Chapter 513 Quick

Merleval River.

There is only one bridge on the river, and the villages along the river bank within a few dozen kilometers must cross the river through this bridge.

Riding their own horses, the soldiers of the 5th Light Cavalry Division quickly advanced towards the bridge. Their forwards could already see the bridge head, where a platoon of British troops was guarding it.

The British looked disheveled, and when they saw the arrival of this cavalry, they welcomed it from the bottom of their hearts. They stood up and were ready to welcome the reinforcements of the French cavalry.

"Boom, boom!" At this moment, in the distance, a deafening cannon sound suddenly sounded.

With the sound of the cannon, it was the unique Doppler whistle of the grenade piercing the air. In the eyes of the British, those flying grenades hit the bridge accurately!

"Boom!" A black smoke suddenly appeared on the bridge, and the middle part collapsed.

The bridge is broken!

The British soldiers looked at the place where the fire was fired in amazement, and saw the majestic Black Panther 3 tank appearing a few kilometers away!

The Black Panther 3 tank is so powerful! Their 88mm tank guns hit the bridge accurately at this distance.

The British soldiers on the other side of the bridge didn't think of anything other than surprise, while the British soldiers on the other side of the bridge panicked.

The Germans, the Germans are coming, what should we do?

On their side, about the size of an infantry squad, the most powerful weapon in their hands is the 303 machine gun, which is ineffective against tanks!

At this point, facing the rushing German tanks, they had no choice but to surrender!

The French cavalry restrained their horses. They looked at the bombed-out bridge and across the river, extremely depressed.

Had they been earlier, they would have been able to cross the bridge.

But what about crossing the bridge? They are cavalry, they simply can't stop the German tanks! Experience on the Polish battlefield has proven that cavalry is ineffective against tanks.

In the hearts of many people, fear began to appear, but fortunately there was no past, they did not have the will to fight.

Now, cavalry can't deal with tanks. To death, blast tanks with rudimentary anti-tank grenades.

The army needs to be bloody, but unfortunately, in Britain and France in this era, this kind of bloody has long since disappeared.

They just stared blankly and looked at the other side. When the British soldiers on the other side surrendered, there was an inexplicable sadness in their hearts, and then they saw the tanks on the other side, turning their turrets and aiming towards them.

"Quick, run!" shouted a sharp-eyed cavalryman, turning the horse's head and running back.

"Boom!" The German tanks are already firing!

The grenade exploded in the middle of their crowd, sending several cavalrymen flying in an instant, the horses were whining, and there was blood and death everywhere!

They should have retreated immediately just now, but now, even if they retreat in time, they will suffer certain casualties.

Tank guns, when firing armor-piercing projectiles, can only hit about 1,000 meters, but when firing grenades, 5 kilometers is a very common distance.

The Panther tank gun kept raising the elevation angle, using its own artillery fire to welcome the departure of the French cavalry, they were screaming and screaming.

In this way, the river was occupied by the German army, and the encirclement of the 1st Armored Division, the main British force, had been formed.

If you want to summarize it, it's only one word, fast!

The attack speed of the German army far exceeded the opponent's imagination. Even if Evans already knew that the Germans were moving fast, he would never have thought that it would be so fast. Just four hours after his forward was defeated, he The main force was surrounded by the Germans, cutting off their way of coming.

This speed is really scary.

Frowning his brows, Evans made up his mind almost immediately after hearing the news: "Attention, all divisions, prepare to break through and withdraw!"

His withdrawal is not only to return to the defense line, to return to the camp of the British and French allied forces, but also to return to the United Kingdom.

There is no way to fight this battle! It is his mission to keep his army intact and bring it back to Great Britain!

Evans made up his mind quickly, but the Germans acted faster!

Just after Evans gave the order, another news was reported again. The forward of our own side, the 1st Armored Brigade, was fighting fiercely with the Germans!

The 1st Armored Brigade first came to mainland France and participated in the troops of the Paris military parade. At this time, they ushered in their own doomsday.

Opposite them is the German 65th Armored Battalion.

Mayer's tank company, waiting for its main force, together with the armored battalion, marched towards the British army.

Another set of tactics for tank combat: take advantage of fast maneuvering, divide and surround opponents, divide continuously, and eat in one bite!

What is going to be eaten now is the first armored brigade of the British in front!

Brigade Commander Herbart, an advocate of the omnipotence of tanks, like Guderian and others, knew that tanks would seriously change the course of war. But, unfortunately, he is in the UK.

Britain is an old country, and the army is quite conservative. His arguments are not welcome at all.

If it weren't for the German armored forces galloping across the board in recent years, constantly refreshing the vision of others, the United Kingdom would not even have the formation of the First Armored Division.

But now, although they have specialized armored divisions, the disadvantage in weapons is difficult to catch up.

The main force of the 1st Armored Brigade is the "Matilda" Type 1 tank. This 11-ton infantry tank has long fallen behind, and the weapon only has a 12.7mm machine gun, which makes him fight against the main German armored forces. Above, there is no confidence at all.

The Covenant tanks of the 3rd Armored Brigade are not the opponents of the opponent. How can their own troops have an advantage in front of the German tanks?

Not only can't beat, but can't run!

The power plant of their tank is a Ford 8-cylinder gasoline engine with a maximum power of only 70 horsepower and a maximum speed of only 12.8 km/h. That's the definition of a full infantry tank, just keep up with the infantry, armed only with machine guns.

The only thing to be proud of is that its armor is thicker, the frontal armor of the car body is 60 mm thick, and the turret is surrounded by 65 mm thick steel armor, which is also the argument of infantry tanks, the armor must be thick, it is an active fortress .

What should we do now?