When the appointed time came, the Germans still did not receive any news from the military envoys, so according to the original plan, the Cyprus Corps was fully activated, and the 7th Panzer Division first launched a tentative attack on the British positions.

When it comes to fighting street battles in the city, the German Army has long accumulated a whole set of experience in France, which is obviously much more clever for the British Guards, which are now limited to words on paper. The Royal Guards were field infantry, trained in positional combat, and historically they were more often used as minions of the royal family, going to colonies to expand territory or suppress uprisings and riots. Compared with the German Army, their advantage lies in the fact that the officers and men are very familiar with the battlefield environment, which is, after all, their own territory.

The No. 4 tank of the first battalion and four companies was the original model, the main armor was not reinforced like the G model, and the main gun was still the short-barreled 75 mm, but these indicators were still sufficient for the current combat needs. In the absence of heavy artillery, this low-velocity gun provided the strongest direct fire for the coordinated infantry, followed by the 80mm mortars carried by the battalion artillery.

The infantry of the 6th Infantry Regiment was ready to attack, and the command expected that they would encounter fierce resistance from the British defenders, and the commander had to be mentally prepared for the possibility of considerable casualties.

As expected by the German command, as soon as the two forces made contact, the Germans were in a passive position, and the British defenders, with their familiarity with the terrain, launched attacks on the German troops from various hidden points of fire. Despite the hard cover of tanks, the German assault infantry was still suppressed by the British crossfire on both sides of the street, and the battle gradually developed towards the white-hot, and the German infantry was under tremendous pressure and fell into a bitter battle for a while.

As the commander of the armored forces feared at the beginning, because of the terrain, his tank company could not open the line of fire at all, and could only rely on solid armor. Advance against the enemy's artillery fire. The cunning British soldiers set up anti-tank guns in the buildings on both sides of the street at the intersection, and the British piled up thick sandbags inside the houses, and the anti-tank guns only relied on a narrow gap to shoot out.

Although this gun could not penetrate the frontal armor of Tank IV, it did not require complete destruction to stop the tank's advance. The leader of the team, Tank No. 4, after being hit by a dozen shells in a row, finally destroyed one of the anti-tank bunkers, and just as it was about to turn to pick up the next fire point, the continuously damaged tracks finally overwhelmed and broke at the position of the driving wheels, continuing to move forward with the tank. The crawler slid down the street.

The driver noticed that the vehicle was out of control and quickly stepped on the brakes. The huge No. 4 tank collapsed in the middle of the road, blocking half of the street, and the British anti-tank gunners were overjoyed and hurriedly concentrated their fire on the other half of the road, ready to wait for the next reckless German tank to appear.

The commander of the German tank company was an experienced commander, how could he not know the plans of the British, in his opinion, the purpose of this tentative attack had basically been achieved. The Germans had not suffered similar defeats, and there was no need to fight with the other side, and what they should do now was to quickly disengage from contact with the enemy and withdraw to their starting positions. Then adjust the offensive tactics, regroup and fight again.

The company commander reported the current situation to the command by radio, Ludvik was not a man of mud and water, and he immediately agreed to the company commander's request to retreat.

Although permission was obtained from the commander. But the German tanks could not just leave, and before the evacuation of the armored forces, they had to cover the German infantry from the battle line. Relative to the tragic offensive. The retreat of the Germans proceeded fairly smoothly, and the infantry, under the double cover of tank guns and smoke, began to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner. It is worth mentioning that despite the setbacks, the soldiers did not frustrate at all, these are the elites of a hundred battles, and they have long been mentally trained to be stronger than the armor plates of tanks.

The German infantry retreated with all the wounded and some of the bodies of the dead, because the bodies of some of the fallen officers and men were in the line of fire of the British army, and they had to be left in the middle of the battlefield.

The repulsion of the first German attack boosted the morale of the British defenders, and the cheers from the opposite side could be heard from the starting positions of the German army. However, the German army was not moved at all, and if they couldn't afford even this small defeat, how could they be qualified to claim to be the elite of Cypressus.

As if nothing had happened, the regiment gathered the retreating troops, collected the bodies of the dead, and sent the wounded to the field hospital. At the same time, a new infantry offensive company began to be formed, and the infantry counted their ammunition and loads, and began to prepare for the next attack.

It was a different story on the side of the Royal Guard, these arrogant soldiers were now almost cocking their noses to the sky. The British boasted of a rare victory, and the soldiers vied with each other to laugh at the embarrassment of the German retreat. Soon there was an argument circulating on the battlefield that the so-called invincible German Army was nothing more than that, and they could only flee in embarrassment in front of the elite Guards soldiers, and all the rumors on the market before were false, and the Germans were able to win only because they had never met a decent opponent, and the soldiers came to the city not because the Germans were strong, but because the friendly forces were really incompetent.

