Battle of the Third Reich

In the morning, the golden sunlight was softly scattered on the ground, and the fresh air was filled with a clear plant fragrance with dew. The calm, deep-pitch water of the Somme was shrouded in a gauze-like mist. A large white water bird flew slowly and gracefully against the surface of the water, and the air flow fanned by the powerful wings remained on the water. There was a series of beautiful rips. A few early teal ducks dig in and out of the lush green grass on the bank of the river. They keep their heads in the water in search of small fishes that spend the night in the green grass, or raise their heads to chirp to show off to their companions. With his own record, he doesn't care whether he has intruded on the tranquility and tranquility of this beautiful scenery like a fairyland.

This is the battlefield where 1.5 million lives were buried? Although this early morning beauty has been watched countless times, when this fantastic scenery appears in front of Lafayette again, it can still bring him an irresistible touch, and the world has become so peaceful. Tranquility, as if war has never happened, those blood and violence are like what happened in another world, and have nothing to do with this world. But reality is reality. The cold touch of the steel body of the m1924 machine gun and the light smell of gun oil separated him from the beautiful and quiet world in front of them, and they kept reminding Lafayette. Now he is on the front line of the battle, maybe a minute later, the heavenly scenery in front of him will become a **** between rén, blood and flame will replace the beautiful emerald green and become the only color here, and himself It may also be a part of that hell, adding a touch of bright red to the remains of this heaven.

"Lafayette, Lafayette." A hoarse voice interrupted the romantic machine gunner's thoughts.

"What's the matter." The machine gunner looked back dejectedly at the speaker. That was Sergeant Le Dour, a veteran who had fought in the last war. Le Dour's face was always a careless look. He won several medals in the last war, which can be said to be the most experienced person in the whole regiment. But it’s unbelievable that he is still a sergeant until now. I heard that it’s because he hasn’t been able to deal with his superiors. Even the commander Lieutenant Colonel Devadue has said more than once in private If you can be smarter, you may have become an officer and put on a beautiful dome officer hat.

"Do you still have butter there? I'm out of it." Le Dour sat there and said to the machine gunner with a smile. He held up a pan and was preparing for breakfast. There was a faint steam, and a strong smell of food began to fill the air, which stimulated the romantic machine gunner to swallow several saliva.

"I have one more point, Sergeant." Lafayette hurried to the edge of his backpack and pulled out his butter can from the backpack.

"Sergeant, what do you want to do today." Lafayette handed the butter to Le Dour.

"Good thing, I got it from the camp kitchen yesterday." Le Duer took the jar and set it aside, and then took out a large piece of bacon and a bacon at least ten centimeters long from his backpack. .

"Sergeant, you are so great." Several soldiers who had just woken up from their sleep rubbed their sleepy eyes to the old sergeant's side. They looked at the two delicious dishes that had long been gone .

"Everyone has it, don't look at me with this look, Piar. Damn, don't move that lid, Donovan, look at you. You guys are not going to wash your face, don't get your **** on me Go to the soup. You group of ghosts!" Le Dour laughed and scolded the predators that had just woken up, and continued his work in the cheers of the soldiers.

"Lafayette, did you know?" Le Dour took a sharp pocket knife out of his pants pocket and started cutting the bacon.

"Oh, what do you know." The machine gunner didn't look back, he asked, looking at the sparkling river under the sun.

"The best way to fry bacon is to use butter, other frying will lose that special aroma."

"Oh? Is that true?"

"Did your mother not tell you this?"

"No, my mother fried it with pigs." Lafayette remembered her mother crying in the kitchen the day she joined the army and couldn't help but sigh long. Now he wanted to eat another slice of bacon that his mother had fried, no matter what kind of frying.

"Ah, then you are lucky today, let you try the exclusive flavored bacon fried by Uncle Le Dur. I will give you two more pieces at that time. Ha ha..." Le Dour did not notice the abnormality of Lafayette He continued to make his delicious breakfast cheerfully.

"La La La La..." This is the sound of bacon and bacon being put into a pan. The unique aroma of bacon and the fragrant smell of butter begin to waft in the air. "This old Le Dour." Lafayette smiled as he looked at the dense wood on the other side.

Forefront positions are not allowed to cook food, not to mention raising the fire to cook, even if you want to cook a pot of boiling water. Lafayette's position cannot be said to be a position, in fact, it is a lone frontier post. Since Marshal Wei Gang released the battle to the end, the French army's defensive positions have all been fortified.

