Chapter 1,448 Counterattack 4

Chapter 1448 Counterattack 4

However, what is even more tragic is that even if the British fighter jets arrived later, when the German bombers reduced their attack intensity due to air pressure and ammunition consumption, a large number of infantry accompanying the tank operations had already rushed over, and the British infantry had not yet come from After recovering from the suppression just now, the subsequent process is no longer important. When the frontal armored forces are defeated and the infantry cannot be organized to effectively resist, being pushed back will become a foregone conclusion!

However, failure on the battlefield is not the biggest problem. The most serious thing is that after the British played their biggest trump card, there were no longer enough reserves, and the German army on the southern front was actually behind the British army. , you can continue to move forward, or you can choose to go north to stab the British troops on the central and northern lines in the back.

If it were before, the German army would not dare to let go and march north, because they were afraid that when they outflanked others, they would be outflanked by the other side. The reserve team was in their hands. Sometimes, not using it was also a powerful deterrent, but now, this deterrent has gradually It was destroyed by a reckless attack by the British.

"Your Excellency General, our counterattack force was severely damaged. With the help of the German Air Force, we could not even resist the attack of a dissatisfied German armored battalion. The troops that had barely withdrawn had to regroup before the second batch of reinforcements arrived from the rear. We no longer have enough reserves." A staff officer sent a battle report to Grimm.

"Do the Germans choose to go north or continue the attack?" Grimm asked.

"They seem to have chosen to go north, from south to north, to outflank one of our regiments, an Australian regiment and a New Zealand reinforcement battalion." The staff officer said after looking at the battle report.

"Let the troops in the rear defense line retreat and shrink their positions. As for the troops in the front? Let them stay there! Buy time for us to reorganize the defense line!" After thinking for less than 2 minutes, Grim had already Determined the lives of thousands of people on the frontal defense line!

This is a difficult choice to make. The front cannot be withdrawn now. Even a little relaxation may lead to the collapse of the front. Moreover, because the first two regiments are infantry regiments, although large artillery has been strengthened, there is not enough artillery. The vehicles allowed these people to withdraw together with the equipment. Once they left the carefully constructed position, the results were self-evident. It directly evolved into a rout. Instead of doing this, it is better to let them buy some time for the rear troops to regroup.

Doing some math on his fingers, Grim knew that his 7th Armored Division and one division of the ANZAC had actually been destroyed. At the same time, we must also take into account the strength of a reinforced regiment transported by sea. Taking into account only the British and colonial armies, from the initial attack on the German flank to the present, at least 12,000 troops have been lost. In addition to the more than 5,000 people who will be lost this time, this time they will be completely surrounded and annihilated, basically unable to escape. The British army will lose more than one division. You must know that this is a real loss of combat troops, and there are no logistics units to make up for it!

"Actually,

Without additional supplies, we have lost the ability to launch an attack on Turkey within 2 months. The Bavarian Army still has enough reserves. A large-scale attack may not be possible, but the defense is definitely no problem. It is enough. Withstand the rest of our forces, and the Greeks? Haha, they definitely can't beat the Turks! "In his combat diary, Grimm made no secret of his pessimism!

What he didn't expect was that just when the Germans once again surrounded and annihilated a large number of British troops and prompted the British to retreat and reorganize their defense lines, the Germans decisively chose to close at the pinnacle of victory!

"We have reached the peak of victory. If we don't know how to restrain ourselves, we may be in trouble in the future." Lieutenant General Eric explained to his passionate subordinates. In fact, while the German army launched an attack on the British army in the east, the British and Greeks also launched an attack on the German rear in the west. Although there were no armored units, there were a lot of artillery and machine guns, and the German armored units Most of them were used in the offensive against the British. Although not many were completely damaged because they controlled the battlefield, but if you count the ones that were destroyed and those that were injured and withdrawn from the battle, the number of German armored units has reached 180 vehicles. !

For this, Eric also had to give a thumbs up to the British. Their anti-tank level was indeed the highest among the Allied Powers! It is even higher than the German army on the Western Front. There is no way, their 18-pounder cannon is easy to use, and there is also the Navy's 14-pounder cannon...

In addition to the losses of armored vehicles, the troops were also very tired. In addition to the reserves, the armored troops of the remaining three divisions killed at least 50,000 Allied troops in these 10 days or so. These troops The gold content is very rich, most of them are troops under the jurisdiction of the armored division. So far, the assault force to which Eric belongs has also paid a price of about 8,000 casualties. The large number of personnel attrition has made Eric's offensive also difficult. Very tired.

If the attack is stopped now, the troops that have withdrawn can be recovered quickly, a large amount of damaged equipment can be brought back for repairs in a leisurely manner, and the losses in personnel can also be recovered. But if we continue to attack, we may be able to break through some more in a short period of time, but the loss to the entire army will be serious, which is not conducive to the recovery of the troops and is not conducive to the empire's strategy.

Yes, Germany does want to help the Turks protect their capital, there is no doubt about it, but it does not want to scare the British and make them afraid and give up the offensive against Constantinople. Therefore, the prince transferred 6 divisions from the Eastern Front. Otherwise, judging from the financial resources of the Bavarian Army and the Bohemian Army, not to mention 6 divisions, 12 divisions could be drawn now. But it's totally unnecessary.

At present, the main force of the Bavarian Army is still rushing towards Ukraine and Belarus. According to the response from the front line, the Russians seem to have given up a considerable part of the area. Even if they continue to retreat, the Russians seem to have realized that they no longer have the strength to guarantee a complete line. The battle line was closed, so they concentrated their elite troops near St. Petersburg. In Ukraine and Belarus, the Russians planned to contain the Bavarian Army through depth and continuous abandonment.

Therefore, after reaching the pinnacle of victory, Eric began to prepare to retreat. Of course, it was not all done in one go. A considerable part of the troops turned to defense, still blocking the land communication line between the main body of Greece and the east, and maintaining the defense against Sessa. Loniki's threat. This was used to delay and consume the Allied forces.

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