Chapter 47: Quietly entering the village

Luxembourg is the fist unit of the whole division, and Rommel's deployment to Luxembourg this time is not much difference in the number of troops that are most of the main force of the 7th Panzer Division, and the 25th Panzer Regiment participated in the raid, with more than 90 armored vehicles, and the 6th Mechanized Infantry Regiment, which was supported by all the division's artillery.

This operation is a sneak attack, of course, there will be no artillery preparations, if there is no offensive attack, before the attack, first use artillery to vent on the Maginot Line, not to mention the effect of the shelling, this is not clear to tell the French troops on the Maginot Line - we are coming to a sneak attack!

Of course, Rommel would not do such a stupid thing, the artillery deployed on the spot will only be used when the offensive is unfavorable, if the sneak attack in Luxembourg fails, the 150 heavy guns in Rommel's hands are afraid that they will not be able to help the strong Maginot Line! Rommel had no other way but to call the Stuka dive bomber.

The highway that Rommel is driving now is from Sedan to Sifri, this highway crosses the Maginot Line, this is the section where Rommel wants to attack, there are more than a dozen large and small pillboxes on both sides of the road, and there are 75 mm flat guns and 150 mm howitzers on the top of some pillboxes, and the defense facilities of the entire Little Maginot Line are very perfect, and the firepower is carefully calculated, powerful and without loopholes.

In the case of sufficient defensive forces, it is unimaginable to attack such a strong and powerful defensive line, and even if you pay heavy casualties, you may not be able to break through such a defensive line, so Rommel chose to raid.

Luxembourg's armored assault group was not the first to attack, and Rommel did not want to expose his precious armored forces directly to enemy flat-firing fire, so it was very foolish to do so, and the anti-aircraft guns arranged on the pillboxes on both sides of the road were not vegetarian.

The first to attack was the 6th Infantry Regiment, and all the soldiers involved in the attack were forbidden to make any sounds, "Don't shoot, quietly enter the village." ”

Rommel had already discovered the problem of the small number of French soldiers on the Maginot Line, and now he had the advantage of the enemy's paralysis, as long as Rommel's infantry touched it, he could start a struggle with the defenders for control of the pillbox, and once successful, the Makinot Line was broken through by Rommel.

Rommel's large force remained five kilometres from the Maginot Petit Line, and the soldiers of the 6th Infantry Regiment set out on foot, a distance that would take about an hour to reach while maintaining physical strength.

Scola was a sergeant squad leader in the 6th Infantry Regiment, and the 7th Panzer Division had won one brilliant victory after another in the past few days, even to the point that each of them could receive a medal, and although the whole division was exhausted, everyone was very excited and happy.

All this was achieved by their division commander Rommel, and all the officers and men of the 7th Panzer Division are now full of gratitude, trust, and admiration for their division commander. Scott, of course, was no exception, when the division commander Rommel gave the order to surprise overnight, although Scola was so tired that he couldn't even open his eyes, he still confidently followed the troops and set off, in fact, Rommel was also very considerate and caring for them, and each soldier received a cup of hot coffee before leaving.

In accordance with the order from above, Scott cut the military blankets into 50CM long pieces, and then tied these small pieces of military blankets to his feet, and there was basically no footsteps when he was marching.

Scola took his squad and advanced five kilometers in the bright moonlight, the pillboxes on the Maginot Line were faintly recognizable in the moonlight, and the road winded to the Maginot Line Minor, and on both sides of the road stood dozens of pillboxes of different sizes, and the barrels of the cannons on the pillboxes were dark and swarthy.

Scott was lucky to become the first class, his squad has a total of twelve people, equipped with an MG34 general purpose machine gun, two P38 submachine guns, and the rest of the weapons are Mauser 98K rifles, in order to attack the needs of the fortification, the superiors specially allocated a flamethrower to their squad, which is a big killer against the bunker, but this thing is too dangerous, once it is hit by the enemy, it will become a burning man.

There was no obstacle on the road, only a crossbar that could take off and land, and the sentry box next to the crossbar was empty, and there were not even French troops standing guard. Scott originally thought that he could catch a "tongue" in the sentry box, but the laxity of the French army made him not get his wish.

Scott and his soldiers continued to follow the road towards the Maginot Line, except for the sound of insects chirping in the silent night, there was no French army in sight, did the French army not deploy on the Makinot Line? Or is there an ambush for the enemy?

Of course, this is not something that Scott should consider, his task is to touch it, to see the reality of the French army, and if it is possible to occupy a French pillbox, it will be even better.

The division commander had told Scott before setting off that he would try to follow the road as much as possible, and there were likely mines elsewhere, and the facts proved how correct Rommel's judgment was, until Scott led people to touch the pillbox recognized by France, and no one stepped on the mines.

Scott followed the moonlight, and circled around a large pillbox not far from the side of the road, and found the iron gate into the pillbox, but the iron gate was locked from the inside, and from the perforation of the pillbox and the snoring of people came out, it seems that this pillbox is still garrisoned by French troops.

The closed iron door is quite thick, even if it is an explosives bag, it may not be able to explode, which can make Scott anxious, in order not to alarm the defenders and reduce unnecessary casualties, he must not use explosives, nor can he use flamethrowers.

Scott took another ladder and let his soldiers try to climb through the hole, which the French designed was so small that a person's head could not even fit in, let alone climb in.

This was a big deal for Scott, and just as he was about to use the wireless to inform his superiors of the situation here, an unexpected situation occurred, and there was an "um" sound from inside the bunker, followed by the sound of people getting up.

Scott and his men hurriedly held their breath and waited quietly, and after a while, the French soldier who got up at night opened the heavy one, and then there was a "shhh

Scott hurriedly made a neck wiping motion to the two soldiers beside him, and the two German soldiers immediately understood, and they immediately drew their bayonets and tiptoed to follow Scott to the French soldier who was peeing.

When Scott was two meters away from the French soldier, Scott flew up, his left hand grabbed the French soldier's throat, and the bayonet in his right hand stabbed the French soldier in the chest, and the two German soldiers who followed him immediately pounced, grabbed the French soldier's hands from the left and right, and the bayonets in their hands immediately stabbed the French soldier's body, and then stirred twice.

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