Chapter 413

Borol took control of the town of bit, and the first airborne battalion then set up its own headquarters in bit. Then borol was ordered to take people back to the side of the beach where the German army landed and destroy the British artillery positions there.

Although a large number of artillery positions were killed by German planes, there were still some scattered British artillery positions with excellent concealment firing on the beach. These shelling slowed down the landing speed of the German landing troops, so the paratroopers were ordered to clear away the troubles that the landing troops could not solve for a moment.

After breakfast, the paratrooper company commander borol set out with his soldiers. They walked through the woodland of bushes and small trees, and appeared in a mysterious way behind the defenders of the British coastline.

Even behind the line of defense, in order to prevent them from being attacked by German Paratroopers who have made great achievements in Holland, the British coastline positions have been set up as circular defensive positions. At this moment, the beach is in full swing, and this side is relatively cold.

Because there was no such thing as the German Paratroopers sneaking in from behind, the British coastal garrison, which was originally short of troops, eventually transferred most of its defense forces. Now most of the rest are recruits with no combat experience, as well as a few sporadic machine gun positions.

German Paratroopers have learned a lot about this ridiculous defense. A few machine gun positions were set up not far from the cannon. This kind of Pediatrics continued from Holland to France and was seen in England, which made borol feel a little upset. It's still the suppression of machine gun fire, it's still the outflanking and then the attack, it's still the result of one-sided without suspense.

By the time borol and his men had rushed into the British trench, there were only a dozen steaming bodies left. The British placed two field howitzers, about five, on the artillery position hidden under a dozen big trees. 5-inch large caliber howitzer, looks very powerful.

In World War II, British artillery calibre was designed and manufactured according to inch, so a lot of gun calibres that people think are very strange, such as this kind of 5. In fact, the caliber of a 5-inch gun should be 140 mm. Its performance is worse than that of a 150 mm German gun of the same period, but it has a certain advantage in range.

This is also related to the differences in the design requirements of artillery between the two sides. Based on the tactics of rapid advance of armored forces, Germany thinks that the range of artillery is not so important. Akado and his generals prefer artillery that can accompany the rapid advance of tank forces, so they prefer lightweight artillery. However, the British paid more attention to the range of artillery, and they did not have too many requirements for artillery weight and other data, so they were able to produce artillery with a longer range.

The paratroopers who can't use these cannons can't leave the cannons to the British. After destroying the two cannons with explosives, borol took his soldiers along the trenches and cement fortifications and continued to March horizontally. When they met the British, they fired and killed them, destroying two British machine gun blockhouses from behind.

"Set up machine guns here! Cover us for the high ground over there Borol pointed to the highland of a British machine gun bunker in the distance and said, "keep firing! Beat them up! "

With the unique sound of machine guns, the German Paratroopers soon rushed towards their third target. The British seemed to be disturbed. They did not expect that the German would rush along the trench, so most of them intercepted the attack of the German Paratroopers? The sporadic firing of Enfield's rifles did not constitute a threat at all.

Borol leaned against the wall of the trench, dragged the mp-44 assault rifle and fired one by one at the distant targets. The body of the gun trembled as the bullet came out. The British soldiers nearby were hit by the bullet and fell down.

"One! Two! Three Borol was still pulling the trigger. Under his cover, the two soldiers approached their target, took out the grenade and threw it into the British trench in the distance.

"Boom! Boom Two grenades exploded in a trench controlled by British soldiers, raising a cloud of dust and smoke. Rubble and shrapnel were scattered, flying into the sky with British soldiers' weapons and arms.

With the two explosions, the German Paratroopers with rifles bent forward and rushed up. A German paratrooper who was not in the trench was hit by a stray bullet and just jumped up, he shook and fell down. However, more German Paratroopers rushed to the position, and there was a lot of gunfire.

By the time borol, Baru and others went to the highland, it had been occupied by German Paratroopers. Two brave soldiers put up a German flag on the top of the mountain. As a result, one person was hit by the palm of his hand and two fingers flew.

The German landing forces at the foot of the mountain saw the German flag and cheered. Soon the British garrison position here was pierced and became the second British position to be pierced. The German Paratroopers with dusty faces and the landing troops with bloody faces met triumphantly, then fell back to back in the British trench and gasped loudly.

