Chapter 171

Andre sat on the auxiliary hatch cover of the turret, feeling the bump of the tank body, shaking his body with the shaking of the body. On one side of him, Ryan leaned against the captain's unique rear opening hatch cover and closed his eyes.

On one side of the road, trucks were driving forward at a faster speed. From time to time, a truck of soldiers were talking and laughing about passing by these new tanks and waving to Andre. Because there are too many vehicles on the road, there is a smell of dust in the air.

Tanks, cars and armored vehicles can move forward on the road, and the light infantry can only carry their rifles to fight with the wet mud on both sides of the dusty road. They were hobbling and many were dragging their luggage.

The formation of these troops has been a bit messy, some soldiers even wear only white vests, military uniform pad between the shoulders and rifles. Of course, there are still some people with dogs, some people with listless horses, and more people with a mountain of goods and materials, stuck in the mud, surrounded by IDF soldiers who help push carts.

I don't know if it's because of the bumps or the noises. Ryan opens his eyes in the shaking. He takes out his graduation pocket watch and takes a look at it by the weak rear car light. Time: 12:36.

It's four minutes away from the rest time.

So he grabbed the big earphone and throat phone hanging on his belt, put it on his head and adjusted his position. Except for the hissing radio interference, there were all kinds of complaints in it.

"Stop!" Stop! Stop Each company... Stop! All vehicles... Captains... To the front... To assemble! " At 12:40, the order came from the earphone on time.

Sometimes, Ryan really wants to complain to the radio manufacturer. If it's on the battlefield, what can be done in case of missing any important orders? With the stop of the tank troops, many soldiers on the muddy road cast ardent eyes, and some even went straight to the road to pass cigarettes to these tank groups, hoping to take them for a run in the next March.

Soon, the cooks began to distribute hot tomato soup, potatoes and black bread to each crew, which made the infantry on both sides envious and eager to share.

When Ryan came back, the whole tank troops resumed their advance, and behind the turret of the tank, above the engine radiator, sat three lucky IDF infantry, who watched their SS colleagues curiously and cautiously. They enjoy the treatment of mechanized infantry, because they pay the fare - two packs of cigarettes.

"In two hours, we'll be at the border. It's almost as expected. Just now, the Empire declared war on Poland." The tank rocked again, but Ryan didn't close his eyes. Instead, he took the initiative to speak to Andre: "we have about three hours of rest, and then we may fight."

"We haven't trained systematically yet, captain." Andre took a look at Ryan beside him and sighed, "just going to the front, we will kill a lot of people, including ourselves and friends."

"There's not enough time to train." But the good news is that there are not many Polish troops on the border, and they lack heavy weapons. That is to say, they don't have many weapons that can threaten us. "

"Although the tank is heavy - you can see it from the rutting and the feeling when you stop. But there are so many things that we can see God. If the distance is close enough and the angle is just right, a heavy machine gun is enough Andre said, staring ahead.

Not far ahead, a heavy towed 150 mm cannon was trapped in the mud. A dozen soldiers were shouting slogans to push the cannon. Behind the cannon, there were two military jeeps with a radio on them.

Andre didn't see it, but Ryan saw it because of the angle. Three IDF soldiers sitting in the back of their car saluted the jeep. It seems that these two vehicles belong to the command system of this infantry unit.

Hearing Andre's words, Ryan laughed: "according to the above analysis and the information feedback from the investigation forces, it is said that the resistance of the poles is very slight."

Untrained is a common fault of the newly established three SS forces, but they also have their own advantages. First of all, although these forces have not been trained, they have incorporated many backbone veterans of the national defense force, so their combat capability should be reliable; Secondly, they have very powerful weapons and equipment, which is a little bit difficult

"The most unbelievable is the above analysis, followed by the information feedback of the investigation force." Said Andre, frowning.

"It seems that you don't take these seriously, which shows that you have suffered in this respect." Ryan said with a smile, "would you like to talk about it?"

Andre laughed. "There's nothing to keep secret. I don't know if you've heard about the operation in sudetead."

