Chapter 164: Beachhead Counterattack

It took half an hour for Luxembourg to deliver eight tanks to the island land, and the second batch of tanks landed, because of the existing branches, landed a little faster.

Suddenly, a walkie-talkie communicator ran up to Luxembourg and reported loudly:

"Division commander, the commander said that the British army in Valletta has poured out of the nest and is coming towards our landing site."

Luxemburg always felt that Commander Rommel always had access to the most urgent information, and that this information was never missed, and Luxemburg always believed that this was the credit of the German intelligence services, as did several of Rommel's other subordinates.

"Order the brothers to assemble and prepare for the attack."

Soon sixteen tanks and infantry were gathered around Luxembourg, and more than thirty minutes had passed, and there was no way to wait, so Luxembourg hurriedly got into the tanks and shouted loudly to the soldiers outside:

"All the soldiers were carried outside the tank, immediately attacked, and the command was passed back ......"

"Knock knock...... "Knock knock...... "It's all the sound of those soldiers pedaling."

After giving the order, Luxembourg immediately ordered his tank driver to drive, and in an instant Luxembourg's mount roared out.

Rommel's subordinates all have the same virtue as him, that is, attack, attack, attack, and attack again if there are no conditions to attack, create conditions to attack as well.

Fifteen tanks roared behind Luxembourg and followed, each with three or five soldiers sitting on it, followed by hundreds of infantry, whose duty was to protect the tanks from enemy infantry.

"The soldiers and tanks that have not yet been assembled are defending at the landing site. Wait for the arrival of the follow-up troops. Then come to support the assault tank assault group. ”

After Luxembourg set off with its own tank assault group. He gave an order to the soldiers and tanks who had not yet assembled to defend on the spot, so that there was no fear that the British troops on the island would come to attack the landing site, and as long as the two subsequent armored regiments had landed, the landing battle would be won.

The tanks "buzzed" and roared towards the city of Valletta, although Luxemburg had 16 tanks and more than 500 infantry, but he had the courage to launch a counter-charge against the nearly 10,000 British troops.

"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins."

"Report to the regiment commander, a large number of British convoys were found ahead. It's coming towards us. ”

"All the soldiers got out of the car, and all of them formed a conical shock formation, with me as the cone...... Offensive. ”

Brian, the commander of the British army, was desperate and wanted to take advantage of the small number of German landing forces on the beachhead to deal a heavy blow to the Germans, and then retreat to Valletta to continue to hold on.

It can't be said that Brian's tactical arrangement is wrong, it can only be said that Brian has the mind of being trapped and fighting, and Brian is exchanging the lives of soldiers for fame in history.

There is no such thing as a three-on-two victory in any war, only the champion can survive in the war, and the runner-up can only be buried.

Tanks roared "woo-woo......-woo". The tanks began to charge with dust and five hundred follow-up infantry.

Luxembourg asked the tank driver to put it in third gear and then increase the throttle. In this way, the power of the tank is much greater, but the speed is not very fast, which is conducive to maintaining the attack formation, even if the fourth tank hits those trucks, it can also knock those trucks apart.

The oncoming convoy of British troops was not large, it was supposed to be an advance regiment, they did not have tanks, there were still a few armored vehicles.

The British army on the island of Malta originally had a battalion of tanks, and Brian tried to ambush the German airborne troops, but was discovered by Rommel's "Eye of God", and the tanks of this battalion were all destroyed by the German carpet bombing.

These British troops did not have tanks, and Luxembourg was even more unscrupulous, and he launched a righteous attack on the British advance regiment with his only eight tanks and more than 500 soldiers.

"All aim for it...... Get ready...... Put ......"

"Boom...... Boom ......"

At least more than eight tanks have fired, and the tanks that did not fire may have been due to line of sight, or the tanks in front of them were blocking and did not have a chance to fire.

These tanks that did not fire their guns would never break away from the formation, and then rush to the front of the attack group to open fire, Germany's serious military discipline is not vegetarian, and the strict character of the Germans cannot have such a lack of military discipline.

The shells hit several British trucks that were galloping, and they were immediately torn to pieces by the violent explosion, and the people on the trucks could live a few more, and those who did not die were also missing arms and legs, and they were not stunned and cried wolves on the ground.

The wounded British soldier wailed, hoping that his companions could help him, but when the truck behind him saw that more than a dozen German tanks were rushing towards them violently, they dared to linger there, and hurriedly reversed and prepared to escape.

In fact, the British army's will to fight is still relatively tenacious, but the powerful air raids of the German army have left a shadow in their hearts, and Brian's orders have changed three times a day.

Brian first asked the defenders of the island to fight according to his deployment, and after the battle began in the air, Brian's ambush suffered heavy losses, and Brian immediately asked the British to shrink their defenses, and after a few hours, it turned into a full attack.

Brian tossed his men like this, the British army was already at a disadvantage, and it completely lost air supremacy, so it is strange that the British army still has the will to fight.

The truck in front was hit and caught fire and exploded, and the wreckage of the truck was blocked on the road. The sudden attack on the long convoy of British troops while driving had already caused part of the rear-end collision, which made it even more chaotic.

The German tanks were charging and shooting at the trucks on the road, and these stationary trucks were the best targets.

"Ahh …… German devils. ”

"O my God! My arm is missing. ”

"Oh my mother! My legs, my legs are gone. ”

The sudden and continuous shelling caused the entire convoy to panic, and the entire convoy was blocked on the road, and the advance regiment of the British army fell into complete panic.

At this time, although the British army was panicked, it had not yet collapsed, and some British officers began to organize soldiers to resist, and some British troops even tried to open the cannons hanging on the back of the trucks.

Unfortunately, Luxembourg would not give him such a chance, and German tanks roared into the British convoy, firing and strafing indiscriminately.

"Boom...... The sound of cannon and machine-gun fire came and went, and countless trucks were hit, set on fire, or reduced to pieces, and those cannons had no chance to deploy.......

As for the British infantrymen who got out of the car in a hurry, with only a rifle in their hands and a few grenades in their waists, what could they do with the German tank No. 4 in this case, it was completely helpless.

Countless bullets hit the speeding Tank IV, only to shoot a little spark in exchange for a clanging sound, while the German tanks responded to the British with shells and a torrent of MG42 machine gun bullets.

…… (To be continued.) )