Post-war summary
While Sun Gan was making tense arrangements, the German commandos who were driven back by the Allied artillery fire were also very annoyed. Through the battle just now, they knew that the guys in the ambush on the opposite side were a group of rookies, and if it wasn't for the artillery fire just now, their breakthrough would have been successful. But no matter how rookie the troops are, they are not bad at all compared to them, especially when the commander of the other side dares to call for artillery support at such a close distance between the two sides. This was not a good thing for the Germans.
Major Hans didn't have much to do now, and his rearguard troops had already begun to exchange fire with the Allied support forces. Major Hans knew very well that if they delayed any longer, they would not be able to escape the fate of being wiped out.
"Soldiers, I won't tell you what the situation is now, but everyone knows. The coalition forces have given us little time, and now is the moment of our life and death, and I order, under me, all under the guidance of their respective commanders. Let's fight our way together. Major Hans knew that there was no time left to set it up.
With the arrival of the German commando again, Sun Gan and the others felt unprecedented pressure, and a German army that did not lack firepower and tactical ability regardless of it gave them a glimpse of what the German elite was. Sun Gan didn't care about everything at this time, he could only hold the fire support squad in his hands and support the subordinate units in front at any time.
As time passed, the German commandos became more and more anxious, and began to make mistakes, and Major Hans began to lose control of his troops. When he was wounded by the snipers of Company A, the German commandos began to lose their discipline. Some of the old birdies have begun to slow down the pace of their attack and are ready to surrender.
When the Allied support forces joined Sun Gan's troops at the rear of the pocket formation, the German commandos had no hope of breaking through. Looking at the wounded and unconscious commander and the corpses and wounded everywhere, the German commando team, led by one of the remaining captains, surrendered to Sun Qian's headquarters.
Looking at the German army and his somewhat nervous subordinates who had fallen in front of the position, Sun Qian did not feel a trace of joy. There was too much luck in this victory.
According to statistics, more than 90 German commandos were killed and wounded, and more than 20 remained intact. The German assault force that entered the encirclement was a one-company combat detachment, and it was the largest and most numerous of these raids. In addition, Sun Gan's losses also made Sun Qian's brows furrow. As the defending side, Company A was unexpectedly wounded, and even many players died, more than 20 people were killed in the battle.
When Sun Qian saw the supporting coalition forces, Sun Gan, who was already in no mood, simply said hello to the other party's commander and withdrew with Company A. He knew that the current A Company needed to rest.
Sun Qian, who returned to the station, didn't say much, and looked at the frustrated subordinates who just asked everyone to rest first. We'll talk about that tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Sun Gan, who had slept well, took advantage of the time to ask the correspondent to gather all the officers and combat backbones of the company into the war room. Here is the battlefield situation map that Sun Qian asked people to arrange in advance.
"Okay, while the battalion headquarters' order hasn't arrived yet, we still have time. Let's summarize our battle. Sun Qian saw that everyone had arrived, and hurried to say.
"Director, do a tactical briefing." , Sun Qian asked the secretary general to tell him about the battle.
"Yes, sir, in this ambush we completely annihilated the German assault team, killing 45 German soldiers, wounding 52 German soldiers, and capturing a German support detachment of 25 people. Among them, the highest rank of the German wounded was major. Our side also lost 20 people in this battle, and almost all of them were wounded, and more than a dozen of them were seriously wounded, even if they came back, they could not go to the battlefield again. Listen to the introduction of the secretary of the secretary who can stand in front of everyone with all his beard and tail because he did not go to the battlefield. Sun Gan's face was extremely blue.
Pressing the anger in his heart towards everyone, Sun Qian said to everyone: "Since this is already the case, let's sum it up, so that I can also write a battle briefing." Who says first? “。
"Why, didn't anyone say it, then I'll say it first." , Looking at the people who bowed their heads and were silent, Sun Qian didn't give them a chance.
"First of all, I would like to say that I made a mistake, I miscalculated the strength of both the enemy and us, especially overestimated our strength, I ignored that the soldiers of our A Company did not fight in real battles, in fact, our soldiers were not ready to join the war. It was my light enemy who cost them their lives. Sun Qian said in a deep voice.
"Second, you're just a bunch of bastards, and instead of helping in battle, you're not helping in battle, you're losing your job, and you're not as good as a soldier. During the entire battle, there was simply no ability to control the troops, and even deserters appeared. You have simply disappointed me that you put Company A in danger. Sun Qian was very angry with these people.
"Also, our firepower was suppressed by the Germans, and there is such a good communication system, you don't even know how to call for support on the battlefield, so you fight alone, is the firepower of the whole company all decorations?" , Sun Qian asked with some hatred that iron is not steel.
"Forget it, think about it, I'll go to the camp headquarters first", Sun Qian said as he looked at the people who bowed their heads and were silent.
"Each of you writes a mission briefing and I'll come back and read it." , Sun Qian said again.
Sun Qian, who arrived at the battalion headquarters, was not criticized by Lieutenant Colonel Memphis. On the contrary, he thought that Sun Gan did a good job this time, leading a group of rookies who had just entered the battlefield to completely annihilate a company-level German commando, and his own casualties were not serious, which completely gave the US army a face.
"Sun Qian, well done, you have set a very good example for us, and you can achieve such an achievement with a group of soldiers who have just entered the battlefield. I feel very happy. Lieutenant Colonel Memphis did not go to the mission briefing at all, and directly praised Sun Gan, who had already learned from the coalition forces their views on the battle.
"I can guess from your expression that you are not satisfied with the outcome of this battle, but I can see from the information received by the coalition forces that the coalition forces are very satisfied that you were able to complete this mission with such a small number of casualties, you have occupied a place for our American army, and I and the entire United States should be grateful to you and the entire A Company for your efforts," Lieutenant Colonel Memphis explained to Sun Gan.
"Thank you, sir! This is the credit of all A Company, I just did what I had to do, and I don't deserve your praise. Sun Gan replied respectfully.
"Okay, let's not dwell on these anymore, tomorrow our large army will begin to arrive one after another, and we, as the first to arrive in the army, must do a good job of greeting us. I'll fill in your combat shortages as soon as possible. Lieutenant Colonel Memphis directly suppressed Sun Gan's guilt.
When Sun Gan, who returned to the A Company station, saw a stack of operational briefings, he had no choice but to let go of the anger in his heart and carefully sum it up.
After a period of thinking, Sun Qian summarized the following points:
First, arrogance.
Not only did the Germans commit this problem, but Sun Qian and others also made this mistake, and through the reconnaissance activities in the rear of the German army, they did not take the combat effectiveness of the German army seriously.
Second, the lack of combat experience.
Ignoring the problem of being all new soldiers, it is impossible to grow into a real soldier without experiencing the situation of real guns and ammunition, and many casualties are caused by their own panic.
Third, the question of command.
All commanders, including Sun Gan himself, did not have a good grasp of the entire battlefield, and many losses were directly related to the mistakes of the commanders.