Chapter 173

"So what? Do you want to show that you've been beaten? Stupid An infantry man asked with a smile.

In the face of infantry ridicule, Ryan did not distinguish anything, he just had no choice but to smile, the slight freckles on his face moved with his smile, and then he crawled back to his tank in the eyes of these SS infantry, and then got into his position of Commander: "Bauman! Drive

When Ryan returned to the village, they saw another SS infantry cleaning the battlefield. There were three SS soldiers' bodies on the ground, their faces covered with white cloth, and one of them was red with blood.

Captain Carter's tank 111 has been dragged out of the ditch nearby, and it is connected with Marcus's tank 112 by a steel cable. Obviously, the No. 112 tank that rushed back to the village pulled him up. After all, the ditch was not deep, so no professional trailer was used. Captain Carter was also relieved because, after all, trailers are only available to the battalion. It's a shame to use them.

Carter and Marcus are studying the map. The mark on the map shows that the road extends to the far side of the forest, connecting with another small village, and not far east of that village is a town. They are discussing whether to gather the tank company to attack the next village.

The 114 and 115 tanks were responsible for covering part of the 5th Panzer Grenadier regiment attacking in the wilderness and protecting the flank of the village. Now they have come back, and the tanks are parked outside the village. One of the five tanks in the second tank platoon is under maintenance, and the other four are on standby on the other side of the village.

At the entrance of their village, there was a No.3 assault gun belonging to the artillery battalion of the division. The order given by the assault gun was to cover the attacking troops in this direction. Now the village has been taken, so the assault gun is also waiting for the order, and the members of the vehicle crew are lying on the car to bask in the sun.

"Hey! Ryan! I heard you destroyed a Polish tank? " With a smile on his face, Captain Carter pointed to his tank and continued to laugh at himself: "it seems that I'm not very lucky to go to war for the first time! There doesn't seem to be anything to boast about but driving your tank into the ditch. "

Ryan turned back and asked Bruce and others to rest in the car. He walked over and scratched the back of his head and answered shyly: "I didn't destroy the tank. My shell missed. The track of the tank broke. The people on the tank abandoned the car and ran away." His shy little face is slightly red, which makes the freckles on his face more obvious.

"But it's still your record." Carter laughed and pointed to Ryan's tank: "it's got more marks on its barrel."

Then instead of talking about it, he asked, "I'm going to keep on attacking, pass through the woods, and take the village! Do you think it's a problem to take this town before four o'clock this afternoon? "

"Are there any infantry with us? I'm afraid the tank will go wrong if it moves alone Marcus frowned and thought about it before he said.

Ryan looked at the map for a long time, then said: "I think there should be no problem. The Polish defense is not very strong. I think they are trying to gather their troops in the direction of the town. If we rush there, we can stop them from doing so."

"Will you meet the main force of the enemy? What happens when they fight back or we fail? " Carter looked at Ryan and asked.

"If we start right away, and if we're lucky, we won't encounter resistance in the next village, then we may arrive in the town before 2 p.m. and nine tanks should be able to take out the Polish garrison there." Said Ryan, measuring the map with his palm.

The mechatronics man of tank 111 came up. He was a very young looking recruit. Seeing him coming, Captain Carter immediately asked, "what did Lieutenant Polk say?" In his words, Lieutenant Polk is the platoon leader of the first tank platoon. He wants to consult his officers before he acts.

"Lieutenant Polk said he thought we should attack." The mechanic replied.

"Then go back to your cars!" Carter waved his hand and ordered: "the tanks in the first row search forward and attack, and the second row follow the cover. Check the oil! Start the engine! Keep the radio going

"The last one can't be done at all." As he walked to his chariot, Ryan replied with a smile. There was a lot of laughter. Then, in the roar, the tank began to move again. Ryan leaned against his cabin door and yelled to the assault artillery group not far away: "Hey! We're going to the next village to see if there are any prisoners! Are you going to follow? "

One of the company commanders of the grenadiers and the assault artillery commander who was making a comparison with the map raised his head and looked at Ryan. Then he showed his yellow teeth, pointed to the nearby tank, and said to the company commander of the grenadiers: "send some armored vehicles, follow them, and let's go out together."

