At 9 a.m. on 20 April, the train carrying the field mission left Egelsund on time and finally arrived in Oslo at 7 p.m. after a 10-hour journey.

After spending the night in Bergen, at 7 a.m. on April 20, the train turned northwest and headed for Bergen, Norway's second largest city, via Henafoss, Gur, and Yelu.

Twelve hours later, at a small station called Glenwyn, the train stopped.

Standing on the platform of the station, Chen Dao looked up at the towering peaks to the east, west and south of the station, and said to Major Schumacher beside him: "We came to the wrong place at the right time. ”

"The terrain here is not suitable for armored forces to fight, there are mountains, lakes and rivers everywhere, and there is absolutely no room for us to play with it." Major Schumacher said.

"Now that we're here, we have to fight and leave. Let them hurry up and unload the car, we will spend the night here, and we will have it tomorrow" Chen Dao looked at the map and said: "There are still 20 kilometers of mountain roads to go." ”

At 8:30 a.m. on April 21, the field investigation team was launched again. After walking about 20 kilometers of mountain roads, Chen Dao led his men to their destination, the town of Voss.

The town of Voss is a major transport center in southwestern Norway, located 80 km northeast of the city of Bergen. Two railways and four highways meet here.

After Chen Dao met with Colonel Petersen, commander of the Norwegian 2nd Infantry Brigade stationed there, and Major Liszt, commander of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion of the 7th Parachute Division, he finally learned the difficulty of the battle.

Looking at the map provided by Colonel Peterson, Chen Daoxin said that this place is really surrounded by mountains and rivers, surrounded by five mountains, and there is a Vos Lake in the southwest. As if that weren't enough, the River Voss flows northeast of the town of Voss and flows through the town of Voss before emptying into Lake Vos.

The Creek mercilessly split the town of Vos into two parts, northwest and southeast, with three battalions of the combined German and Norwegian forces occupying the southeastern part and at least two battalions of British troops occupying the northwestern part.

According to the scale on the military map, Chen Dao visually measured the width of Voss Town from northwest to southeast to about 2.5 kilometers, and the length from southwest to northeast about 3 kilometers, which is still a figure that includes all the fields near residential areas.

"With such a short front, two battalions of British troops are enough to block all the river crossings, and we can only find a way to cross the river from farther away, and then attack their flanks in a roundabout way." Chen Dao pointed to the map and said.

"Not only is there a river Voss between us and them, but there is also a residential area on the other side, and it is difficult for us to fully exert our combat effectiveness in street fighting with British infantry in residential areas." Major Schumacher said.

"The current situation is that we can't get by, and neither can they. And I noticed that they didn't seem to have crossed the river, and that they were completely defensive. Colonel Peterson said.

"There was no hope of a frontal attack from the town of Voss, and we had to make a detour further up the river, but even if we did make a detour to their flank, we could not afford to be careless, and the troops stationed on the opposite side belonged to the British 3rd Infantry Division. The 3rd Infantry Division was called the Iron Division in the British Army, and their combat effectiveness was so strong that we must not underestimate the enemy. Major Liszt said.

"While it's dawn, let's scout the terrain before making a decision." Chen Dao said.

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On the other side of the Voss River, in the Voth Church in the center of town, Montgomery, commander of the British Army's 3rd Infantry Division, had just arrived from Bergen.

Montgomery called Colonel Hall, commander of the 185th Brigade, who was stationed here, and the two walked to a secluded lounge behind the church.

Montgomery said: "Stavanger has been lost for three days, the Germans are definitely repairing the airfield there, Bergen will soon be completely blocked by the Luftwaffe, you have to hurry up and win the battle, and then we can retreat." ”

"Which idiot came up with this plan, this is clearly to send us to death. You can also see the terrain here, which is completely unsuitable for offensive operations. Since the day before yesterday when they launched a tentative attack and was defeated by me, they have not moved to attack until now. I think they're waiting for the weather to improve before they launch a new offensive with the support of the Air Force. Colonel Hall said.

"When the weather improves, we will also get support from the Royal Air Force, as well as the Navy's aircraft carriers." Montgomery said.

"Stavanger is 150 km away and Oslo is more than 300 km away from us. The nearest British airfield to us was 500 km away, and I don't think the Royal Air Force would come faster than the Luftwaffe. Hall said dismissively.

"I thought the same thing, not only me, but also Monsieur Dent, who did not think that the Navy would risk an aircraft carrier within the combat radius of the Luftwaffe. But he told me that we had to pretend that the planes could help us. Montgomery said.

"Why? For the sake of politics? Hall said.

"Yes, for the sake of politics. Well, Mr. Dent has said, I will set the criteria for victory this time, and now I will leave it to you to decide the criteria for victory. Regardless of the outcome of the next battle, as long as you think that the outcome of the battle meets the criteria for victory in your heart, you can come and ask me for credit, and I will ask for credit from London, and then we can go home and no longer need to stay in this hellish place. Montgomery said.

Hall's eyes lit up, and after a deep groan, he said, "Don't worry, I'll let us go home as soon as possible." ”

As soon as Hale finished speaking, a herald turned around the corner out of breath. Seeing the two people hiding behind the wall, he panted forward and said: "The observation post on the church bell tower has just reported that reinforcements from the Germans have arrived, and there are a lot of tanks and armored vehicles. ”

Hall was taken aback, looked at Montgomery, and said, "Let's take a look." ”

Moments later, Montgomery and Hall appeared on the bell tower of the four-story church. Through the scissor-type binoculars of the artillerymen on the bell tower, the two men clearly saw a long convoy approaching the mountain pass east of the town of Voss.

"It's an opportunity, we can't let them go like that. Let the artillery observation posts continue to monitor them and find their station. Montgomery said in good spirits.

As Montgomery's old partner, Hall certainly knew what Montgomery was up to, and he hurriedly issued an order to prepare one of his artillery battalions for battle.

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At 2:40 p.m., northeast of the town of Voss, Chen Dao and Schumacher returned from reconnaissance led by two Norwegian scouts.

Chen Dao sat in Bandit No. 1 with a sad brow, and Major Schumacher was silent with a cigarette in his mouth.

After some reconnaissance, the two did not find a suitable place to cross the river, and the terrain on both sides of the river was too steep for tanks and armored vehicles to get close.

Chen Daozheng was thinking, and suddenly he and Major Schumacher raised their heads in unison, and each saw the panic in each other's eyes.

Bandit One squeaked and braked sharply to a halt, and then began to reverse rapidly.

"Where's the **?" Chen Daoteng stood up and rushed to the front of the car, looking in the direction where the explosion came from.

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