Chapter 38: The Road to Blood (1)
Kaoririch's expression froze, and he stared blankly at the neat corpses of the soldiers, Stanhall's accusations roaring in his ears, but Kaorrich couldn't hear them at all.
A strong sense of guilt came over the cold heart of the captain, how long had it been, a year or two, Kaoririch thought he had long forgotten about this emotion.
Post "Lieutenant! β
Kaoririch turned sharply and looked at Stanhall's flushed face from anger, and Kaoririch nodded respectfully.
Post "I apologize to you and your subordinates for those rude remarks I said earlier, these brave warriors have proved their loyalty and strength with their lives, and I am ashamed that I insulted you and these soldiers with despicable words. Kaoririch bowed his head again.
Post "This...... This ......"
Stanhall hadn't expected Kaoririch to apologize to him, he hadn't been seen to give in to anyone since the chilling captain had been sent here, let alone apologized.
To tell the truth, Stanhall originally wanted to have a good relationship with this cold captain, and the rapport between the officers was conducive to the cooperation of their respective units in combat.
After two or three contacts, Lieutenant Stanhall gave up on the idea because he thought it was stupid.
The release of this captain was really too difficult to deal with, except when he was on the phone with his boss or with his immediate subordinates, he almost never showed a normal smile in front of people, and Steinhall thought that Captain Kaoririch must have a hard stone in his chest.
Although Stanhall felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart with this pretending cold boy, he did not deliberately express this feeling, he knew that this captain's backstage was very terrible, and even directly accepted the orders of the Imperial FΓΌhrer.
And Stanhall also knew that the captain and his well-armed men had done horrific things in the Low Countries, that these were no ordinary warriors, that they were highly trained professional killers, that they were nightmares for assassins and armed spies.
Publish a person like this without looking at anyone's face to act, except for his boss, he is not responsible to anyone, he has enough capital to be proud and arrogant.
Announcing Kaoririch's sincere apology, Steinhall's hot head that was flushed with anger began to slowly calm down, but because his previous reprimand was so cool, in this case, Stanhall didn't know how to accept the other party's apology, and the fat lieutenant could only continue to blush and stick in place without saying a word.
Kaoririch looked up, turned and walked towards the remains of the platoon, Wolf and his two platoon commanders following closely behind the commander.
The soldiers around the press were staring blankly at Kaoririch and his men, all of whom had heard Steinhall's brilliant rebuke. Originally, they expected to see a fierce argument, but what they didn't expect was that the captain actually bowed his head to Chief Stanhall.
The soldiers were surprised and moved by the release of this scenario, perhaps this captain was not as ruthless and difficult to get along with as the legend suggests.
The soldiers of the Liberation Army had heard terrible legends about the handsome captain, and they were really afraid of the young captain with his long-barreled lugar and officer's sword.
Kaoririch walked over to the row of corpses, and he respectfully removed his military cap, then slammed the heel of his boot into a standard salute to the corpses.
Post "May God bless these brave warriors and may their souls rest in peace." β
Kaoririch lowered his head and drew a cross on his chest, then neatly put on his military cap.
Post "Lieutenant Stanhall, I hope that the unpleasantness ahead will not create any estrangement between us, we are all fighters fighting for the motherland, and I hope to gain the trust and help of you and your men." β
Kaoririch walked up to Steinhall and said gently.
Post "This ......"
Posted Stan Hall scratched his head a little embarrassed.
Post "Haven't I received your forgiveness yet?" Lieutenant. β
Kaoririch frowned slightly.
Release "Ah, no, no, forget the things ahead, I'm not the narrow-minded kind, and I also ask for your forgiveness for the rudeness in my previous words, Captain." β
"That's good, now let's talk about the current situation, Lieutenant?" β
Post "Of course, let's go there and talk, Bill, bring the map. β
Stanhall shouted loudly to a second lieutenant officer, then pulled Kaoririch towards the command vehicle on the side.
Post "Here we are, Captain Kaoririch. β
Publish: Stan Hall took a pencil and drew a circle on the map.
Publish "The enemy is in this position, less than two thousand meters from us. β
Post "This is the woods on our side. β
Kaoririch asked, pointing to the map.
"Yes, you see, this forest is just a strip of separation, less than a hundred meters wide, but it's densely grown, maybe because of the damn rain here. β
Released the map where Stanhall vigorously pestled the pestle on the front of the car.
