Chapter 557: Layer upon Layer Blocking (3) [two-in-one chapters]
Three minutes later, the warehouse manager opened his eyes wide in the rain and locked onto an unlucky target:
Because one was wearing a raincoat, his specific military rank could not be seen; but judging from his actions and the reactions of the surrounding soldiers, he should be a junior officer of the German Infantry Division, around the platoon commander level.
It can be said that the warehouse manager is a little too confident in finding valuable targets.
Because in previous battles, the number of targets similar to this that he had killed with his own hands had long been calculated in units of one hundred.
If he hadn't used the rifles one after another, many of them would have been thrown away due to his death in battle.
Otherwise, those words "positive" used for probability kill numbers on the gun stock and gun body can scare any ace sniper to death.
Therefore, on such a battlefield, the German soldiers did not show any salute or other actions to reveal the identity of the officers, even if they did not face their commanders.
But how poisonous is the warehouse manager’s eyes these days? After just a few glances, he easily found the hidden target.
But in fact, if he really had a choice, the warehouse manager would actually want to kill the commander of the tank.
Unfortunately, since the last sneak attack, a Panther tank commander was killed; the opponent has obviously become more sophisticated, and all the commanders no longer poke their heads out of the turret, but huddled in the tank.
For a moment, the warehouse manager, who only had a 98K rifle in his hand, felt a little unable to start...
After locking, there was a gunshot, and there was no surprise at all.
The officer whose rank he didn't know was struggling to move his body in the muddy water on the dirt road that looked like a mud pit a second ago.
The next second later, it suddenly felt like a heavy stick had been hit on the forehead, and the whole person fell down with his head raised.
The sound of gunfire is the best order to start a war.
The others, who had already been holding back their anger, immediately used the fastest speed to pour bullets from their firearms at the target.
It can be said that in an instant, the dense bullets knocked out all the German infantrymen.
Instinctively, they moved towards the tanks around them, intending to first use the tank's hard shell to dodge these deadly bullets.
Under normal circumstances, there is nothing wrong with their reactions.
On the one hand, the ambush personnel at this sniper point are quite limited, which means that such a density of firepower is achieved by firing with full force in a short burst.
After a while, everyone needs to change the magazine.
The firepower density of bullets has just been reduced, and it will be time for these German infantrymen to counterattack; there is nothing wrong with such a tactic of avoiding their sharp edges.
On the other hand, facing these ambushers.
In the vanguard, the crews of the tanks were already turning their turrets, aiming at the MG34 general-purpose machine gun that threatened the most, which was the one that Poluo and the others were aiming at.
As long as the muzzle is adjusted in place, don't say hello to a 75mm tank gun.
Just the coaxial machine gun on the turret can cause Poluo and the others a lot of trouble.
However, just when the tank gun was about to rotate into place, Qingtian finally crawled all the way and arrived at a suitable firing position on the side of the road.
No way! The Iron Fist model in his hand is an old Type 30.
The word 30 in it clearly expresses that the maximum effective range is only 30 meters; if it is fired any further, the warhead will fly to God knows where.
In the end, I risked bullets flying randomly above my head.
Qingtian came to a position about 25 meters away from the leading Panzer IV tank.
After arriving here, Qingtian locked the target without any hesitation and opened fire with unusual simplicity.
Then, without even glancing at the specific results of the battle, he threw away the Iron Fist launcher in his hand, turned around, and began to retreat.
At this time, the warehouse manager and others were also emptying their weapons of bullets.
They did not shout out to change the magazine like they did in other battles, and then covered each other to maintain continuous suppressive fire.
Instead, the warehouse manager shouted loudly: "Withdraw~"
Then everyone, including Hanzi and Poluo, who were operating the MG34 general-purpose machine gun and firing wildly, each took their machine gun and a box of spare magazines, and retreated hesitantly.
And the moment they set off, the leading No. 4 tank also had a huge explosion.
For the Iron Fist 30, which has an armor-piercing capability of 140 mm, after a shot from Qingtian hit the side armor, considering that the side of the No. 4 tank was only 30 mm thick vertical armor, there was no doubt about the result.
What's more, when Qingtian, the team cook, opened fire, he deliberately aimed at the rear of the No. 4 tank.
This is where the ammunition depot is located.
Therefore, the penetrated Panzer IV tank was detonated into the ammunition compartment. After dozens of rounds of ammunition were loaded, an astonishing explosion was directly triggered.
In what can be said to be a somewhat earth-shattering explosion, not to mention the surrounding infantrymen suffered a devastating blow.
Even an armored vehicle nearby was overturned to the ground by the astonishing shock wave, allowing the warehouse manager and others to escape a crisis of destruction.
