Chapter 620: The Controlled Chaos (22)
"Let's retreat!"
"No, we will not retreat! Such an opportunity for observation must be seized! ”
"Then ask the country to send a fleet to the coast to meet us. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info we also made our own evacuation routes. ”
“…… All right! ”
The conversation took place quickly in the British Military Observer Mission, and the British, after all, are a world-class power, and there is no ambiguity at the critical moment. If it could not see with its own eyes how powerful the tank could swim across on its own, the Military Observer Group would not be willing to die.
At this time, the Russian command quickly mobilized forces to launch a counteroffensive on the Hungarian river crossing, and the muffled sound of artillery in the distance meant that the Russian large-caliber artillery was shelling without hesitation. The members of the British Military Observer Mission, who did not have the opportunity to see the armoured troops crossing the river, were worried and excited. According to the British who saw the tanks, they were the latest Chinese weapons to surpass their previous eras.
The shelling suddenly stopped, and the British did not pay attention at first. They waited at the command for the latest news. Twenty minutes later, a communications staff officer rushed into the headquarters almost continuously. A few minutes later, the chief of staff of the Russian command issued a direct order to expel the British military observer group to its station.
"There's a play!" The British, who were treated like this, were not angry but rejoiced, and they had already bought people in Russia.
A few pounds were stuffed in, and after a little inquiry, they came back and told the British, "The Hungarians have destroyed our artillery positions, and now we have no heavy artillery to bombard their landing sites." ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's prepare to retreat. There is no point in looking at it any further. After the Hungarians destroyed the Russian artillery positions, it was probably time to storm the Russian command. If we're lucky, we'll probably be able to see the battle when we leave. Montgomery's voice was cold.
It took a few seconds for the group to understand the terrible inference contained in these words, and the colonel at the head asked puzzledly, "Second Lieutenant, what made you make such a judgment?" ”
Montgomery raised his left index finger and raised it to the sky. This posture made a group of British soldiers suspect that he was going to preach. Montgomery still said calmly: "The Hungarian air force reconnoiters repeatedly every day, what do you think they are looking for?" What do they want to be sure? The artillery positions were destroyed, did it just take the tanks to listen to the sound of the artillery? I don't think that there are people in the Russian army who are responsible for the Hungarian Red Army, so how do you think the Hungarians found an effective way to the Russian artillery positions? ”
The colonel did not discuss this, and after listening to Montgomery's explanation, he turned his head and gave the order, "We began to pack up our things and start retreating. I don't care if I ask the Russians for more horses and pay more. ”
Half an hour later, the British Military Observer Mission regrouped. "Has the telegram been sent?" "Did you bring the information?" "Throw away those bedding and just bring some light blankets!"
The officers quickly gave the order, and in just ten minutes, the gang was ready to go. The French military delegation lived far away from the British military delegation, and the relationship between the two countries could not be described as harmonious. However, not only did the Russians drive the British out of the command, but the French did not stay inside. At this time, the French came to the British side in a bored manner. Seeing the British guys running away, the French were really surprised.
"What are you?" With a suspicious expression, he stepped forward to ask a question, but did not wait for the Englishman to answer. Suddenly, not far from the location of the Russian headquarters, there was a burst of gunfire. The French were startled, and they did not care about the British, and they began to look at it with alarm.
"Let's withdraw." The British colonel gave a decisive order. Then the crowd waited and rode away. A moment later, the colonel saw that Ensign Montgomery, who was more average in riding, had actually raised a British flag aloft. This abrupt move made the colonel stunned for a moment, and then he nodded slightly appreciatively. If the Military Observer Mission is killed on the battlefield, it will die in vain. Unless the country that did it was a weak country, the great powers could not use this as a reason to say anything. The battlefield is not an amusement park, and it is natural to be conscious when entering the battlefield. However, a British flag was useful for the fleeing British, and once the British broke away from the Russian army, the Hungarians had to be wary of facing the British. This kid named Montgomery has a very small heart.
"Henry, you're here to raise the flag!" The colonel ordered the captain. This small team of his own has its own expertise, and the Colonel does not think that it will be of any benefit to everyone to be led by Montgomery, who is not a skilled horseman.
The group rode away from the camp gate and went around to a stop on the hillside near the camp. If you can't see those tanks with your own eyes, this time it's really in vain. As they had hoped, the guns were getting louder and louder, and the entire vicinity of the Russian headquarters was bursting into a fire. Not long after, a group of men and horses was seen galloping like rabbits along the road where the British had run, and the British colonel looked at it with a telescope, and then could not help laughing. The guys were French.
