On the snowy hills, Lynn, dressed in a full "vampire" cold zone combat attire, looks ahead with binoculars. At the foot of the hill, the officers and men of the night combat battalion, dressed in the same uniform and fully armed, were using skis to advance rapidly towards the coast, and on the hard ice belt next to them, Leopard tanks and full-tracked snow armored vehicles painted in gray and white camouflage were also moving at full speed, while in the sky, unpowered light single/double gliders flew silently like bats...... Such a grand and powerful scene made it difficult to suppress the mood surging, and at the far end of the line of sight, the sky that had been showing the deep blue of the sapphire by the moonlight had been colored by the frequent orange flames, and the rising black smoke clouds were expanding at a speed that was roughly discernible to the naked eye.

"A long-lost battlefield scene, right, old man!"

Every word Lynn said at this time was accompanied by a clear white mist, and he handed the telescope to Wolfrum, who had been following him for a long time. The veteran does not gain his trust with absolute loyalty, but a valuable reading mindset - he rarely goes along with his will, he does not like to follow blindly, he has a wealth of experience and quick reflexes, and if he can improve his overall vision and vision, he can advance to the ranks of officers and even take on heavy responsibilities.

Now following Lynn's ass is the young officer Franz he brought back from Leningrad, who was formerly part of SS intelligence, and when he returned to the base, he was appointed a lieutenant in the Reich Guard, and followed Lynn as a staff adjutant at the base camp. Although the rank was higher than that of Wolfrum, Franz rarely interjected between the three, and at this time he was still standing quietly on Lynn's left hand side, listening to Wolfrum speculate on the future with full emotion: "Hey, our wolves can tear that Soviet ship to shreds with a single cigarette, and if they dare to send ships in the future, it will definitely be the same fate!" ”

Lynn tightened his leather gloves with friction stripes on his palms, and he wore a modified M42 steel helmet with cotton wool and gray spots on the outside, an "ice pea" camouflage suit custom-made for cold combat, and a pair of full-width wooden sleds and ski poles of the same texture. Following the tradition of the "Vampire" night combat commandos, commanders must be equipped with weapons suitable for combat when they go into battle, and Lynn eschewed the overly bulky infrared night vision device set and MP44 assault rifle in favor of the two barge guns that he found most comfortable - the two Mauser M1932 submachine pistols with 20-round magazines. They are still carried around in the classic way of being carried cross-body from side to side of the harness, and the custom-made pouch on the belt contains a total of six full magazines ready for use. Theoretically, Lynn is the first person in the night combat unit to have both melee firepower, flexible surname and continuous surname, if he can maintain the state of the year, the combat effectiveness will be intimidating to the enemy, but he has been absent from the firearms live ammunition drill for a long time, and he has only been hastily trained in the last two days, and the feel and accuracy are a little unsatisfactory.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of muffled noises came from behind, and Lynn glanced back, the bright light of the cannon flame had passed, and the faint smoke was dissipating. He knew that it was one of the strongest defensive weapons of the "Vault" base - a 203 mm fortified gun converted from an SKC/34 naval gun. After Hitler ordered the disbandment of the surface fleet of the navy, a large number of naval guns were dismantled to strengthen coastal defenses, and Krupp basically stopped the production of large-caliber artillery and turned resources to the manufacture of other weapons. By 1944, the situation in the Axis camp was deteriorating, and after Rommel's "Scenery State Funeral", the "Refuge" base finally entered the stage of full construction, and it was at that time that these 8-inch cannons were transported to northern Norway. After serving as the strategic staff officer at the base camp, Lynn followed Rommel on a tour of the base's defenses, and saw the cannons housed in a special rail car in the cavern passage under the hangar. They have a total of 4 guns, adjust their orientation by orbit transfer, and their firepower covers the south, north, and west directions of the base, with a maximum range of more than 30 kilometers, and they are theoretically capable of sinking any ship that enters the fjord in front of them except for heavy battleships.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, 8-inch guns have been considered only "medium caliber" in the naval equipment of the great powers, and it is not the same when put into land combat. A powerful high-explosive bomb burst through Lynn's head and fell into the distance with a sharp whizz. In just a moment's effort, the silver-gray ice field at the end of the line of sight jumped into a dazzling light, and the naked eye could vaguely see a large cloud of smoke rising up, and the ground was trembling slightly. Not only the 8-inch guns, but also some of the 6-inch naval guns dismantled from the wreck of the "Tirpitz" at the end of 44 years to support offensive operations, they have a maximum range of 25 kilometers, a fast rate of fire and easy maintenance, the only drawback is that there is no longer a production line of 8-inch and 6-inch shells at the base, which means that the stock ammunition consumption will be one less round, and it will not be possible to obtain a matching supply until a new military factory is established.

