The Third Reich under Wanzi Volume 4: The Sorrow of France Chapter 17: Invasion and Defense II

"Commander, the 4th vanguard company of our regiment found that Bernard had a large number of French troops preparing for war! Company Commander Saen asked what to do next?" Reconnaissance to Bernard....com His company had arrived here for three minutes. Since the command did not issue an offensive order, they could only hide from the blind spots from Bernard's perspective.

"Reported?" Saen saw the French army move out two 37 artillery pieces. The French army built three lines of defense at the forefront of the town of Bena. From here, you can also see the French army digging trenches with shovels, and some soldiers carrying stones to reinforce the machine gun bunker.

"One 105, three 75, 47, 37 each. Ha... the French are so rich here!" Saen felt that the large-caliber artillery posed a great threat to his tank troops, and the French might also understand this, so he placed the 105 and the three 75 behind the defense line. The defense bunkers of these large-caliber artillery were all made of sandbags and stones, and there were at least three squads stationed around, which shows the importance of the French commander to these artillery.

The vanguard company of Saren was waiting for the subsequent infantry, and it turned out that in combat without infantry, the tank could rely on its own armor defense to break through the enemy's formation, but it could not guarantee the enemy's troops to clear the formation. Without the wings of the infantry, it would be possible to be blown up by the Allied plastic bombs. In addition, the Allied egg grenades also pose a great threat to the tank's chassis, in order to strengthen the internal cooling system of the tank. The tank chassis uses honeycomb steel plates. Although this steel plate strengthens the cooling structure, it also reduces the defense of the chassis.

Saren felt that he could not just wait. As the French army brought out more and more artillery and the increase in French soldiers running back and forth, Saren judged that the French were gathering here, which also showed that the difficulty of attacking Bernard was increasing every minute. If you had to wait for the arrival of motorized infantry behind, it would take at least a few minutes. You can imagine how important every minute and a second in war was. Saren urgently hoped that the regiment headquarters could issue an offensive order sooner.

Francis heard a rushing sound in his headphones. There were some noises in the communication system now. Once the noise sounded, it meant that someone was about to speak, and indeed...

"I am Ma Han, the commander of the First Armored Regiment of the Stark Division. The 4th Forward Company reports your position!"

Francis immediately replied: "The 4th forward correspondent Corporal Francis reported to the commander; my company's current position is at the north coordinate of Bena, waiting for your order at any time."

Ma Han's voice came from the headphones: "In two minutes, an infantry battalion will appear. You will have to support the company to coordinate the 2nd battalion on your left. The tank company in the regiment headquarters is on your right and the right side is our main attack direction. Your company needs to hold back the forces of the Mai Army in front. Five minutes later, wait for my order to launch an attack!"

Francis looked back and saw an infantryman moving towards the concave in the distance. He replied, "I understand, commander." He reported to Saren. "Prince Saren, our support infantry is approaching and there is a battalion."

Saen also found an army in the rear, and his heart was beating gradually. The strict and tough joint combat tactics of the intra-tank and tank team were the tactics that every tank company commander must learn. This strict and reasonable combat tactic has always made the armored troops of the Third Reich of the German Empire invincible and defeated them. Now; the French army has to accept the challenge of this tactic again!

Every battle means that long-term preparation is required, and those who are prepared can enjoy the fruits of victory safely. The support of the infantry that Saen needs has arrived, and he needs to use a short five-minute short notice to discuss combat tactics with the infantry commander. Reasonable allocation can reduce many casualties. At this time, the commander Bob, who supports the infantry, has officially handed over infantry command to Saen, which is a strict regulation established to avoid repeated combat orders.

"I need your first infantry company to follow behind the tank. Wait for the tank to break through the first line of defense of the French army, horses enter the trenches to clear the French army involved. Tanks, your second infantry company must follow behind the tank and enter the second line of defense of the French army. My tank company will attack the French artillery first. So your infantry can't rush too fast, you need to follow behind the tank body and wait for the tank troops to bombard the French artillery. See those machine gun bunkers on the second line of defense of the French army.

