Chapter 203: The Assault of Cyprus (3)
During the day of August 27th, the Cypressus Legion was busy with the need for a place to set up camp at all levels, and the Legion's presence in London proved to be a rumor, and according to the Command, there were still many tasks that needed to be carried out by this powerful legion.
The current commander of the 25th Armored Regiment of the 7th Armored Division is Fred. Feng. Ludwig Lieutenant Colonel and former commander of the 25th Panzer Regiment Russell. Major General Haron, who succeeded Müller as commander of the 7th Panzer Division.
As the most ferocious head of the Cypressus Three-Headed Dog, the Seventh Panzer Division has long been reborn, which is related to the face of the German Führer, and the High Command must of course pay attention to it.
Originally, the 6th Armored Division was a strengthened lightly armed division, half of the troops were equipped with No. 1 and No. 2 lead cans, and the other half were driving 38T, so it stands to reason that there is still a gap between the combat effectiveness and the standard armored division. Because the commander of the division was the unruly Rommel, who relied on the background to disobey the orders of his superiors, and often did not follow the route of the battle plan of the army group, which led to the elusive movement of this unit on the battle line, and the name of a ghost division was broken out of the French battlefield. In fact, this guy's self-righteousness has offended the entire group of senior officers, and he was finally kicked to North Africa to gnaw sand, which can be regarded as a character that determines fate.
The 25th Panzer Regiment has now taken on a new look, and the No. 4 Tank as the main force has gathered three companies, and together with a No. 3 Tank Company, it has been formed into a real heavy battalion. In addition to a part of the No. 3 tank and the command vehicle, the rest of the two armored battalions are all composed of 38T tanks, which have a relatively balanced performance, and their firepower and armor can also cope with the current stage of the battle. In addition, the officers and men of the 7th Armored Division are also accustomed to using this kind of tank, and have accumulated rich experience in battlefield use, and their combat effectiveness can be guaranteed.
Feng. Lieutenant Colonel Ludvik leaned back against his eight-wheeled armored command vehicle and carried a lunch box of potato and offal soup in his hand, and the regimental logistics officer held a report to report to him on the day's supply process.
The Germans now fought across the sea in enemy territory. The logistical supply is more burdensome than ordinary people can imagine. The large-scale retreat of the British coastal population caused the original plan to replenish the area to lose its target before it was implemented.
The daily consumption of the German naval regiment is a staggering figure, the most basic food, an infantry division consumes 22 tons of food per day, mainly potatoes and bread, and other non-staple foods and meat, condiments and drinks, etc., not counting them. For example, Ludvik's 25th Panzer Regiment had to slaughter thirty pigs or four beef cattle a day if it wanted to supply the soldiers with a standard share of fresh meat, but this was the job of the divisional quartermaster's office, which had a slaughterhouse company and a butcher processing station attached to it. They are responsible for slaughtering and making various meat products from the cattle, sheep and livestock purchased nearby for the subordinate troops.
"In the end, each armored company received two days of canned meat, and we calculated the space inside the vehicle and chose the finished product as much as possible, which could reduce the burden on these logistics baggage teams. I heard from my friends in the Logistics Staff of the Army Group that because of the beginning of a shortage of food in the city of London, we may have to divide a group of supplies to help the citizens of London. The regimental quartermaster folded the form and stuffed it into the document bag at his waist, then pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his trouser pocket. He first shook out one and handed it to the adjutant of the regimental headquarters who was standing aside.
"Is it bad in the city?" Feng. Ludvik took a folding spoon with teeth, scooped up a piece of potato and put it in his mouth.
"I heard that there had been several riots, and my friends in the intelligence department told me an interesting thing that they learned from the mouths of captured British officers. There were a few Socialist-still partisan councillors who led a group of hungry people to storm the high-end hotels of Westminster, as if they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a revolution.
It turned out to be a farce, with these people snatching the food from the restaurant. Several cooks and waiters were wounded, and then they were swept away by the gendarmes and police who arrived and recovered several red flags and some leaflets from the guy who led the team. These idiots thought it was 1918. The quartermaster told the news as a joke, and those present could not help but show happy expressions after hearing it.
"Tonight we have to distribute all the fuel and ammunition, and all the crews have to complete all the preparations by 8 o'clock in the evening. The battalion and company commanders will attend a meeting at the regiment headquarters after eight o'clock, and this time we will do a big job. "Feng. Ludvik raised his head and drank the soup in his lunch box, flipped over the lunch box and shook off the residual juice, and casually rested the lunch box on the fender of the armored command vehicle next to him.
