After a night of brutal slaughter, Lynn's soldiers turned the valley leading from Salzburg to Bischofshofen into a living hell, where more than 10,000 Soviet officers and soldiers died, the remains of bones and vehicles filled the long passes, and the group of men who had left the group and tried to retake Salzburg did not end much better, they fell into the fire trap laid by the opponent in advance on the way to the city, and suffered heavy losses under the crossfire of machine gun and artillery fire, and finally only a pitiful two or three hundred men broke and withdrew.

There were no large Soviet forces approaching within a radius of fifty kilometers, but Lynn did not covet the spoils of war in the valley, and quickly moved to Salzburg with the main force, while the few seriously wounded were scattered and hidden in nearby villages. In Salzburg, a fairy-tale northern mountain city, the imperial ** team that successfully captured the city the night before seized an astonishing amount of war materials from the Soviet barracks and warehouses. According to Lynn's plan, they sent a telegram early in the morning, announcing that Salzburg had been freed from Soviet occupation and becoming a fighting fortress for freedom fighters, and then took advantage of Salzburg's mountainous terrain to build fortifications, while mobilizing local residents to evacuate to the surrounding villages.

It was already afternoon when Lynn and his command arrived at Salzburg, and in this short day, which was about to pass, Salzburg had not been subjected to any form of counterattack by the Soviet troops, except for stubborn Soviet pilots who flew planes to carry out reconnaissance again and again. Even so, every soldier who was actively preparing for war did not dare to have the slightest idea of luck, and now that the Soviet Union had a million troops stationed in Germany alone, and the entire territory of Austria was also under the control of the Soviet army, although the steel torrent of Weizhen Huanyu could not exert its speed advantage anywhere, even if they came at the slowest speed, in the face of Salzburg, where the terrain advantage was not enough to form a trench, it was enough to crush Lynn's thousands of men and horses and the city with an unstoppable impact -- under the condition that it is difficult to change the external situation in a short timeHolding on to an isolated city with a limited force is a dead end with no hope of victory, and the defeat of the Paris Commune is the best lesson.

The fact that a handful of fearless men challenged the Soviet Union, which the Allies could not defeat, by force, did seem as respectable and lamentable. In Lynn's view, the telegram sent in the name of the freedom fighters did not receive a response or solidarity from the outside world, and it was like a stone sinking into the sea, making the officers and soldiers who had illusions clearly aware of their real situation, and in Lynn's view, such a telegram was just a reminder to those who were afraid of the might of the Soviet army: Look, a miracle is happening!

The extraordinarily quiet winter night passed quietly, and another destiny arrived. The wind and snow have weakened significantly. At Heintegerten, about 6 kilometers north of Salzburg, more than 200 Imperial soldiers took advantage of the abrupt mountains to set up blocking positions, and the first Soviet troops from the north finally appeared on the white horizon. Dozens of white-painted T-34s resembled snow blocks moving along the river valley, followed by a large number of Soviet soldiers in white cloaks and armored vehicles and trucks towing artillery. In this relatively open area. At least they can stop repeating the tragedy of their companions.

"Come, come, let you see our strength!"

The captain of the Imperial Marine in the M46 snow helmet crouched alone in the snowy hills, wearing a gray camouflage uniform suitable for snow marching, white warm leather gloves, and even the military binoculars in his hand had a milky white shell. After the experience of the northern country and the fighting of the alliance ** team, the snow combat ability of the Imperial Guard has been qualitatively improved, and it is no exaggeration to say that if the German ** team had such an elite combat group in 1941. Victory in the war has long been in the bag. …,

Behind the captain's flanks were six heavy jeeps lined diagonally and covered with white camouflage nets, each carrying a 100 mm recoilless gun, which worked on a principle similar to that of the LG40 used by German paratroopers in those years. Equipped with specially developed armor-piercing shells, its armor-piercing ability was not inferior to that of conventional anti-tank guns of medium caliber, and it was equipped with a large number of Allied infantry on the European theater in 1947-1948, which played a certain role in the battle against Soviet armored clusters, and was able to effectively deal with the thick armor of the Soviet T-34 at a relatively close range.

These vehicle-mounted recoilless guns in front. Skilled in the mountains and cold regions, the Imperial soldiers built concealed but solid trenches. As far as the situation of individual units is concerned, they are equipped with MG-42, 50mm mortars and various anti-tank rocket launchers far more than the proportion of frontal battlefields, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as "armed to the teeth", but considering that they need to face a well-equipped Soviet army that is good at "crowd tactics", such equipment can only barely meet the combat needs.

