Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1217 Multi-line attack
"Mother Xipi! I told you again and again that you must capture Montgomery alive. But you blew up the building and killed him abruptly. What do you want me to do? What do you want me to do?"

"Commander-in-Chief, I really didn't know that kid was so important to you!" Du Yuming argued, "The situation was very critical at that time. Our attack was counterattacked by two machine guns on the second floor, and the British reinforcements It's just two blocks away. If we're not careful, the results could be devastating."

Looking at this guy who was covered in flames of war, he shook his head helplessly.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, except for the British army in a few areas still resisting, the rest of Calais was basically captured by the dragon army.

The victory in Calais greatly increased the confidence of the Imperial High Command.Because they saw hope, a hope that could defeat Britain and France at the same time.Ten hours after Calais was declared captured.That is, at 10 o'clock in the morning on June 6st.Another unit of the Dragon Army, Li Zongren's battle group announced the capture of Dunkirk, the last Allied port in northern France.Then, at 1 o'clock in the morning that day, the Imperial High Command issued a commendation order to reward all officers and soldiers of the Dragon Army who fought in Arras, Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk.

Compared with the elated Dragon Army, the Anglo-French Allied Forces Command has fallen into deathly silence at this time.After the dragon army announced the capture of Dunkirk, everyone knew.The Chinese have blocked the last escape route of the northern cluster of the coalition forces. The 26 divisions of the British and French coalition forces, with nearly 44 people, were surrounded by the Dragon Army in the east from Bruch, Belgium, to Arras in the south, to St. Omer in the west, and to the north. In a narrow triangular area towards Berg.From the analysis of the situation, the British in this huge encirclement cannot escape the palm of the Chinese no matter what.

"It's over! It's over!" Looking at the sand table that had been divided into pieces by the blue line on the map, he, who had always been conceited, couldn't bear such a big blow anymore, and fell to the ground as soon as he sat down, muttering incessantly. language.For him, his political life and military career have come to an end.Also worried about this is Alexander, the supreme commander of the British Expeditionary Force.With most of his troops surrounded by two pockets, he is now a veritable loner.Because of this, he was even more afraid of the pressure from above.Because in Britain, the charge of improper command can be large or small.If it is the lightest, the most verbal punishment, but if it is the most serious, it will be sent directly to a military court, and by that time, it is estimated that my life may not be guaranteed.

"It seems that we may have failed! We have really failed." Alexander yelled loudly while grabbing Gan Molin's arm. His face was distorted, and his mental state was close to hysteria.It can be seen that he has completely, completely lost all confidence.

"It's not possible!" Gan Molin moved away the opponent's arm that was grasping his sleeve, and then said unhurriedly: "It's completely. From now on, we have completely and completely lost the initiative on the battlefield." The Chinese have won France and defeated your England. I myself have lost all illusions about victory."

"Commander-in-Chief!" Huang Jun came to him quietly, his words interrupted the commander-in-chief's thoughts.

"Huang Jun!" He looked at his staff officer, sat up, then waved his hand slightly, and said, "Is there any result at the headquarters? Do we have to wait there?"

"No! Commander-in-Chief!" Huang Jun replied without hesitation: "The General Staff has sent a message, and they asked us to rest as soon as possible so that we can rejoin the attack state. The troops of the 12th Army are coming. They will be sent to the army in a day's time." To take over our defense, the set time stipulated by the headquarters is 48 hours, that is, before June 6."

"Peronne?" I picked up a magnifying glass and found this inconspicuous city on the map. It is located between Laon and Amiens, where the rushing Somme squeezed out a large Bend, like a huge "ji" character.

"That's about 120 miles away from us! It seems that we have to prepare early!" Said, put down the magnifying glass. "By the way, have the lines for this attack been assigned?"

"Yes! All the attack routes have been arranged!" Having said that, Huang Jun's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement, "According to the order of the headquarters, our task is to start from Perona and go south To attack, follow Mondidier southwards, pass Compiègne, and finally, our destination is Paris."

On June 1925, 6 the fighting continued.The mechanized troops of the Dragon Army simultaneously launched a new attack on the other side.This time, their goal is the south, and the French are about to suffer another humiliation since World War II.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the attack of the Dragon Army always came when there was a cabinet change in France.During the march of Chen Jitang's troops to the coastline at the end of May, the Dragon Army held three landing sites on the south bank of the Somme: Abbeville, Amiens, and Peronne. Now the B Army has deployed 5 troops near these three landing sites. to 1 Panzer Corps.