Because before the explosion, this armored vehicle just used a ZB60 heavy machine gun on it to complete the lock on the warehouse manager and others.
It can be said that if this crazy heavy machine gun with a caliber of 15 mm is fired, as long as a bullet hits any part of them, the damage caused will be horrific.
Hitting the arms and thighs can directly break a section of the boss with one shot.
If it hits the backbone of the body, it can cut the whole person in two; if it hits the head, the result is a real headshot. The head is blown away with one shot, and there is not much left.
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Fortunately, the machine gunner on the armored vehicle was about to fire on the back of the warehouse manager and others as they evacuated.
When the armored vehicle was overturned, the machine gunner's head hit the hard handle of the gun, and now there is no sound at all.
Facing the vanguard, they suffered a horrific attack almost instantly.
A little behind, the second lieutenant who was coming up with fifty or sixty German soldiers due to an ambush in front, who was coming up to support him, saw this and cursed in German hatefully.
Then, he roared at the men behind him:
"When we catch up, we must kill these hit-and-run rats, otherwise we will never have a smooth journey; everyone should pay attention to the footprints on the ground, so that we can avoid those damn landmines."
Under this command.
In their eyes, compared to the Wehrmacht soldiers encountered by Hu Biao and others on the Volgograd battlefield, these SS soldiers were more determined and fanatical, and they all quickened their pace and followed them...
It should be noted that when the warehouse management and others evacuated this time, it was not the same as last time.
They continued to retreat along the dirt road towards the next blocking point; but they headed deeper to the left side of the road, running wildly all the way.
Such a difference is exactly the result of the warehouse manager shouting out the No. 2 battle plan.
By the way! It's only early 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but thanks to the dark clouds above our heads, the sky is already a little dark.
As a result, a group of German pursuers followed the footprints left by the warehouse management and others and chased them into the woods.
Suddenly, I was surprised to find that the vision in front of me had become extremely poor.
It's not that they can't see anything, they can't see anything at all; but their sight can only see less than a few meters.
After realizing something, the leading second lieutenant quickly shouted:
"No! Everyone get out immediately, be careful there is an ambush here."
The problem is that when I think of this at this time, it's too late.
The only difference from what he expected was that they did not encounter bullets coming from all directions; to be precise, the opponent fired at them and then stopped firing once they got close.
Mainly in the dark environment in the woods, the warehouse management and others were also worried about accidentally injuring their own people.
But even if they can't shoot, it's not a big deal to the warehouse management and others.
Because in the first moment, the second lieutenant was beaten into a sieve by the broken gong holding the MG34; the German soldiers who suddenly lost their command became obviously more panicked.
In such a situation, because of the strengthening of bloodline power.
Therefore, in terms of physical strength, strength, speed, and even eyesight, the four of them, Warehouse Guan, Poluo, Qingtian, and Hanzi, who can crush each other, can be said to have a great advantage in hand-to-hand combat in such an environment.
That's right! We also need to add a translator. Although this kind of thing does not have the enhancement of blood power, its combat effectiveness is not weak at all.
In addition, several of them still have weapons produced by the system in their hands.
In short, the German soldiers who were treating the wounded on the dirt road saw their fifty or sixty men chasing them into the woods. However, after a burst of gunfire and shouts of death, there was no more movement inside.
There was no one on our side, not even the opponent appeared.
It was as if there was a legendary devil's big mouth there, completely devouring everyone who entered it.
Of course, as a violent group like the army, it is impossible to be frightened by such ridiculous things.
About 10 minutes later, a company of German soldiers walked cautiously into the woods with flashlights. They found that the ground was full of dead members of their own side, but not even a corpse of their opponent was left behind.
At this point, Degun issued a strict order not to chase too far in the future to avoid such a loss.
But what everyone on the German side of the 17th SS Armored Division didn't know was that when the warehouse management evacuated them, the unfortunate big fool was being carried away on his back.
And with the Chinese characters being cursed in his mouth, he was carried all the way to the hilltop position in the rear area.
In the battle just now, this guy was stabbed through the waist by a German stick. If he didn't have an orthopedic surgeon perform surgery as soon as possible, this guy would be dead.
As for the cursing content in Chinese characters, it does not mean that you need to carry a big scammer on your back for more than 20 kilometers.
Instead: "What a liar, you've lost a lot of money. You know, in the modern world, a wealthy person can buy the latest fruit phone."
Big liar: "Thank you so much..."
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Time: 7:03 pm on June 19th, there are still almost 17 hours left before Hu Biao and others complete the second phase.
Location: About 25 kilometers away from the top of the mountain.
