In the evening, Lin Wei and French Chief of General Staff General Weygand and Lieutenant General Arthur Philip held their last meeting in the cold semi-underground headquarters. This meeting discussed the issue of the general attack on the Gibraltar Fortress tomorrow. .
At this moment, the outcome of this battle has already lost its suspense, but Lin Wei does not want to lose the chain at the critical moment. It would be bad if a good battle ends in an anticlimax. There is no doubt that the German army will have no suspense. After taking this place, Lin Wei has informed Propaganda Minister Goebbels and asked Goebbels to leave a front-page headline in tomorrow's newspaper. At that time, Goebbels will personally announce the news that Germany has captured the Fortress of Gibraltar.
"This is our last meeting before victory. Here, I celebrate in advance the first cooperation between the German and French armies. It has been a complete success. The Gibraltar Fortress, which has been operated by the British for hundreds of years, will be occupied by two of Europe's strongest The big army is trampling underfoot!" Lin Wei started with a declaration of victory. At this moment, there was indeed an atmosphere of victory in the headquarters, which made everyone feel much more relaxed. The British have a one-to-one battle loss ratio, and they do have reason to be proud.
Lieutenant General Arthur Philip asked happily, "Leader, what tactics will we adopt tomorrow?"
"Tactics? No tactics!" Lin Wei took out the tea in front of him and drank it all. "Attack, attack, non-stop attacks, leaving the British with no chance to rest. The French Allied Forces came down from the mountains. We will attack from the front, and we will rush into the town with armored force from the front, smashing the British turtle shell with absolute power!" At this point, Lin Wei stared at the commanders around him, "I will give you one day, tomorrow I don’t want to see the Fortress of Gibraltar with that wretched Union Jack at the end of the night!”
"Yes, leader!" In response to Lin Wei, all the German commanders stood up. Although there were still barriers within the coalition, seeing the expressions of the French officers looking forward to victory, Lin Wei knew that this situation was a good start. .
On the morning of July 20, all coalition soldiers arrived at their scheduled positions early. In order to attack this morning, Lin Wei withstood the pressure of the National Defense Forces and did not return the artillery recruited by the National Defense Forces for the time being. "You bastard, you have to do it in order to land in the UK." Are heavy weapons coming from here? Is the SS a stepmother?" Lin Wei kicked open the toilet door with a sigh of relief. The telegram sent by the National Defense Force had been gloriously opened by Lin Wei.
"You can't get even one of the new Leopard tanks. We need to equip all the SS troops before it's the Wehrmacht's turn!" After using the mental victory method for a while, Lin Wei's spirit was obviously much better.
In order to observe the accurate situation on the battlefield, Lin Wei and General Wei Gang climbed to Mount Gibraltar, where they could overlook the entire town and observe subtle changes on the battlefield at all times.
After half an hour of preparation, as the attack time arrived, the entire German artillery position was immediately rumbled with gunfire. Three hundred cannons with a caliber of over 80 mm swore the God of War to the defending British soldiers. Power, the current British defenders no longer have the strength to engage in an artillery battle with Germany. All their cannons have either been captured or destroyed. We can only hide in the emergency repair formula and passively wait for the German and French forces to attack.
This shelling was extremely long for the British defenders. It seemed like a century had passed before the German artillery shelling began to subside. But before the British soldiers could breathe a sigh of relief, the God of Death who had just left killed them again. With a return carbine, the artillery fire that was about to stop violently bombarded the soldiers who had just breathed a sigh of relief: "Asshole, you were almost deceived by the Germans! I will give them a good look later!" The British soldier who was lucky enough not to be deceived and escaped only Those who could continue to be cowards and were unlucky enough to go out to observe the situation fell under this bombardment.
"The general attack begins!" Lieutenant General Arthur Philip put down his telescope and shouted, "Germany, Germany is above all else! Capture the Fortress of Gibraltar and prove to the predecessors who fell on the battlefield of the last war that the current German army is stronger !”
"Long live, long live..." The tank let out a heavy gasp and drove towards the town at high speed. The tank's machine gun kept firing at the British soldiers who were preparing to resist and at suspicious locations. The 75mm main gun blasted away the buildings outside the town. After concentrating their efforts to break open a gap in the group of bunkers outside the town, all the tanks rushed into the town from there one by one.
Seeing that the German armored troops had rushed into the town, General Weygand, the French Chief of General Staff who was not willing to lag behind, grabbed the radio and shouted, "The glory of France will be restored. In this battle that is destined to go down in history, , don’t let the world only remember the Germans, go ahead, French soldiers!”
"General Wei Gang, don't be so serious? This is just an ordinary battle!" Lin Wei said with a smile, "No one in the world dares to underestimate France!" In response to Lin Wei's compliment, General Wei Gang just smiled and said nothing. Everyone knows that dignity is not something you pray for, but something you fight for. As a senior military official of a colonial power, General Wei Gang certainly understands the truth deeply.