The former linear defensive positions marked by dense trenches were abandoned. I heard that this was because the Field Marshal believed that such positions were as fragile as a piece of paper in front of the dreaded German armored forces, which was not suitable for the current combat mode . He asked all troops to gather in a series of villages and towns near the defense line, and then build a strong fortification there, connecting these villages and fortresses into a line, this is the so-called Wei Gang defense line.

The Marshal believes that these consolidated villages and towns will stay there like nails. They can effectively block the speed of the steel torrent in Germany, and can also consume a lot of German war resources and valuables. power. Wei Gang wanted to use this method to block the Nazi iron hooves and continue to advance to the interior of France. He wanted to turn this war into a simple war of attrition, because he knew that there was only one way to stop the crazy war machine in Germany from stopping. .

Wei Gang's judgment is accurate, his strategy is correct, and the tactics he chooses make people really have nothing to say.

Lafayette's outpost was the first steel line in the marshal's mouth. . . . The ring in the middle, but no matter how you look at it, the ring is slightly smaller. Their outpost was built on a small soil **** only ten meters high, more than thirty meters away from the banks of the Somme River. From the geographical point of view, it is an ideal spot for observing fine ring, but it is definitely not an ideal defensive place. Because they are gentle fields near them, this solitary little earth bag stands prominently there, except for the first time to detect the movement of the enemy on the other side and set a perfect target for the enemy’s artillery. There is no military use value. .

This is also the reason why the regiment set up the outpost here. If the Germans want to attack from here, they cannot see the outpost. If the outpost reports an attack, it must mean that the attack has begun, so that he can have enough pre-finishing time to prepare for the battle. This is also no way, he has not received any aerial reconnaissance intelligence for more than a month. The brothers on his left and right have cliffs and rolling swamps and hills on the banks of the river, and the defense line he defends is all a flat field without any geographical advantage.

It is dangerous to place troops in such non-hazardous areas, especially when there is no accurate information from the enemy. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Devadue strictly followed the orders of Marshal Wei Gang, and concentrated all his troops in the village of Itna, twelve kilometers from the post, and built a three-tier fortification there. Although he wasn’t sure that he would be able to resist the German offensive, he believed that no matter how tough the Germans were, they would have to pay a lot for the village fortress. As long as they can delay the pace of the Germans and allow the troops behind them to prepare, any sacrifice is worthwhile. For the final victory of France, Lieutenant Colonel Devadue is willing to give everything he has.

Lafayette’s outpost is the first victim of this strategy. This small outpost has a solid defensive bunker, and a circle of stone walls with a height of 50 centimeters and a chest height constitute the main body of this outpost. The stone walls were already there before Lafayette came here. From the perspective of its dilapidation and weathering, it has stood there for at least a hundred years. The old man in the village said there was a Roman army stationed there. These stone walls are the remains of the fortress built by the Romans. Lafayette takes this for granted, because this stone wall is indeed strong and abnormal, but this solidity is based on the fact that the other side has no artillery. Under the bombardment of the German heavy caliber heavy artillery, it will not compare with a room. The chalet persisted longer.

Lafayette had a total of seventeen people, not even one class. The highest military chief was the sergeant Ledourd. Although his life was very pleasant under the leadership of the sergeant, Lafayette felt faintly that he was exiled in disguise. The lieutenant colonel must want to throw some soldiers who are not good looking to the front, as a punishment for their past violations. But what made Lafayette puzzled was how he was ranked among the exiles, but he was always proud of the exemplary soldiers. It seemed that the lieutenant colonel also blinded his dog.

However, although the number of Lafayette’s outposts was not large, the firepower was unexpectedly powerful. In addition to manning an m36 rifle, the lieutenant colonel also equipped them with three m1924 machine guns and a 37 mm rapid-fire gun, and Ammunition is also sufficient. In fact, the lieutenant colonel does not have to place such a strong firepower here, these weapons should be placed where they are more needed, Lafayette thinks this may be a disguise of the lieutenant colonel to put these people in such a dangerous place Compensation. However, Lafayette did not believe that he could resist the German offensive with these weapons. This weak and weak firepower might find a better reason for the Germans to blow up the post with cannons.

"Lafayette, come here quickly and take your share. I gave you a few extra bacon." Ledouard's voice once again brought Lafayette back to reality. He looked back and saw that a group of soldiers had sat around Ledu and ate with a plate with relish, while Ledouhr smiled at him with a plate.

"Thank you, sergeant." Lafayette walked over and took the plate.

