Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 2308 Bull

The Italians have begun to contact the Allies, but have not really made up their minds.

The battle at Pombia basically ended after the surrender of the Italian army. The Italians did not destroy the pier. After the field troops landed, they quickly advanced to Heraklion. According to the pre-war plan, the defenders of Crete were cut off from the middle.

This tactic was similar to when the German army attacked Crete, but the difficulties encountered by the southern African army were much smaller.

During the last Battle of Crete, the middle area between Heraklion and Pombia became the main battlefield. Fierce fighting broke out between the Allied forces and the German forces, and the battle lasted for a full month.

Now it is the turn of the southern African army to attack, and the defenders are replaced by the Italian army. The fighting intensity is much lower than that of Heraklion. The Italian army has not organized an effective defense. When the "Leopard" tanks of the southern African army rushed to the position, everyone Some Italian troops voluntarily surrendered, some fled into the nearby mountains, and there were very few Italians who resisted.

If you look at it this way, the Italians are indeed very peace-loving.

The battle for Heraklion was still going on as the field forces advanced towards Heraklion.

The German pilots had a tenacious fighting will, but they were still defeated by the better technology and larger numbers of Southern African fighters.

Like the Panzer IV, the Germans have been improving the BF109, and the Germans in Crete used the BF109E.

During the Great British Air War, the Southern African Air Force had fought against this type of BF109 many times, and knew the performance of BF109 very well.

The output of this type of BF109 is very large. The armament system is usually a 15mm or 20mm cannon mounted on the central axis, and two 7.92mm MG17s are installed on each wing. The combat bomber BF109 can be mounted on the centerline of the belly. A 250kg bomb.

The fighter jets in southern Africa are also constantly improving. The latest models of "Cheetah" and "Goshawk" are equipped with more powerful engines, 20mm cannons on the central axis, and two 12.7mm aviation machine guns on the wings. The fierceness of the firepower is still one level higher than that of the BF109.

The Germans' most advanced BF109 is the G-type nicknamed "Gustav". The latest G-5 engine has a power of up to 1800 horsepower.

However, the current output of the G-type BF109 is limited, and it is only used to fight against Russia. The importance of Crete to the German army is far from that of Russia.

On the second day of the battle, the Southern African Air Force gradually gained air supremacy over Heraklion, and the balance of victory began to tilt towards Southern Africa.

At this time, the southern African army fighting in Heraklion, in addition to the fifth airborne division, also has two brigades of marines. The German control area is shrinking, and the airborne troops and marines are advancing steadily. Controlled most of Heraklion.

At this time, Major General Leslie, the commander of the Fifth Airborne Division, took the initiative to send people to the German positions, hoping that the Germans would give up resistance and not cause more unnecessary casualties.

"Mountain soldiers can accept the fate of death in battle, and will never accept humiliating surrender." The commander of the German Fifth Mountain Division von Karman has a firm attitude, and he is ready to die.

"Your Excellency, I can understand your desire to fight for honor, and please understand the soldiers' desire to survive. They are also victims of this war, and their families are waiting for them to go home." Lieutenant Colonel Li Min, combat staff officer of the Fifth Airborne Division With bitter words, he could understand von Karman's mood.

With "Von" in his name, Kaman is probably of Junker noble origin.

Before the last world war, the Junker nobles had always controlled the German regime, especially military power, and Bismarck was the representative of the Junker nobles.

In the last world war, the Junker nobles suffered heavy losses and gradually declined, but they still have a very strong influence in Germany.

After Mustache came to power, he reached a compromise with the Junker nobles. Members of the Junker nobles joined the military, but they were not loyal to Mustache, but to Germany. Mustache’s loyalty is to the SS, which is different from the German Wehrmacht .

The Fifth Mountain Division belongs to the German Wehrmacht. Although it fought against the southern African army in the Battle of Crete, there is really no blood feud, at least not to the extent of Russia and Germany.

Von Karman himself could die for his country. What he really worried about was that the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Mountain Division who surrendered would not receive treatment that matched their status.

To put it bluntly, they are afraid of retaliation by the southern African army.