Bober nodded calmly. He understood that the tank company needed to first remove the enemy artillery that could threaten him to deal with the French army's machine gun fire point.

"Yes, so your infantry must follow closely behind the tank. The French army put the artillery at the Queen Mother. It will take some time for my tank captain to clear it. Before that, the French machine gun firepower point poses a great threat to you. I said, how could your infantry artillery be left behind?" Saen felt a little tight of his chest.

The German infantry battalion usually had two 37 guns, which is why Saen asked.

Bob's face had no look of embarrassment, on the contrary, his face was proud, "Mr. Wei, we were ordered to come over to support you from a distance of 1 kilometer."

Indeed, Saen was not asking too much. This infantry battalion had to give up its battalion artillery for speed. Now, there was one minute before the last time the offensive order was issued.

Mahan is still in the command vehicle of the regiment headquarters. He has just been notified that the French army blocking him has increased to one regiment, and the French army is constantly moving closer to Benna. A small group of French troops may be hidden in Benna's town. The division headquarters makes the First Armored Regiment alert, and the subsequent reinforcements of the 3rd Armored Division will not arrive in half an hour.

Military picture: Armantière is still some distance away from Benna. The division headquarters obviously did not expect that a war for supply points would evolve into a local encounter, which also shows a small problem. The German army advancing at high speed did not fully eliminate the French troops in the occupied area, which was a big threat. Fortunately, the French army was a bit dull and only cared about guarding the railway line and not being ordered to destroy the German supply line.

Dongdongdongdong—The iron door of the command vehicle was knocked, and a combat staff member was ordered to open the iron door and climb inside the command vehicle. He held a document in his hand, "Commander, have you issued an offensive order?"

Ma Han stood up and stood upright: "Attack!"

Whether facing storms or snowflakes, or the sun smiling at us-

"Turt steering..."

Kakak—The 24 ii tank turrets arranged neatly aimed at the Benna line of defense, with a uniform elevation angle of 24 degrees.

"shooting!"

Boom boom boom - the entire tank's body shook, white smoke came out of the muzzle of 75, and shells roared on the French army's first formation.

The big one was trembling and the singing was loud: the armored troops were advancing!

The hot day. The cold nights are filled with dust. But we enjoy this fun. We enjoy this fun. Our tanks roar towards the sand.

The tracks were rolling on the soil, and the dirt splashed from the rear wheel turned the infantry following behind into claymen. The soldiers' eyes were firm: Go forward, go forward, Stark Division went forward. We were advancing!

The sudden arrival of artillery shells hit the French army's head, and the chaotic gunshots rang out immediately. The French seemed to be knocked out by the shelling, but they could not tell where the enemy was for a moment. Their eyes could not see the concave German tanks climbing the hill.

The French infantry finally found that the first German tank showed its face on the high slope. The beautiful body of the II-shaped car became a hideous god of death in the eyes of the French infantry. More and more German tanks were climbing up the high slope, and the French artillery shouted loudly to adjust the artillery position. The two 37 artillery on the first line of defense then opened fire, and the shells directly ordered the German first tank to have armor in front.

The body of the R411 tank of Saren was hit by a shell and made a noise. The 37 artillery could not pose any threat to the front armor of the Type III tank. The R411 crew did not stop singing, and they were still moving forward!

We increase the throttle and move forward at full speed! The value of our life is to fight for our glorious army! Death for Germany is the highest honor! Accompanied by the thunderous engine, we rushed towards the enemy like lightning behind the solid armor plate. Go forward with our comrades!!!

"Fire!" White smoke came out of the turret of R411. He hit the French guards directly and cheered. He saw the French artillery being bombarded by the sky from the internal observation area. The French soldiers' horrified call for help seemed to be sounding in their ears. The call for help was so helpless.

