Man in World War II: The Fall of an Empire!

Chapter 54: Pursue the British and French forces and persuade the rats in the way to surrender
The grass and buds growing on both sides of the road are growing vigorously.

The road is made of mud left after rain and has been crushed into mud.

And each layer is deeper than the other.

Except for the trucks, which were having some difficulty, the rest of the German vehicles basically passed by with a single accelerator.

There was no way the British and French forces could run fast on such a road.

In order to prevent the large army from being delayed, only a small group of troops could only be left to make a desperate struggle on the only way.

A small town called Tirat is located on the road that both parties must pass through.

The team led by British Captain Jason was responsible for holding off the German troops for twelve hours.

In addition, [-] French soldiers who volunteered to stay behind were also under Jason's command.

Jason had [-] soldiers in his hands. He knew that these [-] soldiers could not defeat the German army at all.

He had already seen the combat effectiveness of a company in William's hands in Ubar.

That terrifying 150mm heavy infantry gun is always a nightmare.

And those two tanks tore apart 33 British Vick tanks.

After the news spread back to the country, the whole of Britain was shocked.

Because this has almost completely destroyed the current British tank system.

So far, no tank has been able to compete with this German tank without a turret.

The 75mm L48 caliber gun is currently capable of destroying all British tanks, and they can all be killed at a range of 1000 meters!
None of the existing British tanks could carry it.

Therefore, the UK now urgently needs to produce a tank that can fight against German tanks.

Not only is the United Kingdom busy designing this, but the Soviet Union, which is currently in the same boat as Germany, is also paying attention.

At the same time, it also accelerated the development and production of T34 tanks.

In the small town of Tirat, Captain Jason is setting up defenses.

There are not many people in the house, and most of them are on the ground.

Because he had already seen the German artillery fire.

A three-story building cannot afford a 150mm high-explosive bomb.

And the German army has more than just one weapon.

But there are multiple artillery fires of this level. If one is not careful, it may be fatal.

So Captain Jason chose a decentralized defense and only needed to delay.

And those French soldiers were also placed on the front line of defense.

A small number of British soldiers were arranged together.

Three barrel carts came rushing over and stopped outside the town.

"Get out of the car! Be careful. We are chasing so fast, and the British guys can't stand it. I don't guarantee that these guys will set up an ambush in this town."

After getting off the car, Loew reminded everyone to speak.

"Yes!"

The machine gun team quickly selected a location to set up machine guns to provide fire cover at any time.

Loew also picked up the telescope and looked at the situation in the distance.

The deputy squad leader led six soldiers to advance forward, alternately covering each other's advance.

As soon as the French soldiers spotted the Germans, they immediately raised their weapons and started taking aim.

boom!
A gunshot broke the tranquility, and the birds that were looking for food were frightened and began to flee.

The moment the German soldier was hit, the other German soldiers lay on the ground to avoid the attack.

The MG34 general machine gun team behind them also quickly pulled the bolt and started shooting.

The dense bullets headed directly towards the French soldiers.

The French soldiers hiding behind the wall huddled in fear behind the wall holding the fire sticks in their hands.

The bullets kept flying over the scalp. If you are not afraid, then there is something wrong.

The rest of the French troops followed suit and opened fire.

Continuous shooting, but how can this hand-pulled rifle be the opponent of the Thor M1940 semi-automatic rifle.

"Report the situation here to the captain"

Loew asked the ammunition man beside him to drive back immediately and report the matter to William.

The ammunition man nodded, then returned to the car and started to reverse and turn in the opposite direction.

The main force and the forward were about three kilometers apart and soon encountered each other.

"report!"

As the soldiers returned, William learned of the situation and immediately ordered his troops to prepare for battle.

The main force began to prepare when it approached one kilometer away.

After all, at this distance, heavy artillery and the like are already very close to the front line.

The two No. [-] Assault Squadrons took the lead in attacking, and the soldiers followed the assault guns and began to advance.

boom!boom!
The two 75mm artillery fired two high-explosive shells directly to appetize the enemy.

A huge explosion roared in the ears of the British and French forces.

The eyes were directly obscured by the smoke that swept out.

There was no way to see clearly what was in front of him.

But everyone knows that the most critical moment has arrived.

If you run out, you may die more unrestrainedly.

Hiding in the trenches and preparing for a sneak attack may even surprise you.

Twelve hours of defense, not to mention twelve hours, at least it must be defended for more than two hours.

"Fix the bayonet on the cannon and push it forward."

William ordered the two M1940 75mm infantry cannons to directly mount their bayonets and fire them close.

