Chapter 14: The Lost Lambs
Xu Jun took advantage of the night to camouflage the flag18/88mm anti-aircraft guns of the 78th Artillery Regiment and put them on the right side of the position, and set up a position next to the trench, and they were even farther forward than the position of the 75mm light infantry guns.
The remaining FH18/105 mm heavy infantry guns and the four 150 mm self-propelled guns that had been withdrawn from the woods were then placed two kilometers behind the main position.
At this time, Xu Jun finally got in touch with the other units of the 7th Armored Division.
The 7th Regiment set up positions three kilometers northwest of Xu Jun, and they were beaten worse than the 6th Regiment during the daytime when the British attacked by surprise, and only one and a half battalions of infantry remained, and half of the artillery was thrown away.
Just when they were about to collapse on the whole line, the armored vehicles of the 38th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, which heard the sound of firefighting behind them, rushed into the battlefield, and they broke the infantry formation of the 13th Brigade of the British Army, and also hit two "Matilda" external fuel tanks from behind, causing confusion in the opposing tank team, and finally stopping the crazy footsteps of the British.
Then, at the critical moment when the British launched another tank attack, they were fortunate to receive the support of the 25th Panzer Regiment, which was called back by Rommel, and finally stabilized the front.
Karl of the 25th Panzer Regiment. Colonel Luxembourg could not contact the division headquarters, and he did not dare to casually throw the position of the 7th Regiment to the British, and as a result, the 25th Panzer Regiment was nailed there.
However, Colonel Luxemburg finally sent a part of the 38T tanks to guard their right flank, which made it impossible for the British to make a detour to the rear of the two troops from the gap between the two troops, and helped Xu Jun relieve some of the pressure.
The 38th Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion sent a company of armored vehicles to make contact with the 6th Regiment, but it ran into an anti-tank gun position ambushed by the British, and the company was completely destroyed. So they didn't try it again.
The 58th Engineer Battalion and a large number of logistical baggage troops went further.
By the time they received an order from the enemy in front of them to retreat with the large force, the British had already blocked the dirt road. Knowing that they couldn't run fast, they simply turned around and hid in a wooded area beside the dirt road, and they were still unnoticed by the British. In other words, all the burdens and most of the sappers of the 7th Armored Division are now behind the British line, which makes Xu Jun cry and laugh.
Xu Jun also received the news that it was originally covering on the left flank of the 7th Panzer Division, but now it has become the "Greater Germany" mechanized infantry regiment behind him. Their roads were more difficult than those of the 7th Panzer Division, but they had a large number of half-track personnel carriers, so they could barely keep up with the 7th Division. They encountered the attack of the French ** team, and they learned from the captured French ** officers that the French were originally moving to the rear of the "Greater Germany" mechanized infantry regiment, but they did not know how to deviate from the road and directly ran head-on with the "Greater Germany" regiment.
Those French didn't have many tanks and didn't have any artillery. The French infantry retreated under the ferocious fire of the mechanized infantry regiment of the "Greater Germany". A few S35 tanks that rarely rushed up were also SUTK of the 640th assault gun company 7 assault guns III. The 37/24 75-mm gun went straight to the scrap yard. However, the French relied on a large number of infantry and dozens of old Renault tanks to fight there, and had no intention of retreating. The "Greater Germany" regiment was still facing off against the two hapless infantry divisions of the French. Early tomorrow morning, the "Greater Germany" regiment is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive to completely eliminate those who stand in the way.
The two trainee staff officers finally used the "fan" cipher machine to get in touch with the command of Army Group A. It seems that everything is back on track.
Xu Jun looked at the map in front of him, and a plan slowly emerged in his mind. Xu Jun drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp, then picked up a bottle of red wine on the table and poured himself a glass.
Xu Jun picked up his cup and said to the officers, "Gentlemen, I have come up with a brilliant plan, and I think everyone will be very busy tomorrow." So I propose that we all have a drink now while we are still free. The officers hurriedly picked up their cups.
"Well, for victory!"
Xu Jun drank the red wine down, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
During this half day, Admiral Rundstedt was simply going crazy. The fact that the Führer's plane had disappeared had alarmed the base camp, and both Hitler and the Army General Headquarters sent an order to find von at all costs. Order of the Deputy Führer Stadt.
And the reports of those escort planes after landing made Rundstedt even more panicked.
The deputy Führer was forced to land on the battlefield, and the local German ** team was being attacked by a large army of the enemy. If the Führer had made the slightest mistake on the battlefield, Rundstedt did not think that Hitler and the Reichsät-General would have let himself go if he had worked so hard.
Rundstedt desperately tried to get in touch with Rommel's 7th Panzer Division, but could not get in touch, and the Greater German Regiment, which was closest to Rommel, was also being attacked by the French and could not turn back. Rundstedt urgently called Hans, who was leading the 41st Panzer Corps near St. Quintin in the rear of the 7th Panzer Division. Admiral Reinhardt. Reinhardt was asked to immediately send a force to rescue the 7th Panzer Division, which was fighting the British.
Asking one Reinhardt to rescue another Reinhardt hurts in the brain.
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