That one was like a long dragon, discharging a long distance on the muddy dirt road, the army of the 17th Armored Division of the German SS.
The current situation is still a stop-and-go situation.
In other words, starting from 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the moment the warehouse management and others started the official blocking operation.
After spending almost 4 hours and suffering considerable losses in personnel and equipment, this powerful armored force actually only walked a distance of 5 kilometers.
In total, the average speed is just over one kilometer per hour.
If he really continues to travel at this speed, Hu Biao will really be able to rely only on blocking all the way, without having to defend his position at all.
Let the second phase of the system's tasks be completed right here.
After realizing this, Hu Biao, who had been communicating through the radio and constantly learning about the schedule of the German stick army on the battlefield, was somewhat relieved.
Unfortunately, Hu Biao's mood soon became tense again.
The reason is very simple. The commander of the German army is not a fool. He quickly made some corresponding adjustments to make the march faster again...
I don’t know how many times I have felt that the car I was riding in stopped after driving for a short while, that is, after driving a few hundred meters away.
Otto Baum, who was only 33 years old this year, finally couldn't sit still in the car.
He put down a map of the Normandy area and stopped thinking about this battle.
He signaled to his personal guard to help him put on a raincoat, then he opened the car door, took his legs out, and walked into the dark rainy night.
Otto Baum was the flag captain of the 17th SS Panzer Division a few days ago.
However, when their division commander Ostendorf was seriously injured in a fierce battle with the Allied forces and could no longer command the troops, he took over the command of this unit.
The problem is that after Otto Baum obtained such a valuable position, he was not at all happy in his heart.
Instead, all I felt was tremendous pressure.
On the one hand, we must know that the 17th Armored Division of the SS was still able to be described as strong and powerful in early June, an oriental word.
At that time, they had 16,976 troops and a total of 152 tanks of various types.
In addition, there are a large number of powerful equipment such as anti-aircraft guns, assault guns, armored vehicles, and self-propelled artillery.
However, after many days of continuous fighting, especially the Allied forces who had completely occupied the air superiority, their losses were astonishingly high due to crazy and indiscriminate bombing.
Not to mention the small groups of troops that would be unable to gather together for a while after being dispersed.
The troops he currently has at his disposal are less than 4,000 men, which is equivalent to the strength of a reinforced armored regiment. It can be said that they are already exhausted.
On the other hand, they received a mission that was so difficult that they almost lost all their remaining troops.
Deploy immediately and arrive at the outskirts of Cherbourg before dawn on the 21st.
Then he immediately launched an attack, striking hard at the attacking flanking troops, alleviating the huge pressure on the Cherbourg defenders while causing as much damage to the opponent as possible.
For such a task, to be honest, Otto Baum still has enough confidence.
After all, under the recent bad weather conditions, the most troublesome air support on the Allied side is gone, just like a lion without its sharpest claws.
The only problem is that the soldiers have too great an advantage in strength and equipment.
After fighting this battle, their 17th SS Armored Division will definitely pay an astonishing price.
I don’t know how many of these familiar warriors will survive in the end.
"For the future of the empire, and to live up to the expectations of the great head of state, the 17th Armored Division must complete such a combat mission even if the entire army is destroyed."
Finally, Otto Baum made up his mind and decided to fight to the death with the Allied forces outside Cherbourg.
Of course, a necessary premise for the above is that they can break the blockade of these small forces in front of them and dare to go outside Cherbourg in time.
Regarding this point, Otto Baum was still confident enough at the beginning.
Because all the intelligence showed that this was just a small force of large soldiers; even when the body of the young Eastern man was brought to him.
He was very surprised that such a person actually used guerrilla methods to kill dozens of them and delayed the advance for half an hour.
But he didn't believe it. Are there more such strong and fighting warriors among the soldiers?
Come to think of it, this is the only one that stands out.
"Napoleon was indeed right. Guo Jia in the east is a sleeping lion. When he wakes up, he will roar and make the world fearful.
Because they, like the great German nation, have such fearless warriors."
Finally, he picked up the opponent's flail, which was said to have smashed the skulls of at least seven German soldiers before he died, and is still full of mottled academic records.
In Otto Baugh's mouth, he first said something very sighing.
Then, he made a new explanation: "Bury this respectable opponent. This weapon will be buried with him. He deserves such an honor."
Otto Baugh, who had made the above decision at that time, continued to think about the next battle with the soldiers of Cherbourg.
But in the past few hours, their army only advanced this small distance due to difficult marching and fighting.
Faced with such a result, Otto Baugh felt vaguely bad.
So, on such a rainy night, he did not stay in the relatively dry and comfortable command armored vehicle, but walked out to take a look in person.