The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Montgomery originally thought that this would have no impact on the Allies' plan to attack Sicily, because the Allies had a great advantage over the Germans. The 15th Infantry Division only needed to maintain security, assist with transportation, and protect the Port of Syracuse. Materials etc.

Therefore, why not not only win the war but also allow the 15th Infantry Division to be trained on the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, the 15th Infantry Division fatally attacked an elite armored division and mechanized infantry division of the German army, not counting the old rival 1st Infantry Regiment.

How could these recruits of the 15th Infantry Division be the opponents of the German army? The tanks quickly broke through the defense line set up by the British army on the road... As the tanks passed by, the British soldiers hiding on the roadside were still shooting, but He was soon knocked to the ground by bullets fired by German soldiers.

After Qin Chuan killed a British soldier who was holding an "English crossbow" and aiming at a tank, he shouted: "Be careful, English crossbow!"

The soldiers knew what to do before they finished speaking. One after another, they leaned out and locked the "English crossbow"... Everyone knew that it would pose a threat to the tank, and its size was not easy to be destroyed. Tank observed, especially at night.

The German soldiers were very successful. Several British soldiers who wanted to come up to operate the "English Crossbow" were all knocked to the ground. Then Werner leaned out with a rocket launcher and "bombed" the "English Crossbow". "The crossbow" blasted into the sky.

The British army collapsed in the next second. They all got up from their bunkers and fled into the darkness, or simply raised their hands and shouted: "Don't shoot, don't shoot, I surrender!"

Several German soldiers went up and handed over the guns raised by the British soldiers, and then took them to the back... The German army was generally more merciful when dealing with new recruits. One of the reasons may be that these recruits did not pose any threat to the German army, so they This battle is being fought in an almost "joking" manner.

But then things are a little different.

When the tank turned a corner along the road, it suddenly exploded with a "boom". The German soldiers following it were blown away before they could realize what was going on. Qin Chuan was one of them. .

"What's going on?" Qin Chuan asked as he got up from the ground in disgrace.

Werner quickly flashed his body from behind the tank wreckage and then retracted... Immediately, a row of bullets whizzed past him.

"Captain, it's Sherman!" Werner had already seen the situation around the corner clearly.

"They built another line of defense with Sherman!" Werner added.

Qinchuan looked at the surrounding terrain and secretly thought that these British people were still somewhat level... There was high ground on the right and a cliff more than ten meters high on the left. There was only one road that turned into another direction, where a "Sher" vehicle was set up. The defense line led by "Man" can almost be said to be one man blocking the way and ten thousand men unable to open it.

Another tank rumbled up, and Qin Chuan quickly stopped it with a gesture.

"What happened?" Bazel shouted from behind: "Why don't you move forward?"

"'Sherman', Major!" Qin Chuan replied: "At the corner!"

Bazel quickly understood what was going on. He stepped forward and looked around, and then ordered: "One row, climb up!"

"No, Major!" Qin Chuan said, "They must be prepared!"

Before he finished speaking, rows of bullets were fired from the high ground, and then grenades were thrown down.

Qin Chuan and the soldiers hurriedly hid behind the tank.

When Qin Chuan and Bazel were in trouble, Alfredo shouted: "I know a mountain road, Captain!"

"What?" Qin Chuan couldn't hear the sound of gunfire clearly.

"I know a mountain road!" Alfredo said: "It leads to the top of the highland. You can even go around behind them. It only takes twenty minutes!"

"Great, Alfredo!" Qin Chuan immediately ordered: "Werner, take your platoon and go around with Alfredo! Don't forget the rocket launcher!"

"Yes, sir!"

Needless to say, what happened next was that Qin Chuan and others used tanks and armored vehicles to confront the British army on the road. Alfredo suddenly appeared with a platoon of soldiers on the high ground where the British army was stationed and beat them. He was caught off guard, and then he went straight to the rear of the road and destroyed the "Sherman" with a rocket launcher.

Only then did Qin Chuan realize that before they started the battle, they should call in some Italian soldiers who were familiar with the terrain to lead the way.

However, there were not many cases like this. Most of the German troops successfully advanced towards Syracuse under the cover of tanks. However, there were obstacles from British troops everywhere along the way, so the advancement was very slow.

"Do you know what the British are planning?" Bazel asked Qin Chuan.

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "They want to use this method to buy time!"

"Uh-huh!" Bazel looked at his watch and said, "It will be dawn soon. I hope you are mentally prepared for it!"

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied.

This was actually expected. Although Montgomery made repeated mistakes, Syracuse was not easy to win.

Montgomery cannot use naval guns to defend here like the US military does. The reason is that the terrain of Syracuse is relatively complex... This is a port, a city, and there are mountains, roads, etc. This will inevitably make the British defense line uneven. , unlike the US military, which is just a palm field outside the beachhead.

At the same time, the German army was advancing along the road, and it was very difficult for naval guns to hit the road in the dark. At the same time, it was also very easy to be blocked by high ground and even accidentally injure friendly forces.

But Montgomery had an advantage, that is, it was almost dawn when the German army approached Syracuse.

Qin Chuan looked at his watch. It was already four-fifty, and the sun would rise in the east in about half an hour.

This meant that the British army could use air power to carry out indiscriminate bombing against the German army.

In fact, the British fighter planes had already taken off one after another from Malta Island at this time... They needed a few minutes to assemble, and then it was already dark by the time they flew over the port of Siracusa.

Montgomery watched in the headquarters as the staff marked the forward positions of various parts of the German army and asked about the takeoff status of the fighter planes. Then he nodded and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Montgomery believed that as long as the British air power was put into battle, even if the German troops had more troops than Syracuse and even if their quality was better than that of the 15th Infantry Division, they would eventually be blocked by the British defense line... Because, in the face of The British fighter planes and the tanks on the road couldn't even escape.

What Montgomery didn't know was that what he did was falling into a trap set by Qin Chuan for him.