Chapter 1441： Turn northeast (1/2)
Chapter 1441
”It feels like we lost a bit silly. We fought normally, and then we were defeated. The Germans did not have any conspiracy and tricks, they simply confronted each other, and then our tanks were destroyed one by one, and the soldiers were made by dense automatic firearms. Kill the group.” Qiu Shan Hao Gu was a little confused. Why did the Japanese still get beaten up after changing British and French equipment and after learning from the British and French to establish an armored force?
”The best way for us now is to retreat immediately. Our remaining troops can no longer form a sufficiently strong and continuous line of defense. They can go straight to the Yellow Dragon and wipe out the artillery and logistics units behind us! Thessaloniki's. The city defense force will provide some help, but it will never persist for too long.” A British staff officer said helplessly.
Originally, the British did not intend to let the Japanese abandon the periphery and withdraw into the city. After all, the British did not want to threaten their ports. But the current situation is that it is impossible for the British to watch the only Japanese armored division come to the Balkans. , Let the Germans crash directly within 2 days! What do you make the Japanese think? How do you let the two parties cooperate in the future? I'm afraid the Japanese think in their hearts that the British just let themselves push the tank, right? No one wants to do it!
Therefore, in desperation, the British had no choice but to mobilize a squadron of former Dreadnoughts. A total of 6 former Dreadnoughts arrived in the port area. Together with the **** warships, they rely on naval guns to protect this important port city, and 6 former Dreadnoughts. Not to mention, there are at least 24 12-inch guns. From this point of view, the firepower is enough to block a division, regardless of whether you are an armored division or an infantry division! In front of heavy artillery, all are equal!
Therefore, the Japanese thought that their front-line troops would last for another day, and then the troops would withdraw into the city. No matter how good the Germans’ teeth were, it would be impossible to forcibly attack the city against the attack of six former Dreadnought battleships, right? As for other things, leave it to the British. Lao Tzu has already helped you fight the fiercest first wave. Let the British and Greeks concentrate their forces to push the Germans back!
However, what was unexpected to the British and Japanese was that after daybreak, the Germans did not give the Japanese time to regroup and retreat! Lieutenant General Eric decisively invested in another armored battalion and an infantry regiment and continued to attack the Japanese in depth after dawn!
At the same time, the bombers in the air also began to suppress the Japanese long-range artillery groups and the British warships moored in the port of Thessaloniki according to the plan!
There is a saying that it is like breaking the bamboo. After the sharp blade has cut the first few sections of the bamboo, the bamboo can be easily punched through with a little force. The current situation is indeed the case. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses in the day and night battles yesterday, and when the last long-range artillery that could be relied on was suppressed by the air force, the collapse of the Japanese Fukuoka Armored Division was inevitable!
Except for the first few hours, after a decent wave of resistance, 3 hours later, the entire defense line fell into a state of collapse. If there was no such a group sent by the Japanese army last night, they might have been able to support a little longer. Some, but now, hehe, the Japanese night combat tactics are worse than their daytime tactics. The Japanese advocating bayonet to solve their opponents. After encountering synthetic storm commandos and tanks and armored vehicles, it can only be said that the eggs go to the stone. Hit.
The bombers roared past the artillery positions, braving scattered anti-aircraft fire, and threw a blockbuster bomb into the artillery positions behind the Japanese army. The smoke plume from the explosion and the soaring gun smoke were more than ten kilometers away. Can be seen. Even if the artillery positions were not completely destroyed, the continuous shooting and suppression still prevented them from functioning.