Fall back!

Major General Van der Grift made the decision to retreat, and just as the Germans' rockets were flying towards his position, he knew it was too late.

If they were not the ill-equipped Marines, but the main infantry divisions of the United States, if they had a certain number of tanks, maybe they would have saved the day and driven the Germans out into the sea.

But they didn't, they were just a bunch of infantry. They only had light weapons, and by flesh and blood, they blocked the Germans for a while, which was already the greatest ability, and now, they could only retreat.

Retracement!

Many people have been buried here, and those who are alive have begun to retreat to the rear.

Major General Van der Grift made the last mistake of his military commanding career, if he had ordered his troops to drill into the mountains, he could have saved the rest of the army, but he did not, he just ordered all the men to retreat, although he knew that there were Germans blocking his way, but he still tried to make a charge, maybe rush away at once.

And, until now, it is still unknown how many people will be behind.

The only people he came into contact with were the soldiers of the logistics convoy, and the troops he sent out to the rear to clear them were hit by the planes in the sky and suffered heavy losses, and then did not rush to the positions of the so-called Germans in the rear.

Perhaps, as he had deduced, there were only small forces behind.

And just like that, with the rest of the people, he went to the point of no return.

By this time, the soldiers of the 3rd Air Assault Regiment had completed the deployment of the entire fortification, and they were digging fortifications on both sides, both facing the enemy retreating from the west and reinforcements from the northeast that might come from the capital.

A stiff machine gun was erected, and one rocket launcher after another was carried, and just as they were in full position, the Americans rushed over.

"Attention, get closer, less than three hundred meters away, don't shoot!"

By this time, the sun had slipped to the west, and it was about to get dark, and if the Americans charged again after dark, they might be able to run back to some of them. But now, they have every chance.

"Quick, quick, the defenders of Reykjavík will come out to meet us, as soon as we get past the front, we can see our army!"

Everyone was running together, even Major General Vandergrift was no exception, and the covering blow of the rocket just now blew up almost their cars, and those cars that were lucky enough to be in good condition were also unable to move because of the potholes on the road.

They could only run back, and by this time, the cars of the convoy that had been blown up had already appeared in front of them.

"Division commander, there may be an ambush ahead." Vandergravet's side, an assistant said.

There is an ambush?

Vandergraft took out his binoculars and looked into the distance, and as far as the eye could see, he didn't seem to see anything unexpected.

The Germans' defensive line was so cleverly arranged that it was impossible to see from a distance, and besides, it was getting dark.

What's even more terrifying is that there are German tanks chasing after them, and if they are slow to move and are caught up by the German tank troops, it will be troublesome.

"It's okay, let's move on."

American soldiers, disgraced, trotting all the way, carrying their rifles, kept approaching the German lines, and getting closer.

Where are the Germans?

It's definitely just a small force of troops, probably parachuted, that's all.

At this moment, suddenly, a terrible sound sounded all around.

On the front position, there was a chainsaw-like sound, and machine guns shot a heavy rain of bullets, which were sprinkled on the American soldiers like a torrent.

In an instant, the soldiers who ran in front of them fell screaming, they had escaped from the German artillery fire, but now, they were shot by the German machine guns.

The soldiers in the back instantly lay down, and Vandergravet hid behind a rock, raised his binoculars, and looked ahead.

A long line of defense appeared in his eyes like this, and sure enough, the logistics troops did not lie, there were at least a thousand troops on the opposite side, and it was very difficult for their own side to rush through, and they were all automatic fire.

At this moment, suddenly, among the mountains in the east, there was a rumbling sound, and one after another strange reports of planes flew out.

What are the advantages of a helicopter? Of course, they can hover, they can take off and land vertically, and when there is no fighting, they simply stop behind the mountain, perfectly hiding themselves, and now, when the battle begins, they start immediately, and then they pounce from the sky.

Helicopters flew over like falcons hunting.

These helicopters are equipped by the Marine Corps, which greatly improves the convenience for them.

In the past, they had to call for air support, which was a process, and it was impossible for the planes in the air to be waiting here all the time, but they were directly on call for their own helicopters.

It is incomparable with the armed helicopters of later generations, the fire control system is quite backward and primitive, there are no anti-tank missiles, only a small number of rockets, and the mobility is also very poor.

At the same time, part of the helicopters had already emptied the rockets, leaving only a machine gun mounted on the side of the fuselage.

Unlike ground attack aircraft, such as the professional HS129, etc., they are equipped with fixed cannons that adjust the direction with the movement of the fuselage.

But helicopters are not good, helicopters are often directly hovering and firing, so that the turret needs to be able to rotate, although Germany has adopted the form of a remote-controlled turret on the B-29, but after all, it is too complicated, and the task of integration has not yet been completed.

On the contrary, directly on the side of the cabin, it was quite easy to install an MG machine gun, and at this time, the machine gunner Phillips had already completed the conversion of his duties, he stood on the hatch, tied his body with a seat belt, and then mounted his machine gun on the rack that had already been prepared, and with the helicopter, came together.

"Snort!" As he pulled the trigger, tongues of fire erupted from the muzzle of the machine gun, and one after another 7.92 mm bullets were fired into the ground, and for him, everyone on the ground was uncovered.

Everywhere the bullets went, there was a mess, and one soldier after another trembled, and snowflakes came out one after another, and fell.

The American soldiers on the ground instantly panicked and jumped terribly, and the bullets flying from the top of their heads could wipe them all out! This way it looks quite domineering.