The news of the capture of Mount Tingley by German paratroopers soon became known to the British commanders, who were preparing to defend against the landing of the Germans and Italians. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This time, they really realized that the paratroopers behind them were their biggest trouble, and the Italian fleet, which did not know where, was the bait.

The British felt angry, and when they found out that they had been tricked, they immediately gathered their forces to recapture Tinguely Hill.

After all, it is the commanding height of the whole of Malta, and controlling it is equivalent to overlooking half of Malta.

2,000 British troops began to counterattack in the direction of Tingley Hill, and Lehmann's German paratroop unit retreated from the vicinity of Tingley Hill to capture the important center of Rabat.

Similarly, the British passed through Rabat, from where 2,000 British soldiers were ordered to cut through the German paratroopers' lines.

Then divide and surround the German paratroopers who had occupied Tingley Hill and recapture the commanding heights on the island.

Now the German paratroopers on the island of Malta were reinforced with additional forces, and countless units on gliders arrived at safe landing sites and were ready to fight.

The total number of German paratroopers on the entire island exceeded 7,000, and these units were being further strengthened.

Li Le's determination to capture Malta was not a casual statement, and he was probably the one of the Germans who wanted to pull out the nail the most.

Only he knows how much disaster Malta has brought to the Axis Mediterranean routes, and only he knows how important Malta is!

By seizing this place, Germany's powerful air force could really divide the Mediterranean Sea in two, and the British warships would have to face an integrated attack of sea and air when they entered the Mediterranean.

In the same way, with the protection of the air force and navy stationed here, a steady stream of oil-laden transport ships can set sail from Libya to give blood to Germany and Italy!

Libya is clearly easier to control than Romania, which is not so reliable.

In the same way, with the support of this route, the Axis North Africa war can get more supplies, then maybe Rommel can really create a miracle.

"Germany airborne paratroopers in Mjar...... Yes, there are more than 3000 people. Over and over again, the British commander asked for reinforcements over and over again.

He contacted Alexandria, hoping that the British Mediterranean Fleet there could come in for reinforcements, but received not very good news.

It was not possible to determine whether this was a trap by the Germans to lure the British fleet, and the British Navy could not be dispatched to join the battle.

The submarine ambush circle of the Battle of Orlan was a nightmare, and the veteran commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, Cannan, was not willing to risk his own fleet.

In fact, he persuaded the French naval detachment to surrender and resolved the crisis in Alexandria, which was already a relief to the British.

Being able to get a French battleship out of the hands of the Axis means that you can deal with one less enemy!

Now, counting on the Mediterranean Fleet to pour out against the German landing on the island of Malta, Can'an has no bottom in his heart.

If his fleet is badly damaged, then the entire Suez Canal will face the threat of the Italian navy, which is definitely not the outcome that Britain wants to see.

"We have more than 13,000 soldiers on the island...... And you were defeated by 3,000 German paratroopers? Canann asked incredulously about the war in Malta.

Several generals in the army were very embarrassed, and they also knew that the performance of their men was really not satisfactory.

But what can be done about it? At this point in time in 1940, in a war on land, what bastard would dare to pack a ticket and say that he could defeat the German Army?

At this time, the general of the British Army was tempted to say to his naval colleagues: "France is so big, and it has only lasted a few weeks." ”

Counting on reinforcements, the British commanders on the island of Malta knew that they might not be able to count on it, and all they could do was rely on themselves and drive the Germans out to sea!

To say that the British don't value Malta is a big joke. Now this battle can be seen as a rehearsal for the Battle of Britain.

So the British soldiers took a firm step on their own attack at Rabat, and not far outside the city, they encountered the German paratroopers who came to attack.

The two sides soon opened fire fiercely, and a fight broke out like a bullfight. The German paratroopers did not realize that the British counterattack was so resolute and swift, and the British did not expect the Germans to dare to continue the attack on Rabat.

Therefore, after the two sides made contact, they immediately retreated at the same time, and then dug trenches to arrange the defensive line, waiting for the opponent's attack.

There was a slight difference from the traditional infantry, after all, the German paratroopers did not carry heavy weapons, and their positions were shelled by the British, but not on a large scale.

Enduring another round of artillery fire, the German paratroopers waited for the British to attack with weapons in the simple fortifications they had dug themselves.

