Chapter 514

It's dangerous to drive at night. Everyone who has driven knows it. But what about driving to fight at night? Is it more dangerous? Tank 115 leads the way, followed by Ryan's tank 113, and then Marcus's tank 112. Three tanks cover four armored personnel carriers, and seven trucks are moving slowly towards their targets.

Soon they walked a few kilometers along the rugged road to the outskirts of the town, which had become a ruin. German infantry began to set up mortars next to the tanks, which were their support weapons.

After a brief distribution, the German infantry began to form their own battle formation. Two platoons of a company were responsible for entering the town from one side, then sweeping the nearby buildings to establish a support point for the attack. After this support point was established, almost 100 German troops in the front began to attack again.

When they were ready, the German soldiers began to approach the houses near the town. The soldiers crossed the fence, rushed through the potholes of the lawn, and ran towards their target in the light of the moonlight. They bent over and carried their guns, and from time to time they had to move two steps horizontally.

Soon the soldiers approached the building, their backs against the cold walls, panting and running violently. However, it can be seen that the eyes of each of these soldiers are full of joy, because the process of approaching these goals is extremely simple for them.

The prepared fighting and strong attack didn't work. The Soviet defenders didn't seem to be strengthened. These inexperienced opponents seemed to be sleeping at the moment. They didn't find that the German soldiers were close to such a close distance.

A German soldier with his rifle walked around the house behind him. The building was apparently not destroyed by the bombing and was well preserved. He approached the gate carefully, and under the cover of his comrades in arms, he rushed into the house that seemed to be deserted.

An old man was sitting in the master's seat in the living room, looking at the German soldiers coming in. The two sides were so stunned. After a few seconds of stalemate, the old man first said, "those Russians have escaped, and now they are all Ukrainians."

"The Russians have withdrawn?" The German soldier who rushed into the room was stunned, then put down his weapon: "when did they withdraw?"

The old man's reply was also very simple, without any concealment: "after your plane bombed, the original company here withdrew. They left in a hurry, and there was no explosives to destroy the bridge in the town."

The bridges have been saved, it seems that today's luck is really good, and everyone is obviously relieved. The German soldier who was the first to enter the house picked up his rifle and looked at the poor and destitute house. He did not ask any questions.

The Ukrainians here are very miserable oppressed by the Russians. No wonder they don't even hate the German troops who have just bombed here, because in their eyes, it seems that the German troops are here to liberate them.

"Platoon leader! The old man said that the Soviet Red Army had retreated. " Behind him, another German soldier turned to the German officer who followed him.

"You and you! You take a few soldiers and check every area here. " The platoon leader immediately arranged for soldiers to search the whole town. Then he found a soldier and asked him to go out to find the radio station he was carrying and tell the friendly troops waiting for the result that there was no enemy here.

Soon more than a dozen German soldiers entered the town from the front. After deploying some cover along the road, several German soldiers approached the center of the town. After confirming that there were no Soviet troops, German trucks and armored vehicles entered the square in the center of the town and stopped around the middle fountain.

It wasn't long before the German troops thoroughly investigated the town and found that there were no Soviet troops here. Then, in the middle of the night, the German troops set up their own defensive positions and set up circular fortifications around them. They spent the middle of the night digging a few trenches, and then ushered in the sunrise of the next day.

No one expected that a well prepared and adventurous attack would turn into a dangerous March. The next morning, the German army began to prepare breakfast for themselves. It can be seen that both the tank troops and the infantry were glad that there was no battle last night.

"Good morning!" Coming out of the tent, Alice rubbed her eyes and said hello to Ryan, who was gargling.

Spitting out his mouthwash, Ryan yawned and said, "good morning!"

It's not that they didn't want to sleep in the building last night, but there were too many bomb throwers without tents. The tank soldiers with relatively good conditions had to give priority to the empty rooms that a few local people moved out to those who were tired for most of the night.

Now they've only been sleeping for more than two hours, so most of them are still asleep. It was a little cold in the early morning of April. Alice felt the cold and shivered involuntarily.

Ryan saw Alice clasping her arms and shivering. He wanted to walk over, but he found that he didn't have a coat. He gave Alice a bitter smile and had to give up. Then he saw a motorcycle coming from a distance, which seemed to be a reconnaissance unit directly under the battalion.

Soon the motorcycle in the distance came closer, and a German soldier came to Ryan with the roar of the engine: "sir! Five kilometers away, we found that there were about 300 Soviet troops, which should be a battalion. There may be other Soviet troops behind. We dare not get too close to them. "“ Have you reported to the battalion? " Ryan frowned and asked his comrade in arms, who had come early in the morning to report his death. What do you say you find wrong? For example, if you find a group of pigs, a mountain or a truck of gold coins, do you have to find hundreds of enemy troops“ It has been reported to the battalion, but I am worried that the nearby troops have not turned on the radio station, so I am responsible for delivering this important message! " The soldier on the motorcycle replied. With a sigh, Ryan asked the soldier to mark the route of the other party on the map, and roughly estimated the contact time. Then he let the soldier continue to remind other troops to keep alert. He took Alice, who was already sleepy, to find two company commanders near the town and told them the amazing news“ It's not a Soviet rout, is it? It doesn't have to be the other side who came to take back the town. " A company commander said with a fluke mind. He just didn't want his troops to face a fierce battle. Of course, he wasn't so naive as to think that the other side just came to surrender. Ryan shook his head, pointed to the position on the map and said, "this unit that the scouts found here is neat and there is no sign of disintegration. And it is said that every soldier is armed, which is obviously not an ordinary army. "“ Are there any tanks? " Staring at the area on the map, another German company commander asked, "they're coming straight from the West. There's woodland and a small open space. If they have tanks, we'll be in trouble."“ The tank problem is up to us. " Ryan thought for a moment and said, "I'll Snipe in the woods at the tanks they might have. But we also need to cover and arrange a squad for us. That's the minimum requirement. " The two company commanders nodded together, and then promised, "we'll send you some good soldiers, two machine guns and an anti tank team." Ryan is not ambiguous. He immediately takes Alice back to his tank, wakes up Bruce and Bowman who are still sleeping, finds Andre who is walking by the river, and begins to prepare for the tank battle. Before long, the whole town was busy. More than 50 German troops began to enter their defensive positions in the West. They deepened some trenches, buried a few mines in the open space ahead, fired two shells, and adjusted the angle and coordinates of the mortar. These soldiers can't be more familiar with the preparations before the war. The complicated and trivial things are very clear and simple in their eyes. They wipe the guns and lubricate some places to keep the killers in better condition. They check the bayonet and put it in the most convenient position so that it can be used immediately in a crisis. Ammunition boxes were distributed to the units, opened, and raided by the soldiers. Grenades were neatly stacked around, and not far from the open space, a few smokers gathered together, cherish the good time of the last cigarette before the war. Ryan took his three tanks and a squad of infantry to the edge of the woodland, where they chose a better position and set up their own sniper positions. The three tanks were arranged in a triangle, and three 88mm guns were aimed at the possible positions of Soviet tanks. They also found some camouflage and piled some soil and branches in front of the tank as a cover. These German tanks are painted with a simple camouflage, so they are now more integrated with the surrounding environment. The infantry squad was placed on the high slope behind three tanks to deal with the Soviet infantry and tanks. Of course, they are only responsible for covering and reminding. It is impossible to really block the Soviet tanks around. Soon, Ryan found the advancing Soviet troops with binoculars. Dense soldiers had begun to slowly expand. The reconnaissance troops obviously reduced the number of this enemy. Roughly speaking, they had at least 500 people.