Chapter 936: Temporary Investigation (Part II)
As Natalia mentioned earlier, before Andrei and the others fumbled, the infantry had already sent troops to reconnoitre. But at this time www.biquge.info Andrei was obviously not at ease with them, first of all, not to mention some details that they might conceal from their personal vendettas, that is, whether they could successfully complete this reconnaissance mission, Andrei did not dare to have confidence in them.
"Stop!" Xia Bing, who was walking in the front, suddenly raised his arm horizontally to stop the three people behind him, then lowered his body, took out a dagger from his waist, and picked up a piece of turf in front of him.
"Phew! It's quite well prepared! Andrei saw that under the turf that was picked up by Xia Bing, there was an anti-infantry mine buried, and if he stepped on it without paying attention, the consequences would not be as simple as a casual minor injury.
Andre asked Xia Bing in front of him, "There's a minefield ahead." Although he couldn't see anything wrong with his observation, if it was Xia Bing, he would definitely be able to see some clues.
"That's right." Xia Bing nodded and continued: "And if you look at the size, there should be anti-tank mines mixed in it. β
"Wow! What a fortune! Andrei couldn't help but sigh at the generosity of the German army. Although as a tank soldier, he did not suffer much loss on the mines, but he had also seen the German army's jumping mines easily blow up the infantry around him into a hornet's nest.
After taking a general look at the surrounding situation, Andre asked Xia Bing, "How far is it from the station?" β
"There's nearly 1.5 miles to go." Xia Bing answered Andre without thinking about it.
"1.5 miles? Mines were laid so far away, were these Germans planning to start a war with us on the outside front? Andrei rubbed his chin and thought, he initially thought that the Germans should adopt a passive defensive strategy, but in fact the Germans did not seem to be as stupid as he thought - now the German garrison belongs to a dangerous area, if it adopts passive defense and is surrounded by the Soviet army, it will be quite passive.
"But if they lay mines here, wouldn't it be convenient for us to clear mines?" Behind Andre, who was thinking, Dennis interjected at the right time.
In this regard, Andre also nodded and said: "It is true in principle, but the possibility that there is no trap in this is too small, after all, if you think about it carefully, if you are the commander of that leopard squad, what do you want to do most now?" β
"Yes...... What the? Dennis didn't react for a moment to what Andrei meant behind this sentence, but Igor, who was smoking a cigarette behind him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "It must be an ambush!" Ambush! β
"It's a shame that you look lazy all day long, and you still understand this!" Andrei glanced at Igor, and then said to Dennis: "Yesterday, that bastard Anton played with those Germans, and when he came up, he knocked out two No. 4s, and then he also punched a Leopard turret through it, do you think the Germans can swallow this breath?" β
After listening to Andrei's words, Dennis suddenly realized as if he had been enlightened: "So these mines are likely to be a cover!" They just want to attack us with the help of our demining! β
"Hey! You boy! Perhaps he really couldn't get used to it, Igor slapped Denis the back of the neck, and then said impatiently: "None of us said that the mine was just a decoration!" Really...... Don't always jump from one extreme to the other! β
"Ahaha...... It seems like that......" Dennis rubbed his neck a little embarrassed, glanced at the mine array in front of him, but couldn't help but shiver.
In fact, as Igor points out, although the main purpose of these mines is to attract the attention of the Soviets and complete a battle similar to an ambush, it would be a mistake to simply treat them as decorations. Even if the main purpose is not this, but the lethality of the Soviet army is still not to be underestimated, at least Andrei and their tanks will definitely not pass here until all the anti-tank mines are eliminated.
While Igor and Dennis were discussing, Andre approached Xia Bing, who was still checking the situation ahead, and asked him in a low voice, "How is it?" Is it easy to solve? β
"No, there are a lot of mines. And it can be seen that some of them are placed specifically to delay time. Xia Bing shook his head lightly and said, "Even if an experienced soldier comes to clear mines, under the premise of not having large tools, the progress will be very slow." β
"Cut! Can you only change routes? AndrΓ© looked to both sides, and on the left was the woods that could not be seen, and on the right there were woods not far away, and the stone ground was relatively smooth.
To be sure, it is difficult to bury mines in stones, so it is bound to become a mine vacuum. However, it is difficult to say that this is not another trap for the Germans, after all, such an obvious gap would be too wrong if the defenders were not placed to be heavily guarded. This is not to mention the well-trained German army in front of them, even ordinary troops would not make such low-level mistakes.
After thinking about it, Andrei still felt that there was no other way than demining, although it was possible to be attacked by a sneak attack, but on this kind of terrain, it could not be said that they had no power to fight back. If it is well arranged, the possibility of hitting a backhand blow is not small, and as for the bare stone ground and the surrounding steep mountains, it is obviously an excellent position for ambush. Although the concealment may be a little poor, it has an absolute advantage in defense, and it is difficult for the ambushed troops to make an effective counterattack.
But no matter how Andre thinks about it, he will only make a suggestion to Natalia at that time, and how to decide it depends on how Natalia uses the forces she has at hand. Thinking at this time, Andrei is only for the demining itself, and all the backhands left by the Soviet Union and Germany around this point have not yet been taken into account, such as using long-range fire to remove these mines, and other methods are also a feasible plan.
"We should almost ......" Andre just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Xia Bing. It was holding a rifle, staring warily ahead...... (To be continued.) )