Colonel Celt didn't think much about it, and immediately ordered: "Retreat to the village!" ”

The British soldiers answered, and immediately entered the retreat procedure...... Let the engineer units lay mines in the rear to stop the enemy, and at the same time arrange for a small force to cover in the rear.

These actions were necessary, otherwise the British 2nd Parachute Brigade would simply not have been able to escape the pursuit of the German mechanized infantry division.

The quality of the British paratroopers can also be seen from this...... Although the performance of the British army in World War II can only be described as average, the paratroopers are definitely elite.

However, even the elite, under the wrong strategy and command, their combat effectiveness is completely ineffective.

Ten minutes later, the British 2nd Paratrooper Brigade, carrying full of equipment, ran out of breath to this village called Oster.

Colonel Celt used his binoculars to observe the surrounding terrain as the troops advanced, and it was indeed a suitable place for defense...... The village is built on a hill and surrounded by many trees, which is ideal for paratroopers to fight enemy mechanized units.

"Well done, Lieutenant Colonel!" Colonel Sert said to the staff officer: "You saved us! ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do, Colonel!" The staff officer replied.

It's a common sense that if the land here is full of water, then the village must have been built on high ground because their houses need foundations...... The water in the area can make the foundation unstable and it is inconvenient to build a house.

As a result, a village with a commanding height and a variety of houses will definitely become an excellent defensive position for the 2nd Paratrooper Brigade.

A few shells whistled from behind, and several shells exploded nearby, setting up a cloud of dirt and flying everywhere...... German mechanized units caught up.

Celt shouted an order while the cat bent down to dodge: "Enter the village immediately to organize defense!" ”

"Yes, Colonel!" The British soldiers rushed towards the village with their equipment on their backs, knowing that if they were only half a step slower, they might never reach that village.

But what they did not expect at all was that a village suitable for defense was also suitable for hiding tanks.

Therefore, the real Grim Reaper is actually in front of them, and at this time he is gently wielding the scythe of harvesting life......

At the moment when the British soldiers were about to pour into the village, suddenly the windows "horns" opened.

In fact, it was not opened, but the entire top-down drop, and then the muzzle of a black hole in the window was revealed.

"God, it's a trap!" Celt exclaimed.

Before Celt could give the order to retreat, a burst of fire erupted from the muzzle, and several shells exploded among the British soldiers with a "bang", causing the British soldiers to scream.

Colonel Celt looked back, looked ahead again, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Keep going, it's probably just a small force of the Germans, destroy them and occupy this village......"

Before Colonel Celt could finish speaking, he was surprised to find that there was no small army in front of him, because there were already "Leopard" tanks breaking through the walls of the houses, and the majestic tanks were approaching, and there were at least thirty of them.

"Colonel, what are your orders?" Some soldiers asked aloud: "Do you still occupy this village?" ”

"No, retreat!" Colonel Sert shouted almost hysterically: "Retreat, retreat to wherever you can hide!" ”

In fact, this order was completely invalid, because at that moment the British soldiers had already fled in all directions...... This is not a retreat, but a rout.

But even then, it was difficult for the British soldiers to escape from the Germans, because the German mechanized troops had already surrounded their flanks from the other side.

At the same time, the "Leopard" tanks, under the cover of German soldiers, rushed into the ranks of the British troops and killed indiscriminately, shelling, machine gun fire, and crawler rolling.

Even the British armoured forces could not withstand the attack of this new tank, which was second only to the "Tiger", not to mention the airborne troops, which were only equipped with light weapons.

Patches of British airborne troops fell in pools of blood under German fire, and the slopes outside the village were soon covered with the blood and corpses of British soldiers.

Somewhat different from the 1st Parachute Brigade, the 2nd Paratrooper Brigade did not choose to surrender after being found to be at a disadvantage.

The reason for this may be that there is a condition for surrender that is "unavoidable", or it can also be said that "there is no point in continuing to fight".

It's hard to grasp...... If some commanders are timid or retreat from the battle, they can choose to surrender under the excuse that "there is no point in continuing to fight", and whether it is "meaningless" depends largely on subjective judgment.

But the British Airborne Forces apparently did not use this as an excuse.

The 1st Parachute Brigade was surrounded by enemy armored units on open terrain, and in that case it was indeed a last resort, and there was no problem in choosing to surrender.

The 2nd Paratrooper Brigade is mountainous, with jungles nearby, which can be a place for them to hide and continue to resist.

As for being surrounded by enemies...... It is not normal for paratroopers to not be surrounded by the enemy.

Therefore, Colonel Celt did not order the soldiers to surrender, but let the soldiers disperse into pieces and disperse into the jungle to fight the Germans in guerrilla.

THIS IS CORRECT, BECAUSE THE LEOPARD TANK, ALTHOUGH THE FRONT ARMOR IS ABOUT 100 MM THICK WITH THE TIGER, IS ONLY 45 MM ON THE SIDES OF THE TURRET AND EVEN 40 MM ON THE SIDES OF THE HULL...... The British army was equipped with bazookas, which could easily penetrate it.

At the same time, the jungle is very suitable for the British army to hide.

As a result, the Germans were repulsed by a group of British troops they had hidden on the high ground during the attack on the British army, and they lost three "Leopard" tanks twice.

It was not that the Germans could not capture this height, but they were unwilling to let the "Leopard" tanks suffer losses, and they were still in a stalemate with each other.

Perhaps because of the admiration for the fighting spirit and fighting will of the British army, there was also a rather intriguing incident during this period:

The Germans shouted to the British to send the wounded out and surrender.

The British did exactly that, they had unarmed soldiers carry two dozen wounded and put them in front of the Germans before returning to ...... The Germans did not fire a shot throughout, and treated the wounded in front of the British and then carried them to the rear.

After the end, the two armies once again began to fight to the death, as if the heart-warming scene just now had not happened at all.

So, sometimes war is not exactly brutal and killing.

As the saying goes, "the extreme must be opposed", the soldiers who are tired of all this occasionally show the good nature of human beings.

But it doesn't seem to change anything, because war is still war, the enemy is still the enemy, and all they can do is pick up their guns and kill each other in any way they can.