Two Hundred and Eighty-Four Rommel
"You should get a medal." Seeing the wreckage of a British-French coalition plane burning on the river embankment not far away, Rommel said to the young commander of the 88mm cannon beside him.
"We just did our best to fire at the enemy." The young officer scratched his head shyly and said shyly.
While speaking, an off-road vehicle stopped not far away, and several officers got out of the vehicle and walked over. One of them was the staff officer who had left an hour earlier.
"General! Your army has already crossed the river, and they are looking for you everywhere." The staff officer said while patting the dust off his body.
"Nice to meet you, brave soldiers. I wish you good luck." Rommel turned around and greeted his new friends, then turned around and walked a few steps, turned around again, held up the camera on his chest and gave These soldiers left a precious photo.
After taking the portrait, he shook the camera in his hand to the soldiers, and said with a smile: "If you have no objection, I will autograph this photo and send it to the Grossdeutsche Zeitung newspaper."
After speaking, he jumped into the convertible off-road vehicle amidst the cheers of the soldiers, and drove away with several officers in that vehicle. Along with this off-road vehicle, there are several trucks full of supplies and equipment. These are military supplies of the 7th Armored Army.
"The reason why we can advance so quickly is not solely due to our own merits." Witnessing the battles of other arms left a deep impression on Rommel: "I think the people of Germany should also remember To their credit."
What he said is absolutely correct. In order to ensure the advance speed of the German armored forces, the pilots of the Stuka bombers only rest for 15 minutes each time they return-this is the time they wait for the ground crew to re-check and reload the aircraft. Take off again to destroy the enemy forces that are massing for a counterattack.
The German engineers created an engineering miracle. They used simple equipment to unload tons of equipment from trucks and trailers, and then assembled them at the fastest speed. It took just 38 minutes for an engineering battalion to attach steel and secure the barge across the wide river. They worked frantically, sweating in the frigid waters of the river, and finally finished erecting the pontoon bridge in time.
On the other hand, the logistics force squeezed their transportation capacity crazily. They tied the vegetable baskets unloaded from the front of the bicycles with iron wires on the outside of the trucks, and transported dozens of barrels of gasoline at a time. Even the signal soldiers are required to carry two more barrels of gasoline on the motorcycle to reduce the pressure on logistical supplies. Behind the tanks in the rear, there are several barrels of gasoline barrels for spares, so as to ensure that the entire army can move forward for another kilometer even if it is out of supplies during the continuous advancement process.
And those infantrymen who kept rushing in obscurity did not slack off at all,
Carrying heavy ammunition, carrying rifles and steel helmets, they staggered forward in the ice and snow with their sleeves rolled up, often rushing overnight, advancing tens of kilometers every day just to cover the fragile flanks and rear of the German armored forces.
These troops silently contributed to the glorious record of the German armored forces. They are not valued or talked about, but they did contribute their strength to the victory of Germany. They are the invincible power of Germany. An important part of the army.
"General, a few minutes ago, our forward reconnaissance troops exchanged fire with the French. We broke through their defense line and took thousands of prisoners." The staff officer smiled slightly, agreeing with Rommel's opinion, and then he He handed Rommel a piece of information, pointed to the words on it and said: "The French have no desire to fight and are retreating on a large scale."
"Don't set up camp!" Rommel waved his hand with the shaking of the car, pointed to the map on his knees, and said to his staff and officers: "Let's get here as soon as possible, and when we stop for a rest, You go to the command vehicle behind and send a telegram to the armored troops in front, telling them not to stop and continue to attack! I am right behind them!"
"Contact the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division of the SS and ask them what they are doing? They should have captured this village half an hour ago, but they still haven't taken action yet!" He said to a person sitting in the front row of an off-road vehicle The officer said: "If they encounter resistance, ask them to explain the strength and equipment of the other party, so that I can give them support."
"I see." The officer nodded.
"Give me the radio." He beckoned to the communications soldiers in the first platoon: "The channel is transferred to the regiment headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division of the SS."
The soldier immediately handed the earphone and the microphone to Rommel. He grabbed the earphone and put it on his ear, then grabbed the communicator and started calling: "I am l, I am l, a please call back, please call back."
"Long live Yuan. This is the headquarters of A, and we are attacking forward." The voice of the head of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division of the SS came from the headset.
