"General!" The staff officer replied: "The enemy is already in a melees with our troops at the first moment, and our artillery and warships cannot function!" ”

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"Order them to hold their positions and not take a step back under any circumstances!" Montgomery said.

"That's what we told them, General!"

"Say it again!"

"Yes!"

As mentioned before, Montgomery's command style likes to arrange everything before the war, so even the staff can guess what Montgomery will order, and Montgomery is a little helpless when he encounters this situation, because he doesn't know what to do...... Once again, the danger of the landing fell on the British, with the ocean behind them, and if the Germans were allowed to defeat them one after another, the troops of the two divisions that had landed would undoubtedly be devastated.

That's when Eisenhower called.

"I wonder what's going on now?" Eisenhower said: "Because now there are only more than two hours before the scheduled landing time of the US troops!" I'm going to decide if I want those lads to keep waiting or go ahead with the original plan! ”

"No, the plan has been delayed!" Montgomery replied without thinking about it.

The British army was defeated by the Germans, and if the American army squeezed in again...... That would be everyone's nightmare.

"It's bad, isn't it?" Eisenhower heard another meaning.

"Yes, it's not good!" Montgomery could only answer truthfully.

"Need our help?" Eisenhower asked.

"No, we can fix it!" Montgomery would not have asked the Americans for help unless he had to, because that would mean admitting defeat.

So Eisenhower said no more.

In fact, the U.S. military can now be said to have won half of the victory...... Montcomory had vowed to ensure the safety and orderliness of the U.S. military's logistical supply, but they couldn't even guarantee their own safety.

Half an hour later, the situation continued to deteriorate, and there were even signs of collapse on all fronts.

The reason was that the British Fifth Division was constantly retreating to the beachhead of the coastline under the onslaught of German tanks, and the beachhead was crowded with British logistics personnel and supplies that were unloaded from the transport ships during the day and could not be transported away, so the commander of the British Fifth Division, Berdwin, thought it was very dangerous...... Too dense could easily result in heavy casualties from enemy fire, and if you add the impact of the tanks, these people would either die on the tracks of the tanks or have to jump into the sea to feed the fish.

Baldwin immediately contacted the convoy in the hope that they would be able to transport a group of men from the beachhead so that the combat troops would have room to operate.

But what Berdwin didn't expect was that one or two people might be easy to control, and it would be easy to tell them what was going on and explain why, but if it was a thousand people and ten thousand people...... It's a different story.

When the sailors appeared on the beachhead with hundreds of Higgins ships to evacuate some of the logistics personnel, the combat troops thought that they could not hold their positions and were about to retreat...... Everyone in the trenches wondered: Did they have been abandoned? Has it become a stepping stone for others to withdraw?

I don't know who took the lead, but the British soldiers turned around and ran in the direction of the Higgins ship, despite the officers' shouts...... They want to take a place, and if they are slow, they are afraid that they will stay here and never go back.

So the beachhead was crowded with more and more people, all of them wanting to get on the boat, which forced Berdwin to order the Higgins ship to leave the shoreline, and even fired warning shots, but to no avail, and the British soldiers dropped their guns and jumped into the sea to swim towards the Higgins......

Fortunately, because it was night, the Germans did not notice the confusion of the British beachhead, and still advanced slowly and calmly. Otherwise, they would only need a single charge to launch a massacre on the beachhead.

Even so, the situation is critical.

The Germans had advanced to a point of only 1.5 km from the beachhead, so to speak, only one step away.

Montgomery gritted his teeth and ordered artillery to bombard a village called Foca on both sides.

The staff officer was amazed at this: "General, there are still our troops in that village!" ”

"How many?" Montgomery asked with a straight face.

"I don't know, a battalion!" The staff officer replied: "I'm not sure if they escaped!" ”

"Fire!" Montgomery said.

"Yes!"

……

Montgomery's 600 guns and a large number of shells in Sicily came into play, and they poured tons of shells onto the opposite shore and exploded an almost airtight barrage that finally stopped the German advance.

Of course, soon after, the French fleet of Toulon also took part in the bombing. Montgomery even ordered them to sail offshore to the beach, where the anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns on the ships could provide cover in case the Germans rushed in.

It should be said that Montgomery's orders were correct...... Although the bombardment could have caused accidental injuries, they were almost negligible compared to being rushed to the beach position by the enemy.

It was only then that the British army was given a respite to reorganize its defenses.

In fact, this may also be said to be a blessing in disguise.

Because if the British army had not fled...... At this time, the British army was almost stuck by the German army, and the British army could neither advance nor dare to retreat easily, because they were afraid that they would be chased by the German army and driven into the sea in one go.

So the artillery has not been able to play a role, because at this time at the front line it is not as simple as a battalion of troops.

On the contrary, this sudden retreat of the British army was without warning, and although this led to some chaos on the beachhead almost getting out of control and some potential dangers, there was a rare "disengagement" between the two armies, and it was this "disengagement" that allowed the British army to escape.

After that, the British resistance was almost to hide behind the artillery fire and let go of the guns, and they were relieved to hold out until dawn.

As soon as it was dark, the Germans had to retreat.

In fact, the Germans retreated before dawn...... The tanks needed time to return to their positions and hide, otherwise it would be too late to run again as soon as the Allied fighters came out after dawn.

However, the British did not know this, and they were frightened and bombed until dawn and were sure that there were no enemy tanks on the other side.