"Sir, it's right here."
As he spoke, Lu Li came to the front of the map and drew a circle with his finger: "Between the village of Wolfheice and Osterbeek, there are enemy armored units."
In order to make his remarks more credible, Private Monk took the initiative to stand up and reminded: "In order to capture us, that unit sent a Cheetah tank destroyer, four military motorcycles, and twenty-five soldiers. .”
And this means that the enemy has more heavy firepower weapons. With only a dozen jeeps and some artillery, it is difficult to make a difference.
At some point, Monk has turned into a pessimist. To be precise, he should have turned into a steady person. He hopes that Major Goff will be more cautious.
Lu Li thought the same way. After all, there was no need to make meaningless sacrifices.
After a moment of silence, Major Gough turned to the map and said in a deep voice: "Sergeant, I think I want to go and take a look for myself."
Hearing this, Lu Li tried to stop him, but the supreme commander's words were irrefutable.
"Don't forget, we are a reconnaissance company."
The division headquarters' expectations for this team were: to reach the bridge, launch a surprise attack to seize the bridge, and then stick there like nails, waiting for reinforcements.
But his job has never changed, which is to investigate the enemy's situation, eliminate them as much as possible, and clear obstacles for the entire brigade.
"Let's do this. I will give you nine more paratroopers to form two reconnaissance teams. They will start from the south and advance along the Lion Route."
The heavy burden once again fell on Lu Li's shoulders.
Major Gough believed that since there were enemy forces blocking the route between the Jaguar route and the Tiger route, the Lion route would be relatively calm.
Thinking of this, the commander jumped off the hood of the car, clapped his hands, and said in a tone of voice that he could not refuse: "If there are no objections, then go to the logistics office to collect the vehicles and ammunition, and start taking action."
"As you wish, sir."
Lu Li raised his hand in salute, and Major Goff nodded in return, and named nine paratroopers to coordinate with the three advance members of the 2nd Battalion to start the operation.
Due to the outstanding performance of the transport aircraft pilots, not a single assault jeep was lost, and most of the soldiers had a place to sit, so safety was guaranteed to a certain extent.
The major's adjutant, Captain David, gave this temporary team a list: three jeeps, two Bren light machine guns, and individual medical supplies for twenty-four people.
As for food, fuel, and ammunition, at Lu Li's request, they also received double portions, which could last at least five days.
It's exactly two o'clock in the afternoon.
There were a large number of transport aircraft hovering in the sky, waiting for the advance troops parked on the wasteland to leave.
At the same time, many soldiers had already got on their jeeps and were driving towards the Jaguar route one after another, but Lu Li was still making a last ditch effort: "If possible, you'd better give us some anti-tank equipment, like that thing, just need Just two will do.”
PIAT, infantry anti-tank launcher, is about one meter long. The effective range for attacking tanks is 91 meters. It can also be used as a light mortar to attack houses and buildings. The effective range will be increased to 300 meters.
The most important thing is that it will not produce a tail flame when fired, can shoot in a narrow space, and will not expose the shooter's position due to the generation of smoke.
It was a very practical piece of personal equipment, and it was worthy of Lu Li's shame to ask for it.
In fact, Major Gough did not intend to take these things with him. He owned many artillery pieces and simply decided to leave several jeeps and heavy firearms in the landing area for later use.
But Lu Li thought it was completely unnecessary, because there was a big question mark as to whether the reconnaissance troops would have a chance to come back.
The horn sounded urgently, urging Captain David, who was in charge of logistics, to get on the bus quickly, so he shrugged and said helplessly: "Okay, I wish you smooth operation."
Frankly speaking, he had never seen such a cautious sergeant.
As soon as he finished speaking, the big man Miller couldn't wait to rush forward, pick up the two launchers, stuff them into the back of the jeep, and tie them up.
A series of movements were like flowing water. It was obvious that this guy had planned to take them away for a long time.
After getting his wish, Lu Li quickly walked to the front of the convoy, opened the door of the cab, and started the ignition. Machine gunner Munch sat in the co-pilot, and in the back sat two newly acquainted paratroopers: sniper Henry and communications operator Jie. Rui.
As for the other eight people, they sat in two other jeeps and kept a distance of 20 meters to avoid being concentrated by the enemy.
Now, the situation is crystal clear.
The car Lu Li was in took the lead and was exposed at the forefront. As expected, it would be the first to be sniped by the Germans.
"Let's go, we are alone again."
"Boss, for the first time, I feel that sometimes having too high a military rank is not a good thing. You must stand up at critical moments."
While Munch was taking notes in his personal diary, he was talking to Lu Li who was driving. He had such a personality that he was always restless.
The communicator Jerry, who was carrying a walkie-talkie, was also a bit talkative. He smiled and replied: "No, it has nothing to do with military rank, private."
After saying that, he looked at Munch's arm, because there was class embroidered there.
Among the four people in the car were three non-commissioned officers, the sniper Henry was the sergeant, and the correspondent was the corporal.
In this combination, it is indeed strange to have the additional soldier Munch.
"Okay, three officers, Private First Class Monk has requested the floor."
"Ask for permission!" Lu Li replied.
"Sir, there are also many non-commissioned officers sitting in the two cars behind."
"That's right!"
"In that case, why would I, a soldier, sit in the officers' special car?"
Lu Li was stunned and glanced at this guy out of the corner of his eye. Munch was smiling, obviously he was joking.
So, he asked: "What do you think the reason is? Private Francis Monk."
Monk said proudly: "You think I am an excellent soldier and worthy of trust, sir!"
Hearing this, Henry, the sniper who had always been very indifferent, finally had an expression. He twitched the corners of his mouth, looking like he was hesitant to speak. He probably felt that the guy in front of him was too confident.
In fact, it is standard configuration to have a machine gunner on each jeep. What he said just now was purely to add drama to himself.
Or maybe he was deliberately enlivening the atmosphere.
Lu Li hated being nervous. If making some jokes could relieve the boredom and bring the distance between them, then he would be happy with it - cars have a running-in period, let alone people.
Therefore, after driving the jeep onto the road, Lu Li slowed down slightly and analyzed seriously: "In the eyes of German snipers, soldiers carrying machine guns are worth much more than us, so it doesn't matter who they take with them. As long as their hands are healthy, they can Just hold the machine gun to your chest."
As he spoke, Lu Li turned his head to look at Munch and said, "In other words, you are just a tool."
Laughter suddenly erupted from the back row.
Through the walkie-talkie, all the scouts still within communication range heard this episode.
"Tool Man Munch, remember to hang the bulletproof steel plate on your chest."
Major Gough's voice sounded.
