Chapter 3 Death Valley
At 5:50 pm, it was dark and the battle that had been brewing for a long time finally started. The illuminated chan followed by a burst of light over the valley. The dazzling light pierced the flying snowflakes, instantly illuminating the winding pass and the Soviet convoys moving on the pass. In an instant, countless light spots shot into the valley from the tops and slopes on both sides of the mountain. The explosion of flames was like igniting a series of firecrackers, flashing continuously on this several kilometers long road.
In an era when optical aiming dominates, the impact of wind and snow on artillery accuracy is obvious. Even so, the terrain advantage of the ambush side completely offset the lack of firepower accuracy. The Soviet army on the road seemed to have not entered the boxing ring for a few days, and was beaten by the opponent without any power to fight back as soon as they got on the ring. The invincible tanks on the continental battlefield became slowly moving practice targets, one by one, one by one, was hit by the enemy's various anti-tank firepower, and the trucks carrying soldiers and combat supplies were even less able to resist the enemy's fierce attacks. Trucks kept rolling over the valley in explosions. The Soviet officers and soldiers who got out of the car tried to organize defense, but these efforts were ineffective at all under the attack of the opponent's storm and storm guns.
Standing in the command post with an excellent observation position, Lin Neng looked at the gorgeous scene in the valley with a calm expression. This was a hearty battle of revenge and a completely one-sided massacre. More than a thousand living lives were decreasing at an astonishing speed. Judging from the situation where a large number of troops had already set off from Salzburg before it was dark, the Soviet commanders sent this group of soldiers who were not completely underestimating the enemy, but were preparing to treat this convoy as a fat fish to lure the opponent into the bait. They did not even need to restrain the ambushers for a long time. As long as the position was determined, tens of thousands of Soviet officers and soldiers who came from Salzburg and the peripheral troops who were pulling nets in all directions could catch the big fish, even if it was a fierce black shark!
The Soviets tried their best to lay out the net of heaven and earth, and the harvest was of course the bigger the better. The group of combatants commanded by Lynn was indeed enough to be able to make a big shark. As soon as the bloody mouth was opened, the bait entered the stomach without any loss. The hook and fishing line? It allowed the fisherman to find the location of the fish and also allowed the fish to determine the location of the fisherman.
Before the battle was over, Lin Neng's attention had already been in the distance. Even if he had not received wireless communication from the advance force, the firelight reflected in the horizon could urge the main Soviet troops attacking from Salzburg to speed up their advancement. After they left Salzburg, the imperial soldiers who were scattered around the city quickly gathered into a platoon-scale assault force according to the scheduled plan. Even if the Soviet army left two or three thousand officers to guard the departure base, 1ccc elite
The Imperial soldiers were also enough to use their good night-fast assault to capture the main target of Salzburg - at 7:40 pm, the second battle began. As Linn judged, it was not important to see how big the Soviet troops left behind Salzburg were between the expected. The key was that the battle occurred in front of him and all the elite troops on his side were released. The Soviet left-behind personnel had a fatal relaxation psychologically. Once they lost the post of the periphery with high vigilance, the troops who were keeping warm in the barracks would
It is no different from the livestock to be slaughtered in the pigpen. With the help of some underground resisters, the elite soldiers of the Empire occupied most of the established targets in less than an hour. This time, the Soviet attacking troops did not bring heavy artillery and rocket launchers that were inconvenient to travel in the mountains. Although there were not many heavy weapons in Salzburg, the Imperial soldiers still used them as if they had obtained treasures. At the same time, dozens of blasters also began to advance south of Salzburg under the cover of their companions.
The destruction operation of the mountain road section was when they used the pre-prepared **stones to block the road and blocked the road. The imperial troops occupying Salzburg were captured and continued bombardment to the entrance area of the valley with captured Soviet artillery and rocket artillery. In this case, even if the retreating Soviet infantry could climb over and run back to Salzburg, their combat vehicles and tow artillery were not useful. More than a thousand imperial soldiers with sufficient cold-range combat experience had enough ways to deal with them!
