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Chapter 17 Direct Shots at the Bridge of Bruges

During a brief fire exchange between government soldiers in a company, at least more than 70 or 80 government soldiers were killed. Their light and heavy machine guns arranged on the hillsides on both sides also turned into scrap iron. The German mortars were basically fired at those machine gun groups, and it was completely normal that all turned into scrap iron.

The remaining government soldiers fled, and Li Mo immediately ordered to stop shooting. You should know that although Li Mo and his team had sufficient ammunition, they did not have a supply line, so they could only rely on the ammunition accumulated in the early stage to support it. Saving ammunition is a task.

"Leave the observers behind, and the others go into the anti-aircraft shed for rest. I guess the government forces will soon return the retaliatory shelling."

This time, Vincent didn't whine in Li Mo's ear, and hurriedly led people into the anti-aircraft cave to treat the casualties. In this government attack, Li Mo's troops also suffered casualties. After preliminary statistics, three people were killed and seven wounded people were unable to participate in the battle. However, there were more than ten minor wounded people who continued to participate. A tentative attack by the government army caused Li Mo to reduce ten people, which made Li Mo extremely sad.

The casualties were mainly those kids and grooms. They were not lacking in courage, but they lacked too much combat experience. They would mature after a few battles. But how many battles could they persist? Li Mo was not sure.

Li Mo just returned to the command post. In fact, this command post is just next to the 88th cannon, and it is just a relatively large fire hole. There is a radio and radio inside. Other places are the same as the anti-aircraft holes of ordinary soldiers. Li Mo is not a person who likes to engage in special things.

"Let the platoon leader have a drink of boiling water!"

The messenger now serves as Li Mo's orderly officer. Li Mo took the kettle from the messenger, raised his head and drank two sips. War is the most thirsty person. Li Mo was a little nauseous after drinking the water, because these waters were all filled with gasoline barrels. Although the gasoline barrels were cleaned very clean, the strong gasoline smell was still very pungent. Although the waters had gasoline smell, they were still supplied in a regular quantity. Each person could only receive one military water bottle every day. In front of Li Mo's storage, they could support fifteen days of use:

"Boom...boom..."

The government troops at the foot of the mountain did indeed start to retaliate shelling, but they did not harm the German troops on the mountain. Everyone was in the anti-cannon hole. The government troops swam over with armed forces, and their ammunition supply was not very convenient. After a few retaliatory shooting, they stopped this kind of ammunition wasting behavior.

In the afternoon of the same day, the government troops suddenly stopped and did not launch any attacks. The entire battlefield was extremely calm and there must be monsters. In the evening, Li Mo went to inspect the defense situation of each section and found no defense omissions. What kind of enemy would attack or cross the river in the next time, especially their armored troops, which was the goal they wanted to achieve most.

After the inspection, Li Mo carefully analyzed in his mind that the two methods of "floating bridge and building bridges" can transport government tanks to the other side of the Huota River. Which way would the enemy choose?

Will you build a pontoon bridge overnight? Or repair the Bru Bridge overnight? Li Mo really doesn't know which way the enemy would choose. The Bru Bridge can also be bombarded every few days at night, and there is no shortage of flares here. It is basically impossible for the enemy to use the night to repair the Bru Bridge. The only way for the enemy to transport tanks is to build a large pontoon bridge.

It is indeed a good idea to build a pontoon bridge at night. Li Mo was not very clear about which aircraft the Condor Legion had. They should have the BF110, which was the first flight in 1936. The BF110 is a heavy fighter and has the ability to fight at night. Li Mo immediately informed the Air Force of the situation here and asked them to send planes to search the Hota River at night. The search range was a radius of 100 kilometers of the Bru Bridge.

Even if the government forces want to use the night-scenery general's floating bridge, they cannot run too far. The materials consumed by a heavy tank division when they move are huge, and the movement is also insignificant.

As soon as the sky got dark, abnormal situation occurred at the entrance of Bru Bridge. About a company of government soldiers were making noises and using various livestock to advance toward Bru Bridge with all kinds of steel. These people unscrupulously used lantern torches to start cleaning up the ruins on Bru Bridge.

This situation is a bit abnormal. After Li Mo discovered this situation, he carefully observed it for a while. These government soldiers did come to build bridges and had prepared all tools and equipment.

"Destroy them."

Of course, Li Mo could not have these government soldiers repaired the Bru Bridge. The powerful 88mm empty shells fell beside them. Those who were not dead quickly fell down. These government soldiers crawled in place like this. They seemed to have received strict orders, and no soldier fled under the shelling.

Although the 88 guns had good power, they were not very ideal for dealing with the soldiers who were lying down. Li Mo immediately gave up this kind of ammunition wasted behavior and ordered to stop the shelling. As soon as the German shelling stopped, the government soldiers were in a state of strength to continue to clean up the wreckage on the Bru Bridge. When the Germans bombarded, they hurriedly fell down. The soldiers who were killed by the Germans would soon be carried down, and the new supplementary forces came up to support them.

Going back and forth five or six times, Li Mo's 88 guns had already fired nearly one hundred shells, and dozens of government soldiers killed them, but this did not organize government soldiers to continue to advance to the broken bridge of Bru Bridge.

It is absolutely not easy for government soldiers to repair the Bru Bridge like this. Li Mo is a time traveler. Our ancestors have long played the tactics of the government army, "building a plank road openly and traveling to Chencang secretly." The government army repairing the Bru Bridge is fake. Their purpose is to attract the attention of the German army on the other side to the Bru Bridge, and then allow them to easily general a large floating bridge that can pass through tanks at night.

"Platform leader, what should I do?"

The 88 Gunnner Carl asked Li Mo while using an observation mirror to check the Bru Bridge under the night sky:

"A flare is fired every tenth interval. If the enemy builds a bridge, they will directly use 88 runs to shoot the bridge that broke out."

"Shoot the bridge?"

Carl was puzzled. The platoon leader actually wanted to use his baby's 88 shells to shoot the broken bridge. Isn't this a serious waste?

Carl didn't understand the power of the 88 gun, but Li Mo knew it well. The penetration of the 88mm air defense cannon is quite considerable. Even if you use ordinary anti-aircraft shells, you can penetrate more than 80 mm of steel plates within a thousand meters. If you use armor-piercing shells, you can withstand the 88 guns in the late stage of World War II. By the end of World War II, an Allied tank could withstand the 88 guns in front within five hundred meters. Germany's artillery technology is ahead of the world. There is no doubt that even if the bridge of the Bru Bridge is steel, its thickness is absolutely not as thick as gem millimeters, and it is impossible to block the direct shot of 88 mm. It is certain that it is not broken or broken.
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