Chapter 101: Sacrifice, Glory, Strength
In a flash.
The Tiger and Sherman fired almost at the same time.
Gu Ji first felt a cavity sound coming from the barrel, and the shell was fired, and the next second, a spark burst out on the right side of the battery, and Sherman's shell flew out against the armor of the battery.
And the shells fired by Eugen exploded in the side corners of Sherman.
The initial velocity of the Tiger armor-piercing projectile is at least 600m/s, which is enough to easily penetrate any armor within 90mm within 100 meters.
When the smoke and dust cleared, through the viewing window, Gu Ji saw that the Sherman tank had a deep pit in the lower left front area, and the tracks had been completely broken.
Lehr's shouts were heard from inside the cab.
"Knock it off, Eugen! How do I teach you? β
"I'm sorry sir, it's all because I'm too excited!"
For a teenager who is only seventeen or eighteen years old, it is very rare to be able to control a Tiger turret to fight enemy tanks.
Lehr hated iron but not steel.
"The gunner's job is delicate, you have to calm down as soon as possible, first control the hydraulic press, then move the steering wheel, and the loader will immediately prepare the ammunition......"
"Yes, sir!"
Eugen snapped and began to turn the hydraulic wheel with his left hand as instructed.
Gu Ji sat in the captain's position and glanced twice, which can be regarded as a "stealing teacher".
The control handwheels of the Tiger tank are divided into two categories: electronically controlled and mechanical.
The latter relies on gears to rotate with high torque, which is very slow, and is generally only used as a backup when the power system fails.
The electric control is the hydraulic drive and steering machine, the hydraulic power provided by the hydraulic is large, and the turret can be moved quickly, but only the orientation can be roughly adjusted.
Such a rough adjustment could not guarantee good shooting accuracy.
Therefore, when the gunner aims at the target, he usually uses the hydraulic system to adjust the turret orientation to a certain approximate position, and then uses the steering handwheel to fine-tune, and the turret will rotate 0.9Β° with each revolution.
The sound of the mechanical rotating shaft of the fort "clacking" made people's blood gush when they heard it.
"Reloaded!"
"Eugen, quick! Elevation angle - 2 degrees, 12 o'clock direction! β
Lehr is a veteran gunner, even from the wheelhouse, he can judge the attack data based on the observation window.
Eugen quickly turned the steering wheel with his right hand and shouted: "Die!" β
The barrel shook.
Boom, the Sherman tank exploded in response, and the flames rose into the sky, scattering metal fragments and earth in all directions, with a faint scream.
"I made it! I did it! β
Eugen clenched his fists excitedly.
Gu Ji, on the other hand, pushed the long window of the car, leaned out halfway out, and lay behind the arc-shaped bunker made of iron armor and sandbags, "Chief Leer, we have to hurry over to support, the other Tiger won't last long!" β
"Sit tight! Let's go! β
Lehr gave the order and slammed the pedals, and everything around him was quickly filled with the roar of the engine, and the tracks rushed out with the rubble on the ground, as if he had really turned into a tiger.
Gu Ji took out the anti-aircraft machine gun hanging on the simple pivot in the hatch of the commander's room, the machine gun in the turret cabin can move at an angle too small, and it is always limited by the muzzle steering, or it is more flexible to shoot outside the battery.
This is a Hansi country's latest development of MG42, is an advanced version of the MG34 machine gun, the structure is simpler, the cost is lower, but it has excellent performance, is the fastest rate of fire machine gun in World War II, up to 1200 ~ 1500 rounds per minute, known as "Hitler's chainsaw".
However, this anti-aircraft machine gun is almost useless against air units, and is more used against ground troops and unarmored targets.
Soon, Lehr drove the Tiger from the main road on the north side to the intersection.
At this moment, the central fountain square has long been shattered by artillery fire, the flower beds are shattered into powder, and the ground is uneven.
Under the siege of three Shermans, the front armor of that Tiger tank was twisted into waves, almost crumbling.
"Prepare to take on the enemy!!"
Gu Ji's eyes were as sharp as an eagle falcon.
When they find their target, they immediately yell.
Boom, a shell from Eugen's side hit it, and a Sherman tank lost its ability to move on the spot.
He decisively pulled the trigger, and under the MG42's ultra-high rate of fire, the bullets were as dense as a death ray, not giving those Eagle soldiers a chance to react at all.