The condescending attack by the French soldiers caused the British defenders to suffer. They lost their geographical advantage and the reality of the British defenders was completely exposed to the eyes of the French army. The French soldiers on the mountain had already understood the defensive position and weapon configuration of the British defenders. It is clear that compared with the German armored group tearing apart the group of bunkers built by the British and entering the town, the British obviously lacked the means to defend the French army in the mountains. After all, the geographical disadvantage here is too obvious.
No matter how hard they try, they can't change the fact that the British defenders are at a disadvantage, so the British basically don't put in any effort here. They concentrate on the position facing Germany and use the bunker group to contain the German armored forces. The attack prevented German infantry from entering the city and cut off the connection between infantry and armor. Therefore, after the German armored forces broke through part of the bunker group, the British were not in a hurry because the remaining bunker group was still enough to block the German infantry. After the impact, the German armored soldiers who lost the cover of the infantry, even if they rushed into the town, the British would always find a way to kill them.
The British's calculations were ringing, but they were destined to be in vain. The German-French allied forces, which had an absolute advantage, had already figured out the British's movements clearly. After the French soldiers launched the attack, men wearing black uniforms immediately appeared on the Gibraltar Mountain. Looking at the figures of the SS soldiers, Germany had no intention of letting the infantry follow the armored soldiers to die. Instead, they placed the infantry preparing to attack on Mount Gibraltar.
"Haha, these British guys are so funny! They actually think that we are really prepared to attack at any cost and build useless fortifications. The casualties in a frontal conflict will be too high. Won't we take a detour? We can do it at the Maginot Line. Go around, and the fortress group just wants to contain our attack?" Lin Wei smiled happily, and the embarrassment on General Wei Gang's face flashed away.
"Oh? I'm sorry, General Weygand!" Lin Wei apologized, "The Maginot Line was originally designed to be bypassed by us, but you didn't expect that we were bypassing not Belgium, but the Ardennes! What a stupid act with the British. There is no comparison. One look at the current situation shows that they did not expect us to take a detour!" At this point, Lin Wei looked regretful, "In a country without an army tradition, even if the navy is powerful, it will be useless! If it hadn't been last time During the war, the French made up for the weakness of the British Army, and we had already landed on the British mainland. This victory came twenty years too late!"
General Wei Gang's face became even more embarrassed when he said this. Even General Wei Gang now believed that France was the scapegoat for Britain and saved Britain at the cost of his own life. So naturally I felt a little frustrated when Britain and France fought side by side during World War I.
The attack started very smoothly. The SS and the French army each used their own methods to rush into the town, leaving the bunker group prepared by the British useless. The British defenders stationed in the bunker group were completely defeated this time. I felt the embarrassing situation of the French Army in the Maginot Line, as if they had become a bystander in this fierce battle, unable to kill or injure the enemy, and unable to retreat. Because once they retreat, they will undoubtedly open up the SS attack route.
The fierce bombing at the beginning left the town in a mess. The bunker group that was expected to cause a lot of damage to the enemy did not have much effect at all. However, the British soldiers who were defending inside the town still did not give up resistance. Streets, houses, and houses competed with the German and French forces, offering their last loyalty to the now precarious Britain.
Not only that, the Gibraltarians spontaneously joined the ranks of the resisters and helped the British defenders resist the attack of the German and French forces. They wore colorful clothes and were very unprofessional whether they were holding guns or dodging bullets, but They are indeed fighting for Her Majesty the Queen to whom they are loyal.
Speaking of the reasons for the resistance of the Gibraltarians, it is very funny. It is not that they have unlimited loyalty to the Queen of England, nor is it that the propaganda of the British defenders moved them, although they were trained and prepared in accordance with the requirements of the British defenders. They participated in the battle, but they never thought about fighting to the death for Britain. They could surrender at any time and at any time. The reason why the current resistance is extremely heroic is mainly because of the indiscriminate artillery fire from Germany at the beginning. The artillery fire that was not evaded at all gave the British defenders and ordinary people a huge blow.
However, the Gibraltarians, who originally did not believe the propaganda of the British defenders, decided in an instant to help the British defenders fight. Since they would die no matter what, they were still prepared to inflict some damage on the enemy before dying.
"Division Commander, there is a situation where the Gibraltarians are helping the British, and the soldiers are very confused now!" The adjutant who immediately discovered the situation immediately asked Lieutenant General Arthur Philip for instructions.
"Leader orders, shoot them all!" Lieutenant General Arthur Philip ordered coldly. I saw with my own eyes Lieutenant General Arthur Philip who was killed because he was a civilian through the telescope. At this time, he had no doubts about his leader's words. This is a battlefield, kill the enemy and you will be safe.
