klisemfg Chapter 342: The Empire State Building's Final Song (2)
Chapter 342: The Empire State Building's Final Song (2)
However, the opponent unexpectedly failed to provide timely rescue and remained indifferent to the injured's painful wailing, which shocked Tandin and others.
Just as Tandin was wondering, a low artillery fire sounded from the opposite side. Tandin was shocked when he heard it! The enemy's 40mm rocket launcher was firing directly!
Before Tandin could issue a warning, the artillery shells were already whizzing in. Twelve rockets instantly surrounded the firing points that Tandin and others had just exposed in a blanket manner. A dull explosion sounded, followed by a violent flame that spread out!
"Oh no, it's a incendiary bomb!" Tan Ding didn't expect the opponent to be so cruel and vicious, so he quickly asked the team to move.
However, just as a few soldiers stood up, sharp bullet whistles sounded again. Two soldiers were unable to react in time and were interrupted!
"Heavy sniper rifle!" Tandin exclaimed. However, before he could finish his words, more bullets rained down. Several H-1A attack helicopters appeared from the sky, their 25mm guns unleashing a barrage of fire at a rate of 3600 rounds per minute. Tandin and the others were unable to raise their heads.
Under the cover of flames and machine guns, the enemy quickly advanced and rescued their injured comrades.
Gou Xiaoqiang, commander of the 600st Battalion of the 1th Regiment, was watching all this through a telescope not far away. He turned to a man in gray and said, "Old leader, your prediction is absolutely correct. These SS troops are truly vicious. They really want to injure our troops and force us to rescue them!"
The man in gray said coldly: "An enemy like this is the perfect time to train you. Remember! Do not underestimate the enemy, nor be afraid of them. Bring out our traditions, use every advantage, and destroy them!"
An officer with the rank of general walked in and, seeing the man in gray, raised his hand to salute. But the man grinned at him and said, "Don't give me that! You are a general now and my old superior. Don't try to use that on me."
The general laughed and said, "When I was your superior, I was only a lieutenant colonel and chief of staff for a few months. You have been my superior for so many years, how can you compare?"
The man in gray took over and said, "I'm no longer a soldier. We no longer have a superior-subordinate relationship. Don't dwell on the past."
The general said without further ado, "Old Liu, since you're not a soldier, what are you doing here?"
The man in gray was Liu Molong, who had just arrived in Europe, preparing to recruit a group of German veterans to strengthen his own forces. When he heard the elders let the 600th Regiment fight this last battle of honor, he could not help but come to the battlefield.
The general was Wu Bairen, deputy commander of the 6th Army and commander of the 200th Army. He was at the front line when he received a call from Huang Wei, and learned that Liu Molong had quietly come to the 600th Regiment to guide the attack of the 1st Battalion.
After the battalion commander waited for the corps commander to finish reminiscing with the old leader, he quickly stepped forward and saluted the corps commander. After the corps commander returned the salute, he said to the battalion commander: "The old leader is personally guiding your attack. Don't tell me we can't take the old building opposite!"
The battalion commander quickly said: "If we can't take the position tonight, you have to withdraw me!"
Commander Wu waved to the battalion commander, signaling him to continue commanding the battle. Then he turned to Liu Molong and said, "Old Liu, Commander Huang and others know you're here, so they asked me to invite you over. Let's hand this over to the 1st Battalion."
Liu Molong nodded, then said to a man in camouflage at the side: "Your team will stay here and support the 1st Battalion if necessary."
After Liu Molong and Commander Wu left, the 1st Battalion Commander quickly saluted the man in camouflage uniform and said, "Old Company Commander, with your support, we are confident of defeating the enemy on the other side."
The man in camouflage put his arm around the 1st Battalion Commander's shoulders and said affectionately, "You're doing great, kid. I haven't seen you for over a year, and you've already been promoted to Battalion Commander."
The 1st Battalion Commander quickly said, "If you were still alive, you would be at least a colonel, perhaps even a brigadier general."
The man in camouflage didn't pick up the battalion commander's question, but took the initiative to ask, "Xiao Zheng, how do you want to fight this battle?"
Captain Zheng immediately said seriously, "Old Company Commander, my idea is that the 1st Company will use one platoon to attack from the front, and the 2nd Company and the remaining two platoons of the 1st Company will take advantage of the 1st Platoon's attack to dig underground."
As Captain Zheng spoke, he motioned to his adjutant to open an old, German-made map of the underground pipeline network in Berlin. Pointing to the location of the old building, he said, "The enemy is definitely using these underground pipelines, but they'd never guess we've got the map."
"My idea is to open up the underground pipe network from here, here, and here, and get behind the enemy..."
As Captain Zheng explained the map, a comprehensive battle plan unfolded before his eyes. The man in camouflage nodded in satisfaction as he listened. After the captain finished speaking, the man in camouflage paused and said, "We need to prevent the enemy from mobilizing and reinforcing through the underground pipeline network. I'll take my team there to guard the several connection points. You just focus on killing the enemies in the building."
The battalion commander changed the subject and said, "Old company commander, I would like you to take the 3rd Company with you and send us through all the connection points, all the way to the basement of the Empire State Building."
The man in camouflage was surprised by the battalion commander's novel idea. He looked at him with admiration and said jokingly, "Wow, you have some skills. Why don't you keep any reserves?"
The battalion commander said resolutely, "Don't stay. We must seize every opportunity to storm the Empire State Building first and capture it. Let the world see the determination and fighting power of the Flower Planters."
The man in camouflage agreed with this. He said solemnly, "Boy, how many enemies do you estimate are defending the Empire State Building?"
Captain Zheng thought for a moment and said calmly, "There are only about 2 SS troops defending this area. After these days of fighting, there are only about 1 left at most. They have to defend all four sides, so at most there are only about 1000 at the Empire State Building. In the direction of our attack, there are only about 2000 left at most."
"I estimate that there are currently no more than 100 people in this old building. With the first company's two platoons attacking from behind, the second company defending against the enemy's support, and the first platoon attacking from the front, taking the old building should be a piece of cake."
"Captain, if you and the 3rd Company suddenly emerge from underground beneath the Empire State Building, you will definitely disrupt the enemy's deployment. Then, I will lead the entire battalion to follow from underground and launch a joint attack from underground. The 2nd and 3rd Battalions and the regimental direct forces will attack from the ground. I don't believe that with nearly 600 troops in the 7000th Regiment, we can't defeat the enemy!"
After hearing Captain Zheng's plan, the man in camouflage suddenly felt the urge to recruit him. Without hesitation, he said, "Kid, will you follow me after this battle? If you're willing, I'll talk to Brother Liu, and he'll definitely agree."
At this point, he thought of something else and quickly waved his hand, saying, "No, no, you shouldn't do that. You should stay in the army. With your talent, I believe you can further develop your achievements in the army. I can foresee that one day in the future, you will become an outstanding general of the Flower Planting Family!"