As a cloud of blood mist burst open, a coordinated armored squad of infantry only lasted half a minute before they were taken down.
Gu Ji had to sigh again at the horror of the heavy firepower.
In the face of such artillery fire and machine guns, any tactics you have are in vain.
The remaining Sherman tank still wanted to retreat, but the other Tiger did not seem to intend to let it go at all, and was finally seized by the gun commander and collapsed in the middle of the southern avenue with one shot.
Ratchak ......
Lehr drove slowly westward in the Tiger tank, his gun-gray metal tracks completely ignoring the potholes left by the battlefield, leveling the mud from the ruins one after another.
Eugen seemed to have learned the operation of Gu Ji's previous gun replenishment, manipulating the turret machine gun and firing wildly at the screaming Eagle Army in the distance.
The two Tiger tanks eventually met on the west side street.
The commander's round hatch was opened, revealing a middle-aged officer with a brimmed hat, a gray-green suit, and a black iron cross on his neckline.
The knife-cut face and nasolabial folds are also very deep, which makes him full of gunsmoke and a little more majestic at the same time.
"How is it a private, your commander?"
"Report to the chief, my superiors have died for the Empire, the team is improvised patchwork, the tanks have just been grabbed, and the current Supreme Commander is Sergeant Lehr, who is in the cab!"
Gu Ji saluted.
As soon as he finished speaking, the cockpit door under the turret was opened, and Lehr poked out his head and said with difficulty:
"Lieutenant Report, I am the gunner of the 15th Armored Division, Lehr, our squad was destroyed by the enemy on the East Coast Highway, and when we retreated to the Rees neighborhood, we fortunately ran into Herman of the 29th Armored Division, and it was he who saved us, including risking the tanks."
Gu Ji couldn't help but glance down at Leer.
I didn't expect this middle-aged uncle to take the initiative to mention him first, instead of taking these credits on himself.
Hearing that these things were all done by an ordinary private, a trace of surprise flashed on the lieutenant officer's face, and he nodded:
"Herman, your performance is very good, I will explain these credits to the superiors, my name is Luka, I am the commander of the 12th tank of the 1st Guards Banner Armored Division, since you don't have a commander, follow me for the time being!"
"Yes, sir!"
The first to answer was Eugen who came out of the gunner's hatch.
No wonder he's so excited.
The 1st Guards Banner Panzer Division was one of the earliest Waffen-SS units formed by Reeve Lecht, and was known for its brutality, efficiency, and combat bravery, and was a first-class ace division in World War II.
This.
This can be seen from the numerous iron chains hanging from Luka's Tiger tank.
An iron ring means that they have destroyed a tank.
It was precisely because the 1st Guard Banner Panzer Division withdrew from the Eastern Front to support the Nannan Outer Islands that it finally indirectly led to the defeat of the Hans Army in the Battle of Kursk, and its importance can be seen.
But Gu Ji didn't want to follow the other party in his heart.
Luca is obviously a brave officer, if the other party wants to lead them to the front line, wouldn't he rush to death?
Just as he pondered how he could influence the other party's decision-making.
Thundered......
A sharp roar of engines could be heard in the sky.
Looking at a chubby army green propeller fighter in the sky and swooping down, it was the famous P-47 Thunderbolt fighter of the Eagle Army!
"It's an enemy fighter!!"
Gu Ji yelled and hurriedly urged Leer to leave.
Lukka took a look through his binoculars and saw several motorcycles on the main road on the east side.
"Damn Roman idiot, he actually lured the Eagle Army fighter to his lair, go to the west side, and quickly find the ruined building to hide!"
At the sound of an order, the two Tigers slammed the throttle and began to drive west.
But Luca's tank was subjected to too much shelling, the deformed deck hindered the movement of the tracks, and the speed was seriously reduced.
In less than two minutes, the team was overtaken by the motorized infantry of the Roman state.
The so-called motorized infantry is a three-wheeled motorcycle towing a rear bucket equipped with a light machine gun or anti-tank gun, and because it lacks a heavy armor burden, it is extremely mobile.
But no matter how fast it is, it can't be faster than a fighter jet.
It only took half a second for the Eagle Thunderbolt to press up from the rear and circled over their heads.
