"The stupid Germans deployed 16 divisions here, and Erwin Rommel really spent a lot of money." The officer covered the information on the desk with his big hands and stood up with support.
He turned his head, the fire in his pipe flickered, and said to everyone: "This battle is very difficult to fight. Both sides are at the end of the road. No one can stop. It depends on which side can't hold on first."
"Colonel, the British Empire's Special Airborne Squadron is reporting to you!"
Mark saluted a standard military salute and said loudly.
"Relax, Captain." The colonel said softly, "Tomorrow, that is, June 26, our army will launch a strong attack on the enemy. Now that the Orne River is under the control of the Allied forces, if that guy Fritz Witte is still If he thought the war would be like before, then I would definitely teach him a painful lesson."
Fritz Witte was the commander of the 12th Armored Division, the commander of the child soldiers. It seemed that the colonel in front of him had been resenting the other party for a long time and was extremely angry at this moment.
"Accept your combat mission, and then leave here. I hope that after the mission is over, I can still see you standing in front of me alive." He continued.
"Colonel, there is a situation I must report to you." Mark said.
Then he told the other party everything about the team's encounter with the reinforced German platoon.
"You are really evil." The colonel narrowed his eyes, "I will report this matter to the headquarters. Your information is very useful. Thank you for your hard work."
A combat officer came from the next table and led the team out of the tent.
The colonel slowly sat back behind his desk, still silently looking at the battle map in front of him, but the smoke in front of him became thicker.
Everyone was taken to another tent. The furnishings of this tent were much simpler. In addition to exactly ten beds, there was only a simple wooden square table.
A military map was laid out in front of everyone, and the staff officer said: "The mission codename this time is 'Epsom'. Of course, this is an overall combat plan. Your mission is not on the frontal battlefield, but on the battlefield." here."
His hand pointed to the middle of the map, where was the city of Caen.
Although the city of Caen on the way was not so detailed that every plant and tree was marked, the buildings, streets, and even the fortifications built by the German army were clearly marked.
"This is all the intelligence we have been able to collect in nearly a month. The Allies have never given up on infiltrating the city of Caen. This picture was drawn with the blood of countless people."
His sentences are concise and concise, but everyone can feel the richness revealed in the details in the picture.
How many people had to sacrifice in order to obtain such an accurate defense map?
"But even so, we have no way to figure out where the enemy is gathering and stationing troops in the city. The enemy is too cunning." The staff officer continued.
"You have two tasks." The staff officer held out two fingers. "The first one is to try every means to sneak into the city of Caen. I need you to create as much disturbance as possible on the north and west sides of Caen city starting tomorrow. This way you can By allowing the German army to disorganize itself and have no time to worry about others, the Allied forces outside the city of Caen can achieve a greater victory on the frontal battlefield."
"The second is that after sneaking into the city of Caen, you need to try your best to assist the local residents to evacuate or hide. Even if the other party does not cooperate, you must try your best to understand their location. The headquarters does not want to bear the responsibility of bombing and massacring civilians. "
"Do you have any questions?" After giving the task, he asked in a deep voice.
"Did this fucking thing happen to people?" Wang Jianguo cursed in Chinese.
Everyone in the team felt this way and were silent for a while.
This task seems not difficult. If the team is now in the city of Caen, using the concealment and camouflage capabilities of the building, coupled with the multi-national languages learned by the team in the preparation hall, it is not easy to complete these two tasks. He would never let the old king sigh like this.
The difficulty is that in order to achieve these two mission goals, there is a prerequisite that everyone cannot avoid, that is, they must be in the city of Caen.
As we all know, they are located in a vast land called the Caen Plain. There is no obstruction around them. Within a few kilometers from here to the city of Caen, even if you think with your toes, you can understand that it is definitely not the case. A smooth and smooth road, and encountering both friendly and enemy forces on one side is considered an ideal situation. The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Who knows whether the team will accidentally step on the battlefield where the two sides are fighting?
Let alone escape at that time, even ensuring the safety of everyone's lives will become an extremely difficult task.
"We need real-time information on the fighting between the two sides." Mark stretched out his hand and drew a straight line with his index finger from the team's location on the picture to the city of Caen, "Everything along the way."
"Sorry, no." The staff officer shook his head, "What is drawn on the picture now is all your intelligence."
"This is asking us to die." Mark said coldly.
