"Field Marshal Manstein, the phone call of General Karofi, commander of the Allied Middle East Command."

Manstein, who was staring at the map, quickly took the phone, and it was indeed Karofi's voice on the other end.

Since the outbreak of the German-American war, Manstein and Karofi have fought each other a lot, and the two can be regarded as sympathetic to each other, and even set up a special line so that they can keep in touch at any time.

Manstein was one of the few pure soldiers, and he put all his mind on the battlefield and didn't bother with anything else. It was precisely because of this personality that he thought that there was nothing wrong with talking to the enemy's commander.

As long as you are on the battlefield, you can give the enemy a head-on blow.

"Marshal Manstein, it's a pleasure to hear from you again."

"Hello General Carofi, what is the matter with this call?"

"Ah, yes, marshal, I ask you to order the Germans who are still resisting in Bayiza to lay down their arms and surrender."

"General, let me make sure, did you use the word surrender?"

"Yes, Marshal Manstein, there is no hope for the German army in Bayza, I don't want to see them shed too much blood and pay more lives, surrender is their only option at the moment."

"General Karlofi, the battle has been going on so far, and you still haven't figured out one thing, in any difficult situation, the German soldiers will never surrender."

"So, you rejected my kindness, didn't you?"

"It's not a refusal. It's that I never thought of any possibility of surrender. ”

"Well, I regret to tell you that the Germans were at Bayza. In the end, the only result is to be completely annihilated. I would still recommend that you think again. ”

"My troops will break through smoothly." Marshal Manstein smiled and said: "I am willing to bet you on this." ”

"What do you want to bet on?"

"I think a bottle of gin is appropriate."

"Well, a bottle of gin, I wish you a pleasant day, Marshal Manstein."

"Have a nice day, General Carofy."

The phone hung up. At this time, his chief of staff, General Walcott, came to his side: "Marshal, I have just received information from North Africa, and the North African Corps has launched a counterattack on all fronts under the command of Marshal Modell. And it was specifically mentioned in the top-secret telegram. Field Marshal Ernst personally commanded the deployment of this counterattack. ”

Marshal Manstein's body trembled a little, and then he whispered: "Ernst is in North Africa, then, he will soon be here." ”

Walcott was stunned. I wanted to ask something but didn't ask it.

He noticed that Marshal Manstein's gaze fell on the location of Bayiza on the map......

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"American bombers. Get down! ”

It's late! The bombs dropped by the US planes were everywhere, and a German officer could not react and flew into the air. Fighters swooped down and swept the ground with machine guns, and the soldiers were like wheat being cut. As soon as the soldier got up, he was pierced, the scraps of flesh flew up, and the flag fell to the ground. The mangled body of the German officer who was killed was automatically buried in the earth as soon as it landed.

"Damn it!" Colonel Vansten patted the dirt off his body, got up, and yelled at the frightened soldiers: "What a daze! What are you doing standing stupidly! Hurry up and find your location. Prepare to beat up the Yankees. ”

The soldiers slowly dispersed. The officers arranged the soldiers to their respective positions. Gattell, Thomas. Sergeant Southka, Sergeant Ankot Roman, and several other soldiers were placed in a four-story building. Gartel and Thomas were placed on the second floor. The Germans set up their machine guns and stood by for battle. After seeing the arrival of his own "Leopard VII" and "Destroyer 3" tanks, Gattel was also a little excited, and he felt that watching a tank battle was indeed an exciting thing, and this battle could not be lost.

The U.S. military's "Phantom" fighter jets are attacking again. The mud from the bombs obscured their vision, and they only felt the light of the fire outside the houses, and the screams were all in one, and this time the planes dispatched by the US military bombed them in turn. A bomb was also hit in the house where they were staying, and a soldier on the fourth floor was killed instantly. Sergeant Southka was so shocked that he almost vomited blood.

When the German planes withdrew, they reacted and found that more than half of the tanks below had been blown up and were torn apart. Gattel couldn't help but be a little frustrated......

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In the American position opposite, the commander of the American army, the commander of the infantry regiment, Colonel Nesco, who is known for his good fighting and ruthlessness to the enemy, looked at the town with thick smoke, the American tanks had already started, a sneer appeared on his face, and he ordered: "All attack!" ”

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The U.S. forces began to attack, and the frenzied shelling made it impossible for Gattel to raise their heads. After a few minutes of artillery fire, the Gattels looked up and saw that a swarm of armored reptiles had entered the village .......

"The tanks of the Americans are coming...... "Southka said as he leaned down.

The soldiers in the building raised their guns one after another, staring nervously at the approaching American troops......

The American armored forces were approaching, and the buildings in front were quickly blown up by the tanks, and the Germans in Bayiza could not stop the tanks because of the lack of anti-tank weapons.

Gartel felt lucky for his brothers who were killed by the tank. Because their buildings are surrounded by small roads, tanks can't get in.

The few German tanks were still holding back the Americans, but they were quickly blown up by American planes. Soon, American troops took control of the main roads in the town. But many of the buildings surrounded by small roads were still not captured by the U.S. military.

