Three Hundred and Ten Tigers Fight

At the headquarters of the 3rd SS Panzer Division, Ferrick was listening to his commander of the 1st Panzer Regiment explain the fighting near Laon. Because of Guderian's rapid advance, Laon fell into the hands of the 3rd SS Panzer Division just a few hours ago. Based on this city, they are continuing to attack south.

To everyone's surprise, the German army's "limited reconnaissance" operation carried out reconnaissance for 90 kilometers without stopping. Guderian's reconnaissance troops have accidentally captured Laon, and Rommel's forwards have accidentally detected the city of Cambrai.

To be honest, staring at the combat map brought by the 1st Armored Regiment, Ferik doesn't even know what to do now. The original order to stop the advance was issued a day ago, and he thought he could stop and rest. Who knew that his division had been dragged forward by several scouting troops, and the momentum of attacking did not stop until Laon.

When he looked at the dwindling fuel remaining in his entire 3rd SS Armored Division, he was determined to arrest the regimental and battalion commanders who were constantly attacking, and point a gun at them. Their heads ask, "What on earth are you trying to do?"

The oil is about to bottom out, and ammunition is also in short supply. His armored forces were laid out on a defense line stretching for more than ten kilometers, and the remaining offensive forces could only be united by battalions or companies. If his boss, General Guderian, hadn't secretly instructed him to indulge this kind of attack, he would have wanted to report the misconduct on the front line to the Army General Headquarters.

"The French army is here, and they are counterattacking here. We are running out of fuel, so we must save some." The regiment leader pointed to the map and introduced to Ferik: "General, the platoon of the 1st Battalion of Rennes is now ours. The only reserve team in hand, can you let them go up to strengthen the defense line?"

You have stretched the defense line long enough, driven the entire army far enough, and are almost out of fuel and ammunition, and it is only in this situation that you remember that you have a division commander? Ferik had the urge to slap the head of the 1st regiment, he looked at the map, and said helplessly: "Now that General Guderian wants to reinforce us, we have to hold on for a few hours. "

"General, the French army has been disrupted. They can't organize an effective counterattack now, so our flank should be safe." The regiment leader pointed to a small river on the map and introduced to Ferik. : "Our mechanized infantry organized a line of defense along here, but they found that there were French tanks on the opposite side, so instead of waiting for them to attack, it is better for us to organize an attack and fight there.

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"Immediately order the 2nd Armored Regiment to stop moving westward, we have to take a break." Felix said with a frown, "The division's fuel is not enough. If we don't want the tank to become scrap iron, we need to wait for the fuel to be delivered." Arrived here. I am responsible for the entire 3rd SS Panzer Division! All decisions must be made with caution from now on."

"Yes! General!" Apparently, the head of the 1st regiment didn't want to offend his direct superior. He stood at attention and answered, then pointed to the map and continued to ask: "So, general, shall our counterattack here continue?"

"The farthest is 10 kilometers! This is the limit attack distance I gave you!" Felik pointed to the road on the map and said: "If you go beyond this road, you will have to rely on yourself to solve the problem of lack of fuel. understand?"

"Understood! General." The head of the 1st regiment stood at attention again: "Then I will go back to the regiment headquarters and organize a counterattack."

Soon the counterattack plan was sent to Rennes' unit. He needed to command his tank platoon, which was only 4 tanks, to pass through a village to attack the French armored forces that were gathering across a small ditch.

Although they didn't have many tanks, everyone was full of confidence, because no matter the French's defense or counterattack, they couldn't stop them. This kind of self-confidence comes from a strong heart, and it also comes from those glorious moments in the past.

They used to destroy Poland in a few weeks, and occupied the Netherlands in a few days. They destroyed dozens of French tanks, and then drove the most advanced war machine in the world, passing those French at a speed of 35 miles per hour. The wreckage of the b1 tank rushed to those almost undefended French cities.

"The motorcycle team of the reconnaissance company found the situation here. They saw about 7 French tanks, and some infantry were gathering. If you count the shelter of the buildings, there may be more French tanks." The battalion commander pointed out. Looking at the village on the map, he said: "After identification, at least one B1 tank, and three more S35 tanks. The rest is the FT-17 Renault, which has almost no threat."

