Just as Franz Klingberg worried, the troops on the way did not start the radio time, they could not receive his instructions, and the various delays along the way also made their team very long.

, the leading troops barely arrived at the hiding spot, but the trailing troops were still dozens of kilometers away. Moreover, Franz Klingberg had also studied the map and knew that there were some available hiding spots along the way.

, but it’s not enough to hide so many people.

"Loss is inevitable. I just hope the loss can be smaller."

In fact, around the time Franz Klingberg issued the order, the lower-level officers who were still running on the road had already understood that they would not have time to reach their destination before dawn. Therefore, many officers had already issued the order in advance.

For example, the company commander Kopke issued the order to evacuate and hide even earlier than the division commander Franz Klingberg. The soldiers left the road one after another and hid in the fields by the roadside. They were all covered with clothes.

They were holding on to the branches and leaves temporarily obtained from the trees in the field. As long as they were not moving, these soldiers would never be visible from the air. It was just the three transport vehicles responsible for transporting their company that now became a problem, Kopke

Let them leave the kilometer and drive as far away from the road as possible. Then, well, it depends on God's will.

In fact, these vehicles did not have time to run very far. As soon as they drove off the road, the sound of aircraft engines was heard in the sky. The drivers immediately abandoned the cars and ran to hide in the grass nearby. Flying

It was several PA-38 attack planes. Apparently those planes discovered the cars below. They swooped down and easily destroyed the three cars with a few rounds of 37mm cannons. Then, these planes circled around again.

They circled around the area - obviously, the guys on the plane also suspected that the Germans were hiding not far from the car. However, they obviously failed to find these Germans hiding in the grass and fields, so they pulled the car again.

I got off the plane and flew along the road into the distance.

As soon as these PA-38 attack planes left, before Kopke could get up from the ground, the roar of planes was heard in the sky again. Kopke lay on the ground, trying hard to raise his head and look in the direction of the sound.

Go, he saw two transport planes flying towards this side. The two transport planes were not flying high. According to Kopke's visual inspection, their flying height was only about 800 meters.

"What are these transport planes doing here at this time? And they are flying so low. Are they trying to drop paratroopers or throw supplies to the paratroopers?" Kopke immediately thought of those who ambushed Krauchen and the others, with extremely powerful firepower.

of paratroopers.

"This must be here to feed them. They need fuel and ammunition." Kopke thought, and decided that they would lie here first and give them a surprise when the paratroopers showed up.

…

"Look, Captain, there are three destroyed German vehicles there." Co-pilot Joaquin said to Captain Stephen, "It's a transport vehicle. Seeing that it's still burning, it must have just been destroyed. They are not far from the road.

Then the soldiers they transported must be nearby."

What Joaquin said, Stephen also thought about it when he saw the three burning cars. He carefully looked around, there were fields all around, and there was no place to hide anything that could threaten AC-47.

37mm anti-aircraft gun. So he began to carefully lower the altitude.

"I wonder if there is anyone in the grass over there?" Joaquin asked.

"Sweep the shuttle twice before talking." Captain Stephen replied.

Unlike the PA-38 attack aircraft, which has a limited number of shells, the AC-47 carries a much larger number of shells, so the ability to waste a few shells and engage in "kill or release" is much stronger than the PA-47.

38 attack aircraft. Therefore, Stephen made such a decision.

The plane gradually approached the grassland, and the cabin door had been opened. Cocu aimed the muzzle of the 25mm Gatling cannon at the grassland, and then pressed the shooting button. Driven by the motor, 6 guns

The barrel rotated rapidly, spitting out long tongues of flame. Then the sound like a chainsaw immediately filled the entire cabin, and then a choking smell of gunpowder also filled the air.

Cocu swept the grass a few times, and then he heard Stephen's instructions: "Okay, stop...cough...cough...". Obviously, the smell of gunpowder made everyone choke.

"The failure to provide each pilot with a gas mask is definitely a design flaw. We must point it out like above when we go back." Stephen thought.

