"Fire!" Seeing the British approaching, Marco shouted loudly.

"Boom!" The 75mm recoilless gun emitted a burst of fire, and the tail smoke sprayed behind, and suddenly there was a smell of scorched grass and earth.

At the same time, 75-mm armor-piercing shells, flew over.

"Boom!" The tank in the lead, hit accurately, and in a huge explosion, the tank was destroyed.

How nice it would be if the two sides were interchangeable!

If the British had excellent anti-tank weapons, they would not have been pressed by the Germans to this point, but it has always been the British army that has been abused now!

For this day, Ciric has been preparing for more than ten years!

From the development of the main battle weapon, the Black Panther tank, to the exploitation of oil, to the development of various weapons, Ciric has been laying out, layout, and has been preparing for war for so many years.

And now, when the war really comes, Germany has been fully prepared, and the overwhelming advance of the German army is actually the accumulation of these years.

Now, a weak infantry brigade can hold back the armored forces of the British, and it is because of the work of Ciric over the years that he has laid a solid foundation for the war.

The battle to encircle and annihilate the British 1st Panzer Division was raging, and in the other direction, Rommel's 7th Panzer Division was still advancing rapidly.

All the way forward, all they needed to do was to reach the back of the retreat of the Anglo-French army, Dunkirk.

If you look at the map, you can see that this is a salient in the north of France, and the opposite Dover is far away, and the width of the entire Dover Strait is less than 30 kilometers, which is the most suitable for evacuation to the United Kingdom.

As long as they occupy this place, it will choke the way for the British and French troops to retreat, and they will no longer have the possibility of retreating from the sea.

Rommel had the chance to win.

"Buzz, buzz." The 630-horsepower diesel engine emitted a huge roar, and puffs of black smoke kept coming out of the tail, crawlers, churning in the mud.

This is already a low-lying place, and the light rain for several days has made the whole road muddy.

The Panther 3 tank, on the muddy road, struggled to advance, and only this tracked chassis could continue to move forward in this mud.

If there were only the Panther 3 tanks themselves, it would not be difficult to pass, but now, it can be seen that behind each Panther 3 tank, a wheeled infantry fighting vehicle is dragged.

Yes, it is the proud 8*8 all-wheel drive Sd Kfz 232 heavy armored vehicle of the Germans, referred to as the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, which has always followed the German armored forces and fought in the east and west, leaving its presence everywhere.

Compared with the tracked chassis, it has a unique advantage of light weight and low fuel consumption, and its high road speed and good cross-country ability make the German infantry very fond of it.

And now, it's finally closed.

On the general road, this kind of wheeled chassis vehicle, although not as fast as a tank, but it is not difficult to cross a trench or something.

But now, when I really got to the muddy road, I finally showed my fatigue.

The eight stout off-road tires were all stuck in the mud, and the original tire pattern could not be seen, and the tires kept idling in the mud, but the body could not move forward.

When the wheeled infantry fighting vehicle behind was struggling in the mud, Rommel immediately gave the order to let the Panther 3 tank drag the infantry fighting vehicle forward.

On the really bad road, you still have to rely on the crawler chassis! Wheeled vehicles can only cope with ordinary road conditions, and in such extreme cases, tracks have a natural advantage over wheeled vehicles.

Sitting on his tank, Rommel looked at his troops in the distance, marching in an almost long serpentine formation, each tank roaring, dragging wheeled chariots, struggling in the mud.

The sky, still drizzling, wearing a military coat and covering his body underneath, Rommel felt very stuffy.

"General, with our current speed, I'm afraid it will take two more days to reach our destination." Beside him, the adjutant said to him.

It would take two days to reach Dunkirk, and at this time, in front of them, the 1st and 4th French cavalry divisions were fleeing in disarray.

In terms of speed, in fact, the cavalry is not as good as the tank troops, but when the roads are muddy, it is a different situation, the cavalry horses can still run on the muddy ground, but the tanks move slowly.

"We have to speed up." Rommel said: "It seems that we have to abandon the infantry fighting vehicles. ”

Because of the towing of wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, their speed is very slow, and if they want to speed up, they can only abandon it.

"But, General, if we abandon the infantry, it will be a big problem for us to set up a defensive line at Dunkirk." The adjutant said.

If you lose the infantry, you can speed it up, but if you lose the infantry, it will be inconvenient to fight.

You must know that tanks are offensive forces, but they are not suitable for defense, and infantry and tanks can work together to hold the defense line firmly.

"No, we only give up infantry fighting vehicles, not infantry, let our infantry, to tanks." Rommel said.

Tanks carry infantry, throw away infantry fighting vehicles!

Rommel's order was swiftly executed.

The tank stopped and in the infantry fighting vehicle behind it, a German soldier covered in mud jumped out.

Before that, their wheeled infantry fighting vehicles had been stuck many times, and each time, it was the soldiers who pushed them down to push the infantry fighting vehicles out, which made them embarrassed.

However, they did not complain, their hard-working spirit is the soul of the German army!

Now, they were called off the infantry fighting vehicles and loaded onto the tanks, and they also had no complaints, ten people, an infantry squad, sat on the outside of the tank, full.

"Now, let's go full speed!" Rommel shouted loudly.

Burn the wind!

Throwing away the infantry fighting vehicle, the tank suddenly relaxed, and at the same time, having carried the personnel, the pressure increased, and it was less likely to slip in the mud.

Onward, onward!

They held on to the outside of the tank and followed the tank as they moved forward quickly.

The rain, hitting them, mud, occasionally splashed up, but, without any complaints, they sat on it, carefully put the dry ration in their mouths, and when the chariot stopped, their battle was about to begin.

"Division commander, at the entrance of the village in front, there is a French civilian." Just then, Rommel received a report.