Chapter 166: Removing the burden

A large amount of white air rose on the front of the car, almost obscuring his vision. He stepped on the brakes in a mess, and stopped the car in front of the ruins. This scene was so similar to Lin Neng. However, the once glorious Third Reich is approaching its doomsday infinitely, and the situation is changing badly every day, even every hour.

After breaking through the block where the two armies were fighting and confronting each other, Lynn and the others were already at the gun of the German troops. Fortunately, this was an era when there was no car bomb yet. The German officers and soldiers who were struggling to defend would not use this Gas car as an offensive weapon of the Soviets. The guns and cannons had stopped, and there were still people in the ruins nearby calling them to "move quickly." When Lynn got off the car and touched the ground with his feet, it felt like he was riding a roller coaster, but he didn't have time to experience the solidity of the earth, he quickly turned around and helped Tanze to run towards the shelter. Tecmer and another German soldier rescued by Lynn followed closely behind, and the German soldier who was originally sitting in the passenger seat walked straight to the rear of the car, drooping his head and looked at the companion who was shot while retreating, and mourned for a moment before leaving.

Back to his own side, Lin Neng's heart was slightly relieved. Seeing the battlefield commander here, the armed SS Lieutenant Colonel Delvich Winter, he proposed to hand over Colonel Mattsov, who had become prisoners of war for the second time, but the frowning commander admitted that he had to do his best to the battle in front of him and had no energy to deal with such a Soviet officer who was similar to the "hot potato". From a tactical perspective, the Soviet troops on the opposite side were attacking and attacking. Even if a group of repelled, the support troops would follow one after another. As for their number, soldiers and equipment information, it would be of some reference value to the command department at least at the level of the defense headquarters. Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel Winter suggested that Lin Neng directly send Colonel Mattsov to the city defense headquarters set up in the city center area, and all he could do was provide a military vehicle.

Lynn accepted Lieutenant Colonel Winter's suggestion and made a small request to him - to help find his lost comrades Wolfrum and Noah, and informed them to return to the city to meet him. Lieutenant Colonel Winter agreed, but before Lynn could smoke a cigarette, the Soviet army opposite launched another attack. The fierce shelling then turned the buildings and ruins organized by the German officers and soldiers into purgatory with flames and thick smoke. Lynn was afraid of failure, so he quickly took Tanze and Tchimer to escort Colonel Mattsov away. The small and flexible VW82 bucket truck just accommodated these four people, but the most deficient thing was that the car had no fuel! Lieutenant Colonel Winter's men finally got a few liters of gasoline, and it should be fine to go to the city center, but it was difficult to go around for a long time.

Thinking that the last barricade on the east bank of the Spree River had been attacked by Soviet troops, Lynn even prepared to forcibly drive through the ruins. However, halfway through, he met a German armored squad consisting of three No. 4 tanks, three three assault guns and some infantry soldiers coming towards him. After stopping, he found out that the City Defense Command had mobilized powerful reserve troops to join the east front of the city. The Soviet troops attacking the last barricade defense line on the east bank of the Spree River had been repelled, and these German armored troops were rushing to the area where Lieutenant Colonel Winter led his troops to support.

After receiving such good news, Lin En happily stepped on the accelerator and drove along the main road towards the barricade at lightning. After a minute and a half, he slowed down and passed through the area where twenty or thirty Soviet tanks were scattered in front of the barricade. Under the direct sight of several Tiger King tanks, he arrived at the barricade defense line. Before entering, he was seriously interrogated and inspected by sentries - the change in the atmosphere here was also obvious.

Driving forward, he soon arrived at the bridge still standing on the Spree River. At the bridgehead of the west bank, Lynn received another pair of surprises: Brewer and Frederick (the soldier who gathered halfway and served as a temporary loader for Noah). They waited here faithfully, whether the Soviet army's strongest offensive against the barricade line or the magnificent preparatory forces passed by in front of them, they were unmoved. If it weren't for the young SS Second Class Frederick who brought bad news about Bruker's serious injury, all this would have been perfect for Lynn.

"After all..." Lin En sighed heavily, but the deceased was gone. He was willing to hide this sadness in his heart and waved his hand, "Brothers, get in the car!"

Two adults plus two sets of night vision equipment, the small military bucket truck instantly became crowded. Colonel Mattsov, who was squeezed, hummed in pain. Lynn didn't drag him down and beat him up to vent his anger. He ignored his moans.

Through the street under the Bodhi tree, Lynn saw the German victory symbol, Brandenburg Gate under the dim night. A large number of defensive positions were built around this. Several black panthers hid their bodies in the dug bunker, and only exposed the turret with obvious inclination and a long straight cannon from the chest wall of the sandbag. Tankmen either sat on it to smoke, or chatted with the surrounding infantry, enjoying the moments before the decisive battle. In some bunkers with roughly the same structure, powerful 88mm anti-tank guns were deployed, which reminded Lynn of Helves. The German gunners were of elite strength, and the light and seemingly wide artillery shields did not provide them with good protection. Once they were involved in fierce battles on the street, their situation was often even more miserable than that of the infantry.

Turning into William Street from here, the Imperial Prime Minister's Office with a huge circular dome is already in sight, but Lynn and the others still have no chance to go nearby to see the true appearance, because the City Defense Command was set up in an underground fortification less than 500 meters away from Brandenburg Gate. After passing the two-story cordon and undergoing two inspections, Lynn drove the car to the commander's department. Suddenly, he saw a relatively hidden "Tiger King" heavy tank parked at the edge of the side alley, and there was a half-tracked behind it.

Armored vehicles, and the surrounding open spaces were constructed with combat bunkers, flak88 air defense/anti-tank group, mg42 machine gun group and combat teams using infantry anti-tank bazooka can be seen everywhere, and the whole scene was highly alert. Last time, Lynn came by the head of state, there were heavy troops guarding the entrance of the underground fortifications. Now the Soviet army has invaded Berlin City, and I think there are amazing numbers of elite troops and heavy weapons deployed around a mere William Street.

Lynn personally escorted Colonel Mattsov into the headquarters. Although he had learned from friendly forces that the new city defense commander General Helmut Weidlin had taken office, he still hoped to see Laurenz Bach again here. Unfortunately, none of the busy figures were familiar with him. When he learned about Lynn's purpose, the officers immediately reported to his superiors. Soon, a major general in his forties and an army colonel of about age appeared in front of Lynn. Both of them spoke neatly. After hearing Lynn briefly, Lynn stated the story.

The deeds of this small team of night soldiers were very surprised and even a little unbelievable - but they did not express any doubt in their words, and the words of praise were only stopped. After completing the handover, they readily agreed to Lynn's request, that he would take the soldiers back to the Army Library to rest and standby, and promised to provide them with as much food, ammunition and even two barrels of gasoline (portable square plastic barrels). As for the soldiers who died in the operation, they assigned a second lieutenant to make detailed records in order to apply for corresponding medals and pensions for them.

Walking out along the passage connecting the streets of the underground fortifications, Lin En suddenly felt empty in his heart, as if he had lost the goal of continuing to fight. It was not until he walked out of the passage and saw his subordinates waiting for him that he woke up as if he was enlightened: With loyal subordinates, convenient means of transportation, and supplies promised by the City Defense Command, shouldn't it be time to plan a way out and put it into practice?
Chapter completed!