Stephen had already served in the Army Aviation before the war, and he was flying a transport aircraft. If the war broke out another month later, he would have retired and worked for a company to drive McDonnell Douglas 3. After the war broke out, he became

Bomber pilot. Recently, because of his experience in flying transport aircraft and combat aircraft, he was transferred again and became the captain of an AC-47 attack aircraft.

In Stephen's view, flying an AC-47 attack aircraft is more exciting than a bomber, but the comfort is so poorly considered. In order to ensure the stability of the design, the artillery is placed on the central axis of the aircraft.

, as a result, when the 25mm cannon was firing, the barrel was still in the cabin. As a result, both the noise and the exhaust gas were unbearable.

However, the firing of the 25mm Gatling cannon is just uncomfortable for the AC-47 crew, but for the people under attack, it is simply hell.

When the bombardment started, Kopke was lying on the grass where he was going to be the target. Beside him, there were several comrades lying on the ground. The closest to him was platoon leader Camacho, who was lying on the ground not far from Kopke.

5 meters away. When the AC-47 started shelling, Kopke buried his head in the soil, closed his eyes tightly, and prayed to God. Some things lifted up by the shells hit him, but he didn't care at all.

He didn't even open his eyes to take a look at this. At this time, there was no difference between looking or not. Anyway, life or death depended on luck.

Maybe it was Kopke's luck, or maybe his prayers played a role. The bombardment ended quickly, and Kopke didn't seem to be injured. So he opened his eyes, and the sight in front of him immediately scared him so much that he jumped at one o'clock.

He stood up - less than 20 centimeters away from him, Camacho, whose face was covered with dirt and blood, was staring at him with wide eyes.

"Why did he come so close to me?" This was Kopke's first reaction, but he immediately realized something was wrong. Camacho in front of him had no body, just a head! And his body

He was still five or six meters away from Kopke. Kopke remembered that just now, something heavy hit his helmet and then rolled down in front. At first, he thought it was

It was a stone lifted up by a cannonball, but now it seems that this stone is Camacho's head.

In the previous shelling, a shell hit Camacho's neck. Just like a hot knife cutting through a piece of butter, it easily cut his head and body into two pieces. This high-explosive shell

Then there was an explosion, and the shock wave suddenly threw Camacho's head here.

Kopke was considered a veteran of the battlefield, but at this moment, he couldn't bear it anymore, fell to his knees and vomited desperately.

…

Stephen has always wanted to find an opportunity to try out the power of another weapon on the AC-47 attack aircraft-the 40mm machine gun. In terms of data, this gun with a longer barrel and higher muzzle velocity has both greater accuracy and power.

Far more than the 37mm gun on the PA-38. It should be a good choice for hitting armored targets. It’s just that the speed of the AC-47 is too slow. It’s not that they didn’t see German tanks along the way, it’s just that

The tanks or armored vehicles we saw were all smoking and spitting fire. Apparently someone had taken the lead and turned these things into scrap metal.

"Damn it, why do you guys eat so cleanly? You won't leave anything for us." The disappointed Stephen simply cursed on the radio. This reminded Ron who was in the command post of "Laughing Lin Guangji"

"The joke in "The Sugar Cane" accuses people of chewing sugar cane for too long and losing all its flavor.

Obviously, judging from the results just reported, today's assault was very successful. There were vehicles everywhere near the highway that the enemy had not had time to hide. So far, his attack planes have destroyed at least 22 trucks and 10 towed artillery pieces.

, 15 tanks and assault guns, and 5 motorcycles. And the results are still expanding. This shows that the trick Ron played last night has achieved good results.

"After these few days of attacks, the combat capability of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division has been wiped out at least one-third. In this way, our flanks will be much safer." Ron thought this way.

…

"Captain, look at the woods in the one o'clock direction. Is there something there?" Co-pilot Joaquin found the target again.

Stephen looked towards the woods. He noticed that several trees in this small woods were broken and fell to the ground. And through the branches and leaves that were not too dense, if he looked carefully, there seemed to be something under the trees.

.

…

Thomas spent a lot of effort and finally drove his four-barreled 20mm anti-aircraft gun into the woods. It was exposed in the open space. Even the anti-aircraft gun could only be beaten into pieces by attack aircraft. But now, the two
Chapter completed!