"Don't be so optimistic, you haven't won yet, and we haven't lost." Von Karman admitted that the current situation is not good for the German army, but he did not admit defeat.

"The reason why we haven't won is because we don't want to cause too many unnecessary casualties-the reason why you haven't lost is because we haven't used all the attack methods. In the next four hours, we will Temporarily suspend the attack, if the fighting continues after four hours, then we will use all attack methods to end the war as quickly as possible." Li Min came to persuade him to surrender, not to fight.

Von Karman did not speak, and his adjutant sent Li Min back to the Allied positions.

The two countries did not fight each other, no matter whether von Karman would surrender or not, he had to guarantee Li Min's safety. This was a tacit understanding among soldiers.

There must be cases of non-compliance with these unspoken rules, and in the end most of the parties who do not abide by the rules will be severely punished.

If von Karman dared to hurt Li Min, then after the battle, the captured soldiers of the German Fifth Mountain Division would be retaliated by the southern African army. No reasonable person would do this.

After Li Min left, von Karman's command was silent, and everyone was waiting for von Karman's decision.

From the eyes of the officers, von Karman could see their desire for survival. This is a hopeless battle. The southern African army has surrounded Heraklion, and the Fifth Mountain Division has no way to retreat.

Mountain divisions are best at fighting in the mountains, and they are not good at street fighting in cities.

The airborne troops are born to be surrounded, and the marines are born to attack port cities. These two arms are very good at urban combat. The southern African army also has advantages in equipment, coupled with a steady stream of reinforcements. They were all southern African warships, and von Karman could have escaped in a submarine, but he didn't want to.

There is a German submarine in the port of Heraklion, ready to receive von Karman's evacuation at any time, and the German base camp has also sent a telegram to von Karman, hoping that von Karman can evacuate on his own initiative to avoid being captured by the southern African army.

This reason is the same as MacArthur's escape from the Philippines.

But not everyone flees like MacArthur. The education von Karman received since childhood is that honor is above everything else, including life.

The location of the submarine is limited, and von Karman can go, but most of the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Mountain Division can only accept the fate of dying in battle or surrendering.

In the last world war, the German troops who surrendered to the southern African army were treated according to their status, which is well known in Germany.

Therefore, most Germans can accept the result of surrendering to the southern African army.

"Do you want me to do what the southern Africans want?" von Karman asked unsolicited.

None of the dozen or so officers present spoke, and they had different thoughts. Even if someone wanted to surrender, they would definitely remain silent under such circumstances.

After a long silence, Tim Schulz, von Karman's chief of staff, took the initiative to speak.

"General, no matter what you do, we will support you unconditionally."

This attitude made von Karman even more embarrassed.

It would be better if the officers were firm. Whether it was fighting to the death or giving up resistance and surrendering, von Karman could maintain his honor.

Tim Schultz's words, leaving the life choices of the remaining officers and soldiers of the Fifth Mountain Division to von Karman's decision, this made von Karman's heart extremely heavy.

At this time, Li Min's adjutant was sent back, he hesitated to speak.

Von Karman asked with his eyes.

"The southern Africans have stopped their attack, they are gathering their forces—" the adjutant had a grim expression.

Von Karman went to the window and picked up the binoculars.

At this time, the intense gunfire was gradually subsiding, and there were still ground support aircraft from southern Africa circling in the sky, and the bombs under the wings and under the belly were clearly visible. The officers and soldiers suffered enough.

The fighter jets in southern Africa can also carry bombs to carry out bombing missions when performing emergency missions, but if they are professional, they must be near-ground support aircraft, the Stuka of a similar model in the German army.

The Stuka was finalized in 1935 and equipped with troops in batches in 37 years. It became the main bomber of the German army. Because of its good performance and crazy dispatch frequency, it showed its talents in the early days of the war.

In order to improve the psychological attack power, the early Stukas specially installed sounding air horns on the landing gear, which would produce terrifying high-pitched screams when diving, which became a nightmare for German opponents.

In fact, there are sirens on bombers in southern Africa, and their functions and effects are similar.

