Hoffman calculated the distance and angle between his position and the approaching Poles, and once again determined that it was almost time to take action.
He glanced at the four o'clock direction and the eight o'clock direction to the side and rear, nodded after confirming that both teams were in place, and looked back.
Just as Hoffman was about to pull the trigger first to attract the Polish people's attention, his finger froze on the trigger. In front, a Polish second lieutenant who was leading the team was suddenly shot in the chest and fell to the ground.
Sniper! This is Hoffman's first impression.
And Hoffman's second reaction was that this was a German sniper, and he was helping him kill Polish officers. This meant that reinforcements had arrived!
Before Hoffman could recover, the sniper shot another Polish soldier in the chest, starting his bloody point-and-shoot game.
Immediately afterwards, the Polish soldiers began to disperse in a panic. Although they were panicked, their judgment was very correct. If they stayed where they were, they would all be killed here before long.
Although they were still more than a hundred meters apart, Hoffman seemed to have heard the gasps of the Polish soldiers and felt the fear in their hearts. A carefully hidden sniper was definitely not something they could deal with. Although
There were no snipers in Hoffman's company yet, but he had heard how terrifying the sniper teams in the 30th Division were.
It is said that the reason why several main positions can be defended to this day is that the rear sniper squads continue to kill Polish commanders at the grassroots level and shake the will of the Polish soldiers. Moreover, these snipers are both well-trained sharpshooters and fast and accurate.
Gunners, I heard that as long as they are around, the attacking Poles will continue to suffer losses. After sniping and killing the Polish officers, they will kill whoever they see rushing in front, and they can kill everyone who runs away in a short time.
The fast Polish "Warrior".
Hoffman was a little confused, why did the division headquarters send precious snipers to the high ground that played a diversionary role?!
Not far away, scattered Polish soldiers had unconsciously begun to move back, getting farther and farther away from here. This is not to blame them, after all, the leading officer had been killed, and no one was taking command. On the ground
The seventh corpse has been added one after another, and a new corpse will be added in less than 5 seconds on average!
"Shoot!" Seeing that the Poles were beginning to show signs of retreat, Hoffman quickly issued the order. He was convinced that with the dozen of people like him, with the cooperation of snipers, there would be no problem in beating up the drowned dogs. If he was lucky, he could even eat them in one sitting.
Get rid of the Polish troops in this platoon.
"Bang, bang, bang..." The soldiers, led by Hoffman, fired one after another, kicking up a cloud of dust around the Poles.
"Aim! Don't shoot blindly!" Hoffman shouted loudly. At this time, he no longer needed to hide himself, because the Polish soldiers who had a numerical advantage had already begun to flee, and no one even stopped to fire back.
As Hoffman shouted, the two soldiers with the best marksmanship on both sides began to slow down their shooting speed and adjust their aim.
"Plop...plop." The two Polish soldiers outside were shot in the chest and fell to the ground. Immediately afterwards, several other Polish soldiers could not escape the sniper from a distance.
Shoot and kill them one by one.
The remaining seven or eight Polish soldiers, although not hit critically, were shot at different locations by other soldiers in the company and staggered to the ground.
After a while, these Polish soldiers who fell to the ground were shot one by one, ending their painful convulsions. After all, this highland no longer had the ability to accept prisoners, and Hoffman and the others were not sure when the position would be lost.
Therefore, the current German army can only eliminate every Polish soldier to prevent the Poles from taking the high ground and letting these prisoners join the subsequent attack.
"Hello, Lieutenant." After destroying this group of Polish troops, Leon, who came to help, led his 7th company to appear in front of Hoffman with a smile on his face.
Seeing Lyon, who was neatly dressed, and a company of troops waiting in formation behind him, Hoffman's brain was instantly filled with blood, and he saluted excitedly: "The first battalion and one company of the second regiment of the 30th Division of the 8th Army were ordered to hold the position and wait for reinforcements. We are now requesting that the position be handed over."
"Deliver the position?" Leon smiled and shook his head. After looking at Hoffman and the soldiers behind him, he explained: "Lieutenant, you may be mistaken. Our company is not used to take over the position. I have other
mission.”
Leon's words made Hoffman's face turn pale instantly, and he asked hesitantly: "Our company now only has 11 active people in front of us, and there are 3 seriously injured people left behind. Is your company intact?"
If you stay and guard, do we have to let a few of us continue to guard?"
No wonder Hoffman would question it. After all, the people brought by Lyon were still wearing neat military uniforms. On the other hand, the people left behind by Hoffman's company were all wearing tattered clothes, and many of the wounds had marks on them.
Covered with coagulated dirty blood stains.
On one side was the First Company, which had only one squad remaining, and on the other side was the complete Seventh Company, which had about two hundred men. The Seventh Company took over the position from the First Company, and there was nothing wrong in Hoffman's eyes.
Leon sighed and patiently explained to the red-eyed Hoffman: "Lieutenant, what I mean is that there is no need to defend this high ground. Neither my people nor your people need to stay."
, because the No. 1 main position that needs cover here has been lost."
Stick to your position and fight to the death! It sounds really exciting, and it looks extremely heroic and great. However, not all situations require this kind of sacrifice. The position is dead, but the tactical goal is alive. In the main position
Now that it has been lost, this highland has lost its original significance and has become a meaningless target.
Originally, Lyon's troops were supposed to rush to the main position with the people led by Commander Hans, but when they arrived, the main position just changed hands. The remaining German troops on the position were in a bit of a mess under the support of the troops brought by Hans.
Withdrew from the breached position.
Lieutenant Lyon, on the way to retreat, heard that there was a German force resisting on the high ground, and decided to bring people to support. Naturally, the division headquarters would not take risks with Lyon for this reason, but Major General Hans finally
It was decided to leave a sniper for Lyon as support, so that Lyon could use the sniper as much as possible to deal with unnecessary casualties.
After taking another look at the direction in which the Poles had just escaped, Leon took out his watch and checked the time, turned his head and said seriously: "We don't have much time, we have to leave quickly. Since the main position has been lost, then the Poles are going to
It won't be long before we can free up our hands to capture this place. We must seize the time and immediately move your severely injured personnel."
"Bruce!" Leon shouted to his team.
"Here!" Bruce immediately took a step forward when he heard his name being called.
"Your platoon is responsible for breaking up the rear. I'll leave the sniper for you. Is there any problem with being on guard on this high ground for 10 minutes?" Leon lectured solemnly.
"No problem!" Bruce snapped, his legs close together and he stood at attention in salute.
Although the first platoon does not necessarily have to engage in firefights with the Polish army, and can end the alert and leave immediately after 10 minutes. However, under the current circumstances, it is not impossible for the entire rear unit to be annihilated. Everything depends on the Polish army's response.
Will they launch an attack in the next 10 minutes, and will they pursue the Germans desperately?
As a result, the German army retreated for the first time since the war between Germany and Poland. The purpose was to deploy a street battle not far behind, in the urban area of Lodz.
According to the order of Major General Hans, the remnants of the 30th Division will fight the Polish army in the city of Lodz until the last soldier is killed!
