Although Stallone and Hu Bin have not been together for a long time, the two can be said to be friends of life and death, Hu Bin even feels that this teammate he met by chance in the mercenary mission is more in line with his definition of the concept of companion, there is an indescribable tacit understanding between the two, this inexplicable closeness even exceeds all the numbered people who have worked with Hu Bin before.

Stallone has never asked Hu Bin for details, but the guy who can make the space release a rescue mission is definitely not a simple character. As soon as he heard Hu Bin's words, Stallone knew that Hu Bin was going to make a big move. As expected, Hu Bin directly exchanged a huge sum of money for a vehicle.

As the first country to use tanks on a large scale during World War II, Germany had many excellent tanks, such as the No. 3 and No. 4 tanks, which gave the Germans the upper hand in the early stages of the war, the well-balanced and comprehensive VK series, and the Tiger heavy tank and its successors, which had a strong posture to crush all opponents of the same period. According to Stallone's cognition, Hu Bin is most likely to exchange for the No. 4 tank, although this tank is on the verge of elimination in the increasingly fierce battlefield of World War II, but its excellent mobility and good firepower can still play a big role. On top of that, the exchange price of this tank is only 130,000 gold coins, which is very much in line with the bottom line of a veteran numberer.

But when the quartermaster brought the two men to a vehicle, Stallone realized that he had misguessed that the Germans were proud of more than just tanks.

"It's it! It's really yours, I didn't expect this guy to be on the list. Stallone stared at the gray chariot in front of him with a feverish gaze, and let out a satisfied exclamation.

Tank Destroyer No. 38, perhaps many people have not heard of this name, but its nickname "Stalker" is very loud. The shape of this tank resembles a bulging mountain bag in the middle, but the humble body is equipped with a terrifying murder weapon: a 75mm anti-tank gun.

The Stalker only appeared on the battlefield in the latter stages of World War II, and it was only two months since the first time it was put into combat. Its speed is not outstanding, because the body is too low, which makes it have poor visibility, and it has many mechanical hazards caused by the rush of production. But the flaws are not hidden. The Stalker had an excellent artillery, the 75mm PAK39 (L/48) anti-tank gun had a high penetration of the T-34 and M4, the main enemies of the German tanks at that time, and the good accuracy also added a lot to this gun. The low profile of the body also ensures the concealment of the pursuer, while the unique slope structure of the body effectively improves the frontal armor defense. The low weight allows the pursuer to easily traverse some rough terrain, making the hunter worthy of its name.

"Mom doesn't have to worry about us meeting M4 anymore." Sylvester Stallone said affectionately as he stroked the long barrel of the pursuer, while Hu Bin had already climbed into the interior of the chariot, fantasizing about himself sitting in the commander's position and directing the battle.

The exchange price of the stalker is 160,000 gold coins, and for Hu Bin, this investment is a bit risky, because for the stalker. Twenty M4s need to be killed to recoup the cost. Fortunately, Stallone did not let Hu Bin take these risks alone, and he was destined to become the driver of the hunter, and he used 50,000 gold coins to share 30% of the income of the chariot, which is not low considering that 10% of the income is to supply fuel and ammunition consumption.

The excited two were desperate to give the Allied M4 a little color, but found a problem that had to be faced, that is, the lack of crew. The standard crew configuration of the Stalker is 4 people, with Stallone Stallone and Hu Bin as the commander and driver, but there is still a lack of a gunner and a loader. Although Hu Bin can take care of the gunner, and Stallone can also stop and load the shells. But on a fast-changing battlefield, a second of delay and neglect can cost you your life. In response, the two decided to honestly recruit the other two crew members.

As vested interests in the chariot, Hu Bin and Stallone are reluctant to have anyone else to share. The two were also unable to trust the other new numberers, blocking the way to recruit crew members from among the numberers. Fortunately, the two of them were already registered in the armored division, and it was relatively simple to find some aborigines with crew occupations.

After some discussion, the two split up and finally found a candidate before the sun went down. Hu Bin found an armored corporal named Stan. This guy was found by Hu Bin in the logistics department, although the strong guy is not tall, he has a body of tendon meat. At a young age, he has already participated in many battles and is a true veteran. If the original car hadn't been destroyed, Hu Bin wouldn't have had a chance to recruit this guy. Stan didn't say much, and he didn't hesitate to agree to Hu Bin's solicitation, and although the days in the logistics department were peaceful and leisurely, the temptation to return to the battlefield in a chariot trumped everything for him.

