As the German army lost a large number of elite troops in the brutal war on the Eastern Front, the overall military quality of newly recruited soldiers in the rear dropped significantly compared to before. The veterans who were good at fighting on the battlefield and had rich combat experience and superb military skills were greatly reduced. This vacancy naturally had to be filled by newly recruited soldiers. Moreover, a large number of elite troops on the Western Front were transferred to the Eastern Front. As a result, the remaining main troops on the Western Front were mostly filled with new recruits. Most of these new recruits have just joined the army. Although they have undergone certain training, they are incomparable to the veterans in terms of combat experience and military literacy. Therefore, in this operation against Gibraltar, although the German army nominally mobilized elite troops, in fact, its real combat effectiveness was only a little higher than that of the second-line troops. There is no way, because there are too many recruits, and they lack enough actual combat training, so their performance on the battlefield will be difficult to meet expectations. At this moment, the German officer was completely disappointed with these new recruits who had behaved so poorly during the forced march, and decided to give up on them. In his opinion, it would be better to eliminate them now anyway, at least these young people can save their lives. If they really take them to the battlefield, they may die in vain. "Ah ah ah, I must beat you." Unexpectedly, the recruit who was whipped angrily by the officer and kicked and scolded suddenly stood up from the ground, then his face turned red and he roared through gritted teeth. Said, after saying that, he chased after the war supervising officer. The recruit was filled with anger at the moment. He couldn't bear to be so humiliated and had to find his way back to the situation.
"Okay, very good, I'm a man. Waiting for you to catch up with me, waiting for you to beat me." The war supervising officer who originally saw these new recruits being weak-willed, falling behind one after another, and full of disappointment, saw this new recruit suddenly rise up to resist. At this scene, I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on my face. In his mind, forced marches were not just for the purpose of rushing, but more importantly, to hone the willpower of an army. If an army does not have a strong willpower, it will be vulnerable on the battlefield. As long as the enemy exerts a little pressure, the army can be completely defeated. Such an army has no combat effectiveness at all. . It's like saying that if they fight a smooth battle, they may be able to barely win due to their numerical advantage or the enemy's negligence, but once they face the enemy's blockade and they need to grit their teeth and resist tenaciously, they will definitely lose. , and may even lose miserably. That's why he was so harsh on these new recruits, hoping to hone their willpower. Now that he saw that these new recruits had some blood, he was somewhat relieved. When the German colonel riding in the truck in front heard the roar coming from the infantry division, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, showing a smile of relief. "Unexpectedly, these infantrymen actually followed up." Although I was very dissatisfied with the performance of those new recruits and even wanted to give up on them for a time, I am still quite surprised and a little relieved to see them gritting their teeth and persisting in keeping up with the team. "Order, the assault force speeds up. We can't let a group of new soldiers catch up." The German colonel immediately looked stern and raised his voice to issue new instructions. In his opinion, the assault force has always been known for its quick action and bravery in combat, but it cannot be overtaken by the new recruits at this time. "Marshal Keitel is waiting for news of our victory. We must not let him down." The colonel said, clenching his fists and showing firm determination in his eyes. He knew that this operation shouldered a major mission, and Marshal Keitel had high hopes for them. If they could not win, how could they deserve the Marshal's trust? "Yes." After receiving the order, the adjutant beside him immediately conveyed the order. Soon, the leading troops of the German army arrived at the border line at lightning speed. At this time, the British army was being bombarded by German and French naval guns and was running around in confusion. The entire defense line was in chaos, and there was no way to think about defending properly. "Quick, get out of the car and attack." The commander of the first German assault company to reach the border gave the order, and the soldiers immediately jumped out of the car like agile cheetahs. They were armed with MP40 submachine guns, with a sharp light in their eyes, and they fired fiercely at the British troops on the position without hesitation. "Da da da!" A German soldier pulled the trigger tightly with his finger, and the MP40 submachine gun suddenly made a crisp and rapid firing sound, and bullets poured out like raindrops.
A British soldier not far away was hit by the sudden bullet before he could react. He staggered and fell to the ground. His blood instantly stained the ground beneath him. "Kill, kill, kill!" the German commandos shouted to kill the enemy, with high morale. "Charge, charge!" They were like a surging tide, attacking rapidly and fiercely towards the depth of the British defense line. Their momentum seemed to completely crush all obstacles in front of them. "Hurry, hurry, hurry." "Speed up!" These commandos are all elite veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. They feel that this kind of fighting scene on the battlefield is too familiar and intimate. Every time the trigger is pulled, every time they charge into battle, it seems to be an instinctive reaction of their lives. At this moment, they were like tigers descending from the mountain, and with indomitable momentum, they continued to launch fierce attacks deep into the British defense line. Previously, the Spanish Army suffered from rock fortifications. But at this moment, there were no gunshots at all in the rock fortifications. It turned out that it was due to the power outage. The British soldiers stationed in the fortifications had already ran out because they could not bear the scorching high temperature and the suffocating hypoxic environment. As a result, as soon as they ran out, they encountered the ruthless "sweeping" of naval guns. The fierce gunfire blew all the British soldiers who ran out into the sky. They were dead and injured, and it was a miserable scene. And now, they encountered a sudden attack by the German commandos. It was raining all night, and the British soldiers were stunned and completely disorganized. "Damn it, fight back quickly, it's the German army, fight back quickly." A British officer shouted anxiously, trying to organize the soldiers to resist. "Asshole, where's the machine gun?" Another British soldier looked around in panic for the machine gun, but in this chaos, it was nowhere to be found easily. "Enter the fortification quickly." Some soldiers shouted, thinking of hiding in the fortification first, but