The battle in Portsmouth has now reached a critical moment. German soldiers and British soldiers have begun to fight over the whole city. Every house, every room, every basement, and even every door panel has become something that the British and German soldiers are fighting for. , there are people paying their lives in these places at every moment. Rommel was walking back and forth nervously outside the city. The battle had already started for three hours. The city of Portsmouth was still in the hands of the British. The gunfire in the city had never been able to withstand the gunfire. There were several buildings in the city. The iconic building that had been built for more than ten years and was turned into a piece of rubble by the red-eyed soldiers.
The rampant armored troops completely lost their ability to dominate the outcome of the war in the city. There was not enough space for them to carry out an impact. Various buildings that are either intact or collapsed seriously hinder the application of tanks. Armored soldiers without impact are no different from ordinary infantry. Their lives have become just as fragile, just like their predecessors who lost their lives. Like cavalry, they may be defeated by ordinary infantry.
That is to say, after Germany's Panzerfaust anti-tank rocket showed its prowess in the war, the British were ready to start imitating this effective anti-tank weapon. Especially after Germany swept through France and had an urgent need to defend its homeland, the British accelerated this process. plan. It is no longer even an imitation of this weapon, but a direct copy using the collected Iron Fist anti-tank rockets. The British, who were belatedly aware of the situation, had little talent in land warfare. Although they were the first country to invent tanks, they had an indifferent attitude towards weapons such as tanks. It wasn't until I saw the power of German armored clusters that I began to believe in the role of concentrated use of tanks. After a series of failures, the British no longer dare to underestimate any weapon used by the German army, especially anti-tank rockets that can deal with German armored troops.
The huge power of the German armored clusters is still fresh in the memory of the British soldiers who defeated France. In the view of the British government, in addition to the German submarine forces that have been besieging Britain, the German armored clusters once again made them feel the danger. In an already critical situation, Churchill still specially ordered that important anti-tank weapons must be decentralized to the troops first.
Facts have proved that Churchill's order was correct. The British army, which lacked the capital to resist the German armored clusters, could only find ways to deal with anti-tank. Before the German army landed, a total of 140,000 anti-tank rockets were manufactured. It's a pity that they didn't expect that the newly restored William II would be better than Hitler in dealing with Britain? Le is much tougher. The landing operations began so quickly.
In addition to anti-tank rockets, the British also learned Finland's Monotov cocktail to deal with Soviet tanks, which was the earthy Molotov cocktail. This kind of Molotov cocktail, which showed great power in the Soviet-Finnish War, was revived again in Britain. British soldiers and even farmers armed with these Molotov cocktails joined in the fight against German tanks.
This cheapest and most effective anti-tank weapon is even more effective against tanks than cluster grenades. As long as it is thrown into the fragile engine exhaust port of a tank, Germany's heavily armed armored cluster will fall into a very embarrassing situation.
There may be British soldiers ambush in the rubble at any time. When the German tanks drove past, these British soldiers rushed out to attack the German soldiers following the tanks. The noise and stiffness on the battlefield were enough to cover up the sound of gunfire. If the German soldiers did not discover it in time, If the attacking British soldiers alert the tanks, it will mark the first step in the successful British attack. For the remaining steps, the British only need to stuff the Molotov cocktail into the exhaust port of the tank, and then disappear quickly.
Although there are not many such opportunities, most German soldiers can take advantage of their tactical literacy to eliminate these brave British attackers, but within a few hours, more than 20 German tanks were completely scrapped , more than a dozen tanks were paralyzed next to the rubble on the roadside, their engines still roaring, reminding them of how terrifying these war machines once were.
Those who were killed by bullets in the open air were lucky. Although they had left this world, they were killed in an instant. The soldiers fighting indoors are the most miserable. In a small space, the difference between hot weapons and cold weapons is narrowed, giving the British who are in a position of inferior equipment the ability to fight to the death. Facing German soldiers with sufficient combat experience, they were able to continue fighting. In many cases, soldiers on both sides fight with wooden sticks, shovels, and even bricks. Usually, unless the vital points are hit at once, many soldiers will not die in a very short period of time. There are many soldiers on both sides. Sometimes, when he is exhausted from the beating and his body is bleeding profusely, he will slowly fall down and wait for death to come. Their deaths were also grotesque. Two people hugged each other and strangled each other's necks. In the end, many died together. Blood flowed all over the room. The soldiers who rushed in from behind could smell it as long as they entered the room without seeing the corpses. The smell of blood.
