"General, 12th Army Corps lost more than 50,000 people in today's battle! A large number of soldiers were frightened. They were hiding behind like quails and did not dare to fight on the front line. How should we fight this battle!" British 12th Army Corps Commander General Robert complained to General Haig.
"General, 13th Army Corps's losses are also very heavy. The Germany people's offensive is too fierce and powerful! We simply can't resist it!" 13th Army Corps Commander General George also looked very ugly.
If before the fight with German military, they thought German military was a vain name, then now they know how powerful German military is. In fact, their performance was worse than the troops they laughed at.
"I know! But we still need to hold on as much as possible!" General Haig said.
The battle had only begun for one day, and the two armies could no longer hold on. Minister of War Richard Haldan wanted them to hold on to the southern defense line for a month before. How is that possible?
"General, if possible, it's best to give us some reinforcements! Otherwise, we really can't hold on." General Robert said.
General Haig does have reinforcements in hand, enough for a group army of more than 200,000 people. Moreover, this army group is still considered elite. However, this group army selected soldiers from the broken troops of Southeast War Zone for reorganization. After the Southeast War Zone suffered a heavy defeat, the fighting spirit of these soldiers had been seriously affected. It would undoubtedly be very difficult for them to take up arms to fight against the Germany people. Even General Haig himself doesn't know how these guys will perform after going to the battlefield.
However, the current situation is already very tense. If reinforcements are not sent to the front line for reinforcements, the front line may really collapse.
"Okay, early tomorrow morning I will dispatch troops from 1st Army Corps to reinforce you. I hope that everyone can try their best to hold on!" General Haig said.
General Robert and General George nodded. They now thought that even holding on for one day was a luxury. However, they knew the order given by Richard Haldan. If they retreat now, there is really no way to explain it. Therefore, they can only bite the bullet and grit their teeth to try to hold on for a while longer.
On the morning of September 15, German military, who had rested for a night, continued to attack. Although, General Haig transferred a lot of troops from 1st Army Corps to reinforce the front line. However, the British army was still defeated steadily under German military's fierce attack.
Although, the British army can rely on buildings in the city to defend. But under the previous shelling and bombing by German military, most of the buildings in the city had been destroyed. There are ruins everywhere. The fortifications built by the British army in the city were also destroyed. This also caused heavy losses to the British troops stationed in the city.
After German military entered the city, the German artillerymen position advanced a full two to three kilometers in order to provide more direct fire support to the attacking German military.
"Mortar, the Bunker that destroyed the Britain people!"
On a narrow street, German military was suppressed at the corner. On the corner at the end of the street is a British military Bunker. Inside the Bunker, a Heavy Machine Gun was firing. Several German military soldiers were killed.
"Company Commander, that Bunker is a blind spot for our artillery fire, and the mortars can't reach it!"
"Damn it! Contact Regimental Headquarters, we need artillery reinforcements!" the company commander ordered.
The communications troop immediately contacted Regimental Headquarters.
"Sir, Regimental Headquarters let us evacuate here. In five minutes, they will cover this place with a round of fire!"
The company commander nodded and immediately evacuated the street with his troops.
The British troops on the defense line couldn't help but cheered after seeing German military retreat. Although German military is very powerful, after defeating German offensive, they are at least temporarily safe.
Five minutes later, a sharp whistling sound came from the sky. This made the expressions of the British officers and soldiers whose smiles had not faded change drastically. Of course they knew what these sharp whistling sounds meant.
"God! Shelling! Germany people's shelling!"
Countless panicked British soldiers ran out from the defense line and tried to escape into the artillery holes.
However, by this time it was already too late. The shells have fallen!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
There was a dense explosion, and the British soldiers who had just escaped from the position were instantly torn into pieces in the explosion. The human body appears to be very fragile at this time. Life is undoubtedly extremely fragile at this moment.
The Bunker with the British army was also blown to pieces during the bombardment of German military.
When the German military bombardment stopped, a group of German military soldiers returned to the street. But they soon discovered that there were no enemies left. In other words, there are no living enemies anymore. All the British troops previously stationed in the defensive positions had been killed, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere.
"God! Are we here to fight or are we here to collect the corpses of Britain! This battle is too easy!" A German military soldier complained.
In his opinion, this battle was so easy that it was no longer a battle, it was clearly just a game. German military relies on its powerful firepower to bully the weak Britain people.
"Idiot! Of course this is how the battle is fought? Do you still want to risk the powerful firepower of the Britain people and charge? That is what a fool can do, and it will kill people!" A veteran cursed.
These new recruits are thinking about strange things all day long, and they have no idea how cruel the battlefield is. Veterans who have experienced cruel battlefields believe that this tactic is the best now. Because this can minimize your own casualties. No matter what time it is, the biggest wish of ordinary soldiers is to survive the war.
German military The four legions' offensive against the British army's southern defense line was very fierce. Although the British army resisted resolutely, their losses under the strong firepower of German military were so great that many British troops collapsed directly under the strong pressure of German military.
Originally, Minister of War Richard Haldan hoped that Cabinet General could persist on the southern defense line for a month. But in fact, it only took German 8th Army Corps three days to capture Epsom. Subsequently, 8th Army Corps began to advance northeastward, threatening to kill all the British troops on the southern defense line. This frightened the British troops and directly led to the collapse of the entire British army.