"Is there an anti-tank gun?" Ren has been attending the tactical layout meeting in the battalion recently, and this time, as the commander of the operation, he cannot be absent. He pointed to the hillside near the village, and asked: "If we set up a defensive position here, our attack will risk exposing our flanks. Although from a distance, the threat is not great, but I think it is best Don't take any chances."

"One of our armored reconnaissance vehicles has been on that hillside. There are no French soldiers there. The French are obviously preparing to attack and have no intention of luring us into an ambush." ​​The battalion commander said with a smile.

The combat literacy of the French army seemed to be getting lower and lower as the battle continued. Most of these French troops standing in front of the German army were reserve divisions that had just been mobilized. They lacked combat experience and did not have a good command system. They were often defeated in front of the German army.

For example, this time, the French army retreated here with great difficulty and managed to gather some forces to prepare for a counterattack. However, although they knew how to concentrate their forces and knew the important role of tanks as decisive weapons, they did not deploy reconnaissance on some important high grounds. strength and defense.

After the war has been going on for so long, the French army still relies on two methods to stop the German army. The first method is to push the German army back by relying on absolute numbers. The second way is to rely on a solid line of defense and wait for help. It is a pity that the French team, which has collapsed to the present, finds that they no longer have a decent line of defense behind them for them to be a turtle.

In fact, the current situation of the French army has been analyzed a long time ago. Guderian described the German-French battle in his diary: "When my tank crossed the Meuse River and occupied Sedan, I was already very It is clear that the French lost this war. The question now is how much we can make those stupid French lose in this war through our efforts..."

Ren was in a good mood when he came out of the battalion headquarters, because he hadn't enjoyed the passion of fighting for a long, long time. During this period of time, he has been thinking about how to kill the enemy and take revenge for his former electromechanical officer Clark.

"Tank No. 114 is here in the rear. If necessary, we must have a peripheral support." Soon he summoned the commanders of the four tanks under his command and began to arrange his own task assignments. He glanced at Marcus, he Pointing to the map, he ordered the crew: "Marcus, you are responsible for covering my flanks and destroying the infantry as much as possible. Those ft-17 tanks will also be handed over to you."

After finishing speaking, he stuffed the map back into his bag: "Car No. 115 follows Marcus and covers behind us. Let's go!"

Everyone returned to their tanks, except that the radio of Marcus's tank was useless because of the model of the old Alice. After the girl's adjustment, the tank communicator of Rennes and his team is now very clear, which makes the tank communicator very clear. A group of veterans looked at this girl with admiration.

Ren put on the throat talker, coughed twice before asking: "This is the No. 113 tank of the platoon leader, please answer if you hear it."

"Marcus, tank No. 112 is ready!" Marcus' voice came from the headset.

"Tank No. 114 is ready." "Tank No. 115 heard it, and the sound is very clear!" The other two tanks also answered.

"Check the internal communication of the vehicle!" Ryan ordered: "Bowman, drive forward and pay attention to the change of the surface; Alice, load the ammunition to the heading machine gun, and prepare to fire at any time; Bruce, load the armor-piercing bullet... Andre, give priority to France tank."

"Understood!" Everyone replied in the headset.

Amidst the roar of the rumbling engine, the tank began to move slowly. Ren exposed his upper body outside the tank, picked up the binoculars and looked at the distant place, and then showed a very strange smile on his face - in the small river ditch On the opposite side, which is the area controlled by the French, behind a few rows of small trees, to the village where the French army is assembled, is a spacious small plain surrounded by hills.

The Tiger tank took the lead, rushed through the narrow river ditch, and climbed up the opposite slope with strong power. The soil rolled up by the tracks was thrown to the sides, and the road wheels bounced up and down with the undulating ground, proving that The maneuverability of this 38-ton Tiger tank is still very good.

"Stop in the bushes under the two rows of small trees." Ren pressed the throat communicator and ordered: "I want to confirm that our scouts are indeed still on the other side of the hillside. All personnel are not allowed to leave the car, wait for me news."

Then he switched the frequency: "Alice, tune in to the scout company, I'm looking for them."

"The adjustment is complete. It is ready to use, Captain." After only a few seconds, Alice completed the work. For this, it seems that she is much more professional than Clark.

"Are you still on the hillside?" Ren asked.

"Yes! We saw you as soon as you crossed the river. Your new tank looks good. Come back and give me an autograph." The scouting team over there replied very humorously.

"I'll give you a French pistol." Ren turned off the intercom and switched to the channel in the platoon: "Everyone has it! Let's go..."