Calais is a port city in northern France, facing the Strait of Calais, which is the narrowest place in the English Channel.

Calais is more than 30 kilometers away from the Port of Dover, England. When the weather is clear, you can even see the UK on the beaches of Calais.

The location here is quite good and is an important passenger transport center. Many French people traveling to the UK board the ship from Calais.

At the same time, Calais is also a famous tourist city in the north. Its seaside beaches are famous in France. Famous tourist attractions on the seaside include white sea cliffs and gray sea cliffs.

Calais is now still the old city, built on an artificial island surrounded by canals and ports.

The German army advanced here quite quickly, and Calais was an empty city at that time, so, like many cities in France, Calais was easily taken into account by the Germans.

And now, the British army wants to retreat, and it is the closest to go to Calais!

When the sky was just dawn, the 3rd Infantry Division had already started to the periphery of Calais City. At this time, they had moved from marching to combat!

They only have light weapons, and the German army guarding the city opposite is said to be the size of an infantry battalion. After all, the German troops were scattered throughout France, and if every city left a large number of garrisons, the German army would not have to fight.

The city is already in front of you. If you seize this city, you can use the deep water Port of Calais, and your own warships and passenger ships can start to move up!

"Brave soldiers, for the sake of Great Britain, rushed into the city and killed all the Germans!" Montgomery shouted loudly on the hood of a car.

rush!

Compared with the French army that lost their fighting spirit, the British army at this time still maintained strong combat effectiveness. At least the 3rd Infantry Division had good fighting spirit. As long as they captured the city of Calais, they could go home!

When they set foot on the land of Europe, they sat quietly on the Maginot line for so long, and never thought that the war would go to such a level and they would be beaten back by pissing back.

But at least, their organization is still there, and they suffer almost no losses. Now, as long as they seize the place, they can go home.

For the French, Britain was not their home, so their retreat was not so tenacious, so the British were different. At this time, they were homecoming, which made them burst out with powerful combat power.

They seemed not to be driven over in shame, but like the winners, they could easily crush the German army opposite.

At this time, Calais City was still quiet, and this silence made people feel even more scared.

Bounce, bounce!

The advantage of the Germans lies in their armored forces. Once they enter the city, the armored forces are not so powerful and are easily approached. Even if they use mould bottles, they can cause serious damage to them.

Tanks are not suitable for urban combat.

And now, as long as they rush into the city, there is almost no suspense!

Calais City was built on an artificial island with a canal on it, which has an ancient history. At the earliest, it was just a fishing village.

It was not until 997 that the Earl of Flanders improved the construction of Calais, and in 1224, the Earl of Boulogne built a fortress and fortified in Calais.

Later, there was the terrible war between Britain and France. After a year of resistance to the British siege, Calais had run out of ammunition and food, and surrendered in 1346.

It can be seen that Calais City is very important. As a city at that time, it was normal to dig a canal as a moat. After all, Calais needed to be guarded.

Now, the canal still exists. If the British army wants to pass, they can only walk through a few bridges on the canal.

Opposite, quietly, soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the Scottish Guards of the 12th Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division rushed to the front.

In their hands, they were holding the Lee Enfield rifle, and the front end of the rifle was pointed bayonet. On this misty morning, they stepped onto the bridge on the canal here.

Montgomery behind him held his telescope and looked into the distance. At this time, he almost held his breath.

Years of experience made him keenly realize that the risks were at this time. As long as they could rush across the bridge and enter the city and fight in the streets, they would be no longer afraid of anything.

There was still no movement on the other side. Maybe the other party was still sleeping soundly at this time, or maybe the other party was ready to destroy oneself.

The soldiers in front were still running forward, running, running, and their strong thighs were moving firmly, and the soldiers in front had already run across the bridge.

In this case, it should be fine, right? It seems that Germans also have times of negligence.

"Boom!" At this moment, there was a loud bang, and the British soldiers rushing in front stepped on landmines and were blown up.

The terrifying chainsaw sound came.

"Shit, shit!" The Germans' mg34 machine guns on the opposite side were firing fiercely at them. Under the dense rain of bullets, the soldiers rushing in the front row had no time to hide at all. Moreover, there was nothing nearby to hide, and they were swept down like this. They screamed and were harvested by the machine guns.

The opponent has a total of more than a dozen machine gun fire points, forming a dense firepower network. With cross-firing, it is impossible to break through this firepower at all!

Meanwhile, Montgomery relaxed for a moment.

This shows that the guards here are still only one of the expected infantry battalions. Although they have the advantage, they will not be afraid.

"Machine gun, suppress the opponent, mortar, kill the fire point!" He calmly gave the order.

In the battle, machine guns are a very powerful weapon. At that time, most of the dead in the Verdun meat grinder were killed by machine gun bullets.

However, there is no way to deal with machine guns. The simplest thing is to use your own machine gun to suppress the other party. The more complicated one is to use guns to deal with them!

As an infantry division, there were a certain proportion of cannons in Montgomery's army, but in order to quickly reach Calais, he had to abandon all the cannons. Now, in his troops, besides machine guns, only portable mortars are left.

After hearing his orders, the mortars quickly moved in the team. For them, time is life.

During World War II, the British invented many strange things, such as sticky bullets, and before they exploded, they first stuck themselves, and then, for example, the current pocket version of the 2-inch mortar.
Chapter completed!