It is estimated that the pilots themselves did not expect it.
Originally, he was just chasing a motorized unit, but as a result, he bought one get one free, and two Hans Army tanks were found.
The next moment, the fighter began to dive down.
Da Da Da ......
Two 12.7mm M2 Browning heavy machine guns were fired at the same time, and the firepower was terrifying.
A Roman motorized infantryman barely had time to react when a bullet broke his neck, blood gushed like a column, and the motorcycle hit the wall uncontrollably, exploding on the spot.
Seeing that their companions were slaughtered, the Roman soldiers kept shouting for help.
But Gu Ji had already drilled back into the cannon.
Joke.
At this time, whoever dares to show his head will die.
In an instant, seven or eight Roman motorized infantry units were killed, leaving only one to flee into a nearby alley.
Therefore, Gu Ji's Tiger tank became the main target of the fighter.
"Bell Bell Bell ......"
Even hiding in the turret, Gu Ji could still clearly hear the sound of bullets coming from the top of his head and behind, and the next moment, a huge explosion resounded in front of the left side of the tank, and the dirt raised by the shock wave all fell on the tracks and side armor.
Lehr gritted his teeth.
"It's a bolt-on rocket launcher!"
"The observation window was shattered, and I couldn't see clearly......"
Eugen shouted nervously, and Apu curled up in the corner of the ammunition room with his head in his hands.
Luka's Tiger was even more miserable, under the continuous machine gun fire, the track was finally overwhelmed, broke on the spot, and after missing a "leg", it moved more slowly, boomed, and was blown up by rockets in the middle of the avenue.
Gu Ji knew that it would be his turn soon.
His eyes kept checking his surroundings through the captain's observation window, but he couldn't find a passage that could accommodate a big guy like the Tiger.
The next rocket launcher lands.
Gu Ji saw a collapsed ruined building in front of him, and between life and death, he couldn't care so much.
"Sir, drive into the ruins on the right front!"
Lehr didn't have time to ask, so he could only turn the steering wheel, and the big foot throttle slammed into the cracks in the ruins, and the shaking caused a secondary collapse, and a large amount of rubble fell down, burying them inside.
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"The fighter plane has gone far."
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Gu Ji's ears left the armor, he had the imprint bonus of hearing improvement, and it was still easy to determine the location of a fighter's sound source.
Apu hid underneath, his throat stuck, and he swallowed and spit.
"Really, surely, do you want to wait?"
"Why are you so daring, you really disgrace the soldiers of the Hans Empire!"
Eugen, who was the same age as him, couldn't look past it and scolded on the spot.
Gu Ji shook his head.
"We can't wait any longer, the pilots know our approximate location, and if we continue to drag on, we will be surrounded by the ground forces of the Eagle Army."
As he spoke, he tried to push the captain's hatch again, but it still didn't move, and the inside of the turret was pitch black.
"The hatch won't open at all, which means we're not shallowly buried, Sir Lehr, can we still get out in this situation?"
"It's possible to go backwards."
Lehr answered, restarting the engine.
The Maybach high-speed gasoline engine used in the Tiger tank, although it has a maximum horsepower of 690 horsepower, cannot withstand the heavy weight and insufficient traction.
As soon as I stepped on the accelerator, the car moved back a few inches, and then it didn't move.
Gu Ji faintly heard the sound of stones rolling, as if he had been drilling a mud tunnel in Jinyuan Mansion in the first place.
His eyes lit up.
"Sir, try to move the body backwards with a slight movement from side to side, so that you can use the stones to slide and reduce resistance."
"I'll try!"
Lehr did what he did.
Not to mention that it really has an effect, seeing the body retreating step by step, there is a "bang", and the observation window shines in.
It's finally out!
Excited, Eugen opened the gun commander's hatch, and was just about to observe the surrounding environment, when he noticed a figure running in front of him.
"Enemy ......"
"It's Lieutenant Luca."
Gu Ji squinted his eyes and saw Luca, who was bleeding from his forehead, running over with a beautiful automatic rifle in his hand.
That's right.
A real automatic rifle: the StG-44 assault rifle!
It is the world's first mass-equipped automatic rifle, combining the performance characteristics of a rifle and a submachine gun, and the continuous fire is very heavy within a range of 400 meters.
