Chapter 30: The Reappearance of the Trojan War

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  "The damned Germans are all cowards, why don't they dare to fight me openly and honestly? It's making me suffer here!" An American soldier cursed with a mouthful of compressed biscuits and a gulp of water.

  "Hey, Skip! I don't mind at all, if we can keep playing hide and seek with the Krauts until the end of the war, that's fine by me! Of course, it's best if we never run into each other!" The American soldier, obviously a veteran, said with a smile.

  "Why? Isn't it good to end early?" Private Shi couldn't understand what the old soldier meant.

  The old soldier laughed and said: "That's gonna need a lot of people dead!" As he spoke, he made a gesture of aiming and shooting with his empty hand.

  Sibikao apparently understood the old soldier's meaning and, as if relieved, suddenly lowered his head and took a big bite of the compressed biscuit in his hand.

  "Jimmy! Keep the patrol line way out, I don't want those Germans sniffing around our noses, we still don't know!" I said to Jimmy after swallowing my last biscuit.

  "General, don't worry about our arrangements! We're not newbies on the battlefield!" Jimmy found my reminder somewhat amusing.

  "Hmm, all right! Jimmy, you don't have to smile either. Fighting against the Germans isn't an easy job!"

  "The officer was right! The Germans indeed have the strength to sweep across all of Europe!"

  "Hmm, you know what's good! By the way, did Josen's advance scouting party discover anything unusual about the Germans?"

  "No!"

  "What? No way!" I said in puzzlement, "Bring me the map!"

  For safety, in this place full of bushes, I no longer dare to stand and look at the map. I spread the map on the ground, pointing to a spot on the map, "We found the German command post here, and our current location is here!"

  "Charlotte's troops and the howitzer battery are right behind us!" Jimmy added.

  "Colonel Herb, we have already begun to withdraw our troops at the time of departure and are ready to strike at any moment! The Germans will not dare to attack Monastery Hill with great risk."

  "Yes! Sir!"

  "Jimmy, what would you do if you were a German?" I thought for a moment and looked up to Jimmy for an answer.

  Jimmy frowned, pondered for a moment and said: "If I were the German, our search party would be so thorough that there would hardly be any loopholes. In that case, I'd better retreat again! Let's see if we can catch the other side off guard!"

  "The northern forest of Monstreborg is neither big nor small, only a few dozen miles in circumference. If I keep going like this, I can drive you out in just one day!"

  Jimmy was also worried about what the Germans were thinking, and finally got a bit angry, scolding: "Either hit him with a stick and then pull out!"

  Jimmy's careless words suddenly lit up in front of me. Yes, the focus is definitely here, the northern forest of Monsterville, although the terrain is complex, but it can only become a very small battlefield, and troops that are too large cannot be hidden, while those that are too small are not opponents for Colonel Heber's garrison in Monsterville. The power of one regiment is just right to fully play out in this forest. If the Allied forces send someone to attack here, they will definitely not be able to defend it, and at most can only cause great casualties to the Allies. However, if I want to strike back, except for nighttime when I am unable to defend myself, but during the day my step-by-step camp will not give the Germans any opportunity at all. Is it really another night raid?

  "Impossible, sir! We won't give the Germans a chance. As soon as night falls, we'll gather all our troops and deploy them in defensive positions. Moreover, they don't have armored forces to support them. Even if the Germans concentrate all their strength to attack, it's impossible for them to break through our defenses in a short time!" Jimmy said firmly.

  "So when is the best time for them to attack us? Is it during the day? But if they launch a frontal assault, I'll just withdraw my troops, hold out and wait for reinforcements, and the Germans will be done for! Or can the Germans fly over my head and attack me from behind?"

  "That's even more impossible! Charlotte's troops are right behind us, isn't that just asking to be led into a trap?" Jimmy laughed.

  I nodded, and I absolutely didn't believe the Germans would launch an attack from behind him, unless they were buried in the ground, which was obviously impossible. I shook my head and stopped thinking about folding up the map to hand it over to Müller, putting it into the document folder of my satchel instead.

  "Go! Catch up with Jo and the others, or they'll start scolding again!"

  Deep in the jungle, David and Krein lay motionless in a clump of grass, not daring to move, for they had somehow stumbled into an area where German troops were concentrated.

  "What are we going to do? How can there be so many Germans hiding here, it looks like they're about to launch an attack at any moment! Are they going to engage in battle with us?" Krein is now covered in cold sweat!

  "I don't know either, logically speaking, the Germans shouldn't be so blatant about wanting to clash with us head-on at this time, they simply don't have the need for it! Could it be that the Germans have some secret plan?" David also couldn't understand what the Germans were trying to do and was getting anxious: "Why hasn't Lin Ze returned yet?"

  "Didn't you say he wouldn't have to come back after delivering the intel last time?" Krein said quietly, glancing at David.