As they gasped, 60 Crusader helicopters with weapons and special forces roared over their heads, then made vertical landings in some areas. Although four planes were shot down, the oppressive momentum made the British garrison lose their footing. A large number of garrisons were killed by special forces coming from the sky. More people fled in panic and gave up the defensive positions that they could hold for a long time.

The British garrison who left the defensive position was not as good as the chicks who lost their hens in front of the German elite. The slaughter really began. Hundreds of British garrison were killed in the process of escape, and the loss rate of British garrison rose sharply. Garrisoned in this sea area is the 1st regiment of the 5th division of the 5th British army, including the direct coastal artillery force. This regiment has more than 1700 people, but now it has lost two-thirds of its defensive positions, and more than half of the losses have collapsed. Of course, compared with the casualties they caused to the Germans, it can even be said that the British won a long time ago. The regiment killed 2 391 German soldiers at the cost of more than 850 deaths. If it wasn't for the terrain, these experienced German soldiers would be able to defeat two or even three of these new regiments. However, with the collapse, the disaster of this regiment will come. Although helicopters are easy to suffer losses in positional warfare with complete air defense firepower, they are just artifact to chase and kill the defeated troops. More than a dozen helicopters circled overhead, leaving no trace of British troops escaping the coastline. As a result, the casualties of the 1700 strong British Infantry Regiment rose from 850 to 1400. Unfortunately, this is not the only bad news for the British 5th Army today. At 11:30, because of the shelling of French and Italian battleships, the headquarters of the British 5th army was hit by artillery shells, and the commander and staff officers and more than half of the senior commanders were killed. As a result, the command system of the 5th army, which was already in chaos, became more chaotic after 11:30, and failed to gather troops to form a complete resistance and counterattack against the German landing forces until 2:00 p.m. With the landing of German tanks and the landing of Colonel Duke, the commander-in-chief of the front line, the German forces played their due role. At 1:50 p.m. that day, the akkado Youth League of the SS stormed into Buckton and occupied the first small port on the beach, making it easier to load and unload. At 3 p.m., more than 60000 German soldiers boarded the British mainland, and the despairing news spread to the British one after another. For example, in the evening of that day, the most elite German armored forces, The second Panzer began unloading at Buckton. The German Paratroopers who helped the landing troops to take the beach were not idle. Borol was ordered to go back to the town of bit, because the British Fourth Army had penetrated the peripheral defense line and had approached bit. Their purpose was to take bit town and then the most important Buckton. As night falls, Germany's air force advantage and naval advantage will no longer exist. All the British Royal Navy who got the news went out of port and rushed to the German landing site regardless of the loss. Their purpose is very simple. They rely on the night to raid the German landing fleet and destroy the German transport ships as much as possible, so as to reduce Germany's subsequent replenishment capacity. Whether it's Churchill or Montgomery, whether it's arcado or lundstedt, everyone knows that the night ahead is about winning. Whether Germany can keep this long night without the cover of Navy and air force will be the key to whether Germany can defeat Britain and kick Britain out before the United States can react. As the sun gradually sets down the hillside, borol holds his assault rifle and his face is unspeakably calm. He knows that this night will be full of blood and fighting. He also knows that this night is as important for the British as it is for the Germans. He can only fight to the death, fight to the death to survive this night and usher in the next day's brightness and victory. He prayed that he could complete the task and bring honor back to his motherland. February 14, 1938, was destined to be a bloody valentine's day. On the beach of Norwich, nearly 4000 bodies of soldiers from both sides proved the difference of this Valentine's day and that even in the best days, the most disastrous things will happen. This is the war, this is the life of the Communist Party. Rotterdam, the Netherlands, former royal palace of the Netherlands, now head of state Xingyuan. Acardo took the phone and comforted his wife Mercedes in a soft voice: "dear, I'm really sorry that I didn't spend this Valentine's day with you... Well, I know you miss me very much too... All I can do is to spend this wonderful holiday with these souls... Thank you, Happy Valentine's day... I love you, I love you as much as I love this country. Today, many readers have seen the problems in the preparation of artillery before landing. Long Ling is very grateful. Today, I'd like to add more. Thank the "Scholar" and other readers for their enthusiastic help! Thank you!