In the early morning, the Dragon Army's attack started on time.The French positions on the south bank of the Somme were heavily attacked by the Chinese air force and artillery.The armored troops of the Dragon Army immediately launched an assault.In the past ten days, the patchwork troops of the French army have quickly built a fairly complete line of defense along the Somme-Aine River line.Now they are about to experience the severe test of the Dragon Army's integrated air-ground blitzkrieg.

At 10 o'clock in the morning of this day, General Gan Malin issued a gorgeous order: "The battle of France has begun. This order is to stand firm and not to retreat. I hope you will think of the wounded motherland and inspire your unshakable determination. The fate of our country, the security of its liberty, and the future of our children depend on your unyielding support. Go! For the liberty and glory of France, fight to the death with the enemy!"

The French army on the front line of the Somme did as he hoped, doing its best to stop the advance of the Chinese, and achieved success in many places.Obviously, Ganmalin's defense-in-depth layout still played some role.At least, the armored troops of the Dragon Army will no longer run 80 to 120 miles a day like they did when the war started.

However, the Chinese are not stupid, because they have the strongest commanders and the strongest troops in history.After encountering obstacles in the early stage, they quickly thought of a contingency method.When encountering the French "hedgehog stronghold", the armored units walking in front usually go around first.Then the following infantry slowly gnawed them away. Although the French army resisted desperately, the huge gap between the two sides was unavoidable.

On the third day of the offensive, the Long Army still managed to break through.

The 15th Motorized Army of the Dragon Army still performed so well.Although this unit has undergone great changes, the [-]th Armored Division was transferred to the Middle East Military Region, and the Panzergrenadier Division has not been rebuilt, but he still has two powerful armored forces in his hands.

They faced the left wing of the Tenth Army of the French Army and the only infantry division of the British Expeditionary Force left in France that could be mobilized normally.On the first day, it successfully forced the French army to retreat and quickly expanded the landing field.

The next day, they moved on.In the evening, the 15th Armored Division, which served as the spearhead, had advanced [-] kilometers and basically completed the breakthrough. The Second Infantry Army, which followed closely behind, also used the results obtained by the armored forces to quickly expand the gap.Follow-up troops poured across the Somme in a steady stream.

The next day, the baton of attack passed to the [-]th Armored Division, perhaps stimulated by the toughness shown by its colleagues.In short, this troop is very crazy.Facing the defense of the French army, they always break through with one blow, and do not give the opponent any chance to turn.

By the fourth day, June 6, the 7th Motorized Army had advanced 15 miles.On the Somme River, it is only 75 kilometers away from Rouen on the Seine.The 40th French Army was rapidly penetrated by the 15th Motorized Army and split in two. The British 51st, 31st, 40th Infantry Division and 25th Cavalry Division were separated from other troops.

The second one to set off was Chen Jitang's armored unit.His 7th Armored Division lined up along the 150-mile front at Laon and Attigny.The first to set off was Chen Jitang's personal guard, the Second Armored Division.The division advanced towards Juniville at high speed, breaking through the French positions to a depth of 30 kilometers on the first day.However, they soon encountered resistance.The 30th French Division emerged from the side in an attempt to counterattack the Dragon's flank.At this time, the Long Army regarded the French counterattack as a game.Because the French are still at the kindergarten level in the use of tanks and the coordination of tanks and tanks.The distance between the infantry and the French heavy tanks reached 1 kilometer, and these huge, solitary tanks became the best targets for the Dragon Army gunners to practice.It's just that the 37mm anti-tank guns equipped by the Chinese Army are not very useful.During the battle, many senior officers and staff officers of the Dragon Army also went to the battlefield one after another, showing off their shooting skills, turning the entire battlefield into a huge shooting range.All kinds of artillery were pulled onto the battlefield, ranging from 37 to 50 to 88 recoilless guns and even 150mm howitzers.Everyone is addicted.The only one who was unlucky was Chen Jitang, the armored lieutenant general, who was blown into disgrace when he personally fired an anti-tank gun at the French tank and could only run away.While fleeing, he scolded the Army Equipment Department and strongly urged them to replace their anti-tank weapons.

(End of this chapter)