  David nodded, made a gesture to retreat quietly, and was about to prepare for withdrawal when suddenly, from a very far distance, came the sound of intense artillery fire! David's face changed, and he muttered: "Not good! Captain is in trouble!"

  "Damn it! Where did these Germans come from?! Ah~ No good, everyone get down!"

  Boom! A shell exploded near me, a massive shockwave, stirring up a muddy wave, throwing me into the air. At this moment, I was suddenly attacked by German troops from behind!

  "Jimmy, Jimmy! Quick, establish a defensive line! Establish a defensive line! Don't let the Germans break through!"

  "Sir! I'm under full attack by the Germans, requesting reinforcements!"

  "Damn it, Bruce and Jones must also be under attack by the Germans, we can only rely on ourselves! Brothers, give me a shot, Charlotte's reinforcements are right behind the Germans, as long as we grit our teeth, the Germans will be surrounded by us!" I shouted loudly, temporarily stabilizing the panicked mood of the troops.

  "Hurry, send a message to Charlotte's troops and have them rush towards me immediately! Rush towards me immediately! Also, tell the artillery unit to provide fire support at my coordinates X degrees!"

  "Report to the superior! The artillery dare not fire at me for fear of injuring friendly forces!"

  "Damn it! Let him hit me, I'll take full responsibility!"

  The German troops seemed to emerge from the ground, without warning, they dug trenches on this land, everything was like a replica of the story of Troy, even if I was so careful, I absolutely did not expect that the Germans would appear in front of me in such a way, really fulfilling that saying, stillness is just the beginning, movement is like a storm.

  "Attack! Attack!"

  The Germans' several machine gun groups were desperately operating the MG42 to deliver crossfire suppression sweeps at me, while the other German infantry, constantly taking advantage of the terrain, launched a strong attack posture and charged forward. The intense hail of bullets and sudden raids immediately threw my rear guard into chaos, and my rear defense troops were almost routed!

  "Damn it, order all units to close in on me immediately! Close in on me immediately!" Looking back, I was stabbed by the Germans with a single knife and almost disabled. I was so anxious that my eyes were bloodshot, and the barrel of the Thompson submachine gun in my hand was almost disabled!

  "Sir, we can't withdraw, my position is under heavy attack by the Germans! Ah..., it's no good, they're about to break through my line..." Johnson's infantry radio suddenly went silent...

  "Sir, we're under attack by the Germans!"

  "Gee, there are Germans all over the place in front of me!"

  Jones and Linberna's successive warnings immediately chilled my heart. It's over! My world suddenly collapsed, plunging into darkness! Being attacked from both sides in a war is not just a simple matter of saying it, because each side fights separately and cannot support each other. If one point is breached, the entire front line will be destroyed instantly. This is different from fighting head-on, where soldiers do not worry about their rear at all, as long as they guard against the enemy in front. Even if they can't win, they can retreat to save their lives. But being surrounded by the enemy and unable to escape is a huge blow to morale, which can lead to collapse. Maybe someone thinks they can fight with their backs to the water, but I just want to scold such a person now. If it were possible to fight with one's back to the water everywhere, then there wouldn't be tactics like encirclement and siege!

  The German offensive can be said to have a majestic momentum, giving me an unstoppable feeling, just like a martial arts master performing a beautiful move that is hard to defend against, my troops are constantly forced to choose to retreat.

  But it was only today that I finally realized the true role of tanks, and because these two M8 Greyhound armored cars existed to provide me with the equivalent of two mobile fortresses, my troops were able to hold on. The rapid-fire cannon and powerful machine guns of the M8 Greyhound armored car were the only weapons that made the attacking German army suffer. Fortunately, the Germans did not carry anti-tank guns for the surprise attack, and in order to destroy these two lifesavers, they organized their forces several times to try to blow up the two tanks.

  "Damn it, give me the supporting tanks and establish a defensive line!" I leaned against the back of the tank and shouted loudly, "German iron fist! Knock him down, knock him down!"

  The German "Faust" anti-tank launcher was a simple, effective weapon for one-time use. During the war, a series of models were produced, from PANAERFAUST1 to 100. All models consisted of an iron tube filled with propellant. Unlike American anti-tank rockets, the propellant was ignited by a percussion cap, firing a 44mm anti-tank rocket projectile from the tube. After leaving the launch tube, a steel spring tail unfolded, stabilizing its flight. Early models required a relatively close approach to tanks - about 30 meters or so - but later models gradually increased this distance to 80 and finally 150 meters. Allied tank crews often did not realize that they were under attack by a "Faust" team until their tank was hit.

  It's a matter of life and death here, and I also can't let the Germans destroy these two M8 Greyhound armored cars, because I still need to rely on them to support Charlotte and Colonel Heber's reinforcements in this wilderness!