"Da Da Da ~~~" When Lin Shuo's car quickly retreated on the street, the Ming infantry guarding this section quickly discovered the German soldiers who had infiltrated through the tall buildings on both sides of the street, and the dense rain of bullets quickly swept over. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"High-explosive bombs!" After the vehicle regained stability, Lin Shuo pulled off his wind buckle vigorously, and ordered loudly, "Eight degrees at a positive angle on the left, thirty-three degrees to the west!" Fire! ”

Previously, after the vehicle stopped, Lin Shuo had already seen through the periscope that there were many German soldiers shaking in the building on the left, and they kept throwing grenades and ****** at the Ming soldiers on the street. As soon as he thought that his car had just been almost enveloped in raging flames, Lin Shuo's heart swelled with anger.

"Boom!" After a loud bang, the second floor of a building not far to the left suddenly burst open. Countless stones and dust flew out, and occasionally there were stumps and severed arms.

"German tanks! Straight ahead! The roar of the gun commander resounded throughout the tank, and Lin Shuo, who was frightened, hurriedly shouted, "Armor-piercing shell!" Reversing! ”

In order to achieve brilliant results in this counterattack, Rommel fought one last stubborn battle before withdrawing from his own territory. He threw his elite troops into the battlefield without hesitation. The Panzer Corps, which was made up of the remnants of several armoured armies, was almost all thrown into this night counterattack by Rommel.

For these German panzers, who were about to leave their homeland, the nearly 400 tanks of various models that they still had at this time were of little significance. Due to the lack of sufficient spare parts and shells of various calibers, these tanks, which were produced entirely in Germany, would soon become a pile of unusable scrap metal.

It is impossible for the allies to start multiple production lines for hundreds of tanks at such a time, that is unrealistic. Therefore, Rommel could throw his armored troops into the battlefield without reservation at this time, trying to deal a huge blow to the Ming army. He did a good job, and the surprise attack of the German armored forces disrupted the deployment and contact of the Ming army in the Mainz area, and dealt them a heavy blow.

"Reverse! Reversing! Lin Shuo, who was sweating profusely, pressed his throat intercom and ordered loudly: "Attention all car groups, pay attention to all car groups." Cooperate with each other and retreat gradually. The final line of defense was the pontoon bridge in the rear. In any case, we cannot afford to lose these two pontoons. As long as we hold out until dawn, then we will win. ”

The Germans were attacking fiercely, and both the armored and infantry were the last elite of the German army. Infantry infiltrated the attack, and armored units alternately covered the charge. The artillery in the rear completely ignored the casualties, and even directly pushed the artillery to the top to directly bombard the targets and positions of the Ming army. Under these circumstances, the troops of the 2nd Panzer Division of the Ming Army, which was not fully staffed, could only retreat and abandon their positions.

During the day, because the attack was too smooth, the 19th Infantry Army, to which the 2nd Panzer Division was temporarily subordinate, directly ordered the troops that had already crossed the river to quickly expand their positions. And this order directly caused the two infantry divisions and one armored division that had already crossed the Rhine to fall into a situation of dispersion.

Because the Germans were basically at the touch of a button, and the order they received was to expand their positions. Therefore, by the time it was dark, the troops of the entire three divisions were already scattered in a very large area. When the Germans came to counterattack, the 2nd Panzer Division, as the core, was scattered almost as battalions. It is now very difficult for them to even assemble their forces.

The threat from the German elite infantry units was very great. They used explosives to destroy the walls of the buildings, and then attacked from the flanks of the buildings. The many weapons in their hands were very lethal to the infantry and armored infantry of the Ming army. Nearly ten of even the mighty Tigers had already been lost to the German infantry.

Lin Shuo once saw two German infantrymen jump out of the second floor of a building and jump directly on top of a Ming Tiger tank downstairs. The two German soldiers then pulled off their heavy anti-tank mines before the Ming infantry could react.

Even if it is a Tiger tank, its top armor is not thick, and in the face of the bombardment of heavy anti-tank mines, this Tiger tank was completely destroyed in an instant. The German army, like the Ming Dynasty, had no shortage of brave officers and soldiers.

"Sir, this is the last line of defense! The division commander ordered us to hold on here, and not to continue to retreat even if we were killed in battle! The correspondent's words made Lin Shuo's heart tremble slightly, and he hurriedly stood up and pushed open the turret lid above his head. On the battlefield where bullets were flying, he leaned out half of his body and looked behind him.

Just about 300 meters behind his tank were the two extremely important pontoon bridges. At present, a large number of Ming officers and soldiers and various vehicles are constantly driving up to this side through these two pontoon bridges. Huge columns of water were constantly rising on the water around the pontoon bridge, and the German artillery was still trying to destroy the pontoon bridge.

