Twenty minutes later, Qi Zhen's figure finally appeared in front of Wang Jianguo, but at this time he looked very embarrassed, gray-headed, and his expression was even heavier.
The number of young people who followed him back to this warehouse changed from five to two. These two people were also crying and their expressions were extremely sad.
"Some accident happened when we came back. The vibration caused by the explosion caused the inside of the pipe to collapse, and they were trapped inside." Qi Zhen explained.
He could understand the heavy mood of the two people behind him. As the leader of this team, it was a very helpless move for him to choose to abandon those two comrades, and these two young men had to give up the comrades who had finally rescued them. , thinking about it makes me feel even more uncomfortable.
It's heartbreaking to say that Qi Zhen still doesn't know the names of the three young people, but he is afraid that he will never forget the resolute look in the young man's eyes when they came up to them.
That is the look in his eyes that sacrifices himself for his ideals, and the look in his eyes that believes that victory will definitely come.
The five people followed Qi Zhen for a short period of time. It only lasted for an hour. There was not much communication between the two parties. From sneaking into the chemical plant, setting up explosives, to engaging in a shooting exchange with the enemy, and finally returning here, the role of the five people actually played Not obvious either.
However, Qi Zhen couldn't help but feel sad from the bottom of her heart.
Reflecting on the fact that war is not what we should do now, Qi Zhenqiang worked hard to free himself from that part of the emotion and said: "I suggest that we leave here first. The chemical plant should not be fought. The soldiers of this company should be returned to me. Let him support the sneak attack missions in the other two directions."
Wang Jianguo nodded: "With such a big movement, maybe the enemy will surround this place soon. I just gave the order, and the soldiers of that company have been reduced to pieces and disappeared into the street."
Then he shook his head helplessly: "My mortar can't come back anyway."
"You can't take those things away, so just give them to them." Qi Zhen patted him on the shoulder.
"The time now is 3:50, and it's probably only half an hour until dawn. What do you say?" Wang Jianguo looked at his watch and asked softly.
"To prevent accidents, we should go back to the previous room first and wait for the news from Ben." Qi Zhen said after pondering for a moment.
Then he turned his head, patted the two young men on the shoulders, and said softly in French: "It's an honor to have the opportunity to fight alongside you. I deeply apologize for the sacrifices of our teammates. It was me, the commander, who failed to do a good job. "
"Thank you for your hard work this time. Now we have to go back to the house where we hid before. Please tell me if you can tell me. We will wait for news about him there."
The two young men nodded silently, turned around and disappeared into the night.
Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo also hit the road and walked back along the way they came.
But this journey was not smooth.
A large number of German troops began to rush to the chemical plant in the west of the city. The streets were full of German soldiers armed to the teeth. It seemed that the other side had made the most meticulous arrangements as quickly as possible, vowing to control the fire in the entire chemical plant in a short time. If you don't live there, you might even want to shoot rabbits in the grass and catch these insurrectionists who set fire.
Thanks to the quick reactions of Qi Zhen and Wang Jianguo, the company was not allowed to stay in place and face the pitiful end of being stewed by the opponent.
It's just that the road the two of them took back was extremely twists and turns.
This is not the first time they have encountered this kind of situation like being a thief. Naturally, they are familiar with the road, which is a bit like Jason Bourne in The Bourne Supremacy.
By the time the two returned to the original house, the east had already turned white, and the sun had broken out earlier than they imagined. This was destined to be extraordinary for them and the Germans in the city. One night.
Lift your eyes and look into the distance.
There were fires in three places in the west direction of the city. The most terrifying one was naturally the chemical plant. There were also intensive gunshots and explosions from the other two places. It seemed that the Germans had already made contact there. fire.
The power in the house has been cut off. It seems that the battle at the power plant is going well. At least in the west of the city, the power has been completely cut off.
More and more ordinary people began to take to the streets, walking one after another towards the air-raid shelters that had been arranged in the city.
Cutting off power and water is obviously a better reminder of the impending war than going door to door.
The whole city was in chaos.
At this time, the headquarters located in the center of the city was already in a state of distress. The fire at the chemical plant had not yet been extinguished, and the casualties had not yet been counted and reported here. As a result, the power plant and water plant in the west of the city came again. There were reports of destruction, but compared to the huge power of the chemical plant, the battles in those two places were obviously insignificant.
But small movement does not mean less destructive power.
In fact, gasoline is not a necessity in life. For ordinary people, water and electricity are more important than gasoline.
