While the 14th Army of the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army surrounded and annihilated the encircled German army, the defense line of the 'Leopard' medium tank battalion of the 14th Panzer Brigade under the command of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army and the 68th Infantry Corps also ushered in a fierce attack by the German army. In the German army commander Friedrich. Feng. Under the orders of Count Wrangel, 50,000 German troops launched a fierce attack on the Reich Army lines, hoping to open a passage that would allow the encircled 300,000 German troops to withdraw from the encirclement of the Reichs.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The artillery of the 68th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army is roaring, and hundreds of 75mm field guns and 105mm light howitzers are frantically pouring fire on the Germans. The Germans did not carry much artillery because they came in a hurry, which forced the Germans to attack the positions of the Imperial Army under heavy artillery fire.

Although this was nothing more than a hastily constructed position by the Imperial Army, with only simple trenches and barbed wire, it was still enough to break the Germans' heads under this line of fire after a large number of light and heavy machine guns.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Mortars deployed by the Reichs, deployed on the front line, were firing at the maximum rate of fire in the face of the German offensive. The dense artillery shells fell into the German offensive queue, and the German soldiers who were blown up turned on their backs, and the German soldiers were constantly torn to pieces by shrapnel.

The advantage of the high rate of fire of the mortar was vividly exerted at this moment. Of course, this was not a good thing for the German army. This makes their soldiers pay a heavy price on the way to attack.

"Da Da Da!" Light and heavy machine guns also began to neigh, and a storm of steel formed by dense bullets. Directly made the German soldiers pay a huge price. The group that rushed to the front was almost knocked to the ground. The remainder. They were all suppressed to death.

Although the German attack was very sharp, it was in front of the strong defensive line of the Imperial Army. It was still bleeding from the head, and finally had to give up, leaving the corpse in vain. The German commanders also discovered this, knowing full well that in front of the Reich Army's defense line, it was almost impossible to break through the Reichs' defense line lightly. The final result is very likely that after these more than 50,000 people are dead, they will not be able to open the defenses of the Imperial Army. Such an outcome was completely unacceptable to the Germans. As a last resort, the Germans deserved to continue to ask for reinforcements.

Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel did not want his troops to be severely damaged by the Chinese and Belgians. In this case, all the glory he had achieved by breaking through the Belgian Army's defense line on the Maas River would be ruined. Therefore, he had to free the besieged German army. Only in this way will his reputation be preserved. At the same time, it will not affect the subsequent strategic plan. After all, the strategic goal of the German army was to destroy the Kingdom of Belgium in the shortest possible time, and then engulf the whole of Western Europe, and eventually even the Kingdom of Spain. If you waste too much time in the Kingdom of Belgium, it's not worth it. Therefore. Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel directly ordered the front-line army to give maximum support to the army supporting Eindhoven. Only in this way can we be successful.

In order to break through the lines of the Reichs, the Germans even threw in hundreds of tanks. Of these tanks, tank No. 1 accounted for two-thirds. The remaining tank is Tank No. 2. The Germans were hopeful that they would be able to tear through the lines of the Imperial Army with these tanks. After all. That's what they did in the Maas before. By the time the tanks crossed the Maas, the Belgian Army's defenses had nearly collapsed.

However, this time the scene that the Germans expected was not discovered. After discovering that the Germans threw in a large number of tanks. The Leopard Medium Tank Battalion of the 14th Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army entered the battlefield, and dozens of Leopard medium tanks entered the battlefield. The second tank battle with German tanks. Although, the tanks of the Germans had a numerical superiority. However, Tank No. 1 could not be used in tank battles at all. The remaining scarce No. 2 tank was no match for the Leopard medium tank. The front armor of the 'Panther' medium tank was 57 mm thick, and even if it was hit by German tank guns, as long as it was not within 200 meters, it would not be a problem. On the other hand, the 57mm gun of the 'Leopard' medium tank was able to penetrate the armor of the German tank with ease, even at a distance of three or four hundred meters, without any problems.

As a result, the battlefield completely presented a one-sided situation. The Reichs' 'Panther' medium tanks began the slaughter of German tank units. One German tank after another was destroyed, and the 'Leopard' medium tank continued to advance like the king of the battlefield. As they advanced, the German tanks were constantly beaten into burning fireballs.

