Chapter 567: The Coming Storm (Part II)
"Divide into two search groups, carry out a detailed search, and see people alive and dead to see corpses!" As soon as Andrei gave the order, the team members immediately scattered in all directions to prepare for the next battle, and unlike the defensive battle, the search battle needed more equipment.
Ten minutes ago, Andre had given the team a brief meeting, mainly to discuss the current situation. Since Andre was still in a state of confusion yesterday, it was inevitable that some situations would be overlooked, and it was mainly for this situation that the team members were investigated. However, in the end, Andre obtained quite limited information, not only him, but everyone in the team thought that yesterday was an ordinary day, and there was nothing suspicious at all.
So, where should the doubts be? This morning? No, this morning's attack seemed to be in order, and according to Andrei's estimation of the Czechoslovak troops opposite them, it was almost all their strength, so there would be no problem. So, what's the problem?
Andrei's intuition told him that this time the matter was not simple, and he had to act immediately, after hanging up the communication with the base, Andrei quickly mobilized his team to prepare for the search, out of consideration that the enemy had completely lost his armored forces, he decided to transfer all the tanks from the position, and according to the combat effectiveness of the two groups.
The first group was led by Andre and composed of Xia Bing and Boris, and the second group was led by Natalia and the rest of the team. Although according to the usual distribution plan, Xia Bing and Leonid, Bella and Boris will be assigned together, but Andre considered that this was a good opportunity to hone his cooperation, so he made a slight concession in combat effectiveness, after all, this battle is still based on search.
Without further ado, the two teams immediately searched the previously assigned area. Natalia's group was assigned to an area close to the enemy's side due to the large number of vehicles. Although it is unlikely, Natalia decided to investigate the enemy's path in the past two days.
"No cover-up......" Natalia carefully observed the tracks and footprints on the ground, and found that there was no need for the enemy to hide in this area, which further reduced the possibility that the current situation was caused by the Czechoslovak troops. However, it is also true that they did not make any moves in the afternoon, and if this is just a simple coincidence, then the probability of two coincidences happening to collide is not ordinarily low.
"Natalia, look at this!" At Natalia's side, Leonid pointed to a piece of bread on the ground and said, "There is no sign of corruption yet, and judging from this softness, it is very likely that it was thrown here in the afternoon." ”
"Afternoon!?" Natalia couldn't help but be taken aback, and quickly rubbed the piece of bread with her hand, although it was already a little hard, but she could still feel a little soft, if this was the bread that was thrown here in the morning or even yesterday, it should be a little harder.
"Leonid, well done!" Natalia smiled and patted Leonid on the shoulder and nodded, apparently pleased with his findings. After all, knowing that this group of enemies had passed through here at noon was quite important information - the enemy did not attack them at noon and in the afternoon, but passed by here in the afternoon, so where did they go?
This question is actually not difficult, although Natalia and the others did not follow the path of the enemy's advance, but they also knew the enemy's movement trajectory well, because apart from this track, there were only scattered patrol footprints in the surrounding area, which could not be called troops at all. Then, now there is only one possibility, after the enemy advanced out in the afternoon, he chose to turn back on the way due to some circumstances, and this situation is very likely to have a close relationship with the lost Soviet armored squad......
In the investigation area on the other side, Andre and Xia Bing were looking for clues from the surroundings, although Boris was also helping, but with his sloppy look, he couldn't find any detailed clues at all.
Although Xia Bing is almost first-class in terms of insight, he is not as good at finding clues as he was when he was looking for people, and sometimes he is not as fast as Andre, who investigates with intuition. And now, that's it......
"Xia Bing, take a look at this ......" Andre called Xia Bing over, brushed away some of the weeds on the ground, and found a shallow footprint underneath. Due to the low depth of the footprints and the fact that they are covered with weeds, they would not have been able to be detected without a very close look.
Xia Bing just glanced at the footprints and knew what Andre was going to ask, and blurted out: "It's the German military boots." ”
"The Germans? Why are there German troops here? Andrei furrowed his brows, and the uneasiness in his heart prevailed. After he had stumbled upon the footprint just now, he sensed that something was not quite right. Although he didn't know what the shoe prints of the Coalition Army's boots were, he was at least sure that it wasn't the mark of the Czechoslovak troops, so he chose to find Xia Bing in order to confirm, but the answer given by the latter surprised him.
Later, Andrei found several more of the same footprints around, and based on the length of the step and the direction of travel, he roughly estimated that the German infantry was at least a squad in size.
Although Germany was behind these scattered Combine troops, Andrei had never fought with German troops here, not to mention him, even all the Soviet troops he knew, because the Germans were now focusing elsewhere, so they would let these somewhat weak Combine forces engage in a war of attrition with them.
But now there is a German squad that has entered the battlefield, even deep into their rear, and this is a big deal. Moreover, it can be seen from the footprints that this German squad must be a well-trained and unconventional unit, and if it is linked to the missing Soviet armored squad, these situations may also make sense.
However, there is no trace of the battle nearby, and there is no trace of the Soviet army's march, which means that the battlefield should be closer to the base, although Andrei doesn't want to care about the life or death of those people, but this is indeed a major event related to the fate of the Soviet army here, he really got to the point where he can't do it! (To be continued.) )