Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Convoy
"Get ready for battle!" Kuhn got the situation from the walkie-talkie: "An enemy convoy has been spotted about ten miles ahead!" ”
Hearing this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it should have been discovered by the German reconnaissance plane and reported to the ground forces, Germany has always done a good job in the coordination of various arms, which is also the basis of the "blitzkrieg".
The reaction of the veterans was similar to that of Qin Chuan, only the recruits couldn't figure out what the situation was, and they were still nervous looking at this and that.
Yakop felt that as a squad leader, it was necessary for him to let his subordinates understand what was going on, so he explained while loading the MP40 with magazines: "Spotting the enemy convoy means that the battle we have to face may not be too fierce, because it may be the enemy's transport and supply team, and we have an armored regiment, they will easily bomb them into the sky!" So, take it easy ......"
"Understood, sir!" The recruits breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Qin Chuan felt that something was wrong.
Motorcade? How could the enemy's convoy get to such a high position?!
Qin Chuan took out the map from his pocket and calculated the current position of the German army...... As a soldier, especially a junior officer (in fact, a squad leader in the German army is not an officer at all, not even an ordinary platoon commander, and a second lieutenant platoon commander like Kuhn is barely counted), if you want to save your life, you must know your position, so that you can have a great understanding of the whole battle in your head.
The Germans have always attached great importance to this aspect of training, because they believe that high-quality officers will directly affect the combat effectiveness and adaptability of the troops...... For example, if an officer can't even read a map or calculate distances, he won't know which direction to go in order to get reinforcements from friendly forces if he is defeated or scattered.
Qin Chuan didn't need training at all in this area, and it was relatively easy to calculate the position in the desert, because the troops almost walked in a straight line, and as long as the time and speed were estimated, it was easy to get the exact position.
"Any questions?" Kuhn saw that Qin Chuan's face was wrong, so he asked.
"Ensign!" Qin Chuan pointed to the location on the map and replied, "We are in this position, six miles southwest of the village of Kapuzo, and the enemy convoy is ten miles ahead of us...... That's in this location! ”
"Hmm!" Kuhn nodded in agreement, which was similar to Kuhn's calculations.
"That is, the enemy drove a convoy to the front line?" Qin Chuan said: "You must know that it is not far from Kapuzo Village, didn't they drive a car to send them to death?" ”
"Maybe it's the infantry sent by the enemy to reinforce the village of Kapzo!" "Or maybe it's to deliver ammunition and supplies to the village of Capuzo, and it's a good opportunity for us, isn't it?" ”
"That's right!" Werner answered: "Tanks against cars...... This battle is sure to be easy and exciting! ”
"But don't you think it's too easy?" Qin Chuan said: "A convoy was exposed in front of us, there were no tanks to follow, and the British Air Force had even discovered our ......"
When Qin Chuan said this, Kuhn and the soldiers felt a little ridiculous.
"The British Air Force did spot us!" The baker said, "They even bombed us!" ”
"Yes!" "That is, it is likely to be a trap for the British," Werner said...... I think Flick is right, we can't rush like that! ”
Kuhn hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'll contact the captain right away and tell him what you think!" ”
As he spoke, Kuhn connected with the company headquarters and repeated Qin Chuan's thoughts, emphasizing emphatically: "Captain, this is Sergeant Flick's idea!" ”
"I understand!" Bazel replied.
Barzell may ignore other people's ideas, but he must take Sgt. Flick's ideas seriously, as Colonel Slain has emphasized...... Whenever Sergeant Frick has any advice, he must be informed as soon as possible.
In fact, this is only one of the reasons, and more importantly: Bazel knows that this sergeant named Flick is not simple, and the last battle can almost be said to have won all the way according to his plan and finally succeeded in taking Tobruk.
Therefore, even if there is no order from Colonel Slein, for the sake of the troops and his own life, he should report the situation to the regimental headquarters in time.
There was an echo two minutes later...... Kuhn couldn't help but be stunned when he picked up the microphone, and after answering a few "yes", he handed the microphone to Qin Chuan, and whispered: "It's the colonel, he wants to talk to you!" ”
The soldiers in the car couldn't help but be in awe, and the recruits couldn't close their mouths for a long time, their eyes full of shock and envy...... They did not understand how the colonel could personally call and inquire because of a sergeant's guess.
"Colonel!" Qin Chuan took the phone and answered.
"Sergeant!" Colonel Slane said straight to the point on the phone: "You are right, we also have such suspicions, but we have repeatedly confirmed to the pilots that the other party is indeed a convoy, there is no convoy of tanks, the surrounding terrain is also flat, no ambush has been found, we are also arguing about this matter, but many people think that this is a mistake made by the British, we should seize this opportunity!" ”
Of course, what Colonel Slein said is reasonable, although the British army has a large number of troops, its composition is very complicated, for example, the British armored division is a pure British army, the British and Indian troops are composed of British officers and Indian soldiers, and the South African army, etc., these troops do not even understand the language, and it seems normal to make some mistakes.
"Colonel!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's actually very simple to judge whether this is a trap or not, we can change our direction and test their reactions!" ”
"Makes sense!" Colonel Slane replied, "I'll contact you later!" ”
Colonel Slane couldn't wait to hang up the phone and connect with Colonel Albridge...... Colonel Albridge was the commander of the 5th Panzer Regiment and the commander of the front appointed by Lieutenant General Stryker.
"Sir!" Colonel Slein said, "I would like to make a suggestion, why don't we change our direction and test the enemy?" I mean, if it's not a trap or they don't know we exist, then they're going to keep their way forward, otherwise ......"
"What kind of trap will there be, Colonel Slain?" Colonel Albridge replied: "Our reconnaissance aircraft have repeatedly confirmed. And you know, our tanks are no faster than the cars of the British, and in doing so, we may well lose this great opportunity! ”