Chapter 253: The Annihilated British Army
"Attack with all your troops!" As a battle-hardened officer, although David has never heard the words "one blow, then exhaustion, and three declines", but this truth is clear. Fastest updates
If the courage that the soldiers have summoned up so far is delayed, I am afraid that all of them will be lost. It's hard to get agitated again.
So he did not give the soldiers too much time to prepare, but decisively gave the order for the whole army to attack.
The British artillery roared again, and all the British infantry that could move was divided into three waves, forming a scattered skirmish line and slowly advancing towards the Wenzhou city wall.
Although the British suffered heavy losses in the two rounds of attacks just now, it is undeniable that they are indeed an army with good fighting qualities.
Adjustments were quickly made to Wehrmacht's artillery attacks, and the sparse queue minimized the threat of Wehrmacht artillery.
"Order the troops, this time wait until the enemy comes into range and shoot." Zhou Ze looked at the posture of the British army and decisively adjusted the order.
This time the British pounced in full swing, and it would be dangerous to get closer to fight as they had done on the previous two occasions.
The artillery of the British roared, and the mortars of the second regiment, which was placed behind the walls, began to roar.
The field artillery belonged to the cannon, and the shells were straight, so they either hit the city wall directly, or flew directly over the city wall, so the direct threat to the defenders on the city head was not there.
Instead, the shells hit the walls and the debris caused some casualties to the defenders, and some soldiers were killed on the spot by the debris hit in the head.
However, the Wehrmacht's mortars were not to be outdone, and the mortar company, according to the order, continued to fire shells, despite the fact that the barrels had begun to turn hot and red.
One shell after another kept falling into the ranks of the British, although because of the loose formation of the British, the lethality caused was not so much, but it still brought a lot of casualties and huge psychological pressure to the British.
If David hadn't organized an officer regiment in the back, there would have been soldiers who had already turned around and ran back.
Although dozens of soldiers were killed and wounded for each step forward, the British kept getting closer to the walls.
"Fire!" Seeing that the British had already entered the effective range of the rifle, Zhou Ze categorically ordered.
Dense gunfire rang out instantly, and a wave of British soldiers fell to the ground in an instant.
But the British also began to lie on the ground and shoot at the walls, and the follow-up troops began to advance at a faster pace.
The disparity in the strength of the two sides made the second regiment, which occupied a favorable location, instantly feel a huge pressure.
Dense bullets hit the city walls, splashing all kinds of rubble and flying around, and the soldiers of the second regiment began to suffer casualties.
At this time, the mortars that had been firing non-stop also stopped, which greatly boosted the morale of the British army.
"Soldiers, the enemy's shells are gone, speed up, victory belongs to our British Empire!" David shouted behind him brandishing a command knife.
"Long live the King!" The British soldiers, encouraged by this, began to trot with their guns in hand, shooting at the walls as they ran.
The pressure on the 2nd Regiment was increasing, and casualties were mounting.
"Regiment commander, why hasn't the First Army made a move, the British are like chicken blood, we can't stand it." The adjutant ran over and asked in a low voice.
"Panic what! Commander Bai must be looking for the most opportune moment. I'm guessing we'll see it right away. Zhou Ze still looked calm, not flustered at all.
Sure enough, as soon as his words fell, he heard an earth-shattering loud bang from outside the city, followed by a series of loud bangs.
Zhou Ze hurriedly looked through the binoculars, and large clouds of black smoke rose into the sky in his field of vision.
"Captain Bai made a move. That's the artillery position of the British! Zhou Ze said excitedly.
At this time, David, the British commander who was immersed in the excitement of breaking the city, was also startled by the sudden loud noise behind him, and almost fell off his horse.
When he had settled down, he looked back and saw black smoke rising from his artillery position, and the sound of explosions that were still ringing one after another.
"Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?" Although David had realized something in his heart, he roared in disbelief.
"General, no, a large number of enemies have appeared behind us, and our artillery positions have been bombed by the enemy!" A lieutenant officer ran over in a panic and cried.
Before David could say anything, he saw countless figures in gray military uniforms shouting and rushing towards them with guns like tigers descending from the mountains.
The sharp bayonet on the head of the gun shook David's eyes with a faint pain.
The British troops, who were bent on attacking forward and seeing that victory was in sight, did not react at all, and many of the people who rushed to the front did not know what was happening, and still rushed towards the city wall stupidly.
The new 1st Army, which had been hiding in the dense forest for a day, had already held back its fire, and the order to attack was given, and the reconnaissance brigade first used a large number of grenades to end the artillery positions of the British, and then caused the shells piled up next to them to detonate.
Then the cavalry regiment took the lead, and rushed into the unsuspecting British army at a gallop, and the sharp saber slipped by, taking away a large number of human heads.
The infantry regiment that followed closely behind was armed with bayonets and fired as they ran.
Some felt that it was not cool enough to use bayonets, and directly brandished the sapper shovel and slashed at the heads of the British soldiers.
At this time, the second regiment at the head of the city also opened the city gate and rushed out of it with a shout, colliding with the British forward soldiers who were still stupid and still did not understand the situation.
Without the threat of British artillery, Liang Song stood behind a battlement in the city wall and called the British troops under the city with a sniper rifle in his hand.
And the roll call also specifically looked for those British officers.
The Wehrmacht's two-sided attack finally completely crushed the British army, and soon some British soldiers threw down their weapons, knelt on the ground, and began to surrender with their heads in their hands.
In fact, to put it mildly, the most powerful thing about the Wehrmacht is not their shooting level, but their white-knuckle combat ability.
You must know that the predecessor of the Wehrmacht was the Qin Army, which mainly used cold weapons, and the British could not catch up with the use of cold weapons.
By the time it was getting dark, the battle was almost over.
Groups of Wehrmacht soldiers patrolled the battlefield with torches, and when they found that the British soldiers were not dead, they mended their knives by the way, and sent those who were killed directly and tied them up.
There are also some people who are cleaning up the battlefield, looking for the British weapons and equipment that have not been damaged.
"Commander, catch a big fish." Major Duan Peng, the captain of the reconnaissance brigade of the First Army, walked over with two soldiers escorting a dejected guy.
Bai Mu saw that the British guy in front of him had the rank of lieutenant general on his epaulette, and immediately understood it in his heart, and said with a smile: "This guy is that David, right?" ”
Duan Peng said with a smile: "Exactly, I asked some prisoners, and they all identified this guy as the commander-in-chief of this operation, and also the top general of these British in our Zhongzhou Continent." ”
David looked at the young surprising officer in front of him, but he had the rank of lieutenant general like himself, and muttered something in his mouth.
Bai Mu had learned English with Duan Peng and them, and he could understand what this guy was saying.
"Say we attacked you? Victory is not martial! Did you let the donkey kick your head, why didn't you say this when you attacked us? The general of the defeated army, and the face is calling here. Take this guy down and turn it over to Commander Yue for disposal. ”
Bai Mu slapped David's butt and fell to the ground, covering his face in shock and not daring to say more.
The strength of this young lieutenant general is really amazing, and David can't guarantee that he can resist the second blow.
After David was escorted down, Bai Mu turned to look in the direction of the north and said to himself, "Lao Chu's side should also do it." ”
Not long after he finished speaking, there was a muffled sound in the northern sky, and bright lights continued to burst out from the sky.
"Leave a regiment of men to clean up the battlefield and deal with the aftermath. The others gathered at once, and we went to help the 47th Army make dumplings. Bai Mu ordered loudly.
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