The rear route was cut off, and the Soviet commander once again followed the way Linn expected: a regiment of infantry turned to reinforce Salzburg, and the rest of the troops continued to advance, and they could meet with the advance troops who were "still receiving the enemy" after walking thirty kilometers of mountain road. Unfortunately, 1,200 Soviet soldiers could not support the arrival of the large troops. After the first forty minutes of bombing and the next hour of attack, before the Imperial team lurking near Salzburg launched an attack, Lynn's main force had already begun to clean the battlefield. In order to attract the enemy's large forces to advance along the mountain road, they still fired flares into the battlefield area, using the prepared empty bullets in advance to create the sound effect of fierce battle. In addition to a few soldiers of the Free Group stayed to sweep the tail and transfer the spoils, more than 3,000 combatants and the main weapons and equipment
They were all racing against time toward Salzburg. If this continues, the main forces of both sides will soon meet in the middle of the valley. However, about 7 kilometers north of the previous ambush field, Linn's main force stopped. This is the second ambush field they had surveyed in advance. Only by condescending to the ideal combat position can they successfully defeat the soldiers and heavy equipment three or four times their opponents. Considering that after the first ambush, the Soviet army will inevitably dispatch more powerful combat troops to come, and the length of this ambush field is more than twice as long as the previous one. The biggest gap between reality and plan is that the Soviet army's follow-up troops came so quickly. Linn's soldiers did not have a night of rest after arriving at the pre-determined position. The transport of anti-tank combat vehicles and combat ammunition has become the biggest problem for them to race against time.
In order to increase the weight of victory, Lynn decisively invested all the forces that could be mobilized. The wounded stayed in place for preliminary treatment. The stretcher transferred to ammunition transportation. The personnel who could be drawn from the command center also acted as laborers. All those who could move were put into the intense transportation of materials. Even when Lynn was moving to the next ambush field, he carried a box of "Bazouka" rockets. It usually took more than an hour to walk on the 7-kilometer flat road. The cold winter, dark night, snow, mountain shape, and all kinds of bad factors gathered together. Lynn struggled to arrive within two hours. All his close clothes seemed to be soaked in water, while others had to return to continue transporting to meet the material consumption of the continuous attack.
The companions used amazing enthusiasm and perseverance to transport ammunition, and the soldiers who were put into front-line combat were able to rest after arriving in the new combat area. When the mountain assault guns struggled to reach the shelling position, the second batch of vanguards of the Soviet troops entered their pockets. Like the first ambush before, the brave soldiers of the Empire Elite and the Free Regiment patiently allowed them to pass through the front-line ambush area. Almost half an hour later, a large number of vehicles began to appear on the mountain road ahead like stick insects.
At this time, the Soviet tanks and other vehicles had their headlights turned off. On the bottom of the valley, Soviet soldiers were guided by flashlights, kerosene lamps and other small lighting equipment. The cold wind became stronger and stronger. It was obvious that the speed of the Soviet troops was only seven or eight kilometers per hour.
When Lynn's "pocket" was filled with Soviet columns, this huge reinforcement force still stayed outside for a long time. Since the valley in the direction of Salzburg had been sealed, Lynn made a quick decision to attack. A large number of American flares bloomed over the heads of the Soviets again, making the light in the valley brighter than during the day. At this moment, Lynn and his soldiers truly saw the "appearance" of their prey. This was a combat force with a large number of tanks, self-propelled artillery, and troop transport vehicles. Its degree of mechanization was around the world.
Only the US team can overwhelm it. It seems that after signing the armistice agreement with the allies, although the Soviet Union demobilized a large number of troops back to China and put them into production, the concentrated essence left in Central Europe. The powerful maneuverability allows them to have a handy reaction speed when dealing with the rebels. Not only armored vehicles, but also semi-fixed machine guns were installed on ordinary trucks. This kind of firepower is more than enough to deal with ordinary resisters. Unfortunately, they were very unlucky today to meet Lynn, a legendary figure.
With the guidance of the flares, various light and heavy artillery fire and anti-tank rockets hit the Soviet army like hail. At the same time, two or more vehicles exploded frequently. The Soviet convoy in the valley quickly became chaotic on the scene. However, this time, the resistance of the ambushers was much stronger than before. The Soviet officers and soldiers who came to fight just did not expect the battle to start here. They quickly calmed down and launched a counterattack on the ambushers on the hillside in squads. This was a battle that required courage and courage. In order to seize a machine gun fire point, the Soviet army had to sacrifice dozens or hundreds of people. Seeing the Soviet soldiers wearing white coats rushing up one after another, the shots rolled down like falling rocks, and even the straits were shocked.
In a fair duel, the empire's "specialty" in Nordic, wheeled mountain assault guns are not the opponent of T-34. However, in the valley between Salzburg and Bischoffshofen, every mountain assault gun that struggles to climb up the hill has an excellent opportunity to be promoted to the "T34 Killer". Here, all the gunners have to do is to repeatedly load, aim and shoot, avoid the thick front armor of Soviet tanks, and shoot again and again at their wide sides or fragile engine positions until they catch fire or even explode.
Time quickly consumed the Soviet army's superior forces and their confidence in being hit. Half an hour after the battle began, the passes between the valleys were full of smoke-filled vehicles. The central and front-line resistance firepower of the Soviet column was gradually lowered and weakened. The vehicles behind could not move forward. The exposed infantry were just living targets for machine guns. If the accompanying Soviet commander was still alive, then he would definitely feel more distressed than the ants on the hot pan at this moment.
Chapter completed!