Chapter 22: Timing
After hearing my battle plan, Marcus was a little worried about it: "You are also too hard, how do you know that there will be no enemy in front of you?" Isn't it more efficient to clamp on both ends? ”
"I can't do it if I don't spell it." I was noncommittal to what he said, "If I'm right, this is certainly not the only place where we are in this situation, and the situation is now worse than we expected." ”
Amphitri didn't seem to believe what I said, but she could understand a little from my tone, and asked half-incredulously, "How bad?" ”
What we need most in this situation now is a calm analysis, if we don't explain the current situation to them, fighting with doubts will affect the combat effectiveness somewhat, and I am still on the march now, and there is nothing else to do, so I slowly analyzed: "We entered the canyon at the same time, although the advance time of each unit is different, but it should not be too bad." And from what I have observed, the enemy's disposition must have been well prepared beforehand, so even if we breached the underground fortifications at different times, we were attacked at the same time. I don't need to say anything more about what that means. ”
After listening to what I said, Amphitri's voice was a little more anxious this time: "They want us to have no time to rush to each other's aids. And if we attack at the same time, we will not have a chance to get warning from friendly forces, and it will become impossible to retreat in advance. ”
This time it was Vincent's turn to speak, and his tone was also a little solemn: "Not only that, if it is attacked at the same time, the combat radius will be greatly expanded. We won't have so many forces in the rear to support all of us. In other words, the enemy is going to eat us this time. ”
Keeping negative messages on the ground will only demoralize us, and while keeping them informed, I also want to give my troops enough hope: "But I think the deterioration of the situation will end here, the enemy will not have more troops to annihilate us, and if the timing is right, it is still possible to break through." ”
"From where?" The source of the voice reveals the mixed feelings of its owner—anxious, excited, apprehensive, and I know who is speaking just by listening to the tone—and Leona, who has not spoken a word from the beginning until now, I reckon her mood has been very low until she heard it, as if she had grasped a life-saving straw.
I replied to her without hesitation: "From the direction we came, of course." Although our initial reconnaissance pointed out that the enemy did not have enough troops, it could be explained if it was an elaborate trap by the enemy. If it is an ambush, there must not be too many, and the fact that there is no encirclement of the enemy in front of us now means that their strength is limited to this. ”
For her to recover her energy, I decisively gave her the task that was originally scheduled to be given to Marcus: "Leona, you now assign two people to go to that three-way intersection to observe the situation. The ability of these two people must be guaranteed, they must not be discovered, and they must be able to clearly know the speed of each other's advancement. ”
"Okay, I'll do it now." There was still a little choking in the latter's tone, but it was more of an excited joy.
As a final conclusion, I tried my best to say to them in a compelling tone: "Moreover, it can now be said that the situation has been reversed, the enemy is clear and we are secret, and the dominant power has fallen into our hands. We've released the bait, just waiting for the fish to bite the hook! ”
While waiting for the enemy's pursuers, Vincent and I were still rushing forward in the direction of the front of the tank, although I had analyzed that the enemy would not come in this direction, but we still guarded this side just in case.
The minutes were ticking, and my palms were covered in cold sweat, although for us now, it would be good for them to be a moment late, so that we could have more time to wait for reinforcements. But I couldn't wait, not just because time had tested my calculations, but because I had something more important to do—to rescue the allies in the underground fortifications. Although they have been surrounded, I believe that they can still hold out for a while by relying on the terrain, and I have dumped them before in exchange for our vitality. Now, I can't let them all die in my area!
"Trood, they passed, two 'Churchill' type infantry tanks, no infantry. THE PROPULSION SPEED IS ABOUT 10 KM/H."
"Just in time, that's what I've been waiting for." Hearing Amphitri's voice coming from the headphones made my heart relax a little.
"Vincent, reverse the hull and find cover." I quickly ordered that from this point on, there should be no mistakes.
There was very little cover in this canyon pass, and it was not easy to find a place that could cover both of our tanks at the same time. Of course, when I say "now" to find a cover, I am not "looking now", the cover is already set on the road before Vincent and I came, and now it is just to run to the specified position.
I mentally calculated the speed of the enemy's advance, and to put it mildly, I had never counted the time so carefully since I was a child, without the use of timekeeping props.
Vincent and I had calculated the distance on the road to come, it was about 3 km long, and it would take eighteen minutes to reach my and Vincent's position at their current speed, and I would have to wait a full five minutes after removing the time it took for the scouts to return
I counted in my mind for five minutes before I shouted into the microphone with relief, "Okay, now, Leona, you take the other two assault guns to track them in a triangle, and the speed is about 20KM/H." Remember, with your speed you will definitely spot the enemy sooner than we do, be sure not to sneak up on them first, track, remember that your mission now is only tracking! ”
"Good!" I could hear that her words were completely squeezed out between her teeth, "But don't be reckless, you two don't be reckless, let's say it, it's the one who is responsible for destroying them, you two just need to hide yourself." ”
Although her mother-in-law still wants to say it, I have already realized her intentions: "Okay, we have agreed that no one will be injured in this mission, and we will have a big meal together when we stand out!" ”
"Good!"
In response to me, we all have a cry from our hearts.