However, what is even more tragic is that even when the British fighter jets arrived later and the German bombers reduced their attack intensity due to air pressure and ammunition consumption, a large number of infantry accompanied by tank operations had already rushed over. The British infantry had not yet come back from the suppression just now. Then, the subsequent process was no longer important. When the frontal armored troops were defeated and the infantry could not organize to resist effectively, being pushed back would be a foregone conclusion!

However, failure on the battlefield is not the biggest problem. The most serious thing is that after the British played the largest trump card in their hands, there was no longer enough reserves. The German army on the southern front was actually on the back of the British army. They could continue to advance or choose to go north to stab the British army on the central and northern fronts in the back.

If it were before, the German army would not dare to let go north because they were afraid that they would be surrounded by the other party when they encircled others. The reserve team was held in their hands. Sometimes, not using it is also a powerful deterrent, but now, this deterrence has been ruined with a reckless attack by the British.

"God of General, our counterattack force was severely damaged. With the help of the Luftwaffe, we could not even resist the attack of a German armored battalion. The force that was barely withdrawn was to be reorganized. Before the second batch of reinforcements arrived in the rear, we had no sufficient reserves." A staff officer sent a battle report to Grim.

"Does the Germans choose to go north or continue attacking?" Grim asked.

"They seemed to have chosen to go north, from south to north, to encircle one of our regiments, an Australian regiment and a New Zealand reinforcement battalion." The staff officer looked at the war report and said.

"Let the troops in the back line retreat and shrink their positions. As for the troops in the front line? Let them nail them there tightly! Buy time for us to reorganize the defense line!" After only thinking about it for less than 2 minutes, Grim had already decided the lives of thousands of people on the front line!

This is a difficult choice. The front is absolutely impossible to retreat now. Even a little relaxation may lead to the collapse of the front line. Moreover, because the two regiments in the front are infantry regiments, although they have strengthened large artillery, there are not enough vehicles to allow these people and equipment to retreat together. Once they leave the carefully constructed position, the result will be self-evident. It will directly evolve into a defeat. Instead of doing this, it is better to let them win some time for the reorganization of the troops behind them.

After counting on his fingers, Grim knew that his 7th Armored Division and one division of the ANZF had actually been destroyed. At the same time, he had to count the strength of a strengthening regiment transported by sea, only considering the British and colonial troops. From the beginning of the attack on the German flanks to now, he had lost at least 12,000 troops. In addition, more than 5,000 people were lost this time, but this time it was completely surrounded and annihilated, and basically could not escape. The British army lost more than one division. You must know that this was a real loss of combat troops, and there was no logistics unit to charge!

"In fact, without additional supplies, we have lost the ability to launch an offensive against Turkey in two months. The Bavarian Legion still has enough reserves in its hands. Large-scale attack may not be possible, but defense is definitely fine, enough to resist our remaining troops. Are the Greeks? Haha, they will definitely not be able to defeat the Turks!" In his combat diary, Grim did not hide his pessimism!

What he unexpected was that just when the Germans once again surrounded and annihilated a large number of British troops and prompted the British to step back and reorganize the defense line, the Germans decisively chose to close at the peak of victory!

"We have reached the pinnacle of victory. If we don't know how to restrain ourselves, we may be in trouble in the future." Lieutenant General Eric explained to his passionate subordinates. In fact, while the German army launched an attack on the British army eastward, the British and Greeks also launched an attack on the German rear in the west. Although there were no armored units, the number of artillery and machine guns was large, and most of the German armored units were used in the battle against the British. Although they were in control of the battlefield, they were not completely damaged, but if the destroyed and those who were injured and withdraw from the battle, the German armored units had reduced their personnel to 180!

For this, Eric had to give the British a thumbs up. Their anti-tank level is indeed the highest among the Allies! It is even higher than the Germans on the Western Front. There is no way, the 18-pound cannon is easy to use, and the foul 14-pound cannon of the Navy...

In addition to the losses of armored vehicles, the troops were also very tired. In addition to the reserve team, the armored troops of the remaining three divisions killed at least 50,000 Allied troops in about 10 days. These troops are of great value, most of which are troops under the armored division. So far, the assault army under Eric has paid about 8,000 casualties, and the reduction of large numbers of personnel has made Eric's attack very weak.

If the attack is stopped now, the withdrawn troops can be recovered quickly, and a large amount of damaged equipment can be pulled back for repair without any delay, and the losses among personnel can also be recovered. However, if the attack continues, it may be possible to break through in a short period of time, but the loss to the entire army will be severe, which is not conducive to the recovery of the troops and the empire's strategy.

That's right, Germany does want to help the Turks protect their capital, which is undoubtedly true, but it doesn't want to scare the British and make them afraid, and give up the offensive against Constantinople. Therefore, the prince drew 6 divisions from the Eastern Front. Otherwise, based on the family background of the Bavarian Legion and the Bohemian Legion, let alone 6 divisions, it's okay to draw 12 divisions now. But it's completely unnecessary.

At present, the main force of the Bavarian Legion is still advancing towards Ukraine and Belarus. According to the reaction of the front line, the Russians seem to have given up a considerable number of areas and are constantly retreating. The Russians seem to have realized that they have no strength to ensure a complete front, so they concentrated their elite troops near St. Petersburg. In the areas of Ukraine and Belarus, the Russians intend to restrain the Bavarian Legion through depth and continuous abandonment.

So, after reaching the peak of victory, Eric began to prepare for retreat. Of course, it was not until the end of the journey. A considerable number of troops turned into defense and still stuck the land transportation line between the Greek main body and the east, maintaining a threat to Thessaloniki. This was used to delay and consume the Allied Legion.
Chapter completed!