This is a bold and completely unexpected offensive plan!

On July 2, 1966, without anyone's expectation, the German army, with the cooperation of the British Royal Navy and the Italian Navy, carried out a large-scale landing in the German city of Lübeck!

It was a large-scale landing operation, and most of the strength of the British Royal Navy, including German helicopter gunships and transport planes, were all involved in the operation.

It's a perfect land, sea and air cooperation!

The battle was codenamed "Thunderstorm", and the commander-in-chief of the campaign - German Field Marshal Fritz. Erich. Feng. Marshal Manstein! The great field marshal who had previously commanded the German army in the Middle East!

The main components of the ground forces participating in the war are those who have experienced a hundred battles in the Middle East theater and are the most elite group of German forces:

German Manstein cluster!

Previously, with the continuous victories of the German army in the Middle East, as well as Turkey, Iran and other countries successively joining the Allies and sending troops into North Africa and the Middle East, Manstein has been able to free up his hands from the Middle East.

He, by Ernst. Braem was appointed commander-in-chief of Operation Thunderstorm! One of Germany's most illustrious marshals!

What is surprising is that such a huge mobilization of troops has not been detected by the Allies even a little. And this, we must thank Xiao Ling, who has been silent for a long time, and her purple light military base!

Xiaoling and Ziguang military bases are using various means far ahead of this era to sabotage the reconnaissance of the Allied forces, releasing false signals to interfere with the radar of the Allied forces and all means of communication and reconnaissance!

If the war ends with a German victory. Then there is no doubt that Xiaoling and the Ziguang Military Base will be the biggest behind-the-scenes contributors to this victory.

Once Lübeck was back in German hands, the Germans and their allies would be able to attack with impunity along the lines of Hamburg and Bremen. And even the Allies on the territory of Germany will be completely surrounded!

What returned to Germany was an elite army that had truly experienced a hundred battles!

Now, the Allies finally knew the true intentions of the German army, and Brigadier General Duby in Hanover finally knew the true intentions of the German army.

What reinforcements to Turton, what to attack Hanover, all fake, the Germans are simply hiding the real plan there - "thunderstorm"!

It's all about acting there. It was all there to confuse the enemy, and a landing operation of this magnitude was the real intention of the Germans!

The Allies are under terrible siege......

But it was too late for them...... The only hope now for the Allies and their commander-in-chief, Westmoreland, is that. Only Lübeck and the nearby allies could do their best to hold it, otherwise terrible disaster would soon befall them.

But judging by the dynamics and momentum of the Germans, they will definitely not let their enemies realize their "sweet dreams" like this!

"Victory has never been so close to me......" After finally waiting for the news that he needed to wait, Wang Weiyi was surprisingly calm: "Now." Let's end the battle in Hanover! ”

Let's put an end to the hungry battle in Hanover – when Ernst. After Marshal Bram gave this order. The German soldiers finally showed their most hideous minions completely and unreservedly!

This is the real attack - the most real combat effectiveness of the German army!

Wang Weiyi unreservedly put all the strength he could, and gave his new order: to end all the fighting in Hanover by July 5th!

It sounds difficult, but when the German and British soldiers here heard that the mighty German army had landed in Lübeck, a loud cheer came out of their mouths......

There's nothing more exciting about it!

They fought for their country, for the freedom and glory of Germany, but no one ever told them when the war would end.

However, the day was already in front of their eyes......

That excitement and ecstasy, that great enthusiasm. It is impossible to describe it in words, and this is reflected on the battlefield. It's a lightning-like attack!

On the contrary, the morale of the Allied forces, which had been fighting stubbornly, suffered a serious blow to their morale!

Soldiers have faith, and it is faith that sustains them from giving in, but when that belief collapses, the worst thing happens.

At this time, Brigadier General Dolby was going through the most painful moment of his life.

He had been complacent about his ability to hold off the German offensive, and he had assumed that he could fight the Skull Baron and put himself in the position of a generation of famous generals.

But now he realized that it was all his own dream...... Is there anything more brutal in this world than this?

No matter how much time you continue to hold out in Hanover, it has become meaningless...... However, what made him feel helpless was that he had to defend himself desperately, even if it was meaningless.

Only I can understand the pain!

Brigadier General Dolby smiled bitterly...... What could be more sad than that? He thought he could be compared to the Skull Baron, but in fact, he didn't even deserve to lift his shoes. In front of the baron, he will always be a sad little person.

