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Chapter 262 Death Elevation Angle
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5:32 pm.

If there is no heavy fog, dawn should have broken in the east by this time.

Yan Zhi took Fan Xiaosi and Zhong Jiagen to the small building not far away after a long time.

Now the focus of the German army's defense in the entire position is the line of defense at the forefront near the river bank. This line of defense has always existed, but before the fog, snipers took over to monitor the opponent.

The rear of the German army, about 600 to [-] meters away from the river bank, is relatively loose and chaotic. It may be because the Tiger tanks launched a surprise attack, but the infantry has not yet fully entered the state.

So Yan Zhi and the others came to the small building not far away without any trouble along the way.

Except for the rumble and fire of Tiger and Panther tanks, most of the German positions north of the river bank remained dark.

Under the attack of German tank fire, the Allied positions were already in flames.

Holding binoculars, the German army could vaguely see soldiers in a mess on the Allied positions.

This is very detrimental to the Allied forces. They are exposed to the enemy's firepower, but they are powerless to counter it.

The Allies were preparing to attack at dawn, never thinking of defending, let alone that the Germans would attack first.

Therefore, the Allies did not repair the damaged foxholes and trenches on the occupied positions.

"Be concealed and concealed, pay attention to concealment, the enemy has artillery fire!" After the initial panic, some officers began to stabilize and shouted to their soldiers, "Look for foxholes, and quickly enter the trenches..."

At this time, under the attack of the opponent's tanks, the soldiers seemed very panicked, and escaped from the small buildings where they temporarily lived, looking for those already incomplete bunkers or foxholes.

Although it is a broken bunker and foxhole, it is better than nothing.

Some small buildings were hit by shells, and the soldiers inside were killed and injured, and the wailing sound was heart-wrenching.

Some soldiers who escaped by chance rolled on the ground to extinguish the fire on their bodies, while those soldiers who were injured and unable to escape were ruthlessly swallowed by the fire. Fall into the ice cellar.

A shell landed not far from the temporary headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division of the Allied Forces, causing the small building serving as the temporary headquarters to tilt sharply.

None of the generals ran out. Now, God knows where the next German shell will land.

Brigadier General Mariano Rivera La Paz is still complaining that if the independent company takes down the commanding heights placed by the Germans on the river, the soldiers can now cross the river.

Several school officers of the 101st Airborne Division wanted to tell Brigadier General Mariano Rivera La Paz that the German commanding heights had not spit out flames. Perhaps, those commanding heights had already been taken by the Independent Company and the E Company Down.

But no one dared to say this. Brigadier General Mariano Rivera La Paz used to be Eisenhower's adjutant. three points.

Major General William C. Lee, the commander of the 101st Airborne Division, had no time to chat with Brigadier General Mariano Rivera La Paz. He ordered the engineers to build simple bridges with all their strength.

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Yan Zhi and the others had been hiding in a bush behind the three-story building for a while.

Not only were there German devils in the small three-story building in front of them, but there were also German devils hiding in several houses next to them to the west.

It may be that the Germans have taken the initiative at this time, watching the artillery fire on the other side of the river, but their position is still safe, so German soldiers in these buildings lit cigarettes from time to time.

They had not undressed and went to bed for several days. When the fog rose, the two sides ceased fighting. They drank some wine and wrapped their coats. Several people huddled together for warmth. After losing your mind, it's normal to light a cigarette to calm yourself down.

In this damn, cold, dark night, although the flame of the cigarette is small, it can bring a little warmth and comfort to their hearts.

The German soldiers believed that the other side on the river bank could not see that someone was lighting a cigarette in their building.

Of course, the German soldiers were not wrong in their judgment. The Allied forces looked here from the other side of the river. Even in the face of artillery fire, they could only see shadowy black buildings. Not sure.

Yan Zhi whispered: "Xiao Si, when do you think this thick fog will clear."

Fan Xiaosi's eyes never left the small buildings in front of him. He listened to the officer's question at this time, and he carefully discerned the fog: "Old people often say that if the fog gathers and does not dissipate, it will turn into light rain. If the fog dissipates, It's a sunny day with the sun.

If it is raining, five or six o'clock in the morning is often the thickest time under the thick fog, twisting into balls;

If it is sunny, the fog will be very uniform and delicate at this time.

So I think that after an hour, the fog will gradually part and reveal the sun. "

Like Zhao Fugui, Fan Xiaosi is also a veteran of the battlefield. He said that the fog will disperse in more than an hour, and it will definitely.

This is also the reason why Yan Zhi used bandits, battlefield veterans, and death row prisoners to form an independent company. They have rich experience in the battlefield and can be of great use at critical moments.

The death row prisoners were pulled back by Yan Zhi when they were on the verge of death. They were grateful to Yan Zhi, loyal to him, and cherished the hard-won second life.

The soldiers of the independent company all knew that Yan Zhirong was honored, so every time they fought, they assisted Yan Zhi with all their strength and brought their battlefield experience to the extreme.

The Germans knew that the commanding heights on their forward positions were very important. Although the small buildings behind the positions were also considered to be the commanding heights, they had no ability to defend against shells at all. As long as one shell or even a grenade, the entire small building could be destroyed. It turned into a pile of ruins, so there were not many soldiers in the small building, only two machine guns.

These small buildings exist to support the death elevation on both sides of the commanding heights, and can contain the firepower of the Allied forces who want to attack the commanding heights from both sides.

The firepower responsible for defending the death elevation angles on both sides of the commanding heights exists as concealed firepower and will not easily fire. As long as the commanding height firepower on the front position is sufficient to cover the opponent's attacking troops, the firepower at the death elevation angles on both sides will not easily appear.

Only when the opponent attacks soldiers and wants to detour to both sides of the commanding heights and attack the commanding heights, then the firepower of the two defensive death elevation angles will be turned on.

Or, when the firepower of several commanding heights in front is insufficient, the soldiers responsible for the defense on both sides will provide firepower support.

Yan Zhi said: "I'll kill the devils in that three-story building, and the three of you go and kill the devils in the two-story building next to the west, you can use guns or knives as you like.

But remember, after killing the devils in the building, you will stay inside temporarily, unless it is absolutely necessary, do not fire at the devils outside the building, so as not to expose yourself. "

The three of Fan Xiaosi nodded, got up and stooped, and walked towards the two-story building together.

(End of this chapter)