Chapter 340 Cannonballs
Qin Chuan didn't even tell the French camp that it would hide in the tunnel for a week... Qin Chuan thought that this would scare them. As for the day when they were really going to hide in the tunnel, hiding in the tunnel under the threat of death might not be as terrible as imagined.
Therefore, they only knew that according to the requirements of the German soldiers, they stored bucket after bucket of water, boxes of food, ammunition, medicine and other necessities in the tunnel.
At the same time, teams of soldiers retreated from the front line, including Germany and Italy.
The German troops were much more decent than the Italian team. Although their uniforms were also ragged, the neat formation and the murderous aura that had not yet been eliminated in their movements... It looked different from the Italian troops at first glance.
When the 21st Armored Division team passed by the foot of the mountain, the soldiers of the First Infantry Regiment couldn't help but cheer on the top of the mountain.
The officers and soldiers of the 21st Armored Division also recognized that it was the first infantry regiment in their troops not long after... During World War II, the German army could be said to be diverse. During this period, the German army also liked to snatch flags, parades, celebrate, soldiers triumphantly, etc., and flags were hung everywhere, and the army was of course no exception.
Of course, the flags of the army have some meaning, but most of them do not have specific design rules. Many signs are determined based on the number of the troops they are located or the preferences of the commander, and even soldiers have improvised the situation; some have used place names as signs of the troops because they participated in combat in a certain area.
The 21st Armored Division is marked by a yellow triangle similar to a pyramid... because they occupied Egypt and their goal was its capital Cairo, although this goal was not achieved.
As part of the 21st Armored Division, the symbol of the First Infantry Regiment is a simple drawing of an infantryman carrying a rifle and strides forward in a yellow triangle.
So both sides just waved the flag and knew what unit the other party was at the first time.
The Germans of the 21st Armored Division also cheered at their comrades on the mountain. The soldiers in the car stood up and waved their hands. The officers in the tank opened the hatch and leaned out to salute, and even the wounded were sitting up on the stretcher...
Looking at the cars and tanks passing by the highway, as well as the energetic German soldiers, Qin Chuan suddenly felt a sense of pride, although he knew that the pride was a bit inexplicable.
"God!" Stefan couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at the German lineup: "You have so many tanks like this, why do you still need to retreat?"
Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile and didn't answer. It was because he didn't see how many tanks the British had, and he didn't know what the "Sheerman" tank existed at this time.
But they will find out soon.
A few days later, a British mosquito reconnaissance plane flew to the high ground and wandered around, and then a few cannons came from time to time.
"Do you know what this means?" Qin Chuan, who was having lunch, asked casually.
"What?" Venett took a bite of the bread and asked, "Do you want the British to grab our bread, or do they think our baked potatoes are delicious?"
The soldiers couldn't help laughing.
"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "It's the British that the shells are coming!"
Winette was a little puzzled: "What are you talking about? "
"The enemy's gunners are far away from us!" Qin Chuan said while gnawing on the bread: "This should be the American M7 105MM self-propelled artillery. Its range is 11 kilometers, so they can't see us, but..."
As he said that, Qin Chuan raised his head toward the sky: "Their reconnaissance plane can be seen."
"Then what?"
"Then..." Qin Chuan opened the kettle and drank a sip, and then said: "They will try to fire a few shots at the target. The reconnaissance opportunity will use radio to notify the gunners... Your shells will deviate from the target. After the artillery corrects the elements, the reconnaissance plane will tell them whether to hit the target! When they finally hit the target..."
Speaking of this, Winette couldn't help but look suddenly: "More of their shells come one after another!"
"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded.
"So why are we still here?" Stefan asked: "We should hide in the tunnel!"
"Didn't you hear what the lieutenant said?" Boduan replied: "They have to shoot until the shell hits the target, otherwise there will be no shells coming!"
Winette smiled: "It seems that the British gunner is not very clever, because he has not hit the target yet!"
"No!" Qin Chuan said: "You should say that their reconnaissance aircraft is not professional enough!"
This has nothing to do with the gunner, but more because the pilot fails to guide correctly. However, not every pilot on the reconnaissance plane is a qualified artillery observer.
At this moment, a few whistling shells came from the sky, and then a few shells exploded on the road at the foot of the mountain.
The French soldiers were so scared that they hid in the tunnel without saying a word. Only Vinet was gnawing on the roasted potatoes beside Qinchuan.
"Why didn't you hide in the tunnel like them?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Because you're still here!" said Vinett: "Not nervous at all, and they are..."
As he said that, Vinette raised his head to the German soldiers who were still eating lunch, and the German soldiers even secretly laughed.
"You scared them, Lieutenant!" said Alphredo.
"Look at what they all lost!" Werner looked at the bread, potatoes, kettles and even rifles on the ground, and smiled: "God, they just didn't have the grenade here!"
"You should be glad they didn't pull the strings!" said the baker.
The German soldiers couldn't help laughing again.
The French soldiers seemed to realize something and carefully returned to their positions.
"So!" Stefan asked Qin Chuan: "Lieutenant, what you said just now was lying to us? It's just a joke?"
"No!" Qin Chuan replied: "That's no joke!"
"Then why..."
"You just haven't finished listening!" Qin Chuan replied: "We are on the backscene of the highland, and the enemy's artillery is very far away from us!"
Seeing that the French soldiers were still a little confused, Werner pointed to the top of the mountain and said, "Look at the side, the brave soldiers... it will help us block the shells fired by the British, do you understand? Simply put, we are in the dead corner of the enemy's artillery fire!"
Chapter completed!