worth

In the early hours of the morning, Longsenburg's vanguard finally completely occupied the Lucca area.After the British 3rd Division lost a brigade, it was ordered to retreat by its cautious commander Montgomery. Facing this unknown enemy, Montgomery chose to move closer to Brooke's large force instead of launching a counterattack against the Germans.

It is a pity that if Montgomery had led the 3rd Division to press and counterattack Longsenburg in the early hours of the morning, they would have had a chance to hold Lucca.After all, Longsenburg's troops had only 30 tanks and a remainder of less than 1000 men.

Unfortunately, Montgomery pursued security too much.In order to avoid defeat, he chose to swallow the small pain of losing a brigade and avoid the possible big pain of annihilation of the entire army.

Therefore, when the fearful Longsenbao finally got the news of the retreat of the 3rd Division, he heaved a sigh of relief and sent the victory document to the division headquarters.

In this battle, they had less than one regiment of troops, but they defeated a second-rate Belgian infantry division, plus an entire division of the British Expeditionary Force, and occupied the entire Lucca area.

Such a victory is enough for them to be proud of!

Using a simple calculation, if each German regiment can defeat and defeat the troops of the two divisions of the British, French and Belgian Allied Forces without having enough members, then the German army only needs to use one army group to win the battle. up.

The three army groups are sure to win!

What Longsenburg didn't know was that the British army they defeated was the most elite division led by Montgomery, the best general in the British Expeditionary Force!

With a regiment that was not full of members, after defeating a Belgian division, it continued to defeat the best part of the British Expeditionary Force, which was several times stronger than itself. This is almost a successful battle enough to be included in the military textbooks of later generations.

In this battle, they dealt another major blow to the already precarious Belgian Army, and also defeated the 3rd Division, the main force of the British Expeditionary Force, which had always been conceited, and fled.The most jaw-dropping thing is that this fantastic victory came from an accident!

Because of a typo in the report, Longsenburg and the others received air support personally issued by General Bock, the commander of Army Group B.Then, Longsenburg simply took advantage of this unexpected air force night attack to launch a land-air coordinated attack on the Lucca defense line in a coordinated manner, and successfully defeated it. The British army created a great victory at the moment.

"It's worth it! It's so worth it!" Sitting in the occupied British headquarters in Lucca, Ronsonburg laughed and said, "This accidental report error actually brought us a big victory. This kind of lucky mistake is worth it even if it happens a few more times!"

Indeed, although the typos in the telegram caused an oolong incident, as far as the ending is concerned, it is indeed beneficial and harmless.

To put it better, this mistake can also be said to have allowed the Luftwaffe to accumulate relatively lacking night combat experience, causing the already injured Belgian Army to lose an important force again, and causing the French battlefield to go far and wide. The incoming British Expeditionary Force experienced defeat for the first time, which undermined the morale of its future operations.

Of course, it can also be regarded as clearing a threat zone where two divisions of enemy troops were stationed for Bock's Army Group B, and only paid a negligible price.

"Now, the division headquarters probably won't blame us." Lonsenberg's adjutant, who had also walked into the occupied headquarters of the British army, said with a smile: "Such a great military exploit, even for division-level troops, It should also be rated as a big victory and a great achievement. What's more, we only used an armored regiment with less than [-] members to achieve such a good result, so it should be rewarded even more."

"That's right, it should be rewarded. At least we won't blame us for our mistakes." Longsenburg also laughed happily: "Admiral Bok has never punished generals who have done meritorious service."

A mistake that should have been punished turned into a gratifying result in the end. Anyone who encounters this will be happy.Of course, Longsenburg did not forget to thank the hero of this battle, his old comrade-in-arms Hyde Cape.

"Where is Lieutenant Colonel Hyde Cape? He is a great hero who led the troops to win this battle. I want to thank him very much. Call him here. I have to write a letter of commendation request to the division for him in front of him. .He deserves an Iron Cross!" Ronsonburg said more and more excitedly.

However, what he answered was indeed a cautious silence.Even his adjutant, who was always talkative, didn't go along with him at this moment.

At that moment, Ronsonburg immediately realized that something terrible might have happened.

"What happened?" Ronsonburg asked the adjutant.

"Regimental Commander..." the adjutant swallowed, and said slowly, "He was killed."

Hearing the adjutant's answer, Longsenbao asked stupidly without reacting for a moment: "What do you mean? Who died in battle?"

"Highland No. 12 on the outskirts of Lucca." The adjutant added: "Lieutenant Colonel Hyde Cape, who led the charge, was shot coldly by the British there. Although our people immediately killed the British guy who shot coldly, but Lieutenant Colonel Hyde Cape, who was hit in the heart, could not be rescued."

Ronsonburg and Heidekapp had known each other five years ago. They participated in the Polish campaign in the east and the French battlefield in the west.During the war, these two commanders, who were also orphans, became a pair of good brothers who talked about everything.

They've always faced each other, always!

But now, they are separated.