Chapter 571： Calais

Calais is a port city in northern France, bordering the Strait of Calais, which is the narrowest place in the English Channel.

Calais is more than 30 kilometers away from the port of Dover in the United Kingdom. When the weather is clear, you can even see the United Kingdom from the beaches of Calais.

The location here is quite good and it is an important passenger transport center. Many French people heading to the UK board from Calais.

At the same time, Calais is also a famous tourist city in the north, and its beaches are famous in France. Famous sightseeing spots by the sea include white sea cliffs and grey sea cliffs.

Calais is now an old city, built on an artificial island surrounded by canals and ports.

The German army advanced here quite quickly, and Calais at that time was an empty city, so, like many cities in France, Calais was easily included by the Germans.

But now, the British team wants to retreat and go to Calais is the nearest!

When the sky was just getting dark, the 3rd Infantry Division had already moved to the outskirts of Calais. At this time, they had already moved from the marching state to the fighting state!

They only have light weapons, and the German team facing the city is said to be the size of an infantry battalion. After all, the German troops are stretched across France and are stretched. If every city leaves a large number of defense teams, Nade The team does not have to fight.

The city is already in sight. If you seize this city, it can be used by the deep-water Port of Calais, and your warships and passenger ships can be moved up!

"Brave soldiers, for the sake of Great Britain, rush into the city and kill all the Germans!" Montgomery shouted, standing on the hood of a car.

Rush!

Compared with the French team that lost their fighting spirit, the British team at this time still maintained a strong fighting force. At least the 3rd Infantry Division had good fighting spirit. As long as they captured Calais, they could go home!

When they first set foot on the land of Europe, they sat on the Maginot line for so long. They never thought that the war would go to such an extent that they would be beaten back.

But at least, their organization is still there, and they have hardly suffered any loss. Now, as long as they seize this place, they can go home.

For the French, Britain is not their home, so their retreat is not so tenacious. The British are different. At this time, they are backed by arrows, and they burst out with a strong fighting force.

They don't seem to be driven here in a desperate way, but like a winner, they can easily crush the opposite German team.

At this time, Calais was still quiet, and this silence was even more frightening.

Rush, rush!

The advantage of the Germans lies in the armored forces. Once inside the city, the armored forces are not so powerful and are easy to get close to them. Even if they use Molotov cocktails, they can cause serious damage.

Tanks are not suitable for urban combat.

But now, as long as they rush into the city, there is almost no suspense!

The city of Calais was built on an artificial island. Here is a canal. It has an ancient history. In the earliest days, it was just a fishing village.

It was not until 997 that the Count of Flanders improved the construction of Calais, and in 1224 the Count of Boulogne built a fortress and fortification in Calais.

Later, there was the terrible war between Britain and France. Calais surrendered in 1346 after resisting the British siege for a year.

It can be seen that the city of Calais is very important. As a city at that time, it was normal to dig a canal as a moat. After all, Calais needed to be guarded.

But now, the canal still exists, and the British team can only use a few bridges on the canal if they want to pass.

On the opposite side, quietly, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Scottish Guard of the 12th Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division rushed forward.

They were holding the Lee Enfield rifle in their hands. The front end of the rifle had a pointed bayonet. In this misty morning, they stepped on the bridge over the canal here.

Montgomery behind, holding his binoculars, looking into the distance, at this moment, he almost held his breath.

Years of experience made him keenly aware that the risk is at this time. As long as they can dash over the bridge, enter the city and fight on the streets, they will not be afraid of anything.

There is still no movement on the other side, maybe the other side is still sleeping at this time, or it is possible that the other side is already gearing up and preparing to destroy one's own side.

The soldier in front is still running, running, running, with majestic and powerful thighs, taking firm steps, the soldier in front has already ran across the bridge.

In this case, it should be all right? It seems that the Germans are also negligent.

"Boom!" At this moment, with a loud noise, several British soldiers rushing in front stepped on landmines had been blown into flight.

That terrible sound like a chainsaw followed.

"Chichi, chichichi!" Opposite, the Germans' mg34 machine guns were blasted at them. Under the heavy bullet rain, the soldiers in the front row had no time to escape, and, nearby There was nothing to avoid, they were swept down like this, they screamed, being harvested by machine guns.

On the other side, there are a dozen machine gun firepower points in total, forming a dense firepower network. Under cross-fire, it is impossible to break through this firepower!

Meanwhile, Montgomery relaxed a little instead.

This shows that the guards here are still only the expected infantry battalion. Although they have an advantage, they will not be afraid.

"Machine gun, suppress the opponent, mortar, kill the firepower!" He calmly ordered.

In the battle, the machine gun is a very powerful weapon. In the Verdun meat grinder, most of the dead were killed by the machine gun bullets.

However, there is no way to deal with machine guns. The easiest way is to use one's machine gun to suppress the other party. The more complicated one is to use the gun to deal with them!

As an infantry division, Montgomery’s army has a certain percentage of cannons, but in order to be able to quickly reach Calais, he can only abandon all the cannons. Now, in his army, except for machine guns Besides, there are only portable mortars left.

After hearing his order, the mortarers in the team moved quickly. For them, time is life.

During World War II, the British invented a lot of weird things, such as sticky bullets, before bombing people, stick to yourself first, and for example, the current pocket version of the 2-inch mortar. Mobile users please browse and read,