Chapter 11: Yellow Lightning
,,。 The invasion of Denmark and Norway in 1940, Ji Feng didn't catch up with this goods, and he has been busy with naval affairs, and Mr. Ge even wondered if his closest brother-in-law was bought by Mr. Lei
On May 10, 1940, the German army launched an attack on the three Low Countries according to its original history, and due to the influence of Ji Feng, Hitler would not stop this time
Ji Feng led his troops to pass through the Ardennes Forest first, this place has broken out two wars in the original history, the first was the Yellow Lightning in 1940, the second was the Ardennes counterattack in 1945, and the two were five years apart, but the strategic positions of the two sides were just the opposite
When the yellow lightning was in place, the Germans were in an advantage, so it was the Germans who took the initiative to chase the British and French forces
In the Ardennes counterattack, Germany was at an absolute disadvantage, but it was just a desperate fight
Now Ji Feng is pondering history in his tank, because Ji Feng and his lieutenant are poking out of the hatch at the top of the turret, Ji Feng's tank is like a T34 hexagonal turret version with the hatch open, which is the legendary Mickey Mouse
There were no defenders at the Arden Pass, and if you want to talk about the defenders, there is only an armored force of only 1,000 people, equipped with three Renault tanks, but Ji Feng didn't fire the cannon at all, and just used the 151\20 anti-aircraft machine gun to abuse the infantry of the combined three tanks
The French infantry were attacked without even the slightest resistance, and were wiped out without even the slightest resistance
After leaving the Ardennes Forest, Ji Feng and the others' troops parted ways
The spearhead of the Central Route Army was Ji Feng's Goering Panzergrenadier Brigade and Erwin Rommel's Seventh Light Armored Division, and Ji Feng was still very happy that he could fight side by side with Brother Long
The route of operations of the Central Route Army was to seize the coastal areas to the north and then to the south to occupy Paris, which was a very tempting road map
As far as attacking the north is concerned, because the Anglo-French forces should all be transferred to Belgium and the Netherlands, the north of France should now be regarded as a huge piece of fat, waiting for any German ** officer who dares to challenge to take a bite
But it seemed that things backfired, and Ji Feng's reconnaissance plane unit found that there were more than 100,000 British expeditionary forces ahead
Ji Feng didn't dare to be careless at all, although his troops plus Rommel totaled more than 30,000 people, but the more than 100,000 people on the other side were the most elite British Expeditionary Force at the peak of the moment, plus some of their good officers, maybe Ji Feng needed to take out the psychological preparation for half of his troops to be wiped out
Major General Montgomery commanded the British Seventh Infantry Division, a "fox hunter", and now he is still a little-known small division commander, with no more than 10,000 men under his command
Major General Montgomery was tasked with stationing in place, as the British reconnaissance planes discovered that the German Panzergrenadier units were heading towards their positions
Ji Feng's Army Aviation Wing sent two SB1A reconnaissance planes to conduct reconnaissance, and found that the opposite side seemed to be the legendary British Expeditionary Force, so they immediately thought that Ji Feng reported Ji Feng's second wave of attacks, and only when he issued an order from the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces, OK, his subordinate troops were all in chaos, and he might have issued an order to retreat, but OKH issued an order to retreat, but he issued an order to hold on to the spot, and the enemy's number was the Third Infantry Division, which was only the first unit in front of Ji Feng, and after the bombers identified it, there should be several brigades behind it. No less than 50,000 people were stationed here
Ji Feng did not directly order his troops to charge like fools, but ordered an hour of rest, artillery units and army aviation units jointly launched a carpet bombardment of the enemy position, and Ji Feng's target was to pour 10,000 tons of bombs and 5,000 tons of artillery shells on the enemy position
Ji Feng is also very generous now, of course, he has to show off the strong firepower of his troops, although this is not his own troops, but now that Admiral Bock has given himself so much ammunition, he is really sorry for the cultivation of the national society
Just as Ji Feng was preparing to attack, a telegram from OK directly pulled Ji Feng back, and Ji Feng's Goering Brigade was handed over to Mandolfer to command, and Ji Feng was sent to Belgium
Ji Feng was also very strange, and the commander of Army Group B, General Bock, received Ji Feng and conveyed to him the task that he would be the supreme commander of the Waterloo side and would have all the combat command of the Waterloo side
Ji Feng was very curious, so Admiral Bock began to explain: "There are at least 400,000 Anglo-French troops in Waterloo, which is different from what we expected, probably because the French and the British are temporarily conscripted, of course, their weapons are also good, so one of the armies attacking at Waterloo has been broken up, we need a suitable general to reorganize this army, and defeat the British, I will draw you an armored division from my troops, this is all the troops I can squeeze out"
Ji Feng: This should be regarded as a firing line promotion, although it is only a temporary part-time job, but as long as this battle is fought well, it will definitely greatly improve the status of the Air Force
When Ji Feng arrived at the eastern suburbs of Waterloo, the British and French forces confronted the Germans in the western suburbs, and the battle just now consumed a lot of vitality on both sides, and they needed to rest for a period of time before they could recover
On Ji Feng's side were the 3rd Armored Division, the 6th Infantry Division, the 9th Infantry Division, the 17th Infantry Division, and the 30th Infantry Division
Among them, most of the 6th Infantry Division has been dispersed, and the 9th Infantry Division has also lost more than half, which means that these two divisions can only be counted as one division
The Anglo-French coalition army facing is the elite unit of the Anglo-French coalition army, but Lord Gort not only needs to command the Battle of Waterloo, but also needs to command the battle in Brussels, so Ji Feng still has a little advantage
The British actively drew their own British 1st Armoured Division, which can be called the most elite armored division in Britain, with a total of three armored brigades, including: the 1st Royal Heavy Gray Dragoon Brigade, The 1st Royal Cuirassier Brigade and the 1st Royal England Mixed Cavalry Brigade, of which the 1st Royal Heavy Grey Dragoon Brigade and the 1st Royal England Mixed Cavalry Brigade were two units belonging to the British Royal Guard, which participated in the decisive battle with the French Guards in 1815 with the French Guards, and the 1st Royal Heavy Grey Dragoon Brigade had two heavy armoured regiments with a total of 192 tanks
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