"Alright, let's go too!"

With that, Lynn pulled down her windscreen glasses from her steel helmet and glided down the slope with her ski poles, followed by Franz. Wolfrum took a slow step, carefully put the telescope away, and then followed in a slightly awkward manner. With the exception of Franz, who learned to ski as a child, Lynn and Wolfrum both learned this new skill at the "Vault" base, which is one of the few outdoor sports that many Imperial Guard soldiers did during the cold season.

Chasing the night troops on skiing, Lynn indulged in the thrill of speed, and although he occasionally fell down because the basic skiing skills were not very solid, he had no such worries as when he rode a horse. Skiing on downhill or flat terrain is much faster than on foot, and if the battle is postponed for a month, the snow melts away, and if there are no tracked vehicles, you can walk on soft muddy ground or bare rocks.

After four or five kilometers, Lynn rushed along a gentle snow-covered slope into an open snowfield, where during the day the closest Soviet camp to the base was observed. Against the backdrop of the rumbling cannons, dense or coherent gunfire has long been converging into a film. The temperatures were not yet minus 10 degrees Celsius to freeze the firearms, and several original MG-42s were hissing happily, a series of dark red points of light dynamically linking the firing positions on the hills behind with the temporary camping of Soviet advance troops. Compared with the imposing attacking side, the defensive force was very weak, and the sparse gunfire was completely suppressed - there were only tents to protect against the cold and snow walls to protect from the wind, and there were very few bunkers that could be used to hide from gunfire attacks, and for two days in a row no trace of the existence of hostile forces was found, and at this time they were suddenly attacked by a large number of armed men, and the Soviet officers and soldiers also lacked sufficient psychological preparation. Had it not been for the first intense explosion from the coast, they might have been shot without even knowing it, and even then, a few minutes would not have been enough time for them to organize a truly effective defense. Before Lynn could draw her gun and go into battle, the battle around the camp ended with the last few scattered gunshots. No one surrendered, and no one accepted it. Except for a few who stayed behind to clean up the battlefield, most of the night officers and soldiers under Lynn's command walked along the pre-surveyed shortcuts between the mountains and rocks with ski poles, and always maintained a posture of being one step ahead of the armored troops.

When it comes to speed, skiing or driving is not as good as flying. Due to the attrition of the war and other reasons, there is only one company-sized paratrooper unit in the Imperial Guard, and each of them has mastered the combat skills of parachute and glider landing, but the glider used in this special battlefield is completely different from the enclosed armed glider towed by transport planes in the past. From a technical point of view, these single or double gliders were not an improvement over wartime equipment, but rather more primitive gliding equipment, and they were similar to the sport gliders used by the Luftwaffe to secretly train pilots before rearmament, and they took off with catapults in the top hangar of the base during sorties, and with the help of muzzle velocity and altitude, they glided downwind for a distance of more than 20 kilometers - which happened to be the subjective limit between the inner and outer layers of the base's defenses. These simple light gliders have a payload of less than 200 kilograms, and some simple components have been added for operational purposes. The Model A carries a crew member who can use the MP44 with a high-capacity drum to strafe downwards during flight, and can also throw four 90mm mortar shells for lightweight aerial bombardment. The Type B carried two heavily armed combat crews and had semi-enclosed boxes for holding firearms and ammunition, but it was not capable of air strikes, and the glider landed on a skid so that the crew could quickly enter the fight.

