On a section of the British garrison's defensive line, the British soldier on guard saw the shaking of the bushes opposite, and then he subconsciously raised his weapon, ready to shoot the reckless German soldier. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, when his fingers were already pressed on the trigger, out from behind the bushes was a man in a British military uniform.

The man was so embarrassed that he didn't even have a weapon on him. He staggered towards the British position, stumbling and looking like he might fall at any moment.

"Hey! How could our people be in the German occupation zone? On the defensive position, the British soldiers on guard called out loudly to their comrades.

Several people looked this way, and a number of people came out of the bushes, some with weapons in their hands, others with only a backpack.

"O my God! They broke through! They broke through! An officer with the news poked his head out of the trench and looked at the downcast friendly soldiers.

"Quick! Get them back! That's the guys of the 2nd Panzer Division! Seeing the soldiers, who were no different from beggars, the officer ordered loudly.

Soon, some soldiers jumped out of the trenches, unarmed, and simply stepped forward to help.

On the other hand, they are also on a mission to verify the identities of these people. If these people are not from the 2nd Panzer Division, or rather, they are not British, then things are complicated.

An old Maxim heavy machine gun was ready for battle, and the British troops were now in full swing, and they couldn't be too cautious.

Seeing the soldiers who had gone up to help look back and wave, the soldiers on the British position relaxed a lot. These people are really friendly forces, but they are only defeated friendly forces.

"Drink some water! Drink some water! Looking at a friendly officer of the same rank as himself, but dozens of times more embarrassed, the commander on the position handed the other party a water bottle.

The officer politely took the kettle, and after drinking the boiling water in it, he let out a comfortable sigh.

"You're from the 2nd Panzer Division?" Looking at the military uniform worn by the officer, as well as the documents that had been taken out and placed on the table, the commander of the position asked.

The officer nodded and replied, "Yes, I am from the 2nd Panzer Division." Most of the people who were together were soldiers of the 2nd Panzer Division. ”

He pointed to his equally embarrassed companions outside the door: "We broke through, the Germans' armored forces were so powerful that in the end we had to look for gaps in their lines on foot to pass through." ”

In the Battle of the Road Turn, Wittmann counterattacked the 1st Panzer Regiment of the British 2nd Panzer Division with 15 Leopard tanks.

During the battle, they annihilated more than half of the remaining tanks of the 1 regiment. So that the regiment completely lost its combat effectiveness.

The British, having lost a whole armored regiment, broke through into a complete joke. The ensuing battle was fierce on the morning of 18 February, and the British plan to break out along the road was stopped by the German 501st Panzer Battalion with about 1,000 infantry.

In desperation, taking advantage of the loopholes in the German encirclement due to insufficient troops, the British army adopted the method of dispersing and breaking out.

A large number of infantry retreated through the gaps in the German lines, but tanks and other heavy equipment could not leave safely.

"In the end, the 2nd Regiment broke through near the road, and I was ordered to leave at that time, so I don't know what happened to the division commander and the 2nd Regiment commander." The officer who broke out of the siege said in frustration.

He had just uttered the sad news that the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Armored Division had died on the way to the charge during the battle on the morning of the 18th.

It was precisely because of the death of the regiment commander that the 1st Regiment completely lost its combat effectiveness and had to break through and retreat behind the infantry on foot.

"That is, when you left, the Panzer 2 Regiment was still fighting?" The infantry commander on the position asked curiously.

"Yes, when I was ordered to leave, the 2 regiment collected the remaining tanks of the 1 regiment and set off along the road together." Once again, the officer stressed that he had been ordered to leave.

Even if there is no need to go to court-martials afterwards, there is a big difference between breaking out on orders or acting privately.

If such an incident is not clearly tried, then it is difficult to define whether it is a voluntary breakthrough or a rout and an escape. Everyone is very cautious about this kind of thing, and it is necessary to collect evidence from many aspects.

This is not a court-martial, nor is it the commanders of the defending positions who really care about whether these routs are fleeing or breaking out.

What he really cared about was whether the German units surrounding the British 2nd Panzer Division and other units in the encirclement would be liberated once they were annihilated in formation.

Once these forces were out of control, it was only natural to attack in the direction of London along the road area.