After a while, I saw a tank car calmly chasing after me. The tracks kept rolling, and the tank drove through the undulating roads with a light attitude, and the posture of the body rising and falling slightly with the bullying of the ground even had a sense of beauty. It's a unique beauty when a tiger hunts food. Then came machine-gun fire, and in a moment the Frenchmen were lying on the ground.
The hearts of the people of the British Military Observer Corps could not help but throb, and it was precisely because they knew that the Hungarians were ignoring any aspect of what they had done that the British had a strong feeling of sadness.
Looking down from above, the Russians are also resisting. But rifles, machine guns, pistols, 100 meters, 50 meters, 20 meters, their flesh and blood cannot be compared to steel. Machine guns and 20mm machine guns easily crushed all Russian resistance and mercilessly harvested Russian lives.
Those trenches more than a meter wide, bunkers more than a meter high, which can hold off infantry and cavalry, have no effect on these steel tanks. The wide tracks swept through the bunkers, crossed the trenches, and attacked the Russians without hesitation, annihilating the fleeing Russians without hesitation.
"Retreat!" The colonel withdrew his gaze and calmly gave the order. It's enough to see this, not that there's anything wrong with watching it a little longer. The colonel thought that if he looked any further, the British Military Observer Mission would probably have to accompany the Russian command to the funeral.
When the people heard the order, they immediately turned their horses and began to retreat along the established route. They no longer cared about any Russian troops, but retreated to the northeast in a group. They had sent a telegram requesting the British Mediterranean Fleet to send a warship island to meet them in the Black Sea.
After running for three days in a row, the British Military Observer Mission finally approached its destination. At this time, on the northern edge of the Danube Delta, they looked from the shore and the waters near the shores of the Black Sea were yellow, full of trees of all kinds, and reeds with no end in sight. In the distance there is a huge island, all covered with reeds and trees. According to scholars of the British Empire, the island is floating. Countless root systems intertwine to form the island's 'land'. But this land has no roots, and below it is the waters of the delta. This unique situation is also rare, if not unique, in the world.
Ensign Montgomery didn't say much these days, and at this time he also began to collect branches and prepare for cooking according to the work assigned to him. This tireless attitude made the colonel like it. When dinner is ready, everyone arranges the duty list, and then the meal begins. After eating, everyone started chatting.
After asking a few people, the colonel asked Montgomery, "Ensign, what do you think these tanks are?" ”
"Since armed swimming can be carried out, it means that the steel plates of these vehicles are not thick. With artillery it is possible to destroy. Wait for the tanks to rush to the front of the position, and lay the 75 caliber guns flat, probably able to destroy them. Montgomery's voice remained cold.
However, the reaction of the crowd was ten times more fierce than Montgomery's. "That's a good idea!" "Indeed, if the Hungarian tanks were not afraid of artillery, why should they destroy the Russian artillery positions first, and not directly attack the Russian command." "That's right, if the Russians were smarter, they would have a chance to escape." "Even we can run away, how can the Russians not run away?"
The Colonel's eyes narrowed slightly, he had thought that Montgomery's merit was only calm and calm, but now he found that the second lieutenant still had a considerable degree of insight. After the others had talked for a while, the colonel continued to ask: "Second lieutenant, how do you think we will deal with the Hungarian Red Army next?" ”
In the past few days, the British Military Observer Mission has finally been willing to call the Hungarian Red Army its full name. Previously they were simply called Hungarians or Hungarian troops. However, the British themselves did not notice this change, they just felt that it was not right not to use such a name.
"That's the government's job." Montgomery replied without hesitation.
This kid is still a real soldier. The colonel sighed in his heart. However, he continued to ask: "The government naturally has its own decisions, but you will also have your own opinions." ”
"I ...... I feel that we should continue to support Russia. If Russia suffers relatively large losses, it will not do us any good. Montgomery replied.
Even knowing that young people could not have far-reaching perspectives, the Colonel was a little disappointed. In the opinion of the colonel, the most important thing at this time is to adjust the policy. The geographical location of the Hungarians is too favorable. Whether it is Russia or Germany and Austria, Hungary can pose a great threat to them. If Hungary could become a man on the ship of the British Empire, it would be tantamount to putting artillery on the chrysanthemums of Russia, Germany, and Austria, and any action they would have to take into account the opinion of the British.
Two more days later, the warship that greeted them joined the British Military Observer Mission. After boarding the warship from the boat, all the British felt a little weak in their legs. Recalling those tanks that hunted the Russian army with a light attitude, they couldn't help but be afraid.