The war in Southampton entered a tragic state from the beginning.

This is a contest between the two ace troops on both sides: Skeleton Lancers - Bloody Rose!

In fact, in a more sense, the battle has nothing to do with war until now. Both sides care more about each other's honor. They can tolerate failure, but they must not lose the glory that soldiers deserve. This is something that no real soldier can tolerate.

It was driven by this mentality that although the situation of the war had already been unfavorable to him, Colonel Enrique had no intention of giving up. At this time, Dontanner, who was commanding the battle in Southampton, made an unforgivable mistake. He refused the suggestion to send reinforcements to Colonel Enrique.

Dontanner was a general who was very cautious in using troops. He would never make a decision easily without the clear situation of the battle. Judging from the battle on the front line, the 36th Brigade was obviously at a disadvantage. If the main force used to surround Southampton at this time, it would inevitably suffer unnecessary losses. Instead of doing so, it would be better to let Colonel Enrique and his "Bloody Rose" delay as much time as possible and consume as much of the enemy's vitality as possible.

For this purpose, he issued an order to Colonel Enrique: All positions are allowed to be abandoned if he cannot continue to stick to it!

To be honest, Dontanner's decision was not wrong and could not be blamed, but as the situation of the war changed, everything might become different.

From noon, the German army significantly strengthened the offensive, and Major Stroup and his "Skeleton Lancers" received new reinforcements, which greatly enhanced their strength. However, for Major Stroup's opponents, their strength was still constantly depleting.

The comparison of strength between the two sides has undergone fundamental changes.

The most critical issue is that Colonel Enrique always adheres to the creed of "Bloody Rose": "Don't retreat easily if you don't want to wait until the last minute!"

This is a declaration of a brave man, but such declarations often cause great trouble to the commanders of "Blood Rose". They must faithfully implement this declaration, otherwise it will be regarded as a betrayal of "Blood Rose".

Especially Colonel Enrique is even more so. He is loyal, brave, but old-fashioned and stubborn. He never doubts the correctness of his predecessors and never tries to change anything. "Don't retreat easily in the last minute" has taken root in his mind.

Faced with the fierce attack of the enemy, he threw himself into the last reserve team, and even he himself appeared on the most intense front line. Can you blame him anything? No, you can't blame anything. On the contrary, every commander hopes to have such a brave subordinate.

But now it seems that Colonel Enrique's courage seems to have been used in the wrong place today.

The 36th Brigade's many positions have been broken through, and the entire brigade suffered extremely heavy casualties. Especially after losing air protection, the planes of the abominable enemy began to ravage their positions unscrupulously, and the entire position was wrapped in thick smoke and explosions.

The situation became very difficult. But even in such a harsh environment, Colonel Enrique did not give up. He ordered the entire brigade to start shrinking its troops and concentrate its forces on several important core positions. In his opinion, he could have persisted until tomorrow.

He will surely leave his reputation for being brave and good at fighting in this British land called "Triboston".

．

．

．

．

．

However, at this time, General Jonnar, the commander of the Axis Army, also began to take the initiative to initiate changes.

．

．

．

．

．

The 1st Division of the Royal Army was ordered by him to detour from the left wing and to the rear wing of the Triboston battlefield to complete the encirclement of the 36th Brigade of the United States Marine Corps.

Neither Colonel Enrique nor Southampton were able to discover the German attempts in time.

．

．

．

．

．

If the Battle of Triboston was a tragedy, then this was the beginning of the tragedy. In modern wars, relying solely on courage and loyalty, we can no longer win our country.

In order to confuse the enemy, Jonner even continued to increase troops to the front line. On the front line, in addition to the German soldiers who were armed the SS, soldiers of the Dalian German Wehrmacht began to appear. This new situation made Colonel Enrique's heart full of pride again: he was going to war with the SS and the German Wehrmacht at the same time! Even if he failed, he could leave here with his head high!

The "Skeleton Lancer" performed very well from the beginning of the battle, and Enrique also regarded it as his main target. He knew that the "Skeleton Lancer" was a trump card among the German aces. But what? His troops were also the aces among the US aces!

Ace vs. Ace!

Even if he really fails, as long as he can firmly block the "skeleton Lancer" from the position, he will also receive great honor. No, he is not only him, but also his beloved "Bloody Rose"!

In the honor room of "Blood Rose", there were photos of each commander hanging. Colonel Enrique has not hung his photos up until now, because he felt it was shameful to hang photos without military achievements there. However, when this battle ended, he could hang his photos openly in the most eye-catching place in the honor room.

The sound of gunfire became even more intense, but Colonel Enrique's heart was also burning uncontrollably.

．

．

．

．

．

At 12:30 pm, the "Skeleton Lancer" who had been maintaining a strong situation suddenly slowed down its offensive, which was a bit puzzled. Colonel Enrique could give himself only one answer: the enemy was also in a period of fatigue.

13:00, after a brief rest, the "Skeleton Lancer" attacked again, and at this time a bad news came to Colonel Enrique's ears: the enemy's troops were found behind his own troops.

