Chapter 2065 Destruction Four
"We can't all stay here. You will go to Major General John in a while, and he will lead some of your personnel to break through. Now, the German encirclement has not yet closed, and there are many gaps. Small troops can escape. Montgomery, you You are a very talented person, your military career has just begun, there is no need to accompany me here to die." Lord Hamilton said.
"What about you, my lord?" asked Montgomery.
"As an army commander, I will live and die with my men," said Lord Hamilton.
"Your Excellency, it is the honor of a soldier to live and die with his subordinates, but in this critical period, the British Empire needs your wisdom. You are the senior commander who knows the battle and the combat effectiveness of the German army best. Under the circumstances, you should leave a useful body and return to Dunkirk to rescue the entire British Expeditionary Force with Marshal Haig." A British officer advised.
"I'm here to serve the Empire, at least I'm here, I can delay with my brothers for a while, as long as we can pin the Germans here, then Marshal Haig will have time to figure out the whole thing There is time to adjust the deployment.” Then Hamilton made a gesture to signal everyone to be quiet: “All the personnel on the list are ready to transfer immediately, and the remaining personnel let us fight for the future of the empire together!”
It has to be said that Lord Hamilton made the right choice at the last moment. His group army has reached the last moment, and most of them will be wiped out or captured by the opponent. Rash withdrawal will only make the harvest easier for the opponent. Therefore, Lord Hamilton left most of his troops to defend and hold back his opponents. At the same time, he concentrated most of his vehicles and fuel to carry some key personnel and items to leave at night. It was absolutely impossible during the day. The German planes would bomb all the places in the wilderness. Non-German target! And these personnel include technical arms, excellent commanders and staff officers, and some personnel who cannot fight, such as doctors. These personnel can continue to perform their role when they return to British positions.
However, Hamilton was still a bit short in his judgment on some key matters. He was very sensitive to the French's changes, but he lacked understanding of the Germans' strength. Even though he was beaten to the ground, he still underestimated the German army In his letter to Marshal Haig, he mentioned that his group army could hold off the Germans for at least 3 days before the Germans would be able to go north. But what about the actual situation? First, Lord Hamilton simply couldn't last that long. Second, in the north, as many as four armies prepared by Crown Prince Ruprecht are ready to go, waiting for the French to get out of the way.
Even the people evacuated by Lord Hamilton tonight went very badly, because just three hours after they left the British position in the dark, the convoy commanded by Major General John ran into General Schmidt who was heading north. The Battle of Gustave Assault Group - a small part!
"Mr. Major, there seems to be something on the road!" A German sergeant said, pointing to the lights that suddenly appeared on the road in the distance. As an army fighting behind enemy lines. The Germans are still very cautious. Although France has surrendered now, the Germans still carried out a complete deployment during the march, especially the night march. Ordinary wheeled vehicles and personnel walked on the road, while half-track vehicles and armored vehicles walked along the road. The fields on both sides of the road are spread out, which can facilitate investigation and provide cover, and the guards of the convoy will inevitably arrange investigation forces and rear forces. These troops are also walking in the field. After all, it is too conspicuous on the road, and I don't know when I will be ambushed, but the British on the opposite side are in a hurry, and it is not so easy for the British convoy, which is almost all wheeled vehicles, to go wild!
"It can't be our convoy,
First of all the direction is wrong, this is more like the British troops being withdrawn from the front line, secondly, they did not deploy the front liaison personnel, each of our troops will be equipped with a radio transponder on a car, which can only emit fixed signals , but we sent it, and the other party did not respond. So tell the lads we hit the jackpot today! "The German major quickly identified the other party's identity, and then an ambush began!
The Germans carefully arranged their traps. The simple way of setting up an ambush on both sides and then pinching the head and tail is the most elementary tactic in the German military academy, and a major of the elite German army will naturally better complete the entire ambush plan, so , In the last short period of time before the British army arrived, he deployed his not too many troops very efficiently, and the ambush area also chose an L-shaped corner area on the road!
"Is this far away from the battlefield? It feels very relaxed. Maybe we can run out more people." At this time, Montgomery, who was crowded with his colleagues on a half-track vehicle, looked outside vigilantly, thinking wildly. However, at this moment, flames suddenly appeared behind a hill in the distance. Afterwards, a series of flares rose into the sky, and then slowly descended under the action of the parachute. The intense light instantly illuminated the entire road! Almost everyone understood that they were ambushed!
Intensive rain of bullets spewed out from the woods in the distance, and the special sound of the German 40MM cannon hit everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer. These things called destruction hammers were the most feared by all non-heavy armored targets Existence, they are even more deadly than large caliber artillery, because they have a faster rate of fire, as long as there is sufficient ammunition, it is not difficult at all to shoot more than 3 digit shells in a minute!
The dense shells instantly smashed the two British vehicles at the rear into pieces. The flames and wreckage cut off the way for the British army to retreat, but the vehicles in front were still able to pass, and the sound of machine guns rang out on the battlefield like tearing tarpaulin. , The firefly-like tracer bullets were so conspicuous in the dark night, the British counterattacked blindly, and even some infantrymen who assisted in the cover mission jumped out of the car and started a fierce confrontation with the opponent.
"Let's go quickly, before the front is blocked!" Major General John issued an order. The road ahead seemed to be smooth. The British forward quickly passed through the L-shaped road without being attacked. Afterwards, a large number of The car tried to speed up and pass through this area, because once it passed through this area, it would be difficult for the enemy troops who were ambushing on both sides to directly threaten them. The desire to survive was so strong that the British subconsciously ignored some hidden crises .
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