The Third Reich: I Became Emperor

After the rockets were fired, the main force of the crossing, the German 7th Armored Division, had already begun crossing the river.

Amphibious tanks, assault boats, fishing boats, and ordinary wooden boats, and even a few small landing ships were mixed in.

The German army concentrated almost all the boats that could cross the river for combat. The American troops on the opposite side saw that the lake was full of boats and immediately shouted:

"Counterattack! The enemy has crossed the river."

"Fight back! Fight back!"

"Request for reinforcements‘

"Too many enemies, damn it."

"This is not a tentative attack, this is a general attack."

For a while, the sound of machine guns continued to ring out, some ships were hit by bullets, and some ships were directly hit by artillery fire and overturned.

Before the crossing of the river, the ships had not rushed halfway, and there were already considerable casualties. However, this kind of casualties was still acceptable to Major General Mantefield, and the crossing operation continued.

""Notify them and have the second landing force prepare." Major General Mantefield said solemnly.

They had spent a lot of effort to collect these ships, almost running to the upper reaches of the Thames, and even transporting some by truck. If they failed, it would be troublesome.

"Yes!"

The fastest assault boats and small landing ships in the first batch of river crossing troops have approached the shore, and then the soldiers on them jumped into the water without paying any attention to the cold river water, and then quickly launched an attack on the shore.

At this time, the amphibious tanks took the lead and rushed to the shore. The 85mm tank gun fired at the machine gun position of the US military. In an instant, a ball of fire exploded, and there was no more resistance.

The machine guns and mortars in the rear were also quickly pulled down, and then provided fire support on some low mounds. Some mortars could not find shelter and could only set up mortars on the open ground for bombing.

Bullets continued to fire from the muzzles, and the US troops defending on the shore also tried their best to fight back desperately. For a while, the riverside Covered with corpses, the river water on the shore soon turned red.

Even though the first wave of troops crossing the river suffered heavy casualties, more German troops continued to cross the river, starting with a battalion landing, then a regiment, and then a division. In just one hour, the 23rd Infantry Division had rushed over.

The troops that crossed the river began to quickly attack the US positions and expand the occupied positions.

Seeing that the US military's firepower was attracted by the German troops crossing the river, the engineering department began to build a large pontoon bridge. At the same time, more troops continued to cross the river by boat and joined the battle.

By the river, Major General Mantefit looked at the occupied positions becoming larger and larger, and said in a deep voice:"Order all troops to get ready and rush over as soon as the pontoon bridge is built."

Tanks cannot follow the boats across the river. They can only cross the river after the pontoon bridge troops have built it.

"Yes."

All the officers and soldiers of the Seventh Armored Division who were waiting on the shore watched the fierce fighting on the other side. They could only wait and were very helpless.

""How long will it take to build the floating bridge?" someone asked

"It will probably take another two hours."Someone next to me answered

"Why does it take so long? Isn't it almost finished?"

"That would only allow infantry to pass through, and tanks would sink if they went up there."

"Without tanks, it would be difficult for infantry to hold the position."

"What should we do? We can only count on the engineers now."

Hearing this, the tank soldiers were even more helpless. A captain sighed and said,"For the first time, I feel that choosing tank soldiers was a wrong choice."

This statement was agreed by many people. As long as they crossed the river, they could occupy the enemy's capital, which was a great honor.

At this time, the US military wanted to launch a counterattack, but faced with the sudden launch of the German army and the deployment of 50,000 troops to cross the river, the US military could not transfer more troops from other defense lines to reinforce in a short time.

It would take some time for the reserve troops to arrive at the defense line, not to mention that the troops that crossed the river did not consolidate the defense line, but continued to advance forward.

In addition, other defense lines were also ready to move.

Once the troops were weakened, it was possible that the German army would cross the river in full force.

"Damn, these idiots, useless people."Admiral Patton of the command center shouted when he heard that the German army had crossed the river, and the number of troops crossing the river was more than a division.

He felt that this battle was very frustrating. He had just arrived in London when he lost half of it. He could only passively defend. In order to prevent a counterattack, all the bridges were blown up.

He originally wanted to rely on the natural barrier of the Thames to defend North London, and even fight a counterattack, but the German rocket rain directly defeated the coastal defense forces.

"Commander, what should we do now? The gap is getting bigger and bigger, we must find a way to plug it."The chief of staff next to him said anxiously.

"Block? How? With such a long line of defense, any unit that is withdrawn will cause a collapse."Admiral Patton said in great annoyance.

"Then we can only draw on the reserve forces."The chief of staff suggested

"No, the reserve troops cannot be moved. We need to build a new line of defense. London cannot be defended. The British army does not have the energy to defend themselves, so why should we defend for them?"Admiral Patton shook his head and refused.

"What should we do now? Retreat?" the chief of staff asked

"No, we must teach the Germans a lesson. We can't afford to lose this man." Admiral Patton said coldly

"clear!"

……

On the other side, at Buckingham Palace, King George looked at Fatty Qiu expressionlessly and said slowly:"My Prime Minister, can you tell me what to do now?"

"Your Majesty, London cannot be defended. We can only go to Northern Ireland first. There is a powerful American fleet defending there, and there are nearly 100,000 troops. We can definitely defend it. As long as we accumulate strength and wait for the bears on the eastern front to annihilate the German army, we can fight back and come back."Fat Qiu didn't know what to say, so he could only continue to persuade

"I have heard this sentence countless times and I don't want to hear it again. Can you tell me if we can negotiate peace?" King George asked

"No, Your Majesty, we have not lost. We still have large colonies, fleets overseas, and powerful allies. We can still win."Fat Qiu shouted at the top of his lungs.

"The British Empire will never lose."

Hearing this, King George remained silent. After a long while, he stood up and said,"This is the last time I will believe you. I hope you won't let me down."

""Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fatty Qiu said respectfully.

Seeing Fatty Qiu's expression, King George could only sigh. In fact, he didn't want to negotiate peace. If he really negotiated peace, he would be humiliated. But in the current situation, what else could he do if he didn't negotiate peace? He didn't want to leave the palace.

He had lived here for decades. If he was asked to leave now, he might not be able to adapt.

"well……"After a long moment, King George sighed.