Chapter 2076 Counterattack One
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Flares like raindrops slowly fell from the sky, illuminating the battlefield like daytime. Under the bright light, you can clearly see groups of British troops forming a very wide forward line under the guidance of tanks and armored vehicles. The Germans attacked. The roar of artillery and the roar of machine guns overwhelmed other sounds on the battlefield. Countless tracer bullets jumped in the air. The British didn't have time to use artillery to slowly clear their opponents, and the German army's long-range artillery was not as good as the British army, so they also tended to fight in close combat. Therefore, the two sides collided quickly, and the battle entered a brutal close combat from the beginning!
"At 2 o'clock, 500 meters, a British tank, with armor-piercing shells!" Through the commander's observation mirror, Guderian locked on a British tank exposed to flares, and the gunner quickly pointed the barrel at When the cross in the scope pressed the target, the artillery was activated decisively. With the tail of the gun jumping back suddenly, a 75MM armor-piercing bullet roared out and hit the tank in the distance. The side of the car body!
"Release the smoke, put in reverse gear, and evacuate!" It was too late to see if it hit the target, the gun had already exposed Guderian's position, and soon, dense flares would come, and the night would not be able to provide protection, so this Sometimes, only smoke bombs are more reliable!
According to the route left in advance, Guderian commanded the tank to retreat quickly and then turned to a nearby bush. The British's sense of smell was really keen, and the tracer bullets from the machine gun and the flares fired from the mortar instantly enveloped the tank that was under attack. Unfortunately, they could only see the vague figure hidden in the black smoke.
The British tankers who had already hit the head rushed up angrily. They tried to cut through the smoke and kill the attacker at close range. And the British infantry, who were used to following the tanks, immediately followed the tanks to catch up, so inadvertently, they exposed their flanks and backs to other German troops hidden in the night!
Another 3 tanks and at least 20 machine guns hidden in the nearby villages and towns suddenly opened fire less than 300 meters away from the British army. With a high rate of fire, the rain of bullets intertwined with dozens of MG machine guns instantly covered the entire marching column of the British army. Caught off guard, this covering side shot instantly wiped out most of the troops on the unobstructed terrain. The British infantry, accompanied by a tooth-piercing sound like a chainsaw, the figures that originally moved in the night were harvested like wheat. After confirming that the British tanks were completely destroyed, the German tanks rushed out of the hiding place and launched a counterattack with the infantry. At this time, Guderian, who was in charge of luring the enemy, was preparing to reattach the interrupted track with the help of engineers.
The battle between the two sides quickly fell into chaos, and the British soon discovered that even under the best circumstances, they chose the most suitable method of warfare that the British army thought was the most suitable, but they were still not the opponents of the Germans! The British's first wave of infantry assault did not cut the Germans' seemingly loose defense line into pieces. On the contrary, the Germans launched a counterattack in some places. Under the cover of 2 or even 1 company of tanks, the German elite infantry Dare to launch a counter-assault against the British army that is several times larger than yourself!
The Germans seem to have thought of the tactics of the British army and responded accordingly. They will first destroy the British tanks by luring and setting up an ambush. Then, the tanks will avoid the front of the British army and find a fast general on the flanks. The British army's front line was cut off. After defeating the British army's defense with tanks and armored vehicles, infantry would also join the battlefield to expand the victory. This kind of attack is usually very fast. The Germans withdraw their troops as if they were attacking, and they leave when they succeed, so that the British army who arrived later could not find anyone to retaliate.
"What's our current situation?" Marshal Haig, who was in the headquarters at this time, drove a group of staff members to busy mark the positions of the various troops on the map and asked.
"From the current point of view, the progress of our troops is not bad, but the overall situation is not optimistic. The Germans seem to have given up some positions at night, creating a wide middle ground between us. We attacked very quickly. , but not many destroyed artillery were found," said Admiral Wilson.
"Then let our offensive troops move faster! We must bite the main force of the German army tonight, and then hit them hard." Marshal Haig said through gritted teeth.
"Then what do we do during the day? The Germans took a step back and consumed our strength. In the daytime, they launched a counterattack. At this time, we have lost the support of most of the long-range artillery, and we still have to face the German air force. said Admiral Wilson.
"We will turn to defense during the day. As long as we can reach the position of this dotted line, we can use the previous bunkers and terrain. There will definitely be losses, but as long as we can last until night, we can launch a second round of attack! In addition, order The Fifth Army retracted its line of defense and retreated to the north." Marshal Haig thought for a while and added, in fact, the last sentence already reflected that Marshal Haig himself was somewhat lacking in confidence, so while launching a frontal attack, Marshal Haig also In the process of withdrawing troops.
At this time, the British army was still fighting hard. Relying on the huge superiority of troops, they gradually advanced forward. Although the Germans' short assault said that the British army was scarred, it did not stop the British army from advancing until they caught up. To the positions lost 2 days ago - those villages, towns, stations and warehouses captured by the Germans by surprise!
Here, the German army is no longer retreating, they are like nails nailed to these key areas, firmly blocking the progress of the British! In a complicated environment, the Germans told the British with bloody facts that the high-quality infantry that the British were proud of since the Sun King era has become history, even if there is no artillery bonus, even if there is no cutting-edge Tanks, German infantry are still better than the British!
A large number of German troops equipped with general-purpose machine guns and submachine guns clearly have an advantage in various levels of firepower confrontation. Sometimes a well-positioned MG machine gun team can easily suppress a company's attack from the British army. In a matter of minutes, the Germans would still drive the British back with a crossfire of semi-automatic rifles and submachine guns. The engineers from the various companies below also played a considerable role. They are proficient in soil work and blasting, and relying on some simple equipment, they can create a terrible death trap in a few minutes.
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