The fat commander of the supply convoy walked quickly to Li Qing, raised his hand to salute, and said with a wry smile: "Finally, I've waited for you, Boss Li, Major. I am Bao Shi, my rank is second lieutenant, and I am the commander of this supply convoy. , we missed the rendezvous date, and the division headquarters ordered us to take a detour to meet up with the large army. After crossing the border, the journey was smooth, but two hours ago, a group of broken soldiers came out of nowhere and met us head-on. Fortunately, we have more machine gun firepower. The enemy can't rush over for a while, and we can't rush over either, so it's been like this since the fighting started."
"Since they are defeated, why don't they get out of the way and continue to escape? Although they are more numerous, it is not so easy to capture this place." Li Qing was a little confused. The low-intensity battle lasting for two hours was a bit confusing. Puzzled.
Bao Shi continued with a wry smile: "What else could it be? They have taken a fancy to these supplies. Although they don't know what supplies are in our convoy, for these defeated troops, no matter what supplies are useful to them, They just weren’t willing to just give up.”
Li Qing couldn't help but be curious: "What supplies are in the convoy?"
"Mainly some guns and ammunition, as well as a small amount of food, medicine, and oil. If the enemy knew about this, they probably wouldn't be as restrained as they are now, and they would come to rob them even if there were a lot of casualties."
At this time, several people were withdrawn from the front position. One of them, who was obviously an officer, hurriedly came over after seeing the two of them. Before the people arrived, a happy smile appeared on his dirty face: "Second Lieutenant Bao Shi, this This should be Boss Li, sir. Nice to meet you. I am Walker, with the rank of second lieutenant and the commander of Company L. I feel more relieved now that you are here. This group of defeated soldiers is going to be in trouble. "
"Hello, I'm Boss Li. How is the situation now?"
"What else can you do? Just waste it with us, hoping that we will give up these supplies on our own initiative, but how is this possible..." Walker introduced the situation, which was similar to what Bao Shi said.
"By the way, why do I only see your tank, Boss Li? Where are your other armored vehicles?" Walker said at the end, he was a little confused and couldn't help but ask.
"I went around a long way to find you. The other tanks in the team don't have this ability. The road is too difficult. They are still behind the enemy."
"What should we do? Before you came, I had also considered a specific plan to attack the enemy. It is the best way for your tanks to join us and attack the enemy together. We only have about 200 infantrymen, and the enemy has at least 3 companies of troops. , If they rush over desperately, we will not be able to stop them because we are small in number." Walker was a little anxious.
Li Qing pondered for a while. If the team could come over, things would really be simple. With himself and the four No. II tanks, he could disperse the enemy in one fell swoop. As for the problem of the enemy escaping after being dispersed, as long as they did not continue to attack the supply convoy, Come to think of it, no one cared about where they were going.
But it is obviously unrealistic to let other tanks come over now. We can only rely on the existing conditions to cause as much damage to the enemy as possible and make the enemy give up and continue attacking here. Therefore, the most important issue now is the defense here.
Li Qing talked about this idea with Walker and Bao Shi. They also knew that the situation was not good now. If they had to wait for other tanks to come over, they still didn’t know what would happen in the meantime. If they were attacked from both sides, they would suffer The impact should be much smaller. I have no choice but to take the risk and try it now.
The three of them squatted in the open ground and gestured with branches, discussing how to defend themselves. They were mainly arguing about how to minimize casualties. Li Qing inadvertently spotted the supply truck with his peripheral vision, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked Bao Shi: " Lieutenant Bosch, are there any grenades in these supply trucks?"
"Yes, there are quite a few more. This time the convoy contains half a carriage of grenades. Major, do you want to..." Baoshi hesitated a little and looked at Walker involuntarily.
Walker clapped his hands and got a little excited: "I never thought that it was not necessary before, because it only needed to suppress the enemy. Now if you want to block the enemy's charge, grenades are undoubtedly the best way. As long as the grenade tube is enough, I’m not afraid of a group of enemies charging at me!”
"Then it's settled. Let's be prepared to be attacked by the enemy. I'll contact the team at the rear. When the time comes, we'll plow the enemy with artillery to kill some of them, and then four No. II tanks will be responsible for attacking the enemy's position. By then, the enemy's charge we face should be much weaker, at least they won't all come this way, not to mention my tanks should also be able to play some role. As long as we can block the enemy's charge, we can at worst The enemy rushed to the west."
After the discussion was completed, Li Qing made the final summary. Some things should be done as soon as possible. Now that we have a plan, there will be no needless arguments.
Walker took Bao Shi and hurriedly solved the grenade problem. Li Qing did not intend to interfere with how to fight this defensive battle. Professional matters were left to professionals, and she still had to be a little self-aware.
Back on the tank, the monkey was leisurely sipping water in the cab. Ignoring the monkey, he used the radio to contact Randall and Hubot in the rear and informed them of the detailed combat plan. All that was left was to wait. He took out his binoculars and watched. Looking at the enemies that appeared from time to time in the hail of bullets, Li Qing felt a rare calmness in his heart. This made Li Qing wonder if he had become cold-blooded.
The sun is just right, and a Yugoslav army that retreated from the front line not long ago is temporarily parked here. This is a wasteland not far from the road. Because it is covered with large and small gravels, it is not suitable for growing crops. , there were not many low trees growing in the half-person-high withered yellow weeds, and groups of soldiers walked through the messy weeds. Some soldiers did not even have weapons in their hands.
The sound of gunfire continued in the distance. This was considered the rear area, and from time to time someone needed to push up or pull down.
In a slightly flatter depression, several Yugoslav officers wearing dark green military uniforms were sitting or leaning against each other. The leader was a middle-aged officer with a square face and a serious face. He was sitting on the edge of the depression. He was in his forties. He was still young, and the bandage on one arm was faintly stained with red blood. Although he looked haggard, he was quite handsome. The two buttons under the collar were unbuttoned, and he was holding the military cap in his uninjured hand, fiddling with it.
"Let's talk about it, what should we do? Many heavy weapons were not brought out when we retreated. With our current people and firepower, we will definitely not be able to defeat these enemies."
