"General, 8th Infantry Division reported that they were attacked by Armored Forces from Germany. The frontline troops suffered heavy losses and are about to be unable to withstand it." A staff officer reported to General Haig.
"Armored Forces?" The expression on General Haig's face also became serious.
On French front, he had seen how powerful German armored forces was. Anglo-French Allied Forces's solid defense line would be easily broken through under the impact of those tanks. Now, German military directly uses Armored Forces to participate in the attack, which undoubtedly means that German military has made a real move.
"Let 8th Infantry Division persist for an hour no matter what. In addition, mobilize 10th Infantry Division to immediately reinforce 8th Infantry Division." General Haig ordered.
He knew very well that the British army's strength of one Infantry Division was simply impossible to withstand the strength of one German military and one Armored Division. Even two Infantry Division are enough. Now he just hoped that the British infantry could hold on and give him more time to mobilize his troops.
"Yes, General." The staff officer immediately went to send Telegram.
"Send Telegram to Theater Headquarters. We are in urgent need of tank troop reinforcements! Request tank troops to go out and deal with the Germany people!" General Haig immediately issued the order.
"Yes, General." Someone immediately called Theater Headquarters.
At the request of General Hamilton, British Army's tank unit dispatched more than half of its troops to Canterbury in order to deal with German military's powerful Armored Forces. Although, the tank equipped with the British Army is much inferior to the tank equipped with the German Army. But after improvements, the performance is pretty good. At least, the problem has been solved.
Canterbury, British mainland Army Southeast Theater Headquarters. General Hamilton's brows knit together tightly.
"General, 1st Army Corps and 2nd Army Corps, have sent Telegram for help. They were fiercely attacked by German military and are in urgent need of reinforcements. Especially German military used more than 500 tanks on two battlefields, which put great pressure on the frontline troops." A major general reported.
"Damn Germany people, have they invested in the main force from the beginning?" General Hamilton couldn't help but curse.
German Army Air Corps had just dealt with Royal Air Force, and now the main force was deployed to launch the attack. Obviously, the Germany people have obviously been planning this attack for a long time.
"General, both General Haig and Major General Benson hope that we can send tanks to fight. Otherwise, the frontline defenses will soon be penetrated by the Germany people." The major general continued.
General Hamilton shook his head. "If we put in the tank troops from the beginning, what should we do during the counterattack? Tell General Haig and General Benson to use fortifications and anti-tank weapons as much as possible to block the Germany attack. And, try to eliminate German tanks as much as possible. We don't have many tanks, and they must be reserved for the most critical time before they can be used!"
In General Hamilton's view, now is not the time to use tanks. Before German military landing in Britain, Britain used all its production capacity and only produced a thousand tanks. This tank is similar to the French Renault tanks, and can be regarded as a cooperative development of Britain and France. However, now that France has surrendered, only Britain is produced.
After evaluation, Britain's military industry experts believe that the performance of the tank they produced, named 'Hound', is already equivalent to that of the tank equipped with the German Army. However, the limited quantity and the lack of various materials have greatly restricted subsequent production plans. Therefore, the generals of the British Army can only use them sparingly. If it is lost, it will be difficult to replenish it. Therefore, General Hamilton regards these tanks as treasures.
When Hamilton thought that tanks could be used, it was when the British army had already consumed a large amount of German military's effective forces and launched a counterattack. At that time, the powerful assault power of the tank could be fully demonstrated. The British army can seize such an opportunity, crush German military's last resistance in one fell swoop, and win the battle.
It's a pity that General Hamilton didn't seem to have thought that if the British army could not resist German offensive, resulting in a complete defeat. He left the tank there like a treasure, but it was of no use at all.
"Yes, general." The major general nodded, and then conveyed General Hamilton's order to the front line.
"Asshole! That guy Hamilton, does he want our soldiers to launch a suicide attack on German tanks?" General Haig immediately cursed after receiving General Hamilton's reply.
From General Haig's point of view, the order given by General Hamilton was like having his brain shut.
"General, what should we do now?"
"What else can we do? Since Hamilton wants us to fight to the end, that's the only way. Give orders to the frontline troops and fight to the death without retreating!" General Haig ordered.
"Yes, General!" A trace of despair flashed in the officer's eyes. He knew that after such an order was issued, the casualties of the frontline troops would definitely be very high. However, after General Hamilton as Commander has issued such an order, do they have other options?
On the frontline battlefield, German military tanks are rampaging.
Although, the British anti-tank weapons destroyed some German military tanks. However, for Steel Torrent, which is composed of a large number of tanks in German military, such losses are nothing at all.
The tracks of the tank crushed the barbed wire fence in front of the British position, and at the same time, the bodies of the British soldiers were crushed.
"Da da da!"
A British Heavy Machine Gun was firing wildly, and dense bullets hit the armor of the tank, making a clanging sound. But other than knocking off some paint, there was no impact at all.
"Boom!"
The tank's 37mm Tank Gun fired, and a High-Explosive Shell accurately hit the Heavy Machine Gun, blowing the Heavy Machine Gun into pieces.
Some brave British soldiers rushed towards the German military tank holding Cluster Grenade or Explosive Pack. However, what greeted them was intensive firepower from tanks. Many people were beaten into a sieve before they even rushed to the tank.
Only a handful of people can succeed and blow up German military's tank.
When more and more tanks rushed to the welcoming position, 8th Infantry Division and 10th Infantry Division, who came up as reinforcements later, could no longer resist. Countless British soldiers fled in confusion, causing the entire front to collapse.