"General Ludendorff, when the fire is ready, let's attack! Armored forces were also dispatched. However, after breaking through the outer lines www.biquge.info of the British, the armored forces ceased to operate. Infantry stormed the city of Rouen. Admiral Crook said.

Although, with the assistance of armored forces, street battles would have gone much more smoothly. However, the losses of armored forces will inevitably soar as a result. Admiral Crook didn't want to be lost in a city street battle with his armor like a treasure.

Lieutenant General Ludendorff nodded, fully agreeing with Admiral Crook's point of view. Although, the armored forces have the protection of armor, and the defense is undoubtedly much stronger than that of the infantry. However, in the face of anti-tank weapons, the armor of the tank is not necessarily able to withstand it. This is especially true when fighting in the narrow streets of cities, where tanks and easily destroy. When fighting on the Eastern Front, the Russians lacked anti-tank weapons, and at most they were carrying explosive packs and cluster grenades and perishing with the German tanks, so the 8th Panzer Division was involved in those street battles.

However, the battlefield on the Western Front was different. Although the Anglo-French forces are not equipped with tanks, they are equipped with anti-tank weapons. Of course, the performance of those anti-tank weapons may not be as good as that of the German army. However, against the tanks equipped by the German army, there should be no problems. Therefore, Qin Tian also specifically told the armored troops not to engage in street battles lightly.

"Yes, General. Our armored forces, there is a greater purpose. Lieutenant General Ludendorff said.

Admiral Crook immediately laughed, he understood what Lieutenant General Ludendorff meant. In addition to the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force in Rouen, the Anglo-French forces also had the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force and a part of the 1st French Army that was rushing towards Rouen. If the 1st Army of the British Expeditionary Force could be wiped out at the same time, and even a part of the 3rd Army of the British Expeditionary Force and the 1st Army of the French Army could be completely annihilated, then the British and French forces would have been severely damaged. They could even change their strategy and split the left-wing cluster into two parts and advance along the banks of the Seine towards Paris.

The preparation of the fire of the German troops lasted for two hours. After that, the German 1st and 8th Army Corps immediately launched an attack on Rouen. For this attack, the officers and men had already eaten lunch in advance and rested, so that they could devote themselves to the attack with a more enthusiastic and full state of mind.

The 1st and 8th Panzer Divisions, totaling more than 500 tanks, participated in this offensive. These tanks, divided into multiple routes, assisted the infantry in breaking through the British lines.

"Crunch, crunch!"

The tank's tracks crushed against the ground, making a tooth-aching sound. Numerous infantry, following behind the tanks, attacked the British positions.

At this moment, the British positions had long been dilapidated by the heavy shelling and bombardment of the Germans. The British troops stationed in these positions also suffered heavy casualties. The positions were littered with corpses and stumps and severed arms. But even so, there were still quite a few British soldiers who held their positions. I have to admit that these soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force are still very tenacious in their will to fight. Although they were fighting in France, they knew that if they defeated the Germans there, they would undoubtedly defend the British Empire.

"Quick, the tanks of the Germans are coming. Anti-tank guns and anti-tank guns are ready. A British officer ordered loudly. In the face of the attack of the German tanks, he was very nervous, and even the palms of his hands were sweaty.

"Yes, sir." The soldiers immediately began to prepare.

A total of two 37-mm anti-tank guns and four anti-tank guns were deployed in this position. If you are lucky, you will undoubtedly be able to inflict considerable casualties on the Germans.

When the German tanks were only 500 meters away from the British lines, the British anti-tank guns opened fire.

"Boom! Boom! ”

Two 37-mm anti-tank gun shells accurately hit two German tanks. The frontal armor of the tank, which did not withstand the shells of the anti-tank guns, was torn open at once, leaving a fist-sized hole in the armor. At the same time, the resulting fragments scurried around in the small space inside the tank, easily killing the tankers inside.

Two tanks were destroyed at once, which made the German armored forces very nervous, and even the formation was a little confused.

"Well done!"

The officers of the British army applauded loudly, and in their opinion, as long as they could defeat the German armored forces, then it would not be difficult to defeat the German army.

Seizing this opportunity, the British anti-tank guns continued to fire, once again destroying two German tanks.

However, their good fortune ended there.

The German armored forces, after the initial panic, had calmed down.

Some tanks even began to look for the location of the British anti-tank guns, and the turrets of the tank guns were even more rotary.

Soon, a tank found the location of one of the British anti-tank guns.

"Fire!"

The commander gave the order, and the gunner opened fire.

"Boom!"

The muzzle of the tank gun, shining with orange-red flames, a shell has already flown out. In the blink of an eye, one of the British anti-tank guns was hit. Not only were the anti-tank guns blown into parts, but the anti-tank gunners were also killed.

A minute later, another anti-tank gun was also destroyed. Having cleared the threat of these two anti-tank guns, the German tanks moved on.

When they reached a distance of two hundred meters from the British line, the light and heavy machine guns on the British line began to fire. Although, these machine guns pose no threat to tanks. However, for the infantry, hiding behind the tank, it was fatal. Therefore, the German tanks carried out targeted elimination of these British machine-gun fire points and destroyed all these fire points.

As the German tanks got closer and closer to the British lines, the remaining British anti-tank guns also opened fire.

"Dang!"

An anti-tank gun bullet hit a German tank. But, alas, the frontal armor of the tank was very thick, so it withstood the bullets fired by the anti-tank guns.

The people inside the tank were terrified. They almost thought the tank was going to be penetrated. In that case, these tank crews hiding in the tank will definitely die.

Later, when they found that the tank had not been penetrated, these tankmen breathed a sigh of relief, but they all had a feeling of the aftermath of the disaster.

The tank's machine gun then opened fire, killing the British soldiers who were operating the anti-tank guns.