Five Hundred and Seventy-Six Encounters on the Small Road

"Crack!" A flare rose in the dark night sky, issuing the command like a command gun. The unique sound of the G42 machine gun known as the Acador saw in Germany began to sound, and a large-scale night battle kicked off.

"Boom!" "Thuk! Thuk!" Under the light of the flares, the German machine gun positions poured countless ammunition at the British soldiers rushing in groups. Hundreds of British soldiers were knocked down by the opponent's bullets, and more The soldiers shouted slogans and continued to charge, and a dozen tanks covered the infantry as they approached the German defensive positions.

"Boom!" In the distance, a British howitzer was firing its ammunition at the coordinates that had been marked long ago. The flames from the muzzle illuminated the faces of everyone around them. The horizon here should have been a dark place, but now it has been illuminated by countless firelights.

Where the sky and the earth meet, the orange light makes some highlands and barbed wire fences more conspicuous under the night sky. Huge black smoke rose into the sky, and more explosions sounded, just like muffled thunder exploding in the hot summer, low and trembling.

A dozen British soldiers took advantage of the confusion and crossed the German defense line. They quietly circled to the rear position, and approached the target they wanted to approach bit by bit. They are a special operations team organized by the British army. Their purpose is to sneak into the rear of the German army during the counterattack, kill the frontline commanders of the German army by sneak attack, and relieve the huge pressure on the frontal battlefield.

When the frontal battlefield is in full swing, the sudden interlude of such a surprise attack unit will indeed play an incalculable role at a critical moment. The British army once suffered a dark loss from the German special forces during the Cambridge defensive battle, so a special forces force similar to the German special operations team was also formed in the North African army.

It's just that compared with the perfect theory of special forces in later generations, this British surprise attack unit is only a battlefield sneak attack by elite infantry, not the special forces operations that the German army has been focusing on. The weapons of this British unit are still those ordinary infantry weapons, and they only have extra tools such as ropes.

But just as the Soviets are trying to imitate the German army to establish a professional sniper team, the British are also learning from the Germans in special operations. At least for a long time, the German special forces did not find a chance to increase their record. Deliberately guard against this unique way of fighting.

Unfortunately, on the yellow sand road they were advancing, a somewhat different army drove towards them. The other party obviously also spotted them and quickly moved closer. When the distance between the two sides was close enough, everyone could see clearly through the light of artillery fire and moonlight in the distance. It turned out that everyone was wearing British military uniforms.

"Hey! You're going in the wrong direction." A British soldier kindly reminded the accomplices driving from the opposite side.

"We're lost, there's a German defensive position ahead,

There were Germans everywhere, and we had to step back, and we didn't expect to see you. "The leader of the opponent leaned against the door of the car and poked his head out of the car.

The captain of the British surprise attack unit frowned when he heard this information, and quickly asked, "How many Germans are there? Did they find our soldiers nearby?"

He couldn't help being nervous, because after all, it was related to the success of his special sneak attack this time. He had to find out the enemy situation around him, and then choose whether to move on, or temporarily retreat to the starting point, before making further plans.

Just as the troops of the two sides were intertwined, following the faint light of the headlights of the car, the captain of the British surprise attack team saw clearly the equipment on these friendly soldiers who were "in a hurry to turn back", and suddenly found that although the costumes of these people were The outfits of the British army are too well equipped.

You must know that soldiers from all countries have a bad habit that cannot be changed on the battlefield, that is, because of the heavy load, ordinary soldiers tend to throw things that they think they don’t need on the side of the road or put them on the company’s heavy-duty cars Or in a carriage. It's not just the German army. Until 2015, the elite US Army still hasn't got rid of this bad habit.

But this English team that was coming head-on was really well-dressed, with steel helmets, sun visors and even lunch boxes. So the captain of the British surprise attack unit raised his head, and asked the smiling and amiable opposing officer in the car: "I almost forgot to ask for the password tonight."

The officer in the car had a smile on his face, but his hand in the door was already on the MP-44 assault rifle hidden beside him. He narrowed his eyes, and answered, "If you don't tell me, I almost forgot, it's safer to ask for the password... Tonight's password is Sunflower."

