"Boom!"
A German military Mark I tank, covering a squad of German military infantry, attacked a British position. Although the British army deployed 1 Heavy Machine Gun and 1 light machine gun here, this position still appeared to be in danger under the threat of tanks.
Tank Cannon accurately hit a machine gun bunker and destroyed it. The light machine gun was blown up, but the machine gunner was lucky and escaped with his life.
"Sir, German tanks is approaching. We can't resist it anymore and must retreat. Otherwise, we will all die here!" a soldier shouted.
"No, we can't retreat! The order I got is to stick here. No one is allowed to retreat without permission before getting the order to retreat!" The officer shook his head firmly.
"Boom!"
A High-Explosive Shell fell into the trench. After the shell exploded, it immediately tore the British officer into pieces. At the same time, several British soldiers were killed.
"God! The commander was beaten to death by Germany people, let's run away!"
Other British soldiers quickly jumped out of the trenches and fled. However, the machine gun firepower of the German military tanks and the Squad Automatic Weapon infantrymen fired fiercely at them. Most of the British soldiers were killed, and only a few escaped.
With German military using tanks as an assault force, the British defense line simply could not hold out for long.
Only half an hour after the battle began, the British army's defense line became full of holes, and there were loopholes everywhere that were about to be broken through by German military. It can be said that the entire defense line has become no different from a sieve.
"Your Excellency Commander, 1st Armored Division and 3rd Infantry Division have broken through the British defense line and are launching an attack in depth!" a staff officer reported.
General Kluck nodded. "Order 1st Armored Division to continue the assault and tear apart the Britain people's deep defense line. In addition, let 4th Infantry Division and 5th Infantry Division follow up immediately. We need to penetrate the British defense zone and completely tear apart their defense line!"
"Yes, General!" The staff officer immediately went to give the order.
Before the battle began, Commander of the 1st Army Corps General Kluck moved his legion headquarters from Calais to Margate to make it easier to command the troops nearby.
Judging from the current situation, the advancement speed of German military is quite gratifying. The British defense line had suffered heavy losses after being continuously shelled and bombed by German military. When faced with the fierce attack of German armored forces, it was impossible to withstand it. After Armored Forces tore apart the British army's first-line position, it did not stop but continued to attack. General Kluck hopes that Armored Forces can directly penetrate the British defense line and go behind Canterbury.
At the same time, the attack arrow composed of 2nd Armored Division of German military 2nd Army Corps and two Infantry Division also tore apart the British 2nd Army Corps defense line and attacked all the way to the west.
Although, there are British defense lines along the way. However, under the strong fire support of our own side, Armored Forces's powerful assault power was fully demonstrated, breaking through the British defense lines one after another.
At noon that day, German military 1st Armored Division defeated the British army 4th Infantry Division and occupied Apsley. It's not far from Canterbury. And German military 2nd Armored Division also defeated the British army 17th Infantry Division and captured the important stronghold in the southwest of Canterbury. The two armies, like two steel pliers, clamped down on Canterbury.
After resting for half an hour, German military 1st Armored Division and 2nd Armored Division continued to attack after replenishing ammunition and fuel. However, as more and more tanks were lost, their attack speed gradually slowed down. Many tanks were not destroyed by British anti-tank fire during the battle, but were damaged due to malfunctions.
Although, the performance of the German military tank has been greatly improved. However, reliability is still a very troublesome issue. Especially in high-intensity battles, tanks can easily be damaged due to mechanical failure. This kind of loss is already greater than the loss in battle.
"Attack, hurry up and continue the attack! We must fight to Boulogne before sunset today!" German military 1st Armored Division's division commander shouted loudly.
"Yes, sir!" the officers and soldiers replied one after another.
Although, they fought all the way and suffered considerable losses. However, more British troops were defeated and destroyed by them. In comparison, the losses of the British army were undoubtedly much heavier.
"General, 2nd Infantry Division has been defeated, and our defense zone has been penetrated by Germany people!" A general reported to General Haig.
General Haig was completely speechless. Germany's Armored Forces was like a monster, directly crushing their position. Five Infantry Division defense lines were breached successively, resulting in heavy losses. This caused the entire British 1st Army Corps defense line to be torn open.
"Send Telegram to 6th Army Corps and let them try their best to resist the attack of Germany!" General Haig sighed.
6th Army Corps is nothing more than a second-line force. Although the equipment is complete, the training time is too short and it has not experienced the test of actual combat, so its combat effectiveness is very limited. Even 1st Army Corps was easily penetrated by German military, let alone them. General Haig has no hope for 6th Army Corps's performance.
"Yes, General."
As expected, the performance of the British army 6th Army Corps was much worse than that of 1st Army Corps. Although their defense line is relatively intact. However, after German Army Air Corps's Bomber bombed, Armored Forces only used a charge to break through their defense line.
Subsequently, German armored forces was as if possessed by God of War, easily breaking through the British defense line one after another.
It only took two hours for the British 6th Army Corps defense line to be broken through by German military. More than three Infantry Division were defeated along the way, and the number of prisoners reached tens of thousands.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, German military 1st Armored Division had circled to the northwest of Canterbury and occupied Boulogne.
At the same time, German military 2nd Armored Division's actions were also very smooth. After the defense line of the British army 2nd Army Corps was broken down, the 7th Army Corps behind it was completely vulnerable.
Soon after German military 1st Armored Division captured Boulogne, German military 2nd Armored Division also Canterbury Catmar in the southwest. The two main forces of German military, Armored Division, faintly formed horns, cutting the British defense line into several parts.
The infantry of German military followed Armored Forces to further attack the British army.