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"Let's go!—"
"Yes, sir!—"
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"Run! Ilya! They're trying to use us both as bread!"
After the two female soldiers finished firing, they hurriedly ran downstairs. In the distance, the machine gun of the armored vehicle began to roar and frantically gnaw at the wall behind them.
"Wow! This is much more powerful than the German machine guns, isn't it?"
"Shut your mouth!"
Ilya couldn't stand the gossip. Just as they crossed a threshold, everything behind them seemed to suddenly light up!
"careful!--"
Ekaterina's scream was instantly drowned out by a terrible explosion.
Ilya quickly turned around and, amidst the swirling dust, discovered that her partner had fallen.
"Quick!" She quickly reached out her hand and helped Ekaterina up.
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Section 80, Chapter 50: Torture (Part 2)
"The 24th Hokkaido Regiment has sent a message! Several of their companies have been attacked by the enemy!"
Inside the German Reichstag building, the communications officer was still reporting.
"Hmm? How many enemies are there?"
"They haven't found the enemy! They're continuing to advance and scout the area."
"Outrageous!" General Marendor, who was writing something in the back, roared in fury. "They didn't even know what happened when they were attacked by the enemy? Are they all blind?!"
"Please calm down, General, and let him finish speaking," Eddie Hill turned around and advised. "Was he hit by cannon fire?"
"No, their infantry were attacked by light Soviet firepower, and they were basically shot through the head by a single rifle bullet."
"Oh?" The lieutenant colonel and the general frowned together. "Were there any losses to the mechs and tanks?"
"No, the crew members were shot and killed when they exited the vehicle; the vehicle itself did not suffer fatal damage."
"It seems they really intended to launch a surprise attack, to instill fear in the infantry and prevent the drivers from venturing out of their cabins for fresh air." The lieutenant colonel gasped. "That's a ruthless tactic, far more lethal than the artillery shells raining down on the city..."
"What was the size of the enemy that ambushed the infantry?"
"It can be basically confirmed that each attacked squadron was attacked by only one or two infantrymen, a very small number."
"What are you all standing there for!" the general raised his voice. "Hurry up and chase after them! If we don't kill these bastards and then whip their corpses, are we going to wait for them to hatch bullets?!"
"Wait a minute, there might be more to this than meets the eye." The lieutenant colonel pressed on, "Did they find any enemies at the site of the attack?"
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"They claimed that there were no enemy vehicles in the vicinity where the enemy was present."
"We can't rule out the possibility of infantry lying in ambush inside the buildings, and they definitely have anti-tank weapons." The lieutenant colonel shook his head. "Tell all advancing squadrons to be careful! Pay attention to the surrounding buildings!"
"Get out of my way!" The general shoved Eddie Hill aside with a jerk. "In a situation like this, instead of wasting time waiting for those retreating sniper rats to get back to the main force, why not just kill them quickly?"
"I... sigh..." The lieutenant colonel hesitated, then sighed helplessly.
"Order the troops to pursue immediately! KMF will advance first to seal off the buildings, and infantry will search each house! Hurry! Be quick! Remind them of this, understand?"
"As ordered!"
"General, may I add one more point for you?"
"Hmm?" Marendor turned his head and glanced at him—after all, the lieutenant colonel said "supplement" rather than "correction," which meant he didn't intend to argue.
"Order the commanders of the regimental and brigade-level units on the eastern front to urge their soldiers to strengthen the vigilance of the outer positions, and at the same time, absolutely forbid them from passing on the news of the surprise attack."
"Ok!"
"This is to stabilize morale, General," the lieutenant colonel explained his reasoning.
"Hmph, you little rascal. You've learned your lesson? Not arguing with me anymore?"
"Not at all, not at all. If there's nothing else, I'll continue to guard this place for you."
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"Let's go."
On the other side of the battlefield, two female soldiers carefully crouched down and walked to the middle of the road outside the house. They ran further and further away with trepidation, finally getting much further away from those steel giants.
Just then, they saw a familiar house window in the distance, with a flashlight beam circling in their direction.
"Ah, our comrade!" Ekaterina quickly waved in the direction of the light spot and pulled Ilya along, quickening their pace.
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"Congratulations, Comrade Galanova." The soldiers inside welcomed the two in.
"Hmm." Ilya nodded, then asked about other things first, "What happened on the north street? Why are there suddenly sounds of gunfire?"
