Chapter 239: Classic Infiltration Battle (Part II)
Where are the Americans? This question bothered the Germans, who, after all, had not experienced such a strange war. The two armies are facing each other, and charges, confrontations, breakthroughs, encirclements, and so on are not among them. When the attack was intense, reinforcements arrived, but they disappeared, and calm did not mean that nothing would happen.
Hubl was panting and running, he had already run back and forth twice this evening. The same goes for the other brothers in the row. They moved back and forth on the defensive positions of two companies of the Germans. Wading through a thick layer of snow. It wasn't easy, but the brothers of Company E could do it. The veterans trained in the Tacoya Barracks are much more physically fit than ordinary soldiers under Parks' training, and they are best suited for such long-distance travel.
"What the hell are we doing?" Hubler's voice was soft, but he couldn't help but be a little confused. In addition to running back and forth in this way, the German army also followed his own back and forth. But they didn't exterminate any Germans at all. It was as if they were here to test the results of their physical training in front of the Germans.
"Don't worry so much, Hubler, you have to keep up with us, the boss naturally has his own ideas." White was by Hubler's side, and although he was also out of breath, he couldn't help but admonish Hubler, "The boss can surprise people every time, and I don't know what kind of surprise will come to us this time." ”
"I don't know, but there will be!" Hubler grinned and wanted to smile, but because of the physical exertion, he could barely squeeze the muscles on his face to show that he was smiling!
Every brother in the row was thinking about the question, what the hell are we doing? But despite their doubts, it was Company Commander Parks who led them, so they put all their doubts in their minds. Because they knew that in the end Parks would lead them to victory, which was almost the superstition of the brothers of E-Company, especially those brothers in the first row.
"Ahead is the German line!" Captain Parks stopped suddenly, he beckoned to several of the squad leaders of Haliger, and then waited for them to arrive, he immediately assigned the task in a low voice, "The Germans in this line have been transferred to another line of defense by us, what we have to do now is to take advantage of the time when the Germans have not returned in time to break through this German line." ”
Is it finally time to start the real fight? All the non-commissioned officers were muttering in their hearts. Parks nodded at them, and then said, "Our squads are going together, and whoever comes into contact with the Germans first will be the first to hold them back and make them think that we are going to attack in their direction." He looked at the non-commissioned officers and said, "We don't need to fight hard, take care of the brothers, don't get hurt!" ”
The non-commissioned officers nodded, then looked at Parks again, knowing he still had a mission to do. Parks was satisfied with the attitude of the non-commissioned officers, at least they still had the fighting spirit for now.
"The rest of the squad followed me, bypassing the flanks of the firefight, and we attacked the Germans from behind. We must be fast, we must take out the remaining platoon of troops on the line before the Germans can return to the defense, and then we will meet again and wait for my next order! Parks looked at the non-commissioned officers and said, "Got it?" ”
"Got it!" The non-commissioned officers all nodded.
"Lieutenant Haliger, no matter which squad is the first to engage the Germans, you will be responsible for commanding them!" Parks patted Halig on the shoulder and said, "Alright, we're ready to go!" ”
All the non-commissioned officers immediately returned to their squads, and then began to gesture to the brothers, signaling them to attack the German lines. A group of men, in the snow, stepping on the snow, began to advance towards the German lines. They are very careful and discreet. When they were less than fifty meters away from the Germans, they still found it.
"Americans!" Suddenly there was the terrible shouts of the Germans in the defensive line, and then the roar of machine guns tearing apart. They spotted a group of U.S. troops trying to get close to their lines. The MG42 machine gun poured water on them in front of them, shooting bullets at them.
"Hidden, hidden!" At this time, the shouts of the non-commissioned officers were heard, "Christenson, machine gun cover, hurry up, we are beaten by the Germans and can't lift our heads." Cover shot, cover shot! ”
The brothers quickly lay down behind the piles of felled wood, they did not dare to stick their heads out, but held their rifles up the high piles of wood, and blindly fired at the German lines, they did not spare the bullets, and in one breath they were able to empty all the bullets in the magazine. But such continuous firing creates a momentum comparable to the power of a platoon.
"It's the big cow Landauman, they exchanged fire with the Germans!" Sergeant Martin whispered to Parks.