The sound of gunfire came one after another, as if to show off the impending victory of Germany. And one after another, the calls from the front line reached his headquarters, and the situation became critical almost in the blink of an eye.

Brigadier General Dolby had consulted Commander-in-Chief Westmoreland, but the Commander-in-Chief was probably at a loss now, and there was no good way to do anything other than to keep him going...... Brigadier General Duby knew that it was all in chaos, all of it was in chaos, starting from himself and ending with the Allied General Headquarters......

Defeat beckoned to the Allies not far away......

After the German-centered coalition landed heavily in Lübeck on 2 July. The Ernst cluster suddenly intensified its offensive, and wave after wave of attacks quickly made Hanover a page in the ocean. There is a danger of silence everywhere.

Dolby did everything he could not to sink his ship, but it was clear that he had a better solution by now.

"General, are we on the verge of defeat?" His adjutant, Major Howell, asked cautiously.

"yes, I think we're going to lose......" Dolby didn't hide anything: "When the enemy recaptures Lübeck, there is no point in fighting." Major, do you think we look like fools? Played with by the enemy like a marionette, and I thought I was about to see victory......"

Major Howell nodded involuntarily...... Oh, yes. By any measure, the Allied commanders became a bunch of fools.

"What else can we do?" Major Howell sighed: "We have not received an order to retreat, so we can only stay here, and I think." Presumably there will be an enemy in front of us soon, right? ”

"There will soon be an enemy in front of us...... Dolby also sighed heavily, "but at least one thing is lucky, although Baron Skeleton is a terrible enemy, he is a gentleman." At least he won't hurt you after you surrender. Just a major. Are you ready to be a prisoner of war? ”

Major. Are you ready to be a prisoner of war?

When this question came out, Major Howell had no idea how to answer......

The major, although he had not yet thought about this, had already begun to appear in large numbers of prisoners on the battlefield. The first to surrender were the Australian soldiers, who had only recently felt Hanover.

If the battle goes well, they will be very brave, but if the war takes a major turn, then their mentality will inevitably fluctuate.

They don't want to die here......

The Germans received a large number of prisoners, and they did not even have time to manage them. It was only temporarily set up some prisoner of war camps on the battlefield for the prisoners to walk in on their own.

And that's what makes the amazing happen.

Outside the so-called prisoner of war camps. There was no one standing guard at all, and the prisoners of war could have left easily, but few did.

"The Gentleman of the Last" Ernst. Marshal Bramm's actions on the battlefield have been known to all the people, and they know that although they are prisoners, at least their lives are safe. And once out of here, the Sky knows that the Dao will be hit by a stray bullet.

So, they honestly stayed in such a "safe house......

The effects were cascading, and more people began to follow their example, and without even seeing the enemy, many people took the initiative to find the prisoner of war camp and became one of the prisoners of war.

It's ridiculous, but it's not funny at all when you think about it...... What could be more important in this world than life?

By 3 July, the German-British forces had broken through into Hanover, and a large number of Australian soldiers had surrendered, but the vast majority of the 7th Marine Brigade of the United States Marine Corps continued to fight.

They were much more loyal to Brigadier General Dolby than the Australians, and they were not willing to lay down their arms until they had received an order, or had no choice but to despair.

The battle for Hanover was still fierce, but at this time there was the most troublesome thing for Brigadier General Dolby, and in fact the most headache for the Americans:

The German population in Hannover, like ordinary Germans in all occupied cities, rose up in revolt! Such a scene was played out countless times during the march of the ERNST cluster......

When Ernst. By the time Field Marshal Braham entered Hanover, it was already the night of July 3, a third of the city was in the hands of the Germans and the British, and the pace of control of the whole city began to accelerate.

"I'm glad to hear from you like this!" Wang Weiyi calmly told his subordinates: "Colonel Kolk, do you have heavy casualties in your tank assault group?" ”

"Yes. Marshal, the casualties are still relatively large. In front of the marshal, Colonel Kolk had nothing to hide: "But compared with the results we have achieved, we can fully tolerate such casualties." ”

"Good. All I need is the spirit of yours. Wang Weiyi nodded approvingly: "But I see that the enemy is still resisting stubbornly, if you can continue to bring me good news when the sun rises tomorrow, I think I will be very grateful to you." ”

"I'll do it, Marshal!" As Colonel Colk was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something: "Marshal, you promised me. I'll wear the Iron Cross myself! ”

Wang Weiyi also remembered his promise, he took off the Iron Cross he had been wearing, and then solemnly put it on Colonel Cork's military uniform.

