Chapter 1217: Hard Breakthrough (I)
Since the tank was not activated, the explosions and gunfire in the woods behind him were very eye-catching, and although Andre and the others were now staying in the tank like a steamer, no one felt the heat. They all had a cold sweat in their hands, because if the British did not succeed in getting into the trap, it would certainly have some impact on their retreat plans.
And less than half a minute later, Andre and his team heard gunshots, not from the traps they had set up, but from the actual British soldiers. It seems that they have begun to fire in all directions in a panic. And as long as the British also grasp this information, then their breakthrough from this direction will become much smoother.
And the fact was that just as Andre and the others had predicted, the panicked British began to shoot in all directions, and at the same time, many people stepped on their own traps. Although some traps are not fatal, for the British, who are already completely panicked at this time, the triggering of any trap will have an extremely violent psychological shock to them.
At the same time, the armored units that could not enter the woods and were waiting on the outside to pick them up also noticed that something was wrong, and they immediately reported it to Lamont's side.
However, after listening to this debriefing, Lamont did not let too many troops move to the side they were attacking, but let the vast majority of troops continue their original search route and continue to advance.
Contrary to common sense, Lamont had his own calculations - for in his opinion, if there were a large number of German troops hiding in the woods, the British would have met with fierce resistance by the time they came within range. Then, they will be surrounded by the British, fight and retreat, and finally use the flanks to try to break out.
However, the troops in the woods did not do this, so in other words, there were very few troops hiding in the woods. Even, there is only the armored unit mentioned earlier, if this is the case, he rashly mobilizes all the troops in one place, in fact, he opens a door to the enemy, which is playing into the enemy's hands.
And if he continues to maintain his current formation, although it is difficult to gain an advantage in the event, and the efficiency will naturally not be too high, but in terms of stability, it is a real existence, and the so-called not leaving a little chance for the enemy who is at a disadvantage is what Lamont has to do now.
At this time, on the side of the woods, seeing that the British army had only moved to a fairly small extent, Andrei couldn't help but grit his teeth. Although he couldn't be sure what the other party was thinking, the possibility of his thoughts being seen through seemed to be not small. And if this is the case, now is the last chance, if these British continue to surround and bring their forces together, they really have no chance.
Whether to continue to wait, or to attack immediately, these two options have been turning in Andrei's head for a long time, both of them are options with no turning back, the so-called one mistake, losing all the games, is talking about Andrei's current situation.
"! When did I become such a mother-in-law?! ”
Andrei himself cursed in his heart, and then immediately shouted to his friends around him: "All start, break through immediately!" ”
"Yes!"
Although Andre and Natalia's plan did not succeed, this actually did not have a big impact on the morale of Andrei's team, you know, their team has walked over the line of life and death more than once. It is not the first time that they have encountered this level of danger in front of them, and they have persevered in the difficulties ahead, so today, they have no reason to lose!
"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”
With the continuous sound of artillery, the British troops engaged in the encirclement operation saw a Soviet armored squad quickly jump out of the woods. It was a bit sudden, but it was also expected. So, after a brief moment of surprise, they immediately began to shoot and flank Andre as Lamont had previously commanded.
Although when it comes to the tanks of the British army, it generally gives a sense of slowness. However, in fact, it was only in the previous situation, and many of the current British tanks have very good mobility, although they are not as good as the models recently studied by the French, but they are already too good compared to the German tanks.
In this operation, due to the need for time, Lamont did not carry any slow-moving chariots, but used Fireflies, Cromwell, and a small number of Crusaders as armor. Although these three armored units are no match for the vehicles in Trood's or Andre's squad in terms of protection level, they still have a strong advantage in this field chase situation.
From a distance, Trode could see clearly that although the 136 Project in Andre's squad was superior to their Leopard in terms of mobility, it was still significantly weaker than the British Cromwell. Coupled with an IS-2 heavy tank, Andrey's squad couldn't use the usual speed of battle to win.
And at this time, the infantry of the British was not idle, although only armored units were rushing out at the moment, but it was very uncomfortable that this was not a decoy. After all, in terms of the ability to get out, the armored forces are still much stronger than the infantry. But in order not to become a target for enemy vehicles, they will still honestly follow behind the tanks.
However, following behind the tanks, you can only defend against attacks from the Soviet tanks, and behind them, there is really a wilderness!
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, in this already heavy battle, under an inconspicuous gunshot, a British non-commissioned officer fell, and it was obvious from the rank that this was a sergeant. Although I can't be sure, it should be the front-line leader who commands these soldiers in battle.
Seeing that the leader had arrived, the soldiers around him naturally panicked, because no one knew how he was shot. And just before the news spread, on the other side, another non-commissioned officer was also shot and fell. Again, it's just a matter of moments, and no one even knows what's going on.
And 600 meters away, a calm sniper had just methodically withdrawn the shells......