"In the afternoon there was an arms train, four of which were allocated to us. A thousand rounds of seventy-five-millimeter shells, two hundred and fifty thousand rounds of machine-gun shells, and ten thousand rounds of fifty-millimeter and thirty-seven-millimeter shells should allow the lads to squander for a while. The quartermaster held a cigarette in his mouth and pressed his lighter hard.
"I really can't figure it out, at this point, why the British in the city have not surrendered to us, at least they should send an envoy out to negotiate, so far there is no movement at all, I really don't know what Churchill and his king are thinking." The regimental staff officer handed over his cigarette butt and asked the quartermaster to catch the fire.
"Thanks, there may be no kerosene, I'll go to the ordnance department and ask for some later." The quartermaster lit his cigarette and took a deep puff, then returned the cigarette to the staff officer.
"Load all these baggage into the car, we will stay in the city for a while, don't ask how long, how can I possibly know, it depends on the order of the Führer, he needs us to stay as long as he wants." Lieutenant Shakter shouted at his men as he turned around and placed his personal bag on the platform at the back of the barrel cart.
"Don't be in a hurry, head, we have enough time." A commando walked past Lieutenant Shakter with an iron-fisted packing box.
"This is an order from the Führer himself, and I have to tell you how many times I have to do it, and we must do our best to complete the tasks given by the Führer, so that we can repay the Führer's expectations of us all along."
Although the 77th Storm Commando has been removed from the jurisdiction of the Waffen-SS Special Forces, its identity has not changed much. These people were regarded as a special symbol and remained in the Cypress, and His Excellency the Führer was the leader of the Nazi Party, and how could there be no SS in his immediate army.
Although the 77th Storm Commando is only a company-level unit, with only one hundred and twenty-five officers and men combined, it is a legendary combat unit in the Cyprus Legion. Since this unit was incorporated into the Legion, it has been used as a sharp knife unit directly under the Legion Headquarters, and it will never be dispatched unless it is absolutely necessary.
Because these soldiers always maintain a super high morale, once they are in combat mode, they are like a bunch of rabid dogs who have lost their minds, they ignore danger and despise death, and if the commander shouts "For the Führer", they will rush to the front and charge in the face of the enemy's machine gun fire.
What's even more interesting is that this group of guys actually had amazing luck, after the end of the French campaign, there were only fifteen soldiers killed and wounded in the whole company.
Muller received Xu Jun's reply at dinner, and he immediately conveyed Xu Jun's order to the 77th Storm Commando, these people love and revere the Führer madly, as long as Xu Jun's order is given, they will immediately carry it out 100% without any consideration.
It is said that Xu Jun was also a little stunned after receiving Mueller's report, there were more than a dozen similar transaction requests stacked in front of him, and sure enough, when it came to the end of the nest, no one wanted to be broken eggs, and they were all monkeys who were in a hurry to jump off the tree.
The British are not as resolute and brave as they boast, and they don't believe that if you look at the historical tickets in Southeast Asia, they are all old troops with a bunch of royal titles. Churchill himself admitted in his memoirs that the Germans did not need to land so much, and only 150,000 German troops were enough to make the entire British island bleed.
The current performance of the British is not unexpected by Xu Jun, he has studied this history, and knows how intrigued Britain was at that time, if it were not for the fatal mistake made by the fat intestine of the fat man, the British politicians have already begun to discuss pushing Churchill out to take the blame as soon as Germany lands, and then let the royal family come forward to play the blood card and kneel to sue for peace.
What kind of government-in-exile is just a deception for children, everyone knows that once they leave the British mainland, with the technical ability of the time, it is impossible to regain the kingdom across an ocean. British politicians have received too many government-in-exiles, many of them behind them, and they know what happens to exiles, which is to watch their last drop of value completely drained.
The requirements of the British Army opened Xu Jun's eyes, and this group of soldiers once again refreshed the bottom line of the British discipline in Xu Jun's mind, and even wanted to use the foundation of Britain to keep their position, this group of guys should know very well that if their deal is reached, Britain will never have a chance to turn over.
Xu Jun wrote in a reply to Mueller: "In view of the current situation, I can only conditionally agree to some of their requests, and I will send someone to talk to the other party about the corresponding details." At the same time, I have to remind the other person not to be too greedy, their hole cards are not as strong as they think, and not to try to trade what we have gained, even without their participation, we can still win in the end.
Who do they think they are? Who do they think they are dealing with? I'm Leenhardt. Feng. Stadd, Conqueror Leenhardt, I reward the obedient and perish the disobedient. ”
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