The town is close to Mount Gibraltar on the west side. It was caught off guard by the German and French forces rushing down from the mountain. Under the cover of precise artillery fire from the mountain, the soldiers successfully entered the town. But at this time, the real test began. . They did not have the armored tanks to attack the town from the front, so they had no way to carry out fire strikes before danger came. They could only occupy houses one by one, slowly clear out the enemies inside, and then attack the next target.
British soldiers may appear at any time and anywhere. They hide wherever they can and often appear unexpectedly in front of you to end your life. Although there are no tall buildings in the town, there are many small buildings with two or three floors. Armored troops often bombard such buildings with one shot. The buildings around the Mediterranean are not very strong anyway. But the infantry could only play a hide-and-seek game with the British.
The price for losers in this game is death. Many times, it only takes one or two shots to decide the outcome. At such a close range, there is almost no chance of the shot missing. When the surrounding friendly troops heard the sound and rushed to the place, all they saw were corpses that were still not cold.
The armored group and the infantry were like two sickles, rushing towards the largest building in the town, a church, because according to normal circumstances, the headquarters is usually located here. As if fulfilling their guess, the British along the way The defenders tried their best to prevent them from approaching the church. Several attacks failed, and several tanks were destroyed.
While the army was taking action, on the sea outside Gibraltar, French Fleet Commander General Marcel-Bruno Jeansur and Italian Admiral Cortan led more than half of the main warships in their respective navies. , compared with the British navy besieged in Gibraltar, they are already powerful enough.
This fleet includes the French Navy's Breton-class battleships: Brittany, Lorraine, and Provence, and the Kolbe-class battleships France and Paris. Dunkirk-class battlecruisers: Dunkirk, Strasbourg. Duquesne-class heavy cruisers: Duquesne and Tourville. The Italian Navy has 2 Count of Cavour class battleships: Cavour and Giulio Caesar, and 2 new Veneto class battleships Veneto and Littorio. There are four Zara-class heavy cruisers: "Zara", "Fiume", "Grazia", and "Pola". This is a huge formation including nine battleships, two battlecruisers, and six heavy cruisers. It can only be compared with the British Navy that has not suffered heavy losses.
When the land war started, Lin Wei called the French Navy Commander Admiral Darlan through General Weygand and asked the French Navy to launch an attack at the same time. However, unexpectedly, Italy's Mussolini clearly saw that this was A must-win battle, so I immediately gave my full support to Admiral Coltan's plan to attack Gibraltar. Because of this, the German and French forces were able to fight without scruples under the noses of the two British battleships. You must know that the power of the main guns on the battleships was not something that flesh and blood soldiers could withstand.
The balance of victory continued to tilt towards the German and French forces, and General Soule and Admiral Kortan felt the arrival of fighter planes almost at the same time. "Target, the British battleships Barham and Warrior, salvo!" Cole Admiral Tan shouted.
Almost as soon as the Italian and French navies were taking action, the commander of the British fleet, General James Somerville, knew that they could no longer sit still and immediately decided to strike preemptively. Barham and Warrior began to attack first, with the support of shore artillery. Next, fire at Dunkirk, the flagship of General Jean-sur-Mer. General Jean-Suhr almost disarmed General James Somerville at Milskbier, and now General James Somerville set his first target again, and old and new hatreds broke out together. General Jean Sur almost lost his mind and shouted, "Fire the guns. It's the British who want to disarm the French navy. It's them who did nothing to save the French navy at the critical moment of the decisive battle. It's them who ignored Wei Wei." General Gang's peace plan, insist on retreat, fire, fire, fire..." General Jean Sur shouted at the top of his lungs.
Boom boom boom... As the most powerful war weapon that humans can now create, battleships, steel behemoths, once again let people know that compared to the level of firepower on land, the real war is fought at sea, and the British fleet relies on With shore artillery support and favorable cover, they engaged in a dead-end artillery battle with the Italian-French combined fleet, whose strength was several times his own. However, General James Somerville knew that the gap in strength could not be made up by his own opportunism. Yes, if the United Fleet is determined to annihilate itself, he has almost no hope of making a comeback.
The back-and-forth artillery battle between the two sides turned this battle into a joint attack by the army and navy. The huge power of the main guns on the battleships was fully displayed in this battle. Some stray bullets hit the buildings in the port. Those buildings He immediately disappeared in an explosion, as if he had never appeared in this world.
Although the war scene was huge, whether it was Lin Wei or General Wei Gang, or General Jean Sur and Admiral Kortan, they could clearly see that if the fight continued with this intensity, it would take at most one day. The British did not have the strength to persevere in the opposition. Looking at the British flag that was still flying, everyone thought that it was time to replace it.