The reason why this German special forces disguised as British troops did not start until so long after the start of the war was actually very simple. It was waiting for the regular combatants to ask for the British password for tonight after they captured the prisoners, so that they could After infiltrating the British camp, they carried out sabotage activities.

Hearing the other party answer his password, the captain of the British surprise attack team was obviously relieved a little. The hand behind him that was pressing the submachine gun gradually loosened, and then he answered the password: "Iris!"

So everyone was happy, and the two teams said goodbye to each other and prepared to leave. But in the end, a German special forces soldier who followed the car looked too Germanic. He only showed one side and left the position of the car lights, but there were still a few British people who frowned.

"I said, look at your rank, you are a major, which unit?" While speaking, the captain of the British surprise team who was about to leave just now put his hand on the gun again.

The captain of the German special forces has also grabbed his mr-44 assault rifle. Obviously, after some trials, he also lost the patience to wait any longer. The canvas on the truck was suddenly lifted with a German shout, and it turned out to be a 13mm heavy machine gun mounted on the truck.

"Tudu! Tut!" The captain of the British assault team rang his submachine gun without thinking, and swept the bullets at the captain of the German special forces sitting in the car opposite, and the captain of the German army did not show weakness. The bullets from the -44 assault rifle flew towards the British army commander not far away.

Two people were shot almost at the same time, one fell to the ground and screamed in pain, and the other fell to the cab of the car without making any sound. Gunshots were everywhere around them, and bullets flew across the sky.

A British soldier pointed a gun at a German, and the two men had lit cigarettes in their mouths with each other. His eyes were full of horror, but the gun in his hand fired bullets immediately, knocking down the Germans who had just called brothers to the ground.

And at the same time he was killing the opponent, in a corner not far away, a German special forces was aiming at the British soldier with a weapon. A British soldier was killed.

There was a lot of gunfire, a German soldier on a truck was hit by a bullet, fell off the truck and fell to the ground, and a German machine gunner beside him was firing wildly with a 13mm machine gun, one after another the British The soldier was shot through and fell to the ground dead.

The bullets gradually became inaccurate, and both sides were looking for a space to avoid while killing each other. A bullet hit the tire of the car and pierced the tire of the truck. Then another round hit the car's headlights, extinguishing the bright lights. There were also bullets that shattered the glass of the car and hit the driver inside. The driver fell on the steering wheel and kept beeping the horn.

The fierce exchange of fire gradually subsided, and the chaotic gunfire gradually faded away. The last British soldier fell by the big rock beside the road and closed his eyes unwillingly. He named it to carry out a sneak attack mission, but here inexplicably turned into a close-range fight.

The two sides suddenly fired at each other at close range, without even a chance to dodge. In just one minute, at least 30 British soldiers and 20 German soldiers fell to the ground and died. Without any tactics or skills, they used a gentleman's duel to decide the winner here.

A German soldier glanced at the truck the captain was riding in, then stretched out his hand and opened the door that was full of bullet holes and still emitting light smoke from the bullet holes. Blood flowed from the gaps in the car and dripped into the loose sand below. As the car door opened, the bloody German commander also fell down and hit the ground with a muffled sound.

More German soldiers around were cleaning the battlefield, examining the bodies of every British soldier, rummaging through their papers and identification tags. From time to time, someone fired and made up for the enemy who was already lying on the ground. This is a good habit, at least to ensure that they will not be killed by the dying enemy.

"Medical soldiers!" After standing there for two seconds, the German soldier who opened the car door shouted loudly.

"No need." The deputy captain in the car behind came over, looked at the blood all over the ground, patted the shoulder of the young man, and said softly: "He is dead..."

The battle ended so quickly, and the battlefield in the distance was still noisy. There, the artillery from both sides began to bombard you back and forth. Not many people are destined to sleep peacefully tonight.

"The plan is cancelled! Take these corpses and we will return the same way!" The deputy captain of the German special forces frowned and looked into the distance, and ordered: "Report this situation! It seems that our opponent has appeared."