When the middle assault force led by Lynn uprooted the first Soviet camp, the first 4 A-type gliders had avoided the frontal battlefield and flew north, before they had few opportunities to use this equipment outdoors, fortunately it was a soft night on a soft night, they used simple airborne weapons to attack the Soviet camp that was searching north, after dropping all the bombs, the four crew members of the Yingzhong glider landed at the northernmost point of the demarcated battle line, and guided the 7 B gliders that arrived later with green signal fireworks, More than half of the 18 paratrooper glider commandos met on the ground, and with assault rifles and light machine guns in their hands, they would quickly set up the crucial northern blocking point in the game of Rommel and Lynn.

From the first explosions on the sea to the sound of guns on land, within a dozen minutes, the offensive of the Imperial Guard was in full swing. In the inshore waters, most of the ships anchored in groups were sunk or in the process of sinking, and the skyrocketing flames lit up large swaths of the sea, and the boiling water was littered with floating debris, corpses, oil stains, and struggling survivors. The first wave of attack torpedoes had all been fired, but this was far from the end of the nightmare for the Soviets, at the north and south ends, several submarines shaped like long knives surfaced, and before the water under the hull was exhausted, the crew had already boarded the deck to turn the cannons, and the 88 mm or 105 mm deck guns were not as powerful as the destroyers, but their shells could easily pass through the remaining mine nets and the wreckage of the ships on the outside to attack the ships that were still surviving on the surface.

In the silvery white moonlight, the burning hull of the ship was piled up. Suddenly, a sharp bow like a sharp knife slammed through the floating wreckage and burst out of the flames, its intact body reminiscent of a green lotus that had emerged from the mud without staining. On deck, a number of sailors were hurrying to the gun emplacements to rush ammunition; On the bridge, an officer raised his hand to the north with a roar; On the mast, the Soviet naval flag with a blue and white background and a red star hammer and sickle fluttered stubbornly. Soon, the ship, which was still accelerating, turned northward, as if preparing to evacuate alone through this messy sea battlefield. Not to mention whether such an act is an escape from the battle, how can those naval infantry stranded on the shore survive, and the attack submarines that have surfaced on the periphery and lurk in the water are not good kinds. In the blink of an eye, several submarines had already aimed their deck guns at the Soviet destroyer intending to break through, and with the rumbling sound of guns echoing above the noisy sea, one after another high-explosive shells roared. The distance of the firing was only two or three thousand meters, and with the help of the illumination of the fire, the shells were very accurate, and the destroyer's bridge and amidships were soon hit by a single shot, and there was a sudden smoke of gunfire and a lot of casualties. Despite the fact that the semi-open main gun positions could be attacked by shmelel at any time, the Soviet sailors continued to fight back, and shells fell near the submarines, posing a great threat to their smooth but unscathed hulls. However, as if the air below the surface lacked surviving oxygen molecules, these unflagged submarines refused to dive to avoid the battle, and slowly swam on the surface of the sea, fiercely besieging the Soviet destroyer with deck guns and machine guns that gained firing angles. And that's not even counting the straight marks with blisters on the surface of the sea. Seeing this, the lookouts and officers on the destroyer sounded their alarms hoarsely, and the ship turned with the agility of a fish, dodging one speeding torpedo after another, but instead of getting out of danger, it fell into an increasingly difficult situation. The torpedoes, fired at a smaller depth of detail, came from all directions, creating a criss-cross trajectory across the sea, giving the impression that the Soviet destroyer would have been doomed no matter how much it changed direction. At this time, the sea water due to the natural wave and the influence of the naval battle produced a strange tumbling, the silver moonlight and orange flame light were mixed, reflected on the waves to form a mottled that disturbed the line of sight, even if you look closely, it is difficult to accurately judge the trajectory of those torpedoes, not to mention that the crew was also attacked by enemy artillery fire in the turbulence, the destroyer that has undergone such a baptism accelerated in the waves, it constantly made rapid turns, and again and again thrilled to avoid the rapidly approaching torpedoes, Some sailors had already seen pitch-black torpedoes grazing against the side of the ship several times, and even the brave broke out in a cold sweat. This near-invincible state did not lead a shipload of officers and men to escape after all, and in the face of the successive torpedoes, it exposed its fragile side when it turned for the last time, and it was too late for the sailors to save themselves with guns...... Listening to the rumbling sound coming from the direction of the coast, Lynn temporarily stopped on a snow hill slightly above the flat ground, although the snow sliding was not laborious, but the maximum continuous gallop still made him breathless, and he easily pulled the windscreen to the steel helmet, he squinted his eyes to look ahead. Another open ice field, another Soviet camp where fierce fighting broke out. The scale here is obviously larger than the previous one, and judging by the number of tent facilities, it is estimated that a Soviet landing force the size of a company will be stationed. At this time, the night sky is clear and the moonlight is bright, but the distance that can accurately hunt and kill personnel targets under the condition of naked eye aiming should not exceed 200 meters, and the effective range of the improved individual infrared night vision device has been increased to more than 300 meters, even if it is affected by the cold and resistant temperature, the effective night combat distance is still about 200 meters, and the Soviet infantry using conventional weapons still has obvious advantages.

