Chapter 444 Fire at Me (Plus More)

When the first white light appeared in the east, the whole of Europe was caught in the flames of war.

Thousands of Stuka dive bombers, taking off from various airfields in Germany, suddenly bombarded airports, railway hubs, heavily armed areas and cities in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

At 5:30, on a front of more than 300 kilometers between the North Sea and the Maginot Line, the German ground forces launched a large-scale attack on the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, which opened the prelude to the invasion of France.

There are various theories about the sign of the outbreak of World War II, such as the invasion of Poland, or the invasion of the Czech Republic?

However, what is certain is that the previous wars were small-scale, and now, the invasion of France has finally turned into a large-scale war, because this is the contest between the most powerful two sides on the European continent!

Among them, the most aggressive was the German Army Group B, which first attacked important bridges and fortress facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium with airborne troops. Immediately afterwards, the armored units of Army Group B launched a fierce attack while taking advantage of the chaos.

For a time, the Netherlands and Belgium were in a panic, especially Belgium, just after the war, their most trusted and proud fortress fell into the control of the German army!

Never let the Germans succeed!

Just after the Eben-Emal fortress was occupied by the Germans, the Belgian army's counterattack began immediately!

After all, this is the most reliable fortress of the Belgians, and its importance is comparable to the Maginot Line.

Throughout the history of World War II, the Maginot Line was well-known, but the Eben Emar fortress was rarely known. The most important reason was that the cost of the Germans taking this fortress was too low.

Four hundred soldiers in gliders occupied this place, which surprised the Belgian high-level officials who had patted their chests and said that the fortress was impregnable.

At the same time, the surrounding troops also began to quickly move towards the fortress. Before the main German troops could advance here, they had to drive out the German soldiers here!

Inside the fortress, Major Bridgetland called urgently to the rear on the phone: "Fire at me, fire at me!"

Now, the defenders inside the fortress are faced with a rather difficult choice.

The defenders suffered little losses, only a few dozen soldiers who fell outside died, and the main force was still there, but they had no ability to fight.

It's not that there is no will, but there is no way, because the defenders are inside the fortress, and the Germans are at the top of the fortress. When all the passages are destroyed, it becomes impossible for the defenders inside the fortress to go out to fight. Mission accomplished.

How to do?

At this time, Major Bridgetland did not care about his own life, and urgently called to the rear to fire!

In fact, there is not much danger, because our fortress is quite strong and can withstand the attack of our own artillery. At the same time, the top of our fortress, those Germans, are exposed, just bombard them with artillery fire!

Shoot me!

A few minutes after the call was made, the artillerymen of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Belgian 1st Army, finally deployed their artillery.

Originally, they were near the fortress, but their cannons were aimed at the opposite side. Now, the artillerymen were so tired that they turned their cannons around and prepared to reload.

This FSH-13 howitzer is a 150mm caliber, which sounds big, but it is thick and short. Compared with the large-caliber howitzers of later generations, this kind of howitzer is like a large artillery battle. The old howitzer from the war time.

Just look at the four wheels below, they are still made of iron, but they are just covered with a layer of rubber. The operation of this kind of artillery is quite inconvenient.

Just as they adjusted the angle of the artillery, bound and fired Zhu Yuan, and prepared to fire, there was a rumbling sound in the sky in the distance.

not good!

A gunner blocked the sun with his hands and looked at the sky in the distance. He saw the unique seagull wing and immediately shouted: "It's Stuka!"

German bombers!

During World War II, the Germans almost conquered the whole of Europe, which shows that the Germans also have advantages. Their biggest advantage is advanced military theory.

France and Belgium are still using their large sums of money to build fortresses based on the experience of World War I, in an attempt to stop Germany in this way.

And what about the Germans? They never stick to it. They are advocates of advanced military technology and practitioners of advanced theories.

For example, the centralized use of tanks, for example, the use of the air force to support the land, the theory of this air-land battle will still not be outdated in future generations.

Now, the entire fortress, including the three nearby bridges, add up to only 400 German soldiers. They are alone and surrounded by Belgians. How are they going to survive this most dangerous time?

Of course using the Air Force!

The entire fortress is isolated. After controlling the three bridges, the nearby Belgian troops are also unable to reach the fortress. At the same time, the Stuka bombers will protect their safety!

Hans was quite excited.

Before dawn, he had already participated in an operation, using his Stuka bomber to bring back the outdated glider. At the same time, he also attacked several searchlights to cover the return of the Junker-52 transport aircraft.

When he returned to the base, the other squadrons attacking Luxembourg had already taken off, and his original target was also assigned by others, so he received a new task to protect the fortress!

The Stuka bomber, loaded with two 500-kilogram bombs and loaded with machine gun bullets, embarked on the second voyage. When he flew over here, he began to fly around the fortress.

Relying on the pilot's vision, he visually discovered an artillery position five kilometers away. Those large-caliber howitzers turned and aimed at the fortress.

Is this still great? After discovering the situation here, Hans immediately pushed the lever and drove his Stuka bomber towards the artillery position.

When he swooped down from the sky, his vision was better. There was no anti-aircraft artillery guarding this artillery position. It was a perfect target!

Moreover, those ammo boxes are actually stacked together!

Stuka was howling, as Hans's sights, the ammo boxes, got closer and bigger. The artillerymen all around were running away in a panic.

When the distance was less than 100 meters, Hans pressed the throw button.

500kg bomb, fall down accurately!