The decisive battle against the Third Reich - Chapter 918

c915 Breakthrough

Due to the power outage, there are only three updates today. In a few days, the soldiers will have to supervise the exams, so there may be two updates in a few days. I will have time to burst out during the holidays.

With this mentality, the Japanese-American soldiers, who had been attacking the German defense line for a long time, suddenly saw a gap, and of course they were unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Colonel Takada immediately ordered on the walkie-talkie: “Advance to Moltre immediately, and rescue friendly troops at all costs! Say it again, at all costs!”

The Japanese-American soldiers still maintained contact with the German army on the front.

This was to delay the German army from reinforcement or filling the gap, and the offensive also slowed down… Since it was to delay the enemy, there was no need to fight too fiercely.

A reinforced battalion of Japanese-American soldiers advanced towards Moltre under the cover of more than 20 tanks, and a fierce sound of gunfire and artillery sounded in the direction of their advance.

Qin Chuan and others still did not move. They were waiting for the best time… when the Japanese-American soldiers and the besieged American soldiers would meet.

This is generally considered to be a time when the morale of the US military was greatly boosted, but it was also the most difficult time for the US military, or more precisely, the most difficult time for the Japanese American soldiers.

The reason is simple. The US troops of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 141st Regiment besieged in Moltre have basically lost their combat effectiveness, and there are many wounded among them, which will become a burden for the Japanese American soldiers.

What’s more, the Japanese American soldiers must do everything they can to protect the safety of these American soldiers… On the battlefield, saving people is definitely much more difficult than killing people.

Finally, several red flares rose into the air, which meant that the Japanese American soldiers had entered Moltre and joined the besieged American troops.

Colonel Slain immediately ordered: “Go!”

The first thing that rose into the sky was a row of flares, which clearly illuminated the more than ten tanks deployed by the US military in front of the defense line.

At this time, the ME63 flew towards the tanks with a whistle and a trail… In order to ensure that these tanks can be destroyed, each tank is equipped with two or three ME63s, and the battlefield is immediately covered with trails, just like the ribbons sprinkled at the opening of a dance.

There was a series of booms, and the “Sherman” tanks were destroyed one by one and caught fire.

Then a mortar shell hit the Japanese-American army fiercely, and it continued to explode until the moment when the flare lost its light and fell to the ground. The 1st Infantry Regiment suddenly jumped out of its hiding place and launched a counterattack against the Japanese-American army amid the cheers and encouragement of the German soldiers in front.

Before this, the German army had been suppressed by the Japanese-American army, so they did not expect that the German army would actually launch a counterattack. In addition, the tanks responsible for cover or as a shelter were all destroyed at the first time, and chaos broke out immediately without any preparation.

However, the fighting spirit of the Japanese-American soldiers was indeed extraordinary. If it were the American soldiers, they would have fled in this situation. However, the Japanese-American soldiers quickly reacted after a brief confusion, and then roared loudly and held their bayonets to fight.

The Japanese-American soldiers had the capital to fight. They were good at close combat, night combat, and bayonet fighting. More importantly, they had the courage to fight in close combat.

But this time they were wrong.

The First Infantry Regiment had been fully equipped with STG44. The penetration and firepower sustainability of automatic rifles could not be resisted by human wave tactics. This was proved as early as the battle with the Soviet army on the Eastern Front.

So after a bullet, the Japanese-American soldiers fell to the ground like wooden stakes, and a row of grenades were thrown, which blew the Japanese-American soldiers to pieces.

Qin Chuan also participated in this attack.

Unlike before, he had changed to STG44 in his hand at this time.

Qin Chuan was not completely ignorant of STG44. He would also fiddle with this rifle with his subordinates in his spare time.

The battlefield follows a principle: at any time, you should choose the right equipment instead of the good or favorite equipment.

For example, in this battle, it is foreseeable that there will be more close combat and night combat, and the opponent is still a group of bayonet masters. If you still choose a sniper rifle with a long range, slow firing rate and long barrel at this time, it will be purely troublesome for yourself.

It is indeed a bit uncomfortable to use the STG44, and Qin Chuan even habitually wants to pull the bolt after firing a bullet.

However, Qin Chuan knows that he must learn to adapt, because this is the reality of the battlefield.

“Da Da Da!” A few bullets knocked down two Japanese-American soldiers who rushed towards Qin Chuan.

Unlike the burst submachine gun, the intermediate power bullet used by the STG44 is just right.

If the power is too great, it will be like a machine gun, because the recoil is too great and it is basically impossible to hold it in your hand and charge forward flexibly.

If the power is too small, it will be like a submachine gun without penetration and it is difficult to stop the enemy’s human wave charge.

Theoretically, the intermediate-power bullet can penetrate the bodies of three people, which means that the enemies rushing up in groups may be knocked down in three rows in an instant.

Just like now, the Japanese-American soldiers fell in front of the German army in groups, and some of them were knocked to the ground by the bullets that penetrated their bodies before they could even see where the Germans were.

“Reload!” Qin Chuan shouted, and Keller beside him immediately replaced Qin Chuan’s position, holding the STG44 while shooting and moving forward, and quickly pulled a grenade and threw it out during the gap in the battle.

Taking advantage of this time, Qin Chuan loaded the magazine to provide cover for Keller.

The Japanese-American soldiers finally collapsed under the German tactics and overwhelming firepower, and turned around and fled into the darkness like a tide.

The Germans chased them for a while, then turned west and headed for Hill 121.5.

The news reached Colonel Takata’s headquarters ten minutes later… The reason why it took ten minutes was that the defeated Japanese army had no time to report to the headquarters.

“What?” Colonel Takata asked after receiving the call: “The left wing of the Second Battalion was counterattacked by the enemy? Order them not to retreat, and die on the battlefield, otherwise our rescue team will be surrounded by the enemy!”

“Colonel!” The staff reported: “They have been defeated. The Germans launched a counterattack. The combat effectiveness is very strong. We can’t stop them!”

Colonel Takata’s face turned pale in an instant. He knew what this meant. If the enemy continued to attack the flank of the attack line to expand the results, not only would the 442nd Regiment suffer heavy casualties, but the rescue team would also be surrounded by the German army again together with the besieged American troops.

The latter is the most important, because it means the failure of the mission, and Colonel Takata’s hope of using this battle to exchange for the dignity and freedom of the Japanese would be dashed.

Thinking of this, Colonel Takata gritted his teeth, took down the belt from the wall and buckled it on himself, then stood up and said to the staff officer: “Fukuyama, let the first battalion prepare for battle!”

“Colonel…”

“I will lead them personally!” Colonel Takata said: “If we can’t win, bury us here!”