"I order you to keep attacking! I will be at your headquarters in an hour and a half! When I arrive in the afternoon, your troops must rest in the village of Correa. No matter how many French troops are ahead, you must rush there .”
"Obey! I will continue to advance! But you must help me contact the fuel supply." The head of the 1st regiment over there said with a smile: "It is impossible for my people to push the tank forward."
"Chief of staff, contact our supply unit and send fuel to the 1st regiment!" Rommel said loudly to the chief of staff beside him. Seeing the chief of staff nodded, he continued to talk to the communicator: "The matter of fuel No problem, your troops keep on attacking!"
After speaking, Rommel dropped his earphones and pointed to the fork in front: "Stop."
The car and the truck behind stopped. Rommel looked at his officers and said, "Go and get down to business! The task I just gave you! Then go to the regiment headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division of the SS and wait." Me, I'll go upriver and see how the grenadiers are getting across."
"General! There are scattered French troops nearby! You can't take the risk." His chief of staff frowned.
"That's why I brought the guards!" Rommel pointed to the only guard in the car with a spear on his back. The guard looked awkwardly at his general, then at the chief of staff, and dared not speak.
"You and you! Get in the car and follow the general! No matter what happens, bring him back safely!" After finding two soldiers carrying G43 rifles from the truck behind them, the chief of staff reluctantly agreed to Rommel's request. Decide.
The car quickly started to move again. At the fork, Rommel's car rushed down the main road, rushed to the nearby forest path, and drove towards another pontoon bridge upstream where the smoke was billowing.
Soon, the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division of the SS who had lost contact was found. They were blocked on the road by a group of cows from local residents. No one would have imagined that what 5,000 French soldiers failed to do by laying out defenses along the river was accomplished by 20 stubborn cows.
The final solution is dumbfounding. The SS battalion commander handed over all the cash to the owner of the cows, and then, amidst the cries of the Frenchman, ordered all the cows to be shot and killed, and the battalion tanks were able to move on.
"Our troops have moved into the designated position and drove a squad of French defenders out of the village, and are now preparing to move on." The battalion commander reported the situation over there, and then led his troops to continue the drive. up.
At another river crossing, Rommel's motorized infantry division crossed the river slowly because of command confusion and a No. 3 assault gun stuck in the mud on the river beach. Rommel's arrival changed the situation. He immediately jumped out of the car and took his guards to help push the tank. It was not until he got the tank out of the big hole covered in mud that the captain who shouted slogans and commanded the cart recognized his general.
Then Rommel, covered in mud, stood at the head of the pontoon bridge directing traffic, as sloppy as a big soldier. But traffic miraculously resumed, and troop cars and armored vehicles rumbled across the pontoon bridge, soldiers on all these vehicles saluting Rommel and shouting Long live Yuan.
The 7th Panzer Army's crossing operation continued, Rommel hurried away with his men, and when the last 7th Panzer Army military vehicle drove across the pontoon bridge, they were a full 45 minutes earlier than scheduled.
When Rommel arrived at the headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division of the SS in the village of Correa, everyone was stunned by the general's adventurous behavior. He had a wound on his face. He said it was because of the shelling of the French troops, which caused a shrapnel to scratch his cheek.
And in his car, there were actually two French prisoners sitting there. The two men were routed by the German army on the river embankment. The two of them hid in the woods, hoping to escape back to the area controlled by the French army. However, their luck was really bad. During the escape, they were discovered by Rommel, and then they were caught and brought here together.
After a simple bandage, Rommel once again stood on the dangerous front line and personally commanded the tanks of the 1st Regiment to defeat the French infantry's attack to recapture the village. He drove the tank himself and was almost hit by a shell again. The shock caused his eye sockets to hit the driver's periscope, and he had to bandage his browbones and the corners of his eyes again when he got out of the car.
"Our General Rommel is everywhere! So we will win!" A captain wrote in his diary: "In addition to sending Yuan to save Germany, God sent another great general, and we are proud of him !"
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Long Ling took a social exam in the past two days, so because the exam preparation update was messed up, I would like to apologize to everyone who supported Long Ling. I'm sorry! In a few days, Long Ling will explode and make up for everyone! In addition, taking this opportunity of nonsense, I dare to beg for monthly tickets and subscriptions again! I hope everyone will not spit.
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