Chapter 885: Collapse
"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! ”
Universal machine guns and squad machine guns on the positions of the German marines, as well as mortars and grenadiers, began to shoot wildly. Dense bullets rained down on the Spanish Army.
The attacking Spanish units, crowded on a narrow offensive front, became a live target for the intensive fire of the German marines.
Although, both the German Army and the Marine Corps were the same, each battalion had only 41 squad machine guns and 15 general-purpose machine guns. But a total of 55 machine guns were deployed on positions less than a kilometer in length, almost every twenty meters or less there were machine guns. Such a density of firepower is undoubtedly very amazing.
In addition, the troops on the first line of defense were able to receive fire support from mortars and grenadiers on the rear line. Because the terrain of Gibraltar is already narrow. Therefore, a regiment of the German army had to be scattered across several lines of defense. The interval between these lines is only more than 100 meters. So, mortars and grenadiers can fully resource the line of defense at the front. If you are not afraid of bullets hitting your comrades in front, you can even reinforce them with machine gun fire.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
Mortar shells and grenades fired from grenades fell into the ranks of the Spanish army. The shells exploded, and in the ranks of the Spanish troops, a bloody storm was set off. Shrapnel flew sideways, easily taking away a piece of fresh life, causing very heavy losses to the attacking Spanish army.
"Oh God! How could the firepower of the Germans be so strong, how could their troops be armed with so many machine guns and light artillery! The Spanish general in charge of directing the attack was dumbfounded, as if he could not believe it all.
"General, the Germans' firepower is too strong, we can't resist it at all! The casualties of the troops were so great that half of the casualties were lost in less than ten minutes when a regiment went up. If this continues, the army will soon collapse. ”
"Damn! The general gave the order to go on the offensive. No retreat without an order! ”
On the artillery positions of the 2nd Division of the German Marine Corps, one cannon after another has raised its muzzle. Adjustments are being made according to the data sent back by artillery observers at the front.
When all the artillery was ready, the artillery commander gave the order to open fire!
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
18 150-mm heavy howitzers, 36 105-mm light howitzers and 54 75-mm field guns, all began a frenzied shelling. A dense rain of bullets smashed down on the Spanish Army, which was on the offensive.
Dense shells rang out in the ranks of the Spanish army, further increasing the casualties of the Spanish army.
"Oh God! The Germans were so strong in artillery fire, how could we have broken through their lines. ”
"Unless it was a manifestation of God, it would have been impossible for our soldiers to attack in the face of such a dense German fire and hail of bullets. This is no longer a war, but a massacre! The Germans are slaughtering our troops with great firepower. We can't go on the offensive any longer, that would kill all our troops. We can't let our army die in vain! ”
The generals of the Spanish army, when they saw this scene, were terrified. Although, they stayed in the rear of safety. However, they could imagine how desperate the troops on the front line were when they attacked.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
An explosion sounded as if the earth was shaking, and a large fireball rose in the ranks of the Spanish army.
"Naval guns! This is the main gun of the battleship! The Germans shelled us again with the main guns of the battleships! ”
"It's not fair! The Germans actually used the main guns of the battleship, which is really unfair! ”
Although, for the Spaniards, the Germans behaved as if they were bullying the small. But there's nothing they can do about it.
The battleship's main guns were too powerful, and when dealing with soft targets on the ground, high-explosive shells were used. Such shells, after accurately falling into the ranks of the Spanish army, caused a scene like hell. Each shell exploded, creating a void in the ranks of the Spanish army. The Spanish troops in this area were all bombarded to the slag.
"Oh God! Run! We simply couldn't beat the Germans. Such dense energy, if you launch an attack, it is no different from looking for death. ”
"I'm not fighting, I'm going home!"
The attacking Spanish troops, under such a dense dynamic blow, suffered heavy losses. In the same way, their morale has completely dropped to the freezing point. When he saw his comrades-in-arms being blown up to scum, even the bravest soldiers would have fear in their hearts.
Under the heavy losses, the attacking Spanish army collapsed directly. A large number of soldiers fled in panic. They ignored the bullet pressure of the officers. In other words, even the officers who were supposed to prevent the rout of the army fled with the rout.
After all, those officers are just as human, and they can be just as timid. Seeing that the German artillery was so strong, they did not have the courage to continue fighting.
The attacking Spanish army was quickly routed. Corpses were left behind. From the time they launched the attack to the complete rout, it was less than half an hour. However, the corpses left on the position are layered, and I don't know how many.
It was not only the Spaniards who were frightened, but also the soldiers of the German marines. The scene of a large-caliber naval gun exploding two or three hundred meters away from them was also a shock to them. Watching the enemy's soldiers being torn to shreds is a thrilling feeling.
"Oh God! I hope those brothers in the Navy aim a little bit, but don't throw shells on our heads. In that case, we're going to die. ”
"This battle is too simple! Heavy naval shelling alone was enough to finish off the Spaniards. There's nothing to do with us! ”
"It would be great if every fight was like this. Our losses are much smaller. ”
In a war, people always have to die, and if you don't die your own people, you will kill the enemy. Of course, people will want their own side to pay a little less and the enemy to pay more losses.
The Spanish offensive was routed directly in the face of the powerful German firepower. Less than half of the more than 20,000 people fled back. At the same time, the rest of the people were also frightened and did not dare to fight anymore. 1
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