The Third Reich: The Return of the King

Chapter 751

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“Are the Hans kidding?”

Not only Dai Gaul felt strange, but the British garrison stationed in the Gibraltar Fortress was also very curious.

When the German fleet came over aggressively, they were very worried. Almost all British soldiers hid in fortifications and bunkers, guarding against the German attack.

Unexpectedly, the German army ran over, made a circle, and then ran to the south, catching the Gauls off guard.

The British army was still watching the show, and when they saw the German army running to beat up the Gauls, they thought that the real purpose of the German army was to attack Gaul’s colonies in Africa.

It is normal to have such an idea. After all, Gaul’s colonies in Africa are large and quite concentrated, with rich human resources. Counting the population of the colonies, there are more than 45 million people. If the Gauls are given some time, they will be able to do it. It is possible that they could really form an army of millions of people.

Even if the main force of this army is made up of indigenous people from the colonies and their combat effectiveness is not as strong as that of the French army, it should be no problem to use them in defensive battles.

Imagine that millions of troops are deployed on the African coastline, guarding against the German attack. Even if the German army attacks in large numbers, it will be very difficult for them to land on the shore. And if their attack is not successful, they are very likely to return empty-handed.

The European area controlled by Hans is very far away from Africa. It is very expensive to plan a landing operation of hundreds of thousands of people from mainland Europe. If such an operation fails, it will not only be a problem of cost, but it may also directly hit the confidence of the German army, causing them to give up such plans and take other roundabout ways. Attack back.

For example, borrow a passage from Turkey, kill all the way from West Asia along the Mediterranean Sea to Aiji, and then set out from Aiji, sweep all the strongholds in North Africa, and complete the control of the Suez Canal, so that the British troops in the Mediterranean become a turtle in a jar!

There is another possibility, that is to go directly south from the north, attack West Africa like now, and then attack eastward along the Mediterranean coast from West Africa. This can also control the Suez Canal, cut off the British army’s supply lines, and let the British army in the Mediterranean collapse without a fight!

Therefore, seeing the German army landing in Africa, the British army thought of the second possibility, thinking that the German army would take steady steps, eliminate the Gauls first, and then seize the Suez Canal!

If this is the case, then they will not be in any danger for the time being, but in the long run, this is not a good thing for them either..

The British troops stationed in the Gibraltar Fortress also need to rely on the supplies transported from South Asia by the British Army.

After their homeland fell, the supplies transported from the homeland could no longer be counted on.

They could only rely on the British Navy to escort supplies to the Mediterranean to support the British fleet in the Mediterranean and their army stationed in some fortress areas.

If the Germans really took the Suez Canal, not only would the British supplies in the Mediterranean be cut off, but their supplies would also be gone.

Without supplies, no matter how strong the Gibraltar Fortress is, they can’t hold on for long. After all, no matter how strong the fortress is, it can’t be eaten.

So the British army was a little gloating in their hearts, but they were a little bit drummed in their hearts. In short, they were very unhappy when they saw the German army coming!

These Hans guys, why don’t they stay at home and hug their wives and roll the sheets, but they have to run to this shitless Africa to make trouble with them!

And when the Germans turned their guns and aimed at them, the British army was immediately dumbfounded!

What was going on?

Didn’t the German army go to fight the Gauls?

Why did they become the German army’s target?

Boom!

No one could answer their questions, and the only response they got was the German heavy artillery!

“Unfortunately, it was a little off!”

North Africa is about 18 kilometers away from the Gibraltar Fortress on the opposite side. This distance is certainly not a problem for large-caliber howitzers.

Moreover, if they fire on the shore, because there is no impact from the swaying of ships at sea with the waves, their calibration is very easy. After a few test shots, they can accurately send the shells to the enemy!

“Raise the muzzle angle by one degree, and test fire one round!”The German artillery commander was not in a hurry. He adjusted the position little by little according to the observed landing point of the shell.

Boom!

Another artillery shot, this shell hit a bunker of the British army. With a high-powered telescope, it can be clearly seen that this bunker of the British army was blown directly into the sky by the shell!

“Good, well done!”

The German artillery commander clenched his fists excitedly when he saw that his artillery fire had hit the target!

However, the British troops who were accurately hit were not happy!

“Is this the strength of the German army?

Is this the ability of the world’s strongest army?

The second shell hit the target accurately. If they continue to fire, won’t all our fortifications outside be destroyed by them?”

Seeing that the German army found the target so easily and easily destroyed one of their bunkers, the British army was shocked!

They could no longer sit still!

“No, we can’t go on like this. If we keep on taking the beating, our positions will sooner or later be blown to pieces by the Germans!”

The reason why the Gibraltar Fortress can block the Strait of Gibraltar is mainly because they have several artillery batteries in addition to a fortress here, which can block the entire strait!

In order to counter the large-caliber naval guns on the enemy’s battleships, the British army also equipped the Gibraltar Fortress with more than a dozen heavy artillery!

Among them are 9 356mm coastal defense guns and 6 381mm coastal defense guns!

These artillery pieces are extremely powerful, and their accuracy is much higher than that of naval guns. If the enemy’s warships overestimate their own capabilities and want to engage in an artillery battle with them , then they are not afraid at all!

However, the British army did not expect that one day they would face a threat not from the sea, but from the land, which surprised them very much!

However, no matter where the enemy came from, as long as they were within the range of their artillery, they would not be polite!

Boom!

With a loud bang, a 31mm cannon exploded on the sea surface about 100 meters outside the German artillery position!

The water column stirred up by the explosion of the shell was hundreds of meters high, and it was very spectacular when viewed from the hillside!

“Three shells fired rapidly, and after the shooting is finished, immediately move the position!”

Seeing the enemy’s artillery firing, the German artillery commander’s face changed and he immediately gave the order.

At the same time, seeing the British artillery on the fort firing the large-caliber coastal defense artillery, Dönitz smiled.