The current headquarters has become dark, and the hot water used for drinking is gradually on the verge of being cut off.
On the one hand, sending people for emergency repairs and arresting vandals, the most critical point is that these sudden riots in one night gave the headquarters a very bad premonition.
It seemed like something big was about to happen.
What Colonel Maier is more concerned about is why so many enemies have such powerful and heavy firepower hidden in the city of Caen, and have such strength to attack key areas at multiple points at the same time, but the defenders of Caen City are Never had a chance to catch them out?
Where did these people come from? Where did the weapons come from?
Colonel Meyer was originally the commander of the 25th Panzer Grenadier Regiment. Due to the powerful firepower of the Allied forces during the Normandy landing, the commander of the 12th Armored Division, Witte, was unfortunately killed half a month ago. He was temporarily assigned to take charge of this unit. , known to his soldiers as "Panzer Meier", was a renowned tank commander and tactician. Like his predecessor, who also came from the 1ss Panzer Division, he participated in brutal battles on the Eastern Front and received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
At this time, he looked at the military combat map on the wall, thought for a moment with a sullen face, and finally issued his order.
The ministries around the city of Caen strictly guarded their defense lines and observed the movements of the Allied forces at any time. All soldiers in the city of Caen, whether they were the remaining troops of the 716th Infantry Division or the 352nd Infantry Division, or the soldiers of the 12th Armored Division who were fighting in turns, were all on guard. On duty, cancel all rest, and prepare for war that may occur at any time. The tanks and weapons and equipment stored in the barracks must also be ready for combat at any time. Soldiers are not allowed to leave their weapons, and ammunition must be distributed to all personnel within two hours.
At the same time, the city of Caen entered a state of wartime martial law. Wartime announcements were broadcast in the city, and all people were evacuated to air-raid shelters in an orderly manner. At the same time, the German army would begin a carpet-like search of the city...
Orders were issued orderly to the smallest combat units, and the entire city of Caen started to move in a very short period of time.
However, not long after the news was sent, the headquarters received an urgent military report from the north of the city.
The embankment at the mouth of the Orne River, located north of Caen, was blown up.
Colonel Meyer felt nervous and asked the messenger to repeat the contents of the report in disbelief.
After confirming that the information he heard was correct, his whole body erupted with a heart-stopping killing intent, and he said viciously: "Arrest all the suspicious persons, and then punish them in public to serve as a warning to others." !”
Killing prisoners is an unpleasant word. If the target is changed from prisoners to civilians, it is undoubtedly an act against humanity.
You can imagine how furious Meyer was at this time.
Even before the war began, both Major General Witte and Colonel Meyer knew that the Caen region had a strong temptation for the Allies. The Caen Plain would play an extremely important role as a springboard for the Allies in the Eurasian continent. role.
The most important strategic points in the Caen region are undoubtedly the two lifelines of the Orne and Seine rivers.
Most of the mechanical units of the 12th Armored Division are located between these two river mouths.
The Orne River, which was supposed to be the most heavily guarded, was actually bombed?
Where do these bold and motley troops get their courage? !
Courage naturally comes from abundant firepower. According to what is said in a military-themed TV series: Give him a division and he dares to attack Taiyuan!
With an artillery battery, Wang Jianguo dared to attack a chemical plant that was guarded by a reinforced battalion. Lin Biao had more troops, and the quality of the individual soldiers was better. There was no need to divide the troops into three groups, so he naturally had a greater appetite.
Like Wang Jianguo, he is well aware of the huge bonus brought by firepower advantage. A small team of 300 people can match the configuration of more than half a regiment of the Eighth Route Army. With sufficient weapons and equipment, what else can he not dare to do?
Oh, he still doesn't dare to liberate the city of Caen directly.
However, in terms of tactics such as attacking in the east and attacking in the west, Lin Biao, the leader with nearly 300 troops, was obviously much more slippery than Wang Jianguo.
With the support and harassment of mortars, the Germans stationed here were already battered by the bombs before they could capture the movements of the large rebel forces. In the end, they were confused and had the dam blown up. , even to the end, no enemy was caught.
After Paul came back, he admired Lin Biao's military use to the point of admiration. The others were not much different. Looking at Lin Biao was like looking at a god.
However, before he had time to express his admiration, Lin Biao issued an order for everyone to hand over their weapons and equipment, and followed ordinary people to evacuate as quickly as possible and hid in air-raid shelters, leaving everyone confused.
At the same time, Qi Zhen was also talking to Ben about evacuation.
