The British attack was quickly defeated... Without the cover of tanks, they didn't know how to fight.

In some ways, this idea is correct, because after the Mark's machine gun was used on the battlefield on a large scale in World War I, no one knew how to attack... Attack was almost synonymous with seeking death in that era, so there was trench warfare during World War I, and then there was tank.

Moreover, the terrain near the airport is relatively flat and empty. The German army only needs to set up a few machine guns in the direction of the British army, which will leave the British army helpless.

The problem is... the British army has much more troops than the German army, and it also surrounds the German army. At this time, there is only one explanation: there is not enough courage and confidence.

In this regard, Colonel Smith made a good excuse for himself: "The Germans have new equipment with unknown performance, and the German paratroopers may appear in other directions. So, keep your own positions and protect the airport..."

This gave the German army more time and space, otherwise the mission of the First Battalion would be over here.

However, things did not go smoothly, and the German army had less and less time left.

"We have less than half an hour!" Bazel looked at his watch anxiously.

Qin Chuan understood what Bazer meant, and the pressure from the German army came from two aspects:

One is a fighter jet threat from the British army.

It is 610 kilometers from Port Said to Crete, and this distance is only about an hour for British Spitfire.

If British fighter jets arrive at Crete and land at Irak Airport and then take off again... then the British army will soon seize air supremacy, and even British fighter jets will suppress the German First Infantry Battalion from the air. At that time, it would be extremely difficult for the German army to capture the airport.

Another threat was the ground forces from the British army.

After learning that the airport was attacked, the British army would definitely send reinforcements to the airport... This is true, because according to the information obtained by the German army from the air reconnaissance planes, the fastest reinforcements arrived in twenty minutes, and then reinforcements would come one after another like a tide. At that time, even if the German army had three heads and six arms, they could not resist the British offensive.

"We must break through the enemy's defense line as soon as possible!" Major Cleman shouted at Captain Bazel: "Otherwise the whole plan will fail!"

"But the enemy's defense is very tight, Major!" Bazer opposed: "If we rush hard, even if we break through the enemy's defense line or even occupy the airport, it will be useless!"

Bazer's words are correct, because there is only one ending for forced breakthroughs, that is, the First Infantry Battalion has suffered heavy casualties, but this also means that the First Infantry Battalion cannot defend the airport. The role that the First Infantry Battalion can play is at most blow up some facilities in the airport or the ammunition and fuel in the warehouse.

Then, it won’t take long to go back to use the airport.

"Maybe we can think of other ways!" Qin Chuan said.

"What else can I do?" Major Clayman said with some annoyance: "We have had serious errors in our intelligence, and it has been twice... we were terrified by the bastards of the Air Force!"

Major Cleman was obviously very disgusted with the Air Force. Later, Qin Chuan realized that there was a reason. In a battle against France, the Air Force mistakenly regarded Major Cleman's troops as the enemy, and a bombing caused heavy losses to Major Cleman's troops, including his son.

So Major Clayman will find any opportunity to vent his grudges to the Air Force, although he knows this is not the time to complain.

"Major!" Qin Chuan pointed at a flank high ground amid the sound of cannons and said, "Maybe we can choose to occupy that high ground!"

"Our mission is to occupy the airport!" Major Clayman refused without thinking.

"You are right!" Qin Chuan said: "But the purpose of occupying the airport is to block the airport, right? What if we occupy that high ground can block the airport?"

"You mean..." Major Clayman looked at the high ground, and then a hint of hope appeared in his eyes: "Use a mortar?"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "That highland is four kilometers away from the airport, within the range of our 80MM mortar, and we are condescending..."

"Good idea!" Major Clayman did not hesitate, and immediately ordered: "Retreat, change the target, and take the high ground at eight o'clock!"

Later, this highland was named "Eight O'clock" highland by the German army.

At eight o'clock, the high ground was more than 100 meters high, and a company of Greek troops stationed.

However, the Greek army in this company was obviously not a regular army, because they even lacked rifles, so the German army easily took down the high ground with just one charge.

Major Kleman climbed up to the top of the mountain and took out his telescope and looked down, then nodded and said to Qin Chuan: "You are right, Lieutenant, the airport runway is under our noses!"

There is no doubt about this. Looking down at the airport with a height of more than 100 meters, you can certainly see everything in the airport clearly.

At this time, the Irak Airport was in a mess, with several destroyed fighter jets piled up on the runway and emitting black smoke. That should be a good thing that German fighter jets did before. On the other side, there were several fighter jets that seemed to have just been loaded with ammunition and were about to take off to fight.

Seeing this, Major Kleman immediately ordered: "Mortar preparation!"

The mortar is an 80MM caliber mortar with a range of five kilometers. Of course, there will be no difficulties in the airport below with condescending bombardment.

"Let it go!" With Major Kleiman's order, ten mortars with better adjustments were "boom" and fired a shell at the airport.

Just heard the whistling of shells, three British fighter jets preparing to take off on the runway were immediately bombed. One fighter jet saw that the situation was not good, and immediately activated the bombing range that wanted to take off urgently and escape from the artillery force, but it was too late at this time...

Then the second shell passed, and one of them hit the wings of the fighter plane, instantly blowing the fighter planes that were scattering on the runway into several pieces. Then there was a loud "boom" sound, and the fighter planes filled with fuel turned into a bright ball of fire.

"God!" Colonel Smith realized that the German army was not retreating, but occupied the highlands south of the airport.

"We must take the high ground back!" Colonel Smith said: "Otherwise the airport will be under their blockade!"

At this time, Colonel Smith felt a little regretful, why did he never take that high ground seriously before?
Chapter completed!