Chapter 52: The Enemy's Possible Retreat Route

The enemy's large force was hidden in a small valley, more than two kilometers away from the road, according to the guidance of the system map, Li Jing discovered the enemy soon after, almost without much effort, the monkey just drove the tank up a small hill, Li Jing's telescope appeared in the enemy's sentry.

The soldier in charge of the sentry had no idea of concealment at all, and swaggered around the high place on the north side of the valley, looking up from time to time in the direction of the 'news tree' in the distance, which made Li Jing and the monkey more certain of the guess in their hearts.

Now that you know where the enemy is, you have to plan for the next battle, and in which direction might the enemy flee if they are scattered? Where are the odds of an ambush more successful? Will the firepower on your side be attacked by the enemy? What should I do if I am hit by an enemy?

Three of the tank teams led by Li Jing are No. 1 tank destroyers, which are only suitable for long-range sneak attacks, and once they are close to the enemy, they are three plates of side dishes, and these problems give Li Jing a headache.

After viewing from a distance, the valley where the enemy is hiding should be a small basin, to be precise, it is not a basin.

This is a slightly flat depression in the middle of a rolling hill, and from a distance, you can see that it is densely wooded, and it is a good place to hide soldiers.

Since you can see the trees inside, it means that the depression is not deep, and the raised rocks around it are like natural bunkers, and the trees are dense enough for the enemy to hide in them, so it is difficult for ordinary conventional reconnaissance to detect them.

No wonder the German reconnaissance planes did not find this enemy, without the help of the system, Li Jing and they could not find them so quickly, plus the appearance of the enemy's sentry, so that Li Jing and the monkey confirmed the correctness of the system's information.

The east side of the hill where the enemy is located is flat, and there is a dry river in the middle of the road, the river bank should have been deliberately raised before, and it is not far from the road, if you are ambushed on the side of the riverbank, it is more convenient to charge or retreat, and it is indeed a good place for ambushes.

After going around, I found that there were as many as five gentle slopes suitable for descending the hill, and the other places were either steep or densely wooded, which was not suitable for large groups of troops to descend quickly.

According to the enemy's possible descent position, Li Jing and the monkey analyzed that if the supply convoy was ambushed, there would be a road down the mountain to the south, north, and east of the hill, all of which were possible, and the most likely was the south side, followed by the east side, and the north side was the least likely, because the further south the enemy, the more time the enemy had to prepare.

If the enemy retreats, there are a total of four alternative descending routes to the south, north and west of the hill, all four of which are possible, and in the same way, if you consider the direction of the attack, the enemy is least likely to escape from the north side!

"There are three most likely escape routes left, which one do you think the enemy will choose?" Li Jing touched his chin and asked the monkey.

The monkey's face was full of disdain: "It's not simple, this one in the southwest!" ”

"Why? How can you be so sure? Li Jing was curious.

"It's not easy, if it were you, where would you go?"

Li Jing listened to the monkey's words, combined with the system map, and suddenly realized that although the area around the small hill is not flat, it is also open, and no one wants to be a live target in the open field all the time when escaping, and the only possible direction is the southwest direction.

There is a raised dirt slope not far from the southwest, although it is a little farther, but as long as you turn over the dirt slope, you can block the bullets behind you well, and less than two kilometers ahead, it is an endless forest line, as long as you enter the woods, whether it is to temporarily dodge, or into the mountains are much more convenient.

Determine the enemy's most likely escape route, the rest is simple, choose an ambush position a little farther away, Li Jing used the radio to inform the team, let the three I tank destroyers come to rendezvous, as for Randall's command tank, there is only one self-defense machine gun tank, it is better to stay in a safe place honestly!

The three No. 1 tank destroyers had already found their own cover and camouflage, and arranged the retreat route in case of defeat, Li Jing nodded with satisfaction, everything that should be prepared was ready, whether to eat meat or escape bare-chested, it depends on this last trembling.

The scene cuts back to the temporary camp where the supply convoy was stationed, which has now been temporarily converted into an improvised artillery position.

Two 88mm Flak36 45 times diameter anti-aircraft guns were erected high, tall and shocking, and the two squads of infantry who had been trained by the assault were quietly guarding their respective posts, each trying to suppress the small excitement in their hearts.

Brigadier Sergeant Gottlieb was sitting quietly by a walkie-talkie, and Second Lieutenant Baus was pacing back and forth not far away, occasionally looking at Gottlieb and stopping, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to wipe the sweat from his face with the white handkerchief in his hand.

"Hey! Feed! Here is the 218 car Li boss, call Gottlieb, please answer when you hear it! At this time, Li Jing's voice came from the radio.

Gottlieb turned over with a spirit, picked up the microphone with his left hand, waved down with his right hand, signaling the silence around, and everyone, including Bouss, unconsciously stared at the microphone in Gottlieb's hand, and did not dare to breathe.

Calming his nervous mood a little, Gottlieb replied in as calm a tone as possible "Roger, this is Gottlieb, please speak!" ”

"The enemy is located on a hill about 15 kilometers south of you and about two kilometers west of the road, with a height of 11 meters by eye, the specific coordinates are LK1735 1431, calculate the direction angle yourself, can the artillery take care of it?"

"HE high-explosive shells are fine, within the range, AP armor-piercing shells are not good, the range is only about 14 km" Gottlieb replied casually.

"AP a hammer, the enemy is all infantry, just greet with HE throughout the process!" Li Jing's voice came.

Being scolded by Li Jing on the radio, Gottlieb was a little embarrassed, but finally he was not so nervous: "Okay, I need to calculate the direction angle and adjust the artillery elements, it may take a little time!" ”

"Okay, adjust and notify me, don't worry, don't care about such a little time!"

Gottlieb put down the microphone, walked to the artillery position next to him, shouted to a group of novices, and began to adjust the two 88 guns about 20 meters apart according to the instructions.

After checking the firing of the two guns, Gottlieb returned to the walkie-talkie again and picked up the microphone: "Gottlieb called Boss Li, everything is ready!" ”

"Wait a minute...... Okay, now for ...... HE one-shot test shot! ”

It only took a moment for an 88 gun on the left side to be fired, and dust rose from the artillery position, and there was a miasma of black smoke.

"The distance is a little closer, extend 500 meters forward, 150 meters to the east, and test fire for the second time!"

This time, the 88 gun on the right side was fired, and the movement generated when the gun was fired made it easy to be attracted if there was an enemy nearby!