"It seems that other snipers are stuck there under enemy fire, and the higher command is sending reinforcements."
"This is not good." The atmosphere in the room became tense.
"If possible, while ensuring your own safety, first help the main force find out how many enemy troops are there over there. Once you know, report to your lieutenant, understand?"
"Well, sure. But..."
"Comrade, do you have a signal flare? Please give me one."
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What kind of scene is that street in the distance, once again shrouded in the sound of gunfire?
A Sunderland, along with an infantry fighting vehicle and an assault gun, was leading a group of infantrymen toward a house, cutting off the people inside's escape route with fire and steel.
No one knows how many people are trapped inside, but no matter how many, there is absolutely no chance of them escaping unscathed in the face of such firepower.
Ilya and Ekaterina had already reached the attic of a bungalow to the south, quietly, like Siberian wolves, taking stock of the enemies before them.
"About 15 infantrymen, one Iron Giant, and two armored vehicles," Ekaterina radioed to the lieutenant.
"Okay, you guys try to divert the enemy's attention as much as possible from the surrounded comrades, understand? Buy some time for the soldiers who are on their way!"
“No problem, Lieutenant!” Ekaterina turned off the radio. “Well, do you have any ideas on how to eat this huge lump of black bread?”
"You take the flare gun and get ready at the back of the house. When I run over to find you, we'll both retreat as quickly as possible."
"Okay! I understand!" Ekaterina slowly crawled away, leaving Ilya alone, holding a Mosin-Nagant rifle and silently aiming at the enemy firing from the ground.
Taking advantage of the loud noise of the giant doll firing its rocket launcher, she first placed the closest object in the center of the scope, adjusted the height, and then pulled the trigger.
The 7.62mm bullet flew out of the barrel, carrying the distinctive, crisp sound of the Mosin-Nagant—like a pebble falling into a small pebble beach gently slicked by river water.
The soldier fell to the ground immediately. All that was needed was to kill a few more people before the giants were discovered, while they were still firing.
With a slight twitch of her gun, another crisp shot rang out, and the second enemy fell to the ground. She skillfully and slowly pulled back the bolt, ejecting the spent cartridge case with minimal noise. This didn't interrupt Ilia's continued aiming and searching; soon, the third target was also taken down in the same manner.
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But just then, a soldier ran over, seemingly having discovered his comrade who had died unexpectedly. Ilya knew something was wrong, quickly turned her gun, aimed at the naive young man, and fired.
A gunshot rang out, and a person fell. She felt that someone must have noticed the commotion, so she retreated a bit, keeping an eye on the giant's movements while pulling back the bolt of her gun and taking out bullets from her bag one by one to load it.
Something was wrong. The giant slowly turned around, facing her direction. It was time to run.
"Ekaterina! Signal pistol!"
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"Gather! Gather! Get ready to chase that sniper!" Sunderland called out to the infantrymen at the intersection.
Then, at that moment, the pilot saw a bright red star soar into the sky, slightly altering the blue-purple hue of Sunderland's coat.
"Hmm? What's this?" He frowned. "Have enemy reinforcements arrived?"
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The sound from the sky is a bit off?
A fiery autumn chrysanthemum bloomed with thunderous applause where they were headed, then a second, then a third, scattering dirt onto the soldiers' clothes and Sunderland's steel armor.
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"Captain! Enemy troops are coming from the east! Ah!—"
Suddenly, a burst of light from the direction of the assault gun startled him.
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He saw from afar that his own infantry fighting vehicles were also spewing sparks, then turning into bonfires, leaving the infantrymen on the street firing wildly in confusion, and then falling one by one.
"Everyone, abandon the operation! Retreat! Retreat!" He pulled the lever of the disengagement device.
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"I'll ask you one more time, how many people have you deployed in Machsdorf and Karlsdorf?"
"I, I'll talk! I'll talk! We have about five hundred infantrymen and three hundred mechs and armored vehicles deployed on the streets, but I don't know where they are deployed! I'm just a soldier walking around the streets according to the rules!"
"Was anything very sturdy built?"
"A sturdy fortress? How can we possibly have time to build one?"
"There's none?"
"Really not!"
"Well, it looks like you're about to bleed to death."
Section 84, Chapter 51: Ah, the feeling of something breaking.