Gu Ji took the initiative to open the captain's cabin door and let Luca in.
Everyone didn't seem to expect the lieutenant to survive the explosion of the rocket, so they didn't even speak, and the atmosphere was awkward.
Or Gu Ji reacted first:
"Lieutenant Luca, the others ......"
"The rocket artillery hit the cockpit side armor, the pilot, the loader, and the radioman died on the spot, and the gun commander and I escaped, but unfortunately we were swept away by the fighter's cannon."
Even the iron-blooded officer of the ace army could not hide the sadness in his heart at this moment, his comrades-in-arms who had fought together for many years were now dying on the battlefield in a foreign land, which was not pleasant.
After a moment of silence, Lukka regrouped.
"How did you escape the enemy planes?"
"It's all Herman's work."
The fall of the ace army made Eugen admire Gu Ji even more, so he proudly replied.
Lukka looked at Gu Ji again, more seriously than before.
"It seems that the 29th Division has a talent, if this battle is over, it is better to transfer the 1st Guard Flag Team to follow me."
"It's an honor, Lieutenant."
Gu Ji first expressed his "heartfelt", and then took the opportunity to tell his analysis:
"However, the counterattack of the Fog Eagle Coalition is even more fierce than imagined, we have to hurry up and contact the headquarters and gather troops as soon as possible, like the current scattered sand, we can't resist for long!"
He remembered one of the reasons for the defeat of the South-South War:
It was only when the senior commanders of Hans and Rome disagreed, their actions were uncoordinated, and the main forces were dispersed, and they were broken one by one by the Foghawk coalition forces.
Obviously, this passage once again caught Luca's attention.
"What about the infinite telegrapher?"
"I, I'm here, Lieutenant."
Apu timidly raised his hand under the shaft.
"Contact the command headquarters now and confirm the closest distance of the large force!"
"It's a pity Lieutenant, the radio equipment of this tank has long been broken......"
"Damn it!"
Gu Ji secretly observed Luca's expression and added:
"Lieutenant, in that case, let's go northwest, my 29th Panzer Division is near Mount Rutana."
"That's all for now."
Lukka made up his mind, "Now the team is under my command for the time being, Herman is the machine gunner, and the rest of the people are in the same position, the target is Mount Rutana, and we will set off immediately!" β
"Yes!"
All the staff responded in unison.
Lehr drove the tank up the main road on the west side.
After reaching the height of the town, Gu Ji finally saw the coastline and the endless Mediterranean Sea through the observation window.
The battle on the coast also made everyone dumbfounded.
Three aircraft carriers, six Eagle-Mist coalition battleships, and countless attack ships were bombarding the shore, and a fire was burning where the water and land met, as if a volcano had erupted from the sea, and hundreds of Hans and Roman tanks were scattered on the beach, like a swarm of stranded turtles.
This represents the complete collapse of the defenses of the eastern sector of the Nannan Outer Islands.
And the urban battlefield is also not optimistic.
The white statue of the Goddess of Peace in the square ahead had been blown in half, the ground was covered with charred and mutilated corpses, and loudspeakers on both sides of the street were warned to retreat in addition to the buzz of air raid sirens:
"All civilians, please rest assured that the soldiers of the motherland will give priority to protecting your safe exit from the war zone......"
Vaguely, Gu Ji heard the woman's desperate screams and the child's crying, and he subconsciously remembered the pairs of eyes that were hiding in the ruins before.
Luca and Eugen had disbelief on their faces at first;
Then there is anger;
In the end, it became lost.
1943 was the year of the general deterioration of the Hans army.
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The island's urban area is certainly not too big.
It took less than twenty minutes for the tank to leave the town.
After entering the mountain forest.
As far as the eye can see, the branches of the olive and citrus trees are intertwined, and the lush branches and leaves stretch out like turquoise clouds, covering the blue sky.
If it weren't for the gunfire in the woods, it would have been a sight to behold.
Eugen began to panic a little.
"Why can you still hear gunshots when you walk here, could it be that the Foghawk coalition has already hit Monsina?"
Monsina is the northernmost city on the southern outer islands and the only throat connecting to the Roman mainland.
Once the Confederate forces captured Monsinah, it meant the complete occupation of the southern outer islands, and they would be trapped in the center, pitiful, lambs to the slaughter.
