Eight hundred eighty-seven.(1/2)
Angry City Southampton!
The 33 British people were massacred, and the news quickly spread throughout Southampton in various ways. The anger in the hearts of the British was completely mobilized. Even the British who had not had a strong will to resist before finally stood firmly on the side of the "Free Army".
The whole city was mobilized by armed forces. Every British man transformed into the strongest warrior at this moment.
This situation is the least unwilling thing for Americans or Canadians to see. The turmoil in the city made them unable to devote all their energy to the war. The entire Canadian 52nd Infantry Division was involved in Southampton.
Dontanner was a little panicked. He never thought that things would develop to this point. But now there is no room for recovery.
The drizzle of rain never stopped, and even so, it could not stop the pace of war in the Axis Army.
Romeo, who encountered setbacks in the battle the day before, received new reinforcements - the "Skeleton Lancer" of the SS Skeleton Division! The troops commanded by Major Strupp had shown amazing combat effectiveness in the previous battles, and they were completely possible to become an important pawn to decide the outcome in the war.
Moreover, better intelligence has begun to spread. Southampton has undergone major changes and civil strife is happening in the city. The energy of the Allied forces has been greatly affected. The only force they can use on the front line is one US armored division.
Romeo and Major Strupp knew that Baron Alexander in the city was exerting his huge, unimaginable influence.
The attack was not interrupted and broke out almost immediately. Countless German troops and Her Majesty's soldiers stabbed towards Southampton like sharp arrows. Everyone understood that the time for the decisive battle had come. This - would be the best opportunity they could face!
Dontanner can no longer care about so much. The only thing he has to consider now is how to survive this difficult day and how to continue to become the hero of the Allied forces today! Frank and the Canadians he commanded can no longer count on, but fortunately he also has a reserve force:
Major General Bucks and the 6th Army Division under his command.
Although Bucks had been emphasizing that his 6th Division was also under attack, it was obvious that the 6th Division's situation was not that difficult. The order to mobilize the troops was quickly conveyed to Bucks.
"Tangtanner is already anxious, right?" Wang Weiyi's face always had a smile like this: "What does this mean? It means that the situation is much more optimistic than we imagined. General Bucks, in my opinion, the time for action has come."
Bucks became excited in an instant.
Some rational people could see that Dontanner was already breathing his breath by this time. With the arrival of more and more Axis troops and the turmoil throughout Southampton, Dontanner had no way to make the situation come true.
And at this time, whoever can achieve more military achievements will be able to occupy more power to speak in the future British government!
Bucks hopes he can do this.
"Start a sudden attack on the side of the US military!" Wang Weiyi looked carefully at the Southampton map on the wall: "Do not reserve the slightest, put all the 6th Division into the battlefield. The movement must be fast and fast, and do not give Tangtan any time to breathe. At the same time, we ordered our troops and did not retain the attack of one soldier and one soldier!"
The people around were very energetic, and the time for the decisive battle was finally here!
The 6th Division quickly began to act, and its leading troops quickly began to set off to the designated location within 20 minutes of the battle order issued by Lieutenant Colonel Moyol. The British's actions soon attracted Dontanner's attention.
In any case, Dontanner is a commander with rich combat experience, and an abnormal mobilization of a force can always attract his attention. Judging from the trajectory of the 6th Division, it is definitely not for reinforcements to the US military.
"What are you doing there, General Bucks?" Dontanner spoke very harshly on the phone.
Bucks knew very well that this was absolutely impossible to hide, and he smiled: "General Dontanner, I am an Englishman, are you?"
I'm an Englishman, right? When Bucks said this, Dontanner knew that everything was over. But he still had a trace of fantasy in his heart. He controlled his inner anger and tried to make his tone sound softer: "General Bucks, you must understand the responsibilities on your shoulders, you must understand the trust that President Fenton has in you..."
"I certainly understand the responsibility I bear." Bucks's answer was very calm: "This responsibility is the trust Her Majesty gave me... I think I will be criticized without any suspense, such as the honor or loyalty of the soldiers, but I don't care. At the moment when we speak, I think my troops have begun to attack."
With a "boom", when Bucks put down the phone, the 6th Division's attack on the US military officially began!
This is something that no American would have thought of—the British, who were used as the chief reserve team, had rebelled!
The 6th Division was too familiar with everything about Southampton. They knew where the US military’s defense weakness was, and they knew more clearly what method to launch an attack. For the Americans led by Dontanner, the situation had reached an uncontrollable step.