————The sound of bullets hitting the body of the tank never stops. It is in the rain of bullets, and the German armored troops are advancing!

Saren could not see clearly the situation of the former Magistrate inside the tank. He climbed the top of the turret to observe, and told him that the bullets kept firing in the fire. The next moment, you were about to be killed. Saren was fearless. As the company commander, he had to understand the arrangement of the French army before he could give orders to the troops. He saw French soldiers running back and forth in the trenches, as if he was doing wartime arrangements, "Tank r434445 fired a volley on the enemy's frontier trenches!"

The volley shells hit directly one meter in front of the trench. The flying shrapnel made the heads running back and forth disappear, but in the next moment, more French troops entered the trench. Saen no longer suspected that the French army would shed the last drop of blood for his own formation.

Facing the so-called barrier of the enemy, we give contemptuous ridicule and simply bypass it; if the threat of artillery fire is hidden in the yellow sand ahead, we will find our own way and leaps to the road to victory!

"By bypass! We break through the first line of defense of the French army from the weak point on the flank!"

The French army's 75 artillery and 105 artillery fired continuously, and the shells hit the rushing tanks and blasted one by one after another. If they continued to advance, the tanks would be smashed into scrap iron.

The 24 tanks turned collectively, and the infantry following behind would be swept to death by the French machine guns before they could cooperate. This sudden change directly caused more than a dozen infantry to fall into a pool of blood, and the rest of the infantry continued to follow the tank without complaint, just as the song sang: It is our great honor to die for the German motherland!

It's approaching, it's approaching...

The German offensive troops who bypassed the French front line were already close to the French flank defense line, and the blocking artillery fire here was relatively weak. When the first tank crossed the trenches, the infantry following followed him roared and jumped into the trenches to fight the remaining French forces in hand-to-hand combat. The Germanic soldiers smashed the enemy's head with their rifles. The strong physique fully demonstrated their advantages here. The reasonable nutritional configuration made the Germanic soldiers full of energy. They used their big feet to crush the enemy's sternum, and howled and stabbed the bayonet into the enemy's neck. The blood was squirting wildly, which was a satisfying smile.

Tank R437 was hit by the front armor by the shells fired by 75. This time the front armor did not bounce the shells away. Under the dent was the screams of German tank soldiers. The tank did not stop because of this. The crew members were injured by the shock wave just now. Almost everyone's nose was bleeding. The long roar sounded in their ears, and the tank was still moving forward! The damaged tank did not become ugly because of this. The scar on its body seemed to be a war honor, telling the French: In the metal grave, there are Germanic soldiers fighting!

The French resistance was very tenacious. Saen could not let the damaged tanks withdraw from the combat sequence. Every missing tank was a loss of combat power. Tanks that lost their turrets could still continue to participate in the battle as infantry shields.

The French army realized that the German army broke through the flanks and transferred more infantry, and the remaining artillery also turned one after another. At close range, the large-caliber artillery lost its function mainly because the French army did not know that artillery could be fired flat. The French army's first line of defense was declared lost under the German charge. The remaining French infantry were swept to death in trenches by the coaxial machine guns of tanks. The undead French army had to face the continuous flood of German infantry.

The French commander realized that the impact of the German tanks was forced to pause, so he quickly shouted to let the infantry prepare to launch a counter-charge. In the town of Bena, French colonial soldiers began to gather. In the eyes of the French commander, the only thing these colonial soldiers from North Africa and India could do was to consume the German ammunition. If they could regain the defense line, it would be an unexpected surprise.

Just as the French army was preparing to launch a counter-charge to regain the first line of defense, German armored troops suddenly appeared on the left and right flanks of Bene Town, which caused the French army to prepare to have an abortion. The French commander transferred the gathered colonial soldiers to the forefront, and the frontline French local infantry retreated to the second line to repair. The French commander's slogan was: The time to defend France is here!
Chapter completed!