They had the patience to continue waiting, but the British clearly had no capital to wait, and if the German paratroopers were allowed to wreak havoc on the islands, Malta would not be far from being lost.

Sure enough, after the shelling, the British soldiers launched a tentative attack.

The MG-34 machine gun roared and swept back the pretentious attack, leaving behind a dozen corpses and scurrying back to where they had started.

Lehmann poked out half of his head to look at the corpses of the British soldiers who had fallen between the two positions, and was a little unhappy with the rapid opening of the machine-gun position.

Before he could fire a shot, the enemy retreated back - much to Lyman's boredom, but he had to hide for the shelling below.

The British army lived up to expectations, and habitually used artillery to beat their opponents after the attack. A round of shells fell, plowing the vicinity of the machine-gun position that had just been fired.

This is their glorious tradition, and as Lyman and others who have experienced the war, they have long been accustomed to it.

The machine-gun positions that had just opened fire had long since been moved, and even the paratroopers around them had long since withdrawn. It was empty now, so it was left to the British to bomb indiscriminately.

"What fools who can't learn smart." Little did Lyman know that a few years later his homeland would be defeated by such a stupid opponent. He complained without a trace of affection, with a hint of disdain.

This time, the support fire of the 25-pounder guns did not stop, and the official attack of the British began.

British soldiers with Lee Enfield rifles rushed toward Lyman's position, looking like there were hundreds of them.

Lyman checked the magazine of his weapon and confirmed the ammunition inside, then leaned against the foxhole and waited for the rifle shooter next to him to fire.

At a distance of 400 meters, it was not his turn to fire. There are also a large number of Mauser 98K rifle shooters in the paratrooper unit, and this distance is their chance to perform.

"Phew!" Soon, the crisp sound of the Mauser rifle was heard, and the distance between the two sides grew closer and closer as time passed.

"Two hundred meters!" As a German shooter ran out of bullets in the bay and crouched down to reload his Mauser rifle, an officer loudly alerted everyone to the approximate distance of the enemy.

These old German soldiers only need to look at it to accurately judge the distance between the enemy and their positions.

"Machine gun squad, fire! Fire! Suppress the shot! The squad leader, who had reloaded his weapon, gave the order to open fire from the machine gun.

The machine-gun shooter, who heard the order not far away, immediately pulled the trigger pressed by his finger and let the MG-34 machine gun start working.

"Da! Dada! The chain of bullets held by the co-shooter in the palm of his hand was forcefully drawn into the body of the gun with the roar of the machine gun, and the rest of the bullet was beating in the palm of the co-shooter's palm, as if it had life.

The shells were thrown out of the body of the machine gun, and when they landed on the dirt, they were still steaming.

Tracer bullets fly out of the muzzle of the gun, helping the person who is firing and making it easier for him to aim at the target he wants to attack.

One by one, the British soldiers were defeated, and the tenacious defenses of the German paratroopers made these opponents suffer from the real bloodshed.

Apparently unaware of the strength of the enemy they were fighting against, these terrible soldiers would turn Anzio into a wall of impregnable metal a few years later.

It can be said that the German paratroopers were the elite of the elite, and their ability to organize defenses under mountainous terrain and complex terrain gave the Allies a headache in 44 or even 45.

However, this was 1940, and how could the German paratroopers, who had already arranged their defenses, be routed by the British, who were not superior in strength?

The British did not know about these things, so they were still trying to break through the German paratroopers' defenses, hoping to crush their opponents and recapture Tingley Hill.

Lyman didn't mean to be polite at all, picked up his assault rifle and gave his opponents a fierce surprise attack from a distance of 150 meters.

Instead of firing continuously, he fired with an assault rifle, knocking over the frontal British troops one after another.

"One! Two! Three! Four! Every time he pulled the trigger, he could feel the vibration of the weapon on his cheek against the butt.

Every vibration means that the bolt is moving back and forth, that a bullet has flown out of the chamber, and that an enemy has been hit.

Through the gap in the front sight of the gun, Lyman's eyes under the cold edge of the steel helmet saw that the muzzle of his gun was pressed against the enemy's body, and as he pulled the trigger, the opponent was pulled by a huge force, and his back fell to the ground.