Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 1214 Direction
Thinking of this, Nicholson quietly looked at Montgomery again.Now Montgomery has completely lost the high-spirited feeling of the previous few days.There were several layers of wrinkles on the already thin face.The eyes also became deeper and deeper due to staying up late for a long time.This commander, who was originally extremely agile in thinking, fell into a strange state of pause at this time. "What does the commander of the dragon army want to do? Why didn't they play their cards according to common sense? Armored troops attacked the fortress bastions. Isn't this in line with common sense?" He stared at the map and said to himself.

After a while, little Montgomery suddenly jumped up. He turned his head and asked Nicholson loudly, "Who is the commander of the other party? Who was in charge of attacking Calais in the end?"

"Huh?" Montgomery's question stumped Nicholson.Although it is said that knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy can lead to a hundred battles, he is not sure who the opponent's commander is, because just judging from the sequence of troops formed by the Dragon Army.Three division-level units belonging to different armies appeared, and these three armies also belonged to three armored groups.So Nicholson himself didn't know who his opponent was.

In the headquarters of the Huben Army, they also frowned. After listening to Huang Jun's report on the current battle situation, they asked, "What? Little Montgomery hasn't made any moves yet?"

"Yes, they didn't make any moves, and their reserve team showed no signs of mobilization." Huang Jun continued: "In my personal opinion, the other party doesn't seem to be hooked. Did they already see something, or did we The tactical intent of the

"Stop guessing!" Immediately he waved his hand to interrupt his random guessing.

"Since this is not right, that is not right either. The final situation is only one of the following!" After a long time of thinking, he finally stood up: "I greatly overestimated the courage of little Montgomery. It’s too small!” Having said this, he burst out laughing.Then asked: "How many reserves do we have?"

"Reserve?" Huang Jun was stunned for a moment, and immediately replied: "There are still nearly one and a half divisions that have not been used! Among them, the Ninth Panzergrenadier Division has not been mobilized as the general reserve team, and two regiments are preparing to serve as the second division. Waves of attacks into battle."

"Hmm!" He touched his chin with his hand, "Order! The Independent Brigade will attack Calais Railway Station, and the Panzergrenadier Division will attack Calais Airport. Tell them to use all their strength to attack there with all their strength. Tell them I don't need reserves, I just need train stations and airports!"

"But! If this is the case, we won't have a reserve team. If something happens, our situation will be very bad!" Huang Jun still wanted to argue, after all, this order was really difficult for him to accept.

He waved his hands, and said, "There is an old saying in China called 'put it to death and then live'. This is the result I want!"

After some adjustments, the dragon army attacked again.This time, according to the tactics arranged in advance, in addition to continuing to attack the 11th and 13th bastions, the Dragon Army also had two more main attack points, that is, Calais Railway Station and Calais Airport.

Calais is divided into two districts, the Old Town and the New Town by the Acanal.The old city of Calais is on an artificial island surrounded by canals and ports.Calais-Ville-Ville is in the southeast.Calais train station is in the middle of these two places.If the train station is controlled, the Dragon Army will be able to divide the entire Calais defense system into two.If the enemy army holds the train station, they can continue to deal with the dragon army through the canal.Therefore, whether it is for the Allied Army or the Dragon Army.It's all very important here.

This time, the heavy responsibility for the attack was given to the Ninth Panzergrenadier Division.After receiving this order, Liu Xiang, the commander of the division, seemed very happy.After all, he commanded this battle alone, and he attached great importance to this task.

The Calais train station is a three-story building covering an area of ​​approximately 24000 square meters.Among them, the entire waiting hall only occupies more than 4000 square meters, all of which are of masonry structure, and the exit platform is a full 20000 square meters. There are a total of 8 platforms, all of which are steel skeleton structures covered with glass curtain walls, which look quite luxurious.

Due to the importance of the position of the railway station, the British army carried out a precise defense there, and two battalions of the Ninth Infantry Brigade of the Third Infantry Division were stationed there.According to Montgomery's estimation, if the opponent wants to take down the train station, he must invest an infantry division and fight for a whole day.

