It can be seen that if those Free Army soldiers were not too impatient and too hot-headed, they drilled into this semi-tunnel trench and fired at the M2HB heavy machine gun on the infantry fighting vehicle outside the trench, resulting in heavy casualties.
Unable to conceal the trenches in time, Mountbatten's men discovered that from this perspective, the impatience and lack of actual combat experience of the Free Army soldiers was one of the flaws that Mountbatten could exploit.
"General, do you want to send someone down to take a look?" the engineer battalion commander next to Mountbatten asked with a slightly flattering look.
"Oh..." Mountbatten pondered for a moment. The engineer battalion commander misunderstood: "Come here with a few people, bring their guns, and go down and take a look." He shouted to his subordinates loudly.
Seeing that the engineer battalion commander had given the order, Mountbatten could not go past him to stop the soldiers. You must know that this is one of the taboos of the army: you cannot overstep the command, otherwise the army will be in chaos due to multiple orders.
Of course Patton knew this. No matter whether the engineer battalion commander was showing favor or trying to please him, he had given the order anyway, so he might as well go down and investigate.
"Be careful, there may be an ambush inside," Mountbatten warned cautiously before a few soldiers went down.
"Yes." An engineer squad leader agreed energetically, and got in with a few of his soldiers. Mountbatten had a good reputation in the Northern Army. This was because he had endured hardships as a child and started from a small soldier after joining the army.
After becoming an officer, Mountbatten showed his generosity, respect and care for the soldiers, which made him very popular among the soldiers in his unit, and his unit's combat effectiveness was also relatively outstanding.
Mountbatten understood that the army was the foundation for his livelihood. The reason why his godfather accepted him was because of the extraordinary combat effectiveness of his troops. Otherwise, who would care about a boy like him who crawled out of the dead?
As for his sworn brother Masuari, Mountbatten believed that if he did not have two organizers in his hands, Masuari would not regard him as a brother. Even now, Masuari has no regard for his brotherhood.
Even Mountbatten himself couldn't tell how much utilization there was.
"General, there really are landmines here," the engineer squad leader said excitedly in the trench. His voice came out muffled from the entrance of the trench, as if someone had choked his throat.
Mountbatten nodded and replied loudly: "Be careful, those natives are very cunning." Mountbatten was very confident in his own eyesight. According to him, this rough-handed engineer squad leader was definitely a veteran who had been in the army.
I'm afraid it won't be less than fifteen years
The engineer squad leader was very excited to show his face in front of the general. He carefully pulled out the fuse of the mine and handed it to the soldiers behind him, who passed it out of the trench one by one. The engineer squad leader turned his head and shined a bright flashlight on the trench.
He carefully inspected every inch of the ground and walls inside. He wanted to seize the opportunity in front of him and let his boss, the engineer battalion commander, show his face properly, so that his opportunity would come. You know, the engineer army is not a common branch.
A chance to show his face in front of the general
There were messy footprints on the ground of the trench, but he did not dare to take it lightly. Who knew whether the footprints were deliberately disguised by the native soldiers. Suddenly, a footprint in front of him attracted his attention. Obviously, the native soldier stopped here.
Suddenly, the direction was facing him, towards the entrance of the trench. What was he stopping here for? It was probably laying a mine!
The engineer squad leader poked his head forward, intending to take a closer look to see if there was anything unusual nearby. At this moment, a grass branch hanging from the top of the trench rubbed his face annoyingly, and he casually moved it to the side...
There was a soft sound, and the engineer squad leader immediately reacted, it was broken!
It's too late! There was a muffled "boom" sound, and a landmine hidden on the cave wall exploded. The huge explosion force lifted up the thin roof of the trench, revealing several bloody corpses and the miserable screams of injured soldiers.
Voice……
Mountbatten and others who were guarding the entrance of the trench were startled by the sudden change. The next second, Mountbatten, the engineer battalion commander and others were already lying on the ground. However, fortunately, the trench had been extended to the side of a mound, plus the mines
The killing targets were only enemies who broke into the trenches, so a few people were only deafened by the explosion of the mines and were not injured.
Standing up carefully, Mountbatten didn't want to watch anymore. He loudly ordered his assistant and the engineer battalion commander: "Don't go down anymore. The enemy just got in. Throw a grenade in." Then he patted the engineer battalion commander.
He said over his shoulder: "Save people first" and then turned around and left silently.
If you fail to flatter someone, you end up with shit on your hands. This is the mentality of the engineer battalion commander.
As soon as he returned to the command car, the Chief of Staff came to Mountbatten. "Your Majesty General, the Marshal asked you how the progress is going? What do you think of the casualties and other questions? He also asked when you estimate that Soyo can be occupied."
Mountbatten waved his hand, and then pointed to his ears that were still ringing. In fact, even though Mountbatten's ears were ringing, he still barely heard the other party's question, but he really didn't want to answer the chief of staff, that is, answer the horse.
Suari’s questions
When the assistant saw this situation, he hurriedly walked to the chief of staff and explained the situation just now with gestures and words. After hearing the assistant's explanation, the chief of staff seemed to understand Mountbatten's meaning. He amplified his voice and asked the question just now.
I repeated it again. This time Mountbatten can't avoid it anymore.
He nodded to the chief of staff and said: "The progress is not going well. The Southern Alliance has been prepared for a long time and is very well prepared. We have not yet come up with tactics and tactics that can adapt to the other party. Go"
"When do you think we can capture Soyo?" the chief of staff was reluctant and continued to ask shamelessly.
"Wait until I come up with a solution!" Mountbatten replied stiffly, and then stopped talking.
"Oh, yes!" The chief of staff reluctantly swallowed Mountbatten's dissatisfaction and turned around to think about how to word his reply to Masuari.
I can't walk today. I don't want to know the tactics and methods to deal with it. If I walk for a few more days, I will probably only have a group of hungry infantrymen left. Thinking of this, Mountbatten fell into deep thought.
"Because of your impatience, we lost nearly a platoon of people." Huang Pihu said to Duca with a serious expression, but the latter had an indifferent attitude. "You know? If these people are used well,
At least we can contain one of their battalions!" Huang Pihu's tone became more severe.