Man in World War II: The Fall of an Empire!

Chapter 22 The Battle of Waves ([-])
The armored forces at the front are already resting.

As mechanized infantry, they need to continue to move forward and build the first line of defenses in front.

It is impossible to just put up any fortifications here to fight a war and just rest here without building any fortifications.

It would be unlucky to be attacked by someone. Who would dare to do this?
Therefore, the mechanized troops will continue to advance about four kilometers to deploy defensive fortifications.

As the half-track came to a stop, a whistle sounded.

Each squad quickly got out of the car and picked up the shovels and pickaxes they carried in the car to prepare to start building fortifications.

"Each squad quickly built a skirmisher line and then connected it."

Following the second lieutenant's order, the three teams began to work.

The distance between each person is about eight meters, which means that a team must build a skirmish line of nearly [-] meters.

However, the companies in the distance are also busy, and it is estimated that they will not be able to work until late at night.

Build foxholes first and then connect them. With foxholes, even if you encounter danger, you will have a place to take shelter immediately.

Everyone took out the engineer shovels they carried, or the shovels carried on the vehicle.

The car is equipped with a large shovel, not the engineer shovel carried by the soldiers.

That is used in case the car gets stuck, for example, the front wheels are used to cushion the soil and shovel away the excess soil.

It's also good for digging trenches now.

Instead of using a large shovel, William first dug a foxhole with his own sapper shovel.

Then it was connected to the brothers, and the trenches were not neat and tidy.

For example, if the trenches in movies and TV shows are neat and tidy, the vertical damage caused by the explosion can cause injuries to many people.

Therefore, the sitting position of each soldier is not straight but has some curved connections.

Looking at the weeds on the ground, everyone began to work hard. They first removed all the turf, and then marked a rough location and started digging.

Combat literacy is to give priority to building your own foxhole no matter what on the battlefield, and if conditions permit, dig a foxhole line to join together with multiple people.

The soil on the ground was relatively soft and not too hard, and a shape as big as the mouth of a water tank was dug out very quickly, with a depth of more than ten centimeters.

As the movements in his hands accelerated, half an hour later, a foxhole about the size of a water tank and about fifty centimeters deep appeared.

But this is obviously not enough.

For William, who is 1.8 meters tall, the depth of squatting is more than fifty centimeters.

What's more, after passing the foxholes, you have to form a foxline.

The depth must be more than that. In the next 10 minutes, more than ten centimeters were dug down.

Approximately 65 six centimeters deep.

It gets harder as you go down, making it not easy to dig. In addition, there is only a sapper shovel and no pickaxe.

It is normal for the excavation speed to be too slow.

The cook team brought food at around six o'clock, and there were two large buckets of water in the carriage.

A pot of water for more than ten people basically consumes 9 liters of water.

A large iron bucket only has a capacity of 15 liters.

Most of the water was removed directly.

But it was okay for now. After eating and drinking, everyone continued to dig trenches.

It was still dark after six o'clock, and we could still see the land clearly.

But after twenty minutes, I couldn't see clearly anymore. After all, it was already seven o'clock.

After nightfall, everyone continued to dig deep into the trenches.

After all, this was not done well. Once it was attacked by a sneak attack, although the German army could hold on, it would also lose a large number of soldiers in vain. This was obviously not what everyone wanted to see.

"Ram, have you dug it yet? Come and dig it for me first."

shouted William after an hour of gasping digging.

"William, I haven't finished digging yet. I'll help you when I finish digging."

"Chrollo, Royce, where are you?"

"Rahm hasn't dug well yet. Do you think the two of us can dig him out?"

The two stood up and found that the depth was not as deep as William's own.

Because Ram's family was poor and he was from the countryside, he started farming at home when he was a boy.Digging holes is definitely much better than just a few of them.

Just like Chrollo said to Royce.

Ram hasn't even finished digging yet, so you expect the others to finish digging and just dream!
William sat in the foxhole panting and motionless.

It's been from about five o'clock to about eight o'clock. I only had a meal in the middle, and now I haven't even taken a break.

Even William was exhausted.

At 11:30 in the middle of the night, the cooking team delivered food again.

Everyone was so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs.

They all sat in the skirmish line to eat, and then smoked a cigarette beautifully.

After stamping out the cigarette butts, everyone began to build a defensive line.

At about one o'clock, everyone stopped working and began to rest.

William directly spread the tarp on the ground, then found two branches and placed them horizontally, then covered himself with a raincoat and lay down directly.

To prevent dew from hitting you directly, put your raincoat on it.

I literally fell asleep on the ground, I was so exhausted.

Although I was a soldier before, I didn't dig many trenches for such a long time.

There is no way to do all the trenches on your own these days.

Early the next morning, fighter planes roared past and a harsh sound was heard.

Everyone who was woken up looked at the sky with unhappy expressions.

Then he looked at the rising sun in the distance.

After getting dressed, he took out the kettle and poured a sip of water. He opened the leather bag and took out an aluminum box with a toothbrush inside.

I put a little mint powder-flavored toothpaste on it and started brushing my teeth directly.

After brushing their teeth, everyone sat by the trench and looked around.

Some people are still yawning, and not everyone knows how to brush their teeth these days.

Many people do not have a good habit of brushing their teeth.

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The artillery positions in place at the rear were already firing.

The 75mm field artillery group, plus the 105mm howitzer group, and the 150mm heavy howitzer group are constantly outputting firepower.

Watching the meteor-like cannonball streak across the sky, passing overhead with the sound of air friction.

All the German soldiers stood on the edge of the trench and raised their sapper shovels proudly.

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

……

After a burst of excited waving, everyone returned to their positions and continued to build fortifications under the supervision of their superiors.

But after 10 minutes, professional people came to do professional things.

As the whistle blew, everyone stopped as the halftracks appeared.

Behind them came the engineer battalion, and professional errands were left to them.

The remaining people collected their belongings and started preparing to set off.

Everyone boarded the half-track armored vehicle and began to advance towards Poznan.

The tanks and armored units in front were already clearing the way.

Along the way, the Polish army fled, and a cavalry unit was shot to death in the fields.

In the face of the German army with highly automated weapons.

Even infantry and cavalry have a hard time inflicting heavy damage on them.

After all, the MG34 general-purpose machine gun is not a decoration. There are three in a platoon.

Even more than a hundred cavalrymen are destined to die.

(End of this chapter)