The decisive battle against the Third Reich

The continuous updates are getting a bit unbearable now. Let the soldiers rest for a while and then explode again after a while! Thanks!

After about an hour of driving in the dark, the troops were on foot... The convoy had entered a British minefield and was within range of enemy artillery fire, making it too dangerous to travel by car.

But this does not mean that the mission of the cars ends here. They must camouflage and wait here. Once the troops successfully break through the defense line, the cars quickly follow up and carry the soldiers towards Alexandria again.

The tanks advanced slowly under the guidance of engineers, and sometimes had to turn on the road because the way forward was blocked by dense roadblocks, barbed wire and mines set up by the British.

This is a very frustrating situation, because it makes the armored forces almost lose their mobility advantage. They are like being stuck in a quagmire and unable to move. These big guys that were originally called "killing machines" can now be said to be a burden to the troops. .

"This is not a good thing!" Yacop looked at the darkness around him and said: "The British can hear the roar of tanks from a long distance, they can shoot out flares, and then pour bullets and artillery shells at us, and we can't even They don’t know where they are!”

"Do you have a better way?" Bazel heard Yacop's complaint and scolded: "If not, shut your mouth!"

"Yes, sir!" Yacop then realized that he had said the wrong thing.

As a squad leader, even if he discovers difficulties on the battlefield, he should not explain them too clearly, especially since there are many new recruits under Yacop.

Soon, the soldiers heard a terrifying order: "Infantry advance!"

The soldiers couldn't help but look at each other, which meant that they were about to clear mines in front of the tank.

As expected, an engineer waiting at the front said to Qin Chuan and others who came up: "I hope you remember the demining subject during training, because now is the time to use it!"

Qin Chuan's mind went blank when he heard this. He didn't know how to clear mines at all, and he had never cleared mines before... He wouldn't die in the hands of a mine like this!

Fortunately, Qin Chuan was placed in the third row... The third row was basically just picking up the missing ones from behind, and the chance of being blown to death was naturally much smaller.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that this was actually a kind of "special protection" given to him by Bazel... This was not only because Qin Chuan was a sniper, but also because Qin Chuan was a talent who had repeatedly made constructive suggestions to the troops.

The soldiers lay on the ground a few meters apart from each other, then drew out their spurs and advanced on the ground at a large angle in the sand. The tanks behind them used tank guns and machine guns to cover the soldiers, preparing to deal with enemies that might appear at any time.

Then, landmines were raised one by one.

What surprised Qin Chuan was that he, who was in the third row, could also touch a land mine... This kind of land mine was a bit unbelievable to Qin Chuan. It was like a large screw. Qin Chuan thought when he pulled it out. Throws it away, but is stopped by Jacopo.

"Don't move, sergeant!" Jakop said. "That's a mine!"

"Is this a landmine?" Qin Chuan looked at the small iron rod in front of him in a daze.

"Yes!" Yacop glanced at Qin Chuan in surprise: "Don't you know? This is a bullet mine!"

"Bullet mines?" Qin Chuan heard this for the first time.

"Yes!" Yacop explained while carefully taking the "screw": "Its charge is actually a bullet. The structure is very simple. When you step on it, it will not explode but will shoot out a bullet. Puncture the soles of your feet or puncture the tires of your car!”

Qin Chuan couldn't help but said "Oh", secretly thinking that this is really a wonderful and cruel world, and all kinds of weapons can be created to win the war.

At this moment, there was only a "boom" sound coming from the front, followed by the scream of a soldier... Several soldiers rushed up and lifted him down. When passing by Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan looked at him in the moonlight. I saw that the soldier's right hand had been blown open like a bamboo splinter, his eyes were closed, and he wanted to cover his eyes with his left hand but did not dare to. He kept shouting: "God, my eyes, I can't see anything, I can't see anything..."

After he was carried far away, Kuhn said: "You must be careful, the enemy has planted anti-clearance mines!"

"Those nasty guys!" Jacop muttered.

Seeing Qin Chuan's confused face, Yacop explained: "It is very simple to lay anti-clearance mines, such as laying a chain mine with trip wires, but this is generally not done... because mines are a large-area thing, and it requires Safe and fast!”

Qin Chuan nodded to express his understanding. The main function of landmines is not to kill many enemies, but to block and contain the enemy's activities, just like the 21st Armored Division that is currently trapped.

Therefore, it requires more quantity than quality.

"The simplest anti-mine removal..." Yacop explained: "It is to press a grenade next to the mine with the safety pin open. When you move the mine, it will 'bang'..."

As he spoke, Yacop made an explosive gesture.

"You know a lot about landmines!" Qin Chuan praised.

Yacop leaned into Qin Chuan's ear and whispered: "I was an engineer before I became an infantryman!"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but be stunned.

"Yes!" Yacop shrugged: "Originally, I thought engineers would be safer than infantry, but now, I would rather be an infantry."

Then Jakop added: "Sergeant, don't tell anyone, especially the engineers!"

"Of course!" Qin Chuan replied.

Soon there was another accident. A soldier triggered a bullet mine... Bullet mines are difficult to detect in this dark night, even if you use a bayonet to explore the path.

The soldier thought that the road in front of him that had been explored with a bayonet was safe, so he climbed up...but there was a "bang" gunshot, and the bullet passed through his neck. The poor soldier covered his neck and fought desperately He breathed, but blood continued to pour into his lungs. In the end, he did not die of blood loss, but choked to death on his own blood.

"Keep moving forward!" Bazel ordered: "You'd better slap it with your bayonet before climbing forward!"

Werner asked impatiently: "Captain, haven't the British discovered us yet?"

"Do you think they haven't discovered it yet?" Bazel replied: "The sound of the tank's motor has already told them our location!"

"Then what are they waiting for?" Werner asked.

"They are waiting for us to go deep into the minefield!" Bazel answered while carefully raising a mine: "That way they can cause as much damage to us as possible!"

After a pause, Bazel added: "So, don't worry, young man... the dance you are looking forward to will start soon!"