Colonel Torres was right, all they could do was pray.

But their God may not be able to answer their needs, especially if this prayer is excessive...... Anyone knows that the American troops who penetrated the Metz fortress had an ammunition problem.

This is partly because of the continued attack of the US military on the island of Shanbier.

On the other hand, the transportation lines of the American army were always semi-blocked by the German army.

The semi-blockade here refers to the fact that when the US military implements certain response tactics, such as laying barbed wire into the river, the traffic will be better for the time being, but it will soon be blocked again.

The consumption of ammunition in the US military is absolutely indispensable, and this is related to the tactical habits of the US military, which always uses firepower to suppress the enemy before advancing...... Due to tactical limitations, it is difficult for them to save ammunition even if they want to.

As a result, on the one hand, a large amount of ammunition is consumed on the battlefield, and on the other hand, the transportation situation has not improved, and even deteriorated...... Amphibious landing ships suffered massive losses, and the US military could only transport supplies by rubber boats and rafts at this time.

As a result, the US army will inevitably be seriously short of ammunition, and some "Sherman" tanks will have only single digits of shells left...... This is something that has never been experienced in the combat of the US armored forces.

This, of course, caused panic among the armored forces, so Colonel Nathan made a phone call to the command of the 3rd Army.

"General!" Colonel Nathan said: "We are seriously short of ammunition, and I don't know if we will survive tonight!" ”

"No problem, Nathan!" General Patton said: "You have tanks, they are your fortifications, use your rifles and bayonets to block the enemy, and we have transport planes airdrop ammunition for you!" ”

"Yes, General!" Nathan replied helplessly.

But in fact, Colonel Nathan knew that this was just a consolation statement...... During the day, transport planes could not accurately put supplies into the control of the 17th Panzer Regiment, let alone at night when nothing could be seen and could only be guided by signal flares.

Just as Colonel Nathan put down the phone, he heard an American soldier shouting, "They're coming!" ”

Then came the sound of a gunshot.

"Ceasefire, ceasefire!" Colonel Nathan managed to get the soldiers under control.

The flashlight was on, and a fawn was almost beaten into a sieve under the dim light.

"God!" Colonel Nathan shouted, "No shots are allowed without an order, do you understand?" Otherwise, when the enemy does attack us, we will have no ammunition to stop them! ”

"Yes, Colonel!" The American soldiers replied awkwardly.

At this moment, there was a "bang", and a bullet flew from the darkness...... The American soldier with the flashlight fell to the ground without snorting.

"Sniper!" The American soldiers screamed and fell to the ground one after another.

Then, in the darkness, countless figures advanced towards the US position, and from time to time there were a few shots of assault rifle fire.

"Sir!" Someone asked Colonel Nathan aloud, "Is it allowed to shoot now?" ”

"If you see the enemy...... Nathan replied, "then shoot and stop them!" ”

Sometimes Colonel Nathan didn't know what to do.

To be precise, the U.S. military simply couldn't fight such a low-ammunition battle, especially since the German soldiers were armed with assault rifles.

If you say it from the point of view of saving ammunition, the US military should have put the Germans closer before fighting...... Nathan certainly knows that, too.

The problem was that he simply did not dare to bring the Germans closer and fight again.

The reason is simple, the Americans are not good at night fighting, but the Germans are not, even though these Germans are cadet soldiers...... This is associated with the fact that the Germans are armed with STG44, and at the same time with courage and morale. But more importantly, the U.S. military has an innate fear of hand-to-hand combat, which is a sequelae of an army with advanced equipment and strong logistics and transportation.

However, if you want to keep the enemy out of range, or stop the Germans from charging and then engage in hand-to-hand combat, you will have to consume a lot of ammunition.

The two are actually contradictory.

So Colonel Nathan, on the one hand, allowed the soldiers to shoot, and on the other hand, kept ordering: "Aim and fight, you fools, pay attention to saving ammunition!" ”

The U.S. military was actually fooled, Qin Chuan didn't want to attack so quickly, what they did at this time was just a tentative attack, to be precise, that is, to consume the Americans' ammunition.

Of course, there are also some snipers who can put some pressure on the US military at the right time.

"Colonel Nathan!" Colonel Torres found Nathan amid the sound of gunfire and artillery: "I think we should continue to attack the enemy's third line of defense!" ”

"What?" Nathan looked at Colonel Torres with an incredulous expression: "No, Torres, we don't have enough ammunition to attack!" ”

"But look at the situation now!" Colonel Torres raised his head in the direction where the shots came: "The Germans are depleting our ammunition. ”

"I know what they're doing, but there's nothing we can do!"

"We have a way!" Colonel Torres replied: "Attack the third line of defense, while we still have ammunition." Because that was our only way out, and only by completely capturing the island of Charmer and then building fortifications along the banks of the river could it be possible to hold back the harassment of the Germans! ”

Colonel Nathan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "But they have already appeared on our flank, that is...... We have to deal with not only the garrison of Charmer Island, but also reinforcements from other islands......"

"Fight, sir!" Colonel Torres interrupted Colonel Nathan: "We have no other choice! ”

After a moment's hesitation, Colonel Nathan nodded, "You're right, Torres, we have no other choice!" ”

So the tanks were launched again, and the mortar shells continued to bombard the third line of defense on the island of Shanbier, and the American soldiers followed the tanks in groups and launched a final charge towards the third line of defense on the island under the bright light of the flares.

But Colonel Nathan soon discovered that the situation was much worse than he had imagined...... When the flares rose into the sky, there were bullets and shells coming in the direction of the American troops in the darkness in all directions, and the "Hitler's chainsaw", that is, the MG42, made a "whoosh" sound like tearing cloth, and the bullets rained down the American soldiers hiding behind the tank.

"Turn off your flashlight and lights!" Nathan ordered loudly: "Otherwise, you will be targeted by the enemy!" ”

But with flashlights and lights turned off, the army didn't know where to attack.

The American troops in the dark fell into despair, and it seemed that the darkness around them was full of enemies.

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