At 6 o'clock in the morning, the British army routinely performed more than two hours of fierce shells of Cos Beach daily.
Suddenly he coughing.
Although hiding in a deep anti -artillery hole, the endless artillery shells of the British still make Robert feel hell -like -like fears, for the two -hour shells that "enjoy" when rotating every week, for him, for him, for him
I am not used to it naturally, every — every time it seems to be more than at home — the year is longer.
Although the anti -artillery hole in the coastal hills after the anti -wave embankment is built, because the rock layer of the surface of the surface is relatively hard and has a good effect on the prevention of the shells.
It has collapsed. Until now, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the National Defense Force have been buried. Although all the anti -artillery holes after the shelling have been cleaned in time, the officers and men inside will always say goodbye to the world.
Therefore, every time it is the task of the institute's turn, Robert feels the fear from the heart. When the British artillery fire is the most dense, he even fainted because of severe vibration. You must know that in the deafening sound, the fire above the fire keeps continuously.
Flashing, burning air, as if to ignite the air -, the abnormally stuffy heat in the bunker. The shell did not start for a long time, and Robert's thick clothes were soaked by sweat. Several times he thought he was going to be in this semi -closed space several times
Dead to death.
Fortunately, the nightmare has finally passed. According to past experience, the British will not launch any attacks today. He and the remaining dozen soldiers in this bunker, as well as the third battalion of the third battalion of the Cos Beach defense line.
Finally, wait for the British to stop the shelling -engraved, and then you can return to Noswood town at ten kilometers at 12 o'clock in the evening.
"Robert, go to observe the whistle to see the situation!" The commander in the anti -artillery hole, Schmidt, scratching the dust on his head, and instructions to Robert.
"yes!"
Robert stood agilely, picked up the rifle, climbed along the ladder towards the trenches, and climbed into the middle of his mouth.
I am too worried. Besides, isn't there anyone left above, and there will be a situation if there is a situation ... oh, being an official is good, although it is just a Pingshi, you can call people at any time. "
Robert vent his heart through this little huā like this small huā, and at the same time relieves the long -accumulated tension. Of course, he also knows that the command must be completed.
The battlefield discipline is more important than anything.
The trenches on the anti -artillery hole are hotter than below, and many places are still rising with smoke.
Robert came to the observation whistle covering two layers of reinforced concrete boards. He just wanted to open his mouth to greet the name of his comrades, but quickly covered his mouth in horror.
Due to the continuous shells, a few holes were exploded in the bunker ceiling, and the air was filled with bloody atmosphere. The observer who was ordered to stay was just under the falling shells.
yes.
An unspeakable fear arose in Robert's heart. Every bombardment would appoint a soldier as an observer, but this often meant getting a free ticket to hell. He was very worried that he would be the next unlucky person.
Robert resisted the throbbing in his heart and walked towards the almost half-collapsed observation port. He saw that the periscope placed there had long been changed beyond recognition, the lenses were shattered to the ground, and the plastic frame was blistered and deformed due to the high temperature, and there were even vapors in some places.
There was pungent and unpleasant green smoke. He smiled bitterly and could only stand on tiptoes, move closer to the lookout port, and look out with his naked eyes.
At dawn, Cowes Beach was full of blazing fires. With a little light, Robert suddenly discovered that the beach, which was originally as bumpy as the surface of the moon, became more and more ferocious after a round of shelling. There were holes in diameter everywhere.
There is a large pit that is several meters or even ten meters high. The breakwater three to four meters high in front has long been incomplete, and now the gap is even larger. The waves rush through the damaged embankment and rush to the bottom of the hills, making a huge sound when they hit the rocks.
"God bless us. Fortunately, we were not hit by such a huge artillery shell. Otherwise, if we were hit by just one, the dozen or so lives in our shell-proof hole would have disappeared without a trace like the gravel under the impact of the waves."
Robert subconsciously made a cross on his chest, and when he felt better, he slowly turned his gaze to the sea in the distance.
The thick black smoke produced by the explosion and combustion after the shelling formed a huge smoke cloud over the sea. The sparkling sea was dotted with stars, and the scenery was really charming. Robert suddenly realized that something was wrong. It was already early morning. How could the sea be like this?
Will it reflect starlight? He quickly opened his eyes and observed carefully, and finally saw clearly that it was the light from the British ship! In other words, the British launched an attack after the bombardment!
