Battle of the Third Reich

Sitting in the command post, Xu Jun felt that he could not calm down for a long time.

Hans stepped forward and handed him a cup of coffee. Then he said with a smile: "General, what you said is so good, I am very moved."

"Yeah, I was so excited at the time, I didn't say anything excessively."

"Of course not. I don't think it's enough for you to scold the British cowards. Their behavior can't be seen even by the enemy! They don't have any sense of honor for officers." Mueller said on the side.

"My deputy head of state, after listening to your speech, I feel very honorable as your direct reports!" Randolph never let go of any opportunity to express his loyalty.

At first glance, Dougan was preempted by his subordinates. He just wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a trainee who rushed in.

"General, the 58th Engineer Battalion and the heavy troops have returned. They have completely wiped out the remnants of the British 151st Brigade who escaped from the battlefield. The 151th Brigade Commander Colonel Glenn was killed on the spot, and the rest of the personnel were directed to the 58th Engineer Battalion and the logistics. The troops surrendered. Captain Barnes, the 58th Engineer Battalion Commander, arrived immediately."

After the officers heard the news, there was a commotion.

"Oh. I killed the enemy brigadier. Congratulations, your deputy head of state." Dougan finally caught the opportunity.

At this time, a forty-year-old officer came in. He first looked at the people in the room. When he saw Xu Jun, he immediately went to Xu Jun and stood upright, reporting loudly: "The 58th Engineer Battalion Commander Captain William Barnes reports to you, General Reinhardt."

"Captain Barnes, you have worked hard. Come and tell us about the battle."

Barnes happily recounted the whole battle. Yesterday evening, the 58th Engineer Battalion ordered Xu Jun to dig a hole in the back of the 151th Brigade, and dozens of mine arrays were densely laid. Then he ambushed by the minefield.

Xu Jun originally just wanted them to slow down the speed of the British army's escape, and then let the big troops destroy the escaped troops, but what he didn't expect was that the British army was defeated so thoroughly. As a result, only Glenn and several of his staff and a master Wei Lian ran out. They rushed directly into the minefield, and Glenn's car was blown into the sky by a heavy anti-tank mine. The others immediately surrendered to the German engineers who threw at them. Then Barnes escorted the captives and the seized vehicles and rushed back with the logistics force.

After listening to Barnes’ report, Xu Jun expressed great satisfaction with the performance of the 58th Engineer Battalion. He asked Barnes to go to rest first, hand over the seized materials to the logistics forces for inventory, send the captives to the prisoner of war camp, and ordered Pakistan Ens made the engineer battalion immediately prepare to dig a batch of graves for the soldiers on both sides to bury them. Barnes went on to execute without saying anything. It seems that this is also a standard professional soldier.

"General, now all the results on our side have been fully counted."

Hans said with a document on one side.

"Oh, tell me."

"The 6th Infantry Regiment and the 78 Artillery Regiment, with the support of the Air Force, have so far annihilated most of the opposing infantry 151 brigade. They killed 2,940 enemy troops and captured 4,540 enemy soldiers, including 127 wounded. 20 tanks were destroyed, 16 artillery pieces. Seized 5217 enemy rifles, 96 machine guns, 33 mortars, 2 25-pound infantry guns, 19 tanks, 67 trucks, 4 small cars. Other logistics materials were countless. The front 58 The engineer battalion killed 6 people below the enemy colonel Glen and captured 128 enemy forces. Now I can say that we have completely wiped out the British 151st Infantry Brigade and 2nd Armored Battalion. The Army sequence disappeared. Congratulations, General, you have eliminated a brigade of Britain with a regiment. This is a brilliant victory."

Xu Jun smiled and accepted his congratulations. Then he asked Hans again: "How about the 25th Panzer Regiment."

"In front, they have sent the combat report. They have killed more than 2,800 soldiers of the 13th Brigade of the British Army, captured more than 4,300 people, destroyed 34 enemy tanks, and seized all the artillery of the British Army. Now 25 armored regiments are chasing and fleeing The remaining enemy forces should soon end the battle. The 37th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and the 7th Infantry Regiment are already approaching us, but these two troops have suffered heavy losses in these two days of fighting, and the senior officers have all been killed. Now the highest commander in the two units is the 38th Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Staff Staff Officer Warrant Officer Sanders. So I think the situation there is better to wait for the 25th Armored Regiment Colonel Luxembourg to report to you personally."

"That's fine, but you can show me their fight report first." Xu Jun was anxious to know the result of his yin insurance plan.

Hans quickly flipped through a pile of documents at his hand, and pulled out the report of the 25th Armored Regiment to Xu Jun.

The 25th Armored Regiment and the 7th Infantry Regiment contacted Xu Jun yesterday, and immediately rearranged and arranged the positions according to Xu Jun's plan. They dispatched the seven best and most capable tank crews to receive the seven Matilda II tanks at the location designated by Xu Jun. Then ambush the tank on the side of the battlefield.

Waiting the next day, the Colonel of Luxembourg challenged the 13th brigade of the UK like Xu Jun. Just as the 13th Brigade of the British Army launched a retaliatory attack, the seven "Matilda" broke into the battlefield from the side. They put a lit paint bucket on the tank hood according to Xu Jun's plan, and so pungent black smoke rushed into the British offensive formation.

The British didn't even think of this happening. They treated the seven tanks as the tanks of the British 151th Brigade who escaped. Just when they were guessing whether the 151 Brigade had been defeated, the seven "Matilda" Type 2 that had been put into the British offensive formation suddenly had trouble. They reversed the 40-mm two-pound gun muzzle of the "Matilda II" type at a very close distance to the eleven "Matilda II" type II of the First Battalion of British Tanks charging at the German ** position. The tail armor of the tank fired. The 55mm thick armor could not withstand the attack of such a close 40mm gun. All the "Matilda" type 2 tanks of the first armored battalion were completely destroyed in one minute.

Just as the British soldiers were shocked by the fratricidal killings in front of them, the seven tanks had already slammed into the core of the 13th Brigade of the British Army with the machine gun bullets of the remaining "Matilda" type tanks. The position crushed the British headquarters within 5 minutes and killed all senior commanders in the 13th brigade on the spot. Then the 25th Panzer Regiment and the 7th Infantry Battalion of the German Army launched a full-line counterattack.

The British Army 13 Brigade, which had lost its command, immediately fell into chaos. At this moment, the dive bomber of the Luftwaffe entered the battlefield, and the British army was even blown away. As a result, the Germans completely defeated the British 13th Brigade in 30 minutes. In the end, only more than a hundred logistics personnel fled the battlefield, and now the 25th Panzer Regiment of Luxembourg led his tanks to chase down the remaining British troops.

Xu Jun breathed a sigh of relief after reading the report. It was already a destined thing that the 13th British Brigade was completely wiped out. His own wisdom not only brought the seventh armored division back to life, but also created a miracle on the battlefield. It should now be possible to focus all of our energy on how to face the highest leadership of the Third Reich.

Xu Jun asked Randolph: "When will the plane arranged for me by General Lundstedt arrive."

Randolph hurriedly replied: "General Longdestadt immediately arranged the plane after receiving your telegram. A telegram received from the Army Group Command in front said that they had taken off, and they should arrive after lunch according to the time. We are here. Now I am ready to let the 58th Engineer Battalion immediately set up a simple runway."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

"Oh, Major Hans!"

"Yes, General!"

"Our time is very tight now, you immediately go to organize our luggage and bring all the documents. We will go back to Münster Eifel immediately, go back to "The Cliff Castle"."

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