Among the three German Deng-6 echelons, the soldiers who attacked the middle of the road encountered the greatest resistance at the same time. When the first batch of Deng-6 ships returned from the beach, more than 3,000 soldiers from four assault battalions also advanced to the top of the steep slope. Most of the snow on the slope had already melted and steamed in the high temperature caused by the explosion of heavy artillery shells. Now there are some blackened snow masses near the grassroots, which are covered with wet soil and mud. Many German infantry wearing m16 helmets with ears and carrying square capsules are climbing on the steep slope like a group of Spider-Man.
At high tide, only 100 meters away from the toe of the slope, there were hundreds of German infantry bodies lying on the beach in disorder. More than a dozen German tanks were riveted on the beach and covered with machine guns. Their tank guns directly shelled the defenders on the top of the slope because of the lack of elevation angle, but their conspicuous bodies attracted a lot of British firepower, mortar shells and guns, and Hale grenades kept exploding near the tanks. Unfortunately, those Indian soldiers were disappointed. rammstein did not retreat at all. At most, they moved parallel to the coastline. The slow pace seemed to mock the Indians.
At the top of the steep slope near the west beach, the British fortifications have already been destroyed by the heavy artillery fire of the German Battleship. Now, the Indian military base is defending the German infantry in some trenches and bunkers at the back of the top of the slope. If you want to get close to the bottom of the slope, you can avoid each other’s bullets. Moreover, there are not many grenades in the hands of the British army. Therefore, the process of climbing the steep slope is not bad, but when you get close to the top of the slope, the German soldiers will soon find that even if they climb the top of the slope, they will stand in that kind of place only 100 meters away from
Lieutenant Steward borrowed a rifle from a nearby infantry. His rifle held his German helmet and lifted the flint at the top of the slope. There were few dozen bullets fired at it. Although the Indian shot the sight, it was not so good, but the helmet still could not leave two or three bullet holes.
"Fortunately, my head is not in this helmet! Dude, give me two grenades! "
When the infantry next to him took out the wooden handle Grenade from the Grenade bag, Steward inserted the Luger pistol with a new magazine into his leather holster. The equipment of private and non-commissioned officers was much simpler than that of German junior officers. Luger O replaced the Mao Se rifle in the hands of ordinary infantry, and the one-shoulder file bag replaced the Grenade bag. They had helmets and backpacks that were the same.
Although there are more and more mortars gathering at the bottom of the slope at this time, they can’t completely clean up the defenders at the top of the slope. Fortunately, the naval ship and aircraft forces responsible for supporting this beach have arrived. After circling several times, they will drop aerial bombs on the cobweb-like British trenches and stone-like earth and stone bunkers at the top of the slope.
While his arm looked very strong, Stewartz was still turning the bottom cover of the wooden handle Grenade, another row of 50 mm mortar shells landed on the top of the steep slope in a graceful arc. After a violent explosion, the British position seemed to be silent. However, when several brave German infantry rushed to the top of the slope again, the secret gun sounded again, and it was extremely sad for Stewartz to watch his companion get shot and roll down the steep slope.
"dry! Listen up, everyone! I’ll throw grenades with me and then we’ll rush together! May the emperor bless us! "
When the other twenty soldiers in the platoon were ready to throw grenades, Steward took the lead in throwing the long-handled grenades out. Although he and his soldiers did not throw the grenades directly into the British trenches, the flames and smoke generated by the explosion of more than twenty grenades could interfere with the British line of sight in a very short time.
After a simple and loud "follow me", the young officer pulled out his pistol and took advantage of the Grenade explosion to cover the lead. The horizontal plane was roughly parallel, and the top of the slope in the north was slightly lower. Most of the craters were still white. The bases of those craters were mortar shells, grenades and aerial bombs, and there were not many heavy artillery shells. The favorable terrain here made the British garrison particularly numerous after shelling.
