Chapter 511： fast

Mereval River.

There is only one bridge on the river, and nearby villages along the river bank within dozens of kilometers must cross the river through this bridge.

Riding on their horses, the soldiers of the 5th Hussar Division swiftly marched toward the bridge. Their forwards could already see the bridge head, where a platoon of British troops was guarding them.

The British looked disgraced. Seeing the arrival of this cavalry, they welcomed it from the bottom of their hearts. They stood up and prepared to welcome the reinforcements of the French cavalry.

"Boom, boom!" At this moment, there was a deafening cannon in the distance.

With the sound of cannons, the unique Doppler screams of grenades piercing the air, in the eyes of the British opened, those flying grenades accurately hit the bridge!

"Boom!" A black smoke suddenly appeared on the bridge, and the middle part collapsed.

The bridge is broken!

The British soldiers looked towards the fire place in surprise, and saw the imposing Panther 3 tank appearing several kilometers away!

The Panther 3 tank is so mighty! Their 88mm tank gun accurately hit the bridge at this distance.

The British soldiers on the other side of the bridge did not think of anything except surprise, while the British soldiers on the other side of the bridge were panicked.

Germans, Germans are coming up, what should we do?

On their side, about the size of an infantry squad, the most powerful weapon in their hands is the 303 machine gun, which is ineffective against tanks!

At this time, facing the German tanks rushing up, they had no choice but to surrender!

The French cavalry stopped their horses. They looked at the bombed bridge and across the river, very depressed.

If they were earlier, they would be able to cross the bridge.

But what can we do if we cross the bridge? They are cavalry, they simply can't stop the German tanks! Experience on the Polish battlefield has proven that cavalry is ineffective against tanks.

In the hearts of many people, fear began to appear. Fortunately, there was no past and they had no intention to fight.

Now, cavalry can’t deal with tanks. This is almost axiom. They will not know how, a few years later, on the Soviet battlefield, how the Soviet cavalry will charge against tanks. Soviet soldiers use their bodies and blood to be willing. Go to death, use simple anti-tank grenades to blow up tanks.

The army needs to be bloody. Unfortunately, in this era of Britain and France, this bloodyness has long since disappeared.

They just stared and looked at the opposite bank. When the British soldiers on the opposite bank surrendered, there was an inexplicable sadness in their hearts, and then they saw the tanks on the opposite bank, turning their turrets, and aiming towards them.

"Quick, run!" a sharp-eyed cavalry shouted, twisting the horse's head, and running back.

"Boom!" The German tank has already opened fire!

The grenade exploded in the middle of their crowd, and immediately lifted several cavalry into the air. The horses wailed, and there was blood and death everywhere!

They were supposed to retreat immediately, but now, even if they retreat in time, they will suffer a certain amount of casualties.

Tank guns can only hit about one kilometer when firing armor-piercing shells, but when firing grenade, five kilometers is a very common distance.

The Panther tank gun kept raising the angle of elevation, using its own artillery to send off the French cavalry. They were howling and howling.

In this way, the river was occupied by the German army, and the encirclement of the first armored division, the main British force, had also been formed.

If you want to generalize, there is only one word, fast!

The offensive speed of the German army far exceeded the opponent’s imagination. Even if Evans knew that the Germans acted very fast, he would never have thought of it so fast. Just four hours after his striker was defeated, he His main force was surrounded by the Germans, cutting off his own way.

This speed is really scary.

Frowning his brows, Evans made up his mind almost immediately after hearing the news: "Attention, the whole division, prepare to break through, and withdraw!"

His withdrawal is not only to return to the defense line, to the camp of the British and French coalition forces, but also to return to England.

There is no way to fight this battle! It is his mission to keep his army intact and bring it back to Great Britain!

Evans' determination was quick, but the Germans acted faster!

Just after Evans issued the order, another news came up again. The striker, the First Armored Brigade, was fighting the Germans!

The First Armored Brigade, the first to come to the French mainland, participated in the troops of the Paris parade, at this time, they ushered in their doomsday.

Opposite them was the 65th Panzer Battalion in Germany.

Meyer's tank company was waiting for its main force, the armored battalion, to march toward the British army.

Another set of tactics for tank combat: use the advantage of rapid mobility to divide and encircle opponents, continuously divide, and eat bit by bite!

What is going to be eaten now is the British First Armored Brigade!

Brigadier Commander Herbart, an advocate of tank theory, like Guderian and others, knew that tanks would seriously change the course of war. But, unfortunately, he is in England.

Britain is a veteran country, and the army is quite conservative. His arguments are not welcome at all.

If it had not been for the German armored forces in recent years, which constantly refreshed the horizons of others, it would have been impossible for Britain to even have the first armored division.

But now Although they have a dedicated armored division, it is difficult to catch up with the disadvantages of weapons.

The main force of the First Armored Brigade was the "Matilda" Type 1 tank. This type of infantry tank weighing only 11 tons was already behind. The weapon only had 12.7 mm machine guns, which made him fight against the main armored force of Germany. Above, there is no confidence at all.

The Covenant tanks of the 3rd Armored Brigade are not opponents of the other party. How can one's own troops have an advantage over the German tanks?

Not only can you beat it, you can't run away!

Their tank is powered by a Ford 8-cylinder gasoline engine with a maximum power of only 70 horsepower and a maximum speed of only 12.8 km/h. This is the definition of a complete infantry tank, just keep up with the infantry, and the only weapon is machine gun.

The only thing to be proud of is that its armor is thick. The front armor of the car body is 60 mm thick. The turret is surrounded by 65 mm thick steel armor. This is also the argument of infantry tanks. The armor must be thick and it is a fortress of activity. .

What should we do now?