"Boom! Rumble! ”

The capital ships of the German Navy's Mediterranean Fleet continued to open fire, and heavy shells smashed on the fortress of Gibraltar. Although, the fortress was strong. However, in the case of continuous hits, even the strongest fortress will not be able to withstand it! What's more, the fortress of Gibraltar was built many years ago. There was a big gap between the defense requirements at that time and the power of the main gun now.

"Boom!"

A battery with a 280-mm fortress gun installed, which was hit continuously. A 380-mm shell, which directly penetrated the battery, exploded inside. In an instant, the entire battery was blown apart. The fortress cannons were blown up and distorted. As for the Spanish soldiers in the battery, they were blown to pieces on the spot.

"Oh God! The men who garrisoned the fort were all dead. The Germans' shelling was so fierce that we couldn't resist it at all! ”

"The naval guns of the Germans were all 380 mm. Our fortress simply can't resist it. If we continue like this, we're all going to die here! ”

As the power of the German naval guns gradually became apparent, the fortresses of Gibraltar could not resist at all. One fortress after another was destroyed by the ferocious German naval artillery. This demoralized the Spanish troops stationed at the fort of Gibraltar. After all, the Spanish army was not an elite in the first place, and it was strange that it could hold out in such a situation.

"Run, if we continue to fight, we will all die at the hands of the Germans!"

"Gibraltar is occupied by the British, so let them occupy it. If the Germans want it, then give it to them. Anyway, it's not of much use to us. I really don't understand why we want to occupy this place, isn't this self-defeating? An officer complained.

In the critical situation on the battlefield, many Spanish soldiers fled directly.

When Major General Donald learned of this, he was even more angry.

"Bastard! How can they do that? Get them back! Major General Donald ordered.

The Spanish Army gave him the order to defend Gibraltar. No unauthorized retreat is allowed until the order to retreat is received. Otherwise, he will be tried by a military court. Major General Donald doesn't want his good future to be ruined like this.

It's just that those Spanish soldiers were frightened, and even with the bullet pressure of the officers, they had no fighting spirit. In such a situation, can they be expected to stay and fight? Even if it is forcibly stayed, it will not be able to exert much combat effectiveness at all.

The shelling of the Mediterranean Fleet of the German Navy lasted only an hour, and the fortress of Gibraltar was almost destroyed.

"We have destroyed the fortress of Gibraltar, and the sappers who are responsible for rebuilding it will probably have a lot of headaches." Lieutenant General Maofu said with a smile.

"It's inevitable. The fortress of Gibraltar was already outdated. When we took over, it was natural to rebuild as we wanted. These fortresses are useless, and we should destroy them instead of waiting for the sappers to blow them up like this. Rear Admiral Raeder, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, said with a smile.

Lieutenant General Mao Fu nodded: "That's true!" Let the Marines land. Next, it's up to them. ”

"Order the main artillery fire to begin to extend, light cruisers and destroyers to approach, provide fire support to the marines!" Lieutenant General Maufu ordered.

The main artillery fire of the fleet began to extend into the depths of Gibraltar. Light cruisers and destroyers, meanwhile, continued to move towards the shore. Next, they will use small and medium-caliber naval guns to provide fire support to the marines. So that the Marines can win the next battle with minimal cost.

Major General Hans, commander of the 2nd Marine Division, also gave the order to attack. The 4th Regiment of Marines, with several hundred landing craft, rushed to the beaches of Gibraltar.

Originally, there was nothing to do with Major General Hans in this battle. But because the Spaniard's head was caught in the door, he was ordered to lead the rest of the 2nd Marine Division. This made Major General Hans very satisfied, and in his opinion, this was simply the credit of the automatic delivery to the door!

Hundreds of landing craft rushed to the beach, and it still looked spectacular. Although, these landing craft are only two or three kilometers away from the beach, this distance is actually very dangerous. If the Spaniards opened fire heavily, they could have caused a lot of damage.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The light cruisers and destroyers of the Mediterranean Fleet of the German Navy began to pour shells. Although these small and medium-caliber naval guns were not as powerful as the main guns of battleships. However, with the fortress of Gibraltar already destroyed, these small-caliber naval guns were enough to kill those Spaniards.

"Soon, the Germans are going to land. Get into position and fend off them! ”

"Ordered the artillery to open fire and sink the landing craft of the Germans. By the time they hit the beach, we're done! ”

A Spanish officer shouted at the top of his voice, but a shell fell on his side. When the shell exploded, all that remained on the ground was a mass of minced meat.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense shells continued to fall on the positions of the Spanish troops, blowing up their positions and tearing the Spanish soldiers to pieces.

"Oh God! The Germans were too heavy with their artillery. ”

The Spaniards have not fought a war for more than ten years, especially when the weapons and equipment are becoming more and more advanced, and the Spanish army has no actual combat experience with these advanced equipment. When they encounter the most powerful German army in the world, it is easy to imagine what the consequences will be.

The landing craft of the German marines, washed up on the beach.

Heavily armed soldiers jumped from their landing craft and lay on the beach to fire at the Spanish troops.

"Mortar fire! Knock out the machine guns of the Spaniards! ”

A second lieutenant platoon commander ordered.

"Boom!"

A mortar shell accurately hit a Spanish Army machine gun, blowing it into parts.

At the same time, German machine guns began to fire, so that the Spanish troops in a section of the line could not even lift their heads.

As more and more German marines landed, the Germans began to attack gradually.

Although, the Spanish Army had an advantage in terms of troops. However, they had already paid a lot of casualties under the heavy shelling of the Mediterranean fleet of the German Navy. In the face of the attack of the German marines, it is only a ghost that can withstand it.

In just half an hour, the 4th Regiment of the German Marines contributed to the front-line positions of the Spanish army, and a large number of Spaniards fled to the north.