"I, we can't be abandoned, right?"
Apu's lips trembled.
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, and even Lehr in the cab put away the accelerator, as if he had lost the fighting spirit to continue moving forward.
Seeing this, Lukka immediately turned off the rifle safe.
"Shut up! Whoever shakes the morale of the army again, I will shoot him! β
"Wait, there's going on up ahead!"
Gu was at the machine gun observation port, and suddenly found that the grass in the forest area in front of him seemed to be shaking, and when he looked closely, a figure carrying a green, cannon-barrel-like thing poked out.
"Get out of the way! It's Bazooka!! β
Sneerββ!
He finally shouted a step slower, and with a large amount of tail smoke rising, a flash of fire screeched and slammed into the left front of the tank, booming, splashing dirt and violent explosions tearing at the body of the Tiger tank.
Gu Ji instantly locked onto the target according to the smoke.
The board machine is snapped.
The MG34 machine gun swept in an instant, and the blood arrows flew away.
Eugen also fired a cannonball, and the flames from the explosion set the trees on fire, accompanied by screams.
Lehr slammed on the gas pedal, trying to get out of the battlefield quickly.
But there was a sudden "rattle" in the left position, as if it had lost its grip.
Lehr immediately shouted below:
"The left track is broken!"
"Ready to abandon the car."
Lukka made a decisive choice according to the situation, and now that the tank is out of power and the number of enemies is unknown, abandoning the car and fleeing is the best option.
Gu Ji shouted as he pulled the trigger.
"I'll cover you! Come on! β
In a flash.
Luca, Leer, Eugen, and Apu were all stunned, they didn't expect Gu Ji to be so brave.
You know, in the current situation, breaking off means that you have to bear the danger alone.
"Hans Will will give you strength!"
Luca seemed a little reluctant, grabbed Gu Ji's shoulders heavily, and finally turned around, "Prepare to retreat!" β
In an uproar, everyone lifted the hatch one after another and prepared to escape.
And a tank has only three hatches.
As a radioman, Apu could only drill into the fort first, and when he saw Gu Ji, he hesitated for a moment, as if he was worried about his safety.
"Let's go!"
Gu Ji shouted for the last time.
Until after everyone had retreated, he also threw away the machine gun and climbed out of the commander's cover, bell!
In just an instant, three or four bullets came.
It turned out that more than a dozen figures had already burst out of the woods, looking at the military uniforms, it seemed to be soldiers of the Fog Army!
Gu Ji used the M1 submachine gun to strafe back, and took advantage of the interval to roll down directly.
The moment he landed, he took out the [Poison Needle Trap] mine from his backpack.
"It's up to you, brother!"
Gu Ji blew a breath, pressed the trigger button at the top, and threw it backwards violently.
At the moment of falling, the mine was like a spider, spreading its eight claws, firmly fixed in front of the tank's armor, and then like a chameleon, it quickly merged with the gray-green paint of the Tiger tank.
It's hard to see the difference without a closer look.
That's right.
The reason why Gu Ji had the courage to press back was because of this hole card, and when he ran more than ten meters away, the soldiers of the Fog Army behind him had already chased in front of the Tiger Tank.
He hurriedly hid behind the trunk of an olive tree.
The next moment.
The mine exploded with a buzzing sound like a stun bomb, and countless metal needles struck in all directions, piercing the trunk of the tree in front of him, making a "click" sound.
And the seven or eight fog soldiers nearby were all poisoned by the needle.
They subconsciously screamed, and just wanted to reach out and pull it out, but in the blink of an eye, as if they had eaten a poisonous mushroom, they grinned and smirked, reaching out and grabbing the air in front of them.
The soldier who was not shot by the poison needle on the side also wanted to come forward to check the status of his teammates.
But they were either gnawed by the poisoned as food, or they were hugged fiercely, and they had to be hit directly, and even almost shot.
"This mine is so powerful that it doubles the weakening of enemy personnel."
Gu Ji's pupils shrank.
If he were given a few more, he would be able to wipe out all the enemy forces by himself.
I just don't know if the mines will be refreshed once the death is rolled back.
didn't have time to think about it, Gu Ji turned his head and continued to chase Luca and the others, seeing that the figure in front of him was close at hand, he hurriedly shouted a few times to avoid being injured by mistake.
