Chapter Thirty-One: The German Army Is Desperately Attacking Me

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  The Germans' action this time was an absolutely successful surprise attack. It seems that they had dug many secret tunnels and hidden a large number of troops in them beforehand, which is indeed the case. As a result, all previous judgments, whether from the command center or my own assessment of the German army, were incorrect, leading to today's extremely passive situation.

  The soil in the northern forest of Monastery Hill is slightly sandy, making it easy for German sappers to dig hidden caves. During World War II, the overall performance of German sappers was absolutely impressive, as they could utilize different terrain features to dig trenches and construct machine gun emplacements that were difficult to detect unless you got close. Moreover, the area was covered with thick bushes, making it easy to camouflage a deep pit by transplanting shrubs, making it hard to discover. In fact, only a few such hidden caves were needed.

  The Germans succeeded, and there were nearly a hundred Germans hiding behind me. I was caught off guard and retreated step by step. At first, I had also suspected that the Germans might be hiding in the bushes, but after several of them were blown up by mines hidden in the bushes, I just quickly swept through and considered it checked, then focused all my attention on the German infantry in front of me. Another point is that the Germans kept making deliberate disturbances and retreating in front of me, which also drew my energy and attention to their front. That's how I was thoroughly deceived by the Germans from head to toe! It's possible that the Germans didn't expect that Charlotte's troops and I would switch from horizontal search to vertical search, but I believe that since the Germans dared to set up such an ambush, they must have thought of this situation and definitely had a countermeasure. I'm in danger!

  Quayle's advance guard could not withstand the Germans' organized attack, and was chased back by the Germans. My two wings, Jones and Linberna, were also cut off and surrounded by the German breakthroughs. I have many soldiers now, but almost all of them are fighting on their own.

  "Ensign Jimmy! You take a platoon to establish a defensive line on my left flank, Ensign Ella you take your two platoons to hold the right side for me, and the rest will be commanded by me!"

  The troops are now fighting in extreme disorder, with only Jimmy's two companies and Charlotte's supporting reinforced platoon on my flank, and Jocelyn's troops who have been beaten back and temporarily stabilized.

  My left wing, commanded by Jones, has been infiltrated by the Germans. To prevent them from breaking through our defensive line, I had to withdraw more troops to protect my left flank. However, I still have some confidence in Jones' abilities and believe he will do his best to hold on. As for Lindemann on the right wing, I'm not sure if he can withstand the German attack. To strengthen our defenses, I've assigned one platoon to defend my right flank and another to try and relieve Lindemann. The remaining troops are fully engaged in repelling the Germans' fierce frontal assault.

  "Colonel Kali, send one of your armored vehicles to support the front line, they can't hold on much longer!"

  "Yes, Lieutenant! Hatto, you go support the front immediately, and leave the German devils in the back to me!" The squad leader of M8 Greyhound armored car, Kali, commanded the commander of another vehicle.

  "Jensen, Jensen you son of a bitch, can you still hold on for me?"

  "Captain, I can hold on for a little while longer, I need mortars, my front line has at least one German company!" Josen's arm was also hit this time, pierced by a stray bullet from the Germans!

  "Give me mortar support up front, don't give me leftover ammo, give it your all!"

  "Sir, the Germans are attacking on my left flank! They're attacking on my left flank!" Jimmy yelled hoarsely.

  "Ensign Jimmy, hold your position! Mandy, take your machine gun squad to support Ensign Jimmy! Lankov, I want you to cover Mandy's position!"

  "Ah~, the German is going to open fire! Get down!"

  Dong qiang~ hong! Dong qiang~ hong!

  The German mortar fire immediately suppressed my temporary mortar position, and the personnel were also blown away, providing instant interruption of Joe's firepower support.

  "Damn it, Lieutenant Charlotte, I request you close in on me at high speed! Requesting you close in on me at high speed!"

  Command post of Colonel Heber at Monastery Hill.

  "Captain Konti, hold on! I've ordered Charlotte's troops to support you at all costs!" Colonel Herbert's normally stoic face was also sweating at my predicament.

  "Colonel Heber, my troops are surrounded and cut off by the Germans. I can hold on for another twenty minutes, I can hold on for another twenty minutes!"

  "Damn it! The German troops aren't many, you hold on for me, I order you to hold on! Otherwise, I'll have you shot according to military law! Get Charlotte on the line for me!" Colonel Heber stood guard in front of the radio operator at the command center, reaching out to grab the radio connecting him to Charlotte. "Charlotte, I'm giving you ten more minutes, if you can't break through the German blocking troops, I'll have you shot!"

  "Sir, the German blocking detachment is fighting desperately, requesting headquarters for five more minutes, give me five more minutes!"

