Chapter 948: Cannonballs
What is good for the US military means bad for the German army, especially since the vast majority of the troops stationed on Chambier Island are logistics troops, so the prospects are worrying.
"We can reinforce Chambir Island!" In the command headquarters, Colonel Becker said anxiously: "Half of our ammunition is concentrated there, and it is still our rear, if it is occupied by the Americans, we will be completely surrounded!" ”
"No, we can't!" Qin Chuan replied: "Our three islands are separated from each other by canals, and the bridges that communicate with each other have been blown up, which means that if we want to reinforce the island of Shanbier, we must cross the Erman River, and the Americans will not allow us to do this, they will wipe us out in the river when we cross the river, just like we did!" ”
"The lieutenant colonel is right!" Colonel Slane said: "Besides, they still have tanks, the Americans only need to put a few tanks on the bank of the river, and we will not be able to cross the river!" ”
"So...... We can only watch now as the enemy attacks the island of Shanbir and then cuts off our transportation lines? Colonel Becker asked.
There was silence in the conference room, because the reality seemed to be as Colonel Becker had said, and the Germans were helpless.
The key to this was that the Germans did not have sufficient anti-tank equipment in their hands, and at the same time did not have air supremacy, and the fortress did not have enough artillery, so although it was sitting on the natural danger, it could not play its role at all...... If there is enough artillery, or if the artillery in the battery is not removed, just the artillery of the three islands will be able to make them unable to eat and walk around in a random burst of fire from the American tanks concentrated in the middle.
"What are they doing now?" Colonel Slein asked, "I mean the Americans, why haven't they attacked yet?" ”
"They're trimming!" Qin Chuan replied: "Some of these amphibious tanks need to be maintained, because their tents may have been pierced by bullets or shrapnel, and it will be dangerous to launch again!" ”
"They don't need to rush!" Colonel Becker said: "We have nothing to do with them! ”
"How much ammunition do we have?" Colonel Slain asked again.
"There's still a lot of ammunition!" Colonel Becker replied: "But there is not much ammunition to use!" ”
"What do you mean?" Colonel Slane asked.
"This was originally a French fortress!" Becker explained: "They stored a lot of shells in underground warehouses, both anti-aircraft guns and howitzers, of all kinds! But...... We have only shells, but no artillery! ”
As mentioned before, most of the fortress's guns were dismantled and used elsewhere, and the remaining batch of guns was only used for teaching purposes, which were suppressed by the combined forces of American aircraft and artillery in the previous battles, and there was not much use at this time.
It was an embarrassing situation, with countless shells empty but unusable, and the Germans on the other side were facing a situation where they had no ammunition to use.
"How's the reinforcements going?" Although he was not hopeful, Qin Chuan still asked unwillingly.
Colonel Slein shook his head helplessly: "It's not that they don't send reinforcements, it's that the allies have air supremacy, and they use air supremacy to blockade us!" If there were reinforcements, they would only arrive at a fraction of them at night...... They plan to use helicopters to transport some of their forces to the vicinity, and then take advantage of the darkness to reinforce us. But if Charmer Island is lost, we won't even have these reinforcements! ”
So the question came back to the island of Chambir...... It wasn't until it had problems that I realized it was so important.
At this moment, a burst of artillery suddenly came from outside the headquarters.
The officers looked at each other, knowing that the American attack on Charmer Island had begun.
Sure enough, the baker then called and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, the Americans are attacking, we need reinforcements!" ”
"I'm sorry, Lieutenant!" Qin Chuan replied: "You know, we can't send reinforcements to you!" You're on your own! ”
Amid the gunfire, the baker on the other end of the line said, "There must be a way, isn't it?" You must have a way! ”
With that, the baker hung up.
The battle on Chambir Island was fierce, as could be seen in the dense gunfire and artillery fire coming from that direction.
Qin Chuan, Colonel Slane and the others were anxiously waiting for the result in the headquarters, although there was no suspense about the result.
Finally, after more than half an hour, the gunfire and artillery gradually subsided.
"Lost?" Colonel Becker asked.
However, the surprise is ...... The call came, it was the baker.
"Lieutenant Colonel!" The baker said, "We repelled their attack!" ”
There was a cheer from the command, although there was nothing to be happy about, because it was only a repulsion of an Allied attack, and they would have a second or third time.
"We have more than 600 casualties!" The baker's next sentence surprised everyone.
The total strength of Shanbir Island is only more than 3,000 people, and it will not be long before they are all wiped out.
"They're stockpiling ammunition!" "I think it's going to be hard for us to stop their next wave of attacks," the baker said. ”
"Wait!" Qin Chuan asked, "You say...... Are they accumulating ammunition? ”
"Yes!" The baker replied: "Their ammunition has to be transported from the west bank of the Moselle, but they have amphibious transports, which is not too much of a problem for them!" ”
"Keep going, Lieutenant!" Qin Chuan replied: "I think I've figured out a way!" ”
When Qin Chuan put down the phone, Colonel Slane said suspiciously: "I hope you are not comforting him, Lieutenant Colonel!" ”
"No, of course not!" Qin Chuan replied.
"What's the solution?" Colonel Becker said: "Attack their supply lines? Like said before, we can't do it because we have to cross the canal! ”
Although the defense of Metz Fortress is strong, the disadvantage is that it cannot attack freely due to the existence of the "moat".
"No, we don't need to strike!"
"How can we cut off their supply lines without attacking?" Colonel Slane asked.
"I remember what Colonel Becker just said......" Qin Chuan said, "we have a lot of shells in the warehouse!" ”
"Yes!" Colonel Becker replied: "But we have no artillery!" ”
"We don't need a cannon!" Qin Chuan replied.
"God, how can we get those shells out without cannons?" Colonel Becker asked Qin Chuan a little frantically: "Are we rushing towards the enemy with cannonballs?" ”
"Of course not!" Qin Chuan replied: "We can throw them into the river and let the river carry them among the enemy." What we're going to do...... Just set a time for them and then strap on the floaters! ”
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