This made the defense of the British and French forces on the opposite side even more difficult.

Just after a few shots were fired, it was directly destroyed by artillery.

This mere brick building cannot block the direct attack of the 75mm artillery.Although it only has a diameter of L12.8, it cannot be blocked by a mere brick.

Even weak concrete can be hammered open for you.

After the bayonet was attached to the M1940 infantry gun, the hard push began directly.

The German soldiers advanced alternately, searching the house and then going directly to the next one.

If you encounter an obstacle, you can directly break through it with powerful firepower.

If you encounter a machine gun, just call for artillery fire.

It is definitely not feasible for three people to carry 240 kilograms.

But pushing forward, the three of them still had a way.

There is a small road wheel on the support frame, which only needs to be lowered to push the entire artillery.

It’s only 240 kilograms, which is not as heavy as a tricycle.

The infantry will also help push the artillery up.

"What should I do? How come the Germans have so many artillery pieces and can fire so accurately!"

"Look carefully, they have pushed the artillery forward."

"How the hell could this happen!"

"How can this artillery be propelled so easily?"

In their eyes, all artillery except mortars are bulky.

Even infantry artillery requires multiple people to handle it.

And it’s hard to move around.

On the other hand, the opponent's German infantry gun weighs only about 180 kilograms after removing the mantlet.

Now it's better, it's lighter.

Although it is a bit dangerous, as long as you do it properly, there will be no accidents.

After all, they were far apart and under cover of fire.

You can definitely have the opportunity to have a good spat with the other party.

Of course, if the opponent has several mortars, they will definitely be attacked if they are seen.

But it seems that this British and French coalition army does not have these good things.

As William's orders continued to be issued, the British army's resistance was directly halved under a series of shelling.

Facing the shelling of the 150mm heavy infantry artillery, we really had no courage to resist, and no one wanted to die.

"Persuade us to surrender!"

After William saw that the situation was almost the same, he immediately sent people to prepare to persuade him to surrender.

Royce walked towards the British troops holding a stick with a white strip hanging from it.

"Captain, the German army has sent people over"

The British soldiers looked at the situation outside and immediately reported the situation to Captain Jason.

"Let him in"

British Captain Jason sighed and said helplessly.

Royce gave the stick and bill to the British soldiers.

"Take it, Sergeant. You might be able to use it."

Royce's words almost caused the British army to give him a beating.

But no one dared to take action. Everyone knew that once they hit the guy in front of them, the consequences would be death.

Royce walked in and came to the British Captain Jason.

"You have no way out. Your chances of winning against us are less than [-]%, so I don't think there is any need to fight here. You are both British and French. You don't even have a grave in this damn place." Is it worth it? If you are here to defend your country, you can be forgiven for fighting to the death, but this place has nothing to do with you. What is the point of fighting to the death? Is it to cover the escape of those high-ranking officials? Their wives and children will be hot on the bed after they return. , what about you? The cold corpse doesn’t even have a burial place.”

Royce's words moved everyone present.

"We can surrender, but you have to abide by the Geneva Convention"

Captain Jason sighed and said.

Although he was unwilling to do so, there was no other good way now.

Either the brothers died, or they surrendered and at least there was hope of returning home alive.

"Don't worry, we all belong to the same continent, and we will abide by the Geneva Convention. Although the war has started, we are not beasts!"

Royce's words made Captain Jason nod.

Royce then left, giving them 15 minutes to explain the situation.

If you don't surrender after 15 minutes, you will attack again.

If you attack again after 15 minutes and want to surrender later, you will lose the honor you deserve.

At least now both sides surrendering are more dignified.

It would be really ugly if you insist on surrendering with a bruised nose and face.

Fifteen minutes later, one of the British sergeants came out waving a white strip of cloth on top of the wooden stick that Royce had just held.

The remaining British soldiers and French soldiers also came out one after another with weapons and were still on the edge.

"Captain, you gave your brothers a chance to live. Compared to death, I think this is good. You may live in a prisoner of war camp for a few years, but I believe you will return home soon after the war is over!"

William stretched out his hand.

British Captain Jason also extended his hand to shake hands with William and nodded.

This place was successfully taken down, and the injured soldiers were also rescued.

After capturing the town, William led his men to pursue the opponent.

The British soldiers were escorted to a prisoner-of-war camp by the local puppet Belgian auxiliary troops.

Now the former Belgian police have become auxiliaries of the German army.

After entering France from Belgium, they directly encountered a French tank regiment that was retreating and the two sides fought fiercely.

This was also William's heaviest loss.

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