This was the first time Arthur was hit in several years of joining the army. After the record was broken, Arthur was a little panicked. In a sense, it was not necessarily a good thing for the pilot to have never been hit by the enemy.

thing. Because once they are hit, the psychological fluctuations caused will often be greater.

Just like now, if the person who is hit is a guy like Ron who has been shot down several times, he is used to being hit by others. So after they are hit by others, it is often easier for them to make more reasonable choices. And those who

The lucky ones who are always used to being unscathed lack experience in this area. For example, now, once he found out that he had been hit, Arthur didn't know what to do for a while. His vertical tail was broken.

half, which destroyed the stability of the aircraft. Now the aircraft

It would always deflect to one side automatically during flight, and Arthur would only make corrective movements nervously, but forgot to throw away all the external ammunition. In addition, when he made movements, he always made them too big.

The plane twisted in the air as if it was drunk. The energy of the plane was also lost rapidly in such movements, and the speed of Arthur's plane also became slower and slower. However, this kind of twisting seemed to interfere with

The enemy's aim was so that until it flew out of the enemy's anti-aircraft gunfire range, it was not hit again.

After flying out of the threat range of the enemy's anti-aircraft guns, Arthur realized that his speed was already very low, almost on the verge of stalling.

"Arthur! Steady direction and throw away all external weapons!" Wingman Thom shouted from the radio. In fact, Thom had shouted this sentence several times, but at this time, Arthur

Only then did he understand what he was shouting. So Arthur quickly threw away the rockets under the wings, then steadily controlled the plane and began to return.

As the enemy suppressed artillery opened fire and a large number of German soldiers entered the trenches, the American feint attack troops began to slowly retreat. One of the goals of this test attack had also been achieved. The German anti-tank guns and suppressed artillery were exposed.

They were all beaten to a pulp by the U.S. military's aviation power. Moreover, some German bunkers have been exposed. These bunkers have been marked by the Americans. They will be completely wiped out during the general attack tomorrow.

Soon, night fell. During this night, the US military had been preparing for the next day's general attack.

At 8 o'clock in the morning the next day, the overwhelming B-17 bombers flying from England dropped a large number of bombs on the positions outside the city. Before the smoke of the bombs dropped by the bombers had dissipated, the US military's 155mm howitzers joined the attack.

Chorus. The bombardment lasted for a full hour.

Just as the 155mm artillery shells continued to fall towards the German positions, the US ground attack, supported by dozens of tanks, began. The soldiers carefully spread out in skirmish formations, following closely behind the advancing barrages.

face, advancing towards the German defensive positions.

The Germans' reaction was quite strange. Until the leading American soldiers jumped into the first German trench, the German army still did not fire a single bullet. Moreover, the American soldiers who entered the trench immediately discovered that there were no bullets in the trench.

The Germans were not even in those small bomb-proof holes.

Without firing a shot, the U.S. military captured the first German trench. However, this abnormal success not only did not make people happy, but also made people feel more and more nervous. Then something strange happened on the second line of defense.

In this situation, there is no one on the entire defense line.

"Did all the Germans run away?" This thought came to everyone who understood this situation.

The city of Saint-Sauveur was already within easy reach, and the Germans were still calm. After capturing the second line of defense, the US military quickly prepared several small teams and began to approach the city of Saint-Sauveur.

Second Lieutenant Tom was the captain of one of the teams. Although all signs showed that the Germans had escaped under the cover of night, Second Lieutenant Tom still did not relax his vigilance. His commando team maintained a standard battle formation and gradually approached the city.

.At this time, Tom saw a small building not far away.

The window facing them was pushed open. Tom immediately dodged and hid behind a big rock, and several comrades behind him immediately took cover. Several guns - M1 semi-automatic rifle, Springfield sniper rifle

, M1 carbine, and Browning automatic rifle were all aimed at that window.

A red, white and blue flag slowly stretched out from the window, and then the flag began to wave in the wind. Then, more windows opened, and more flags began to flutter in the air. Many people opened

They opened the door and poured into the street, waving vigorously to Tom and the others.

Tom slowly walked out from behind the stone, and a large group of people rushed towards them, including men, women, old and young. They laughed and cheered to them in a language that Tom and the others did not understand.

