Two hundred and fifty-four steady as an old dog
When Winters told the soldiers that Tiger and Leopard tanks had been placed on the German positions, the soldiers' hearts were filled with uneasiness and excitement!
Second Lieutenant Mike Winters asked the soldiers to take out all the anti-tank grenades and the Jamon plastic bombs, and put them together, about sixty or so.
Enough is enough!
In the stationary state of the Tiger tank, these more than 60 anti-tank grenades and bombs can completely turn the tank into a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron.
Winters believes that it would be inconvenient to take five soldiers to bomb the German tanks now, and it would be inconvenient and loud to move too much.
Yan Zhi believed that if the tanks were blown up now, the Germans would immediately know that their position was infiltrated by small Allied forces, and they would go all out to encircle and suppress the E Company and the Independent Company that had infiltrated their positions while holding the defense line on the river bank, so that the plan to surprise attack the German division headquarters would have to be ruined.
Even without tanks, more than 7,000 German infantry divisions with heavy weapons were enough for the 101st Airborne Division to drink.
But Winters believed that if the German tanks were not blown up immediately, the 101st Airborne Division would be inflicted great damage once the German tanks drove to the river under the protection of the infantry.
Neither man's analysis was wrong.
This was the first time since the merger of the two companies that the two company commanders had a division of command.
Zhao Fugui listened and didn't speak, and when Second Lieutenant Mike Winters and Yan Zhi had a disagreement, he said: "I don't think what the two commanders said is wrong, the tank must be blown up, and the devil's division headquarters must also be killed."
But if the tanks are blown up first, the devil's division will gather to strengthen the vigilance, so we will not be able to start;
If you attack the German division headquarters first, the tanks will definitely be protected by heavy defenses;
If we attack the German division headquarters at the same time as the tanks, our manpower is far from enough, and it is possible that we will not be able to blow up the tanks or destroy the enemy's division headquarters, and in the end, our more than 100 people will still be in danger of being surrounded and annihilated by the German army. β
Everyone listened quietly, and everyone knew that Zhao Fugui's words were not finished.
"I think we can first put bombs on the German tanks, monitor them for the time being and not blow them up, as soon as the Allies attack, we will immediately blow up the tanks, and at the same time launch a sneak attack on the German division headquarters.
But as soon as the Germans wanted to move the tank, they did not hesitate to blow it up immediately. β
Ensign Mike Winters and Yan Zhi both nodded.
Zhao Fugui's method can be considered.
Second Lieutenant Mike Winters glanced at his watch, "But it's 5:17 now, and in another hour at most, it will be bright."
After daybreak, even if the fog does not disperse, the visibility will be much improved, and it will be difficult to blow up the tank again.
I reckon that in order to avoid accidentally injuring their own people, neither side will go to war until the fog clears. β
"Then we'll find a way to get the Allies to attack the Germans at once." Zhao Fugui said.
"Oh?"
"What's the solution?"
Yan Zhi and Winters looked at Zhao Fugui in surprise at the same time.
Does Zhao Fugui have any sassy operations?
Zhao Fugui said unhurriedly: "When I went to the river to bring my brothers over, I saw that many buildings by the river were lit by the Germans every now and then.
I wondered if if the Allies had not launched an attack before dawn, would we have been able to set fire to all the buildings with no inhabitants in a three-pronged wayβa sneak attack on the German divisional headquartersβa tank that bombed the devils.
In this way, the devils will be in a mess, and they will not be sure how many of us have entered their positions, and they will panic.
And when the Allies see fire everywhere on the German positions, they will immediately attack and cooperate with us! β
"Good! It's a good idea! β
Yan Zhi and Winters said at the same time.
Yan Zhi stood up: "Let's add fuel to the fire again, take down a few commanding heights of the devils by the river, and complete the task assigned to us by the division headquarters."
As soon as our side started to make the German position a mess and a mess, the Allies would immediately attack and cooperate with us. β
Yan Zhi began to assign tasks.
Although Winters is also a company commander, he is the acting company commander, and his military rank has just been promoted to captain, and Yan Zhi is a major.
Winters must obey Yan Zhi.
This is the iron rule set by the Allies.
During joint operations, several Allied units come together and are commanded by the highest-ranking officer. There is an exception for those specially appointed by a higher authority, and under the unified command of an officer with a lower rank.
Yan Zhi ordered: "Wu Zhonghua." β
Wu Zhonghua: "Sir! β
"You led a hundred brethren and laid an ambush around the headquarters of the German division. Captain Winters will take you to the German divisional headquarters. After 15 minutes, I will take people to the river, knock out a few commanding heights of the devils, and as soon as the guns go off on my side, you will lead people to storm the German division headquarters. Even if the guns on my river don't go off, when Captain Winters blows up the enemy tanks, you have to attack the enemy division. β
Wu Zhonghua: "Yes. Sir! β
Yan Zhi: "Captain Winters!" β
Winters: "Sir! β
"Captain Winters led five men to prepare enough anti-tank bombs, first install the bombs on the enemy tank and not explode for the time being, and then blow up the tank immediately when there are fierce gunshots and explosions on the river bank."
Winters: "Yes. Sir! β
"Remember, even if there are no gunshots and explosions on the river, and the Allies on the other side do not attack, you must blow up the tanks before dawn under the cover of fog."
Winters: "Yes. Sir! β
"1 platoon commander Zhao Fugui."
Zhao Fugui: "Sir! β
"You take a few people, and you hear gunfire on the river, or Captain Winters blowing up a tank, and you take advantage of the chaos and set fire to all the buildings that no one lives in. Remember, no fire should be lit in an inhabited building to avoid harming the innocent. β
Zhao Fugui patted his chest: "Don't worry, sir, ignition is our old Zhao's forte." Whenever there is a gunshot coming from the building, I will light it for him. β
In the dark, I don't know who said in a nasal voice: "Nonsense!" How can there be bandits who will not set fires. β
was so angry that Zhao Fugui scolded in a low voice which little rabbit cub was blind. What happened to labor and management as bandits, labor and management are good.
β¦β¦ From Liang~~
The soldiers of the independent company snickered and soothed their personal tensions.
All the soldiers left the morgue quietly and in an orderly manner.
Winters led five soldiers, each with enough anti-tank bombs.
Wu Zhonghua led a hundred soldiers and followed Winters to ambush around the division headquarters of the German devils.
Zhao Fugui led three soldiers and disappeared into the fog. He is as steady as an old dog, as long as he passes by the side of each building, he can tell if there is anyone living in the building, and if there is a person who lives, he will leave a code, and when the battle starts, as long as it is a building that has not been marked by him, he will set it on fire.
To be honest, for those who have been bandits, arson is also one of his forte.
Zhao Fugui whispered to the people of Erwa: "Arson is also a craft, and an expert can make a building burn in five minutes." β
Yan Zhi took Fan Xiaosi, and many later, Zhong Jiagen, touched a few commanding heights of the German devils on the bank of the river.