Chapter 572: Crossfire (Plus 5)

"Quick, quick, speed up!" The night was dark, but in this dark night, there was a team moving fast.

Saving the British Expeditionary Force and rescuing them back to the UK is very important to the UK. The British Navy is almost half-crippled. If the British Army suffers serious losses, the end of the UK will be almost the same. can be seen.

Now, what is accelerating is the 3rd Infantry Division of the British Expeditionary Force, the vanguard led by Montgomery.

At the same time, they were also the troop that suffered the least losses. When Wei Gang came to power and asked to turn to the counter-offensive, Montgomery violated the yin and yang, and did not even bother to counter-offensive.

In this way, the strength of the 3rd Infantry Division was preserved. For example, now, the vehicles of their entire division are still in their hands, and their logistical supplies are quite sufficient.

Now, the whole division is divided into 600 military vehicles and is advancing in the dark night.

Now that the sky is all Germans, it is obviously not a good idea to operate during the day, and they have to hide their whereabouts not only from the Germans, but also from the French.

Only fast forward at night!

However, they did not have any night vision equipment, so Montgomery came up with a simple and effective solution.

Apply a layer of reflective paint to the reducer on the rear axle of all military vehicles, illuminated by small lights hidden under the rear fenders, so that from the sky, nothing can be seen, and nothing can be seen around At this point, only the driver of the following car could see the faint light of the car in front.

The entire team turned off the headlights, implemented strict light control, and retreated quietly in the dark.

There are water nets everywhere and the roads are muddy. At that time, the rapid advancement of the German armored forces encountered great difficulties. Therefore, they prepared weeds in advance and laid a layer on the road, and their goal was not Dunke. Erke, therefore, was not on the same path as the Germans.

Although it is a country road, they can still pass. In particular, in order to prevent accidents, Montgomery also set up traffic pickets at intersections and corners where it is easy to get lost to direct the convoy.

It was a long night, and they needed to drive hundreds of kilometers.

When the day dawned, they needed to reach Calais, where they would organize a solid line of defense to ensure the safety of Calais, and persisted until the main force of the subsequent expeditionary force arrived and retreated from the European continent calmly.

This night is very important to them!

Meanwhile, to their north, the French Legion, was also in motion.

The road is muddy. Since many vehicles have been abandoned, the French soldiers can only step on the muddy road and move forward little by little. Dunkirk is their only way to survive.

The French 9th Army, the 27th Infantry Division, walked slowly ahead. They had long since lost their fighting spirit. Now the only thing supporting them is the British who picked them up in Dunkirk.

Otherwise, they don't have to leave at all, they just need to wait, waiting for the French to take them prisoner. In fact, many armies do this.

Step by step, the boots got heavier and heavier, so many people couldn't walk anymore.

"Buzz, buzz." At this moment, a tank came over from behind, and they looked at the people on the tank with envious expressions on their faces.

The infantry divisions are also equipped with tanks according to a certain proportion. For example, this small Renault tank is the most common equipment in the French army.

The tanks soon overtook them and continued to move forward, getting closer and closer to Dunkirk.

"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, a huge fire came from the front, illuminating the dark night sky, and the Renault tank that moved to the front had been destroyed!

Germans, Germans!

In an instant, they couldn't help panicking. Obviously, their tanks were destroyed by the Germans, and they had already exchanged fire with the Germans!

"Can't go back, rush, rush over!" From behind, came the command: "As long as we can rush through the German lines of defense, a ship will come to pick us up!"

The French commander had expected a fierce battle here. After all, Dunkirk had been occupied by the Germans, and they had to rush through the German lines of defense before they could rush to the sea!

They have no choice, they must rush up!

Hearing the order of the commander in the rear, the French soldiers picked up their weapons and continued to move towards the opposite side. After all, it is now at night, and the night will cover the attackers. The opponent must defend such a large area of ​​land, and there must be gaps everywhere. As long as you can get through it!

"Chichichi." A chainsaw-like voice came, it was the shooting of the terrifying MG34 light machine gun! In the absence of flares, the opponent's head is actually quite high!

Several French soldiers screamed and fell backwards, while the soldiers behind immediately fell to the ground and dared not move forward.

They were horrified to find that the Germans on the opposite side seemed to be able to see themselves clearly in the dark, which was really terrifying!

Of course they didn't know that the Germans already had night vision goggles!

Today's night vision devices are still very primitive infrared headlights, which cooperate with the receiving device and can only be used by one person, that is, the captain. This kind of device has already begun to be equipped with German tank troops.

At the same time, with the successful development of transistors, a large-scale transistor factory is being established. It will not take long for Germany's electronic technology to usher in a leap, reducing power consumption and volume, and night vision devices for individual soldiers. , and can also be developed accordingly.

This will take a while at least, and for now, German tanks are the best way to deal with the French troops attacking at night.

A small number of tanks were placed in front of the defense line. When the French were slowly approaching from the night vision goggles, a unilateral slaughter-like battle began like this!

The MG34 machine gun on the tank fired frantically at the French army. Then, under the command of the commander, the driver slowly moved the tank forward. Even if the tank gun was not used, only the machine gun could form an absolute force against the French army. advantage.

In such an attack, the French soldiers, who had no fighting spirit for a long time, collapsed at the touch of a button and began to retreat.

At this time, there are still more than ten kilometers away from Dunkirk, and the German line of defense has extended to such a distance!

The battle of Dunkirk has already started, but Calais is still silent.

The car of the 3rd Infantry Division was moving fast. Sitting in a car in the middle, Montgomery's brows were always furrowed. Now, although they are moving smoothly, the battle will start at any time!