As an experienced commander, Colonel Enrique quickly understood that this was the enemy's attempt to surround him. He now had two choices. One was to evacuate the battlefield immediately before the enemy's encirclement was formed, but this would allow the frontal enemy to take advantage of the situation to pursue. At the same time, if the enemy behind him moves quickly, the 36th Brigade still has the possibility of being surrounded. The second option is to continue to command the troops to stay here and wait until the reinforcements arrive.

Without much hesitation, Colonel Enrique chose the second option.

．

．

．

．

．

"Don't retreat easily after the last minute." The words "Bloody Rose" firmly took root in Colonel Enrique's heart. He also felt that the latter solution was more feasible.

At this time, the 36th Brigade had suffered nearly one-third of the casualties. Colonel Enrique concentrated them all at the three core positions in Triboston, and reported to General Dontanner about the current situation, requesting reinforcements who were moving to Southampton to arrive as soon as possible to complete their reunion with him.

One-third of the casualties suffered one-third of the casualties in more than half a day, which made Colonel Enrique's heart bleeding. But he could never show this pain in front of his subordinates. As a senior commander, calmness is always ranked first no matter when.

．

．

．

．

．

However, Colonel Enrique did not know at this time that it was his decision that completely ruined the last glimmer of hope for the "Bloody Rose"!

The German offensive suddenly strengthened, and a large number of armored vehicles and soldiers rushed up in waves. The planes in the sky and artillery fire on the ground joined the attack operations like crazy. In the shortest time, the three core positions in Triboston were attacked by a large amount of steel, and almost half of the positions were destroyed, and casualties suddenly increased. At this time, Colonel Enrique began to vaguely feel that his decision might not be correct.

Not only that, the situation in Southampton also began to change. The Royal Navy joined the attack on the city. Until now, even if Dontanner wanted to reinforce Colonel Enrique, he seemed powerless.

"I don't know if I can continue to persevere..." After receiving a call from General Dontanner, Colonel Enrique became hesitant: "The enemy's attack is very fierce, and our casualties are too great to bear. But, General, I will do my best."

I will do my best - in fact, when this sentence was said, Colonel Enrique had probably foresaw his failure.

At 15:00, the 1st Division of the Royal Army loyally successfully completed the siege of Triboston. At this point, the 36th Brigade of the US Marine Corps, known as the "Blood Rose", has cut off the last glimmer of hope for retreat.

Jonner would never let the fat that was almost at his mouth slip away. He quickly ordered the Third Reconnaissance Armored Battalion, the Third Armored Assault Battalion, and the Third Armored Combat Engineer Company of the Skeleton Division to be all involved in the attack and issued an order to annihilate the "Bloody Rose" before 22 o'clock.

A large number of German troops appeared on the battlefield, and the joining of the new force put the already precarious "Blood Rose" under unprecedented pressure.

Colonel Enrique had no way to change all this. The only thing he could do now was hope to rely on the courage of his soldiers to change this passive situation, but this hope seemed so slim.

The shells kept falling from the air and the ground to the American positions. The explosions seemed to be the god of death roaring there. There were constantly American soldiers, and blood washed the positions, and the splashed soil and stones buried the lives of young soldiers.

From this moment on, the fate of "Bloody Rose" has been destined.

At 16:00, the 1st Division of the Royal Army launched an attack from the rear of the "Blood Rose" under the command of Romeo, which was fatal to Colonel Enrique and the troops he commanded.

But what is admirable is that even at this moment, the "Bloody Rose" still showed strong combat power and courage. They repeatedly strangled the enemy on every inch of their position. The extremely glorious title of "Bloody Rose" has always been the source that inspires them from the First World War to the present!

People can die, but they must not die in humiliation!

With the gradual compression of the Axis Army, the position of "Bloody Rose" became smaller and smaller. By 18:00, two of the three core positions had fallen into the hands of the enemy. The entire brigade was injured and killed, captured, and more than half of it disappeared. The remaining soldiers and wounded could only hide in the last narrow position.

The gunshots have temporarily stopped, but every American soldier is very clear that the next time the gunshots will be the last battle to judge their fate!

Colonel Enrique saw countless wounded soldiers moaning in pain in their positions. They lacked the necessary medicines and enough doctors. Colonel Enrique had no choice but to face this situation. He was not a magician and could not create everything the wounded needed.

"Col. Your phone number is from the Germans."

Colonel Enrique judged that this was a call to persuade surrender. The Germans probably underestimated themselves too much. Even at the end, he would never surrender. But he still took the call and wanted to hear what ridiculous things the Germans would say.

"I'm Major Strupp."

"I am Colonel Enrique."

"Hello, Colonel, I must make it clear that I am not here to persuade the surrender, because I have heard of the famous saying of "Blood Rose" and yours, and I think you will also flatly reject my surrender suggestion."

Colonel Enrique smiled on his face. Yes, although the other party was an enemy, he could still understand himself.

"Col. I would like to give you a suggestion that today's day of battle caused us to lose a lot of losses to each other and there were a large number of wounded people. As far as I know, your wounded people cannot be effectively treated, so I suggest you send all those wounded people out of the position."
To be continued...