June 1944 is destined to be a very milestone month in the history of world war and even world history.
Obviously, the ten days or so from the end of June to the beginning of July were a major event second only to the Normandy landings.
From early morning to dawn on June 26, the entire city of Caen fell into a mood called panic.
Explosions were everywhere in the north and west directions of the city, and crisp gunshots kept ringing out, making it difficult to sleep peacefully on the couch.
Countless people walked out of their homes and poured into the air-raid shelters that had been built scattered in the city. Then they stared at the outside world with empty eyes, waiting for the results to come.
Either death or freedom.
The German army still "kindly" helped the civilians evacuate. For rulers, they always do not want the place they rule to be a dead zone. No matter from which aspect, helping these civilians evacuate in an orderly manner will help to establish Create an image of them being kind to the people.
But soon a news spread among the people.
It seems that the armed Germans were not as innocent as they appeared.
While assisting civilians to evacuate, their eyes were like hawks watching the panicked people. Occasionally, soldiers would catch those who looked sneaky from the crowd, and then shoot them on the spot, causing bursts of exclamations.
No one wants to be killed, and everyone is afraid of becoming the next one.
As a result, their steps became more hurried and their bodies became more stooped.
Specialized troops had already violently broken into the homes of these civilians as they evacuated and sought refuge, searching for anything that could be used as evidence to prove a rebellion attempt.
It might be a newspaper or a letter from home.
The law has lost its meaning here, and guns and bullets have become the only source of power in Caen.
The "rebels", numbering at least several hundred in number, were keenly detected and picked out by the German army, and then executed on the spot to serve as a warning to others.
There was no trial, no investigation, just one bullet and they were sent to death.
This simple and crude method not only failed to arouse the blood of the people, but under the black holes of the guns, the people became even more cowed, and many women and children even cried in fear.
The city of Caen is not big, but it is not small either. But even so, they can see the miserable corpses lying on the ground within three or five steps, which already makes them feel as if a rabbit has died and a fox has died.
Paul was staying quietly in the corner of the air-raid shelter at this time. He admired the man in front of him to the point where he couldn't be more impressed.
He once questioned his decision to retreat. With the weapons and equipment provided by Lin Zhu and others, relying on his understanding of the city of Caen and the help from Ben, with a fighting team of nearly 300 people, he didn't even think about liberating. Caen, even if they can't reach that level, they can still fight guerrillas with the opponent. After all, tanks cannot be used in Caen. It is not difficult to deal with the enemy and even achieve extremely gratifying results. things.
In the end, he relied on his calmness to obey Lin Biao's order, and the result was self-evident. If Lin Biao had not made a decisive decision immediately, I am afraid that these three hundred people would not be enough to fill the gap between the enemy's teeth!
The strong follow the rules to respect the weak, but when the strong tears off the mask of hypocrisy, the weak can only let the other party slaughter them.
When the tanks rolled onto the streets, and when the black holes of guns and mortars were aimed at the city, Paul knew that if the two sides went to war, regardless of whether they could save themselves, the city of Caen would lose.
The enemy can risk everything, but they cannot.
There were still many rebel soldiers who were picked out and killed in the street by the Germans, but after all, most of them still saved their lives. This was mainly due to Lin Biao's recovery of all weapons at the critical moment. These were originally imprisoned. The rebel soldiers in the concentration camps were soldiers when they took up arms, but they were no different from civilians when they put down their weapons. Those who were picked out were picked out and brutally shot by the enemy because they did not hide their deep hatred for the Germans and chose to glare. of.
This is the best they can do.
In contrast, Ben's side was not so lucky.
As the captain of the Caen detachment, Ben is actually very calm.
However, Wang Jianguo's previous judgment was correct. The weapons sent from their hands were difficult to take back from the opponent's body.
What's more, those people have no intention of escaping. To be able to raise a private army that dares to fight the enemy in such a key location in the city of Caen, you can figure out with your toes that these people are definitely not doing it entirely for ideals, beliefs or Fighting for the grand desire of world peace, they more or less have an unforgettable hatred of the country and the Germans.
Once they have more advanced weapons and equipment, they will inevitably fight bloody battles and even be desperate. This mentality of having the courage to sacrifice themselves and die with the enemy is very stupid at this time.
But no one can stop them from doing so.