Robert's heart tightened, and he quickly pressed the red button powered by a battery next to the gaze port, and a shrill roar suddenly sounded on the battlefield.
"Robert, what are you crazy about? Why did you sound the alarm?" The roar of Corporal Squad Leader Schmidt came from the small speaker of the observation post's intercom.
"The British are coming and I discovered the British landing force!"
As soon as Robert finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamation from the small speaker, and then there was another burst of noisy voices. Robert didn't need to look at him to know that the soldiers hiding in the anti-gun cave below were already starting to get into trouble.
Climb the stairs and prepare to enter the trench to fight.
Five minutes later, the German troops, who had received notification from the front line, began to fire counterattack artillery fire.
Cannonballs were fired from behind Cowes Beach. Amidst the huge roar, dense fire shower meteors fell into the seawater in front of the beach one after another after a short flight. Large or small water columns followed.
Rising above the sea.
Seeing the German artillery fire of various calibers, large, medium and small, the British knew that their attack had been discovered. The coastal artillery on the north shore of the strait and the naval guns of the landing fleet also quickly launched a bombardment. First, a large row of artillery shells crossed the beach.
, accurately flew around the German artillery positions, and the German anti-landing suppressive artillery fire suddenly weakened.
Immediately afterwards, overwhelming artillery shells fell on the position on Cowes Beach. Coincidentally, one of them fell on the observation post again, blowing Robert and his comrades who were preparing to shoot to pieces.
At the same time as the bombardment, British Air Force fighter planes swooped over from the northern sky like locusts, dropping densely packed aerial bombs onto the positions guarded by the Germans. Almost instantly, the German defense lines were devastated.
It is full of holes and loopholes.
Ten minutes later, Cowes Beach was within reach of the first group of British landing ships.
The British soldiers who were ready to attack in the cabin at any time saw the shells constantly passing overhead and the water columns rising nearby. They were frightened and could only try to think of other things, otherwise the huge fear would make people lose their minds.
With all his strength, the landing ships were shaking violently under the impact of the waves and the explosion of German artillery shells. Flowing water continued to fall, impacting the hearts of the soldiers.
After another five minutes, the first batch of British landing ships finally ran aground on the beach. Hundreds of British soldiers rushed out of the cabin and rushed towards the German defense line. A large number of tanks and armored vehicles drove out of the landing ships. The Germans
The firepower was completely suppressed almost from the beginning.
At this time, German reinforcements were still on their way to reinforce the coastal defense positions.
Army Headquarters, Bendlerstrasse, Berlin.
After receiving the news that the British army had successfully landed on the Isle of Wight, Hitler could no longer suppress his anger and angrily came to Bendler Street to convene an emergency military meeting.
In the conference room, the marshals and generals of the National Defense Forces, Navy, Army and Air Force were sitting around the conference table, all of them with extremely serious expressions.
"Trash, they're just useless things!"
Hitler had a ferocious face, waving his iconic fists on his chest, and roared unbridled: "Shame, I smell the breath of failure again... From last autumn and winter to now, one after another combat plans that originally had high hopes have failed.
-Exceptionally suffered a shameful defeat! The same is true for the army, the same is true for the air force, and the same is true for the navy!
"Today, the Isle of Wight, the nail that the Empire inserted into the British Isles, actually allowed the British to successfully land! Previously, on the Isle of Wight, which is more than 380 square kilometers, the Empire had stockpiled a large amount of combat materials, with a total strength of three Defense Forces
A division has a local strength advantage in any aspect.
"Even under such circumstances, the British were still taking advantage of it. This is absolutely an unforgivable malfeasance. If we think about the series of failures that started at the end of last year, I have reason to believe that this is by no means a question of whether the strategy is correct.
I suspect that there are a large number of spies among our senior generals in the army who have revealed our secrets to their opponents, and they have shamefully become traitors to the Germans!"
The whole room was silent, and all the generals present lowered their heads, unwilling to look into the eyes of Hitler, whose eyes were red.
"Halder, you are the Army Chief of Staff, tell me what's going on!" Hitler directly named him.
Halder knew that he could not escape this time, so he stood up and said without humility or condescension: "In the final analysis, it is still a strategic mistake. The source of all tragedies comes from the huge defeat our army suffered in the Two Rivers area last year. If we
It’s not that we chose our opponents wrongly. Our National Defense Forces have now occupied Moscow and completely eliminated the Stalin regime, or they have landed in the British Isles and completely driven the British out of Europe. Naturally, there will be no subsequent series.
failed.