The impact of grenades was short-lived. However, when Stewartz and his platoon rushed to the top of the slope, the British soldiers’ shooting seemed a bit messy and blind. Although there were bullets flying to the top of the slope in front, some German infantry bravely chose to throw grenades from their hands. With German soldiers’ desire for victory, they landed around the British trenches accurately after flying more than 30 meters, avoiding Indian soldiers’ sudden death and injury. Finally, they stopped the Germans from advancing. However, few people pay attention to the fact that one of the former grenade throwers was a very young soldier who was immediately hit by an oncoming bullet. He fell to his knees, his body was stiff and he fell forward. His childish face was full of attachment to the world.
After more and more German infantry rushed to the top of the slope, the German riflemen also put the Firebird on the top of the slope and did not hesitate to shoot at the British positions. Although the tide was gone, there were still a few British machine gun shelters, but they continued to be crazy. They took the lives of one German soldier after another until other German soldiers rushed to the front. Those Indians and British officers raised their hands high behind the machine guns.
Bang bang bang …
After losing half of the soldiers, Swartz has turned into a beast that killed his eyes. The bullet that hit his right arm just now made him burst into fighting blood. The thrill of pulling the trigger repeatedly with his left hand completely released his tension. For him, these British soldiers raised their hands and roots and could not wash away their blood-stained sins.
The other German infantryman who passed by took a contemptuous look at that garrison soldier who had stopped breathing but were still full of fear in their pupils. the Royal Beast Corps was such a passionate, affectionate and cold force. No one would remember this incident and no one would send the young German officer to a military court.
"To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to yourself!"
Before the legion came out, Chen Tian said to the officers and men who were about to take part in the 6 th War that this was not only a famous saying that lasted forever, but also a lesson that several people personally experienced, including Chen Tian himself
At 7: 03 a.m. on December 27th, 1914, guderian boarded the 6th Army with the mixed armored division, and looked at the beaches, one by one, dressed in gray troops, lying or lying on their bodies, with some mutilated limbs. The young division commander silently took off his military hat, secret guns and fierce fighting continued not far away, but these 9oo soldiers had already advanced with their companions, and their bodies would be transported back to Germany as soon as possible, and their spirits would fight with this great army.
Chapter master (1)
When the golden sun shines all over the silver earth, the dreamlike scene makes people fascinated. People seem to see that there are fairy tales in the world.
However, this beautiful world is not quiet because today is December 27th, 1914. In Europe, America and Asia, whether it is a belligerent country or a war, all major newspapers in neutral countries have put out special reports at the first time, and this battle has become an excellent symbol for many professional and non-professional gamblers. The odds of German troops staying in Britain, such as Austria, Turkey and Russia, are only 1 to 11, while the odds of Britain’s success in landing 6 German ships are 1 to 1 ooo. In Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain and other European neutral countries, the odds gap between the two sides is not so big, but the odds of the British winning still reached 1 to 2 OO; In America and Asia, there are obviously more people who are optimistic about the British government and army than in Europe. The odds of the failure of the British counterattack are 1 to 1o, while the odds of the Germans being driven to the sea are 1 to 5 o. Whether in Europe or in America and Asia, German businessmen and civilians will pay more or less attention to their motherland. They expect a victory to bring both spiritual and material joy.
Overlooking the battlefield, Lieutenant Colonel Madoni can also see that his wings are dyed soft and golden yellow due to the rising sun. There is a yellow "river" made up of British soldiers on the snow-white ground. After Madoni and other attack planes of his squadron dropped bombs one after another, the momentum of this "river" heading for the beach has slowed down. Many British soldiers who used to advance on the road have scattered 2ookg bombs on both sides of the road at this time. For infantry in close formation, it is powerful and mixed with a lot of limbs. Dirty, gun parts and cloth explosions look so shocking. There are mutilated bodies everywhere around those circular blackened craters. Twenty bombs dropped on the highway have caused damage to the British army. For General Cosmao, hundreds of people were lost before he reached the battlefield. General Gaspar’s reserve was attacked. At this time, the situation was not that he commanded the defenders of Bomouth, and in the battle of Iraq, he suffered a nightmare.