During the Battle of Britain, the Stuka, which showed its talents on the European battlefield, encountered more advanced Southern African fighters.

The speed of the southern African fighters is much faster than that of the Stuka. The occurrence of the siren will affect the speed of the Stuka, which will greatly reduce the survival rate of the Stuka when facing the southern African fighters. The Stuka had to remove the siren, and the halo gradually weakened.

The southern African army has controlled the air supremacy of Heraklion. The German anti-aircraft weapons have suffered huge losses during the two-day battle. The near-ground support aircraft in southern Africa have begun to dispatch frequently. High-performance aerial bombs and incendiary bombs have made the German army After suffering enough, when the scream of the near-ground support aircraft sounded, the German soldiers with the tenacious will to fight would flee in all directions.

After all, water and fire are ruthless.

Through the telescope, von Kaman clearly saw that the marines wearing four-color navy camouflage and the paratroopers wearing four-color air force camouflage were disengaging from the German troops.

A large amount of thick smoke appeared in the distance, and it continued to gather. This is the gathering of armored troops in southern Africa.

The German army is now only equipped with anti-tank guns, not rocket launchers, and is seriously lacking in anti-tank capabilities.

This situation will soon improve. After the surrender of the British army in Tobruk, Rommel seized a batch of rocket launchers from southern Africa.

Rommel's troops also lacked anti-tank capabilities, and soon sent the rocket launchers back to the German mainland. It is estimated that after a while, German rocket launchers will begin to equip the troops.

Don't underestimate the German army's copycat capabilities. The Germans were known as "copycats" ten years ago.

If it was just a confrontation between infantry, von Kamann was confident that the German mountain soldiers would not fear anyone, including the airborne troops and marines in southern Africa.

The addition of armored forces has broken this balance. The armored forces in southern Africa are very strong, with advanced technology and a large number. They do not use the "Tiger" and "Leopard" types equipped by the Army, and the light tanks of the Marine Corps are not mountain infantry. cope with.

Mountain soldiers are not stupid.

Although the southern African army has stopped attacking, when more than a dozen amphibious tanks and armored vehicles entered the battlefield, many mountain soldiers immediately retreated from their positions. They did not want to become victims under the tracks of the tanks.

Street fighting is mainly carried out by relying on houses, especially some houses with strong structures, which will become the best bunkers for soldiers.

No matter how strong the structure of a residential house is, it is paperless in front of a steel monster with a power of thousands of horsepower.

Although the total combat weight of the amphibious tank is only a dozen tons, it is also an iron bump welded by high-strength steel. There is no need to fire a cannon when facing a residential house, just hit it with full power. Walk on flat ground.

Otherwise, the power of the engine is getting bigger and bigger.

As the number of tanks and armored vehicles increased, von Karman's eyes finally dimmed.

This battle is impossible to fight. The number of tanks and armored vehicles that von Karman can see now has exceeded 50, and more tanks and armored vehicles are still gathering in a steady stream.

The southern Africans are very insidious. On the surface, they left von Karman four hours to make his own decision. In fact, they took the opportunity to adjust the deployment of troops. After four hours, the mountain soldiers were no longer facing A body of flesh and blood, but a steel monster.

The tankers in southern Africa are also hateful. All of them have obsessive-compulsive disorder. When the tanks are lined up, they are commanded to ensure that all the tanks are on the same level, and the height of the barrels is the same.

After the tank came to a complete stop, the tank crews continued to hit the accelerator desperately without turning off the engine, and a large puff of black smoke spewed out from the exhaust pipe, like a bull pawing the ground non-stop.

Nima Southern Africans are not short of oil, and tankers can build them at will. If the German Wehrmacht also has such ample logistics, it should have penetrated Russia by now.

When the thought emerged from von Karman's mind, von Karman suddenly realized that Germany had already lost the war. will change the final result.

After understanding this, von Karman put down the binoculars in his hand, straightened the military cap on his head, buttoned all the buttons on the general's uniform, and sighed deeply.

Junker nobles who value honor more than life are no longer suitable for this era.

(End of this chapter)