The commander of the German army, apparently, did not expect that such a result would be, the German tanks were not able to resist at all in front of the tanks of the Chinese army, and they were destroyed lightly. This directly led to the attack of the German army, and Yan zhòng was frustrated.

Along with the victory of the tanks of the Reichs, the infantry, hiding behind the defensive line, also began to counterattack the Germans. With the assistance of tank troops, the Germans were defeated. It can be said that it is impossible for the Germans to rescue the besieged German army in Eindhoven in a short time. The Imperial Army and the Belgian Army had enough time to encircle and annihilate the encircled German army. This led directly to the annihilation of hundreds of thousands of German troops in this battle. German commander Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel, after receiving the report from the front, could not believe that such a result could be achieved. On the one hand, he organized his troops and wanted to continue the attack on Eindhoven, and on the other hand, he ordered Eindhoven's army to continue to hold on and wait for reinforcements. It's just that after being flanked by the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army, the encircled army is already in danger.

More than 300,000 German troops were surrounded on the plain outside Eindhoven and could not be defended. Such a zone has become a good battlefield for the advance of the Empire's tank troops. The Reich tanks could crush all German resistance with ease, and then assist the infantry who followed the tanks to wipe out all the recalcitrant German troops.

The situation of the battlefield, as well as is one-sided. Even though the Germans showed great courage and perseverance. However, in the face of absolute strength, their resistance seemed very ridiculous and stupid.

In the face of huge casualties, the Germans finally declared war and surrendered. However, less than half of the troops surrendered. The other half have died on the battlefield. The previous attack on Eindhoven caused the Germans to pay a lot of damage. This time it was encircled and annihilated again, which directly led the German army to suffer heavy losses.

It can be said that before and after the Battle of Eindhoven, if you count the defeated German reinforcements, as well as the German troops lost on the Maas line of defense. In just three days, the Germans lost 500,000 men, which was already 40 percent of the German Army Group A. This was a complete blow to the German army. As for the losses of the Imperial Army, they were minimal. Only the losses of the Belgian Army, amounted to around two hundred thousand. Of course, this is undoubtedly insignificant compared to the losses of the German army.

The Battle of Eindhoven directly changed the situation on the battlefield. Originally, the German army wanted to tear through the defense line of the Imperial Army with a thunderous force, and then directly destroy the Kingdom of Belgium. However, the huge losses made the Germans have to stop, and they are also a little worried about what the army in front of them is like. Why is it so powerful?

Of course, at this time, the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army were also faced with a new choice, whether to continue to hold on to Eindhoven, or to advance and recapture the Maas line of defense, or to retreat?

The Belgian Army, for its part, undoubtedly hoped to continue the offensive and retake the Maas River defensive line. In this way, they are very likely to gain more honors and be able to ensure that the territory of the country is not trampled by the Germans. However, the attitude of the Imperial Army was different. Admiral Luo Li did not want to continue the attack, or even to continue to hold on to Eindhoven, but hoped to retreat on his own initiative.

Although, the losses of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army in the Battle of Eindhoven were not large. However, the losses of ammunition and fuel were very large. The armored forces, in particular, suffered extremely heavy losses. In addition to a small number of tanks destroyed by the Germans, about half of the tanks had to be abandoned due to various failures during the battle. It can be said that this directly cost the 14th Panzer Brigade half of its combat effectiveness. If the fight continues, the 14th Armored Brigade will be lost. Once the advantage of tanks was gone, it would be impossible for the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army, which were inferior in numbers, to resist the German attack.

Even at the Battle of Eindhoven, the Imperial Army and the Belgian Army inflicted heavy casualties on the Germans. However, in the face of the mobilized German army, such casualties were nothing at all. Having lost 500,000 men, they could immediately replenish the front with a million men, and as long as they could complete the strategy they had developed before the war, it would be a victory.

What the Imperial Army hoped for was not to fight the Germans on the border, but to be able to hold off the Germans and buy time for the arrival of Imperial reinforcements.

Eventually, Admiral Carter was persuaded to agree to retreat from Eindhoven to Antwerp, where he would build a defensive line and continue to hold back the German advance. (To be continued......)

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