Imperial Overlord

News of the occupation of Tinguely Hill by German paratroopers soon became known to British commanders who were preparing to defend against German and Italian landings.

This time, they really realized that the paratroopers behind them were their biggest worry, and the Italian fleet, who didn't know where they were, was the bait.

So the British felt angry. After they found out that they had been tricked, they immediately gathered their forces and wanted to retake Dingley Hills.

After all, it is the commanding heights of the whole of Malta. If you control it, you can overlook half of Malta.

The 2,000 British Army began to counterattack in the direction of Dingley Hills, while Lehmann's German paratroopers retreated from the vicinity of Dingley Hills, striving to capture the important central area of ​​Rabat.

Similarly, the British passed through Rabat, and 2,000 British soldiers were ordered to cut through the German paratroopers' defense line from here.

Then they divided and surrounded the German paratroopers who occupied Dingley Hills, and regained the commanding heights on the island.

Now, the German paratroopers on the island of Malta have been reinforced with additional troops, and numerous troops in gliders have reached a safe landing site and are ready to go into battle.

The total number of German paratroopers on the entire island exceeded 7,000, and these units were being further strengthened.

Li Le's determination to capture Malta is not a casual statement. He may be the one German who hopes to pull this nail out the most.

Only he knew how much disaster the island of Malta brought to the Axis countries' Mediterranean route, and only he knew how important the island of Malta was!

After capturing this place, the powerful German air force can really divide the Mediterranean Sea in two, and the British warships entering the Mediterranean Sea must face the attack of the sea and the air.

In the same way, as long as there is the protection of the air force stationed here and the navy, the transport ships full of oil can continue to set sail from Libya to transfuse blood for Germany and Italy!

Compared with Romania, which is not so reliable, Libya in your hands is obviously easier to control.

In the same way, with the support of this route, the Axis North Africa war can get more supplies, so maybe Rommel can really create a miracle.

"Germany parachuted into Mgarr... yes, more than 3,000." To the radio, the British commander begged for reinforcements over and over again.

He contacted Alexandria, hoping that the British Mediterranean Fleet there could come to reinforce, but he got bad news.

Because it was not certain whether this was a trap designed by the Germans to lure the British fleet, the British navy could not be dispatched to join the battle.

The submarine ambush in the Battle of Oran was like a nightmare, and the old-fashioned commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet, Can Anning, was reluctant to risk his fleet.

In fact, he persuaded the French Navy's squadron to surrender and relieved the crisis in Alexandria, which has brought relief to the British.

Being able to get a French battleship out of the control of the Axis means that you can deal with one less enemy!

Now, expecting the Mediterranean fleet to come out in full force against the German landing on the island of Malta, Cunningham had no idea.

If his fleet is severely damaged, then the entire Suez Canal will face the threat of the Italian Navy, which is definitely not the result that Britain wants to see.

"We have more than 13,000 soldiers on the island... and you were defeated by 3,000 German paratroopers?" Can Anning asked in disbelief about the situation in Malta.

Several generals of the army were very embarrassed. They also knew that the performance of their subordinates was really unsatisfactory.

But what can be done about this? At this point in 1940, in the war on land, what **** dared to guarantee that he could defeat the German Army?

At this time, the general of the British Army wanted to say something to his naval colleagues: "France is so big, it has only lasted a few weeks."

Counting on reinforcements, the British commanders on the island of Malta knew that they might not be able to count on them, and all they could do was rely on themselves to drive the Germans into the sea!

It would be a big joke to say that the British did not pay attention to Malta. This battle can now be seen as a preview of the Battle of Britain.

So the British soldiers firmly took their offensive steps in Rabat, and not far outside the city, they encountered German paratroopers who came to attack.

The two sides soon opened fire fiercely, fighting like a bullfight. The German paratroopers did not realize that the British counterattack was so resolute and quick, and the British did not expect the Germans to continue to attack Rabat.

So after the two sides made contact, they immediately retreated at the same time, and then dug trenches to arrange defense lines, waiting for the other side to attack.

There are some differences from traditional infantry. After all, the German paratroopers did not carry heavy weapons. Their positions were shelled by the British, but the scale was not large.

Enduring the devastation of another artillery fire, the German paratroopers waited for the British attack with their weapons in the simple fortifications dug by themselves.

