Chapter 42: An Order Not Afraid of Waste
Yesterday, the 14th Panzer Division marched nearly 160 kilometers, swept through more than a dozen Yugoslav blocking positions, and captured more than 15,000 prisoners, including 22 Yugoslav generals.
The army command and the group army command were very satisfied with the results of this battle, and issued a commendation!
Several of the forces responsible for the attack on Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia, have now basically reached the vicinity of Belgrade, and it is only a matter of time before Belgrade falls.
There were fears in the command that the remnants of the enemy forces defeated along the way could retreat into southern Yugoslavia, especially into the mountain strongholds of Bosnia. In order to eliminate this threat, the command intends to use almost all of its mobile forces to attack Sarajevo.
So, tomorrow, April 13, the 14th Panzer Division will be the vanguard of the southward attack, ostensibly to pursue the remnants of the enemy, but in fact the main objective is to cooperate with friendly forces to take the central city of Sarajevo from the west, so as to prevent the remnants of the enemy army from continuing south.
While there was still a little light in the sky, Li Jing looked at the map silently, and Randall came over and said: "Boss Li, this time it's just a pursuit, although we need to be the vanguard, but the enemy has already fled, and there is no will to resist, we just need to easily crush the past!" β
"Don't say it so lightly, they must be ready, and as far as I know, the terrain on this road is complicated, which is very suitable for a small group of troops to sneak attack." Li Jing has a different view.
Fighting side by side on the battlefield made Randall a lot more casual, patted Li Jing on the shoulder, and asked, "Then what were you thinking just now?" β
"It's nothing, I'm just wondering which route we might be assigned to."
"Oh! This is really useful, different routes face different goals, and the way to deal with them is also different, so it really needs to be considered! Randall smiled.
"This combat mission is estimated to last for a short time, and if you are assigned to a particularly remote route, you may not be able to replenish what you eat in time...... I think it's better to get more field dry food now," Li Jing said seriously.
"I ...... Are you thinking about this? Randall couldn't take it a bit.
"Or else? What else is there to consider, as long as there is food and ammunition, where to go? β
"That's right...... Then I'll inform everyone to prepare a little more things, it's really a big trouble to fight hungry! Randall scratched his head and turned to leave.
Li Jing grabbed him and asked in a low voice with a smile: "Yesterday, I saw you say something like 'I love you' to a beer glass, and kiss the beer glass wildly!" What's going on? β
Randall's face instantly turned red like a monkey's ass: "Ugh! That one...... I have a fiancΓ©e I haven't seen in a long time...... We said we would get married when the war was over......"
"That'...... I wish you happiness, you must be well, especially you, you must protect yourself. β
Looking at Randall's shy and happy appearance, Li Jing's heart was uncomfortable, there are too many helpless things in this damn war.
I have the heart to tell Randall, but I don't know what to say, the world never changes because of anyone, and fate is the same, I have known Randall for so long, he is a good young man, but I can only silently bless Randall in my heart, I hope he will be fine in the future.
Li Jing didn't have the heart to continue talking, waved Randall away, and found a corner to sit down, silently watching the people coming and going in the camp, guessing their future fate.
Early the next morning, Randall returned from the temporary headquarters and announced the latest order: march along the right side of the road, we need to attack a ravine, eliminate the enemies assembled inside the ravine, and then continue to advance south!
Li Jing looked at the map in his hand and asked Randall: "How many troops does the enemy have?" β
"The enemy doesn't have many troops, but there are mines here, there are a lot of them, everywhere, of all types. And our demining facilities have not yet arrived. Randall drew a circle on the map with the pencil in his hand, "I don't think people want to go here." β
"Our first objective is to clear the enemy positions on the outer side of this canyon, and their fire coverage is quite large, and a frontal attack will certainly not work." The head of Randall's analysis is the Tao.
"You mean we need to go around and knock out these positions?" Li Jing rubbed his temples with his hands, his head dizzy, "This canyon occupies too much land, right?" How many positions do you have to have around here? With so many positions for us to go around one by one, how much oil is enough to burn? β
Randall smiled: "Don't worry about this, there will be a motorized company B company in the back, and the supply vehicle will also follow, there is a lot of fuel, and the ammunition is also sufficient, but there are fewer people." β
"I was really defeated by you, how could you receive such a hard errand!" Li Jing looked at the sun that had just come out and felt a little hot.
Randall looked very confident: "This time it's only us, and after we clear these positions, the infantry will take over, the good thing is that this time we don't need to be in too much of a hurry, just take your time!" This is our chance! β
"Mao's chance, is it fun to run around in a tin can?" Li Jing sighed, his wish to paddle was disappointed, and he felt that this world was full of deep malice.
After checking the supplies and equipment, set off and follow the route marked on the map, which will make a large bend but avoid the fire of known enemies.
After going around in a big circle, Li Xiaolei stared at the system map, and finally found a relatively safe attack location, and commanded the team to enter the attack position in the microphone: "The No. 1 tank destroyer first finds cover, can you see the target?" You don't need to save shells when you wait to attack! β
Li Jing was located in another slightly closer hiding place, leaned out of the turret and used a telescope to observe the situation of the local position, and it was obvious that the enemy in front of him lacked the ability of anti-armor troops, and there were only light and heavy machine guns in the position, which did not pose a substantial threat to the tank squad at a distance.
Randall, "Ready!" came through the headphones! Fire at any time! Li Jing gave an order: "All personnel maintain their existing positions and cover the enemy positions in front with firepower." β
One after another, HE high-explosive shells fell on the enemy's position, and one of the Maxim heavy machine guns was taken care of, and it was overturned on the position in an instant, and the enemy completely lost the ability to resist and could only find cover and hide in the position.
"It's just a target, but how many shells do you have to shoot to wipe out the enemy?" The voice of Captain 403 Eisenberg appeared on the radio.
"Use you to manage so much, hit you, and the motorized company that followed behind pulled a cart of ammunition, except for no infantry, the others are enough!" Randall didn't care about ammunition at all.
Li Jing casually received: "It seems that those old men in the military department have made a big decision in this operation, otherwise they wouldn't have given us so much ammunition to make us toss so much." β
The monkey also poked his head out of the cockpit and looked at the position with the 6x mirror on the 98K: "This is obviously exchanging ammunition for time, don't think easy during this time!" β
"Forget it, now is not the time to think about that, let's take care of the present!"
"Hey, they ran away! Do you want to chase? The monkey's excited voice came.
"Sir, the enemy has retreated!" Randall's voice was heard.
Li Jing didn't answer the monkey directly, but picked up the microphone: "Randall, inform all the cars, don't pursue, move forward slowly, stop 50 meters in front of the position, and, tell Company B in the rear, let them send someone to take over as soon as possible!" β