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    The setting sun disappeared in the west, dark clouds surrounded the sky, and the visibility in the sky dropped sharply as the sunset light faded away. Soon, everything in the distance was shrouded in a hazy halo.  ¡é¡êThe night wind blows, and the shadows of the trees are dancing and swaying. Looking from a distance, it seems like countless black monsters are twisting ferociously in the dark night.  Dick hung the rifle on his waist and walked quietly forward with light steps like a cat. His whole body was covered with dust and sand, but only his eyes still retained their original clarity.  Beside him, his dusty comrades also marched silently in a silent atmosphere. There was almost no conversation among the crowd. Whether it was giving orders or feedback, they all solved everything with gestures.  After nearly an hour of fighting, the soldiers of the 107th Airborne Regiment finally withstood the last U.S. attack before sunset.  The burning wreckage of six tanks and the bloody corpses of nearly two hundred US soldiers were scattered on a nearly two-kilometer-long battlefield, adding another strong and heavy touch to the bloody killings in this area.  The German paratroopers suffered more than a hundred casualties, the highest number in any previous battle. After a whole day of fierce fighting, their physical fitness and ammunition had declined significantly, and it was already very difficult to deal with the enemy's offensive.  After carefully weighing the pros and cons, the regiment commander, Colonel Barak, decided to retreat eastward during the night.  The current location of the troops has deviated significantly from the planned airborne direction. If they can retreat to a more easterly position, not only will there be more forest and mounds to rely on for defensive tanks, but they will also be able to shorten the distance between them and the landing troops.  distance so that the latter can join him as soon as possible after eliminating the resistance.  also.  You can also use this to obtain heavy artillery support from the naval fleet.  This was exactly the situation envisaged in the original battle plan.  Because it is impossible for infantry to escape during the day with their backs to enemy tanks.  Otherwise, it will be a catastrophic situation in which the entire army collapses. The only thing Barak can count on is the precious night.  As long as his movements are concealed and swift, his troops can retreat safely without being noticed by the US troops facing them.  Under the dim starlight, the German paratroopers began to leave the battlefield where they had fought all day.  After a few hours of rest, their physical strength had recovered to a certain extent. The strong physical fitness gained from long-term training allowed these paratroopers to operate at an almost normal speed again.  According to Barak's retreat plan.  They will withdraw 15 kilometers within three hours and build fortifications on site after arriving in the new theater. In the end, they will only get a few hours of rest.  This seemingly unachievable plan actually has examples to follow: In the battle on the Western Front in 1913, the French 4th and 5th Group Armies, which suffered a disastrous defeat in the border battle, fought during the day under heavy pressure from the German army.  The troops were withdrawn at night, and after continuing in this unfavorable situation for ten days, they launched a massive counterattack that surprised everyone.  As the commander of the regiment, Barak had full confidence in the soldiers under his command; although they were exhausted in the continuous fighting during the day, after resting, they were still the troops who could come when called upon, and could come when they came.  The core elite of the war!  The night is dark with dark clouds.  The German retreat went extremely smoothly.  The whole process was fast and orderly, without being raided by US soldiers.  Since the battles during the day also consumed a lot of energy and vitality of the US military, they no longer forced themselves to violate the laws of nature and conduct dark field battles; while they were busy resting and reorganizing their troops and redeploying their forces, they greatly stabilized the combat effectiveness of their troops.  But it also gave the Germans breathing space to retreat calmly.  Under the order of the officer, the German soldiers who arrived at their destination did not bother to fall asleep. Instead, they wielded small shovels and worked hard to dig out foxholes that could accommodate their own cover, and buried them in sections where U.S. tanks and infantry could easily launch attacks.  Lay mines and set up machine guns and mortars that can cover these areas.  When all this was done, they could drag their tired bodies and snore one after another.  As airborne soldiers with arduous missions, they have already developed the ability to seize every free moment to quickly catch up on sleep; with every extra quarter of an hour of rest, their chances of surviving the battle after getting rid of fatigue increase.  One point.  The next morning, when Dick was still wandering in his sleep, the huge explosion became a deafening alarm that tightened his nerves.  The US military discovered the German retreat and quickly assembled a large number of forces to launch an attack.  Exploding waves of fire rose up one after another on the German positions, and their intensity and ferocity made Dick's remaining sleepiness disappear without a trace.  Judging from this frequency of shelling, the next round of offensive by the US military will be extremely fierce. It seems that they no longer want to delay it with themselves.  In less than half an hour, a total of ten tanks appeared in Dill's eyes, and together with more than 500 infantrymen behind them, all they wanted to attack was his own narrow formation of less than 300 meters.  district!  