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Chapter 661
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“General, Hill 337 is behind Hill 213. If we attack Hill 337, won’t the attacking force be completely exposed to the firepower of Hill 213? Wouldn’t the loss be greater in that case?”There were doubts in the German army about Steiner’s strategy of giving up the near for the far.
But after Steiner drew a blue marching route on the map, all the generals’ eyes lit up and there was no more doubt!
“Any other questions?”
Steiner glanced at everyone domineeringly and asked calmly
“General, let our First Division take the lead!”
“Let the Second Division go. The First Division fought all night last night and it’s time to take a break!”
“General, let the independent brigade go. We have the best equipment and the most tanks. We are the most suitable for this mission!”
Not only did everyone have no problem, but they also rushed to ask Steiner to fight, hoping that they would take the lead and attack 337 Heights!
Steiner saw everyone’s reaction and saw that everyone was still eager to fight after two setbacks in the second half of the night. He nodded with satisfaction.
“No need for that. This time I will personally lead the Guards Tank Regiment to attack!”
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The Guards Tank Regiment, this unit is the ace unit of the Viking Division. After Steiner took office as the commander of the Marine Corps, Mainz specially assigned the Guards Tank Regiment to him temporarily, so that he had an ace unit that he could trust!
At this time, this ace unit was quietly marching north, bypassing the fire blockade of Hill 337, and advancing towards the forest area in the north, giving people a feeling that they were about to attack the town of Burleigh!
In order to confuse the British troops on the two high grounds, the German army also launched a feint attack in other areas during the attack.
Two heavy artillery regiments and hundreds of artillery pieces of the escort fleet joined in the fierce bombardment of Hill 213 and Hill 337.
The British troops on the two high grounds were hit at the same time and immediately panicked.
The German artillery attack was so fierce, isn’t it obvious that they are going to attack them?
So the British troops on the two positions immediately stood ready to meet the German attack.
For the defending side, stationing on the high ground has advantages and disadvantages.
One advantage is that the height of the high ground will put them in a favorable position from a high position.
They can easily attack the enemy at the foot of the mountain, with a wide field of vision and a very large shooting range!
The enemy at the foot of the mountain is in an unfavorable position to attack from above.
When they attack, they are completely exposed and will be hit hard by the crossfire of the defenders.
They will suffer heavy casualties on the way to attack, and they may not be able to take it down!
However, the defender also has a disadvantage. The prominent position of that bureau will become the target of the enemy’s key attack. Just like now, the German artillery no longer bombs the rear like Linwood, but concentrates all its firepower on bombing these troops stationed on the high ground.
Although the British army built defensive facilities on the high ground, the area of these two high grounds was not attacked. The fierce bombardment of the German army caused the rubble on the mountain to fly. Even if the British soldiers escaped the bomb explosion and shrapnel, they could not escape the attack of these flying stones.
In 1948, Zhang Lingfu, a famous general of the National Army who was trapped on the battlefield of Menglianggu, was blown up by the fierce artillery shells of the attacking party.
After the explosion of the shells, the stones on the mountain were immediately blown into pieces.
The lethality of the flying stones was no less than that of the shell fragments.
As a result, the defenders could not stand on the mountain at all and were blown up.
The firepower density of the German army was much more fierce than that of our artillery during the Battle of Menglianggu, not to mention that they had air superiority and could call for air support at any time.
Therefore, under the three-dimensional attack from the sky and the ground, the British troops stationed on the mountain were killed and wounded, crying for their parents.
After being hit hard, the British army was in chaos, and they were more convinced that the German army was going to launch a fierce attack on them!
Therefore, the British troops on both positions focused their attention on the enemy at the foot of the mountain.
No one noticed that on their right, a German tank army quietly crossed the Avon River and entered the forest area in the north.
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In the forest area on the right side of the 337th, a German army was advancing rapidly.
The dense forest here gave the British army an illusion: this place is not suitable for large troops to march, let alone the passage of large weapons such as tanks.
This judgment is not wrong. The performance of tank troops in forest areas of various countries is very average. This terrain is indeed not very suitable for their performance.
But they obviously overlooked one thing: when the German army attacked Gaul, it passed through the Ardennes Forest!
Therefore, other countries’ troops may not be suitable for fighting in the forest, but this does not include the German army!
“McAllan, keep your distance, your tank gun is hitting my ass!”
During the slow march, any slight shake of the tank could be keenly perceived by Yulkas:”Hey, my tank is just like me, I just like to come from behind, if you don’t run faster, then it’s not my fault!” A burst of laughter from the tankers came from the radio communication channel. Although tanks are a majestic weapon in the eyes of outsiders, for tankers who fight continuously in a narrow space, this job is not a good job.
Boom!
A violent explosion came from the left side of the tank unit. Although it did not hit any tank, it still caused a great shock to the tankers on the march!
“Damn it, the Sun Never Sets people on the top of the mountain have discovered us! Quick, speed up, rush out!”
Jurkas’ partner Koschi cursed, opened the throttle, and rammed into a tree in front of him!
Under the powerful horsepower of the Type 4 tank, the tree was easily hit and fell to the ground!
Next to the fallen tree, a tank army like a steel torrent was advancing rapidly!
“Phew, we have bypassed the frontal artillery fire of Hill 337. Now we will start turning and prepare to attack the enemy from the rear!”
After observing the enemy’s position, the tank company commander who acted as the pioneer let out a long sigh and immediately issued an order.
The German tanks began to turn and began to move towards the side and rear of Hill 337!
On Hill 337, the defenders’ attention was originally focused on the enemy in the south, but when they found that the trees in the forest on the right wing were constantly falling, they immediately realized that something was wrong. They looked through the telescope and almost scared their souls: a German tank unit had touched their side without knowing when!
The British army was horrified and immediately gave up the attack on the front enemy and began to attack the German army on the side with all their strength.
However, because the main force of the German army was tanks, the only threat to the German army was a few artillery pieces.
However, most of these artillery pieces were in the front position, and it was not easy to move them to the rear, especially under the intensive firepower attack from the front of the German army!