Man in World War II: The Fall of an Empire!

Chapter 25 Battle of Waves (Seventeen)
Without the anti-tank guns, everyone began to move forward, and the remaining two tanks also began to move forward.

The accompanying companions began to press forward with the covering infantry.

William sat in the carriage and did not look outside, just wanting to be lazy.

The battle just now has consumed a lot of energy.

It is actually very tiring to maintain a high level of concentration during combat.

Now William sat quietly in the half-track car and no longer cared about the situation outside.

Listening to the machine gunner in the carriage not far away from him firing from time to time, he knew that the situation was one-sided.

Without stopping the German army, the positions outside Poznan were all removed one after another.

With the world in flames soaring into the sky, I really don’t know what other means the Polish army can use to block the German front.

Soon the troops arrived outside Poznan.

Now it really surrounds the entire city.

This important Polish town is already within the German tiger's mouth.

It is basically impossible to break the situation. Both sides are not on the same level in terms of combat strength, morale and equipment.

But what makes Poland happy is that France and Britain declared war on Germany.

Then various countries began to declare war.

There was nothing left to say, so the fight just started.

The world war also started at this moment.

The British and French did not expect that the Soviet Union would end up with them.

At the same time, I didn't expect that Poland's combat power, with a million-strong army, would be so stretched.

The German army directly broke into most of the area.

Once the important town of Poznan was lost, the troops would basically go straight to Warsaw.

Under such circumstances, even Britain and France would find it difficult to come back.

France has slack, even with a standing army of several million, but they are still built around defense.

It is really difficult for them to have a head-on conflict with the German army.

The war-weariness of the French army, including the war-weariness of the French, has always existed.

In the first battle of that year, the French army almost always took the lead and suffered huge casualties. On the other hand, the British were much smarter.

Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the Polish army to stop it even if it came with another 100 million troops.

The German army mobilized more than 100 million troops this time, and the Soviet troops also ended up.

Germany can still hold on in a two-front battle, but with Poland it is obviously far behind.

After the half-track stopped, the door was opened.

"ended?"

William glanced at the monitor, Boateng, and asked.

"Well, it's over. Let's rest for a night and officially enter the city tomorrow."

Boateng looked at Poznan in front of him and said.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, it was still very hot inside despite the scorching sun in early September.

William walked out of the car and looked around, took out a folding bench from the car, placed it next to the reflection of the car and sat down.

Now William, even a captain would not let him do some chores. He didn't have to do chores in the first place.

Even the captain would not embarrass him. If the captain gave an order, he would still obey it.

But no one bothered him, leaving him to sit alone on the folding bench, smoking a cigarette and looking into the distance.

Because being able to get here at this point in time depends on him breaking into the enemy's position and blowing up the opponent's anti-tank guns.

Some people may think that this is just a 37mm anti-tank gun. What does it mean?
But don't forget, a company can deploy a defense line of at least 800 meters.

A company or a few tanks can't really be seen if they are dropped down.

This is not a movie or TV show, this is a real battlefield. Not all the tanks are gathered together for you to see, but all the machine guns and weapons are together for you to see.

Destroying the opponent's anti-tank guns is like killing a chicken.

You found the opponent easily, as well as the machine gun position, how could it be exposed in front of you.

What kind of bullshit scout is there who can see clearly through a telescope?

If the machine gun was that easy to find, the first round of fire marks would destroy it.

In addition, the entire air superiority was in the hands of the German army.

Can a bare anti-tank gun survive?

The so-called machine gun bunker is not just talk, it is real.

The strict layout of the machine gun positions is difficult for you to discover casually.

In addition, the grass was deep, so the flames were less visible during the day.

The machine gun position only needs to continue shooting on the parallel ground.

The biggest effect is deterrence, preventing you from charging unscrupulously.

A soldier needs to defend a position of at least about 5 meters. Under normal circumstances, the distance is usually 8 meters. When the number of troops is small, the distance is 10 meters.

Stack them together and one shot will reimburse you all.

In addition, each army will have a reserve team. You won't be able to drive straight in just by opening a gap with a few submachine guns.

As long as they enter and the rest of the areas are not entered, the troops who enter will be directly cut off from their retreat and die without a burial place.

The one next door is also a company, so don't underestimate this cannon on these several kilometers of defense line.

This small 37mm gun can block the approach of tanks.

The current German tanks are mainly Type 30 and [-] tanks. At the same time, even the Type [-] tank has [-] mm armor and vertical armor.

As long as the armor is tilted, it can be carried a little longer.

This vertical 30mm armor may cause damage even to anti-tank infantry guns at close range.

After all, how can a thickness of just three centimeters be enough to block bullets?

Therefore, having a 37mm anti-tank gun on the two-kilometer defense line is a tough problem.

Many people have been misled by movies and TV shows. If you think about it carefully, how can the entire defense line of more than 100 kilometers be defended?It is also necessary to build a defense in depth position, which means there is more than one line of defense.

If all the artillery is placed in one place and covered by one gunfire, all anti-tank guns will be destroyed.

Only some artillery groups were camouflaged in the rear and spread out at least 200 meters away from each cannon.