The person Sylvester Stallone found was a little unreliable, the junior soldier who was younger than Stan was called Ferrey, who had just joined the army for a year, and was still slightly childish, and was said to have been promoted from the youth army. Coincidentally, this young man was originally a signal soldier of a tank four, but he was kicked out of the crew because of his jumping personality and offending his commander. Ferrey, who borrowed wine to kill his sorrows in the logistics department, met Stallone who didn't find a suitable candidate and was also drinking, and the two came to Hu Bin together after drinking.

After the four of them met in front of the hunters, while lamenting that there were too many idlers in the logistics department, they were faced with a difficult choice, that is, who would act as the gunner. Hu Bin, who originally had Eagle Eye, was the most suitable for this position, but as a commander, Hu Bin obviously couldn't give up his command of the chariot, and he couldn't waste this practical skill with battlefield intuition (which can generate alertness when his own side was exposed).

Of course, Stallone won't leave his steering wheel, this guy's driving skills Hu Bin is well understood, and the driver's profession also gives him a skill bonus that is like walking on the ground (reducing the impact of rough terrain on speed).

It seems that the gunner is going to be born in the two newcomers Stan and Ferrey, and Hu Bin thought that the experienced Stan would be more suitable for the gunner's position, but in the end he decided to let Ferre take on the heavy responsibility of the gunner.

"I've heard about you, talkative Ferrey, that's what they call you!" Stan's words are a bit discriminatory against Ferrey as a novice, but the experienced armored soldier voluntarily relinquishes the gunner's position to Ferrey. "I hope your cannon is as sharp as your mouth."

The Stalker with a full crew can finally happily play with the enemy, but the fly in the ointment is that neither Stan nor Ferrey have the skills that are exclusive to the numbered class, which is made up for by more powerful handling skills, but Hu Bin is skeptical about this.

"I must be crazy." Hu Bin sat in the commander's seat and watched the gunner Ferret muttering and muttering clumsiness. He let out a mournful cry, and he was very doubtful that all the shells on his car would be lost.

"Then let's go crazy for once." Stallone excitedly stepped on the accelerator, and the pursuer shuddered and sprang forward. "Shouldn't we have a loud team name?"

"How's the Fantastic Four?" Ferré asked looking back.

"Shut up!" The other three shouted at the same time.

In the end, the matter of naming the team was still over, and the four of them drove the pursuers around the German-occupied area for a few laps and fired their machine guns, and they were addicted to it. But the consumption of fuel and ammunition made Hu Bin, who was in charge of logistics, feel distressed, and finally had to suspend such wasteful behavior.

Disbanded Ferre and Stan, Hu Bin and Stallone hooked up to a nearby temporary bar, I have to say that the bar is never a shortage of places for numberers, and the space (author I) has never cut down on such benefits and bad tastes.

There are also quite a few numbered people in the two infantry regiments that came to support two days ago. Many people drooled over the combination of Hu Bin and Stallone, and of course there were many people who didn't care about the expensive big toy, but in any case, the two of them became completely popular in the circle of these numberers, and even the numbering group that exchanged a few No. 4 tanks together was not as famous as their reputation, after all, the recruitment of aboriginal car crew members is not something that anyone can accept calmly.

The duo who entered the bar received a round of attention, and greeted a few familiar drinking friends, and Stallone pulled Hu Bin into their seats, listening to the other numbered people chatting about the latest information.

"Yesterday my company took part in that skirmish, tentative battle. The enemy seems to have had a lot of reinforcements, and the M4 saw two, as well as a Churchill heavy tank, and the British also came here to join in the fun. ”

"Don't mention it. My company was attacking from the other direction, and guess what we encountered, the Contractor's howitzers! Those Contractor cubs are playing this kind of trick, don't you know that I have a trick at dodging grenades? "As the mercenary mission progresses. The information of the Contractor has spread among the circles of the Numbered One.

"What's the trick?" One of the braggart numberers said a trick that piqued everyone's interest.