"Lieutenant! It's me! β
"Herman!?"
Lukka didn't seem to expect him to escape from the fog army unscathed, "Thank goodness!!" β
Leer breathed a sigh of relief, walked up and hugged Gu Ji, grinning.
"Just come back, my buddy!"
"The glory of Hans's will bless you! Big Brother Herman! β
Eugen straightened his back in excitement, his right hand stretched out and perpendicular to his chest, and even saluted Hans's will, which is usually a rite of personality worship only for the FΓΌhrer, which is enough to prove Gu Ji's current status in his heart.
Apu on the side didn't speak, but he could see from his eyes that he was also excited.
Gu Ji patted Leer's back.
"There's no time to celebrate, the fog army has already surrounded, we have to hurry up the mountain!"
Mountain, referring to nature is Mount Rutana.
Everyone nodded, and Luca opened the way, Gu Ji No. 2, then Eugen, Apu, and finally Lehr was responsible for pressing the tail.
July is the hot season for the South South Islands.
The forest was unusually hot, with slippery, soft mud and rotting wood often under the damp foliage of the ground, and clumps of vines and creeping plants made walking even more difficult, and everyone was sweating profusely after a short walk.
Fortunately, Gu Ji relied on SERE survival training to find water sources from water vines to replenish them.
Minutes and seconds passed.
As the sun gradually set in the west, the team finally reached the foot of the southeast end of Mount Rutana.
And there was an exchange of fire here.
A large number of lemon trees were crushed and shattered by tanks, the weeds on the ground were burned one after another, and the corpses of soldiers of the Fog Army and the Hans Army were scattered in a staggered manner.
Gu Ji saw at a glance that one of the corpses of the chief had an M24 grenade hanging on his belt, and there was a Stg44 assault rifle beside him.
Close to the center of the battlefield.
He found out that many of the corpses were not killed by shells, but burned alive, and sure enough, the back of one of the corpses was carrying a round metal equipment similar to an XO wine bottle, which was a flamethrower!
The flamethrower is a very special individual combat weapon, which has basically lost its use value in modern warfare, but during World War II, the use of flame to kill the enemy in a trench or bunker was a very effective way to attack.
Don't underestimate this thing, in the middle of World War II, the maximum range of flamethrowers in various countries can basically reach thirty or forty meters, and a single continuous spray can be about 2 seconds.
Such a large fire swept over from close combat, and everyone would be afraid.
And just when Gu Ji threw away the Mauser rifle and replaced all the leather boxes with the 30-round magazine of the Stg44 assault rifle, his ears suddenly instinctively squirmed.
"Right front, I have a situation in the direction of 1 o'clock!"
Whew!
Lehr and Eugen reacted instantly, but at the moment when the muzzle of the gun was thrown out, a low shout came from behind the tree:
"Don't shoot! I'm from the 1st Airborne Division! β
"Drop your weapons and show me your hands!"
Under Luka's sharp reprimand, a young soldier in a light gray-green overalls, leather boots, and a jumpsuit of aviator glasses came out of the woods.
"My name is Felix, I am a pilot, I was on a supply airdrop mission from Lebudas to Yastani this morning, and I was hit in the wing by the anti-aircraft machine gun of the fog army over Mount Rutana.
Somehow, hearing these words, Gu Ji remembered his father.
Luke was skeptical and didn't put down his gun.
"Why are you still here now that you crashed in the morning?"
"I can't get out, this forest is full of fog troops, and I heard in Dunkirk that Mosnelli has been urgently interviewed by the Roman king Vittorio Emanuele III to remove him from all his duties."
"Now the Roman army has no intention of fighting, the Eagle Army captured 53,000 Roman troops in Palermo, and the British transferred the 30th Army to bypass the eastern part of Lutana Volvo Mountain, and prepared to cooperate with the US 7th Army to encircle Astani."
Felix's words shocked everyone present.
Could it really be that Apu is right, they have been abandoned by the Empire?
But Gu Ji heard a key message from it:
Mosnelli step down!
Anyone who has studied high school history knows that this historical event occurred on July 25, 1943.
That is, today is the 25th.
Then the system stated that I should arrive in Ludwigshafen within three days, indicating that the disaster should have occurred before the 28th.
Gu Ji thought carefully in his heart.
