The British army was equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons, so that the German army, which was caught off guard, suffered a lot of losses. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info In particular, those anti-tank guns posed a mortal threat to German tanks. As for those anti-tank guns, they could hardly penetrate the frontal armor of German tanks. Of course, once the side armor is hit, it is still easier than penetrating.

Fortunately, after the initial discomfort, the German armored forces also realized the threat from their own side. As a result, they began to pay attention to the threat of British anti-tank weapons during the battle. Destroy the British anti-tank guns before they open fire. In this way, it will undoubtedly be able to effectively reduce losses.

With the assistance of German armored forces, the outlying defensive line deployed by the British army outside the city of Rouen was not able to play much role at all, and was soon broken through by the Germans.

After taking the British perimeter line, the German armored forces stopped the offensive and withdrew to the rear to rest. The task of continuing the assault on the city of Rouen was entrusted to the infantry.

When Admiral Crook and Lieutenant General Ludendorff got the data on the losses of the armored forces, both of them couldn't help frowning. In this battle, the losses of armored forces were very large.

1st Panzer Division, 24 tanks were destroyed. 8th Panzer Division, also 17 tanks were destroyed. You know, this was not a malfunction, but was directly destroyed by the British. With the continuous improvement of technology, the reliability of the tank has been greatly improved. However, the enemy was not idle, and the vigorously developed anti-tank technology undoubtedly posed a great threat to the armored forces of the German army.

"General Ludendorff, when fighting on the Eastern Front, the losses of the armored forces were not so great, right?" Admiral Crook asked.

Lieutenant General Ludendorff shook his head: "When we were on the Eastern Front, almost none of our tanks were destroyed by the Russian army, and they were all damaged due to malfunctions and other reasons. But now our tanks were directly destroyed by the British. It can be seen that the Anglo-French forces already have weapons against our armored forces. ”

Admiral Crook nodded: "In this way, when our armored forces are put into use, they will not achieve the same victory as the Eastern Front." ”

"Yes, General. And in the use of armored forces, more caution should be exercised. Lieutenant General Ludendorff added.

"However, the role of armored forces is still irreplaceable. At least, with the assistance of armored forces, we easily broke through the perimeter of the British defenses. The next attack on the city of Rouen will be handled by the infantry. Admiral Crook said.

Having seen the power of the British's anti-tank weapons, Admiral Crook was even less likely to send his armored troops into street fighting.

"Yes, General." Admiral Ludendorff nodded. In such a situation, he would certainly not have asked the armored units to participate in street battles.

Subsequently, Admiral Crook and Lieutenant General Ludendorff discussed it and decided to attack Rouen in two directions. Of these, the 1st Army attacked from the north, and the 8th Army attacked from the east. Two corps, each with three infantry divisions, participated in the first round of the attack.

Although, the 1st Army Corps was the most powerful and well-trained, and it was one of the strongest corps in the German army. However, the combat effectiveness of the 8th Army Corps, no less weak. In terms of equipment, the 8th Army Corps was the most well-equipped among all the corps of the German army. Training is also the strongest. This made the 8th Army Corps, although inferior to the 1st Army Corps, but not weak in combat effectiveness. Especially in street fighting, the 8th Army was the first unit in the German army to specialize in street fighting.

Several German infantry divisions, with only one charge, entered the city of Rouen. Fierce street fighting ensued.

"Da Da Da!"

A German general-purpose machine gun was mounted on a rooftop and fired at the British positions. The British soldiers on the position, under the suppression of German fire, could not even raise their heads.

Under the cover of machine guns, the German infantry launched an attack on the British positions.

"Grenadiers, launch!" A second lieutenant platoon commander ordered.

Soon, the grenadiers attacked, one by one, howitzers, into the British positions. The explosion sounded, and the British soldiers on the position were turned on their backs.

The snipers, too, took advantage of the terrain and began to snipe the British soldiers.

Under such tactics of the German army, the British troops defending this street suffered heavy losses and were completely suppressed.

Then the German soldiers immediately attacked, rushing to a distance of less than twenty meters from the British lines.

"Grenades, throw!" With the order of the slightly officer, more than twenty grenades flew towards the positions of the British troops.

A continuous explosion sounded, and the British troops on the position suffered heavy losses in the explosion of German grenades. The rest of the troops were also dizzy.

Before they could react, the Germans had already stormed their positions.

"Bang bang bang!"

The soldiers on both sides were close to each other, and the German submachine guns and pistols played a very strong role in such a battle. The rifles in the hands of the British soldiers were killed before they could fire.

This allowed the three infantry divisions of the German 8th Army Corps to advance quickly after entering the city of Rouen and clearing the remaining enemy in the city. On the other hand, the German 1st Army, although they advanced quickly, their casualties were not small. At least, compared to the casualties of the 8th Army, they were undoubtedly much greater.

This surprised Admiral Crook, and after learning about the street fighting tactics of the 8th Army, he couldn't help but sigh that the 8th Army had really become a benchmark for the German army. All other legions need to learn from the 8th legion. Admiral Crook even pointed out that after the end of this war, all German corps needed to be reorganized and trained based on the 8th Army Corps. In this way, the combat effectiveness of the German army can be raised to a higher level.

In this way, it is undoubtedly good news for Qin Tian. This means that his influence will be extended to all corps of the German Army, which will undoubtedly be very helpful for him to further grasp military power.

The German army was in the city of Rouen, and the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force was in disarray and suffered heavy losses. Not only did they lose a large number of positions, but the casualties of the troops were also staggering. This greatly shocked the commander of the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force, General Haig. For the next battle, I am even more pessimistic.