"Batalion Commander, there are still half of them." A company commander stood up and said, and the others nodded, indicating that their troops were about the same.
Andre & Thomas said without a trace of focus, "Our SS was established because of the Führer. As the heir of the Krupp family, the leader came to the front line in person to give us valuable practical experience. , just forced the quota from the head of state, let us SS come to Spain to participate in the war, we cannot embarrass the leader." After a pause, he said, "We cannot embarrass the leader. Our SS is an elite and a Guards force. We cannot lose to the Wehrmacht. We must win."
"We must win," everyone stood up and said solemnly.
"Okay, for the sake of the head of state, attack..." Andre and Thomas stood up and raised their hands in salute. With his words, all the people in the battalion began to prepare for this attack.
On the northern front, the leading regiment of the 21st Division of the Spanish Republican Army has begun to contact the 3rd Battalion. Since the 21st Division was on the road non-stop from the beginning, it did not organize an attack immediately. This faced Lin Wei and the others. Running out of time, the Third Battalion seized the hard-won time to reinforce the originally simple defensive positions and lay the barbed wire fences and minefields they had not had time to set up just now.
However, the situation is still grim. The opponent Lin Wei's military police regiment now faces has changed from the original 17th Division to the 21st and 17th Divisions. If one of them fails, they will be surrounded and the entire army will be annihilated.
Fortunately, due to the lack of artillery fire support, the Spanish army formed a fighting formation about 500 meters away. The leader this time was the 79th Regiment of the 21st Division, which had been leading the charge. Their regiment was in a state of rapid march as soon as they received the news. To a certain extent, the Third Battalion was very lucky.
Acres was slowly coming from the rear. After learning that the 79th Regiment was preparing to attack, he personally sent a telegram to the headquarters of the 79th Regiment, saying, "Once the battle begins, you must attack with the maximum attack power. You cannot Give the enemy any chance to breathe. Reinforcements from behind will arrive soon and will take over your troops. At that time, they will join the 17th Division to encircle the enemy."
In the evening, the 1st Battalion Commander Andre Thomas led the 1st Battalion to launch a powerful attack. The 17th Division of the Spanish Republican Army, which had been well prepared, was greatly boosted in morale because it knew that reinforcements had arrived, and finally withstood the attack with huge casualties. This attack, but this attack drained the last vitality of the 17th Division. When the first battalion slowly retreated, all the soldiers were exhausted on the position.
Looking at the desolate battlefield and the corpses of his subordinates, Andre Thomas felt very distressed. He connected to Lin Wei's headquarters and blamed himself, "Leader, I'm sorry, I failed to capture the central defense line."
Lin Wei was silent for a moment and said, "Andre, I can't blame you. This failure is mainly due to my mistake. Now, please withdraw."
"Leader..."
"Stop talking, just step back and let's do it," Lin Wei said and hung up the phone.
As soon as Lin Wei hung up the phone, his staff officer hurried in from outside, "Leader, the Third Battalion has been at war with the 21st Division of the Republican Army in Akers."
"How is the situation now?" Lin Wei asked.
The staff officer said worriedly, "Leader, the current situation is not bad. With the support of the air force brothers, there are no problems with the defense line. However, according to the report of the investigators, the commander of the 21st Division Alex and all the officers and soldiers have arrived. At the designated location, the Third Battalion's defense line is under great pressure, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for long, after all, they are facing a division of troops."
"Hiss..." Lin Wei didn't expect that the situation had deteriorated to this point. He immediately walked quickly to the map. Looking at the map, Lin Wei was shocked to find that the closest distance between the 17th Division and the 21st Division was less than seven kilometers. In other words, in a sense, the Military Police Regiment has been flanked on a battlefield with a depth of only seven kilometers. Listening to the rumble of artillery in the distance, Lin Wei said, "Order the 1st and 2nd Battalions to start from the center first." Quietly withdraw from the defense line, remembering to let soldiers carrying heavy weapons and the sick and wounded go first. Cannons are inconvenient to carry in the forest, so burn all the shells and throw them away."
"Okay, leader," the staff officer immediately began to send reports to the first and second battalions.
The first thing that Andre & Thomas street command thought about was not retreat, but shelling. Artillery shelling was used to cover up the loud noises made by the tanks as they retreated. The Spanish soldiers had just repelled the attack of the first battalion, and before they had even taken a nap, they heard the sound of tanks on the opposite position that frightened them again. I couldn't help shouting: "Are these Germans not tired because they are made of iron?"
Just as they curiously emerged from the trenches to see what was going on, the Krupp cannon roared in and had close contact with these curious guests, booming...