As one of the oldest units in the British Army, the Cold Creek Regiment has a great prestige in the British countryside, and these officers and men have grown up listening to legends about the Cold Creek Regiment since childhood, and they will inevitably fall into self-aggrandizement if they can become members of this legendary unit.

"It's a simple guy, but it's a good fight." In the regimental command post on the other side of the Thames, the current commander of the Cold Creek Regiment, Colonel Victor, put down the phone in his hand.

"Report the situation here to the headquarters immediately, Your Highness will definitely be happy about it." Victor said to his lieutenant.

"Yes, sir." The adjutant gave a military salute and turned and walked out of the office.

"It was a good start, and to be honest, I didn't expect them to actually resist the first round of German attack." On the sofa in the corner of the office sat a middle-aged gentleman, who said to Victor with a smile. The man wore a black dress with gold silk cuffs, a red ribbon across the chest, and several shiny medals hanging from the ribbon.

"You're right, it's a good start, Sir Simon. Now it seems. We...... At least the Lengxi Regiment can guarantee the completion of the task assigned by His Highness and hold the defensive line for twelve hours. If the Germans had maintained this pace of attack, we might have been able to hold out for a little longer. Victor stood in front of Sir and replied respectfully.

"It would have been better if it had been able to demoralize the Germans and give them the impression that the British army was still capable of fighting, it would have been of great help to our plans for the future. If the Germans feel that the conquest of this country might be very costly, they will be inclined to cooperate with us, so that we can have more say in the negotiations.

If you are really able to exceed the tasks assigned by Your Highness, I think Your Highness will not forget your merits. How many schools are Victor. I told you a long time ago that allegiance to His Highness would be the most correct choice you will ever make in your life. You're a smart man, not like Clint's stubborn fellow, you're going to make a big splash, Major, and I hope you'll remember what I'm saying today. Sir Simon took two cigars from his pocket and handed one to Victor, who was flattered and hurriedly took two steps forward and took it with both hands.

"Thank you very much. Sir, without your guidance, I'd still be foolishly being used as cannon fodder by them. Victor pulled a match from his pocket, struck it, and lit Simon's cigar.

"Sir!" The adjutant's anxious voice sounded in the doorway. Then the young guard officer hurried into the room.

"Just now I received a call from the command that the Germans had broken through the line of the Welsh regiment ten minutes earlier, the Germans were crossing the Thames from the Lambeth Bridge, and a battalion of the Welsh regiment had been annihilated. The remaining troops were retreating in the direction of Hyde Park, where orders were given to us to hold the Westminster Bridge and not to allow the German armourers to cross the river. Adjutant Lizheng reported.

"What. How did it come to be, these incompetent Welsh wastes, don't they know that in the event of a retreat, our entire flank will be completely exposed to the Germans? Victor hurriedly ran to his desk and looked at the map on it.

"Not only on the flanks, after crossing the Lambeth Bridge, the Germans will be able to go straight to Buckingham Palace, guarding the Buckingham area is the Guards Grenadier Corps, I don't know how long they can hold out, we don't have much time left, I will go and meet His Highness immediately." Sir Simon stood to his feet quickly, and he picked up his cigar and straightened the ribbon and the ceremonial saber that hung from his waist.

"Colonel Victor, you must hold on to Westminster Bridge, this is a matter of success or failure of our plan, no matter what, we will not allow the Germans to move forward, I believe that you will not disappoint me and Your Highness's expectations of you, and I will keep in touch with you." Simon said to Victor.

"Rest assured, the Cold Creek Regiment is different from the Welsh waste, all of them are tough guys, and even if we only have one soldier left, they will not let the Germans pass through our lines." Victor replied loudly. At this moment, the telephone on the table rang rapidly, and Victor quickly reached out and lifted the telephone receiver.

"I'm Captain Vick...... What the? I didn't hear clearly, you say it again! When, how did it happen! …… What did you tell me before, I ordered you a long time ago...... In any case, you must take back the position for me, and I don't care how many casualties you have...... That's not a reason! …… Reinforcements? I will send a company to support you, before that you must hold the existing defensive line, you know the consequences of retreating without permission, Captain, if you lose your position again, I will personally go to the front line and shoot you! ”

Victor slammed the receiver down, and then he reported to Simon with an embarrassed expression.

"The Germans have just carried out a second offensive, they have already occupied the outlying positions of the Waterloo station, the infantry companies defending the positions have lost more than half of them, and according to the front commanders, the first to break through the positions was a group of German SS soldiers, which can confirm that on our side was indeed the direct force of the German Führer."

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