The core personnel of Instinct Control are only about one battalion. In fact, they are not much different from Lin Biao's. However, most of the people under him are young people and old guys over fifty, and the number of women is also small. It's a small number, but it's really a no-name among the no-names.
After discussing with Qi Zhen, Ben decisively gave everyone the order to retreat. However, except for the part that he could really control, the others actually ignored his order and fought head-on with the Germans on the spot. Confrontation.
With the weapons Qi Zhen and the others brought, these people really suppressed the Germans in a short period of time.
However, as time went by, the advantages of tactical literacy and individual soldier quality gradually became apparent. These rebel soldiers gradually fell into a disadvantage and were surrounded by enemies outside the power plant and water plant.
Listening to the report from his subordinates, Ben's angry eyes almost popped out of his sockets, and his eyes were about to burst!
However, neither he nor Qi Zhen could save them from danger.
Not to mention the core battlefield, on the street in front of the house where they are now, there are several tanks heading towards those two places head to tail on one side, and on the other side there is a dense flow of civilians hurriedly rushing to the air raid shelters to take refuge. , the two are clearly distinguished, and each goes his own way.
So Ben's anger can only be incompetent rage after all.
He knew what the overall situation was, but he couldn't help but think about the tragic end of his comrades who had fought alongside him.
Qi Zhen patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go."
Ben took off the hat on his head, looked in that direction, and said goodbye to them softly in his heart. Then he walked downstairs neatly and without looking back.
But when he left, Qi Zhen clearly saw a few drops of hot tears slipping down the man's cheeks, which was touching.
Qi Zhen felt worried, so she and Wang Jianguo followed him downstairs and merged into the crowd.
"Hey, it's not that I'm judging them at this time, but it's just that such an organized and undisciplined army is destined to be difficult to achieve anything by relying on them." Wang Jianguo said in a low voice.
Qi Zhen glanced at him and said nothing.
"I know you are not happy, but you have to know why our party was able to establish New China back then. It was because we had a program, organization, and discipline. Without these guarantees, our team would be doomed to be in disarray. ." Wang Jianguo said seriously: "Whether it is on the front battlefield or the underground front, there is a strict organizational form. There are instructors at the company level, instructors at the battalion level, and political commissars at the regiment level and above to ensure that there must be someone within a team who can respond at critical moments. To convey and ensure that the spirit of superiors' instructions is strictly implemented, ideological education is an indispensable task, and obeying orders is one of them. What is more important is to have the concept of balancing passion and the overall situation when facing the hatred of the country and the family."
I don’t know if these things brought back old Wangtou’s memories over the years, or perhaps the grief in his heart was aroused by those rebels who blindly sacrificed themselves, so he spoke a lot more.
Wang Jianguo sighed and said: "Soldiers can have their own thoughts, but the army cannot have their own thoughts. Otherwise, what awaits them is failure or even death."
"It seems that I am destined not to become a qualified soldier." Qi Zhen smiled mockingly.
"Yes." Wang Jianguo nodded in agreement.
The two soon followed the flow of people to an air-raid shelter. The air-raid shelter was crowded with people and the ventilation effect was not very good. The strong musty smell mixed with the odor of human sweat made people feel sick.
"We're here. According to Ben's information, he only has 250 combat personnel at his disposal right now, and the personnel are scattered in several air-raid shelters in the west of the city. It will take time to gather them together." Qi Zhen spoke to the intercom. He spoke.
"We are in a similar situation here." Lin Biao said, "Zhang Chi, how are you doing there?"
"The east side of the city is fine. Because there is no fighting here, the German army's inspections are obviously much looser. However, it seems that it is precisely because of this that the number of people going to the air raid shelters for safety is not large, but there are still some." Zhang Chi replied.
"Sun Jie, where are you?" Lin Biao then asked.
"Master, this place is similar to Zhang Chi's place, except that the army here seemed to have a tendency to mobilize on a large scale. However, after a military vehicle arrived, the place settled down again, and everything else is as usual." Sun Jie said.
"Okay, stay on standby." Lin Shuai said.
"What else should we do now?" Liang Sicheng asked.
Lin Biao looked at the time on the watch. The hour and minute hands had already formed a straight line on the dial. It was six o'clock.
It was bright outside, maybe the sun had already risen from the horizon, but for some reason, there was no other movement in the city except for the commotion caused by the team.
Could it be that the Allies encountered difficulties?
