The cart was left on the spot, and the bodies of the two German soldiers were pulled away. "They were placed together with the killed woodcutter, covered in snow."
After finishing these tasks, Kota wiped his sweat. He looked at the sky, and the sun was gradually setting in the west.
"The sun is about to set. We must rush back before dark. Retreat now!"
The seven people quickly returned to where they were staying in the second row.
The second platoon leader had been waiting for a long time. He asked anxiously: "Why did you go so long? Have you investigated the situation at the enemy airport?"
"There is no problem anymore. This operation encountered some unexpected situations, but in the end we resolved them safely."
The second platoon leader looked at Kota. There were a lot of blood stains on the coat he was wearing. Even his companions had more or less blood stains. It was obvious that they had gone through a lot of struggle.
The second platoon leader didn't have time to ask what exactly happened.
Natasha walked up to him, took out her notebook, and looked through the night where the German airport defense map was drawn. "Second Platoon Commander, I conducted the specific reconnaissance operations. I already know every move of the enemy.
When I get back, I will report to the company commander in person."
This girl has always done things accurately, and she has the best eyesight and a high level of education. With her assurance, the second row breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, you guys take off these coats and dig holes.
Bury it. Let's leave now."
"Let's keep the clothes." Cortado said, "We always need warm clothes anyway, so it's not a big trouble to have one more."
"Okay, if you don't think the blood stains are bothersome, just keep putting them on. We'll leave now."
The warmth made people feel comfortable, so Natasha continued to wear the captured coat. No one was injured in the second platoon's reconnaissance, and they finally returned to the temporary camp of the reconnaissance company before dark.
Balzen remained calm, waiting for the victorious return of the second platoon. At the same time, he ordered his men to keep their eyes open, and set up temporary sentries outside the camp. All this was to give an advance warning to the enemy patrols.
The enemy was not encountered at all. The second platoon returned victoriously and was discovered at the first opportunity.
"Great! They're finally back." Balzen, who finally got the good result, stood up and went to find out for himself.
When meeting with the second platoon, he asked straight to the point about the investigation situation.
The second platoon leader said with a smile: "Comrade company commander, you'd better ask Natasha for the specific details."
Balzen turned his head and saw the girl looking at him with a smile. She also held a notebook in her hand, which was where she recorded the data of enemy kills. Obviously, the enemy's situation must be recorded on it.
The sun has not yet set, and Balzen immediately asks Natasha to report on the previous situation.
Therefore, all the clues about the German airport were revealed as Natasha turned the notebook to that page.
Balzen called all the squad leaders together and listened carefully to the girl's explanation. Natasha also spoke in great detail, including the situation of the enemy airport runway, the neatly stacked aircraft on both sides, and several oval hangars.
Crucially, she placed special emphasis on the German defense.
"Yes, the enemy is building fortifications. It is indeed difficult for us to invade the enemy's airport." Balzen nodded.
But Natasha did not think that the trenches and machine gun fortresses dug by the enemy were really powerful. She said: "According to our reconnaissance, the enemy's defense was completely superficial." She immediately reported the last encounter to Balzen.
"The German patrol told Cota a lot. We pretended to be loggers and obtained some other information incredibly."
"Is there such a thing?" Balzen was overjoyed and immediately called Cota over, who was smoking.
I thought Natasha could tell her all the investigation information, but Kota still had to tell her what he knew.
"As for the enemy's situation, their military strength is very poor. They only have the equivalent of a battalion. The enemy knows that we are coming to attack, so they plan that once we attack the airport, all the workers accompanying the army will go to the arms warehouse to get weapons. So,
The enemy's armed forces must be weak."
Arms warehouse? Natasha pointed it out on the map just now. He looked at the simplified map again and had a plan in mind.
"The deputy division commander said that war is fought by people, not weapons. They want to train ordinary people into soldiers, and it is not as simple as just throwing weapons. We have a small number of troops, which is a huge disadvantage. But the tradition of our army is night
The night attack has never failed for more than half a year. In this way, we can catch them off guard and victory will be ours."
If it were a night attack, everyone would be a hundred times more confident.
Natasha described the enemy's firepower and obstacles in detail, especially the building with the German flag, which was officially recognized by Balzen as the enemy's headquarters.
At this point, Balzen made a battle plan.
"In this battle, we follow tradition and the battle will start at three in the morning. We will set off here at zero in the morning and ambush outside the enemy's airport. Now we are assigning tasks."
At the time of the advance, the reconnaissance company had a total of 135 people. After fierce fighting, there are currently 99 people left. It consists of three infantry platoons and one dispatch platoon.
Balzen began planning according to local conditions.
The first platoon's mission is to sweep the enemy's dormitory area and occupy the enemy's arms warehouse. If possible, blow it up.
In the second row, the mission will blow up the aircraft. Even if it cannot be destroyed, shoot its nose engine and the fuel tanks on the wings at close range.
The third platoon's mission is to attack the enemy's command center and kill all enemies encountered.
The mission of the artillery platoon is to fire at the enemy's exposed fire points and bombard enemy aircraft.
There are four platoons, with an average of more than 20 people per platoon.
Balzen emphasized: "You all understand the mission. In this battle, we must not open fire rashly. While the enemy is sleeping, our army will sneak over quietly and then attack suddenly."
What he means is that for example, the second platoon responsible for blowing up an airplane must first lurk on the airport runway. Each soldier holds picric acid explosives and must blast them at the same time. During the process, they must deliberately conceal themselves and avoid the enemy's searchlights.
and possible patrols.
As for the other two platoons, the requirements are even higher. They will launch a merciless attack on the enemy in his sleep, and before that, they cannot alert the enemy.
These tasks are not difficult for the reconnaissance company, and everyone pats their chests and promises to complete the tasks.
Balzen nodded and gave Natasha another order: "My dear, as a sniper team, you and Igor should not enter the airport. Your task is to name the enemy's firepower points and kill the enemy's searchlights."
"Promise to complete the mission!" Natasha saluted.
The battle will end as soon as it begins again. Balzen gave the final order: "We must not fight this battle for a long time. We will focus on bombing planes. Before four o'clock in the morning, we will all withdraw from the battle and assemble at the location where we left."
Everyone has accepted the mission and traveled a long distance just for this experience. Kill all the enemy's aircraft and eliminate the air threat. The decisive battle is right in front of you!
Before the new battle, everyone immediately wrapped themselves in blankets and went to sleep. After recuperating, the whole company took action in the early morning. (To be continued.) 8