The fighting here is still going on, but Rommel can't wait. Not only Rommel can't wait, the commanders of both sides, General Guderian and Lieutenant General Alexander, are also anxious about the situation here. The Battle of Portsmouth When the entire front line between Grafson and Southampton was in a stalemate, it became the key point to break the balance. Now, whether it is the commander of the British garrison or Rommel, the German commander who attacked Portsmouth, the Fairy claims that Portsmouth is under his control.
Combining other intelligence, both Guderian and Alexander understood that since they both claimed to be in their own hands, the fighting there had not stopped yet, that is, the two sides were still engaged in street fighting in the city.
The German army, which had an advantage in equipment, quickly gathered a thousand trucks under the command of General Rundstedt to transport an infantry division's reinforcements to Portsmouth. Although the British army does not have as many military trucks as the German army, it has the advantage of geographical location. Even with only two legs, the British soldiers in Southampton can rush to Portsmouth within an hour.
Of course, the actions of the British army could not be hidden from the ubiquitous Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft. From the first moment of the British army's action, the Luftwaffe's Stuka dive bomber wing took off from Calais Airport. There was no longer a British presence in the sky over the entire UK. People have their own air power. For the German bomber force, the skies over Britain are like their own back garden.
The bomber formation that arrived over the UK headed straight for the road connecting Southampton to the city of Portsmouth. This was the only way for Southampton's reinforcements to march. The British soldiers who were marching in a hurry were still unaware of the massacre by the German Air Force. The weapon is now coming towards him menacingly, and his journey is a journey to hell filled with death.
The soldiers braved the scorching sun and marched quickly. They knew that compared to the German motorized troops, they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of equipment. Lieutenant General Alexander once thought of mobilizing Southampton's public bus transport troops. , but after calculating the distance between Southampton and Portsmouth, Lieutenant General Alexander gave up this absolute, because no matter how slow the British army moves, it can arrive at the same time as the German reinforcements that have already set off, as long as Portsmouth The battle in Portsmouth is still ongoing, and the situation will not be too bad for the UK. In Scotland in the north, some factories that have been relocated have begun to operate. As time goes by, the UK will slowly regain its disadvantage. , driving the Germans who came across the sea into the sea just like their ancestors did the Romans.
Now they are only a dozen kilometers away from Portsmouth. In half an hour or less, they can get there, fight side by side with the defenders somewhere, and drive out the German troops that invaded the city.
"Oh my God! It's a German dive bomber!" A soldier suddenly raised his head and shouted in a desperate voice. At this time, a group of black dots suddenly appeared at the position of the sun, diving downward at a very high speed. Some British soldiers had already heard a very familiar sound. It was the huge scream of the Stuka dive bomber as it dived. Voice.
The British soldiers who heard this sound fell to the ground reflexively and shouted. The expression of despair was like seeing the end of the world.
However, now German dive bombers have become a nightmare among British soldiers. These accurate and efficient aerial killers have fully demonstrated their value in the bombing of Britain. Due to the rapid victory of the German Air Force, There was no obvious weakness for the British to discover. Now the newly recruited British soldiers are not afraid of the world-famous German armored forces, but the German dive bombers that bombed Britain every day some time ago.
The skies over Britain were completely controlled by the Luftwaffe. The German pilots who were diving seemed to see the despair in the eyes of the British soldiers. Moreover, no British anti-aircraft artillery troops were found here. For these dive bombers, this road was a perfect road. In the hunting grounds, British soldiers exposed in the wild are their best prey.
With death-like screams, the Stuka dive bombers plunged into this perfect hunt. Bombs were dropped into the dense crowd one after another, bringing up a large amount of flesh and blood. This Shura field-like scene is accompanied by the scream of death, making people wonder whether they are in hell.
There is no room for mercy in war. The German pilots completed their tasks ruthlessly like machines. As for the British soldiers below, their lives have nothing to do with them.