"How come the bread hasn't been delivered yet, it would be better if it could be served with a little bread." A soldier complained as he chewed the bacon.

As mentioned earlier, cooking is not allowed at the frontier position. The conditions of this post make it impossible to store fresh food, and those canned foods have been included in the luxury goods list in the French frontline forces. The number is only enough to be Military officers enjoy it, these ordinary soldiers do not have to have this kind of dream. Therefore, all three meals a day from this post are sent by truck from the village of Itna, 12 kilometers away. It is conceivable what the food will become after a bumpy journey. And because of the shortage of food, the quality of the food is deteriorating. Every day, they can only receive half a kilo of bread and three plates of cabbage and potato broth. The broth is just a bit of meaty aroma in the taste, and it has to be It depends on the storage time of cabbage. Because it's impossible to run three times a day for them, so one day's amount is sent at once.

For this reason, Le Dour didn't know where to secretly get a small stove and a set of kitchen supplies, and began to make up his own kitchenette. At first Lafayette expressed doubts about this, but when Le Dour smiled and let him choose between delicious and "dog food", Lafayette compromised. Actually, it’s right to think about it carefully. The military regulations were set up to prevent the enemy from discovering our concealed positions, and now our own post is so gigantic there, and I’m afraid of exposing any targets, let alone a stove, Even if it's a fire.

"Just eat yours, can't such a delicious thing cover your mouth?" Le Dour smiled and raised his hand to the gourmet's head.

"I heard the sound of the truck, Donovan, you guys are in luck, you will have bread soon."

The soldiers stood up and looked towards the road behind the post.

"Don't read it, everyone will pack it up quickly, don't let the guy who delivers the meal see these things."

Le Dour commanded loudly, the soldiers quickly hid their plates carefully in their respective corners, and after a while, the usual mess in the post was restored.

"Several people come to help, and your meal is delivered." Just as the words fell, a tall middle-aged sergeant entered the post.

"Sergeant Dewar, why are you here?" Le Dour greeted him with a smile and took the sergeant's hand.

"What's wrong, getting tired of changing air in your officer's kitchen?"

"I haven’t got that idea yet. This time I’m trying to lead the way for two new soldiers. The two guys who gave you the meal had a car accident yesterday. The whole car turned into an irrigation canal and is now in the hospital. Lie down. The lieutenant colonel picked two people from the new soldiers to replace them. They didn't know the way, and I just wanted to see you, so I took the opportunity to run over." Sergeant Dewar smiled He replied that he is the head chef of Lien Li. He used to squat in the same trench with Le Du. The relationship between the two in private is very good.

"Huh? What are you doing in front of me? I smell bacon and bacon. Where did you get these private goods from?"

"Where are these things, do you think I am the one who can get that kind of thing?" Le Duer struck haha.

"Don’t give me this set, will my nose not be able to taste these things? Don’t look at what I do. But I really admire you, you can get those things in this place, even I haven’t seen these in a week or two. I heard that there is some inventory in the camp, and it’s impossible... Forget it, I don’t care about your kind of business, and ask your people to go out and help those two. Novices brought things in. Today’s volume is more. The tomorrow’s copies are also brought together.” Dewar said loudly.

"What? Pier, David, the two of you went out to help." Le Dour turned his head and ordered the two soldiers. Then he looked at Dewar in doubt and asked, "Why do we need to bring the food for two days together?" ."

"I don’t know. I heard that the order was issued above, saying that all motor vehicles should be parked in their fortresses in these two days, and there are no special circumstances that are not allowed to go out. So the lieutenant colonel ordered us to prepare for two days. The food was delivered in one go." Dewar scratched his head and couldn't help it.

"Is the enemy about to attack?"

"I don't know. I didn't say why, and I don't know. But in the past two days, several German planes did fly over the village." Dewar said in a low voice.

"Airplane, haven't we seen a German plane? It seems to have flown from another direction. I don't think it's right." Le Dour said with a serious expression.

"I don’t think we have to guess anything. I think our bosses probably know no more than us. I think if the Germans attack us, you should be the first to know, who calls you in the most The front line. But I think the Germans are not likely to attack. I heard that they have some trouble now, otherwise they would have come over a month ago, and they will wait until now. I think the Germans may not be good in the near future There was a big move. Prime Minister Renault delivered a speech on the radio in Paris yesterday commending the bravery of the French team in the previous stage. I didn’t feel any dangerous approach from his speech."