Post "My men tried to get off the road and through the woods as a way to avoid British surveillance of the intersection, but in the end it turned out that it didn't make much sense. β
Post "Why? Lieutenant. β
"Because as soon as the woods came out of the woods there was a large open meadow, all the way to the house where the English were entrenched, and the whole area was grass, not even a single damn bush."
Released they have snipers, and there are more than four of them, as well as five or six machine guns, and the fire is very ferocious.
We tried many times, but all failed, and the infantry stood out like a target in that open field, and in this case, it would be suicidal to attack from anywhere. β
Released "Sniper? You say the British have snipers? They can't have snipers, there have been no such units since the end of the last war. β
Posted Kaoririch said in surprise.
Publish "It's a pity that they have, and are very clever gunners. One of my platoon commanders and one of his squads are still lying in the open field, and we can't get their bodies back. We tried four times, five soldiers were wounded, four of them seriously, and God forbid, no one died again. β
Post "Are you sure? β
Post "Are you doubting my experience? In the last war I saw with my own eyes a squad of officers being wiped out by British snipers on the same position, and I myself have experienced this suffering. One shot, one life, at this distance only a sniper can do. β
"This is a real problem, Captain. Wolf said.
Post "I have three top shooters under my command and don't know ......"
Kaoririch ignored Wolff, who turned his face to look at Steinhall.
Publish "It's useless, I also have a sniper rifle here, I'm a top shooter myself." However, there are 1,500 meters from the edge of the woods to the building where the target is located, and no sniper can hit a target 1,500 meters away.
If they want to fight back, they have to be within range of their rifles, and the enemy can kill me like a target, and I may not even have a chance to raise my gun and aim. Even more odious is that there were at least four of them there were gunners like this British. β
Publish "Now the situation is a little complicated, Lieutenant. β
Kaoririch took a deep breath.
Post "According to my idea, Captain, we're going to use artillery to blow the enemy and that building away......"
Released Ensign Bill suggested aside.
Post "No. β
Kaoririch and Steinhall shouted in unison.
Posting "I said it wouldn't work, Bill. Stanhall said to his men with a calm face.
Post "There are still our people next to that building, and we can't guarantee that we won't hurt our own people when we blow up that building." β
Post "But for so long, they may all be ...... by the British"
"No, they are still resisting, there are constant firefights coming from there, and I also saw the fire and smoke of grenades. A sergeant major chimed in.
Post "Haphogen, have you been to the front to see it?" Kaoririch asked solemnly.
"Yes, sir. I just came from the front. β
Harvogan took the jug from Wolf, and he tilted his head and took a large sip of water.
Post "Thank you. β
Publishing, Havogan handed the kettle back to Wolff, then pointed to the map and continued.
Post "My platoon and Rex's platoon are now here, and we replace a part of the Army's brethren. β
Post "You swapped my guys? Stanhall's face sank.
Publish "No, not as you think, we just replaced them, your troops all look tired, and now they are resting on their positions." β
"Oh......" Stanhall nodded, glancing at Havogen before turning his gaze back to the map.
Post "I see that there is still fighting there, smoke rises from time to time, and a company of three platoons is still fighting there, sir. Hafogen looked at Kaoririch with a solemn expression.
Post "I know that even if there is only one person left, Fred will not stop fighting. Kaoririch nodded.
"It looked like a church, with an ugly bell tower and a fence on the outside, half a man high, with a two-meter-high iron fence on top. Hafogen said.
"It's a church, I went there just last week, and the French people on this island go there to worship, and I've heard that it's two hundred years old, and even Hugo went there to confess when he was exiled to this island.
Inside the walls of the circle is the cemetery of local residents, who have been buried there for generations. I see that your men must be scattered around the church under the cover of the wall, and they are now, like us, unable to get close to us through the open field. Stanhall said with a frown.
Publish "So we're going to get them out anyway, but also to exterminate those damned Britons." β
Release: "Then we absolutely can't use cannons. "Second Lieutenant Bill seemed a little depressed.
"Absolutely not, unless anti-tank guns or flat-firing guns like cannons are called, but we don't have such a thing at all right now." Stanhall glared at the dead-eyed subordinate again.
Post "This open field is really a big problem, can we keep the other side's snipers at bay?" Like with machine guns, sir? Wolf said, scratching his head.