The track clang, the machine gun screamed, and the firepower from the tank instantly suppressed Dill's shooting, and the 76-mm continuous fireThe rice artillery even blasted the sand breast wall outside the foxhole into pieces. The hot sand and stones thrown by the fire immediately scratched a few streaks of blood on his face.  A ball of fire bloomed under a US tank, and the violent explosion immediately stopped its progress. But before Dick could taste the small joy of the enemy hitting a mine, the US tank fired a machine gun  and the roar of artillery proved his survival.  Its tracks were only broken by mines, but it could still be used as a fixed fort with its cannon.  "Boom! Boom!" Not long after, two more US tanks hit mines while advancing. One of them finally ignited the blazing flames that the German soldiers had been waiting for. Several members immediately jumped out of the turret and body of the tank.  He hurriedly escaped through the opening.  However, because their mines had been largely consumed in the previous day's battle, the U.S. military's artillery preparations before the attack detonated some of the mines buried in the soil, so that this sparse minefield could not completely block the large number of enemy troops.  attack.  Soon, the remaining seven American tanks and a large number of infantry approached the German defense line.  Although mortar shells fell from time to time around the infantry behind them, the U.S. military quickly responded with tank guns. This sporadic artillery fire obviously could not stop the group attack of the large group of U.S. troops.  The U.S. tanks, which had learned from yesterday's combat experience, did not directly run over the German positions. Instead, the infantry followed closely behind the tanks and advanced slowly. This undoubtedly greatly increased the difficulty for the Germans to hit the tanks with their iron fists.  There were intensive gunshots and hail of bullets. Soldiers from both sides launched a fierce exchange of fire from a distance.  A few hours passed in a hurry, and the casualties and losses of various units increased rapidly in this battle.  With the advantages of combat literacy and assault rifles, the German paratroopers always had the absolute upper hand in the battles between infantry. However, those tanks were difficult for them to deal with, so that many times they had to withdraw in front of the rumbling tanks.  A firmly held location.  A German paratrooper tried to ambush a U.S. tank in a depression, but before he could get up and put the target into the aiming center, he was shot into a hornet's nest by the nervous U.S. infantry around him.  Although this individual anti-armor weapon has the ability to destroy any tank, its 50-meter range is destined to fail to replace the role of regular anti-tank guns. Every soldier who uses it must take huge battlefield risks.  , and have the courage and consciousness to be ready to sacrifice at any time!  "Retreat, retreat quickly!" Seeing that the soldiers under his command suffered a sharp increase in casualties and their combat power was drastically reduced under the opponent's iron bullying, the officer responsible for commanding the defense of this area immediately ordered loudly.  After Dick forced several American soldiers to crawl down again with a series of bursts of fire, he immediately jumped out of the foxhole and ran away quickly. However, in this flash of lightning, he suddenly felt an unprecedented soreness and numbness in his waist and abdomen.  The pain, the pain from the torn and burning muscles made him stagger, and he almost fell down on the battlefield where bullets were flying.  Dick gritted his teeth and pulled a few pieces of gauze from the medical package on his pocket for a simple bandage. However, blood was still leaking out through the military uniform.  When he reappeared in front of the platoon leader, he found that only seven or eight people were left in the original team of thirty people. Even so, several people, including the platoon leader, were also pestered by him just like him.  The gauze was dyed red, and the left hand of one of them was missing up to the elbow!  "We" As soon as Dick opened his mouth, filled with shock, anger, sorrow and anger, the sweet and fishy feeling in his throat surged out uncontrollably; the tearing pain in his waist and abdomen made him unable to support his body anymore.  , and immediately fell heavily to the side.  The shocked comrades hurriedly stepped forward to apply medicine and wrap gauze on him to prevent further outflow of blood.  Looking at the sad faces of everyone around him, Dick's heart gradually sank to the bottom. Do the Americans really want to break through their own army's defense line and eliminate everyone in this area?  Just as he was at a loss, the roar of large-caliber artillery shells streaking through the air was heard again. Dick's heart suddenly crossed, and he was ready to use his wounded body to fight the Americans for the last time: rather than give up resistance and be captured in shame,  It's better to die in battle together with your fellow warriors!  However, after a while, the experienced Dick was shocked to hear that these shells were not directed at him, and the frequencies they produced based on the Doppler effect were obviously different.  Not a moment later, a thrilling fire wave exploded near the US military troops in the distance. Thunder exploded and air waves surged. A dozen US soldiers were immediately thrown high into the air and landed nearly 100 meters away like clouds and mist.  Outside the area!  "This is our naval heavy artillery!" Dick reacted and weakly whispered, but his words were full of unconcealable ecstasy.  Not long after, an army with a strong lineup also appeared in the east. Running forward was the No. 4 tank that was cited as the pillar of the German Army.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: Thank you to the book friend Huoshan Fenglin for the original monthly ticket support, and the rewards from Golden Crab and zhouyu1976~~~
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