Battle of the Third Reich

Although psychological preparations have been made for a long time, the arrival of the French Foreign Corps still brought considerable psychological pressure on the Japanese side.

Several defeated wars in modern history have stripped off the halo above France, and Napoleon’s invincible heroes have turned into dust in history over time. However, there is a peculiar force that has inherited the glory that the French Army once possessed. What is interesting is that the membership of this force does not belong to the people of France. This nation can only fight under the command of a woman or a foreigner, which has almost become a magic spell imposed on legal persons.

The Japanese Army also has many knowledgeable officers, and the identity of the white cap was immediately recognized.

"French foreign... Legion..." Zuo mumbled to an army.

"When did they arrive in Shanghai, why don't we know anything about it."

"Don't you know the strength of the enemy before the war? Since when has the Imperial Japanese Army fallen to this point."

"Fortunately, I didn't continue to entangle with the other party. If an armored convoy was attacked from the back during the operation, the consequences would be unpredictable.

Several staff members and combat officers of the Honda brigade gathered together to discuss.

At this time, the outer navy also discovered the incoming French reinforcements. Under the command of the officers, they stopped the confrontation with the army. The sailors turned their formations and faced toward Nanjing Road.

"You can't let the Honda brigade fall into the hands of the French. In any case, you must insist on the arrival of your own reinforcements." Gu Ben knew the stakes in the problem. At this time, he could only helplessly turn to protect those chaotic troops.

"These seem to be the Japanese navy, didn't they say they attacked their army? Isn't the information above wrong? Sure enough, they shouldn't believe them. It seems that as in the colony of North Africa, the intelligence agencies here are also a group of unreliable. Guy."

The commander of the French foreign corps present was also wondering. He received an order to stop the Japanese Army invading the public concession. As a result, he was now full of navy sailors wearing blue uniforms and white leggings.

The roadside burned a scorched black wreck of smoky trucks, as well as shards of stone and glass on the outer walls of the ground, confirming to the lieutenant that a very fierce battle had erupted here. But looking at the public concessions who are sitting and resting on the sidewalks and the building steps, it is clear that the fighting here is over.

"Hey, who is in charge here now?" Lieutenant Gullit, the commander of the foreign corps, grabbed the frame of the armored machine gun tower and asked an Indian patrol standing beside the lamppost.

"Hello sir, it's a colonel," said the patrolman, pointing at the front door of Chinachem Hotel.

A group of figures in uniforms stood under a huge, lavishly decorated awning.

"Colonel? You mean a colonel?" Gullit blinked.

"Yes sir, it's a German naval captain, sir." The patrol replied respectfully.

The Lieutenant of the Corps believed that this Indian must have been fairly well-educated and more polite than any Indian he had ever seen.

"Dano, you are in charge of commanding everyone to get off the train, and I will report to the commander here." After turning around to explain to his company's deputy, Gullit got out of the armored car from the narrow side door.

"The Japanese troops across the Sichuan Road and Bridge are frequently mobilized. If they want to cross the bridge forcibly, we may not be able to stop it." Lieutenant David, commander of the armored convoy of the IWC, reported to von Hertz.

This time the IWC has opened all the armored vehicles that can be used. Although there are only six Rolls-Royce armored vehicles manufactured 20 years ago, these old guys have been well maintained.

The Japanese Marines are also equipped with the same models imported from the United Kingdom. The difference between the two is that the Japanese have installed their own machine gun towers. This is a light armored vehicle designed to be used as a ranger, but it is fighting in Songhu. The 19th Route Generals who lacked anti-armor weapons suffered heavy losses.

Don’t look at its armor and off-road ability is not very strong, but if you really dig a trench in the street, as some of the books say, you will find that you have worked hard to set up a roadblock, which can’t be stopped at all This armored vehicle. To block the progress of this wheeled armored vehicle, you need a low concrete wall that is at least half a meter high, or an anti-tank pile built in Germany.

This armored vehicle uses the famous [Rolls-Royce Silver Spectre] car site, equipped with a Rolls-Royce six-cylinder water-cooled engine with a power of 80 horsepower. The body is covered with a layer of 12 mm thick homogeneous steel armor, with a total weight of 4.5 tons, and can run on the road at a maximum speed of 72 kilometers per hour.

In addition to the high price, this armored vehicle has almost no shortcomings, so from the day of finalization, this armored vehicle has been in service in the British Army until now. It has been 20 years.

It once carried a cold gun shot by the Germans and patrolled the muddy and dirty trenches of France. It also drove through the deserted Gobi Desert in Africa under the command of the "Arab Lawrence".

The IWC has successively purchased ten such armored vehicles, each with a purchase price of up to 12,000 silver. Although it seemed a bit high at the time, it is still worth the money. You know that a good Royce Rolls silver ghost in the future will cost up to 100 million pounds.

Due to mechanical wear and lack of parts, four of the armored vehicles were temporarily unable to start, and they were currently parked in front of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau Building as bulletproof bunkers and machine gun fire points.

The remaining six armored vehicles were originally planned to be transferred to the Bund to support the SS, but then it was reported that the battle on the Bund had ended, and a large number of Japanese troops were moving on the north bank of Sichuan Luqiao, so the Ministry of Industry and Bureau all these armored vehicles It was placed at the southern end of the bridge to guard against possible invasion by the Japanese.

"The Japanese will not attack again, those troops are here to deal with the group of guys over there." Von Hertz raised his thumb and pointed to the pile of Japanese on the riverside.

"It's all messed up, sir, I need a radio station now." Winsbach ran over with his head scratched.

"What's wrong?" The captain looked at his chief officer curiously.

"The Japanese have many wounded people, and the Japanese demanded that they be taken to the Japanese Army Hospital in Hongkou," Winsbach reported.

"This is reasonable, is there any problem?" von Hertz asked doubtfully.

"This requires authorization. They are all criminals in theory and must be closely monitored." Lieutenant Colonel Winsbach is very sensitive to the rules and regulations. von Hertz suspects that he may have been a law student before, but the first officer has always been Not admitted.

"They are not prisoners of war, and they are already under the supervision of their navy. It is up to Admiral Tanimoto to handle it."

"But this is not in compliance."

"Don’t try to argue with me what the law is, Winsbach, your suit doesn’t work at all on this matter. Letting the Japanese take away their wounded is also a humanitarian act. But remember to let them Leave identification, we need these data, and we can foresee that we will face a lot of written procedures."

"Understood, sir." Winsbach saluted von Hertz, and then quickly walked to the Japanese navy officer waiting by the wall.

PS: The first chapter is served, and then the second chapter, there is still something tonight, it seems that I can only change it twice, and I owe it to tomorrow night.

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