After all the attack planes in Madoni dropped bombs, the British army on the ground finally organized a series of machine guns with messy fire prevention power. Although it was a bit confusing, it still posed a big threat to the low-flying German ships. In the process of climbing high, Madoni lost the first plane after the British war. The "Seahawk II" was shot by the motive, but Nai dragged smoke to the ground. Fortunately, the pilot successfully escaped, and a white parachute crashed in the middle of the day. It seems that the plane also injured many unlucky British soldiers. Unfortunately, the poor pilot had gathered many angry British soldiers before he landed on the ground.
Despite the unexpected situation, Madoni was not too excited. Having a certain technical advantage does not mean that he can end the battle with no casualties. His squadron lost four planes and three pilots in two North Sea wars, and lost four planes and four pilots when attacking British seaports. Most of them were captured by the British army after parachuting and escaped. There were 45 German pilots in the British prison camp on the eve of the Deng 6 attack. Today, such a fierce battle will not make this number continue to increase.
"get up! Get up! Never mind these German planes moving on! "
Cosmao and his officers tore their throats and drove the soldiers to the beach. However, many soldiers who had never experienced war and attack would rather lie down in the snow than get up again. The German attack aircraft dropped bombs as powerful as a heavy howitzer. Only when they were lying down, they were more likely to avoid the horizontal missile sheet. Few British infantry knew that those "Seahawk II" hovering over their heads could carry one of these bombs. Although their machine guns also had a lot of lethality and prestige, the risk of being shot down by fire resistance was greater.
Two minutes later, the British army on the ground finally gathered up and most of the soldiers marched in line again. At this time, Madoni and other seahawks quickly lowered their height and then fired a gun along the road. This time, the British man-machine bullets left a few holes in the wing of the German plane at most, but many British infantry refused to get up.
"Where was our plane when a group of German planes could actually stop our army for half an hour?" Seeing this situation, Cosmao, 56, couldn’t help sighing.
Next to a small farm, several children are happily having a snowball fight in the snow. Snowflakes are flying in the middle. This is also a battle. It is a vicious and destructive battle. Several women near a bungalow in the farm gather around the well to wash clothes. An old man is enjoying the rare sunshine in the cold winter with crutches. Everything seems so natural and peaceful.
Not far away, children, women and old people stopped to look in the direction of the sound when the bees came out. When the roar suddenly turned from dull to clear, a large group of formation did not show. Biplane appeared in a forest in the northeast of the farm, and they were less than ten meters away from the treetops.
"Oh, emperor! Is that a German plane? Children, hide! " A woman in a headscarf screamed for a snow child.
"Don’t worry, the Germans should be near the south beach, and their planes should fly from our south or southwest. Let me take a closer look!" The old man put up a sunshade in front of his eyes with his right hand on crutches and his left hand. The morning light was a little dazzling, and the plane patterns were not very clear in the golden light.
"ah! Ah! It’s a British plane with a ring logo on our plane! " The old man suddenly cried with excitement. There were at least 30 planes in this group. He had never seen so many British planes. If they were arranged in a formation of three, five or ten planes, the scene would look more spectacular. Unfortunately, British pilots did not have enough time and fuel for formation flight training.
Before these British civilians cheered or jumped for joy, the group of British fighters quickly disappeared into another forest, and the buzz was fading from near to far. In this farm, you can hear the call of the sea, but you can’t hear the battle horn, because it is a suburb of Southampton and there is still more than an hour’s drive to Beaumouth. If you fly, it will be much faster. About 10 minutes is enough.
At the forefront of this group of British planes bound for Beaumouth, three "Eagle" fighters flew smoothly side by side, and their natural and unrestrained posture envied other pilots who were afraid of falling behind or colliding with friendly planes.
Jimmy, Cary and Gaby, three 22-year-old British pilots, earned the well-known title of "British Eagle" not by drinking or playing cards, but because they fought German troops several times in the French battlefield and the Battle of Dover, and they were rare national treasures in the British air force. These three young pilots were very humble in the face of the outside world. In fact, they never shot down a German plane and escaped or were shot down every time, especially when they were not equipped with parachutes at first.