The decisive battle against the Third Reich - Chapter 916

c913 Moltre

More than an hour later, the 1st Infantry Regiment arrived at Moltre.

To be precise, in a fortification five miles southwest of Moltre, Major General Marcus, commander of the 275th Infantry Division, came to greet the 1st Infantry Regiment in person.

“Nice to meet you, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel!” Marcus shook hands with Colonel Slaine and Qin Chuan enthusiastically, and said, “They told me that you would come to reinforce us, and I was relieved at that moment! Before that, I had been worrying about how to solve this problem. You know, with the retreat of the 21st Armored Division, our left wing will be exposed. If we don’t end the battle and retreat quickly, we will soon be surrounded by the enemy!”

“We want to know the situation, General!” Colonel Slaine said, “The sooner the better!”

“Yes!” Major General Marcus nodded.

Although Colonel Slaine’s words were very blunt, and it didn’t seem like something a subordinate could say to a general, Major General Marcus didn’t mind at all.

This is not only because the 1st Infantry Regiment came to rescue the 275th Infantry Division, but also because the 1st Infantry Regiment has the power to speak like this.

“The situation is like this!” Major General Marcus pointed to the map and said: “This is the village of Moltre, where about a battalion of more than 500 Americans are besieged. We occupied the 121.5 high ground in the north, which blocked the Americans’ retreat. When we were about to annihilate this American force, we were attacked by a very powerful American force in the north… We think they are Japanese!”

“Japanese?” Colonel Slaine was a little surprised.

“Yes, Japanese!” Major General Marcus replied, “Because they sometimes shouted a few words in Japanese, and some of our soldiers recognized it as Japanese!”

“Damn Japanese!” Colonel Slain cursed, “Why are they here?”

“We don’t know!” Major General Marcus said, “Although we captured several prisoners, they didn’t say anything. In fact, before we got any useful information, they…”

Major General Marcus shrugged his shoulders, and it was obvious that the result was not pleasant.

Later, Qin Chuan learned that several Japanese prisoners took advantage of the German soldiers’ inattention, grabbed a grenade and detonated it… They not only successfully committed suicide, but also injured several German soldiers.

Colonel Slain felt a little incredible when he heard it, because such a thing rarely happened in the British and American armies.

Qin Chuan didn’t feel surprised at all when he heard it, it seemed like something the Japanese would do. To be precise, this scene that is difficult for Europeans to imagine is very common on the battlefield in Asia.

Obviously, these second-generation Japanese who grew up in the United States, although they have been accepting American culture, have also inherited or partially inherited the Japanese’s bravery and aggressiveness under the influence of their families.

“The most difficult thing to deal with is their tanks!” Major General Marcus said: “Our only few ‘Panthers’ have been withdrawn to the next line of defense, and the ‘No. 4’ has been almost consumed. But they have fifty tanks, and our rocket launchers cannot play a role under the cover of their infantry…”

Then Major General Marcus said: “Just come, I will send you to the front line, you can use ME63 to destroy those tanks. Then… we can get rid of them and retreat!”

Colonel Slaine turned his eyes to Qin Chuan.

What Major General Marcus said is indeed a good plan.

No one dared to retreat under the firepower of enemy tanks, because enemy tanks could easily and quickly defeat the small German troops left to block the enemy, and they could even run over mines.

Therefore, before entering the retreat procedure, the enemy’s armored forces must be severely damaged, and even a counterattack must be launched before that.

But Qin Chuan didn’t want this.

“General, what about the surrounded Americans?” Qin Chuan asked.

“That’s not our goal!” Major General Marcus said: “Our goal is to retreat!”

After a pause, Major General Marcus looked at Qin Chuan in confusion, then looked at Colonel Slaine, and asked: “You don’t have any other ideas, right?”

“Yes, General!” Qin Chuan replied: “We want to annihilate this unit!”

“You are crazy!” Major General Marcus said: “We don’t have so much time, and the enemy is also very strong!”

“Then hurry up!” Qin Chuan replied: “Fighting an annihilation war will not only make the 275th Infantry Division’s bravery spread throughout the army, but also make our subsequent retreat simpler and easier. Otherwise, with such a unit following behind, it will not be so easy to be entangled by them again!”

After thinking about it, Major General Marcus asked Qin Chuan: “Do you have any plan?”

“The plan is simple, let them in!” Qin Chuan replied.

“How to put them in?” Major General Marcus asked.

“West of Hill 121.5!” Qin Chuan said, “Pretend to be unable to withstand the pressure and retreat to leave a gap. They will try to expand the gap and even try to rescue the Americans… and we will attack from their left wing and surround them!”

Major General Marcus nodded and said, “It’s a good idea, Lieutenant Colonel. But I have to remind you that they are different from other American soldiers!”

“I know!” Qin Chuan replied, “We are different too!”

So Major General Marcus had no problem. After all, the 1st Infantry Regiment was responsible for the main attack, and the 275th Infantry Division was more coordinated with the 1st Infantry Regiment.

When the 1st Infantry Regiment finished sorting out their equipment and prepared to enter the position, Colonel Slain handed Qin Chuan a cigarette and said, “I see your anger, Lieutenant Colonel!”

“What?”

“You seem to have some grudges with this Japanese-American unit!” Colonel Slain lit the cigarette: “So much so that I have some doubts that you made such a decision because of anger!”

Qin Chuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly and replied: “You are right, Colonel, I don’t deny it!”

After a pause, Qin Chuan asked again: “Colonel, since you see it, why don’t you stop me?”

Colonel Slain smiled and replied: “God, do you think I will stand on the side of the enemy and not support you? No, Lieutenant Colonel! When I, or more precisely, when we need you, you always stand up to help us through the difficulties. Now you need us, we will not just stand aside. What’s more, they are still enemies, aren’t they? This is what we should do, teach them a lesson, let them know that we are not easy to mess with!”

Qin Chuan nodded, and his eyes couldn’t help but moisten.

This is how comrades are, even if they may sacrifice their lives, they will think it is their duty.

Colonel Slaine did not even ask Qin Chuan what grudges he had with these Japanese troops.