"Yes, we will be invincible!" Vincent sighed as he turned to look in the direction of the Maginot Line behind him. The Maginot Line is a defensive measure built by France just after the end of the First World War, which is completely based on the large-scale offensive of the First World War, and completely applies the war experience of the First World War, and also because of the First World War, France, as a victorious country, still suffers heavy losses, with more than six million army casualties, and after the war, the French population is too small compared to the proportion of the population of Germany and France, which is very unfavorable for the next war, and also because of the French people's fear of war, The desire for peace, the desire for complete defense, and the creation of this line of defense, which is made of reinforced concrete, is very strong. Due to the high cost of construction, only the Franco-German border was defended, and the Netherlands was supported by the Anglo-French army. Inside the defensive line there were all kinds of artillery, trenches, command posts, forts, galleys, storage rooms, ammunition depots, power stations, hospitals, factories, etc., and the passages were well connected, and in some of the larger fortifications there were tram passages. However, this defensive line, which had been built on the support of the whole of France, did not make any difference, and the Germans attacked his rear directly from Belgium.

In the early hours of the morning, everything is silent, the sky is bright, the night is slowly disappearing, the dawn of the morning light slowly illuminates the earth, the air is cold, the mountains are smeared with a layer of soft milky white, the white fog renders everything hazy and psychedelic, in the misty fog, licorice is holding a 98K rifle in both hands, the cat is bent on the waist, and the surrounding team members are cooperating with the advance forward. Here, it was Stoney, and the entire Greater German Infantry Regiment was deployed in front of it as it approached here, with the 1st and 3rd Battalions gradually approaching the town of Stoney, the 2nd and 4th Battalions heading to the commanding heights on the east side of the town, and the Großdeutsche Infantry Training Battalion, the original 99th Mechanized Infantry Training Battalion, was advancing to the west of the town of Stoney under the leadership of the 43rd Assault Engineer Battalion.

Licorice breathed in the cold air slowly as she watched as a tank column of six No. 4 and five No. 2 tanks from the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Panzer Regiment of the 10th Panzer Division took the lead and made their way down the narrow lane north of the town toward Stoney.

When everything was ready, the artillerymen behind the position began to work, and on a high ground, an officer with a telescope and with the help of several deputies calculated the trajectory, and then quickly gave the order.

"Quick! Preparation for shelling, covering coordinates ***.***.***. The officer quickly reported the abscissa, ordinate and elevation of the target he had calculated, and then gave the order.

"Fire!" With an order, the heavy sound of "boom~~~~~~~~~" when the artillery opened fire sounded neatly in the position. As the flame erupted from the barrel, the gun moved with the help of a brake, and then quickly returned to its original position, and the gun had a very ingenious device on the bolt, which helped the gunner quickly complete the whole process of unloading, the bolt opened, and a heavy shell "clanged" and fell to the ground.

"Reload!" The young cannon with a serious face commanded loudly.

A loader walked quickly to the position with the cannonball in both hands, quickly stuffed the cannonball into the chamber, and then another soldier next to him quickly closed the bolt, and shouted loudly the moment the bolt closed:

"Done!"

"Boom~~~~" Without the slightest hesitation, under the control of the artillery, the artillery opened fire again, shooting the shell at the coordinates set by the officer.

"Boom~~~~" The shell landed on a house accurately, and with the loud sound of the explosion, the whole town was shrouded in artillery fire and gunsmoke.

"Adjust the shooting element, the elevation angle is ** degree, and the coverage coordinates ***.***.***" As the officer adjusted again, the artillery continued to spit out the flames of destruction, and after several rounds of shelling, the artillery stopped, and the entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

"It's our turn, keep your body down for me, be careful, the French army is waiting for us inside." Sergeant Anton Neumann exhorted aloud.

Licorice followed behind the tanks, and five No. 4 tanks led the infantry from the east side of the town of Stoney to the main road in the town, and at the forefront was Hept Otten, commander of the 7th Company of the 8th Panzer Regiment of the 10th Panzer Division. The enemy defenders in the town seemed to be asleep, and did not return fire in the slightest, and an eerie atmosphere surrounded the vanguard.

"Fire!" Just when the German tank was about to enter the town, the command of the enemy commander sounded, "Boom~~~" A continuous burst of artillery sounded, and the armor-piercing shell of the 25mm anti-tank gun hidden behind the bunker effortlessly penetrated the front armor of the 700 tank at a very close distance, this unlucky tank exploded directly, the turret was directly blown up into the sky, followed by the 700 car was the 711, a shell directly hit the position of the driver of the car, fortunately it was only a half-penetrated, the shell did not explode, However, the fragments brought out by the shell killed the driver on the spot, and the mechanical and electrical crew next to him was stunned, and the other occupants of the car had to abandon the car and flee, and the third tank No. 4 was blocked by the two cars in front of it, and was soon hit, and the car immediately caught fire, and the ammunition and fuel were immediately detonated, blowing the entire tank into pieces.

Several No. 2 tanks took the lead, and Licorice followed behind with the rest of the infantry, passing three scrapped No. 4 tanks and rushing into the town at a brisk pace.

"Boom~~~" As soon as Licorice rushed into the town, the No. 2 tank that opened the road in front was blown up by the armored troops who came to support the enemy.

"What about our anti-tank fire? The opponent's firepower is too fierce! A shot knocked an infantry member on the opposite side to the ground, Licorice asked in an anxious voice.

"It's just behind, let's move forward, the order from above is for us to drive the French out of town, and then hold on to the spot!" Sergeant Anton Neumann spat out a mouthful of dust and said that a tank shell had just exploded not far from him, but fortunately he was not injured except for a mouthful of mud.

As their follow-up tanks gradually drove into the town, the French tanks were blown up one by one, and some retreated to the south of the town.

"Bang~~~" Licorice shot a French tankman who was trying to climb out of the scrapped tank, a blood flower burst in his chest, and then only half of his body crawled out of him lying on the hood without any movement, the other tankmen who were still alive below wanted to escape from the tank, but they were never able to move the corpse away, the tank was damaged by the German No. 4 tank, and now the exit was blocked by a shot, and the crew inside was desperate.

After firing this shot, Licorice and the other infantry continued to advance, but fortunately the houses here were mostly blown up, otherwise it would have been very troublesome to search them one by one. The town was not very large, and an hour later the French withdrew from the town and set up anti-tank positions to the south of the town.

Licorice looked at the retreating French troops, and rested for a while against a half-collapsed wall with her gun in her arms. Suddenly, heavy footsteps sounded, and Licorice looked up vigilantly outside, only to see Daniel and a soldier walking over with a supply crate.

"Hey, Linus, I'm glad to see you're alive! I was ordered to send you some ammunition supplies, and the French army is expected to launch a counteroffensive in a while, and we need to hold on! Daniel said happily as he put down the supply box.

"I think it's useless for you to just send ammunition, I need more firepower here, heavy machine guns and anti-tank fire!" Licorice said with a dissatisfied face, those tanks just now annoyed him, even if his marksmanship is very accurate, but it is impossible to shoot tanks, right?

"Who knows? Anyway, the supplies are here now. Daniel shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.

"Oh! My God, I can only pray that those stupid French guys won't send tanks to attack us here. Sergeant Anton Neumann said with some frustration.