Chapter 2053 The Strongest Wave 3

In less than 10 minutes, the second batch of German bombers dropped more than 200 tons of bombs on the marching column of the French rear troops! The dense high-explosive bombs and incendiary bombs almost formed a moving wall of fire that cut the French army in the middle. Afterwards, the German bombers who dropped the bombs still did not evacuate. They circled and dived at low altitude, chasing the fleeing soldiers. French soldiers and vehicles plowed the land over and over again with bullets and light bombs, leaving behind thousands of French corpses and thousands of vehicle and artillery wreckage. The smoke and flames rising from the intensive attack could even be seen by Gallieni in the rear, and the bombers hovering in the sky were hovering over the latter, so much so that Gallieni's command headquarters did not even dare to send a telegram. hair!

The continuous attacks from multiple directions and levels have made the French army feel a little overwhelmed. However, at this point, the French armored forces on the front line still did not retreat. They blocked the front of the German armored forces, just like a A warrior with bruises all over his body but still with undiminished fighting spirit fights and perseveres!

The number of German armored forces is not large. The pure armored forces are 2 armored divisions and 1 independent armored brigade. However, the French only invested three armored divisions in the first wave. Although the French are smaller in scale, But the victory lies in the large number of reinforcements. In this battle, the French have invested more than 500 armored units.

The French's decisive and fierce counterattack surprised Count Schmidt. The French army yesterday and just now and the French army they are facing now seem to be two different concepts. The latter is more tenacious and has higher combat effectiveness. However, when the German bomber force came again, the result was already determined. The French's large reinforcements were blocked behind, and the sporadic armored units and large amounts of infantry that were now added to the battlefield were at the end of their strength in the face of the German army.

If the French armored forces just now are still capable of fighting head-on, when the infantry units of both sides are in place, the French army will obviously not be able to. You know, an ordinary Bavarian first-line infantry division has 1 to 2 assault gun companies as Support fire, while a pure Bavarian Rapid Division would have an additional battalion of mixed assault guns and tanks!

The French's most elite and most lethal Saint-Moncha self-propelled anti-tank artillery unit suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. After the massive losses of this weapon, which was the only weapon that could limit the German army in armored warfare, the remaining Wolf tanks faced The FT10 tank can almost be described as massacre. Under the cover of Hu Feng and Rhino self-propelled artillery in the rear, the FT10 did not have much choice except being blown up one by one and left in place. The previous chaotic fighting situation made the French suffer even more. The German army, which had the advantage and air cover, could reorganize its troops, while the French army was overwhelmed by the continuous attacks!

When the reorganized German armored forces launched a charge against the scattered French army, the tank battle that had been fought between them for several hours was finally coming to an end. When the remaining 110 or so German tanks and assault guns were When more than 500 aircraft rushed towards the French army who was preparing to retreat under the cover, the French army's front line completely collapsed!

First, an incomplete German armored battalion quickly penetrated the French defense line. They crossed the burning enemy and friendly tanks and killed the last company of French tanks blocking the road in front. Then they quickly maneuvered to both sides, giving A fierce attack came from behind the fighting French army, and intensive firefights broke out from behind the French army's position. The French, who had been beaten like a frightened bird, thought that a large number of German troops had retreated. Under the heavy pressure on the battlefield and in their hearts, In panic, the French army began to retreat!

"Put down your weapons. You have fulfilled your obligations. You have performed worthy of the name of warriors. War is not for killing.

And when everything is doomed, returning alive is the last option. "It has to be said that the French won the respect of the German army with their last fight, so the German army decided to persuade these elite French soldiers to surrender first.

Perhaps they realized that the situation was over, or perhaps the tragic casualties had worn away the French's will to resist. After a brief hesitation, some soldiers finally threw away their weapons and chose to surrender. After handing over these prisoners to the subsequent infantry, the armored troops continued the assault non-stop. It was just after noon, and there was still half a day left to fight!

The rumbling tanks drove through the battlefield full of craters and flames, rushing deep into the French. Under the cover of aerial bombers, the air-to-ground firepower was like a moving three-dimensional fire wall sweeping across the entire French rear as the German troops advanced. By this time, the French army, which had already broken through the defense line and lost most of its armored units, still wanted to resist. They used scattered combat artillery and machine guns, as well as long-range artillery hidden in some blind spots to continuously block the German advance.

"Your Majesty General, our armored forces have suffered heavy losses. Although they have severely damaged the German army, they are still unable to stop them from moving forward. The Germans are already close to the urban area of ​​Chateau Thierry. If they choose to storm the city, we can still fight with them. They were fighting in the streets," an officer reported to Gallieni.

"The Germans will not engage in street fighting with us, because there is no need. They only need to cut off our connection with the front line. Now answer me, how many armored units and heavy artillery do we have left?" Gallieni asked.

"More than 70% of the armored units deployed on the battlefield have been lost. We now have no more than 80 tanks scattered across various places. The situation of the heavy artillery units is better. 30% of the 155MM and above artillery units have been lost, but more running groups have been destroyed. Suppress, don't dare to fire. If we wait until night, our situation will be better," said an officer.

"At night? Maybe, but all this doesn't mean much anymore." Gallieni said something that made everyone feel baffled.

"Okay, I want to report the situation to Mr. President. Everyone else, get out!" Gallieni said and walked to his desk. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up the red hotline phone on the desk.

"How is the situation now?" The French President's slightly hoarse voice sounded on the other side of the phone.

"Too bad, the Germans came too fast and we were caught off guard. With all due respect to your Excellency, President, we have lost the war." Gallieni went straight to the point.

"No chance at all?" the president asked.

"Yes, there is no chance. Before the fighting starts on the frontal battlefield, we can save at least 300,000 French soldiers' lives," Gallieni said.

"Wait a moment, I will make a decision tomorrow." The voice on the other side hesitated for a moment and finally said.

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