Although Guderian had noticed the importance of the Monte-Diu Heights on the morning of the 14th, his troops were still a step ahead of the French, and they did not reach the vicinity of the town of Stoney until the early hours of 15 April. By this time, a reconnaissance group of the 3rd French Motorized Rifle Division (consisting of two Panhard 178 armored vehicles with a small number of infantry) and the 67th Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment (reinforced with 2 25mm anti-tank guns and 1 47mm anti-tank gun) had set up defenses in the small town of Stoney.

At about 5 o'clock in the morning of the 15th, the 13th Light Infantry Artillery Company, the 15th Heavy Infantry Artillery Company, and the 640th Assault Artillery Company of the "Großdeutschland" Banner began to bombard the town of Stoney. At the same time, the 2nd and 3rd battalions of the "Großdeutschland" flag also arrived at their respective offensive lines.

The 2nd Battalion was aimed at the commanding heights of "Sugar Bread" on the east side of the town, where only a small number of French infantry were stationed; The target of the 3rd Battalion was the town of Stoney. The 8th Panzer Regiment of the 10th Panzer Division also sent two No. 3 assault guns, four tanks and four tanks and six 38t tanks to form a small tank column to guide the infantry of the "Greater Germany" banner to break through from the east of the town of Stoney. In front of the road were two No. 4 tanks, followed by three 38t tanks, two No. 4 tanks, three 38t tanks and two No. 3 assault guns. And Gustav. The 2nd Platoon of the 11th Company, led by Schwarzenegger, advanced on foot, protecting the two No. 4 tanks at the front.

Rudolph. Ribbentrop held his Mauser 98K rifle and walked cautiously beside the No. 4 tank at the forefront. This tank has a serial number of 700 and is the commander of the 7th Company of the 8th Armored Regiment. Otto's car. Instead of the long-barreled Type F (since the 43xd tank gun was still not up to par, only a very small number of Tank 4 was equipped with a 43xd 75mm gun, called the No. 4F type, which was specifically responsible for fighting black guns in tank battles), but the E-type with a 24xd 75mm gun, but unlike the historical E-type, the armor on the front of the vehicle and on the front of the turret was up to 50mm thick, which was enough to withstand the attacks of the 37mm anti-tank gun at close range.

To the rumbling roar of the tank motor, Rudolph. Ribbentrop and his comrades soon reached the entrance to the town, and for the second time he took part in a real battle. The last battle was a forced crossing of the Maas River on the 12th, but in that battle he didn't even have a chance to shoot a bullet. The fighters who landed in front of him and the officers and men of the 1st Airborne Private Brigade had already eliminated the enemy.

This time there should be a chance to kill the enemy for Germany and the leader, right? Just as he was thinking of this, a bright light suddenly flashed out in the darkness dozens of meters away in front of him, and then there was a crisp "clang", and the No. 4 tank next to him shook violently, followed by a spark that came out of nowhere.

"Anti-tank guns!"

"Lie down!"

Rudolph. Ribbentrop immediately heard someone shouting, and then a very strong hand grabbed him by the back of the neck and pushed him to the ground. As soon as he lay down, the sound of Hatch Kaiss machine gun fire rang out, and the bullets almost grazed his helmet!

"Boom ......"

Tank No. 4, numbered 700, also reacted, it was not damaged, and the 24 times diameter 75mm cannon immediately began to fire. The 2nd gun blew off the point of fire of the anti-tank gun that had just been fired, and then it turned the muzzle of the gun to blast off the machine gun, and just as the tank was about to start again, another French anti-tank gun in ambush in the dark opened fire.

An orange-red light slammed into the front of Tank No. 4 like lightning, and there was another clang, but louder than the one before, and to Ribbentrop it sounded like a church bell being struck directly in his ear.

Then there was another loud bang, which almost shattered Rudolph. Ribbentrop's eardrums.

Tank No. 4 was actually killed!

Rudolph lying on the ground. Ribbentrop felt a wave of heat roll over his back, and he turned his head to see that the chariot that looked like a steel monster was on fire, and had been turned into torches!

Then someone dragged him up from the ground, and then pushed him forward again, Rudolph. Ribbentrop guessed that it was Second Lieutenant Schwarzenegger who was ordering him to charge! His eardrums were shaken by the explosion just now, and now they just buzzed, and he couldn't hear anything.

He saw the flickering of large and small fires in the darkness ahead, and knew that it was a French rifle, a machine gun, and perhaps an anti-tank gun or two firing!

Rudolph. Ribbentrop knew that it was now up to the infantry to clear the way for the tanks - as an SS motorized infantryman, he knew that the infantry had a duty to protect the tanks (and the tank crews also knew to protect the infantry).

