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In the town of Cullumbridge, in an "Oster" radio reconnaissance vehicle bearing the name of the inventor, a technical non-commissioned officer wearing a boat-shaped hat and a gray-green camouflage combat uniform operated a complex device with several spherical dials and a pile of analog instrument panels, and reported in Irish to the white-looking captain officer standing behind him:

"Sir! Enemy radio signals have been detected, and the source of the signal is very close to us...... In our northwest direction...... About 3-4 km ......"

"Is it so close?"

The captain's brow furrowed, this distance was basically within the range of heavy mortars and recoilless guns, if the enemy really had such medium-range weapons, it could threaten his radio detection team at any time. What a sad thing it is that a radio detection vehicle, which cost tens of thousands, was destroyed by a shell that cost tens of pounds!

With deep apprehension, he took off his military cap, changed into a steel helmet, stepped out of the radio detection vehicle, climbed onto the half-track armored personnel carrier parked next to him, and raised his binoculars to search for the enemy's tracks to the northwest.

After a moment, he fixed his eyes on the seemingly ordinary woods, and said in his mouth: "Damn it, the English army didn't seriously clean up the remnants of the enemy, and our reconnaissance troops must have missed it too!" ”

According to the division of labor within the coalition forces, on the frontal offensive front, the English army is the main attack, and the rest of the participating troops are responsible for providing three-dimensional fire support, while on the flank and interspersed front, the new United Kingdom army is the main attack, and the accompanying English army is only responsible for auxiliary combat tasks, such as protecting the baggage and sweeping away the remnants of the enemy.

"Confirm the source of the signal, 3 kilometers to the northwest, deciphering the code, it is expected to take a quarter of an hour!" The technical non-commissioned officer in the radio detection vehicle reported loudly.

"Got it!" The captain answered, then quickly jumped out of the armored car and grabbed the field telephone set up on the radio detection vehicle, which was usually deployed far away from the headquarters in order to avoid interference with the radio equipment, even though it would take a lot of time to make a trip in the same town.

"I'm Captain Kent, looking for Lieutenant Colonel Stephen...... Sir, I'm Rum-Kent, I've just spotted an enemy radio signal coming from the woods 3 km to the northwest, most likely the remnants of the enemy army, we're deciphering the radio content, but it will take ten to fifteen minutes, my advice is to destroy it immediately with artillery fire! ”

Receiving an affirmative reply, the captain quickly walked up to the radio detection vehicle, raised his binoculars, and stared at the woods to the northwest.

About two minutes later, the roar of cannon fire was heard behind him.

Hearing the familiar sound of cannons, the surrounding soldiers in gray-green camouflage uniforms only stopped for a moment to look at them, and then continued their work.

In the magnified field of view through the telescope, a column of smoke rises from the woods and the fields near the woods. The first round of artillery fire by our own artillery was very accurate, so the second round of shelling entered a state of full firepower, with six artillery salvos, basically covering the woods, and five rounds down, which lasted less than two minutes.

The captain put down his binoculars and said to himself: "With such speed and accuracy, who dares to say that the artillery is outdated?" ”

At this time, the technical non-commissioned officer poked his head out of the compartment of the radio detection vehicle: "Enemy radio is interrupted!" ”

The captain turned his head: "Good! Keep monitoring! ”

Hundreds of meters away, in the open area next to the church cemetery, more than 20 self-propelled guns were scattered in groups, among them were "Bison" with 105-mm howitzers and "Brown Bears" with 150-mm heavy guns.

After a quick and accurate close-range strike, the six "Bisons" with their muzzles pointed to the northwest did not immediately "return to the group", the gunners threw shell casings through the open side hatches and moved in the shells ready to fire, and the gun commanders sat in the top hatches, smoking and complaining.

"Honestly, the Scottish army was a little more tenacious than expected. If it was in Italy, the defenders would have retreated dozens of kilometers away, how could they dare to touch it back and reconnoitre! A cannon commander said.

The artillery commander closest to him answered: "Don't jump to conclusions, after all, the war has only been going on for two days." If the Scottish army had such fighting spirit in two weeks' time, I would admit that they were better than the Italians. ”

Another gunner said, "Well, you say, without the support of the Japanese, would the Scottish army in Barriol be as vulnerable as the Arab army?" ”

"I don't think so!" The captain in front of him said, "Among the peoples of Europe, if you want to be brave and tenacious, the Scots should be able to rank in the top five, which has been fully proven in history." ”

"In history, what people in Europe could have been more courageous than the Romans, who ruled Europe, North Africa, and the Near East? As descendants of the ancient Romans, what aspect of the Italians are worthy of the glory of their ancestors? ”

The commanders were discussing enthusiastically, only to hear the humane "Major is coming", everyone fell silent, and they all turned their eyes to the major officer who got off the four-wheel drive off-road command vehicle. He is of average stature and ordinary appearance, but he has a shrewd and capable temperament.