"Boss, do you understand what they are saying?" Soldier Harris asked Tom.

"I don't understand," Tom replied, "but one thing I'm sure of is that the German guy must have run away."

…

The time goes back to the day before the general attack, Field Marshal Rommel's command center.

"Marshal, this is a battle report near Saint-Sauveur." Rommel's adjutant handed a document to Marshal Rommel, "The army suffered heavy losses."

Rommel took the document and read it, "The enemy's large-scale attack has not yet begun. Why are the losses of the troops so high?"

"The enemy's air superiority is too great. Any activities of the troops may be hit by the enemy's air strikes. In response to the enemy's actions, any changes in the deployment of our troops will be hit by the enemy. In this way, our troops'

The losses will naturally be huge. Moreover, our defense preparations near Saint-Sauveur are not sufficient, which gives them more opportunities."

"Well, what you said makes sense." Rommel stood up, put his hands behind his back, and wandered around the office. Finally he stood still.

"Due to issues of time and strength, we are not well prepared for defense in Saint-Sauveur, neither in terms of stockpiling supplies nor building fortifications. In fact, it is impossible to be too fully prepared. If I

When I had these supplies, I had already used them on the Atlantic Wall. Now, when the enemy has such a clear plan,

With a clear advantage, when we confront the enemy in Saint-Sauveur, we will definitely suffer the loss. I think it is best for us to withdraw all the troops in the Saint-Sauveur area and retreat to the line of the Seine River. There,

We have the opportunity to establish a stronger defense line. The troops in the Saint-Sauveur area can be more effective if they move there."

"But Marshal, this plan has been rejected by the head of state. The head of state ordered that the troops in the Saint-Sauveur area must hold their position. Even if Saint-Sauveur is lost, they can only resist step by step and retreat towards Cherbourg." The adjutant said.

"What are they doing in Cherbourg? Cherbourg is a dead place. There is no possibility of holding it. Now our requirement for Cherbourg is to completely destroy its port facilities. We have been preparing for this task for a long time and have already started.

Implemented. According to reports from Cherbourg, the destruction of the port has been basically completed. Within a few months, the enemy will not be able to restore the port. Even if the four infantry divisions of Saint-Sauveur are transferred to Cherbourg

Go, how long can we hold on? We can still hold on for three or four days, but it will be difficult to hold on for more than a week. But we have basically completed the damage to Cherbourg port. If we hold on for a few more days, we can do more.

What? It's nothing more than filling the port with some more construction waste. What's the point of this kind of redundant and inefficient destruction that the enemy can recover in a few days at most? Contact me the troops in the Saint-Sauveur area and order them to go south.

retreat!"

"Marshal, but what the head of state means is..." The adjutant hesitated a little.

"I am the frontline commander!" Rommel replied proudly, "If the head of state gets angry because of this, I will bear all the responsibilities."

Rommel knew that among the German army generals, he was one of the most favored by Hitler. No matter how the Germans would evaluate Hitler in the future, at least Hitler was good to him. Without Hitler, he would be the most civilian-born soldier.

, Rommel understood that no matter how talented he was, it would be difficult for him to join the German team

, this army that has been led by a noble officer corps for generations received the marshal's scepter. You know, even Guderian, the father of the Blitzkrieg, was only a general. And even if he became a marshal, he was still subject to traditional

Ostracized by the officer corps, Kruger even directly questioned his ability to command more than one division.

Rommel also heard a lot of ridicule of Hitler from his colleagues. They laughed at Hitler for his blind command and even gave him the nickname Bohemian Corporal. Rommel knew that this accusation was not completely unreasonable.

, Hitler's command did have many problems. After all, combat is a highly professional matter. And the head of state is not a professional.

Rommel knew that in the situation he faced, if it were his colleagues, they would definitely obey Hitler's instructions. Some people would even praise his wise decision in front of Hitler against their will.

Then when I got home, I took out my little notebook and carefully wrote down: Corporal Bohemian is giving instructions blindly again, and we can't convince him... Then he went out to drink with his colleagues and laugh at them.

Hitler's

Stupid. Finally, maybe after the empire collapses, they will write a memoir called "It's All Blame on Mustache" and tell everyone that the war failed not because I was incompetent, but because Mustache was a pig captain. Long Mei
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