On the other side of the valley, rolling snow knees appear to show no signs of combatant activity, but under the double cover of camouflage nets and snow, four mountain assault guns like keen cheetahs wait patiently for the opportunity to cull their prey. Shaped like Tank IV, the turret is equipped with a 75mm long-barreled gun of the same model as the Panther tank, which has proven to be an effective weapon against Soviet tanks in World War II, and more importantly, it is suitable for a mountain combat vehicle of less than 10 tons in size and weight. Around these mountain cheetahs, a platoon of Imperial soldiers crawled in the dug defensive trenches,

"Attention cars. The target has entered the 500-meter zone. No. 2 dealt with the first three of the platoon, No. 3 against those closest to the river ice, and No. 4 against the enemy's right flank. Remember, aim for the side of the body to hit! ”

In an extremely quiet enclosed space, the low, steady command is enough to reach every pair of ears clearly. Outwardly, the mountain tank, which acts as a command vehicle, has extremely sharp edges and corners, a grayish snow camouflage livery, and just the right amount of additional armor to maximize defense. In the direction of the muzzle, the roar and the outline of the target were gradually becoming clear, and the atmosphere of battle was enough to make the novice's heart beat to the throat, but it was clear that these were all experienced and highly qualified veterans.

After waiting for half a cigarette, the deep voice was once again radioed to each mountain chariot:

"Attention all vehicles, after the battle begins, determine the targets of the attack in their own order, and strive to kill an enemy with each shell!"

In my ears, the rumbling sound of tracks was getting closer, but the imperial elites who relied on the terrain to attack did not rush to fire, they were like snow leopards ready to pounce on their prey at any time, calmly waiting for the best time.

Just as the clear figure of the Soviet tank was reflected in the center of the crosshair of the optical sight, a particularly dull roar was faintly heard in the sky. Imperial soldiers who had experienced Allied air raids could easily distinguish the sound of several enemy planes from a swarm formation, and they didn't have to look up to know that a sizable formation was flying overhead. Although the Soviet army left some anti-aircraft weapons in Salzburg, it was still a little short of using them to resist large-scale air raids, and the anti-aircraft missiles proved their amazing efficiency in actual combat, but because of the cumbersome structure and secrecy reasons, they were not included in the equipment list of the imperial ** team that went to Europe to fight this time, and the only thing that can be counted on at present is the wind and snow that has not completely stopped.

Boom...... Rumble......

The roar of anti-aircraft guns was the first to break the quiet atmosphere in this snowy land, and also made the officers and men of both sides who had not yet engaged in the battle even more nervous. The Soviet tanks advancing along the valley towards Salzburg and the accompanying infantry and vehicles naturally widened the distance, which seemed to reduce the probability of being shot, but gave the opponent with a relatively limited number .........and attack angle space to break through.

Shout...... Shout......

The recoilless cannon hidden behind the snow mounds of Heintegerten kicked off the skirmish with a strange roar, and the strange-looking cannonballs flew out of the muzzles with a bright tail flame, and the gray-white smoke quickly drifted away in the wind. A few seconds later, the armor-piercing shell accurately hit one of the Soviet tanks at the head of the platoon, unceremoniously tearing open the side armor of its body, and only exploded after entering the hull under the effect of a delayed fuse. The white tank was still moving forward rapidly due to inertia, and only came to an abrupt halt after a moment, and the muzzle of the gun hung down weakly, a scene reminiscent of the samurai who were suddenly killed by an arrow on the battlefield in ancient times......

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Stepping on the wonderful rhythm of the battlefield, the anti-tank backbone of the imperial ** team fighting in the mountains and snow, four mountain combat vehicles that had traveled thousands of miles to the Alps also fired, and the 75mm gun made an exceptionally different crisp sound, which sounded much softer than the 88mm gun. Moments later, the flames and black smoke from the armor-piercing shells hitting the tanks rose in view, and the Soviet tanks in the cold zone livery, despite their good protective color, still ended up in front of the well-trained Imperial gunners. Some shells directly penetrated the armor, and then detonated the unused shells placed in the car, and the violent detonation instantly devoured the tank hull and the crew inside!

After a round of shelling, without waiting for the Soviet tanks behind to respond effectively, the firepower of the imperial ** team rushed to launch a second round of shooting, in the case of many targets, their results were still staggering, and they were hit head-on, the Soviet tank cluster lost more than 20 tanks in just a few minutes, and the tanks that followed were somewhat reckless and knocked into the wreckage of their companions who had completely lost their combat capability, but exposed themselves to the opponent's guns, and more Soviet tanks braked urgently, With a slight adjustment of the muzzle, the gun opened fire towards the flickering fire. The cannonballs whizzed across the battlefield less than 400 meters and fell in the snow on the hills, and the violent explosion kicked up countless snow and ice chips, and it was hard to believe that this was the most brutal moment of killing.