Chapter 38: Deterrence
We immediately returned to the front of the battle and began to deploy, while I took out my binoculars and observed the enemy's situation.
Looking at the configuration of the enemy forces in front, I couldn't help but scold: "Damn, why are they all Matilda, how can this be fought?" β
The enemy attacked us in a V-shaped formation of seven Matildas, and I suppose that behind the tanks there was a large number of infantry, and they were pushing forward under the cover of the "Lady of Iron", and by the time we reached the melee we were done.
Just then, a shout came from behind us: "Oh no! The British in the bunker called. β
Natle cursed a little anxiously, "FUCK! We're almost surrounded! β
"Trode, what do we do now?" At this time, Hans's questioning, he should have paid attention to it, just asked me.
I also want to hear his opinion: "What do you think? β
He paused, then calmed down and said, "We should hold it, and even if we can't, we will have to delay the infantry, and it will be very difficult for the British to get out of the bunker." β
I agreed with him and replied, "Well, I'm pretty much the same as you think, but I'm thinking about defeating the enemy in front of me, and even if we delay time, someone will always have time to retreat." β
I continued to tell him, "Besides, I think their attack on the bunker should be just a bluff, they should know that it is easy to block that door with our forces, and as for the two machine gun holes, they can be blown up. They're just doing this to put pressure on us to retreat, and if they do merge our two forces, we really won't be able to stop it. β
The attacking Matilda infantry tanks are largely immune to our attacks, and it is not a good idea to break the tracks, which can only delay time to a certain extent.
At a distance of about 1,500 meters, we began to attack, but when these warheads, which had already flown long distances, knocked down Matilda's hard front armor, the result was self-evident. And the vehicles that fired HE shells had similar results to us, and in our 75mm caliber, the high-explosive shells fired hit the enemy with only a slight vibration, and did not cause damage to them.
Our attack was so inefficient that we had to let our infantry brothers solve it, and just as the enemy was advancing to a distance of about a thousand meters from us, the commander over there ordered: "Push that rocket artillery up, now!" β
The rocket launcher he was talking about was the "Nevelbelfa" Type 41 6-barrel rocket launcher that we had just had, which I knew when I arrived at this position in the morning, but they also only had two bases of ammunition, which made him a last resort.
The two infantrymen pushed the "Nevelbelfa" behind us, raised the barrel of the gun and took aim, and then the two withdrew to a distance of more than ten meters and activated the rocket artillery with an electric lighter. With a "buzzing" sound that lasted for more than ten seconds, six rockets flew over our heads, and in the blink of an eye, a large part of the area in front of us turned into a sea of fire.
Although the power of this weapon is very powerful, the accuracy is not guaranteed. And although it looks a bit like a revolver, it is completely different, it is not fired clockwise or counterclockwise, but in the order of upper leftβ lower rightβ upper rightβ lower leftβ lower right β left, so as to maintain the balance of the cannon body and enhance the accuracy.
We only have 12 rounds, and we consumed six shells in one round just now, and now we only have one shot left, and we have to make good use of it.
After this round of shelling, the enemy troops were dealt a serious blow, and the rest retreated to the corner of the valley. I immediately got out of the car and went to the commander of the infantry and said what I thought.
I told him, "The next time the enemy starts attacking, order your troops to attack with rocket artillery." β
"What? It's only once, and it's only going to be used when their big army comes. He didn't understand what I was saying, and replied in a somewhat high tone.
I also said a little anxiously: "It must be like this, because our rear may be lost at any time, and if we want to hold this place now, we can't do it without some means." β
"But this," he still had a very embarrassed expression, but he didn't know what to say to refute my point of view.
I saw his difficulty, so I deliberately said loudly: "Don't worry, as long as you do what I say, if this position is lost, I will bear this responsibility!" β
Many soldiers heard my words and looked at them. In this way, after a few seconds, the two of us were almost under everyone's gaze, and then the commander's eyes suddenly gave off a strange brilliance, and then he straightened his waist and patted his chest and said energetically: "No problem, leave this matter to me, I believe you will be able to hold this position." β
Looking at his appearance, although I responded to him with a smile on the surface, I was secretly scolding in my heart: "This old fox is just afraid of responsibility, what else can you believe me?" Even the word 'we' can be avoided, which is really scheming. β
I returned to the car, ready for a second attack by the enemy, and since the British troops on the bunker had not withdrawn, the enemy would definitely come again.
"They're coming out, ready to fire!" When I saw the enemy, preparations began on the infantry side. Although the old fritter is a little treacherous, it should be no problem to leave this kind of thing to him.
Just when the enemy's first echelon had just come out of the valley and had not yet fully formed its formation, the rocket artillery behind us once again showed everyone its power - several tanks were damaged by the bombing, and many infantry were blown apart, but because they were too far away, only a few were mortally wounded.
Perhaps because of the lessons learned last time, they withdrew quite quickly this time. Many of the tankmen threw away their immobile vehicles and ran back to the valley with their armor off.
"Don't come again, don't come again, don't," I said silently.
After a while, they did not charge again, and just as the stone in my heart fell to the ground, I heard the voice I least wanted to hear: "Our rear is lost, and the British have rushed out of the bunker!" β