Moment. A look of fanaticism appeared in Colonel Kolk's eyes......

After the end of the Second World War, the number of German Medals was very rare, especially in recent years, and no one even received the Iron Cross. And then. Recently, I wore one on my uniform. What's more, this was granted to him by Baron Alexon himself!

Fight for him - die for him!

At this time, Colonel Kolk suddenly remembered this sentence that was circulating in the German army......

The commander's fanaticism was always contagious to his subordinates, and the Kolk tank assault group, which had been fighting on the front line from the very beginning of the operation, rejoined the attack like a bunch of madmen.

On their flanks were the soldiers of the Greater German Regiment and the British Army, who did not act impatient in urban warfare, but little by little cleared the enemy's obstacles, and little by little stabilized the areas under their control.

In a brutal battle. The British soldiers who had not been on the battlefield for long were also growing rapidly.

And those American positions are losing inch by inch, and they are constantly retreating. Constantly shrinking the position, but there is no way to stop the enemy's advance.

In the middle of the night on July 3, a nightmarish news plunged Brigadier General Dolby, who was already on pins and needles, into even more despair:

A German assault team raided the Allied airfield in Hanover, capturing ground crews and a large number of aircraft.

God, what could be more terrible? The airfield fell into the hands of the Germans, and now, Brigadier General Dolby has completely blocked even the route of retreat.

He thought it was a tragedy, a real tragedy, and now he had to face that the worst thing was about to happen.

The loyal Major Howell was always by his side, and although he did not know how to comfort the brigadier general, he could at least fulfill the duties of an adjutant by his side.

"How's the street fighting going, Major?" Brigadier General Duby asked reluctantly.

"The situation is not particularly rosy." Major Howell said matter-of-factly: "We lack experience in street fighting, and the enemy's offensive is too fierce, so I think it will be difficult for us to continue to hold out." ”

Brigadier General Dolby nodded, and then suddenly said, "Do you know a person?" This man was born in Virginia. He distinguished himself in the Mexican-American War and suppressed the defeat of John in 1859. Brown's armed insurrection. In the American Civil War, he was the commander-in-chief of the American Confederate Union. In the Civil War, he won the Battle of Bull Creek, the Battle of Friedrichsburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville, and his name is remembered by all Americans. ”

"You're talking about Robit. General Lee, right? Major Howell guessed it at once.

Brigadier General Dolby said with a blank face: "Yes, Robert. General Lee, a great general in American history. After the Confederate forces were exhausted by months of campaigning, a Confederate army successfully captured Petersburg on 2 April 1865. General Lee abandoned the defense of Richmond and attempted to fight with Joseph. General Johnson's troops in North Carolina rendezvous. It was besieged by the Federal Army and surrendered at the Appomatox Court on April 9, 1865. Some of his subordinates' proposal to refuse surrender in order to allow some of the small units to infiltrate the encirclement and enter the mountains for a long guerrilla war was rejected by General Lee. After the end of the war, General Li applied for a post-war amnesty from the authorities, but was never granted. The petition was sent to Secretary of State William Brown. Henry. On Seward's desk, he thought someone had filed a copy of the finished work and found it in his drawer decades later. General Lee dismissed the lack of response as the government's reservation of legal recourse against him......"

Speaking of this, he was silent: "General Lee's application for amnesty sets an example by encouraging many former Confederate Force officers and soldiers to accept to become citizens of the United States of America again. He failed, he surrendered, but that didn't stop him from becoming a great figure who was revered and adored by almost all Americans......"

Major Howell immediately understood what the brigadier meant: "Are you also ready to give up the battle?" ”

Brigadier General Duby's words were a little bitter: "Yes, I think I am also ready to surrender, the battle is over, at least the battle that belongs to us is over, I don't expect to be a great figure like General Li, but at least I don't want my soldiers to lose their lives in the war in vain." ”

Major Howell nodded silently, who wants to die?

Brigadier General Duby answered the phone call with the Allied General Command: "Mr. Commander-in-Chief, there is no hope left in Hanover, we are rapidly losing, for the sake of the lives of the remaining soldiers, I will order everyone to lay down their arms and surrender." Yes, the responsibility for all this will be borne by me. Thank you for your understanding and good luck to you and the Allies! ”

Then he put down the phone, slowly turned his head and said, "Then let this terrible thing end now!" (To be continued......)