The second wave was the U.S. Army Air Corps' B26 Predator medium bombers, which, under the cover of fighters and attack aircraft, carried out low-altitude precision bombing of German positions.

This was followed by the B17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber and the B24 Liberator heavy bomber.

Shells and bombs fell on the "Atlantic Barrier" one after another, and the shock wave caused by the series of explosions made Qin Chuan feel like he had been hammered, and even the huge "Tiger" tank was trembling.

And the bombing was still tight, and just when you thought it was going to stop, there was another black bomber outside the hole, and the "rumble" of the engine was followed by a deafening bombing.

Two hours later, the bombardment was finally over, and there was an eerie silence all around.

The bunker fortifications where Qin Chuan was located were fortunately not blown up, but a cement slab was still collapsed in the corner. Looking out of the perforation, the wreckage of the "Sherman" tank that had been parked in front of it was all gone, and the eyes were full of layers of overlapping craters.

After resting for a while, and after his hearing returned to normal slightly, Qin Chuan ordered through the flashtalkie: "Report the casualties!" ”

"15 people were killed in a row, and 2 committed suicide!"

"The second company lost 17 people and 1 committed suicide!"

"Five people were killed in three consecutive battles, and 3 people are missing!"

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The so-called disappearance is that the person who can't stand the bombing and runs out of the fortifications...... In this way, even the body cannot be found, so it can only be reported missing.

Qin Chuan was a little stunned when he heard the report, you must know that the 1st Infantry Regiment is a battle-hardened unit, and its psychological quality can be said to be very good, but there will still be cases of disappearance and suicide, in addition, there are many people who involuntarily tremble or talk nonsense for a few hours after the bombing, and the fierceness of the bombing can also be seen.

In this respect, it seems normal that the coastal defense division could not withstand such bombardment by the Allies.

Then, Qin Chuan got the tank losses from General Stryker...... 5 "Tiger" tanks were completely blown up, 3 "Tiger" tanks were seriously damaged and lost their combat effectiveness, and 5 were temporarily unable to fight due to malfunction or minor injuries, and only 2 were able to participate in the battle.

The Leopards lost 11 vehicles, and the other tanks also suffered heavy losses in this Allied bombardment, as well as the artillery units, which were roughly estimated to have lost at least a third.

Fortunately, at the beginning of the bombardment, General Stryk ordered the tank crews to take shelter in the fortifications.

In the words of General Stryker: "In this case the tank crew cannot play any role, they cannot influence whether the tank will be blown up by the enemy or not, there is no point in continuing to stay in the tank!" ”

So, although the tank suffered heavy losses, the casualties among the tank crew were not large.

"They're coming!" I don't know who shouted.

Qin Chuan poked his head out and looked out from the perforation, and sure enough, he saw another batch of landing craft coming from the sea.

However, this battle is very different from the previous ones...... There were only a dozen or so landing craft, and there were very few American soldiers disembarking from each landing craft, only seven or eight.

In other words, there were less than 100 American soldiers who came up.

When they came ashore, they hid themselves by building individual fortifications on the beach, collecting wounded and stragglers everywhere and transporting them back by transport.

Qin Chuan seems to understand this tactic of the US military...... One of its purposes was to bring back wounded soldiers and stragglers, but more importantly to serve as pre-battle observation posts, that is, to assess the effects of the bombardment or to direct air power or naval artillery to carry out the next round of bombardment.

To put it simply, the bombing didn't end there.

Colonel Slane obviously saw this as well, so he said to Qin Chuan on the phone: "You are right, Lieutenant Colonel. If they can't break through our defenses, they'll find a way to blow us up with shells and bombs. All ......"

This is also one of the reasons why Qin Chuan opposed the sending of armored units to the front.

Sure enough, half an hour later, another series of bombardments began, and although the bombardment lasted only an hour and a half, the casualties inflicted on the 21st Panzer Division were no less than the last one, because almost all the tanks were buried in the sand that was kicked up, and even a few unimaginable cases were found......

The tank was not hit, which can be seen from its intact armor. But the turret fell off the hull and tilted to the side.

The mechanic concluded: "It was shaken off the hull by the shock of a shell or bomb." ”

Eventually, the bombardment finally stopped when it got dark...... It is difficult for bombers to accurately bomb designated targets at night.

When everyone was relieved, Qin Chuan received a call from Rommel.

"Come to my headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel!" Rommel said: "It's time for the next step!" ”

Qin Chuan knew what Rommel meant by the "next plan", which was the strategy that Qin Chuan had said before...... Withdraw to the "Maginot Line" defense.

Qin Chuan guessed correctly, and when he arrived at Rommel's headquarters to move to Kleesy, Rommel spread his hands and said, "You are right, Lieutenant Colonel." Neither the deployment of armored forces on the front line nor in the rear will stop the Allied offensive! ”

The result of the deployment on the front line Qin Chuan personally experienced it and deployed it in the rear......

"What's wrong with the reinforcements, isn't it?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" Rommel nodded: "The 18th Panzer Division was blocked by Allied air power on the way to reinforcements, and they lost half of their tanks before they reached the front line. The other half couldn't get in on the road because of the bombed-out road! ”

After a pause, Rommel asked Qin Chuan: "Then, Lieutenant Colonel." What do we do next? ”

Qin Chuan didn't answer and asked, "What does the Führer think of the Allied attack?" ”

"Führer?" Rommel couldn't help laughing: "He told us over and over again that the Allied attack on Brittany was a feint, let's prepare to defend the main Allied forces in Calais!" In addition, it was strictly forbidden to transfer a single soldier from Calais, that is, not to have any reinforcements! ”

Rommel shook his head incredulously and said, "It's hard to imagine what this battle would have been like if we hadn't seen through the tricks of the British!" ”

"It's time to tell the Führer the truth!" Qin Chuan said.

"You mean ......"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "All of it, and then tell the Führer about the situation we are facing now!" ”

Telling Hitler everything was almost the same as telling the British Intelligence Service.

But at this point, it doesn't matter if the British intelligence knows the truth, because the Allies have been fooled and are deep in the quagmire of Normandy.

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