"Thank you!" He took the cigarette from the other party's hand and leaned over to borrow a fire. The battalion commander guarding the barricade thanked him gratefully. This was so timely, he really wanted to smoke a cigarette.
"I brought more than 300 people." Obviously, the troops in the hands of the battalion commander who came to support were not at full strength. At this point in the war, the shortage of troops in the coalition forces has actually become very serious.
A battalion that originally had a full strength of more than 500 men would actually be short of 40 to 80 men. This is considered normal. According to reports, the missing troops will be replaced by new recruits before entering the war.
But after entering the battlefield, due to changes in the battle situation and changes in plans, the replenishment of troops was often not timely. In the end, the commander had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead these 450 people into the position.
But in fact, more than one-third of the troops cannot even reach this level. During the march, or before they are mobilized, they are required to leave dozens or even hundreds of people as training backbones to supplement the newly expanded troops.
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There is no way, instructors are needed to train soldiers, and troops are not built casually. The backbone can only be drawn from troops with sufficient training and experience, which leaves many troops on the front line seriously short of manpower.
This is the situation of the army in front of me. They did not lose part of their strength in the battle, but they actually only have more than 300 people.
"This is really good news." Hearing that the other party was a "reorganized battalion," the battalion commander defending the barricade blew out a puff of smoke, and the commander said in one breath: "Finally, we have survived until you guys arrived. When will we withdraw to rest?"
Hearing this question, Battalion Commander Lynes, who came for reinforcements, was awkwardly silent for a few seconds. It wasn't until the other party realized the problem and looked over that he replied bitterly: "...to tell you bad news, I have to come here to
The order for reinforcements here did not bring an order for a change of defense."
The other party was slightly startled after hearing what he said, and then his expression became impatient: "What? You mean..."
The new battalion commander had no other choice but to tell the truth: "Yes, that's right... The division commander didn't let you retreat. The rest of you have to stay here with my people."
While they were talking, the machine gun position on the barricade line in the distance fired a bullet chain, and the deputy gunner began to reload the machine gun.
The continuous gunfire just now stopped, and the only sound left was the sound of rifles echoing over the streets. Both sides seemed to be tired from fighting and needed a rest, even the gunfire sounded so exhausted, as if
Both sides started to deal with errands.
"We have been fighting here for a day and a night!" pointing to the soldiers who helped bandage the wounded, as well as the men who were taking the time to reload the magazines and chains, and those who were leaning on the sandbags with their faces covered in dust.
The battalion commander who had been directing the battle at the barricade said angrily to the young man who knew whether he was asleep or passed out.
"I know. But there is nothing I can do." The battalion commander who came for reinforcements spread his hands and said that he was helpless. This order was indeed not given by him, not even by his division commander and superior.
Paul did not let the front-line troops retreat because he hoped to maintain enough troops on the front to continue to put pressure on the Tang army. In this way, he could test the weak points of the Tang army's defense and invest more reserves to launch a counterattack at that weak point.
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But the disadvantages of this are also obvious. Many troops on the front line have been fighting continuously for a long time, and they all need to rest and replenish... The problem is that Paul did not give them this opportunity.
Seeing the helpless look on the other side's face, Battalion Commander Lines, who was standing at the barricade, became even more angry. He lowered his voice and emphasized forcefully: "Do you know how many people I have lost? I only have less than 200 left.
A soldier."
The battalion commander who came to support could only think of a solution that was not a solution for him, and suggested: "I'm sorry, you can send someone to the division headquarters to ask. If the people above have forgotten, maybe he will bring you permission."
Order to retreat."
To be honest, he has been very "merciful". After all, if he succeeds in doing so, he will be short of 200 people who can help.
Under normal circumstances, the battalion commander who came for support could completely ignore the opponent, but he still came up with a plan that sounded feasible.
However, everyone knows what the final result of this plan will be. So, after staring at the opponent angrily for a long time, the battalion commander stationed at the barricade put the cigarette back to his mouth, took a deep breath, and exhaled the smoke.
After coming, he sighed and said dejectedly: "Alas... you know this is impossible, right?"
"Right." After taking a puff of cigarette, the new battalion commander reluctantly agreed.
"How many rocket launchers did you bring?" After the two were silent for a while, the battalion commander stationed at the barricade suddenly spoke and asked such a wide-ranging question.
"Four." After hearing this question, the new battalion commander knew that the other party had accepted his fate. So he also changed the topic and answered with four fingers raised.
After hearing this desperate number, the battalion commander stationed at the barricade smiled desperately and said: "Ha! I hope your anti-tank soldiers are smarter."
They were reluctant to use this kind of thing to blast the Tang Army infantry on the opposite side. If pressed, they would rather let the infantry mount bayonets and launch a charge... because anti-tank rocket launchers were their only means of dealing with Tang Army tanks in street fighting.
It is their magic weapon to maintain the battle line.
Although this magic weapon is ineffective 90% of the time, at the most critical moment, it can indeed damage the Tang Army's tanks and force the Tang Army to retreat... For the front-line soldiers of the coalition, this is already a very uncomfortable thing.
Easy thing now.
"They... are the best." The new battalion commander seemed very confident in his soldiers and said with a smile.
"We will all die here." The battalion commander who had resigned himself to his fate and guarded the barricade in despair said with certainty.
The new battalion commander could only stare at the other party and say seriously: "I hope we won't all die here."
"Thank you!" Shaking half a cigarette in his hand, the battalion commander stationed at the barricade thanked him again. He didn't know whether he was thanking the other party for the cigarette or for the blessing.
The new battalion commander glanced at his men who had entered the position not far away, then looked at the battalion commander who was thanking him, and nodded: "You're welcome."
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As people get older, their health really deteriorates. In the past, when I was young, I would take some medicine and drink some hot water if I had a cold or fever, and it would be fine in a day. Now my whole body hurts, and I feel uncomfortable for several days. In the past, I had no problem playing games and typing.
, now that the season of severe climate change arrives, the fingers begin to swell immediately...
I have been coding for more than ten years, and I have never asked for leave so many times. I am really sorry for letting everyone down.
