Chapter 332: Deterrence
After seeing the shock of the Tiger passed, Wang Zhong first thought that the enemy didn't know that the reconnaissance team had been destroyed. After all, the raid just now was too fast, and most of the enemies were killed before they could react.
In the end, although the No. 2 was very brave, the driver survived, and the driver couldn't operate the car radio, so most of the messages were not sent out.
In this case, we can change into Proson's military uniform and have a classic scene in the anti-Japanese movie--
Then Wang Zhong saw the Tiger stopped, and obviously found the problem.
But the wheat fields in midsummer were so tall, and the Tiger was still more than 2,000 meters away, how could it be seen? Wang Zhong was wondering, and suddenly noticed that the destroyed No. 2 was burning-bad, it was the smoke that exposed it!
At the same time that the Tiger stopped, more enemy units entered Wang Zhong's field of vision, with more than five half-track vehicles and thirty or forty infantrymen.
Wang Zhong made a prompt decision. He switched back to his own perspective and prepared to give orders. Just then, the soldier on the second floor shouted, "Enemy! In the west!"
Wang Zhong immediately ordered, "Everyone, use grenades to bury a booby trap on the spot. Quick! Vasily, write a sign in Proson language: Beware of booby traps!"
The soldiers who were just very leisurely all took action.
The priest with the army asked, "What to do with the prisoners?"
Wang Zhong: "Tie them up and put one in each car."
Before he finished speaking, his eyes fell on the prisoner who was reciting the classics of the Chongsheng Sect.
In an instant, he made a decision and pointed at the man: "He stays. Anyway, the Empire will kill the Chongsheng Sect."
In fact, Wang Zhong's decision was a bit selfish. He wanted to see how much fantasy this prisoner could add to his deeds after returning to the Empire.
Just kidding, it's so cool to be praised as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!
So all the weapons and equipment of this already mentally disturbed enemy soldier were taken away, even the water bottle was taken away, and the other prisoners were tied up and thrown in the back of the car.
Then the seven Willys jeeps sped away.
Vasily, who was writing the sign, got on the car last. He jumped onto the already started jeep with one step, pulled the weapon rack behind the windshield of the jeep, and maintained a standing position.
At this time, the Prosons had just completed their deployment and advanced towards the farm. At this time, we should thank the Prosons for their strictness. If they drove the Tiger directly, it would be terrible.
Unlike the situation in many people's minds and the performance in many games, all veterans who have driven the Tiger recalled that the Tiger's mobility is very good.
So the Tiger can completely rush over with the infantry, and at that time, at least most of the cars in Wang Zhong's team will not survive.
After losing the car, the vast number of accompanying infantry will destroy Wang Zhong's small unit.
However, the Prosons did not, they chose to stop, and the infantry pressed the Tiger forward to cover.
So the seven Willys jeeps sped away.
Wang Zhong, relying on the bird's-eye view, also saw that the Prosen people were frightened by the smoke and dust raised by Willis, and the infantry line actually stopped advancing. They sent a sdkfz251 with a squad of infantry to check the situation.
Seeing this, Wang Zhong stretched out his hand: "Walkie-talkie!"
Vasily immediately stuffed the walkie-talkie into Wang Zhong's hand.
Wang Zhong: "Genghis Khan calls Attila."
He shouted twice, and the reply from the front headquarters came: "This is Attila, Genghis Khan, please speak."
"Fire coverage to the following coordinates..."
Wang Zhong relied on the plug-in to accurately report the coordinates of the enemy who had not completely left the field of vision.
He repeated the coordinates twice, and then the front replied: "Our artillery group cannot cover this range, repeat, it cannot cover this range."
Wang Zhong frowned, but it was normal to think about it. His reconnaissance team had gone so far ahead and had long left the coverage of our artillery group.
Now the range of ordinary howitzers is only 20 kilometers at most.
Wang Zhong: "Then let the Air Force take care of them."
"We will give the coordinates to the Air Force. Is there anything else you need?"
"No, Genghis Khan is done."
After that, he handed the walkie-talkie to Vasily.
In fact, Wang Zhong was not sure whether the plane could catch these enemies.
After all, there is no GPS positioning now. If the pilot does not have a dedicated navigator to navigate, it is normal to deviate.
Even if there is a navigator, it will often deviate. The farther the distance, the more it will deviate.
And single-seat aircraft can basically only look at landmarks for navigation.
And now there are not many landmarks that can be used in the air in this prairie.
So Wang Zhong asked the Air Force to attack, just by luck.
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The time for the Prosen people was a little earlier.
Lieutenant Linden, the commander of the No. 6 tank with tactical number 217, was the first to discover the black smoke in front. He immediately issued a stop order and raised his telescope to observe.
But the green gauze tent blocked most of the field of vision, and the burning object was too far away. Linden looked for a long time but couldn't see clearly what was burning.
At this time, the company commander accompanying the infantry climbed onto the tank, lay on the edge of the turret and asked: "What's wrong?"
Linden pointed forward: "Smoke!"
The captain quickly picked up the telescope and looked in the direction he pointed: "It looks like the vehicle is on fire. There should be a reconnaissance group from the motorized reconnaissance battalion in front of us, how about calling them?"