Approaching, the major crossed his hands on his hips and said in a loud voice: "Well played, lads! Our artillery fire completely covered the target area, where a fire broke out, and it is estimated that few Scots will be able to escape! Now, everyone hurry up and replenish their ammunition and be ready to fight for a new battle. According to the report of the reconnaissance unit, the Scottish troops of the Dumfries Line were organizing a breakout. ”

"The beast is trying to break out of its cage!" One of the commanders said metaphorically.

Another said: "Sir, I think we have locked up a beast that is not fierce, it wants to escape, but its claws are not sharp enough, and the real threat should be its companion outside the cage." ”

"That's right, Joel, you're on point!" The Major nodded, "Command has taken note of this, so air and ground reconnaissance has been arranged, and our new mission is to prevent the enemy on the periphery from retaking the town of Callumbridge. We will hold this place until the enemy in the encirclement is completely annihilated. In fact...... I think the winner is tonight! ”

"Luckily, we have plenty of ammunition!" A car captain said.

The major looked down at his watch: "It will be dark in half an hour." In view of the fact that the enemy's reconnaissance forces most likely communicated the position of our artillery to the rear, after ten minutes all the artillery changed positions, and our new position was north of the town, and the engineering units would prepare us with improvised firing positions, and if we had enough time, we would reinforce ourselves. Well, gentlemen, so be it! ”

With that, the major hurried back to his four-wheel drive off-road command vehicle, waved his hand, and headed for the self-propelled artillery position next to him.

One of the commanders jumped off the roof of the car and said to his gunners: "Boys, have you heard the Major!" We still have ten minutes to refill our ammunition, which isn't too difficult for us, is it? ”

One of the gunners quipped: "If the Major promises to give each of us a few days off after we attack Edinburgh, I think we can do it in five minutes!" ”

The commander pretended to be serious: "The battle has just begun, and you are thinking about taking a vacation, which is not good!" His Majesty taught us that no matter whether the enemy is strong or weak, we should keep a fresh mind, never let our guard down at any time, and we must always be ready to fight tough and hard battles! ”

"Understood!" The gunners responded in unison.

Ten minutes later, the coalition artillery deployed in the town of Cullenbridge began to change positions, and the self-propelled guns had a clear advantage in battlefield mobility over towed field guns and howitzers. Within a quarter of an hour, all the self-propelled guns were already in place in the new firing positions, and most of the towed guns were still on the way to transfer.

As night fell, the battlefield was not silent, but suddenly became noisy. In the direction of Dumfries, the once sparse gunfire was much more dense, and from time to time there was a dull sound of rolling thunder, and the dark night sky was constantly illuminated by the artillery fire on the ground......

On the "Bison" and "Brown Bear", the gun commanders wore communication headsets, received the firing instructions transmitted by the command center, and then arranged for the gunners to adjust their own firing parameters. Before the artillery could be fired, a dull roar could be heard in the sky, and coalition warplanes taking off from airfields across England were heading against the wind to launch air strikes against the Scottish army under the guidance of ground troops.

Gazing into the distance, a coalition soldier said in a suburban London accent: "Wow, napalm!" The scene is gorgeous! ”

But his companion said coldly: "Purgatory on earth! ”

After a while, two companies of "Brown Bears" took the lead in pouring fire on targets more than ten kilometers away. Compared with multiple rocket launchers of the same range, the traditional rifled guns have much inferior fire output and coverage capabilities, but they have incomparable accuracy of rocket artillery, which is suitable for providing direct fire support to front-line troops.

The Scottish forces attempting to break through from Dumfries were largely infantry, and were bombarded by coalition aircraft and heavy artillery, and the organized offensive was quickly thwarted, with most units withdrawn to assembly points or makeshift bunkers, with only a few units able to get close to coalition positions. As a result, the fields were constantly lit up with flares, and the roars of artillery and machine guns came and went.

In the battle against the frontal attack of the coalition forces, the Scottish army that had entrenched in Dumfries had already suffered considerable losses, and the number of troops that could organize to break through was only twenty-three out of ten. The cover of night obviously could not withstand the adequate preparation of the coalition troops to outflank them, and the trapped Scottish army was like a group of people who had fallen into the water, the longer they fell into the water, the less strength they had to struggle, and if they did not receive external assistance, they would inevitably end up drowning......

As the night deepened, coalition fighters still frequently flew over the battlefield, and the reconnaissance forces in the air and on the ground paid close attention to the movements of the Scottish troops outside the encirclement, and as soon as they appeared, they would definitely call for a three-dimensional firepower strike, but as time went by, the Scottish troops that still had the strength to fight never appeared, and in the encirclement, the trapped Scottish troops had almost collapsed in the case of running out of ammunition and food and suffering heavy casualties.