Chapter Seventy-Four: The Liberation of Stavanger VIII
Maximi was greeted by a group of tanks under black pressure.
He was no stranger to tanks Maximilian, having seen them when he was in France. On the way south from Stavanger, he also had a close encounter with an FT17 tank, standing on top of the FT17 tank for a photo taken by a war photographer.
But compared to the square, tall and mighty tanks on the other side, Maximilian felt that all the tanks he had seen were defective products produced in the garbage dump.
Looking at the long and thick barrel, I'm afraid that even the B1 tank can't help but shoot it! Maximilian thought nervously.
After searching for a long time, Maximilie didn't even find a single German infantryman, and there was only a black pressure of tanks and armored vehicles in front of him, is this the real strength of the Germans? How, unlike what the veterans said, where is the infantry group of the Germans?
As the German tanks got closer, Maximilian felt the shaking from the ground getting louder and louder, and the noise from the tank's tracks becoming more and more harsh.
When Maximilia finally waited for the order to open fire, the French positions were filled with gunfire, with shells from 25-mm anti-tank guns, 75-mm infantry guns and 81-mm mortars mercilessly falling on the Germans.
Maximi hurriedly pulled the bolt of the gun and fired all five bullets with great speed, but he had no idea where the bullets were going, and he shot only to relieve the tension in his heart.
"Stop shooting, keep your head down, wait for my signal, let's run together, remember to follow me." Don Dyces suddenly grabbed Maximilian, who was about to shoot, and said.
"Why are we running?" Maximilian shouted.
"The position will definitely not be held, remember not to shoot, don't draw the attention of the Germans here." Don Dyce shouted.
A loud bang came from the left side of Maximilian, and Maximilian subconsciously looked to the left, and clearly saw a corpse lying on the edge of a foxhole ten meters away, and the head of the corpse was gone.
"Sandrus is finished, remember to hide, don't shoot, wait for my signal." Tang Dynasty shouted hoarsely.
"Reserve ・・・・・・" Tang Ducs grabbed Maximilian's right arm, and when he saw that the German tanks that had stopped firing began to move again, he jerked Maximilian's arm "Run." ”
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Daisi jumped out of the trench, rolled on the ground for a few meters with his gun, and crawled more than ten meters away with his hands and feet on the ground, then got up and bent down and ran towards the village to the west.
Looking at the Donates who were rolling out, Maximi hesitated for a moment, and finally made the same move driven by fear, and fled with Dondons towards the village.
As soon as the two men fled to the entrance of the village, they saw a major and several soldiers standing in front of them, who brandished a revolver and shouted: "You still have weapons and ammunition, you must stay and continue the fight." ”
Maximi blushed and lowered his head in shame, and Don did not hesitate to shout: "Mr. Major, this is not our war, we should save ourselves and go back to protect France." ”
With that, Dondons dragged Maximilian and ran over while the major was hesitating.
The major did not stop them again, but brandished his pistol and continued to intercept the other routers・・・・・・
There was no artillery preparation, no tentative attack, and at the suggestion of Major Schumacher to maintain maximum suddenness, Chen Dao ordered his men to rush directly to the position of the 2nd Battalion of the 25th Infantry Regiment of the French Army, accompanied by an armored reconnaissance company of the SS Special Mobile Division Reconnaissance Battalion, also armed with Type 251 half-tracks. Two battalions of infantry from the 4th Norwegian Infantry Brigade followed them.
On their left flank, the Germanian infantry** sent out an infantry battalion and, supported by four assault guns No. 4, launched a feint against a battalion of the 25 Infantry Regiment in order to pin them down.
After the 22 No. 4G tanks lined up in two rows and began to exchange fire with the French, the first line of tanks stopped and used tank guns and vehicle-mounted machine guns to fire at the French to suppress the French fire. The second line continued to move forward until it had gone a hundred meters before stopping to open fire and continue to suppress the French fire, at which point the first line of tanks began to advance until the second line of tanks had a distance of 100 meters.
The two rows of tanks alternately covered the rolling assault on the French positions, while more than forty Type 251 half-tracks followed behind, running over the French like a rolling millstone.
Faced with a murderous armored cluster, the infantry of the 2nd French battalion, which had only two 25-mm anti-tank guns, collapsed.
When they found the German tanks, the Germans were already less than 500 meters away from them, and then they saw that those mighty German tanks were unscathed under all kinds of gun blows, and the morale of the French soldiers, which was already low, was instantly wiped out.
Panic quickly spread among the French army, and soon soldiers began to flee, followed by officers.
