Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 266 Disputes and Results

Standing in the trench in front of the town, Li Mu looked at the position being dug at the mountain pass in the distance, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.

After all, I didn't hold that place, but the strange thing is that the German army also stopped and started to build a defensive position with the help of several damaged tanks.

The ridge position is still in the hands of Li Mu, but due to the excessive reduction in combat personnel, it is basically in a state of passive defense now.

Li Mu's troops were already destroyed.

Even worse than what the troops encountered during Operation Market Garden.

After all, at that time, there was still the cover of the Allied Air Force and armored clusters, but now, he was almost isolated and helpless.

The good news is that the heavy artillery group behind the German army was taken away, which is why a Mustang fighter came to support, because he just helped Li Mu out of the siege on the way back.

The advice given by the headquarters is to blow up the oil storage tank, then retreat [-] kilometers, relying on a mountain to defend, and wait for the arrival of the armored group.

But Li Mu knew that this was impossible, blowing up the oil depot was a small matter, but he had so many wounded soldiers in his hands, and led them to retreat to the rear. Without the cover of brother troops, he would only be bitten by the German army, and then , It was completely crushed by the German armored forces.

Staying here is the safest way and the most critical way to solve your own problems.

Thinking of this, Li Mu frowned more and more.

The German army clearly had the advantage, but why they suddenly stopped attacking, and some vehicles suddenly stopped moving during the battle was due to some mechanical failure.

Even if the former can be explained by Christmas, what about the latter?German machinery has always been known for its precision, how could there be such a high failure rate.

However, Li Mu never imagined that such a big battle error by the German army was only due to the shortage of fuel.

At this time, Mattes also had a gloomy face, especially when he just saw a few German infantry soldiers taking precious gasoline to start a fire.

The German army's victorious footsteps were stopped for such a reason, not only that, because the infantry did not dare to charge without the cover of armored vehicles, and stopped just like that after crossing the mountain pass.

The meaning above is to wait until the US troops on the ridge are cleared, and then attack from two directions to take Welbomont.

This is far from the Blitzkrieg, Lieutenant Colonel Andre is no longer someone he knows.

Those recruits are also really inefficient and lack courage. Even if their armored vehicles cannot move, the turret can still rotate and the shells can still be fired.

How could the remnants of the Allied forces be defeated?

Mattes, who was born in a military family, was full of dissatisfaction with all aspects of the battle, but such emotions could only be harbored in his heart and had nowhere to vent.

Mattes looked at the town that had been hidden in the darkness in the distance, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Tomorrow, I will destroy this place."

"Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, we must persist here for at least three more days!"

Li Mu threw the pen in his hand on the map, and said to several company commanders and a group of lieutenants who came to the meeting, these officers who looked tired and even wounded had no expression on their faces, but their eyes were mutual. a lot.

They all wanted to see how everyone responded to Li Mu's order, but they found that each other's eyes were a little bit surprised.

The command room was quiet, but Li Mu shrank his eyes, the serious expression on his face still remained, but he spoke.

"Everyone has anything to say, just say it."

The voice reached everyone's ears. These people stopped making eye contact, lowered their eyes slightly, and did not respond to Li Mu's words.

Finally, someone couldn't help but speak. It was Feim, the commander of Company C. At this moment, his head was wrapped in gauze, and one hand was tucked between the buttons of his jacket, and he was fixed with a strip of cloth. Pale, this is a sign of blood loss and injury.

"Major, I don't deny your military talent, but now that the matter is over, my attitude is, at least, to let the wounded soldiers leave here first." Feim said slowly, staring at Li Mu with both eyes. "With them gone, we can fight easily."

Several officers nodded, but some of them blinked their eyes immediately, but didn't speak.

"Ahem." Memphis stood up at this moment, looked at the crowd first, then shifted his gaze to Li Mu's face, and let out a deep breath.

"I suggest that all be evacuated here by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

As soon as the words came out, everyone looked at Memphis, and then at Li Mu in the next moment.

Li Mu didn't even have any psychological fluctuations when he heard these words. He just raised his eyes and glanced at Memphis, and then dialed the watch on his wrist.

"Give your reasons."

Memphis thought for a moment, and then said solemnly: "My company has suffered more than [-]% casualties, and Pike's company is almost the same. In other words, the casualties of our battalion are staggering, and we have reason to retreat."

"Under the premise of ensuring that it will not be eliminated by the established system."

Li Mu was still flipping the watch on his wrist, his expression didn't change a bit.

Memphis also seemed a little anxious, and said again immediately: "My boys participated in the Normandy landing and the Market Garden War. My boys are all good."

"But I can't watch them all die here!"

"We are paratroopers. Even if we are deep in the enemy's territory, we can move and play to our strengths, instead of staying in one place like now, falling behind with guns and accepting the massacre by the German army!"

Having said that, Memphis' eyes suddenly turned red, and he even yelled at Li Mu out of control, regardless of his identity.

"Do you know what I saw? My lads were beaten into a sieve by the Germans just by standing up. One of my lads, whose legs were blown off, rolled down the hill with a bundle of grenades, in a pile of The German pulled the tab inside!"

"When you ordered us to gather at the mountain pass, there were almost no wounded soldiers around me, because they were injured and died desperately! Several of my medical officers cried and asked me to help stop those injured boys!"

"But even my medical officer, only one is still alive!"

"They are the elite of the United States, the real elite, and they shouldn't just disappear like this!"

Memphis was already roaring in front of Li Mu, and several officers nearby saw that Memphis was losing control, and rushed up one by one to stop him, Feim even yelled at him to shut up.

From the beginning to the end, Li Mu did not speak.

The 81st Airborne Division is indeed an elite, brave and good at fighting under the leadership of Li Qiwei, and the 505th Regiment is the sharp knife among them, and it is getting better and better under the training of its leader Gavin.

But there has never been a saying that because you are an elite, you have to choose to retreat.

At least in Li Mu's education in these years, there is no such statement.

Li Mu finally took a deep breath, looked at Memphis who had just calmed down in front of him, and then scanned the faces of every officer around him.

After a moment of silence, Li Mu said slowly.

"Tomorrow, I will hold a gun and rush to the forefront like you."

"If I die, Memphis will take over and immediately lead the team back."

"If I'm not dead." Li Mu paused for a moment, with only a stern murderous look in his eyes.

"Then stay here with me."

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(End of this chapter)