The rumbling sounds continued, and the artillery shells were shot out as if they were free. The artillery shells selflessly blocked every inch of the land like raindrops. Huge craters appeared on the battlefield, and every artillery shell would take away many lives.
Looking at the majestic scenery, Andre and Thomas finally suppressed the idea of attacking again. They said to the company commanders under them: "You must act like a show. Brothers, who will feint attack once?"
"Batalion Commander, I'm going." The commander of the 13th Company stood up and said. The 13th Company had basically no losses, and the equipment and personnel were still in good condition. Andre & Thomas thought about it and agreed to his request: "Pay attention to safety and retreat immediately after the feint attack is completed. We will wait for you behind."
Seeing the company commander leading the troops out, Andre Thomas looked back at these people and said, "Now, I order to retreat."
The 1st and 2nd Battalions retreated with Lin Wei, but Lin Wei, who was sitting in the tank, was obviously very unwilling, but what could he do if he was unwilling? Isn't a regiment and two divisions seeking death in a critical battle? The Third Battalion was still blocking the pursuit of the Spanish 21st Division, and it was unclear whether they could retreat safely.
The battle that Lin Wei valued so much was fought like this. Lin Wei felt unspeakably bitter in his heart. Thinking of this, Lin Wei got off the tank and looked at the scenery in the forest, saying: "It's really a hilly area that is rare to see in Spain. Hills?" Thinking of this, Lin Wei couldn't help but fall into deep thought, "What would happen if I laid an encirclement to ambush the Spanish army during the retreat?" Lin Wei thought.
Thinking of this, Lin Wei called to the messenger: "Invite General Paul Hauser."
Lin Wei then secretly deployed the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Gendarmerie Regiment on the left and right sides respectively, forming a forward position of eight kilometers, but the anti-eight-character defense line became tighter and tighter as it went in. Only by shrinking the pockets, could they all be wiped out. The enemy forces, hundreds of Gatling guns and hundreds of tanks, became part of the intensive firepower network of this anti-eight-character defense line.
After Paul & Houser heard Lin Wei's idea, he was very interested. After reading it, he felt that there was no problem, so he agreed with Lin Wei's idea.
Finally, Lin Wei and Paul Hausser ordered the three battalions that had blocked the Republic's 21st Division for a day to retreat, leading Alex's 21st Division and Birnanco's 17th Division into the encirclement. The Third Battalion had been fighting repeatedly with the 21st Division of the Republican Army for a day, and the position was already filled with gunpowder smoke. After defeating the Republican Army's seven attempts to enter the palace, Lin Wei's order to retreat came.
The third battalion immediately organized a countercharge, and after stopping the fierce attack of the 21st Division, they immediately retreated into the forest. Alex immediately reacted and bit the third battalion tightly. It was not until now that Biernanko knew There were no enemies on the opposite position, and he became angry and ordered to join forces with the 21st Division to pursue the Military Police Regiment.
By now they knew that the commander on the other side was the Prime Minister of Bavaria of the German Third Reich and the heir to the Krupp family. Of course they had to annihilate this embarrassing force after suffering such heavy losses.
Bill Nanco and Alex vowed to give Lin Wei a taste of his power. At the same time, Lin Wei was watching their movements like a wolf in the forest. Both sides were not satisfied with the results of the two days and were ready. The stakes are high.
At six o'clock in the evening, Alex and Bill Nanke led five regiments of more than 8,000 people and rushed into Linwei. They prepared the anti-eight defense line. The first and second battalions, which had got two hours of rest, immediately began to build up layers. To block the attack, the Spanish troops advanced further and suffered more heavy losses. Gatling gun bullets are like a storm and there is no way to hide.
The weather was not good, but it rained heavily at this time. The Spaniards now had to face the bad weather and the firepower network of the Gendarmerie Regiment to fight. Seeing that the battle could not be ended as soon as possible, Alex ordered to go outside the forest. Three regiments entered the fray, advancing again.
Soon the military police regiment's defense line was broken through one after another, and the withdrawn troops gathered towards the anti-eight defense lines on both wings. The battle had been going on for four hours. Just when Alex thought he had a chance to win, Lin Wei ordered to gather nearly a hundred tanks. The assault group came out from the outer wings and surrounded Alex and Biernenko's troops in the forest.
Only then did they wake up from a dream, realizing that Lin Wei was just as unwilling as them and was plotting against them. Alex and Biernenko tried their best to stop the troops from fighting back, but the chaotic troops trampled on each other and lost any chance to turn defeat into victory.
In the temporary command post in the forest, Lin Wei looked at the chaotic battle scene and said with a smile, "General, it seems that I succeeded this time."