Because the 19th Infantry Army, which was responsible for the offensive in the Mainz area, had only one complete panzer division, the 2nd Panzer Division under its command, it was difficult for the army to provide sufficient Panzer support to the front line after the German counterattack.

Looking at the infantry who quickly entered the west bank through the pontoon bridge and entered the battle, Lin Shuo deeply understood in his heart that if the German armored troops broke through their own defense line and entered the nearby beachhead. That would be a massacre of red fruits.

The infantry on the march was unable to resist the German panzers. Especially since it's still night, and although the sky is full of flares, it's not a daytime with a good line of sight.

Lin Shuo knew that if he was not mistaken, the division headquarters of the Second Armored Division was next to the pontoon bridge. There is really no way back. The only armored force that the entire 2nd Armored Division can use on this battlefield now is Lin Shuo's tank battalion. The rest of the armored forces had run too far to be able to get back in the darkness of the night.

"Each car group replied, how many more can still fight?" After returning to the turret, Lin Shuo began to count how many units his tank battalion still had that could fight. After a short period of statistics, Lin Shuo's heart was cold, his tank battalion originally had thirty-two Tiger tanks and twelve Leopard tanks, as well as four reserve tanks. This is a strengthened armament of the ace armored division.

However, at this moment, only seven Tiger tanks and two Leopard tanks were left to retreat to this riverside position to defend themselves. The strength is already less than one-fifth of what it was before the war.

"Order all groups to hold their positions and not to continue to retreat." Lin Shuo ordered loudly, "Turn on the infrared aiming system, we have to hold on until the last moment!" ”

In the past, when fighting in the city, due to the continuous penetration of German infantry and the terrain restrictions of urban operations, the Ming army had powerful equipment but could not exert its strength. But now after retreating to the beachhead outside the city, the situation is immediately different.

Although there is also a fierce battle here now, the bullets are raining down, and the sky is full of bright flares. However, in fact, the line of sight outside the city is far from being compared with the narrow inside of the city, and the new infrared sighting system equipped with the Ming army's tanks will play an extremely important role at this time.

The German armored forces also had their own night battle sighting system. However, it is a very primitive laser guidance, not only has a single function, but also often has errors and deviations, and it cannot be compared with the new equipment of the Ming army. However, the Germans are much more skilled than other countries. The armored forces of many countries simply do not have equipment for night operations.

The continuous fighting also caused the Germans to suffer a lot of losses, and they had to divide a lot of armored forces to attack the Ming army in the surrounding area. As a result, when the German armored units reached the vicinity of the landing site, there were only about 120 tanks.

Under normal circumstances, this number of tanks would have been enough to defeat Lin Shuo's tank battalion when the air power of the Ming army could not be effective. After all, he only had nine tanks left in his hands now. The ratio of a dozen to one, and the tanks equipped by the Germans are not uninhabited garbage. In this case, let alone the tiger and leopard pose, even the rat can't bear it.

However, the special battlefield situation and time gave this battle a different ending.

Nine Ming tanks relied on the advanced infrared aiming system to penetrate the German tanks on the opposite side one by one with accurate shooting from a long distance. In front of the Ming Army's Tiger and Leopard equipped with L71 x diameter 88 mm long-barreled guns, almost none of the Allied tanks could withstand their attacks. Of course, rats don't count.

This is a battle where the two sides are not on the same level.

Leaving the small and close combat environment inside the city, to the dark and difficult to find the opponent in the field outside the city, the Ming army tanks with the ability to accurately observe and guide the attack in this environment are not numerous, but they can accurately attack the opponent. And the Germans' attacks were basically empty cannons.

The Germans soon realized that something was wrong. They immediately began to give orders to speed up, trying to rush over for melee combat as quickly as possible. That way they can find their opponents more easily. It's just that the armored soldiers of the Ming army are not fighting on their own.

Because they were driven out of the city of Mainz, most of the Ming army's forces were compressed near the beachhead. And on the other side of the river, reinforcements are still being swayed. In this case, this small battlefield was almost everywhere filled with Ming officers and soldiers.

The Ming army not only had advanced weapons, but their fighting will was no worse than that of the Germans, and even surpassed them. Many Ming troops also rushed at the German tanks with cluster grenades and anti-tank mines.

Moreover, almost every infantry unit of the Ming army was heavily armed with anti-tank weapons. From anti-tank rocket launchers to anti-tank guns of various calibers, the powerful Ming infantry and armored forces successfully repelled the frenzied attacks of the Germans.

By the time it was dark, this counterattack of the Germans had completely failed! (To be continued.) )