The American infantry finally rushed in front of them in Gattel. Thomas shot at the motorcyclist in front of him, and the motorcyclist fell to the ground on the spot. Another machine gunner on the motorcycle was thrown off the motorcycle.

Shostka and Starob kept firing at the Americans, and the machine guns on the third floor began to fire.

The U.S. military thought there would be no one in the rustic building. Quite a few infantry were knocked down.

Gartel aimed his rifle at one of the soldiers and finally fired, but he was a little scared. Missed. The guy spotted Gattel and shot him down, at which point Gattell saw the American soldier lying face up on the ground with a shot through the throat. The bullet hit the window frame. Break a piece of wood from the window frame.

"Ah...... Oh...... Thank you, Brother Thomas. ”

"As long as you don't be afraid, the Germans will be killed by you before they can shoot at you. I'm afraid of fart. You learn to be bold, like me. ”

"Don't be afraid...... Don't be afraid......" Gartle muttered, pushing the shells out. One shot knocked out a machine gunner.

"Good marksmanship! I'll just say, as long as you're not afraid, your marksmanship is very accurate, and that machine gunner is so far away from us. You can kill him with one shot. You have the potential to be a sniper. ”

As soon as Thomas turned his head, a bullet struck his helmet, sending him in a circle.

"Bad luck!" With his last attempt, Gartel emboldened himself and killed the soldier who was hiding behind the wood.

"No more distractions! Die, damn Yankee. Thomas pulled the trigger again, beating an American soldier into a cripple, and one of his comrades had just dragged him up. Thomas shot him in the neck again.

Thomas flushed the magazine again. He was about to take aim, only to hear Gattel yell, "Be careful! ”。 He threw himself to the ground. A cannonball with billowing smoke hit the house, and a hole was blown out of the red wall.

"Anti-tank guns! I don't know how they got into the alley. Gattle got up, and as soon as Thomas tried to get up, he felt another jolt. Todd, the rifleman, rushed down and knocked Thomas down.

"Sergeant Southka asked me to tell you...... Hurry up and hide .........," Todd said breathlessly, "the machine gunner on the third floor...... It's over....... ”

At this moment, a bullet was fired from the third floor, knocking down the German artilleryman. Sergeant Starob watched the artilleryman be killed by his own shot, a smug smile on his face.

"Well done!"

However, the two machine guns of the American army quickly suppressed the fire in the building while the Germans were dizzy.

"The Americans have stormed the house!" Victor on the first floor ran up and fired another shot in the back, killing the American soldier behind him.

No sooner had Victor rushed to the second floor than a grenade threw him out of the window.

However, the American troops on the first floor were quickly eliminated by Todd and Thomas, who rushed down from the second floor, and Corporal Celder, who was hiding in the basement.

After a few cannon shots, the mouth of the alley exploded with mortar art. U.S. tanks and armored vehicles drove over the rubble.

"It's fucking unfair!" As soon as Todd shouted, he was beaten into a sieve by a machine gun.

"Todd!" Gattell, who came down from the second floor, shouted. By this time the second floor was already controlled by machine guns on armored vehicles.

The side door was kicked open by the Germans who got out of the armored car, and Corporal Zeld was swept down by the submachine gun at once. Seven bullets were struck in the body.

Although Gatel was a little bolder, he was still afraid of the enemy. The American soldier kicked him to the ground, but he was shot through by Thomas's rifle.

"Brute!" Gattell, who was lying on the ground, picked up the M16 on the corpse and fired at the American soldiers behind him, but at this time, four soldiers holding M16s rushed in from the side door. The staircase behind him was shattered by the M16. Gatal had already taken the weapon and several magazines from the corpse as he ran.

Sergeant Starob also rushed to the third floor. Rendezvous with Sergeant Southka.

After Gattel rushed to the third floor, he killed the American soldiers with a submachine gun.

Sergeant Southka grabbed his rifle and tried to fight the Americans, but Starob stopped him and shouted: "Let's go down the stairs on the other side, and look at the people in the houses next to us, all of them are withdrawn!" If you don't get killed by the Americans! Let's withdraw too, if we stay here, we will definitely die! ”

Southka was convinced, and several of their soldiers withdrew from the stairs on the other side, with two or three American troops blocking the way, but they were quickly killed. After running out of the house, they ran wildly backwards, and the machine guns of the American tanks kept sweeping behind them.

They ran back a hundred meters or so, and finally saw their company commander, Captain Hurne, and the battalion commander, Major Luboff. They were stubbornly holding back the American troops with machine guns in the tunnels. Gattel and the others hurriedly climbed into the tunnel and evaded the strafing of the American troops. Picked up a life.

Major Lubeff was counting the numbers and found that his battalion had lost two-thirds. Especially the Shostka just now, these soldiers, whom he liked so much, did not withdraw, and he was very worried. He could not believe that this Sergeant Southka, who had escaped death twice, would be killed. This time. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Colonel Van Sten also came, and his words lifted everyone's spirits: "Soldiers, after holding out for a while, one of our armored units and two battalions are rushing to reinforce us, they should have come a long time ago, but they were blocked by the American army. They have already broken through the blockade of the US military and will arrive in a little while! ”

Then. Two American light tanks in front of the position were hit and caught fire.

