Boom!
A German Mark I tank, covering a squad of German infantry, attacked a British position. Although the British had deployed one Heavy Machine Gun and one light machine gun here, the position still looked precarious under the threat of the tank.
The Tank Cannon accurately struck a machine-gun bunker and destroyed it. The light machine gun was blown apart, but its gunner was luckier and narrowly escaped with his life.
"Sir, the German tanks are already closing in. We can't hold them off—we have to retreat. Otherwise, we'll all die here!" a soldier roared.
"No, we cannot retreat! My orders are to hold this position. Until we receive an order to withdraw, no one is allowed to retreat without authorization!" The officer shook his head firmly.
Boom!
A High-Explosive Shell landed in the trench. When it exploded, it instantly tore the British officer to pieces. Several other British soldiers were blown to death as well.
"God! The officer has been killed by the Germans! Run!"
The other British soldiers hurriedly leaped from the trench and fled. But the German tanks' machine guns and the infantry's Squad Automatic Weapons swept them with a fierce barrage. Most of the British soldiers were killed, and only a very few escaped.
With the German military using tanks as their spearhead, the British lines simply could not hold for long.
Only half an hour after the battle began, the British defensive line was already riddled with holes, with gaps everywhere on the verge of being broken through by the German military. The entire line had become no different from a sieve.
"Commander, the 1st Armored Division and the 3rd Infantry Division have broken through the British lines and are launching an attack into the depths!" a staff officer reported.
General Kluck nodded. "Order the