The battle between the two sides first started on the outskirts of the railway station, the Calais-Phaidon train transfer station.This small place north of Calais that is not even marked on a tourist map in detail has attracted the attention of countless people at this time.The No.20 Third Panzergrenadier Regiment of the 39th Panzergrenadier Division and the [-]th Infantry Battalion of the British [-]rd Infantry Division fought there.

The first to attack was the Dragon Army. The No.20 Three Panzergrenadier Regiment came up and played their trump cards, all using submachine guns, sniper rifles and machine guns.Under cover of infantry guns, mortars, and tanks, a violent charge was made against the Allied positions.Soon they captured a slope 10 meters high on one side.The British army was not vegetarian either.After a brief preparation, two companies of British soldiers rushed down from the pre-ambushed place with their rifles in hand.

When two streams of people running at high speed collided, there was no fluctuation, as if time was forbidden because of this.If you don't observe carefully, no one would have thought that there would be 400 people fighting to the death in this small place of only 800 square meters.

The bayonet and sapper shovel shone coldly.Amidst the screams, red blood and white brains spurted out continuously.Every living person was highly excited. They stared at their blood-red eyes, let out bursts of hoarse roars, and mechanically waved the weapons in their hands.Some of these weapons are a rifle, some are a sapper shovel, and some are even an M24 long-handled grenade, and all they have to do is knock down people in other countries' military uniforms.

Half an hour passed, and the two sides still didn't seem to stop fighting.In the end, the British with high combat skills and superior numbers still won the victory.It's just that the price they paid was very high. 240 people were killed and 160 were seriously injured. On the Longjun side, all 320 people were killed.

Liu Xiang was very annoyed by the loss of so many soldiers at once, but without any effect.At the same time, he also had to put away his original heart of underestimating the enemy.After a brief adjustment, the grenadiers attacked again.This time, learning the lessons of the previous failure, Liu Xiang carefully invested in a battalion and a tank platoon for reinforcements.At this time, the British army, which lacked anti-tank firepower, was no longer the opponent of the Dragon Army.What's more, in the battle just now, they have already lost more than half of them.So the second thunderous attack quickly had its effect.Although he won the victory, Liu Xiang was not happy. The loss of so many soldiers, especially those assault engineers, made him feel heartbroken just thinking about it.

After winning the victory, the Dragon Army slightly adjusted its attack direction. A company of tanks drove onto the embankment and rushed towards the Calais train station along the long rails.On the high ground, there are teams of soldiers one after another, responsible for covering the chariot troops below.

Meanwhile, fighting continued in a small park outside the train station.This small park was originally established for the convenience of long-distance travelers to rest.The romantic French planted all kinds of flowers and trees here, and also carefully placed many bronze statues.But now, this place has turned into a terrifying battlefield.The originally beautifully carved statues were smashed into piles of scrap iron by shells and bullets flying all over the sky.Next to them, there are many postmodernist smoking sculptures made of steel.The original green lawn has turned into a large black pit filled with gunpowder smoke, and many incomplete human body parts are scattered on the pit.As for the delicate flowers that bloom on the side of the road, they are stained with various colors, including black.There's white, pink, and blood red.All kinds of colors are intertwined, making the whole battlefield even more weird.

Facing the air and ground attack of the dragon army, the British army's resistance seemed so weak.But even so, these brave Anglo-Saxons let the Chinese know what a real warrior is.The one-sided battle lasted for a full hour and a half before the Dragon Army achieved a partial victory.The remaining British were suppressed in a small area less than 1 square kilometer west of the park.Although they have lost the possibility of counterattack, it still takes a little time for the Chinese to swallow them in one bite.

After the obstacles from south to north were broken by the dragon army, Liu Xiang ordered a second wave of attacks.At 11 o'clock in the morning, he concentrated the two regiments in his hands and began to storm Calais train station.The British army still did not flinch. Colonel Paller, the British brigade commander defending the area, said to his superiors: "Our defense line is about to be breached, but we still have not given up. We are still fighting."

Montgomery Jr.'s answer was even simpler: "I'm also worried that your defenses will be breached. If it is breached, take your men to the house on the other side of the bridge. But now, you must fight like hell!" "

As a result, this building, which had condensed the painstaking efforts of countless French engineers and construction workers, was ravaged back and forth by the armies of two foreign countries. The cruel battle lasted for two hours before the dragon army gained a certain advantage.

(End of this chapter)