The commander of the Grenadier company nodded and immediately asked, "Jamie! You guys get in the car! Let's go to the next village! Those left behind hand over half their ammunition and pack up! Speed up! We'll start in a minute! "

As like as two peas came to the next village, the same thing was exactly the same as expected. The poles left some roadblocks here, but no troops were sent to guard them. So the German grenadiers jumped out of the armored vehicles and set up guards around the village. Some of the local residents who had not escaped were locked up in a relatively large house, and a bright German flag was built on the roof of the largest house. The rest of the people began to cook. They opened some cans, poured them into the lunch box, stirred them, and added a lot of water. It seemed that they wanted to drink some broth. Other crew members are also eating their tins and black bread, but Ryan only distributed some compressed biscuits to Andre. These biscuits are unpalatable. Although they are very hungry, they really have no nutrition. These compressed biscuits are still smelling of broken oil because they have been hoarding for a long time“ We can't go on with you! Just to maintain the defense line of these two villages will make my company very tight. I can't spare more troops to follow you... I hear that you are going to continue eastward, so please be careful. " During the meal, the Grenadier company commander came to discuss with Carter. Carter agreed to leave a tank to help them consolidate their defense“ The assault gun fleet is going to search North. They are going to take an armored vehicle, so our defense is weaker. I suggest we move forward when the infantry come to take over the defense. " After a while, the Grenadier company commander came back from the assault gun and continued to work with Carter: "if you are determined to attack, please leave another tank." Carter thought for a while, then asked the two platoon leaders to discuss, followed by observing the surrounding terrain with binoculars, and finally agreed to the requirements of the grenadiers: "OK! I'll take the remaining seven tanks. We expect a large number of Polish defenders in the town, so we have to concentrate as much as possible. " The final result of the study is that there are 121 tanks and 122 tanks left in the second platoon, which are under the command of the second platoon leader. There are 123 tanks and 125 tanks left in the second platoon to follow the large troops. Moreover, the weather is more and more favorable for them. The fog on the Polish border is gradually dispersing, and the visibility is getting higher and higher. There are no clouds in the clear sky. The locust like German bombers finally appear in the eyes of the German soldiers. This is undoubtedly good news. The air force's deployment represents a great increase in the pressure on Polish ground forces. According to some data provided in the pamphlets distributed, the ME-109 fighter in the hands of the German air force is much more powerful than the thing that poles can go to heaven. The huge explosions from afar also proved that the air force was destroying its opponents. The continuous black smoke rising on the horizon and the Stuka dive bombers flying overhead from time to time confirmed that the air supremacy was firmly in the hands of the Germans - at least all the information showed that the German team had gained the advantage. Although the air force's participation is gratifying, the battle on the ground will continue. After they passed the woods, the map in their hands showed that the road was open and open. They thought they would not encounter any trouble, but they were blocked by a trouble caused by one of their own people. A crossroad on their road was destroyed by Stuka bombers, A big pit with a diameter of 10 meters completely lost the function of this section of road“ Damn it! Air force... Do those idiots have brains? " A row of angry voices came from the earphone. Carter's inquiry then came: "can you get around it?"“ More trouble! There are fields all around, so it's easy to sink in and put out the fire. " A driver looked at the terrain and said, "but I think I can try." Carter showed half his body on his tank turret. When he got the news, he nodded: "go around twice and force through! Be careful! Don't sink in All the tanks started again and drove carefully to the surrounding farmland. The first tank smoothly went around on the left. Marcus' No. 112 tank also turned to the left with the first tank. His idea was very simple. It would be easier to follow the rut of the first tank. And behind them, tank 125 was impatient, turned right and drove into the field on the right. At this time, No. 114 tank in the first row followed the rut of No. 112 tank and opened down the road. At this time, there was a loud noise from No. 125 tank: "boom!" Immediately after the 125 tank, a stream of smoke came out. The broken track of the tank slipped to the front of the tank with the rotating wheels. However, the 114 car on one side suddenly drove into the mud nearby because of panic, struggling twice and flameout.