Chapter 573 Calais City (Plus 6)

Calais is a port city in northern France on the Strait of Calais, the narrowest part of the English Channel.

Calais is more than 30 kilometers away from the port of Dover in the United Kingdom. When the weather is clear, you can even see the United Kingdom from the beaches of Calais.

The location here is quite good, it is an important passenger center, and many French people who go to the UK board from Calais.

At the same time, Calais is also a famous tourist city in the north, and its beach is famous in France. Famous tourist attractions by the sea include White Sea Cliffs and Grey Sea Cliffs.

What is now Calais, or the old city, was built on an artificial island surrounded by canals and ports.

The German army advanced here quite quickly, and Calais at that time was an empty city, so, like many cities in France, Calais was easily captured by the Germans.

And now, the British army wants to retreat and go to Calais is the nearest!

When it was just dawn, the 3rd Infantry Division had already moved to the outskirts of Calais. At this time, they had already moved from a marching state to a combat state!

They only have light weapons, and the German army guarding the city on the opposite side is said to be the size of an infantry battalion. After all, the German troops are stretched across the whole of France. If every city leaves a large number of garrison troops, then Germany The army doesn't have to fight anymore.

The city is already in sight. If you capture this city, you will be able to use the deep-water port of Calais, and your own warships and passenger ships will be able to move up!

"Brave warriors, for Great Britain, rush into town and kill all the Germans!" cried Montgomery, standing on the hood of a car.

rush!

Compared to the French army, which had lost its fighting spirit, the British army at this time still maintained a strong fighting force. At least the 3rd Infantry Division had a good fighting spirit. As long as they captured Calais, they would be able to go home!

When they set foot on European soil, they sat in silence on the Maginot Line for so long, they never imagined that the war would progress to such an extent that they would be beaten back by the crap.

But at least, their organization is still there, and they have hardly suffered any losses. Now, as long as they capture this place, they can go home.

For the French, the United Kingdom is not their home, so their retreat was not so tenacious, and the British were different. At this time, their hearts were like arrows, which made them burst into a powerful fighting force.

They didn't seem to be driven over sullenly, but victor-like, they could easily crush the opposing German army.

At this time, Calais was still silent, and this silence made people feel even more frightened.

Rush, Rush!

The advantage of the Germans lies in the armored troops. Once they enter the city, the armored troops are not so powerful. They are easy to get close to, and even using a Molotov cocktail can cause them serious damage.

Tanks are not suitable for urban combat.

And now, as long as they rush into the city, there is almost no suspense!

The city of Calais was built on an artificial island with a canal here. It has an ancient history. In the earliest days, it was just a fishing village.

It was not until 997 that the Count of Flanders improved the construction of Calais, and in 1224 the Count of Boulogne built a fortress and fortified in Calais.

Then came the terrible war between England and France, Calais surrendered in 1346 after resisting the British siege for a year, running out of ammunition and food.

It can be seen that Calais is very important. As a city at that time, it is normal to dig a canal as a moat. After all, Calais needs to be guarded.

And now, the canal still exists, and the British army can only go through a few bridges on the canal if they want to go there.

Opposite, quietly, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Scottish Guard of the 12th Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division rushed in front.

In their hands, they held Lee-Enfield rifles with sharp bayonets on the front end, and on this foggy morning, they stepped on the bridge over the canal here.

Montgomery in the back, holding his telescope, looked into the distance, at this time, he almost held his breath.

Years of experience made him keenly aware that the risk is at this moment, as long as they can rush across the bridge, enter the city and fight in the streets, they are not afraid of anything.

There is still no movement on the other side, maybe the other side is still sleeping soundly at this time, or maybe, the other side is already gearing up and preparing to destroy his own side.

The soldiers in front are still running, running, running, with strong and powerful thighs, taking firm steps, and the soldiers in the front have already run over the bridge.

If so, it should be fine, right? It seems that the Germans were also negligent at times.

"Boom!" At this moment, there was a loud noise, and several British soldiers in front of them stepped on the mine and were blown up.

The terrifying sound of a chainsaw followed.

"Chi-chi, chi-chi!" On the opposite side, the MG34 machine guns of the Germans who were waiting in the line were violently strafing them. Under the dense rain of bullets, the soldiers in the front row had no time to dodge at all, and the nearby There was nothing to avoid, and they were swept down like this, screaming, and being machine-gunned to death.

The opponent has a total of more than a dozen machine gun firepower points, forming a dense firepower network. Under cross-fire, it is impossible to break through this firepower!

Meanwhile, Montgomery relaxed a bit.

This shows that the guard here is still just an expected infantry battalion. Although they have the advantage, they will not be afraid.

"Machine guns, suppress the opponent, mortars, kill the fire points!" He ordered calmly.

In the battle, the machine gun is a very powerful weapon. In the meat grinder of Verdun, most of the dead were killed by the machine gun bullets.

However, it is not impossible to deal with machine guns. The easiest way is to use one's own machine guns to suppress the opponent. The more complicated one is to use guns to deal with them!

As an infantry division, Montgomery's army has a certain proportion of cannons, but in order to quickly reach Calais, he can only abandon the cannons. Now, in his army, except for the machine guns In addition, only portable mortars remain.

After hearing his order, the mortar crews quickly moved into action. For them, time is life.

During World War II, the British invented many bizarre things, such as sticky bombs, not bombing people, sticking to themselves first, and then, for example, the current pocket version of the 2-inch mortar.