In the snowy wilderness, the horses carrying the riders were galloping as hard as they could, but their speed could not catch up with the speed of the dimming of the light, and before the three horsemen in the pursued position entered the range of the rifles, the generals were already in the dark of night, and in the absence of the light of the stars and the moon and the infrared night vision equipment, Lynn estimated that he could only barely hit a moving object twenty or thirty meters away with his marksmanship, and it was basically impossible to guarantee that he would hit the vital point.

Seeing that the three horsemen had reached a distance of more than 100 meters, a task force member who was ambushed at the edge of the woods suddenly blew a whistle, which was particularly sharp against the background of the sparse gunfire, and also drifted quietly in the forest valley with the cold wind.

This is supposed to be the internal communication method within Task Force Thor, Lynn speculates, like the "vampire" commando's set of gestures for night combat to match their respective combat patterns. Hearing this whistle, the three horsemen did not slow down, but moved closer to the woods on the north side where Lynn and the others were lurking. In the dark woods, the low temperature made people instinctively want to rub their hands and stomp their feet, but the soldiers of the task force crouched in battle positions like stone sculptures—leaning against tree trunks or snow mounds, the hand that pulled the trigger had stripped off the heavy gloves of the march to protect against the cold, leaving only the more flexible velvet or cloth gloves.

Considering the need for security when operating inside the Soviet Union, Lynn left the Luger 08 pistol he had acquired in Leningrad and used to deter Matsov in the city that had never really been threatened by a nuclear bomb, and he was also dressed as a civilian and unarmed until he crossed the Soviet-Finnish border. Named Commander, he could only stand behind the task force empty-handed, wondering about the mentality of the Finns in the woods opposite: if they put up a tough resistance, would they treat everyone in Soviet uniform in their sight equally, and then their own riders who had managed to retreat here would not be attacked by their bullets?

With this in mind, the task force in front of him whistled again, and it was obviously not just a signal to inform his companion of his position, but the difference in length and tone should contain simple tactical information. The three horsemen, who were separated from the pursuers by seven or eight hundred meters, changed their direction slightly and headed straight for the woods. Soon, Lynn could clearly hear the heavy gasps of the horses, and vaguely saw that their movements had lost their former beauty due to fatigue and snow, just as the German armored troops were in a muddy predicament as they were galloping across the hard ground. Fortunately, they finally managed to reach the woods, and the Finns in the woods opposite, despite being within maximum range of their shots, did not open fire at this time.

The three riders who had flipped off their horses were as tired as their horses, and their faces were stained with snow and frost. From their figures, Lynn had identified the lead officer, as the task force called "Chief Karul", and he stood unhurriedly by the tree, waiting for the northern warrior to hurriedly inquire about the situation of his subordinates, and walked up to him in three steps and two steps.

"Sir, you shouldn't have stayed here and risked it!" The leading officer said hurriedly.

Lynn raised his head slightly: "I am an operational commander, but also a professional soldier, from a private to now, I have also experienced dozens of large and small battles on the battlefield. When necessary, please think of me as a soldier, not necessarily the best, but at least for the needs of the battlefield. ”

The officer in charge had no intention of arguing, and he seemed to have learned Lynn's stubbornness, so he only weakly suggested, "I'll send someone to escort you and the intelligence officers first." ”

Lynn didn't know if he could do it, but asked him, "Those Finns in the woods across the street...... Friend or foe? ”

The leading officer hesitated for a moment and replied: "In general, they are not enemies, but the current situation is very complicated, and a large number of Soviet troops have followed our tracks. I'm sorry, sir, but we didn't have the skills to get rid of them. ”

In the dimly lit woods, Lynn's eyes widened and she tried to find answers from the expressions on the other side's face as she spoke. The so-called "limited ability and skills" should be polite words in his understanding, if they really don't want the Soviet army to track them here, they can sneak into the mountains and forests and circle with their opponents halfway, and there is nothing undesirable in sacrificing their lives to protect the large army. Having fought in Finland for many years, the leading officer obviously has a relatively detailed study and experience of everything in this country, and he should be relatively clear about the scope of activities and psychological bottom line of the Finnish border troops, and as the direct commander of Task Force Sol, he should have received explicit or indirect instructions from the top before leaving the base. At the grand strategic level, provoking the contradictions between the Soviet Union and Finland at this time seems to mean pushing the weak Finland into the fire pit, but with the Ras Amos incident as a foreshadowing, the mentality of the Western camp led by the United States towards the Soviet Union has undergone subtle and sensitive changes, once the friction between the Soviet Union and Finland rises to the level of war, Norway and Sweden, which are getting closer and closer to the Western world, will inevitably continue their inherent position to support Finland, which is also a Nordic country and acts as a buffer zone between itself and the Soviet Union. The situation in which the Soviet Union was isolated would also be repeated, and it might even become a wedge for Britain and the United States to take a strong hand against the Soviet Union.

