Chapter 1,441 Turning to the Northeast

Chapter 1441 Turning Northeast

"It feels like we lost a bit confusedly. We fought normally, and then we were defeated. The Germans had no conspiracy, just a simple head-on confrontation. Then our tanks were destroyed one by one, and the soldiers were attacked by dense automatic firearms. Kill them all." Qiu Shan Haogu was a little confused. Why were the Japanese still beaten to a pulp after replacing British and French equipment, and after learning from the British and French to establish armored forces?

"Our best way now is to retreat immediately. Our remaining troops can no longer form a strong enough and continuous line of defense. They can go straight to Huanglong and wipe out all the artillery and logistics units behind us! Thessaloniki's The city defense force will provide some help, but it will never last long." A British staff officer said helplessly.

Originally, the British did not intend to let the Japanese abandon the perimeter and withdraw into the city. After all, the British did not want their ports to be threatened. However, the current situation is that the British cannot watch Japan's only armored division come to the Balkans like this. , let the Germans collapse directly within 2 days! What do you want the Japanese to think? How do you expect the two parties to cooperate in the future? I'm afraid the Japanese think that the British simply let them top the tank, right? No one wants to be cannon fodder!

Therefore, the British had no choice but to mobilize a detachment of pre-dreadnoughts. A total of 6 pre-dreadnoughts arrived at the port area. Together with the escort warships, they relied on naval guns to protect this important port city. The 6 pre-dreadnoughts were other Not to mention, there are at least 24 12-inch artillery pieces. From this point of view, this firepower is enough to block a division, whether it is an armored division or an infantry division! All are equal before heavy artillery!

Therefore, the Japanese's idea is that their front-line troops will hold out for one more day, and then the troops will withdraw into the city. No matter how good the Germans are, they cannot forcefully attack the city against the attack of 6 pre-dreadnought battleships, right? As for other things, leave it to the British. I have already helped you fight the most ferocious first wave. Let the British and Greeks concentrate their forces to push the Germans back!

However, what the British and Japanese did not expect was that after dawn, the Germans did not give the Japanese time to reorganize and retreat! Lieutenant General Eric decisively deployed another armored battalion and an infantry regiment to continue attacking the Japanese army in depth after dawn!

At the same time, the bombers in the air also started to suppress the Japanese long-range artillery group and the British warships parked in the port of Thessaloniki according to the plan!

There is a saying that it is as powerful as breaking bamboo. After the sharp blade has cut through the first few sections of the bamboo, it can easily penetrate the bamboo with a little force. The current situation is indeed the case. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the battles during the day and night yesterday. When the last long-range artillery that could be relied on was interfered and suppressed by the air force, the collapse of the Japanese Fukuoka Armored Division was inevitable!

In addition to a decent wave of resistance in the first few hours, after three hours, the entire defense line fell into a state of collapse.

If there hadn't been the batch sent by the Japanese army last night, they might have been able to support it for a little longer, but now, haha, the Japanese army's night fighting tactics are rougher and inferior than their daytime tactics. The Japanese army advocates bayonets to solve their opponents. After encountering the synthetic stormtroopers and tanks and armored vehicles, it can only be said that the egg hits the stone.

The bombers roared over the artillery positions, braving scattered anti-aircraft fire and dropping heavy bombs into the artillery positions behind the Japanese army. The smoke columns and smoke rising from the explosions were more than ten kilometers away. Everybody can see it. Even if the artillery positions were not completely destroyed, the continuous strafing and suppression still prevented them from functioning.

On the front, dozens of tanks led a large number of infantry towards the Japanese army in the distance. A rolling wall of flames spread out in all directions with the German attacking troops as the center. All those who tried to resist were torn apart by the violent firepower at the first time. into pieces. A trail of blood and fire spread on the ground along the direction of the German troops' breakthrough. The Japanese troops, which had lost a lot of blood, were unable to resist. In the end, the Japanese logistics troops, transportation troops and various agencies faced the roaring German war. The car is gone.

"Telegram from the Air Force." Lieutenant General Eric, who was sitting in his command vehicle and observing the distance, received the telegram from his subordinates and frowned slightly after reading it.

"It seems that the British are determined to win here." The suppression of the Thessaloniki port was not very successful. The British deployed mine protection nets in the port to reduce the effect of torpedo attacks. In order to ensure that this To ensure the security of this port, the British mobilized 3 additional squadrons of fighter jets. In this way, unless the Bavarian Air Force concentrates its forces to conduct an assault here, the bombing effect will not be very good, and if the Air Force cannot completely suppress the opponent If so, Eric would definitely not be able to face the medium-caliber artillery that exceeds 3 digits!

"Let's collect the loot and leave, especially the naval guns. If the gun mount is destroyed or is too heavy, take the gun itself away. Even if we don't use these things, we can give them to the Turks." Lieutenant General Eric After a pause, he looked at the telegram sent by Baron Merlin. On the flank, the British 7th Armored Division and some troops drawn from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps had begun to attack the flank. Generally speaking, the troops belonging to Baron Merlin It’s a bit stressful!

"How's our record?" Eric asked.

"According to the statistics of the wreckage left on the battlefield, we destroyed at least 150 tanks and armored vehicles of various types, and seized no less than 200 motor vehicles. The Japanese army suffered about 10,000 casualties and prisoners in this battle, and 10,000 people were injured. It is estimated to be around 8,000 people. In this case, this 25,000-person division has completely lost its combat effectiveness. Unless the British replenish their equipment and continue to draw personnel from the country, we will not encounter this group again in the Balkans. Troops."

"This time we captured a relatively large number of artillery pieces. There are currently about 7 usable 6-inch artillery pieces and 5 4.7-inch artillery pieces. In addition, there are also a large number of French 75MM rapid-fire guns and a large amount of ammunition. These things Maybe it can be used in the next battle soon.”

"Our casualties are about 3,500. 25 tanks and armored units were completely lost, and more than 30 of the remaining tanks need to be repaired on the battlefield. 10 of them may need to be brought back for overhaul." A staff officer gave a brief summary of the battle report The content was discussed.

"Okay, the basic mission has been completed. Let us help Baron Merlin. He is dealing with the British!" Lieutenant General Eric said.

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