Chapter 24: Soldiers Descending on the City (Part II)
In the Maltese command, Captain Price, the highest-ranking commander, took over this great mess, and now many of the troops on the island of Malta have lost contact, and now only a small number of garrisons in the harbor can directly carry out his orders, and just now, one of the three most powerful warships has been blown up, and now Colonel John can be said to be in the mood of a dog.
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The German planes are still flying up and down, and now because there is another aircraft carrier, the density of German planes is even greater, and it has to be said that now the German planes almost completely control the sky, and even a few anti-aircraft guns have been destroyed. Now German planes are attacking the destroyers anchored in the harbor like flies. According to the intelligence of the British, soon the French aircraft carriers will arrive here, and then Malta, no matter how strong it is, will not be able to survive such a powerful offensive.
The captain had long been ready to return home to face trial, because the loss of such an important place, when he took over the command, was enough for those high-ranking officials to hang themselves on the gallows. Anyway, in the words of the low-level soldiers, the advantages are all officials, and the disadvantages are soldiers.
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Hank's team once again encountered the mysterious army, which wiped out the enemy soldiers in the buildings outside the harbor as soon as it appeared, but then the mysterious army disappeared again.
Hank had no choice but to attack the port garrison, and now was the best time to attack the port, because now the three warships were busy dealing with the air raids, and they had no time to pay attention to the situation on the ground.
In the headquarters, Ji Feng and Rommel were sorting out the materials, because now it seemed that even a herd of pigs could take down the port. An adjutant who was packing up the paper left by Ji Feng secretly hid a piece of paper back, but this adjutant's actions were not discovered by anyone, because the headquarters was now a busy scene.
Ji Feng sent out the news through the reporter accompanying the army that "in the perfect attack of the German Third Reich, the defenders of Malta Island are about to be completely annihilated".
Then Ji Feng issued a speech: "I am Major General Rosen, the commander of the airborne operation on the island of Malta, and I am very happy to tell you that our mission has achieved the final victory, and with the efforts of the officers and men of the Seventh Airborne Division, the British troops stationed on the island of Malta have been wiped out by the great German soldiers. Now the German soldiers are searching for a small number of recalcitrant British **, and it is expected that they will be able to complete all the tasks within a few days. The honor of this operation belongs to every officer and soldier who participated in the battle, to the great Führer, and to the great German ......"
Many years later, the adjutant made public the contents of the piece of paper he had put away: "I am Major General Rosen, the commander of the airborne Maltese Island, and I regret to inform you that our operation has failed because of my incorrect command and underestimation of the enemy. As the commander-in-chief of this operation, I am willing to take responsibility for the death of countless excellent German soldiers on the island of Malta, and our army has suffered heavy losses as a result......"
"The two very different speeches are a testament to General Ludendorff Rosen's preparation." These were the words of the adjutant when he released the two speeches to the media after his retirement. In the adjutant's old countenance and yellowed paper, one seemed to find the feeling of the war years of the past, the feeling that nothing was certain.
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Hank's team was tasked with capturing alive the personnel of the Command who would be an important part of the strategic strike against the British. And Ji Feng also had to rebel against these people and find a way to recruit them to his command.
Hank checked the magazines and led his team to the location of the headquarters in the harbor, and after calling in air support to target the firepower that could threaten Hank's team, Hank's team set off.
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The British troops in the port were truly elite troops, otherwise they would not have resisted for so long under the all-out attack of the Germans. Their weapons are more advanced, at least submachine guns, supplemented by some heavy firepower borrowed from naval warehouses, and the firepower density of these units has been greatly improved.
However, the weapons in the troops guarding the headquarters were relatively backward, and even some squads did not have usable automatic firepower, which made Ji Feng very frightened. Hank was very happy, because at least these people would not pose any threat to him and his troops. In urban combat, submachine guns are of course the best, because of their fast rate of fire and short and concise, it can be said that everywhere they go. (Because they're about to appear in the desert, of course, it's the bloody sand)
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Captain Price didn't equip himself with many men, because he wouldn't survive anyway, so it was better to be a noble victim like the previous commander, rather than a tragic urger to be judged after returning home.
Because of this, Hank's team was able to reach Captain Price's door with minimal casualties, and even after Price had just made a free decision, Hank's team had already captured him. Before being captured, Captain Price did not put up any resistance, which did make Hank's team very confused. However, as a qualified soldier, don't ask this truth, Hank still knows, so Captain Price was escorted to the plane and then escorted to Ji Feng.
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Soon, the defenders in the port surrendered to Ji Feng's troops because of problems with the ammunition supply line that they didn't have, and Ji Feng personally attended the surrender ceremony, and the embarrassed appearance of the British soldiers was furious in the newspapers all over the world, and the whole world knew that the British government was of no help here.
However, Churchill quickly came forward to praise the sacrifice of Captain Price and the former commander, and personally visited their families to greet their widows. But then Churchill did another failed thing, that is, he severely reprimanded the surrendered British soldiers for their lack of dedication and disgrace to the Anglo-Saxons.
However, Goebbels quickly came out and said that the British soldiers were very wise, because they were facing an enemy several times their size, and surrender was the right choice. Compared to the stupid government, the British soldiers made the right choice, and Goebbels assured that the captured British soldiers would not be mistreated in any way in the German prisoner of war camps, and solemnly assured that the families of the captured soldiers would not harm any of the captured soldiers.
What seemed to be what Churchill should have done was also done by Goebbels, but Churchill did not know that a very terrible conspiracy was sweeping towards him. br