"On reflection, if we hadn't lost too many fighter planes and pilots in West Asia, we could continue to carry out air suppression on the British Isles. Naturally, the British surface ships and fighter planes would not be able to show off their prestige. We would occupy
A superior air force can connect the various island chains in the North Atlantic into a whole, the navy will not fail, and the Isle of Wight can be safe and sound. Therefore, from all aspects of the situation, this is indeed a strategic mistake and has nothing to do with betrayal.
."
Hitler's anger suddenly rushed to the top of his head: "General Halder, are you questioning my decision? To put it bluntly, since you knew that attacking West Asia was a wrong decision, why didn't you object at the time? This is clearly a shirking of responsibility!
"
"I have always opposed falling out with the Chinese, but is this possible again?"
Halder said with a face: "Since Marshal Brauchitsch was deprived of the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Führer personally took charge of the Army, the tradition of the Imperial High Command and the Army Headquarters coexisting in power has been ruthlessly destroyed, and Prussia's voluntariness has been ruthlessly destroyed.
Obedience is replaced by submission to orders.
"Several of the empire's previous adventures were successful. The head of state thought that he was a strategic genius and could not listen to other people's opinions. No matter what I said, I was criticized completely every time. I admit that I have made certain mistakes.
But the root cause is the head of state’s stubbornness!”
"Bang-two.
Hitler slammed his hands on the table: "Halder, have you forgotten that the 'Iron Hammer' plan that brought about the disastrous defeat was made by your Army General Staff? Now it seems that it is bullshit! Ha!
Ed, you voluntarily resign and report to the reserves!"
Halder smiled miserably, without arguing, his eyes wandered over the faces of the generals, and suddenly he burst into laughter, turned around and walked out of the conference room.
"Shit!"
Hitler looked at Halder's back, cursed angrily, and then pointed at the people at the table: "Zeitzler, you took over the post of Chief of General Staff, I don't believe that without Halder, our heroic Wehrmacht will not
There’s a war!”
Lieutenant General Kurt Zeitzler, Chief of Staff of the Western Front, who returned to Berlin to report on his duties, stood up in shock: "Is this... is this appropriate? With my qualifications..."
"None of this is a problem!"
Hitler interrupted Zeitzler and said arrogantly: "Everyone can do such trivial matters as combat command. You just need to assist me in my job as chief of staff!"
At this point, Hitler paused, thought for a moment, and then said: "From today on, the Army General Staff will only be responsible for the Eastern battlefield. The position of the Munitions Inspectorate will be abolished. The Army Chief of Staff will directly lead the Operations Department-Organization Department-Training Department and
Intelligence Department, other battlefields are under the responsibility of the Supreme Command."
Zeitzler's power was severely reduced when he first took office as Army Chief of Staff. However, he was still a major general at the beginning of last year and was promoted to lieutenant general this year. His foundation in the army was not strong and he did not dare to question Hitler's decision.
Subsequently, Keitel, Chief of General Staff of the Supreme Command, announced Hitler's new personnel appointments: Brauchitsch, who suffered from heart disease and made major mistakes while in charge of the Army Command, officially retired;
Marshal Rundstedt, Commander of the Middle East Cluster - Marshal von Loeb, Commander of the Turkish Cluster - Marshal Blomberg, Commander of the Assault Cluster - Marshal Lister, Commander of Army Group A, and others - are all included in the reserves;
General Kleist, commander of the 4th Armored Group who returned from the exchange with the Anjia Army - General Hott, commander of the 4th Armored Group - General Paulus, commander of the 6th Army - General Gale, commander of the 5th Army - Infantry General Gale - 4th Armored Group Commander
Forty-sixth Division commander Feng, Lieutenant General Count Spenneck and others were dismissed from their military posts and transferred to a military court for trial to find out whether they had committed treason;
Guderian, who was dismissed from the army in the winter of 1944 because he opposed Hitler on whether to withdraw troops from Moscow, was appointed director of the armored forces and was fully responsible for the reconstruction of the empire's armored forces.
Regarding the failure of the North Atlantic naval battle, Hitler requested that the defense of the Norwegian coastline be strengthened and that land and air force mobile combat forces be deployed to prepare for possible Allied landing operations in Northern Europe and ensure the supply of iron ore from the north. Hitler
It was emphasized that when necessary, naval aviation should be integrated into air force operations and rely on land-based airports to comprehensively suppress the Allied naval aviation.
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