Chapter 442： Fire at me (1/2)

When the first white light appeared in the east, the entire European land was caught in the flames of war.

Thousands of Stuka dive bombers took off from various airports in Germany and suddenly violently bombed airports, railway hubs, heavily armed areas and cities in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

At 5:30, on the 300-kilometer front between the North Sea and the Maginot Line, the German ground forces launched a large-scale attack on the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, opening the prelude to the invasion of France.

There are many theories about the signs of the outbreak of World War II. For example, did they count from the invasion of Poland or the invasion of the Czech Republic?

However, what is certain is that the previous wars were all small-scale, but now, the invasion of France has finally turned into a large-scale war, because this is the most powerful contest between the two sides on the European continent!

Among them, the most violent attack was the German Army Group B, which first used airborne troops to attack important bridges and fort facilities in the Netherlands and Belgium. Immediately afterwards, the armored units of the b army group took advantage of the chaos and launched a fierce attack.

For a time, the Netherlands and Belgium panicked, especially Belgium. Just after the war, their most trusted and proud fortress fell into the control of the German army!

The Germans must not be allowed to succeed!

Just after the fortress of Eben-Emal was occupied by the Germans, the Belgian army's counterattack began immediately!

After all, this is the most reliable fortress of the Belgians, and its importance is comparable to the Maginot Line.

Throughout the history of World War II, the Maginot line of defense is famous, but the Eben Emaar fortress is rarely known. The most important reason is that the cost of capturing this fortress by the Germans was too low.

Four hundred soldiers in gliders occupied this place, which shocked the Belgian high-level officials who had slapped their chests and said that the fortress was solid.

At the same time, the surrounding army also began to move quickly toward the fortress. Before the main force of Germany can advance here, they must drive out the German soldiers here!

Inside the fortress, Major Bridgetland called out urgently to the rear on the phone: ”Fire at me, fire at me!”

Now, the defenders inside the fortress face a very difficult choice.

The defenders suffered little losses, only the deaths of dozens of soldiers who fell outside, and the main force was still there, but they were not capable of fighting.

It's not that there is no will, but there is no way, because the defender is inside the fortress, and the Germans are at the top of the fortress. When all the passages are destroyed, the defenders inside the fortress want to go out and fight, it becomes impossible. The task completed.

How to do?

At this time, Major Bridgetland didn't care about his own life, and called to the rear urgently, firing!

In fact, there is not much danger, because our fortress is quite strong and can withstand the attack of our artillery. At the same time, the top of our fortress, the Germans, are exposed to the outside, just to bomb them with artillery fire!

Fire at me!

A few minutes after the call was issued, the artillery of the 3rd Battalion of the 4th Heavy Artillery Regiment of the Belgian 1st Army finally deployed their artillery.

They were originally near the fortress, but their cannon was aimed at the opposite side. Now, the artillery was so tired and panting, they turned the cannon around and prepared to reload.

This fsh-13 howitzer has a caliber of 150 mm. It sounds very big, but it is thick and short. Compared with later large-caliber howitzers, this howitzer is like a big artillery battle. The old howitzer from the war era.