the fortification may not be safe at the moment. "Where's the machine gunner? Suppress it with fire." The officer continued to shout loudly, hoping to have firepower to block the fierce German offensive momentum. "Damn it, where are the people?" However, the only response he received was panicked shouts and the increasingly fierce gunfire of the German army. Unfortunately, what they faced was the German army, which was fully armed and with high morale. At this moment, the German army was coming like a tide, and gunshots were heard constantly. Those British soldiers who were left alone had no power to fight back. All were killed one by one by German bullets. Even if someone raised their hands to express surrender, they would be killed mercilessly by bullets on this chaotic and fierce battlefield, and no one would care whether they wanted to surrender or not. "Speed up, hurry up!" the German captain shouted anxiously while he was marching forcefully behind him and hearing the fierce gunfire from the front. He knew very well that if he couldn't get any merit in this battle, it would be absolutely impossible for him to get promoted in the army. Therefore, he must lead his troops to catch up quickly, strive to get a share of the battle, and achieve great military exploits. At this moment, the German colonel took the lead and personally led a guard company to rush towards the two wings. His bold figure and fearless posture seemed to inject a shot in the arm of the soldiers behind him. With the commander taking such heroic lead, all the German soldiers seemed to have their fighting spirit ignited in an instant, bursting out with extremely strong morale. Their faces turned red and their eyes widened. They shouted passionate slogans of "Long Live the Empire" and charged forward regardless of their own safety. The surging momentum was as unstoppable as a flood bursting a bank. The German soldiers charged all the way to the outer positions of the Governor's Palace, and then encountered an extremely fierce battle. The Governor's Palace is located in the urban area, and it has also been baptized by naval guns before. However, since the Governor's Mansion was built close to the rock mountain when it was designed, and cleverly used the terrain of the rock mountain as a natural barrier, the naval gun attack could not reach here at all, allowing the Governor's Mansion to remain intact for the time being. state.
At this time, nearly five thousand British troops were concentrated here. It can be said that in this area, all the British soldiers who can still fight have basically gathered here. "Damn it, we must hold our position. When will Fleet H be able to open fire?" the British Governor was anxious and shouted angrily. He knew very well that if he could not defend the Governor's Mansion, the consequences would be disastrous. At this moment, he placed all his hopes on Fleet H. "It will take another two hours." The adjutant beside him responded quickly, with a hint of anxiety in his voice. Whoever asked Fleet H to follow the British and American main fleets to the Mediterranean Sea did not expect that the fleets of the four countries would come to steal the ship. "Asshole, tell them to speed up. They can collect our bodies in two hours." Hearing this, the British Governor jumped even more angrily and cursed loudly. In his opinion, these two hours were too long. With the German army's fierce offensive at the moment, they might have been defeated before Fleet H arrived. "Yes!" After receiving the order, the adjutant immediately went to convey the order to speed up Fleet H. At this time, the gunfire around the Governor's Palace had reached an extremely fierce level. The British army's counterattack was very tenacious. They relied on their familiarity with the terrain and their own combat literacy to desperately resist the German attack. On the German side, the momentum of its attack was also very fierce. Amid the slogans of "Long Live the Empire", the soldiers rushed towards the Governor's Palace without fear of the British gunfire. Although the British army's counterattack was so tenacious, judging from the overall situation, they were destined to fail. Because the intensity of the German attack was beyond their imagination, the German soldiers completely ignored their own casualties and only wanted to break through the Governor's Palace as soon as possible and seize this key position. "Quick, quick, speed up, we will win if we break through the Governor's Palace in front." On the street in the distance, the German commander was observing the battlefield situation while waving his arms and loudly mobilizing the soldiers. He knew very well that as long as he captured the Governor's Palace, victory in this battle would basically be in his pocket. "Ta-ta-ta!" As soon as a group of German infantry mustered up the courage to charge towards the Governor's Palace, they were suppressed by a machine gun position set up by the British army and were unable to raise their heads. The intensive machine gun fire poured down like a violent storm, making it impossible for the German soldiers to advance even half a step. They could only lie on the ground, looking for bunkers to avoid bullets. "Damn it, where are our machine gunners? Fight back quickly." Upon seeing this, the German commander shouted anxiously. He knew that if the British machine gun position could not be suppressed in time, the charging soldiers would be in danger. "Asshole, the medics save him." On the other side, a German soldier shouted. It turned out that a comrade was unfortunately injured in the hail of bullets, and the medics were in urgent need of treatment. Not long after, the German machine gunners finally found the right opportunity and began to counterattack. They set up their machine guns and fired fiercely at the British machine gun position opposite. "Ta-ta, tap-ta!" I saw a string of tongues of flame spraying out from the machine gun's muzzle, bullets bursting out like raindrops, and the British machine gun position on the opposite side was instantly hit so hard that it couldn't even raise its head. The British machine gunners could only temporarily stop shooting and looked for bunkers to avoid the fierce German firepower. "Charge, charge!" Seeing that the British machine guns were successfully suppressed, the German commander made a prompt decision and immediately issued the order to charge. He hoped to take advantage of this opportunity to allow the soldiers to break through the British defense line and attack the Governor's Palace. It's a pity that when the Governor's Mansion was built, defense requirements were fully taken into consideration.
The terrain around it is very open, with almost no obstacles that can be used to conceal one's body and approach quickly. It's too difficult to just rush forward like this. Soon, two groups of German soldiers mustered up the courage to launch a charge. However, as soon as they rushed out, they were hit by intensive gunfire from the British army from all directions. Although the German soldiers resisted desperately, they were eventually pushed back by the British army. In this charge, the German soldiers suffered heavy losses. The ground was strewn with injured and sacrificed soldiers. The tragic scene was shocking. Can't bear to look at it. (End of chapter)