They have the patience to continue to wait, but the British obviously have no capital to wait. If the German paratroopers are allowed to wreak havoc on the island, then Malta will not be far away.

Sure enough, the British soldiers launched a tentative attack after the shelling.

The MG-34 machine gun roared and swept back this pretentious attack. The other party dropped a dozen corpses and fled back to the starting place in embarrassment.

Lehmann stuck out half of his head and looked at the corpses of the British soldiers lying between the positions of the two sides. He was somewhat dissatisfied with the rapid firing of the machine gun positions.

Before he could fire a shot, the enemy retreated back - this made Lyman a little bored, but he had to hide and face the shelling below.

The British army lived up to expectations, and habitually used artillery to beat the opponent after the attack. A round of shells fell, ploughing the vicinity of the machine gun position that had just been fired.

This is their glorious tradition. As Lyman and others who have experienced war, they have long been accustomed to it.

The machine gun position that fired just now has long since moved, and even the surrounding paratroopers have long since evacuated. There is no one there now, so the British are left to bombard it.

"It's really stupid idiots who don't learn smart." Laiman didn't know that his country was defeated by such an idiot opponent a few years later. There was no emotion in his mouth, and there was a trace of disdain.

This time, the support fire of the 25-pounder gun had not stopped, and the official attack of the British began.

British soldiers with Lee Enfield rifles rushed towards Lyman's position, looking like there were hundreds of them.

Lyman checked the magazine of the weapon in his hand, confirmed the ammunition inside, leaned on the foxhole, and waited for the rifle shooter beside him to fire.

At a distance of 400 meters, it was not his turn to fire. There are still a lot of Mauser 98K rifle shooters in the paratroopers, and this distance is their chance to perform.

"Bah!" Soon, the crisp firing of the Mauser rifle sounded, and the distance between the two sides got closer and closer as time went by.

"Two hundred meters!" As a German shooter ran out of bullets in the bomb bay and crouched down to load the magazine for his Mauser rifle, an officer loudly reminded everyone the approximate distance of the enemy.

These German soldiers who have already fought old battles can accurately judge the distance of the enemy from their positions just by looking at them.

"Machine gun team, fire! Fire! Suppress the shot!" The squad leader who loaded his weapon with bullets loudly gave the order to fire the machine gun.

The machine gun shooter who heard the order not far away immediately pulled the trigger pressed by his finger and let the MG-34 machine gun start working.

"Da! Da Da!" The bullet chain held by the sub-shooter's palm was pulled into the gun body with the roar of the machine gun, and the rest of it was beating in the sub-shooter's palm, as if it had life.

When the shell was thrown out of the machine gun body~www.wuxiaspot.com~, it was still steaming when it landed on the soil.

Tracer bullets fly from the muzzle to help the person who fired the attack, making it easier for him to aim at the target he wants to attack.

One British soldier after another was knocked down, and the tenacity of the German paratroopers made their opponents, who had not experienced the real **** battle, suffered.

The other party obviously didn't realize how powerful the enemy they were fighting against. These terrifying soldiers turned Anzio into an impregnable wall after a few years.

It can be said that the German paratroopers can be regarded as the elite among the elites. Their ability to organize defenses in the mountains and under the complex terrain gave the Allies a headache in 1944 or even 45 years.

However, this is 1940. How could the German paratroopers, who had already arranged their defenses, be defeated by the British who were not superior in strength?

The British did not know these things, so they were still trying to break through the defenses of the German paratroopers, hoping to defeat their opponents and retake Dingley Hills.

Lehmann didn't mean to be polite either. He picked up his assault rifle and gave his opponents a fierce surprise attack at a distance of 150 meters.

He didn't choose to shoot continuously, but shot bursts with an assault rifle, knocking over the front British troops one by one.

"One! Two! Three! Four!" Every time he pulled the trigger, his cheek against the **** of the gun could feel the vibration from the weapon.

Every vibration means that the gun is moving back and forth, it means that a bullet flew out of the gun chamber, and it means that an enemy has been hit.

Through the sight gap on the gun, Lyman's eyes under the icy edge of the helmet saw that his muzzle was pressing on the enemy's body. As he pulled the trigger, the opponent was pulled by a huge force and fell to the ground on his back.