Franz and Wolfrum quickly caught up, Lynn waited to get the telescope from Wolfrum, from the cursory observation of the battle scene, the night combat troops who were familiar with this ice field and had extremely rich combat experience were turning their superiority in numbers, tactics, psychology and momentum into an overwhelming victory, they followed the pre-formulated combat strategy to make a frontal feint, two flanks detour, and selected the weakest side of the opponent to attack, with the help of infrared night vision devices, The power of assault rifles and bazookas loaded with high-explosive shells can crush defenders in one fell swoop. Of course, those who were shot and fell did not only belong to the Soviet landing force, it is conceivable that the night troops who fought bravely also suffered inevitable casualties. Although the psychological maturity expressed in the details of courage and determination has grown significantly in the battle to challenge history, Lynn still has a strong interest in Laurenz in North America. Bach felt a faint sense of indebtedness, and this elite force was his pride, his treasure, even his private wealth. Every officer and soldier here regards him as an idol and leader, and throughout his life, it is not easy and proud to be able to forge such a fighting team. Now, Lynn did not hesitate to push them to the front line, but no one was sure that the casualties would be kept to a minimum, and there was no 100% certainty that the battle would follow the lines she had outlined, and even if it was successful, it would be with the help of Bach's broad shoulders.

The light reflected by the front lens of the telescope is varied, jumpy, and full of a different kind of beauty. Suddenly, one after another, a ball of fire, which was significantly stronger than the surrounding light, appeared on the lens, and the thick black eyebrows behind the telescope instantly wrinkled.

"Huh? Artillery or tank? Lynn muttered to herself.

In order to maximize the effect of the surprise attack, and considering that the officers and men of the night battle unit were all veterans with rich combat experience and outstanding combat skills, Lynn's combat idea for them was to adopt an extensive style of fighting before being strongly blocked, that is, to fight more and less, to rely on the strong to bully the weak, and to attack slowly with speed. This means that the officers and soldiers of the night combat unit are doing their best to advance quickly most of the time, and the general-intensity encirclement and annihilation battle only needs to be completed by the non-commissioned officer leading the soldiers to work together, and there is no need to play the command role of the company and platoon officers in the whole process. In Lynn's vision, this style of play did not need to be used all the time, as long as it could eliminate as much of the living force of the Soviet army as possible in the first half of the game, and the current gains were obviously not close to the ideal level in his mind.

(To be continued)