But after looking through all the records of major disasters and accidents that have occurred in the history of Hans, I can't find any relative cases.
"So how are we going to join the big army? Brother Herman, do you have any good ideas? β
Eugen subconsciously looked at Gu Ji.
For him, Gu Ji is now an omnipotent existence.
Since today is the 25th, it means that Hans's Roman army can hold out for a few more days, because the time for the Allied forces to attack Monsina is August 5th.
But he's certainly not going to wait here for backup.
So he added oil and vinegar.
"Now the situation in Astani is not optimistic, we should find a way to retreat to Monsina or Lebdas, and ask for support from our headquarters."
"But how can we get out of the siege of the Fog Army?"
Lehr couldn't help but ask.
Maybe it's because he feels abandoned, maybe it's because the result of Hans's defeat is unacceptable, or maybe it's the resonance caused by the dead bodies of his companions along the way.
In short, there is no fighting spirit in his eyes.
Gu Ji raised his head and looked at the pilot.
"Felix, do you know where there are planes around here?"
"I know what you think, but unfortunately, I tried it a long time ago."
Felix raised his hand and pointed to Mount Rutana.
"The Hans army has a military air-raid shelter at the foot of the mountain, in which planes and artillery are parked, but it is now guarded by two squads of more than 20 people, and it is impossible for us to defeat them."
"Is there heavy firepower?"
"Nope."
"Then there's still a chance, it's just ......"
Gu Ji paused slightly when he said this, "We have to find a way to distract them, so we need one person to make a big move to attract the main force of the Fog Army." β
Everyone knows the meaning of this sentence, compared to the previous retreat cover, this is completely sending to death.
Lukka's gaze swept over everyone's faces.
Gu Jigang escaped death for the team;
Felix is a pilot;
Lehr has lost his fighting spirit;
Eugen kept his head down, a little nervous.
His lips trembled slightly, and at the moment when he was about to speak, unexpectedly, the most cowardly Apu took the initiative to stand up.
"I'll do it!"
When he said this, Apu's whole body trembled.
Eugen's eyes lit up on the side, and he suddenly raised his head.
"That's right! You can let Apu go, you've been hiding behind everyone, and this time it's your turn to dedicate once! β
Lukka narrowed.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Apu is completely a half-baked recruit, but he swept everyone again, and among the people, only Apu is useless.
He walked up to Apu and squeezed the other party's shoulder as he did with Gu Ji.
"Apu, go and bring the flamethrower, I hope you can complete this mission with honor, Hans Will will give you strength!"
"Yes!"
Apu straightened his back.
Despite his fear, he obeyed the order and removed the series of individual flamethrowers from the dead body of the Fog Army.
Weighing nearly 20 pounds, pressing on his thin body, it looked particularly incongruous, but Apu still tried to straighten his back.
Luca and the others were also collecting equipment on the corpse.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that everyone had finished tidying up, he ordered Felix to lead the way to the Hans Army bomb shelter.
Along the way, Apu kept silently chanting in his mouth:
"Long live victory, my glory is loyalty, and the will of Hans will give me strength......"
Gu Ji turned around and glanced at him.
In the eyes of this young man, he saw fear, innocence, and finally gradually became the kind of fanaticism in Eugen's eyes.
Finally arrived at the bomb shelter station.
Gu Ji hid behind a tree and looked ahead with a telescope.
It was an open mountainous area, and a semicircular bomb shelter had been dug out of the corner of the hill, in which a green Hans Army He111 medium bomber was docked, and next to it was an anti-aircraft gun and a sentry tower.
The Fog Army is now occupying several key positions around the bomb shelter, especially the sentry towers and anti-aircraft guns.
Gu Ji's brain was running at high speed, constantly conducting tactical assessments.
"The difficulty lies in the two, the sentry tower and the machine gun, we go around from the flank and rear to outflank it, shoot the sentry first, and then use the grenade to force the machine gunner out of the machine battery."
"Apu, you're in charge of attracting the enemy head-on, and act when you hear the first shot, it's better to lure them out of the air defense mountains, okay?"
"Yes!"
Apu struggled to squeeze out a smile.
Although it can be seen that he is being strong, it is much better than before.
Lukka couldn't bear to look at the young man anymore.
Turn your head.
"Then follow Herman's plan and get ready for action!!"
(End of chapter)