Your own position may be facing a raging storm. The commander thought to himself. He nodded, and comforted the defeated friendly officer: "It's good to be back!" You're safe now! ”

"You don't understand! Nowhere is it safe...... We can't beat the enemy's tanks! We can't beat their tanks! Outside the door, a drunken British armored soldier hysterically shouted at his allies who were laughing at him.

As if stimulated by a strong stimulus, he let out a hoarse cry: "Their tanks are coming!" Their tanks are coming! Bang! Rumble! Bang! Rumble! We're almost done! It's almost over! ”

"Shut up!" An officer, also from a rout, dressed in dirty clothes, pulled the shouting tankman.

Seeing the farce outside the door, the defending commander glanced at the awkward officers who had broken through and asked, "What's the matter?" Is it convenient to talk about it? ”

"That's a tank crew of the 1st Regiment, I heard that he fired 3 shots at a new German tank, and that tank can still fire at them......" The dejected breakout officer shook his head and replied: "We've seen that thing, and I heard that it's bigger than any other German tank." ”

The 2nd Panzer Division was finished, and there was no need to report to Sir Dill and Churchill, and there was no need to send troops to meet it.

The force was surrounded in the wilderness, with only a handful of officers breaking through. A force of more than 40,000 soldiers, less than 3,000 returned to the line of the London Army Group.

Like Dunkirk, this unit lost all its heavy weaponry. Viscount Gott lost his left flank and lost Rochester.

At noon on the 18th, as the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Panzer Division was annihilated by the Germans on the road, the remaining troops raised a white flag against the Germans.

The city of Rochester was able to retain part of the city, and the German army marched into the town and hung the German flag on the streets.

The Germans could already attack in the direction of London from both roads at the same time, and the 112th Mechanized Infantry Division had now crossed Rochester and advanced the front to the battle with Adolf? Hitler's Guards Banner Panzer Division paralleled the place.

……

Berlin, the capital of Germany, inside the Chancellery. Li Le had just attended a naval operations meeting and drew up a new round of combat plans for the navy to cut off the British army's supply lines at sea in the future.

He tiredly handed the coat to Bowman behind him, and then took a report on the combat situation from the front from Bowman's hand.

When he opened the document, he saw the report on the total annihilation of the British 2nd Armored Division, and highlighted a name that was familiar to Li Le.

"Wittmann engaged the enemy at a turn in the road and destroyed more than a dozen tanks? It's gold, and it's really going to shine sooner or later. Li Le closed the document with a smile and continued to look through the various reports behind.

The German attack began to face real difficulties. The British fought to the death outside London, increasing the ammunition consumption of the German attack.

Originally, cross-sea transportation, coupled with the suspension of sea transportation at night, the Germans themselves did not have much transportation supplies.

Previously, it was because the victory came too quickly, saving a lot of ammo, so that the battle could continue.

And now, the war situation is becoming more and more stalemate, which makes the consumption of materials somewhat exceed the already insufficient capacity of Germany.

Frowning at Liszt's telegram urging for supplies, Li Le was thinking in his heart whether to agree to the British's request for peace.

Looking at it now, more than 100,000 German troops in a short period of time will not be able to completely bring Britain to its knees. Eventually, the situation of long nights and dreams will still arise, and the complications that the German army will face in fighting on British soil will increase over time.

Agreeing to Britain's terms is not an attempt, but if the process is not mastered well, more serious problems will arise.

For example, the transfer of troops and the reception of naval warships - these must be in order, and it is clear that it is one thing for the British to agree, and quite another for the complete implementation of the treaty.

"Let the British breathe their breath and things will get out of hand." Li Le hated the feeling of losing control and muttered quietly.

He frowned, and stood there as if he had settled down, not moving his body for half an hour.

In the end, he gave up his intention to risk peace talks with the British, and was ready to continue the offensive and divert the direction of his attack.

Continuing the offensive on London is clearly a plan that does not quite fit the situation at this stage. The optimistic scenario of a quick seizure of London, the capital of Britain, now seems a little too unrealistic.

At present, if the German army is caught in the terrible street fighting in London, not to mention that 100,000 is not enough to waste, even if it is 300,000, it will not allow the German army to win.

Therefore, at the same moment when Li Le gave up the peace talks with the British, he also made up his mind to change the battle plan: "Call back to Marshal Liszt and ask him to carry out the second set of battle plans!" We can't waste a little time, the most important thing we lack is time! ”