Originally, the 14th Army of the Imperial Army was going to go directly to the Maas River defense line to assist the Belgian Army in holding the line. But he did not expect that the German attack would be so fierce, breaking through the Maas River defense line in less than a day, and finally even forcing the Belgian Army to abandon the Maas River defense line. It can be seen that the German Army's combat effectiveness is definitely stronger than any enemy that the Chinese Army has encountered in the past.

Regarding the Maas River defense line, the commander of the 14th Army stationed in Belgium, General Luo Li, was naturally clear. Although, such a line of defense is not a solid line of defense for the Imperial Army. However, it was somewhat unexpected that the Germans were able to break through this line so easily. Originally, Admiral Luo Li still underestimated the Germans. However, now he had to face the Germans. Otherwise, underestimating the opponent is very likely to bring disaster to your own troops.

In the evening, Belgian Army General Carter led a part of the Belgian Army to Eindhoven. From Admiral Carter, Admiral Rowley learned more details about the breach of the Maas River line.

"The Germans attacked very fiercely, and they sent millions of troops to attack the Maas River line. Our forces are completely at a disadvantage. In addition, in terms of technical equipment, the Belgian Army was also completely inferior, and the Germans used tens of thousands of cannons, and most of them were large-caliber heavy artillery, and even 280 mm giant guns appeared. After the defensive line was torn open, the Germans used tanks. We lacked powerful anti-tank weapons, so much so that in the face of the tanks of the Germans, there was simply nothing left! Admiral Carter's face was full of frustration. The Belgian Army's painstakingly constructed defensive line was breached by the Germans in less than a day. Occupied. This hit him hard.

"General Carter, you don't have to blame yourself. You and your troops have done their best. It's not that you're not good enough, it's that the Germans are attacking too strongly. This was not what we all expected! Admiral Luo Li said.

"General Luo, the Germans will definitely continue to attack. Eindhoven is not safe, it is too close to the Maas River line, I will build yì, we will evacuate Eindhoven and retreat to the area of Tirenhout to build a line. In this way, the German front will be stretched, which will be more beneficial to us! Admiral Carter said. It was not that he was intimidated by the Germans, but that he wanted to choose a more advantageous way.

Admiral Luo Li shook his head: "General Carter." If we continue to retreat, this will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the troops, and the breakthrough of the Maas River defense line has already dealt a great blow to the morale of the troops. If we retreat again, then it will cause irreparable losses to the troops. So, we have to fight back in Eindhoven! ”

"However, fighting back here, we don't have many hole cards in our hands! And the Germans had an army of millions! Admiral Carter was stunned. I didn't expect Admiral Luo Li to be so bold. Eindhoven was only thirty kilometres from the Maas line of defense. It is estimated that tomorrow morning, the Germans will launch an attack here. And their current army is probably only more than 300,000 people. Relying on this, the army wanted to counterattack the German army, which was obviously not enough.

"Nope. Our hole cards aren't bad. The 14th Army of the Imperial Army had all arrived in Eindhoven. And the army you brought with you is also more than 100,000. The Germans had an army of millions, but they had only just broken through the Maas line of defense. A large number of troops remained on the east bank of the Maas. Even if they crossed the river overnight. There won't be too many troops that can be used to attack Eindhoven. Therefore. We could have seized this opportunity to give the Germans a little bit of a taste. If we can inflict heavy blows on the Germans. The battle that follows will be much easier to fight! Admiral Luo Li said. After all, blindly retreating, waiting for the Germans to attack, is not a good way. They will have to hold out for another month before Chinese reinforcements arrive. If the Germans could not be stopped in time, the consequences would be very severe.

Admiral Carter hesitated, but finally nodded. The Maas line of defense was breached, and he was dealt a great blow. He also hoped to use a victory to re-boost the morale of the Belgian Army. Since Admiral Luo Li is so confident, some of them can win.

"General Luo, how to fight, you can arrange it! As long as we can defeat the Germans, let's do whatever we want! Admiral Carter said.