Instinctively, he loaded the rifle with a bayonet and shouted "Long live Germany!" Long live the leader! He began to charge forward with his head covered.

After rushing out of dozens of steps, Rudolph. Ribbentrop's hearing regained a little, and he heard the sound of machine guns, the sound of cannon fire, the screams of the dying wounded, and Gustav. Ensign Schwarzenegger's loud voice.

"At 11 o'clock, at 11 o'clock, there's 1 anti-tank gun there, let's go kill it!"

It was a French SA37 47mm anti-tank gun. While Ribbentrop was temporarily deaf, this sinful cannon damaged another tank No. 4 (this tank numbered 711 was not completely destroyed)!

However, the German offensive did not stop there, and the 38t tank behind the two No. 4 tanks bypassed the wreckage of the No. 4 tank that was on fire and continued to move forward. The infantrymen who followed were all shouting and charging - they were the soldiers of the Waffen-SS "Greater Germany" banner, the most fanatical Nazi supermen!

The Nazi supermen quickly approached the positions of the French with guns in hand, and in a very close position Gustav. Schwarzenegger and two other veterans of the Polish campaign threw several grenades.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Three explosions rang out, and Gustav. Schwarzenegger jumped on a low wall used as a cover by the French, and then raised his MP-38 submachine gun in a burst of fire.

Seven or eight French soldiers soon collapsed in pools of blood, and a few others turned around in fright and ran. Ribbentrop hurriedly raised his rifle and aimed it at the back of one of them without hesitation. The man then went limp, and he fell to the ground.

This is Rudolph. Ribbentrop kills for the first time!

At the end of this bloody battle at close range, he found the body of the Frenchman he had killed, and turned out his blood-stained papers. The man's name was Louie. Russell, and Rudolph. Ribbentrop, like him, was born in 1921.

Perhaps shaken by the capture of the 47mm anti-tank gun by the Nazi superman, the French soldiers soon began to retreat. Gustav. Schwarzenegger and Rudolph. Ribbentrop continued to follow the remaining tanks towards the center of the town. There they met 2 more Panhad 178 armored vehicles, and one 38t tank was damaged by 25mm guns on armored vehicles. However, the two French armored vehicles did not escape, and they were then fireballed by two other 38t tanks.

After losing 2 more armored vehicles, the French in the town began to retreat and were soon driven out.

But the battle around the town of Stoney has only just begun! But at the same time as what could be considered the fiercest and bloodiest battle of the entire French campaign was unfolding, France was already crying.

In the early morning of May 15, he was meeting with the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of the Navy, Albert. Victor. Alexander had breakfast together while discussing the war on the continent, which was getting worse and worse.

Since the German armoured forces broke through the Sedan-Maas line on the 12th, the battle has taken a sharp turn.

Later on the 12th, another German army (Hort's 15th Panzer Corps and the 4th Army that followed) also crossed the Ardennes Forest and successfully crossed the river at Mans.

On the 13th, a large number of German armored units crossed the river by means of a pontoon bridge over the Maas River and began to sweep the French troops on the west bank of the Maas. On the same day, two French light mechanized divisions met and engaged in a fierce battle between Jean Blu and the German armored group on the Belgian battlefield, and the two well-equipped French light mechanized divisions were defeated one day later and retreated to the defensive positions on the River Dyre.

At the same time, the German army in Belgium also crossed the Maas River in a large way, advancing on three lines on the left flank towards Mechelen, the center on Brussels, and the right flank on Nivel, and soon advanced to the east of the Deyle line.

On the 14th, British, French and German planes launched an unprecedented battle over the Maas River, as a result, the British and French air forces suffered a heavy defeat, losing more than 700 aircraft, and the air supremacy on the battlefield had fallen into the hands of Germany!

While the British Prime Minister and three ministers were distraught by the current situation, the French Prime Minister made a long-distance phone call from Paris.

"Mr. Prime Minister," Prime Minister Reynolds' voice sounded hoarse on the phone, as if he had just cried once, and then Reynolds' words stunned Churchill, "I'm afraid we're going to lose this battle!" ”

"What? Lost? But the war has just begun! Churchill hurriedly asked, "Didn't you launch a counterattack along the Maas River?" Could it be that the counterattack has ......"

"The counterattack has just begun, but ......" Renault's voice sounded terrifying, like a man with a complete mental breakdown.

"I'll be in Paris tomorrow!" Churchill knew he had to go to Paris himself, and he went immediately, to figure out the situation. "Mr. Prime Minister, let's meet and talk." (To be continued.) )