"What you said is not wrong." The staff officer said without any emotion in his words, "In fact, the Allies sent a total of 25 infantry teams like yours, and you are just one of them."
The atmosphere fell silent again, and everyone's expressions were not very good.
"Any more questions?" the staff officer asked.
After a long while, Mark shook his head with difficulty and said, "No more."
"Very good." The staff officer put his hands behind his back, "I will leave you with this combat map. I hope you can hear the wonderful explosions coming from Caen tomorrow morning."
After a pause, he continued: "The command will not limit the time you can set off, but if your people do not appear on the line you just drew on the map before tomorrow, then according to the "Wartime Regulations" ", the command has the right to punish those who deserted on the spot and send your cowardly behavior to the pillar of shame. I hope you understand."
"Dead or alive."
After the staff officer said these words, he quickly left here, leaving only the team looking at each other, not knowing what to say.
"I don't like this game. Can you change the system?" Zhang Qi spread his hands and said.
No one responded to his words.
Originally, everyone in the team thought that the "Epsom" operation they participated in this time was to cooperate with the Allied mechanized forces to complete the advance. For this purpose, they had made sufficient preparations, but they could not have imagined that the so-called The cooperation is actually done in this way.
"It's just past noon, and we are less than ten kilometers away from the city of Caen. We still have time to discuss the next battle arrangements." After a long time, Qi Zhen sighed and said.
Liang Sicheng started biting his nails, and Lin Biao adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose.
Qi Zhen crossed her chest with her left arm and put her right hand on her forehead, which was his standard action when thinking about problems.
Lao Wangtou held a cigarette he took out of his watch in his left hand and slowly lit it. He held a bottle of Laobaigan in his right hand and squinted his eyes occasionally to take a sip.
"You can't move during the day." Liang Sicheng stopped chewing his fingers and said softly: "There are too many of us, the target is too big, and we are too conspicuous on the plain during the day. Whether we are hit by friendly forces or seen by the enemy, it will be very troublesome. .”
"Not at night. It's too dark. Others can't see us, and we can't see the road. The competition between the two sides for eyesight is too random, and it's very difficult to handle an accident." Qi Zhen continued what he said.
"Can the human race bag be used?" Lin Biao asked Qi Zhen.
The usability mentioned by Lin Biao here naturally does not mean whether he can install weapons and equipment, but whether he can install a large living person.
Qi Zhen shook her head: "As long as it can be used, I won't be so worried."
It seems that the system will not leave such loopholes for the team to exploit.
"Do you want to divide into groups?" Liang Sicheng asked.
"No." Qi Zhen shook her head decisively, "Only by gathering in one place can we ensure our safety to the greatest extent. Now it's not a question of not putting the risks into one basket."
"Besides, we only have one medical soldier, Zhang Chi." Lin Biao answered.
"You can't get in without changing your skin." After a while, Lin Biao and Qi Zhen said in unison.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
"I suggest changing half and leaving half." Qi Zhen said immediately.
"It's a good idea, but we'll wait until we get to enemy-occupied territory." Lin Biao said.
"It seems we have to fight." Qi Zhen said again.
Lin Biao nodded, indicating that he had no other opinions.
Ever since the two of them talked about changing their skins at the same time, Liang Sicheng could no longer keep up with the speed of Qi Zhen and Lin Biao's thinking, and the others were even more confused.
Qi Zhen let out a long breath and said softly: "This time we will fight in this way."
Then, he slowly told everyone their thoughts.
When the sun was still four fingers away from the western horizon, the team of ten people set out on the road to the city of Caen.
No one said goodbye to them. To be precise, they saw no one on the way out of the camp.
According to the battle map, three kilometers northeast of everyone should be the main battlefield where the two sides are fighting today, and that is their first destination.
After everyone quickly marched for two kilometers, they heard the rumbling sound of gunfire. It seemed that the battle between the two sides had reached a fever pitch.
A strong smell of gunpowder smoke began to appear in the air, but I didn't know whether it was caused by the tank's main gun or grenades and bombs.
Pillows of gunpowder smoke rose from the distance, and even though it was still some distance away, everyone could clearly feel the tense atmosphere coming from there.
Their feet kept moving, but their bodies naturally hunched down, ready to encounter the enemy at any time.
"Child, you move first in a while. The others will find a place to hide. We have to wait here and wait." Qi Zhen said.