This is not the kind of place where there is a cannon every three meters. In this position, the opponent will give you a cannonball even if they risk their lives.

You must know that one artillery shell is enough to trigger the artillery shells to explode. Even if the distance of three meters is not enough, you will blow them all up.

The entire artillery group will turn into a pile of ruins in an instant.A 150mm heavy cannon is comparable to a battle-defying weapon.

It's almost impossible to raise the head in unison like the one in the TV series.

A heavy artillery regiment will not deploy more than 150 8mm artillery pieces. This group of artillery can not be combined with seven or eight heavy artillery regiments.

The power is good, but movement is difficult.

Whenever the starting point of a shell is calculated, the entire heavy artillery will be destroyed in a counterattack.

After the entire defense line was captured, the soldiers repaired the original defense line.

“William, it’s time to eat”

William fell asleep leaning against the side of the carriage, and did not come back to consciousness until Ram came to call him.

The second lieutenant did not bother William when he passed by.

Because they all know that there will be tough bones to crack tomorrow, and sometimes they have to rely on William, a clever guy, to come up with ideas.

Whether it's coming up with ideas or fighting, he's always top-notch.

This is like the head teacher taking care of the top student in every subject.

It's hard work for top students to sleep in class, but for bad students to sleep in class is because they have no knowledge and only know how to sleep. When they go to bed, they just sleep and snore, and they even bother the top students who are resting in front of them.

There is no way this is the treatment, and you must have the strength to enjoy these benefits.

Captain Bex wore the Knight's Iron Cross with a proud look on his face and showed it off in front of the other company captains.

This made the other company commanders flash with envy, and at the same time they also cast jealous glances.

I was so happy today that I asked the messenger to bring half a bottle of red wine to William.

How could William keep such a good thing to himself?

"Brothers! One cup per person, the quantity is limited. Let's celebrate that we won another battle today!"

William poured a glass of red wine for everyone, including Second Lieutenant Ratzel, and everyone drank from it.

Two long loaves of bread, toasted to a crispy brown, with the fragrance of wheat coming to your nostrils.

The black and white sesame seeds on top are just right, and a German bratwurst lies in the middle with tomato sauce sprinkled on top.

When you take a bite, you will first feel the crispiness of the bread, and then the juice from the grilled sausage will seep into the casing and burst out.

The rich meaty aroma fills the taste buds.

There is also a small cake. Today’s cooking class has done a great job.

Everyone was very satisfied eating meat dogs and small cakes.

After eating and drinking, there were already bunkers built by Polish soldiers who had not yet destroyed them.

After some random tidying up, it turned into a German bunker.

Entered with something in hand.

A strong second-hand smoke came to my face, and there was also a smell of foot odor.

"Aren't you afraid of an explosion in here? There is such thick athlete's foot and smoke."

Looking at the situation inside, William decisively refused to enter. He would rather lay on the ground in the trench than enter the bunker.

After many people slipped on their shoes, the rich marsh gas boiled inside.

Plus the confined space inside can be imagined.

Not long after William left, there was a burst of fire inside!
jump!
Huge flames poured out directly from the hole.

As a direct result, seven German soldiers suffered burns on their faces.

In addition, many people had their hair and eyebrows burned off.

The captain hurried over and was dumbfounded when he saw the scene in front of him.

I saw one by one in embarrassment, coughing violently and rushing out of the bunker.

"Captain!"

William said hello when he saw Captain Bex coming.

"William, what's going on?"

Captain Bex asked worriedly.

"What else can happen? A bunch of guys don't pay attention to hygiene. They all take off their shoes in a closed space. The smell of feet has become a mixture of biogas and smoke. If it encounters an open flame, it will definitely explode."

William's words directly made Captain Bex feel angry.

After all, he won the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, but a group of his men exploded due to the swamp gas caused by foot odor.

If this spreads out, where will he show his face?

"Everyone, go and wash your feet for me immediately. If you find this happening, I will chop off your feet!"

snapped an angry Captain Bex.

Everyone immediately took action.

The amount of water in the carriage is limited, but now I have to wash my feet but it still doesn’t stink. What should I do?

In the end, I could only ask William for advice.

"William, please think of a solution quickly."

Everyone came together and begged.

"Mud can mask the smell of foot odor. Just dig a hole and everyone can rub it in the muddy water, then rinse it with clean water."

William covered his nose and said, then fled the scene.

It's normal for these guys not to wash their feet for several days, and they basically don't take off their shoes during long battles.

So the stench is insane.

At William's suggestion, everyone immediately dug a hole, poured water in, and started washing their feet with muddy water.

Mud has strong adsorption properties. After the stinky feet were tossed in the mud, the odor was reduced a lot.

This surprised everyone.

After solving the problem, William found a trench and asked Ram to help him dig out a horizontal resting surface toward the ground.

Ram had all the tools and quickly dug out an embedded tunnel that could be entered directly while lying on his side.

Ram also dug a place for himself to lie down next door.

Several close friends dug a place to lie down nearby.

We have to enter the city early tomorrow morning, and there will be another fierce battle.

So I started to rest early.

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