Seeing the scattered backs of the French soldiers in the binoculars, Chen Dao shook his head and said: "It's really disappointing that the bandits collapsed without firing a shot." ”
Chen Dao's disappointment did not last long, and when the paratroopers and infantry who jumped off the half-track cleared the first line of French trenches and pursued the villages behind the trenches, the real resistance of the French arrived.
The 2nd French Battalion, which was fleeing, ran head-on into the commander of the 25th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Morseff, who stood on the avenue on a white horse and shouted: "Don't escape, give me back." ”
Seeing that the deserters were still running wildly, Morsev raised his hand and fired two shots in succession, and the two soldiers fell in a pool of blood. Only then did the fleeing French officers and men come to their senses, and stood still looking at Colonel Mortsev with a hideous face, with a look of fear in his eyes.
Loudly ordering the commander of the 2nd battalion to use the buildings of the village to reorganize the defenses, Morsev then threw into battle the heavily armed company that had come with him to reinforce him.
Under the coercion of Mortsev, supported by 6 25-mm anti-tank guns, 2 81-mm mortars and 3 infantry guns from the heavy weapons company, the infantry of the 2nd Battalion recovered a little morale, and under the leadership of officers and non-commissioned officers, they took advantage of the buildings in the village and the rough terrain on the edge of the village to shoot at the Germans.
"It turns out that they still have a back hand, but they are also mantis arms as a car." Chen Dao said and looked behind him, the Norwegian infantry was swarming, and the striker was about to run to him.
Lying on the left side of the front of the car, Chen Dao observed for a while and shouted: "There is a machine gun in the window of the house at eleven o'clock ahead, kill it." ”
Captain Lorenz immediately adjusted the direction of the gun, and about a minute later, Chen Dao saw that the house suddenly flashed a flash of fire and burst open, and the explosion caused the debris of bricks and tiles to fly all over the sky, and the machine gunner inside would definitely not survive.
Under Chen Dao's guidance, Lorenz then aimed his gun at an anti-tank gun, and a flash of flames flashed, engulfing the four gunners in flames and knocking the anti-tank gun to the ground.
After killing the two targets, Chen Dao saw the Norwegian infantry running past the two sides of the Bandit No. 1 and plunged into the battle ahead, so he ordered the driver to slow down and slowly follow up and press towards the village.
It was only then that Morsev realized that he had made a big mistake, he thought that the Germans had launched a feint as they had done yesterday, so he threw himself into battle without hesitation.
Seeing the tanks and armored vehicles following behind the German infantry, Morseff's heart suddenly sank, this kind of firepower is not something he can compete with at all, should he retreat?
After rolling his eyes a few times, Morsev shouted: "Follow me back to the regimental headquarters, I want to ask the division commander for help." ”
Before he could finish speaking, Morsev jumped on his horse and ran to the west of the village.
In the middle of the village, Tang Tang took Maximilian with him, and the farther he got from the line of fire. Seeing the back of Morseff's escape, Don Dyce finally felt relieved and boldly grabbed Maximilian to continue the great cause of fleeing.
Unexpectedly, the young Maximilian was stimulated by the battle, and he broke free from the pull of Don Downs, hiding behind the corner and continuing to shoot.
As soon as the ** fell, a powerful wave of qi hit, and the bodies of the two hit the wall almost at the same time, and then slipped to the ground.
In a daze, Don des saw countless pairs of feet running past his eyes, belonging to the French infantry who had collapsed again.
Don Tiers slowly stood up against the wall, then crouched down again, carrying the bloody Maximi on his shoulders, ready to escape.
As soon as Don turned around, he heard a loud bang, and an armored car smashed through the wooden wall in front of him as if it were descending from the heavens.
"Stop me, I want to leave after the fight, how can it be so easy." Chen Dao poked his head out and shouted at Tang Daisi with the box cannon in his hand.
Although he couldn't understand what Chen Dao said, the muzzle of the gun pointed at him made him know clearly what he should do.
Slowly putting down the wounded Maximilian, Tang Tangsi raised his hands high・・・・・・
As soon as the defensive line of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the French Army was breached, the exposed left flank of the 1st Infantry Battalion was attacked. Under attack from both sides, the 1st Infantry Battalion showed no more courage than their allies, and immediately joined the ranks of the collapse.
At 9:20 a.m. on April 18, after about an hour and a half of fighting, a breach nearly four kilometers wide was opened in the line of the French 25 Infantry Regiment.
After regrouping, Chen Dao said to Colonel Huber, the commander of the Germania regiment: "You go to outflank the French army in the south, I go to Stavanger, and we will meet you in Stavanger." ”
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