Chapter 27: Crisis in the Jungle

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  "There are quite a few Germans, I reckon there's at least a platoon of them!" The young sniper Krein whispered back to David from his hiding spot in the bushes.

  "Don't stir them up, beware of the Germans' whistle!" David whispered.

  After waiting for a while, a leading German military officer suddenly shouted loudly in German, his soldiers tittered and got up from where they were, followed the officer to turn around and drill into the dense thicket.

  Another young man following David, Lin Ze, urged anxiously: "Are we going after them or not?"

  David shook his head and whispered: "Don't move for now, I feel something is off, let's wait a bit longer!"

  Time flew by and another ten minutes passed, Krein also gradually began to disapprove of David's caution, saying: "I think we should stop pursuing, I'm afraid those Germans will run away again! When the captain asks about it later, it won't be good!"

  "Shut up! Do you think you're an immortal war god? The Germans aren't as weak as you imagine!" David was also getting annoyed.

  David is a qualified professional soldier, and according to him, his goal is not high either. He wants to surpass the achievements of "White Death" Simo H?yh? by the end of the war. I don't know if this goal is too high, but I know that if he surpasses it, then he will be another legend in the hands of a sniper, an emotionless super killer!

  I smiled and said: "As for surpassing him, I hope you never reach it, but I hope you can live safely until the end of the war!"

  Yes, snipers kill more people than ordinary soldiers, but in war statistics, snipers are almost the fastest to die. Almost all snipers, since they went to the battlefield, on average, not one person can survive for a week. Because your skills are higher, the other side will also try their best to put you to death, unless you never go to the battlefield, otherwise, sooner or later, one foot will also step into the pit set by the opponent for you, and most of them die without leaving any remains!

  "Thank you, but you can't stop this dream of mine, I will fight for it!" David said firmly to me!

  Just as Krein and Linze couldn't bear it anymore, they saw a sudden movement in the bushes about 100 meters away. Several German soldiers stood up, one of whom was holding a light machine gun. Oh my god, David's scalp felt numb. The Germans were too formidable. If he hadn't kept his cool, he wouldn't have discovered that unobtrusive spot where several German soldiers were hiding. If he had really chased after them like that, the Germans would have used their machine guns to turn him into a sieve.

  Jungle warfare is not just about snipers having tactics, even small soldiers can be decisive and should not be underestimated!

  "Cuckoo! Cuckoo!" One of the German soldiers had learned to imitate the call of a cuckoo bird. Before long, the group of Germans who had walked away earlier suddenly emerged from the bushes again!

  The German officer shouted at the few subordinates who had just ambushed, and then bowed his head to think deeply. After a moment of contemplation, the German officer waved his hand and led the troops to withdraw from the scene immediately!

  The whole process made Krein and Lin Ze's scalp explode, and their eyes looking at David were clearly filled with reverence.

  "David said in a low voice: 'Lin Ze, you immediately go back and report the situation here to Captain in detail! Krein, come with me, be extremely careful not to trigger the German-laid booby traps, they may be waiting for us not far from here!"

  "Yes!" Kray and Lin Ze nodded simultaneously!

  "What? The Germans you met were like this?"

  "Yes, sir!" Lin Ze said firmly!

  "Halt the advance!" I pondered for a moment, and immediately ordered the troops to halt their advance. Although David and his men had only encountered a platoon of German soldiers, with the terrain and jungle cover here, that force could be magnified to an extreme degree. In this period of unclear enemy situation, rashly advancing would be quite dangerous for me. I was clearing out small German guerrilla units, but it wasn't worth paying a heavy price to exchange for a small number of Germans who could take a big bite out of me. Moreover, once the Germans took a bite, they would retreat back into the jungle and lead me on a wild goose chase, and before I withdrew, I would be dragged to death here. Such examples in war were not uncommon at all!

  "How many Germans have you found active in this area along your way?" I asked carefully again.

  "There are about a hundred people!"

  "Are you sure this number is accurate? Not the same group of Germans?" I stared tightly at Lin Ze's eyes.

  Lin Ze suddenly hesitated and ultimately did not say that affirmative word! "We kept a short distance from the Germans, only seeing the number of Germans. In order not to be discovered by the Germans, we didn't use binoculars, so we couldn't see their faces clearly!"