"Hooray! Our reinforcements are coming! ”

The German 10 "Leopard VII" and 5 "Destroyer 3" tanks took up a position and fired a fierce fire on the American troops, who quickly retreated. The heavy tanks in the back also slowly arrived. Colonel Van Sten shouted to the German soldiers: "Soldiers! Reinforcements are coming! We've lost so much. It's time to make those Yankees pay, charge! ”

The Germans all rushed out of the trenches and buildings, shouting and charging. Sergeant Southka made a bet with another sergeant as he left. Let's see who occupies the white house at the entrance of the town first.

More than half of the two battalions attacked by the U.S. Army were killed or wounded. The rest of the American troops, relying on their experience, fought their way through and fled back to their positions in the center of the town, where the Americans had already set up more than a dozen machine guns, and the artillery outside the town was designed to fight the German heavy tanks.

The Germans, who rushed up like locusts, were knocked to the ground by the ferocious fire. Several US planes strafed and dropped bombs in the sky, and the tanks in front were quickly blown to shreds. But batch after batch of German troops rushed again.

The American machine gunners sometimes strafed wildly, sometimes with precise pointing, and did not allow the Germans to approach their positions at all.

The road is not particularly wide. The Germans became a live target. A large number of corpses were quickly left in front and had to stop the charge. Lying on the ground and firing at the Germans, he waited for the next group of troops to arrive.

It's a scuffle.

Gartel and Thomas ran behind the wreckage of a Leopard VII, bent over, and dodged machine-gun fire.

"Thomas, it's not safe to stay here...... Gattell's words were drowned out by the sound of explosions - American anti-tank crews destroyed a nearby Leopard VII.

"Hide behind the broken wall on the left...... Sergeant Starob climbed over at some point.

"We can't get by! There is a machine gun directly in front of us! Thomas shouted.

"Listen to me, you two...... Go to the broken wall and deal with the anti-tank men there......" Sergeant Starob picked up the binoculars, looked up and looked around, and said "behind the two sandbags in the front right...... There should be one more ...... Oh! Damn it! Sergeant Starob lowered his head, and the broken wall was smashed by machine guns and rubble flew over.

"Bastard!" Starob cursed and glanced ahead again: "On the second floor of the warehouse on the left." ”

"I say! How do we get there, sergeant! ”

"Pass while the machine gun is changing, watch my gestures, get ready—it's now, hurry!"

Sergeant Starob waved his hand, and Gartel and Thomas hurried to their feet and ran behind the broken wall like crazy. No sooner had they reached the broken wall than a puff of machine-gun dust kicked up behind them.

Thomas and Gartel each aimed at one of the anti-tank men and fired several shots, killing the two anti-tank men. But the anti-tank men in the warehouses, they could not see.

An American tank rotated its turret and fired a shot at the broken wall. Gartel felt his brain buzz and Thomas was knocked to the ground.

"Thomas! You're all right, are you? Gartel shouted, but he felt as if he couldn't hear his surroundings.

Thomas struggled to get up from the ground, and he covered his left arm with his hand. His left arm was bleeding profusely.

"I'm fine......" Thomas said through gritted teeth. His forehead was covered with sweat.

"You're hurt?" Gartel felt better, "I'll take care of the enemies in the warehouse, you can stay here and rest." ”

Gartel took out the kettle, took a sip of water, and took out the captured M16 gun, which was replaced with a new magazine. A burst of fire at the heavy,

The machine-gun gunner lowered his head and stopped firing. Gattel took the opportunity to climb through the broken wall, rushed to the side door of the warehouse, broke the lock, and rushed in.

Before the two soldiers and observers next to the anti-tank driver could turn around, Gattel shot him dead. The anti-tank crew just wanted to escape through the window, it was late. The submachine gun in Gattel's hand spat out a string of tongues of fire at him, and the guy fell to the ground, twitching twice before dying. Gattel rushed to the window, and he saw that the Heavy was not far from him, another string of bullets.

Gartel only felt his blood rush and he wanted to avenge Thomas.

He looked at the anti-tank gun. I looked out the window again, at the German tanks hiding in the rubble across from me. He cocked the anti-tank gun, aimed it at the tank, and yelled, "Die!" ”

Then aimed at the tank, it was a few guns. Impartially hit the rear armor, only to hear a boom, and the tank was destroyed.

Gartel ran out of the warehouse, and he saw Thomas hiding behind the broken wall, panting, and Sergeant Starob wrapping him. He ran up to Thomas and asked, "Are you okay?" ”

Thomas's face turned pale, but fortunately he was not seriously injured and was fine. He smiled reluctantly and said, "It's okay." ”

At this time, the German tanks rushed up with another group of infantry under the cover of the "Leopard VII" and "Destroyer 3" tanks, and the guns of the "Destroyer III" tanks destroyed the German machine guns one by one.

The artillery of the German rear positions also began to roar, and the American troops retreated from the entrance of the town! (To be continued......)