Lieutenant Linden: "I'll call them, please also deploy your troops immediately and start reconnaissance operations."
Linden was a lieutenant after all, and could not command the captain of the infantry company, so he could only make suggestions.
Infantry company commander: "I understand, I will immediately deploy the formation and search to the east."
After saying that, the company commander jumped off the tank and began to call the infantry to get off the car loudly.
While the infantry was deployed, Lieutenant Linden called the reconnaissance group that should be in front while observing the direction of the smoke column.
However, until the infantry was fully deployed, Lieutenant Linden did not receive a response.
The infantry company commander climbed onto the tank again: "What's the matter?"
"No response," Lieutenant Linden paused, "I'm afraid the reconnaissance group has been eliminated - it's more reasonable to think so, after all, the reconnaissance group has many radios, and it's impossible for all of them to have problems."
Company commander: "Then maybe the battlefield is in front, I'm going to start advancing."
Lieutenant Linden: "I'll cover you. I'll start moving forward when you advance 50 meters."
Plossen has been combining infantry and tanks for a long time, and knows that such a high wheat field cannot allow tanks to move forward alone, otherwise it will be too easy to be ambushed by enemies hiding in the wheat.
After the infantry company commander jumped off the tank, he walked and repeatedly ordered: "Forward! There should be a battlefield ahead, keep going until you can see clearly what is burning!"
The infantry began to move forward, and Linden waited for them to walk 50 meters before giving the tank squad the order to move forward - now the four Tigers were incorporated into Lieutenant Linden's temporary formation and commanded by him.
The engines of the four Type 6 tanks roared, pushing the heavy iron box forward. Linden's No. 217 tank may have collapsed a vole hole, scaring several voles out of the mouse hole and into the wheat field.
The Prosons moved forward cautiously, and suddenly a lot of smoke and dust rose in front of them.
Linden saw the infantry company commander raised his hand and made a fist gesture, which meant to stop moving forward.
The infantry stopped one after another and looked ahead vigilantly.
A few minutes later, a half-track vehicle carrying a squad of infantry moved forward.
Linden looked at these brave men nervously until they disappeared in the green tent.
Suddenly, Lieutenant Linden heard an explosion coming from the direction of the smoke!
He hurriedly asked: "What's going on? Infantry, infantry, what's going on?"
At this time, he heard a Proson man shouting in plain language on the radio: "Joseph was killed by the enemy's booby trap! This is a farm, and there is only a neurotic and crazy scout inside who is reading the words in the forbidden book!
"There is a sign in the farm yard saying 'Beware of booby traps', and the signature is 'Lieutenant General Alexei Konstantinovich Rokosov'!"
Lieutenant Linden's head was covered with goose bumps.
Lieutenant General Rokosov? Is it the Lieutenant General Rokosov who annihilated our army in an organized manner, killed and captured a lot of generals?
Lieutenant Linden had no memory of the name of the Ant people that looked like a train, and the Ant people also liked to name themselves after saints, and there were a lot of people with the same name, which made it even more difficult to distinguish.
While he was confused, he suddenly heard the soldier who had just reported in plain language shout: "Wait a minute, don't grab my microphone! "
The next moment, a frantic voice came from the radio: "He came from the darkness, like lightning through the dark clouds, bringing death and illuminating everything! All living beings on earth have a premonition of the end of the world! Whoever kneels down to the beast and its image will drink the wine of God's wrath! Don't you understand yet? Science is the beast and its image! Proson is finished!
"And Rokossov is the omen of destruction, the embodiment of God's punishment! I saw him holding boiling blood rolling in the air in his left hand (actually the red flag inserted in the Willys Jeep behind him), and holding God's scepter in his right hand (referring to the thread cutting machine)!"
Linden pursed his lips. He suddenly didn't want to enter the manor, as if he would encounter something terrible if he entered the manor.
So he used the armored soldiers' radio channel to order other vehicles: "We will wait outside the manor and wait for the engineers to clear the mines. Without the leading reconnaissance, we can't move forward."
While he gave the order, the already crazy guy kept shouting: "It will bring us destruction! Destruction!"
The next moment, the crisp sound of gunfire ended everything.
Then the voice at the beginning came back: "Captain, I was afraid that he would continue to talk, so I enforced discipline and shot those who spread rumors and shook the morale of the army."
Then the voice of the company commander appeared: "You idiot, you shouldn't let him take the radio, now the whole battle group has heard it."
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Colonel Busey happened to hear this part.
Because the tank was broken, John Christopher, who was temporarily staying in Yeisk, was also there-he was invited by Colonel Busey to have dinner together. After all, the entire battle group could advance so smoothly, all thanks to the No. 6 heavy tank company led by Captain John Christopher.
"Does this Rokossov have any mysterious power? After all, there really is a mysterious power over there. Could he..." John Christopher hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Could he really cut open a tank with a knife? Look, this is enough to scare people crazy."
Colonel Busey shook his head: "How should I know? I haven't fought him. But in Agsukov, in the officers' club, I heard a wounded soldier named Schlieffen say that those people seemed to be a bit weird."
John Christopher frowned, and suddenly he said: "Wait a minute, we should call the Air Force to find him. Didn't the Air Force promise to give us sufficient support? Let the Air Force blow him to death!"