"Very good, Lieutenant Haliger, immediately go over and command, to hold off the German fire!" Parks beckoned to Halig and ordered, "The rest of the brothers follow me, let's go around, bypass the vacant German defense, be fast, the Germans will definitely rush back as fast as they can when they hear the gunfire here." ”
Major Treschel did hear the gunshots, and although it was not very intense, it could be seen that there were quite a few American troops. And in that direction it was the line of defense of Captain Redett's company, which had just cleared reinforcements from Captain Press's side.
"Damn, the Americans are going to break through from Redett!" Major Treschle's face turned pale, but he was still a little worried about the defense line here, after all, the American offensive here just now was more fierce than the sound over there.
"How many Americans were involved in the attack?" It was obvious that none of the officers present could answer Major Trysch's question, "Captain Redett, hurry up and take your men back to your line, don't let the Americans take advantage of you!" Come on, come on! ”
"Yes, sir!" Captain Redett also felt very anxious, there was only one platoon on his current defensive line, and they were too concentrated, when they were rescuing this side, they did not adjust the defensive line in time, even if they had to adjust, it was too late, not to mention that even if they were adjusted, it was obviously better to concentrate on the defensive line of a platoon and a company. Now that the Americans have picked on it again and attacked, why don't they be anxious?
"Wait!" When Captain Redett was about to arrive with his men, Major Trischl stopped him, "Take only one platoon, and the rest of the platoon will remain here, I know that the Americans only want to weaken our side, and they are playing tricks to wait for your return visit to launch a large-scale attack on this line of defense." Go, Captain Redett, stop the Americans' conspiracy and don't let them succeed! ”
"Got it, Major!" Captain Redett was still quite convinced of Major Trischel's judgment, after all, he still had some truth in what he said. If it is only the disturbance of the US military, then it is enough for one platoon to defend itself.
Major Treschel's judgment was based on the common sense of his training at the temporary German Officers' Academy, and he was absolutely not wrong in making such a judgment. When the situation of friend and foe was unknown, he had to have a clear defensive position for his surname, and he chose Captain Preece's line of defense. Although the distance between the two lines of defense is not very far, and they are still practiced, there is always a question of the direction of the main attack.
By the time the Germans had made their decision, Captain Parks had already led the remaining brothers around the vacant defensive line, and then began the attack from behind the remaining German troops who were holding the line.
"Grenades!" He commanded in a low voice, "In the first round, we attack with grenades!" Then rush up and finish out all the Germans, we don't take prisoners, remember, not with a single prisoner! We don't have time! As he spoke, he first felt out a grenade, then wiped his chin with his fingers, as if he had made some kind of decision, nodded to his brothers, and took the lead in thinking that the German position would rush forward, and they would throw the grenade before the Germans found them.
"Still!" Parks gave the order, and he flicked his arm forward and threw his grenade out. Then a dense network of black grenades was thrown into the air. They rained down on the German defenses, and some fell directly into the German foxholes.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The continuous explosions suddenly stunned the German troops who were engaged in the exchange of fire with the American troops. The machine-gun and various weapons were fired at a moment's notice, and at this moment, Parks rushed forward, raised his rifle, and opened fire almost at the sight of a living target. As soon as the brothers rushed forward, all kinds of weapons opened fire desperately, and at this time, the gunfire was also heard on the side of the bull Landaumann, and the German fire suddenly stopped, and it was known that Captain Parks had succeeded. Halig immediately gave the order to rush towards Parks. Under the front and rear attacks, a platoon of German troops was actually unable to resist.
The bullets splashed blood on the bodies of the Germans, and they screamed and threw themselves to the ground, and some foxholes were killed before they could climb out. Some can't run far, and under the attack at both ends, they are constantly hit and fall to the ground!
"Die! Germans, let you eat, drink, and dress well, and then go to hell! White cursed as he shot, it was clear that during this period of time, the brothers were about to collapse when they were suppressed by the Germans, and this was the best way to vent.
"Bang bang bang!" A barrage of shots, even when the whole brothers had stopped, made someone shoot at the dead Germans, Parks frowned, and Landaumann beside him said, "It's Heflang!" ”
"Go talk to him!" Parks said to Landauman. He understands Heflang's mood very well, but if he doesn't let him vent, there is a good chance that he will do something stupid!
"Company Commander Parks! The Germans are back on the defend! Sergeant Martin suddenly ran up to Parks and said, "They'll be there soon!" What are we going to do? He looked eagerly at Parks as he spoke.
"Since you're here, don't let it go!" Parks smiled!
(To be continued)