  "Bastard! The Germans are fighting desperately, can't you fight desperately for me? Do you believe I'll kill you right now?" Colonel Heber slammed the phone onto the table with a loud "bang", shattering the intercom device into pieces. Instantly, everyone in the command center turned to look at him.

  "What are you looking at? Don't stop contacting me!"

  Everyone immediately sprang into action, and all sorts of noisy orders filled the room once again.

  "Brothers, take heart! You hear, Lieutenant Charlotte's reinforcements are just over there. If we hold on for a little while longer, the Germans will surely be defeated!"

  "Yes, Charlotte's reinforcements were just a few hundred meters away from me, but they couldn't merge with me in time. Faced with the Germans' wave after wave of crazy attacks, if I didn't have this armored vehicle, I really wouldn't be able to withstand it!"

  "The Germans are coming! They're coming! Ah~ I'm done for!"

  Boom, the Germans' concentrated hand grenade throwing was almost as if it was pouring from the sky, the intense explosion sounds mixed with the desperate cries of the American soldiers, rising and falling in waves.

  "Armored vehicle, armored vehicle, take me back!"

  At this moment, a German soldier half-knelt on the ground with an iron fist anti-tank rocket launcher, ready to fire at the armored vehicle.

  "No!" I almost desperately cried out, if not for the armored car this active fortress, no need to fight again, just a German charge, my low morale subordinates will be absolutely crushed! So, I'll be left with nothing but being slaughtered by the Germans at will!

  "Bang!" was the sound of a sniper rifle! A German soldier carrying an anti-tank rocket launcher fell to the ground with a thud, and as he died, his finger inadvertently pulled the trigger, causing the rocket to explode on impact. The massive shockwave also injured another nearby German soldier. It was Lin Ze, the sniper Lin Ze!

  M8 Greyhound armored car didn't know it almost got destroyed just now, in fact there have been many such scenes before, all of which were protected by US soldiers with their lives. On the battlefield, whether it's an armored vehicle or a tank, in terms of firepower and lethality, infantry can't compare, but without infantry protection, any armored vehicle is nothing more than a giant iron box wrapped around a canned meat head, it will absolutely not survive for five minutes on the battlefield! Tanks are the protective gods of infantry, and infantry are the guardians of tanks.

  The M8 Greyhound armored car is now like a fire brigade, wherever danger appears on my rear guard line, it immediately rushes to where the strong firepower immediately suppresses the Germans again! However, it's not that the armored car is invincible, as long as you get a little closer to the Germans, you will be destroyed immediately, but can I give the Germans this opportunity?

  Lin Ze's shooting was indeed very effective, and after continuously killing several German machine gunners, he was finally discovered by the Germans. Lin Ze immediately came under cover of German mortar fire! The sniper received the same treatment, the same fate, the only difference being that one of Lin Ze's legs was gone, it was blown off when he tried to escape at the start of the German shelling!

  "Mom... my leg!" Lin Ze desperately covered his severed leg, crying out in anguish.

  "Doctor! How is he?" After rescuing Lin Ze from the artillery fire, I responded to such inquiries in a routine manner, without any concern or emotional involvement, because here, people were getting injured or killed every moment, and I would never feel even a slight excitement due to someone's injury or death.

  "Sir, his leg has been blown off!" the medic shouted at me!

  "Damn it, go get another one and hold his position!"

  Rat-a-tat-tat, my Browning machine gunner has already been replaced several times, all of them were shot dead by German snipers. Although the position of the machine gun is extremely deadly, I can only continue to fill it with lives.

  "Damn it, get me another guy to take over that machine gun! Come on, hurry up!"

  "Grenade! Throw grenade!"

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The German force that attacked my position was not large, probably only a reinforced company in strength. The rest of the force had been split off by the Germans and pinned down at several key points where Charlotte and I were to link up. It was unfortunate that the German sudden attack made use of the defensive positions I had set up earlier to counter their own supporting troops. This could be said to be a bit self-inflicted, as if I hadn't been so careful, the Germans wouldn't have been able to utilize these defensive measures! However, with Charlotte's support and the mortar company's bombardment, after several rounds of fighting, the German forces on my rear line began to show signs of fatigue due to insufficient strength. My rear line gradually stabilized, but the situation was still not optimistic. The front had already reached a precarious point and was on the verge of collapse. I had no choice but to continue to shift more of my remaining troops towards Josen, which was already facing a crisis.

  "What? Hatto's armored car was destroyed by an anti-tank gun pushed up by the Germans?"

  "Yes, sir!"

  "Kali soldier, situation critical ahead, your armored vehicle go support the front!"

  "Hato is dead, I'll go avenge him!" Kali heard the news that another armored vehicle's commander had been killed in battle, and didn't show any particular excitement. His voice was tinged with an unreturnable sorrow!

  "Take care!"

  The fierce killing sound continued, the Germans wanted to break through my defense line and annihilate them; but I was desperately resisting, just to save my life!