Lynn ignored the lead officer's suggestion to let her retreat first, and the lead officer wisely abandoned it. With a gap of less than a kilometer, the Soviet cavalry behind rushed forward in a blink of an eye. The two of them turned around and walked to the edge of the woods, on the snowy field, those black figures were rapidly getting bigger, the leading officer took off the ** sand submachine gun that was carried cross-body behind his back and prepared to fight, Lynn saw that he had an extra pistol strap and holster, guessing that this was the trophy he had obtained at the border post, so he pulled out the weapon from his holster with a seemingly intimate motion, this is a TT33 pistol that is also listed as a standard weapon of the Soviet Army with the Nagant revolver - it looks like a Browning semi-automatic pistol, Equipped with 7.62 mm pistol rounds of the same caliber as the Nagant revolver but with a shorter body, it was equipped with Soviet troops from the mid-thirties. With the end of the war, the relatively backward Nagant revolver was about to be decommissioned, and the TT33 was to remain in service with the Soviet army for several more years, until the fully automatic Makarov pistol was mass-produced and replaced in the early fifties.

Based on the keen habits of a front-line combatant, Lynn withdrew the pistol's magazine and checked the stockpile. At the "Vampire" commando training camp, he came into contact with the basic standard equipment of the Soviet army, and this small pistol, which was generally equipped with Soviet infantry officers, was no exception. In terms of combat ability, it is similar to the Luger 08, which is only suitable for self-defense in fierce battles, and is not as aggressive and lethal as the shell gun.

Seeing that Lynn took the pistol without discussion, the leading officer seemed to acquiesce in his mentality of participating in the battle, and took off the holster shoulder strap from his shoulder, which was equipped with a TT33 special cartridge box, which could hold 40 rounds. It is obvious that its original owner, the Soviet officer at the border post, was eclipsed before he could fire a single shot, and the leading officer, although he had always carried it on his body during the retreat, was only in response to occasional needs. The magazine is full of bullets, and the gun box is also full, such a situation should be satisfying, but for Lynn, who is accustomed to using brutal force on the battlefield, at this time a 20-round shell gun is the ideal one-handed weapon, if it can instantly summon a complete set of infrared night vision equipment, it is not a problem to deal with dozens of Soviet cavalry.

The leading officer had no time to figure out Lynn's psychological activities, leaving aside his pistol and pistol holster, he walked quickly to the edge of the woods, calmly opened the safe, pulled the bolt, and picked up the "** sand" to aim at the strong Soviet cavalry that was still continuing to move here more than 100 meters away, and aimed slightly with one eye.

......Da "** Sha" submachine gun suddenly let out a brisk and smooth roar, which also kicked off the prelude to this complex battle.

The bullet flew away, and Lynn vaguely saw the Soviet cavalry falling from their horses, and the rest of the personnel and their horses were disturbed, and the trend of advance was immediately curbed, but it was unrealistic to expect them to retreat. Some of these Soviet cavalry rode their horses and scattered, and some directly shot at their horses, and the wilderness was lively for a while. However, to Lynn's surprise, the lead officer did not shout to open fire, and the task force did not participate in the shooting although they were holding guns, but let their commanders shoot at the Soviets one by one. At this time, it was also quiet in the woods opposite, as if the Finnish cavalry and their horses were not hiding there at all.

Lynn was puzzled at first, but then quickly understood that the lead officer was showing the Finns that he was taking an antagonistic stance against the Soviet invaders, and that the Finns were watching the situation coldly, while the pursuing Soviet cavalry was shooting and organizing an attack in a chaotic manner.

Unhurriedly knocked out all the bullets in the long magazine, and the leading officer bowed his head to change the magazine, and called out "Root". Before Lynn could react, she heard a lonely gunshot pop into the earphones, it was so pleasant, it instantly awakened Lynn's first memory of coming to this era. A traditional manual rifle may seem outdated, but it is still a powerful weapon in the hands of a good marksman. In the field, a Soviet cavalryman almost fell in response, and then the sound of pulling the bolt of the gun sounded in the forest, presumably the Soviet cavalry in the distance could also vaguely hear this sound.

Syllable...... The rifle shoots without hurry, like a gentleman taking a walk after a meal, calm, capable and steady. Although Lynn did not directly observe the fall of the Soviet cavalry this time, under the influence of this momentum, the mentality of the Soviet cavalry became more and more impetuous, and a small group of seven or eight people on horseback tried to outflank from the position near the opposite woods, so Lynn stared at the opposite woods, waiting for the Finns lurking in the middle to make a crucial decision.

(To be continued)