The second wave was the US Army Air Force's B26 Predator medium bomber, which carried out low-altitude precision bombing of German positions under the cover of fighter and attack aircraft.

Then there are the B17 "Air Fortress" heavy bomber and the B24 "Liberator" heavy bomber.

The shells and bombs fell on the "Atlantic Barriers" one after another. The shock waves caused by the explosion made Qin Chuan feel like he was hit by a hammer, and even the huge "tiger" tank was trembling.

And the bombing was tighter. When you thought it was about to stop, there was another black bomber outside the perforation. After the "rumble" of the engine, another deafening bomb.

Two hours later, the bombing finally ended, and there was a strange silence around it.

The fortification where Qin Chuan was located was fortunately not blown up, but a cement board was still shattered in the corner. Looking out from the perforation, the wreckage of the "Sheerman" tank that was originally parked in front was gone, and all the eyes were filled with layers of overlapping bullet craters.

After resting for a while, after hearing slightly returned to normal, Qin Chuan ordered through the walkie-flash phone: "Report the casualties!"

"15 people were killed in a row, and 2 people committed suicide!"

"17 people were killed in the second row, and 1 person committed suicide!"

"Five people were killed in three consecutive battles, and three were missing!"

...

The so-called disappearance means that one can't stand the bombing and runs out of the fortification... In this way, it is often impossible to find the body, so one can only report missing.

Qin Chuan was a little stunned when he heard the report. You should know that the 1st Infantry Regiment is a unit that has been through many battles. His psychological quality can be said to be very good, but there will still be cases of missing and suicide. In addition, many people are trembling or talking nonsense for a few hours after the bombing. This shows the fierceness of the bombing.

In this regard, it seems normal for the coastal defense divisions to be unable to withstand this kind of bombing by the Allied forces.

Then, Qin Chuan got the tank losses from General Strek... Five of the "Tiger" tanks were completely blown up, three "Tiger" seriously lost their combat effectiveness, and five of them were temporarily unable to fight due to failure or minor injuries. Only 2 could participate in the battle.

The Leopard lost 11 vehicles, and other tanks also suffered heavy losses in the Allied bombings. In addition, there were artillery units, which roughly estimated that at least one-third of them were lost.

Fortunately, General Streck ordered the tank crew to enter the fortifications to hide at the beginning of the bombing.

In the words of General Streck, "The tank crew cannot play any role in this case. They cannot control whether the tank will be blown up by the enemy. It is meaningless to continue staying in the tank!"

Therefore, although the tank suffered heavy losses, the casualties of tank crew members were not large.

"They are here!" Someone shouted.

Qin Chuan poked his head out and looked out from the hole, and sure enough, he saw another batch of landing craft coming from the sea.

However, the formation this time is very different from before... there are only a dozen landing crafts in the sparse la la, and there are very few American soldiers coming off each landing craft, only seven or eight.

In other words, there were less than a hundred American soldiers coming up.

After they got ashore, they built individual fortifications on the beach to hide themselves, while searching for wounded and scattered soldiers everywhere and then transporting them back on transport boats.

Qin Chuan seemed to understand this tactic of the US military... One of its goals was to transport wounded and scattered soldiers back. More importantly, they were used as pre-war observation posts, that is, to evaluate the effectiveness of the bombing or guide air force or naval guns to carry out the next round of bombing.

Simply put, the bombing did not end there.

Colonel Slain obviously saw this, so he said to Qin Chuan on the phone: "You are right, Lieutenant Colonel. If they cannot break through our defense, they will find a way to blow us up with shells and bombs. Everything..."

This is also one of the reasons why Qin Chuan opposed driving the armored troops to the front line.

Sure enough, half an hour later, there were another series of overwhelming bombings. Although this bombing lasted only one and a half hours, the casualties caused to the 21st Panzer Division were no less than the last time, because almost all the tanks were buried by the sand and soil raised, and several unimaginable cases were even found...

The tank was not shot, which can be seen from its intact armor. But the turret fell off the body and fell to the side.

The mechanic concluded: "It was shaken off the body by the vibration of a shell or bomb."

Finally, the bombing finally stopped when it was dark... It was difficult for the bomber to accurately bomb designated targets at night.

When everyone was relieved, Qin Chuan received a call from Rommel.

"Come to my command center, Lieutenant Colonel!" said Rommel: "It's time to make the next plan!"

Qin Chuan knew what Rommel referred to as the "next plan" was, which was what Qin Chuan mentioned before... retreated to the "Magino Line" to defend.

Qin Chuan guessed correctly. When he rushed to Rommel to move to Clasey's command, Rommel spread his hands and said, "You are right, Lieutenant Colonel. Whether you deploy armored troops on the front line or in the rear, you cannot stop the Allied attack!"

Qin Chuan experienced the result of deploying on the front line and deploying it in the rear...

"What's wrong with the reinforcements, right?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Yes!" Rommel nodded: "The 18th Armored Division was blocked by Allied air forces on the way to reinforcements. They lost half of their tanks before they reached the front line. The other half was unable to arrive on the road because of the blown road!"

After pausing, Rommel asked Qin Chuan: "So, Lieutenant Colonel. What should we do next?"

Qin Chuan asked without answering, "How did the head of state view the Allied attack?"

"First of the People?" Rommel couldn't help laughing: "He told us over and over again that the Allied attack on the Brittany Peninsula is a feint, so that we can prepare to defend the main force of the Allied forces in Calais! In addition, we also strictly ordered that one soldiers and one soldiers be transferred from Calais, that is, no reinforcements are allowed!"

Rommel shook his head incredibly and said, "It's hard to imagine what the battle would be like if we hadn't seen through the British tricks!"

"It's time to tell the head of state the truth!" Qin Chuan said.

"You mean..."

"Yes!" Qin Chuan said: "All everything, and then tell the head of state what we are facing now!"

Telling everything about Hitler is almost equivalent to telling the British Intelligence Agency.
Chapter completed!