"It's hard, I just came from the front, and the army brothers have been shooting at each other with machine guns, although the machine guns can hit there, but there is no guarantee of accuracy at all, and we can only shoot at the roof of that church and the bell tower, because if the trajectory is low, we may hit our own people by the church wall." β
Publisher Havogen shook his head and denied the feasibility of Wolfe's proposal.
Released "Yes, sergeant, my machine gunners can only go so far, and the British also have machine guns, and at first they also strafed us, they took a good position, and we were taken by surprise. β
Second Lieutenant Bill said as he pointed to the bodies of the dead in the row.
Post "Corporal Hank and three infantrymen died at that time. β
"Maybe they wanted to save bullets, so they stopped shooting quickly, but as soon as we came out on that open field, we were met with machine gun fire that cut our heads and faces. Stanhall said with a frown.
"I'm sorry, sir, may I make a suggestion?" At this moment, a voice spoke timidly, and everyone turned their faces to look at the speaker.
This is a young second lieutenant in the army, still a child in Kaoririch's eyes, with a hint of shyness on his childish face and beads of sweat on the tip of his nose from excitement, Kaoririch saw the excitement and eagerness for battle in those big blue eyes.
The young man wore a thin M36 field uniform stained with blades of grass and dust, a Luger pistol hanging from his waist, which had been in use for a long time from the scratched leather holster, and a large grenade stuck in the waist of the young officer on the other side.
Kaoririch looked the second lieutenant up and down with interest, he looked like a kid running out of school, and he didn't know where he got such a set of equipment and dressed up.
Kaoririch hadn't noticed the boy until he posted it, and now that he thinks about it, the kid seemed to be standing straight behind Lieutenant Bill, and he didn't say a word.
Post "Do you have any suggestions?" Second Lieutenant Nimitz. Stanhall asked in a deep voice.
Post "Yes, sir, I have a plan, I don't know if it's feasible. The young lieutenant replied excitedly as he stepped forward.
"Then tell me how we can get out of this awkward situation, second lieutenant." Stanhall asked solemnly.
"Yes, sir, I think our difficulty now is that we can't get through that open field under the British fire, so I have an idea if we can wait until the evening to move. You see, if we launch a night raid and we can illuminate the target area with flares, then they won't be able to target the troops charging in the dark. The lieutenant replied loudly.
"I think Second Lieutenant Nimitz's plan works, but it's only noon and we have to wait until the evening to act." Second Lieutenant Bill nodded.
"It's a good idea, Second Lieutenant Nimitz." Wolf nodded vigorously to the side.
Publish "Well, yes, how did I not think that those snipers at night have the same hit rate as ordinary infantry, otherwise our losses in last night's battle would have been greater, and the same goes for machine guns, and if we add flares, we will definitely be able to successfully rush through that open field." A smile finally appeared on Stanhall's face, and he slapped his subordinate on the shoulder approvingly, regardless of whether the thin boy could withstand it or not.
"That's a good idea, everybody calls you Second Lieutenant Nimitz?" What's your full name? Kaoririch asked with a smile, and Wolf couldn't believe his eyes, the captain would smile at an officer he had just met, and Sergeant Wolf felt that his brain was in danger of crashing.
Publish "Report Chief, Knighthard, Knighthard. Feng. Second Lieutenant Nimitz is currently interning in the 2nd Battalion of the 140th Infantry Regiment of the Army. β
Post "Which military school did you graduate from. Kaoririch asked with a smile.
Issued "Berlin Army Academy, Chief. The boy replied respectfully.
Post "What are your plans after the internship?" β
"Not yet, sir, it's up to the higher-ups to arrange everything, but I don't think I will be left in the combat unit anymore." At this point, the young officer's mood went down.
Post "Why? Kaoririch asked curiously.
"I'm not doing well......" The second lieutenant lowered his head and stole a glance out of the corner of his eye at Stanhall, whose face was slowly sinking.
Post "Hehe, I see, Knighthard, I'm sure from today onwards, you'll be able to behave. Let's talk about your plan, although it seems like it's the best we can think of so far.
But what worries me now is that our enemies have fled before this plan is carried out, and I can guarantee that the British will find a way to break through before dark. β
Kaoririch nodded approvingly to the young lieutenant, then expressed his concerns.
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