"Well!" Ryan nodded: "I've heard about some of them. I've heard that some areas fought back. We've killed a lot of people."

"At that time, I was a second lieutenant in the national defense forces, commanding a No. 3 platoon." Andre eyes fixed on the front, facing the prestige slowly said: "the order of the superior is that we go to receive a Czech tank company stationed at the border."“ There should have been no resistance, but it happened. The second car in front of me was hit by the Czech 38t tank, and the smoke blocked my view... When I ordered to reverse, I saw one of my captains climbing out of the second car, with a burning face, like a demon from hell. " Andre looked at Ryan. "Have you ever seen a dead man?"“ There's always going to be nobody to blame, so you're fired, right? " "It's nice to meet you, lieutenant," Ryan said as he rocked with the tank“ I answered your question. Can you answer me a question? " Andre looked at Ryan and asked“ Of course. " Ryan nodded“ Why don't you say something? " Andre asked, looking at Ryan seriously“ What do you mean? " Asked Ryan, frowning“ I miss the target Andre replied“ This matter ah, in the school hit the fixed target I am full mark, since I can do, then I want you this artillery commander why? " Ryan laughed. Andre laughed, too, following the conductor - very interesting. When they stopped to camp, the whole tank company was already in Poland. They set up tents on the ruins of a checkpoint on a border road. Several people in the company stood by the side of the road in a daze, because they saw the bodies of more than a dozen Polish soldiers who had been carried to the roadbed under the road on both sides of the road. However, most of them still choose to sleep, because they are exhausted after driving in the middle of the night. They need to recover their physical strength and spirit to face the first battle to meet them tomorrow morning. Before dawn, battalion commander Hans called all the captains of his company and assigned them the combat tasks that would begin soon“ Marcus! Ryan! You two teams are responsible for covering Captain Carter's tanks, following his tanks to attack the villages on the side of the road. The poles may have set up defensive positions there, so you have to cover the armored grenadiers to take over there. "“ Air force investigation shows that the poles are strengthening their border defense, so you must attack the village quickly Pointing to the map and introducing the basic tasks, battalion commander Hans folded his map and concluded“ Sir Marcus raised his hand and asked, "how many infantry are following us? How far do we go after we take the village and stop? " Hans laughed and patted the dust on his trousers with the map in his hand: "two companies of the 1st Battalion of the 5th Panzer Grenadier regiment will follow you! After taking down the village, we will leave some infantry garrisons. As for us, the task I received was very simple. I tried to move forward. " After receiving his mission, Ryan rushed back to his 113 tank. Along the way, he saw German grenadiers loading their rifles, and some people jumping onto armored personnel carriers“ clarke! Organize the ammunition! Including those three submachine guns! " As soon as he got back to his chariot, Ryan began to give orders: "by the way, check the radio again! I need to keep communication with the company commander Then he called out to the driver of his chariot, "Bowman! Start the engine! Test the throat phone! I need you all to hear me Then he looked at Bruce like a gorilla beside him and pointed to the ammunition compartment beside him: "Bruce! Choose a high explosive grenade! Our mission this time is to support the infantry attack. There is no threat from the enemy armored forces. But you'd better find an armor piercing bullet and put it in a convenient position! Just in case. " Bruce usually has a broken mouth and is not optimistic about young Ryan. However, he will carry out this kind of regular order. After all, he is trained to cooperate in order to survive in the battlefield. So he nodded, pushed a grenade into the barrel and closed the bolt. With his upper body out of the car, Ryan raised his telescope and looked into the distance. The dense fog in the early morning of this day covered the mysterious veil of the small Polish village in the distance. Not far away, Carter's 111 tank started, the rear of the car emitted a stream of black smoke, followed by the track was taut, the whole tank moved forward slowly. Then Marcus, the commander of tank 112, nodded to Ryan, made a fist gesture, and began to move forward slowly with the shaking of his chariot“ Let's go Ryan held his hand to the mouthpiece and ordered that his tank tremble slightly, then shake violently, followed by the whole chariot, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.