"I feel that we lost a little confusedly. We fought normally, and then we were defeated. The Germans had no conspiracy, just simply confronting each other head-on, and then our tanks were destroyed one by one, and the soldiers were killed in groups of dense automatic firearms." Akiyama Yogu was a little confused. Why were the Japanese still beaten up after changing British and French equipment and learning British and French to establish armored troops?

"The best way for us now is to retreat immediately. Our remaining troops can no longer form a strong enough, continuous defense line. They can directly attack Huanglong and capture all the artillery and logistics units behind us! Thessaloniki's city defense forces will provide some help, but they will never last for too long." A British staff officer said helplessly.

Originally, the British did not intend to let the Japanese give up the periphery and withdraw back to the city. After all, the British were unwilling to let their ports be threatened, but the current situation is that the British could not see the only Japanese armored division coming to the Balkans like this and let the Germans collapse directly within two days! What do you think about the Japanese? How can you cooperate with the two sides in the future? The Japanese probably think in their hearts that the British are just letting themselves over the tank? No one is willing to do it!

Therefore, the British had no choice but to mobilize a former dreadnought team, with a total of 6 dreadnoughts, and arrived at the port area with the escort warships, relying on naval guns to protect this important port city. Not to mention the 6 dreadnoughts, there are at least 24 12-inch guns. From this point of view, this firepower is enough to block a division, no matter whether you are an armored division or an infantry division! In front of heavy artillery, you will be equal!

So, the Japanese thought was that their front-line troops would hold on for another day, and then the troops would retreat into the city. No matter how good the Germans had, they would not be able to forcibly attack the city with the attacks of six front fearless battleships, right? As for other things, let the British. I have helped you fight the most fierce first wave, let the British and Greeks concentrate their forces to push the Germans back!

However, what Britain and Japan did not expect was that after dawn, the Germans did not give the Japanese time to reorganize and retreat! Lieutenant General Eric decisively invested the forces of another armored battalion and an infantry regiment to continue to attack the Japanese army's depth after dawn!

At the same time, the bombers in the air also began to suppress the Japanese long-range gun groups and the British warships anchored in the port of Thessaloniki!

There is a saying that it is like a storm. When the sharp blade has cut through the first few sections of the bamboo, you can easily penetrate the bamboo with just a little force. But the situation is indeed the case now. The Japanese army's troops suffered heavy losses in the day and night battles yesterday. When the long-range artillery that could be relied on was interfered with and suppressed by the Air Force, the collapse of the Japanese Fukuoka Armored Division was inevitable!

In addition to the first few hours, they could also carry out a decent wave of resistance. After 3 hours, the entire defense line fell into a state of collapse. If it weren't for the one sent by the Japanese army last night, they might have been able to support it a little longer. But now, haha, the Japanese army's night battle tactics are even more rough and inferior than their daytime tactics. The Japanese army that advocates bayonets to solve their opponents, and after encountering the synthetic storm commando and tank armored vehicles, they can only say that the eggs are touching the stone.

The bomber flew over the artillery position, and threw a heavy bomb into the artillery position behind the Japanese army with scattered air defense fire. The smoke columns produced by the explosion and the smoke that swelled upwards could be seen more than ten kilometers away. Even if the artillery position was not completely destroyed, the continuous strafing and suppression still made them unable to play a role.

On the front, dozens of tanks led a large number of infantry to the Japanese army in the distance. A rolling wall of flame spread around with the German offensive forces as the center. All those who tried to resist were torn to pieces by the violent fire at the first time. A trace of blood and fire spread on the ground along the direction of the German troops' breakthrough. The Japanese troops who had already lost a lot of blood were no longer able to resist. In the end, the Japanese logistics troops, transportation troops and various agencies were facing the roaring Germanic tanks.

"The Air Force's Telegram." Lieutenant General Eric, who was watching the distance, took the telegram from his subordinates, and frowned slightly after reading it.

"It seems that the British are determined to win this place." The suppression of the Thessaloniki port was not very successful. The British deployed a lightning protection net in the port to reduce the effect of torpedo attacks. In order to ensure the safety of the port, the British transferred an additional three squadron of fighter jets. In this way, unless the Bavarian Air Force concentrates its forces to attack here, the bombing effect will not be very good. If the Air Force cannot completely suppress the opponent, the artillery above the medium caliber with more than three digits will definitely not be able to face Eric!

"Let's go after searching for the spoils, especially those naval guns. If the gun mount is destroyed or too heavy, take the cannon itself away. Even if we don't use these things, we can still give them to the Turks." Lieutenant General Eric paused and looked at the telegram sent by Baron Merlin before. On the flank, the British 7th Armored Division and some troops drawn from the Anzac-New Zealand Army have begun to attack the flanks. Overall, the troops to which Baron Merlin belongs are under a lot of pressure!

"How is our record?" Eric asked.

"According to the statistics of the wreckage left on the battlefield, we destroyed at least 150 various tanks and armored vehicles, and seized no less than 200 motor vehicles at the same time. The Japanese army was killed and injured and captured in this battle, and the injured were estimated to be about 8,000. In this way, this 25,000 division has completely lost its combat effectiveness. Unless the British replenished their equipment and continued to draw personnel from the country, we will not encounter this force again in the Balkans."

"This time we seized a large number of artillery guns. Currently, there are about 7 6-inch cannons and 5 4.7-inch cannons. In addition, there are also a large number of French 75mm rapid-fire guns and a large amount of ammunition. These things may be used in the next battle soon."

"Our casualties were about 3,500 people. 25 tanks and armored units completely lost, and more than 30 remaining vehicles needed to be repaired on the battlefield, and 10 of them might have to be taken back for overhaul." A staff officer said the brief content of the battle report.

"Okay, the basic task has been completed. Let's help Baron Merlin. He is the British!" said Lieutenant General Eric.
Chapter completed!