"Hehe, don't you know that it's safest to hide in a pit made by artillery fire?"

"Cut!" "Please be cautious when entering the pit!" "Sooner or later, you'll die in the pit." "Why don't you hide in the pit you dug yourself." A group of numberers sent all kinds of contempt. A series of modern words made Hu Bin feel a little kind. The world without gunsmoke and war was about to fade out of Hu Bin's mind. For some reason, the other numbered people also gradually fell into silence after laughing and playing, quietly drinking various drinks in their hands, enjoying the tranquility of this moment.

But the silence was shattered by an explosion, and the tables in the bar trembled, and several fallen glasses made a crisp cracking sound.

"Enemy attack!" The panicked shouts instantly resounded throughout the German positions, and the Allies finally couldn't hold back and took the initiative to attack the German army.

On the morning of June 15, nine days after the launch of D-Day, the Allied forces in the small town finally received enough troops to preemptively launch a new offensive. The first attack was a three-dimensional attack of artillery and bombers, and the Allies used a large amount of air power to try to disintegrate the German positions on the edge of the city with overwhelming bombardment. But the German fighters taught the invincible American bombers a lesson, only one round of interception, the bomber formation lost half of the number, the remaining bombers hurriedly threw away the bombs and quickly returned to escape, were almost completely destroyed by the German fighters chasing by the tail, and almost bombed their own people in the city.

The Allies, who could not count on the air force, had no choice but to launch large-scale artillery preparations, and as a result, many artillery pieces were countered by the well-organized German artillery. However, several rounds of intensive artillery fire by the Allies still played a role, at least there were many "holes" and "gaps" in the originally strong German defense line. The Allied commander carelessly sent a battalion of troops to attack the German positions, only to be abused in various ways before retreating to the city with more than half of the casualties.

In fact, even the Germans themselves did not expect the tenacity of the front-line positions, but where there are numbered ones, it is not unusual for such a result to occur. The Allies, who had failed to attack, were once again caught in a dilemma, and finally used the armored forces as the backbone in an attempt to open up the situation of passive defense with the support of combat vehicles.

Hu Bin did not understand the thoughts of the Allied commanders, in his opinion, as long as the Allied troops held the city, they could force the Germans to attack, and in that case, their own losses would be much reduced. But Hu Bin forgot to say that war is a continuation of politics. The German army's battle with the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front was not smooth, which meant that there was not much time left for the Allies to snatch the fruits of victory, and only continuous attacks and attacks were the main strategic thinking of the Allied forces led by the United States.

Hu Bin hadn't thought of such a deep truth, but the initiative of the allies gave him and his group a chance to fight, and the stalker finally had a chance to play.

After losing the first round of artillery bombardment and the second round of the attack, the Allies decisively deployed a mixed force of M4 Sherman tanks and infantry in an attempt to tear apart the German lines with the breakthrough capabilities of the armored forces. But the Germans, with a full Panzer Division, responded to this provocative offensive and sent a large number of tanks directly to meet the battle.

Hu Bin did not have a specific concept of how strong a German fully armored division was, but when the wolf pack composed of No. 3 and No. 4 tanks shuttled through the battlefield, Hu Bin was finally held by such a shocking scene.

Unsurprisingly, the Chaser tank destroyers piloted by Hu Bin's group joined the battle, and they were assigned to the anti-armor battalion under unified command. Also participating in the battle were Panzergrenadier Corps and Motorized Brigades, especially since most of the numbered personnel who participated in the battle were assigned to motorized brigades. Military motorcycles, such cheap and fast vehicles, are loved by many numberers, and those who are not too short of money are willing to exchange one for transportation. Inspired by the division of labor among the aboriginal motorized troops, the motorcycle squads formed by the numberers played different tricks, and various combinations such as grenades and motorcycles, mortars and motorcycles, and bazookas and motorcycles gradually became the mainstream combat means for the numberers to participate in this operation.

The crumbling buildings on the southeastern edge of the city became the battlefield for this battle, and both sides did not hesitate to commit large numbers of troops in this battle, and if the Allies won, the offensive will continue unstoppable, and if the Germans win, the town will once again be threatened to be recaptured.

The flames of war are ignited again! (To be continued.)