The Third Reich in Desperation

Third Reich Episode 220

On the European battlefield, German individual weapons have begun to be dominated by automatic firearms, and the firepower of heavy weapons has been further improved after capturing a large number of Polish cannons. (Most of the self-propelled guns made by the German army are self-propelled guns with strong mobility, which reduces the performance of the caliber. Some of the artillery of the Polish army, especially the large-caliber artillery purchased from France, made up for some of the shortcomings of the German army.)

If the strength of a conventional army is mainly reflected in its firepower, then special operations rely on its strength in firepower, the psychological quality of its members, and the ability and skills of individual combat to win.

Speaking of fire suppression, Frank will never forget a battle he witnessed in the Far East Military Observer Group in 1939, the Battle of Nomenkan!

It was a contest between steel, large-scale industrial production and will, flesh and blood.

According to the information obtained later, General Zhukov, the commander of the First Far East Army of the Soviet Army at that time, concentrated four tank brigades, 250 aircraft and [-] cannons, allowing the always arrogant Japanese Army to understand what modern warfare is.

Frank, who was in the Soviet camp, witnessed with his own eyes the scene where the air fleet roared, the ground artillery roared, and the large-caliber shells blasted the Japanese army into a sea of ​​flames.This intensity of firepower strikes was unprecedented for Japanese soldiers, and it was also unprecedented for Frank at the time.

In that battle, Frank witnessed that in the depths of the unobstructed Great Gobi, on a front more than ten kilometers wide, flying dust swept the earth, and thousands of Soviet tanks came overwhelmingly, and the tracks of the tanks mercilessly crushed It shattered the spirit and will of the Japanese soldiers, and buried the arrogant northward ambition of Japan, a stupid empire, in the deserted Mongolian desert.According to the official statistics of the Soviet Union obtained by Germany, more than [-] Japanese soldiers were killed in this battle, while the Soviet casualties were less than [-] thousand.

However, after experiencing the French campaign, Frank also witnessed the terrifying firepower of the German army, as well as the joint land and air strikes that were even stronger than the Soviet army.

In conventional combat, the Third Reich has reached its peak.Special operations, which are rarely popularized.

However, Frank has always been very ambitious. Although he commanded conventional troops, he has never forgotten the special warfare theory he studied back then.

Therefore, today he organized a death squad filled with non-commissioned officers and a small number of officers. Everyone in the team was equipped with an MP40 submachine gun and 40 rounds of submachine gun ammunition. Of course, everyone also had a Mauser combat pistol strapped to their waist. And a German Munich standard saber.In addition, Frank also ordered all the company's flares and [-]mm grenade generators to be concentrated in this assault team.Of course, no one knows what the grenade launcher can do besides firing flares, because their grenades have been used up before and have not been replenished, which means that there are no grenades to fire.

Soon, the battle at the east entrance of Salz Village started. In an instant, the few MP40 submachine guns left by the German army, a large number of G43 semi-automatic rifles, and Mauser pistols rang together.In an instant, the tongues of flame from the muzzle seemed to bury the Belgian army, spreading out one after another.

The mission received by the German eastern feint attack force was to create a huge commotion at the east entrance of the village at all costs to attract all the main Belgian troops, so they are now fighting very desperately.

However, bluffing is bluffing. Even if you use thousands of times and thousands of times of effort, your number is only a company after all, and your firepower is the firepower of a company after all.

Major Bauer of the Belgian Reinforced Battalion was not fooled either. He judged from the density of the gunfire that the German army had at most two companies of troops, so he only sent two companies to fight, leaving two companies to guard. Next to the headquarters in the west of the village.

I have to say that Major Bauer is not an idiot for being able to lead the army alone, and the only guard unit of the Belgian 13th Division to stay behind in the village of Salz.

However, Bauer's judgment is based on his knowledge of the Belgian army's firepower configuration.If he knew that the German army with such firepower in the east was not two companies, but a force that had been drawn out of a large number of submachine guns, which was less than a full company, he would probably not be as calm as he is now.

At the same time, Frank, the German lieutenant, soon realized that the situation was not good.The firepower of the Belgian army in the east was obviously much less than what he had predicted before, indicating that the opponent was not completely fooled.

But the battle has already started, and they can't stop. If they can't solve the Belgian Army Command in a short time, they can only face heavy losses.

All hopes are pinned on this 30-member German "special force of officers and non-commissioned officers" he personally leads.

In a critical moment, Frank, who has many years of experience in special operations, stepped forward immediately, and he once again drew up a new combat plan at an astonishing speed.This time he divided the small army into two parts. Ten people stayed at the west entrance of the village and equipped them with all the flares. The remaining 20 people used ropes to climb up the cliff from the north entrance of the village, bypassing the Belgian defense, and gave them Command a devastating blow.

Frank set the time at 22 o'clock in half an hour, and the "special forces of officers and non-commissioned officers" will launch an attack on the village west headquarters on time.There is not much time left for them, and every minute wasted means that the brothers in the east of the village will be hit one more point.

The time came to 21:59, "Ten seconds left! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, fire!" Luneke, the leader of the ten-man team at the west entrance of the village, looked Counting down on the watch.

When they opened fire, they attracted the remaining two companies of the enemy's guard headquarters.Exactly the same as when the sickle harvesting plan was implemented, Frank used the second raid to attract the Belgian reserved troops.There may be ambushes after ambush. After the Belgian was hit by the Ardennes Forest, he still didn't have a long memory.

All of a sudden, the lightning-like muzzle sprayed flames and fired at the group of Belgians who didn't have a long memory.If they hadn't completely lost their minds and found a bunker in advance, they must have been smashed into ashes by this powerful firepower by now, and disappeared in this world in an instant.