  Yes, I couldn't blame them. This is a real battlefield, not as simple as the ones portrayed on TV. The environment in the jungle is complex and confusing. Sometimes, troops from both sides are extremely close, even within tens of meters. Here, almost every soldier from both sides is camouflaged with jungle colors and wearing disguises. In such an extreme environment, even one's own soldiers can mistake each other, let alone recognize the faces of the enemy? Moreover, both sides' troops are highly tense, any slight reflection or rustling of leaves could bring catastrophic consequences. As a commander, I can only select useful information from batches and batches of data to make judgments based on the overall situation. If a subordinate sends me a piece of information and I adopt it immediately, then I would say that he fundamentally doesn't understand real military affairs and the true meaning of being an officer.

  "Alright, you go back! Tell that kid David to make sure he finds out for me how many Germans are hiding in this area!"

  "Report, sir! Lieutenant Charlotte says that ahead of their objective, they've spotted around a hundred Germans on the move!"

  "Alright! Inform Charlotte Battalion Commander that we've also discovered nearly a hundred German troops active on our side! Tell them to keep their distance from us!"

  "Yes!"

  "Report, Colonel Heber! In front of me and on the flank of Charlotte's company, we have spotted about a hundred Germans in activity. We have halted our advance and dispatched more scouting parties to confirm the current numbers. Over!"

  "Alright! I'll order Charlotte to keep in close contact with you! Report immediately if anything happens!"

  "Yes, sir!"

  Above the entire Monster Castle, waves of electromagnetic signals are constantly intertwined, and various intelligence sources are constantly returning to the command post of Colonel Herbert in Monster Castle, who is also feeding back various intelligence and orders to every corner of the front line.

  "Jensen! How far has your search party gone?"

  "We've reached the outer rim of Area A. Beyond this point is complete wilderness!" Josen said with a gloomy expression.

  On the eve of the battle, I divided the entire area of Monastery into A, B, C, D... several regions, so that it was convenient to make a reaction and judgment on the position of each unit immediately. This is one of the most basic practices in military command.

  "Have you connected with the Germans?"

  "No! The German devils won't engage with us, they retreat immediately once they discover us! Afraid of ambushes, I order the troops to proceed with caution and carefully search according to the original battle plan!"

  "You're doing great! With your armored vehicle, how do you think the effect is?" This is my first time coordinating with tanks in combat, and I'm still unsure of just how much impact it has on infantry, especially for vanguard units!

  "I think it's because the German guy discovered that the armored vehicle was following closely behind us, so he started to retreat!"

  I nodded. "Be careful not to rely on him completely!"

  "Understood!" Josen noted down.

  "Sir, what about our air support?" Jimmy asked from one side.

  "This is terrible! According to the meteorological department's warning message, a super-large oceanic storm has been affecting the entire Europe in recent days and is expected to continue for several more days. The heavens have made those guys from our air force hide in their nests and lay eggs!"

  "Damn it, heaven itself is helping the Germans!" Linberna slapped the military map spread out on the jeep's canvas top.

  "Burner, you bum, don't wreck my car!" I'm mighty fond of this Ford jeep of mine now, and all the officers have sort of sensed it, so they always make jokes about my love for the vehicle.

  "This, sir, I'm sorry!" Lin Berna quickly withdrew his hand.

  "No artillery support? This is terrible! I've had enough of this nonsense in Carrington without artillery support!" Jones said with a bitter face.

  "Don't worry about that, Captain Herbert has brought out his beloved howitzer battery as well! They'll provide us with firepower support!"

  "This is really good news!"

  "But don't think that just because you have artillery support, everything will be okay! Here it's very likely to be a case of using cannons to kill mosquitoes! Once the Germans disperse, the power of the artillery will be completely cancelled out!"

  "Captain is always right!"

  "Cut the chatter, we're entering the jungle soon, all units are closing in! Be on the lookout for German tricks! I'm sure David will send another message shortly!" I said.

  David and Krein cautiously made their way through the thicket, where Krein narrowly avoided triggering German booby traps hung between trees and buried underfoot. The repeated close calls left both Krein and David's clothes soaked through.

  "Damn the Germans, don't let me catch them or I'll flay them alive!" Krein, who had just narrowly escaped from a treacherous shell, was panting heavily and cursing the Germans.

  "Keep quiet! There may be hidden Germans around!" David severely whispered to the young sniper who had just walked out of the training center.

  Krein was another quiver, and he was even more respectful and fearful of David. If it weren't for David, he would have died countless times on this journey. Krein suddenly realized that on the battlefield, it wasn't as simple as during training. Even if instructors set up layers of obstacles, they were still not as bloody as war, because during training you knew you would never die. But on this bloody battlefield, a small piece of shrapnel could take your life! You couldn't withstand the test!