"The headquarters did not publish any report to us. That worried me even more. I now have a bad hunch that I always feel that something is about to happen." Le Dour said sadly.

"Don't scare me, I still don't know your set. If you have this kind of hunch, you will have been transferred to the Ministry of Defence, and you still need to bask in the sun." Dewar patted with a smile. Pat Le Dur's shoulder, then he turned his head and looked out the door.

"Why haven't those guys carried things in yet? I have to wait to go back and prepare the lunch menu for the company commander."

Lafayette, who had been holding the machine gun on the other side of the river, suddenly exclaimed. "Sergeant Le Dur, come here for a moment, I think I found something, there is movement on the German side!"

Lafayette's scream shocked the entire post, and the soldiers rushed to their respective shooting holes and looked across the river.

"What do you see? Lafayette." Le Dour approached Lafayette and looked towards the other side.

"There, on the edge of the woods, I saw reflections, as if there were still people walking around there." Lafayette pointed to the woods opposite.

"Calm down, Lafayette is a good soldier." LeDour pulled out the telescope from the backpack on his waist, and he looked up at the woods with the telescope. Suddenly, what he found made him take a breath.

"God..." Le Dour quickly adjusted the focus. Then he threw the telescope into Lafayette's arms and turned to the phone set aside on the ground.

"What do you see, Le Dour."

Dewar was frightened by Le Duer's reaction, not only him, all the people present were frightened by the old sergeant's response, everyone looked at Le Duer in panic. Le Dour did not answer the chef's words. He took off the receiver of the phone and began to shake the handle on the phone desperately.

"Operator, please pick up the regiment for me. Emergency." Le Dour shouted loudly at the phone, and then he looked at Durant with a look of panic and said in a deep voice, "The Germans are about to attack."

"What, what did you see, why did the Germans attack?"

"Go and see for yourself." Le Dour replied angrily.

"I'm going to see what makes you so panicked. Soldier, give me the telescope. What do you see?" Dewar walked over to Lafayette.

"I don't know what Sergeant Le Dur saw, but there are indeed Germans in the woods opposite." Lafayette said.

At this time, Le Dour began to report loudly with the phone: "Lieutenant Colonel Devadue, I'm Sergeant Le Dour. I found something, and I think the Germans will attack us soon... I'm pretty sure, I found the German artillery observation post lurking in the woods opposite us, and an uncounted number of infantry... Yes, I see clearly, the German artillery rangefinder and artillery sight glass ... They are calibrating our coordinate orientation, they may immediately shell us.

I know the current situation. . . . Doesn't this represent anything? what did you say? I do not understand what you mean. . . . What, wait until they attack late. . . . I. . . . I understand, I hope you are ready to fight immediately. I will notify you as soon as there is new information. Goodbye, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. "

Le Dour hung up the phone angrily, and then began to yell at him: "This **** bureaucrat didn't believe me, he told me more accurate information and then reported to him, and said that he had not received any intelligence in this regard. It’s really a ghost. What evidence does he need, can he believe it until the German shells blow us up into the sky?"

"I think you might be right, I also saw..." Dewar turned around and said.

"You see it too, they are well concealed, but they are still a little worse than their predecessors more than 20 years ago." Le Dour said excitedly to Dewar.

"But this is not sure that the Germans will attack us. They may be doing a reconnaissance." Dewar said seriously.

"Reconnaissance, use artillery range finder for reconnaissance?"

"It’s also possible, you know that that kind of thing works better than ordinary telescopes. Without definitive evidence, if I were Lieutenant Colonel Devadue, I would say this to you too, your nerves are too Sensitive."

"What, you said I was too sensitive...you..." Le Dur's face flushed suddenly, and he just wanted to rush towards Dewar, when the sky suddenly looked like a strange The sound sounded like a sharp bagpipe, and then there was a violent explosion outside the post, and the whole world began to shake for a while.

"Sergeant Le Dour! The Germans are firing at us!"

Lafayette screamed loudly, and the soldiers shrank to the roots of the chest wall to hug their heads tightly.

"Dewar! Don't you want to see the evidence?" Le Duer grimacedly grabbed Dewar's collar and dragged him to the shooting hole. At this time another shell fell, but the accuracy of the shell was slightly worse, and it just hit the Somme. After a violent explosion, a thick water column tens of meters high was mixed with the mud at the bottom of the river.

Le Dour snarled at the falling water column with the neck of Dewar in one hand and shouted: "This is the evidence, this is the evidence you want, now you talk about it again, I am not as nervous as you said. You tell me...."

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