Yesterday, the 14th Armored Division marched nearly 160 kilometers, swept through more than a dozen Yugoslav blocking positions, and captured more than 15,000 prisoners, including 22 Yugoslav generals.
The army command and the group army command were very satisfied with the results of this battle and issued a commendation order!
Several troops responsible for attacking Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia, have basically arrived near Belgrade, and it is only a matter of time before Belgrade falls.
There was concern in headquarters that the remnants of enemy forces defeated along the way might retreat into mountain strongholds in southern Yugoslavia, particularly in Bosnia. In order to eliminate this threat, the headquarters planned to use almost all mobile forces to attack Sarajevo.
Therefore, tomorrow, April 13, the 14th Armored Division will serve as the vanguard to attack southward. On the surface, it is to pursue the remnants of the enemy. In fact, the main goal is to cooperate with friendly forces from the west to capture the central city of Sarajevo, so as to stop the enemy. The remnants of the army continued to move south.
While there was still some light left in the sky, Li Qing silently looked at the map. Randall came over and said, "Boss Li, this time it's just a pursuit. Although we need to be the vanguard, the enemy has fled and has no will to resist. We just need to relax." Just crush it!"
"Don't say it so lightly. They must be well prepared, and from what I understand, the terrain along the way is complicated, which is very suitable for small groups of troops to conduct sneak attacks." Li Qing had a different view.
Fighting side by side on the battlefield made Randall feel more relaxed. He patted Li Qing on the shoulder and asked, "Then what were you thinking about just now?"
"Nothing, I was just wondering which marching route we might be assigned to."
"Oh! This is indeed useful. Different routes have different targets and different ways of dealing with them. You really need to think about it carefully!" Randall laughed.
"This combat mission is expected to last for a long time. If it is assigned to a particularly remote route, the food may not be replenished in time. I think it is better to get more field rations now..." Li Qing Said seriously.
"I...are you thinking about this?" Randall couldn't accept it.
"Otherwise? What else is there to think about? As long as there is food and ammunition, there is nothing wrong with walking?"
"That's true... Then I'll tell everyone to prepare more things. Fighting on an empty stomach is really a big trouble!" Randall scratched his head and turned to leave.
Li Qing grabbed him and asked in a low voice with a smile: "Yesterday, I saw you say something like 'I love you' to the beer glass, and you even kissed the beer glass crazily!" What's going on? "
Randall's face instantly turned as red as a monkey's butt: "Uh! Well... I have a fiancée whom I haven't seen for a long time... We agreed that we will get married when the war is over..."
"Then... I wish you happiness in advance. You must be well, especially you. You must protect yourself."
Seeing Randall's shy and happy look, Li Qing felt uncomfortable in his heart. There were too many helpless things in this damn war.
I want to warn Randall, but I don’t know what to say. The world will never change because of anyone, and the same goes for fate. I have known Randall for such a long time and he is a good young man. However, I can only silently wish Randall in my heart. Del, I hope he will be fine in the future.
Li Qing had no intention of continuing the conversation, waved Randall to leave, and found a corner to sit down, silently watching the people coming and going in the camp, guessing their future fate.
Early the next morning, Randall returned from the temporary headquarters and announced the latest order: Marching along the right side of the road, we need to attack a canyon, eliminate the enemies gathered inside the canyon, and then continue to advance south!
Li Qing looked at the map in his hand and asked Randall: "How many troops does the enemy have?"
"The enemy does not have many troops, but there are landmines here. There are many, everywhere, of all types. And our demining facilities have not arrived yet." Randall drew a circle on the map with the pencil in his hand. , “I don’t think people want to go here.”
"Our primary goal is to clear the enemy positions on the outside of this canyon. Their firepower coverage is quite large, and a frontal attack will definitely not work." Randall analyzed clearly.
"You mean we need to go around and knock out these positions?" Li Qing rubbed her temples with her hands, feeling dizzy. "Isn't this canyon too big? How many positions must there be around here? So many Let’s go around the positions one by one, how much oil will we need to burn them?”
Randall chuckled: "Don't worry about that. There will be a motorized company B behind us, and the supply truck will also follow. There is plenty of fuel and ammunition, but there are just a few people."
"I'm really defeated by you. How could you get such a hard job!" Li Qing looked at the sun that had just come out and felt a little hot.
Randall looked very confident: "It's just us this time. After we clear these positions, the infantry will take over. The good thing is, we don't need to be too anxious this time, just take our time! This time This is our chance!”
"Mao's chance, is it fun to run around in a tin can?" Li Qing sighed, her wish to paddle was in vain, and she felt that the world was full of deep malice.
After checking the supplies and equipment, set off and follow the route marked on the map. Although it will take a long detour, it can avoid fire attacks from known enemies.
It was still the original march plan. Type I and Type C went out to explore the way. After making a long circle, Li Xiaolei stared at the system map and finally found a relatively safe attack location. He directed the team into the attack position through the microphone: " The Panzer I tank destroyers first find their own bunkers. Can they see the target? There is no need to save shells when attacking later!"
Li Qing was located in another hiding place slightly closer. He leaned out from the turret and used a telescope to observe the situation of the local position. He saw that the enemy in the position in front of him lacked the ability to anti-armor troops. There were only light and heavy machine guns in the position. For long-distance tanks, The team posed no real threat at all.
As Randall's voice came from the earphones, "Ready! You can fire at any time!" Li Qing issued an order: "All personnel maintain their current positions and provide fire coverage to the enemy positions ahead."
HE high-explosive bombs fell on the enemy's position one after another. One of the Maxim heavy machine guns was taken care of first and was overturned on the position in an instant. The enemy completely lost its ability to resist and could only stay in the position. Find cover to hide.
"This is basically target practice, but how many shells will it take to kill all the enemies?" No. 403 Commander Eisenberg's voice appeared on the radio.
"You're in charge of so many things. Those who beat you, the motorized company behind them has pulled a load of ammunition. Except for the lack of infantry, the rest are enough!" Randall didn't care about the issue of ammunition at all.
Li Qing received it casually: "It seems that the gentlemen in the military department have made great determination in this battle. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to give us so much ammunition and let us go through so much trouble."
Monkey also stuck his head out of the cockpit and looked at the position with the 6x mirror on the 98K: "This is obviously trading ammunition for time. Don't think about taking it easy during this time!"
"Forget it, now is not the time to think about those things, just focus on the present!"
"Hey, they escaped! Do you want to chase them?" came the monkey's excited voice.
"Sir, the enemy has retreated!" Randall's voice came.
Li Qing did not answer the monkey directly, but picked up the microphone: "Randall, inform all vehicles not to pursue, advance slowly, and stop 50 meters in front of the position. Also, tell Company B in the rear to send them as soon as possible. Someone take over!”