"Brothers, get out the flares!" Luneke yelled, "Focus on these Belgian idiots and shoot them in the face! Quick!"

"Shua! Shua! Shua......" For a while, 10 flares were fired at the Belgian army into the crowd.

The Belgian soldiers were stunned by the sudden flare, and they didn't react for a while, they all stared at the flare, watching its dazzling light.Then, one by one, they covered their eyes and fell to the ground screaming in pain.

"Ah, ah, my eyes, my eyes can't see!" Belgian soldiers wailed one by one.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Lunek smiled triumphantly. He smiled for his tactical success, for winning time for Chief Frank, and at the same time, for Chief Frank's ingenuity.

The use of concentrated flares is a newly invented tactical method that Lieutenant Frank had thought of before, and he called it "flash bomb tactics".

At the same time, Frank and his men had successfully climbed the cliff, bypassed the defending Belgian army, and arrived at their headquarters.

At the entrance of the command department, the Belgian sentry standing here suddenly felt a white light flash in front of them without realizing it, and they collapsed before they had time to shout.The German non-commissioned officer who attacked was indeed a master. The saber he threw was inserted into the neck of the sentry very accurately, causing the severed carotid arteries of several Belgians to spurt a stream of blood instantly.As soon as the move was successful, the team members jumped up under the leadership of Frank, and quickly rushed into the command post of Major Bauer in Belgium.

"Don't move!" Frank shouted in the lead, and quickly raised the MP40 submachine gun in his hand.

Seeing the situation, Bauer knew that the situation was not good, sighed heavily, and raised his hands helplessly.

"Surrender." Bauer shook his head, and said to several staff officers in a deep voice, "We lost."

Text Chapter 353 Surrender of Belgium

"What!" In the headquarters of the Belgian 13th Division, Major General Lukaku looked at the combat staff officer who was reporting the battle situation in surprise: "Say it again? Salz has also fallen?!"

It's useless to say it a few more times. If you say that you lose your defense, you will lose your defense, the combat staff thought helplessly in his heart.

"Yes, Commander. Saltz has confirmed the fall. Major Bauer and the others should have been wiped out." The staff officer paused, and had to repeat the facts at Lukaku's request.

The fall of Salz made Lukaku once again feel the rapid offensive rhythm of the German army.He had abandoned the British 3rd Division commanded by Major General Montgomery, who was supposed to be waiting for him to meet him, and tried his best to accelerate the retreat.

But Lukaku now seems that his speed is far from enough.

The distance between Salz and most of the 13th Division is less than 15 kilometers.A reinforced battalion stationed there is not only Lukaku's back-breaking force, but also his early warning force.

Now that Salz has fallen, it means that the German vanguard is less than 13 kilometers away from the Belgian 15th Division.It was a danger signal, a signal of doom.

"Damn it!" Lukaku only felt that someone had hit his head with a sap, and he was drowsy.

They had completely offended the Alliance by leaving the British 3rd Division behind and retreating without permission.Now, the German army is about to encounter them. Without reinforcements, Lukaku believes that his 13th Division will never win.

This is a kind of absolute confidence, but unfortunately it is confidence in failure.

Belgium's own friendly forces can't be counted on. The Belgian army in the encirclement now, except for their 13th Division, still retains its organizational structure and strength. Talk about rescuing the 13th Division.

As for the British army, Lukaku dared not count on it.Not long ago, they refused to meet the 3rd Division of the British Commander Montgomery, so why should they ask others to rescue their Belgian troops now.

The troops of the boss of France...... Forget it, I heard that they don't have much will to resist now, should they be called to surrender together?

After thinking about it, Lukaku felt that resistance was already a dead end, and he could no longer insist on such stupid things.

Lukaku walked to the window of the building requisitioned as a temporary command post. Through the window, he could see that his soldiers, one by one, were listless, squatting around the building without vitality to guard against the enemy.It is said to be vigilant, but they don't look like soldiers on a vigilant mission at all, they are more like a group of walking dead who have lost their souls.

The reinforced battalion in Salz Village is already the only unit under Lukaku whose morale can barely be considered high.Their demise caused the entire Belgian 13th Division to completely lose the last available force.

"Master, we must leave here immediately." Lukaku's adjutant said anxiously: "The German army may come over at any time. If we don't move, maybe we will run into the German army! With all due respect, the current state of the troops is also difficult for you." I see, it doesn’t look like we can fight at all. If there is a fight, I’m afraid a regiment of German troops can completely defeat us!”

In Lukaku's mind, he was quickly thinking about various countermeasures.However, he quickly rejected his unrealistic plans.

No matter how you imagine it, even from the most optimistic point of view, this time they may already be doomed.The best result is nothing more than leaving a large group of people behind, and he will lead the remaining group of people to continue to retreat.

However, where can the retreat be retreated?The encirclement of the German army is constantly shrinking, leaving less and less space for them to dodge.Even if they can escape to the end and abandon batch after batch of broken troops, what role can they play?

"What should I do?!" Lukaku's forehead was already covered with cold sweat.The general who led the Belgian 13th Division to dodge all the way to this day has finally reached the end of the road.

"Teacher! Move quickly, if you don't leave, it will be too late!" The adjutant desperately urged: "Maybe the German army is already on the way to attack us. Now we will immediately evacuate with the command center and large troops, and stay The next regiment will take advantage of the superior terrain in this area to defend and block, and it will also buy time to evacuate..."

"No, there's no need to retreat anymore." Lukaku shook his head, vetoing the adjutant's opinion: "I'm tired of this kind of hiding."