On the front, there are increasingly powerful Axis troops, and behind them are the British who are rising all over the city against the Americans - including the 6th Division commanded by Bucks!
The US military troops, which were originally orderly, fell into terrible chaos in a short period of time.
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After the attack of the 6th Division, the US F Company was quickly annihilated, and there was no survivor in the entire company.
"In the name of Her Majesty the Queen - attack!"
This sentence resounded throughout Southampton, in the streets and alleys, in the ears of every British man who participated in the uprising.
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"I think we're probably finished." This is the only thing General Dontanner could say. The whole city was filled with British people who revolted, and a few minutes ago, he got another news that he was even more reluctant to hear: all the main forces of the German armed SS Skeleton Division arrived on the battlefield!
He reported to General Gandera, the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces stationed in England, including the uprising in Southampton and the rebellion of the 6th Division. His report was like a heavy hammer hitting General Gandera's head. As the commander-in-chief, he didn't know what to do.
"General Dontanner, I hope you and your soldiers can understand the importance of Southampton to the entire Battle of England..." General Gandera has reached this point and can only say what he has repeated countless times: "Even if there is a glimmer of hope, I will never give up Southampton! I will order reinforcements to arrive quickly as much as possible."
"I think the only thing I can see when the reinforcements arrive is probably my body..." Dontanner put down the phone in despair.
Nothing can't be given up until the last moment, and any reinforcements arrive as soon as possible is simply bullshit. After the Axis Army launched an attack on Easton, the Allied forces were in chaos and mobilized troops everywhere. At this time, the Axis Army, dominated by the French army, quickly opened up the second battlefield:
Portsmouth!
Yes, Portsmouth, the landing battlefield that the Allied forces had imagined. Now, a large number of troops here have been withdrawn urgently to deal with the sudden situation. Just as the troops in the Portsmouth military port weakened, the damn Frenchmen appeared!
Perhaps the Allies did not take the combat effectiveness of the French army into consideration before, but at this special time, the French army may even become a decisive force that determines the outcome of the battle.
Moreover, the offensives of underground resistance organizations that erupted in various places also involved a large number of Allied forces. The reinforcements that were originally intended to be sent to Southampton were the best example. So, where were the reinforcements that General Gandra mentioned?
Everyone can make a promise like a flower in the mirror, a moon in the water.
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"General, Company C's position was completely broken. The enemy's offensive was very powerful. I think we can support it for at most three hours."
"Three hours, three hours." Dontanner murmured: "Order the troops on each line to shrink their forces. At the same time, let General Frank build a defense on the spot. I think street fighting will break out soon."
Street fighting is often a means of killing and occupying the dominant force, but it is obviously inappropriate in Southampton. The insurrectionists seen everywhere in Southampton will become the eyes of the Axis army, and what about the Allies? They will be attacked everywhere here.
But Don Tanner no longer has a better solution.
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"General, can you consider retreating?"
Listening to the adjutant's careful suggestion, Dontanner smiled bitterly: "Of course I want to retreat, but it's too late now. The 6th Division has blocked our retreat route, and more importantly, if Southampton is lost so easily, it will bring a catastrophe to the entire British war situation."
The adjutant stopped saying anything. In fact, General Dontanner was conveying a strong message at this time: they had lost all their hope!
At 1 pm, the Axis Army finally attacked Southampton, and the Allies entered a full-scale passive street fighting. Just like General Dontanner's previous worries, the British in Southampton became the eyes of the Axis Army - their guides!
Dontanner abandoned all his fantasies, and in the order he issued to his subordinates, there was only one requirement: all people must fight to the last moment, and surrender was allowed unless they wanted to cut them off. In order to express his firm determination, he set up his command in the city building with a very obvious goal.
From this point of view, Dontanner is completely hurt and can express the meaning of the word "brave".
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"Master Ernst, please allow me to accept my respect!" Major Stroup raised his hand and gave the most standard hand-raising salute to Ernst Bryme who appeared in front of him: "Long live - Marshal Ernst!"
This legendary magical baron, the marshal who won all kinds of battles on the battlefield, is standing in front of Major Stroop. Major Stroop, who has never had any fear on the battlefield, suddenly finds that he is so nervous at this moment.
"I must also express my respect for you." Wang Weiyi said lightly: "You performed very well, Major Strupp, I heard that you successfully defeated the US ace force "Bloody Rose". I think I could not do anything better than you even if I personally commanded it."
To be continued...