"Well, that's how I planned it. The defense of Eindhoven is left to your troops. I'll leave some of the artillery behind to help. The main force of the 14th Army would withdraw from Eindhoven, and when the Germans attacked Eindhoven, the 14th Army would flank and encircle the German army in one fell swoop. Admiral Luo Li's eyes shone with ambition. He hoped to be able to use this battle to annihilate the German army attacking Eindhoven. In this case, it will be enough to make the Germans pay a lot of casualties. It is also very beneficial for the subsequent defense of the Kingdom of Belgium.

"Okay, then do it!" Admiral Carter nodded, he was completely desperate.

Next, they moved quickly. The heavy artillery brigade of the 14th Army remained in Eindhoven to provide fire support to the Belgian Army. The rest of the troops withdrew from Eindhoven. The Belgian Army entered the defensive positions built by the Imperial 14th Army and took advantage of the fact that the Germans had not yet launched an offensive to strengthen their positions as much as possible. If you want to survive the battle, you have to build a strong position. After all, in the battle of the Maas River Line, they already knew how powerful the Germans were.

The Maas line of defense was broken through, which caused an uproar in the Kingdom of Belgium. Both the Belgian government and the military have high hopes for the Maas River defense line. Now the Maas line of defense was broken in just one day, which caused them a great shock. After all, in their opinion, if even the defense line of the Maas River was broken through so lightly, then it would be very difficult for the Kingdom of Belgium to hold out for a month.

War Secretary Carton, however, insisted on Admiral Carter. He knew that with Admiral Carter's ability, he would not abandon the Maas River defense line if he was not forced to do so. What's more, the 14th Army of the Chinese Army has already arrived in Eindhoven, and it may be able to create a miracle. Although everyone's confidence was severely damaged, King Leopold I of Belgium was not defeated by this. He asked everyone to continue to be ready to fight, even if Brussels fell, to fight to the end, as in the last war.

After breaking through the defense line of the Maas River, the Germans still rushed towards Eindhoven with great vigour. Although, the main forces of the German army were still crossing the river. However, the commander of the German army, Friedrich . Feng. Count Wrangel seems to be running out of his wait.

On the morning of August 11, the Germans gathered more than 200,000 troops to attack Eindhoven. More than 100,000 Belgian troops, led by Admiral Carter, gave the Germans a head-on blow. Because of the excessive pursuit of the speed of pursuit, the German heavy artillery did not cross the river. This deprived the Germans of their superiority in artillery fire. With the support of the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Imperial Army's 14th Army, the Belgian Army improved greatly in terms of artillery fire, which was the key to their ability to fend off the Germans and hold Eindhoven.

The attack was thwarted, which made the Germans angry. Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel not only did not give the order to retreat, but also ordered the army, which had crossed the Maas River, to speed up and support the front. Friedrich. Feng. Count Wrangel was determined to break through the Belgian Army's defenses and go directly into the hinterland of the Kingdom of Belgium.

Although, now the land of the battle, already belongs to the Kingdom of Belgium. However, before the last world war, it belonged to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. However, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was on the wrong side in the last world war, and after the war began, it was destroyed by the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of Prussia. After the war, Belgium and the Kingdom of Prussia had just been divided between the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

By the afternoon, there were more than 300,000 German troops attacking Eindhoven. Part of the German heavy artillery units also arrived, and along with these heavy artillery units arrived in Eindhoven, along with hundreds of tanks No. 1 and No. 2.

The arrival of German reinforcements made the attack on Eindhoven even more fierce, and the Belgian Army had to pay heavy casualties if it wanted to resist the German attack. But even at this time, Admiral Carter did not give the order to retreat, but ordered the troops to hold out. He knew that there were enough Germans who had fallen into the trap. The 14th Army of the Chinese Army will soon launch an offensive.

Sure enough, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the commander of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army, General Luo Li, gave the order to attack, and the five infantry corps of the 14th Army came out from the flank, forming a crushing attack on the weak flank defense line of the German army. At this moment, the main forces of the German army were placed in the attack on Eindhoven, and there were not many troops defending the flanks.

What's more, the 14th Armored Brigade of the 14th Army of the Imperial Army was also thrown into the offensive. More than 200 tanks, divided into three directions, assisted the army in its offensive. The torrent of steel rolling forward tore through the German defense line with a light gesture, making the offensive of the Imperial Army invincible. The Germans could only watch as their rear roads were cut off by the retreat of the Imperial Army's 14th Army. (To be continued......)

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