Calais is a port city in northern France, bordering the Strait of Calais, which is the narrowest point in the English Channel.

Calais is more than 30 kilometres away from the port of Dover in the UK, and on a clear day, you can even see the UK from the beaches of Calais.

The location is quite good, it is an important passenger transport center, and many French people who go to England board ships from Calais.

At the same time, Calais is also a famous tourist city in the north, and its bathing beaches are famous in France. Famous sightseeing spots by the sea are the White Sea Cliffs and the Gray Sea Cliffs.

Calais, the old town, was built on an artificial island, surrounded by canals and a port.

The German army advanced here quite quickly, and Calais was an empty city at that time, so Calais, like many cities in France, was easily captured by the Germans.

And now, the British army wants to retreat, and Calais is the closest!

When the sky was just getting dark, the 3rd Infantry Division had already moved to the periphery of Calais, and at this time, they had moved from a state of march to a state of battle!

They only had light weapons, and the German army defending the city opposite was said to be the size of an infantry battalion, after all, the strength of the Germans, scattered throughout France, was also stretched, and if a large number of garrisons were left in each city, then the German army would not have to fight.

The city is already close at hand, and if you capture this city, you can use the deep-water port of Calais, and your own warships and passenger ships can be driven up!

"Brave warriors, for the sake of Great Britain, rush into the city and kill all the Germans!" Standing on the hood of a car, Montgomery shouted loudly.

Rush!

Compared with the French army, which lost its fighting spirit, the British army at this time still maintained strong combat effectiveness, at least the 3rd Infantry Division, the fighting spirit was not bad, as long as the city of Calais was captured, they could go home!

When they first set foot on European soil, they sat quietly on the Maginot Line for so long, never imagined that the war would go on to such an extent that they would be beaten back with a lot of.

But at least, their formation is still there, they have suffered almost nothing, and now, as long as they take this place, they can go home.

For the French, England was not their home, so their retreat was not so tenacious, but the British were different.

They did not seem to have been driven by the ashes, but like the victors, they could easily crush the German troops on the opposite side.

At this time, the city of Calais is still quiet, and this silence makes people feel even more frightening.

Rush, rush!

The advantage of the Germans lies in the armored forces, and once inside the city, the armored forces are not so strong, and they are easy to get close to, even with Molotov cocktails, they can bring serious damage.

Tanks are not suitable for urban combat.

And now, as long as they rush into the interior of the city, there is almost no suspense!

The city of Calais, built on an artificial island, on this side is a canal, which has an ancient history, and in the earliest days, it was originally a fishing village.

It was not until 997 that the Count of Flanders improved the construction of Calais, and in 1224 the Count of Boulogne built a fortress and fortified Calais.

Later, there was the terrible war between England and France, and Calais resisted the siege of the English army for one year, ran out of ammunition and food, and surrendered in 1346.

It can be seen that the city of Calais is very important, as a city at that time, it is too normal to dig a canal as a moat, after all, Calais needs to be guarded.

And now, the canal still exists, and if the British army wants to pass it, they can only take a few bridges on the canal.

Opposite, quietly, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the Scottish Guards of the 12th Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, rushed to the front.

In their hands, with Lee-Enfield rifles in their hands, the front ends of the rifles with pointed bayonets on them, they stepped onto the bridge over the canal on this foggy morning.

Montgomery, in the back, held his telescope and looked into the distance, at this time, he almost held his breath.

Years of experience have made him keenly aware that the risk is at this time, as long as they can rush across the bridge, enter the city and fight in the streets, they are not afraid of anything.

There is still no movement on the other side, maybe the other party is still asleep at this time, or maybe the other party is already gearing up, ready to destroy himself.

The soldiers in front are still running forward, running, running, strong and powerful thighs, taking solid steps, and the soldiers in front have already run across the bridge.

In that case, it should be fine, right? It seems that the Germans also had their moments of negligence.

"Boom!" At this moment, there was a loud bang, and several British soldiers who rushed in front stepped on a mine and were already blown into the air.

That terrible chainsaw-like sound followed.

"Snort, snort!" On the opposite side, the MG34 machine guns of the Germans, who were on standby, were firing fiercely at them, and under the dense rain of bullets, the soldiers who rushed in the front row had no time to dodge, and there was nothing nearby to dodge, so they were swept down, they screamed, and their lives were harvested by the machine guns.

The other side, there are a total of more than a dozen machine gun fire points, forming a dense network of firepower, and under cross-fire, it is impossible to break through this firepower at all!

At the same time, Montgomery instead relaxed.

This shows that the guards here are still only an expected infantry battalion, and although they have the advantage, their own side will not be afraid.

"Machine guns, suppress the opposing side, mortars, take out the point of fire!" He calmly gave the order.

In the battle, the machine gun is a very powerful weapon, and most of the dead in the Verdun meat grinder were killed by machine gun bullets.

However, there is no way to deal with machine guns, the simplest is to use your own machine guns to suppress the opponent, and the more complicated ones are to use cannons to deal with them!

As an infantry division, Montgomery's army had a certain proportion of artillery, but in order to be able to quickly reach Calais, he had to abandon all the artillery, and now, in his army, in addition to machine guns, only portable mortars remained.

Upon hearing his order, the mortar crews in the ranks quickly went into action, for whom time was of the essence.

During World War II, the British invented a lot of strange things, such as sticky sticky bombs, not blowing up people, sticking to themselves first, and for example, the current pocket version of the 2-inch mortar.