Reborn South Africa as a police officer

In just 40 years, Southern Africa has grown from nothing to one of the most powerful countries in the world.

As standard southern Africans, Chen Cang and Black's attitude towards the Bulgarian army was similar to that of other southern African servants. They did not treat the Bulgarian army specially because Bulgaria was a European country.

The expeditionary force composed purely of southern Africans was fighting the German army on the front line, and the servant army must also be brave, otherwise there would be no need for it to exist.

Chen Cang knew that the Russians were in a hurry and hoped to take Budapest as soon as possible. The reason why the Russians asked the Southern African Expeditionary Force to cooperate was also to hope that the Southern African Expeditionary Force could share the pressure.

So Chen Cang was worried that Giorgi would not be able to withstand the pressure from Russia, and rashly launched an attack on Buda.

On October 10th, the heavy snow continued, and some sections of the river began to freeze, making it more difficult to cross the river.

"Lord Cyprus has transferred a flat-bottomed tugboat from the Cyprus Squadron, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow. I only hope that the snow will be a little heavier, and it is best to fill the entire river, so that we can drive the tank directly." Black is whimsical, but This is not impossible.

The Danube has a clear wet season and a dry season every year. During the dry season, some rivers can even wade across the river.

This is of course only for light infantry.

For the armored troops, even in the dry season, tanks cannot drive directly there unless the river is completely dry and the silt is dried.

The worst is yet to come.

After more than a month, the ice will silt up the river, and it may flood, which will be a real disaster for the armored forces.

Chen Cang didn't care about the flat-bottomed tugboat. Just last night, the German army suddenly launched an attack on the defense line of the Russian 2nd Army. The 2nd Army was caught off guard, its position was breached, and two divisions were defeated.

According to Chen Cang's understanding, it's not that statistics are impossible, but that the Russians are embarrassed to announce the losses, and Marshal Malinovsky was careless. He didn't expect the German army to have the ability to fight back.

As mentioned earlier, the 2nd Army has been fighting continuously for several months and has not been able to get a rest. The officers and soldiers are extremely exhausted and are already at the end of their strength.

In the past few months, the German army has retreated steadily, routed from the Volga River to the Danube River, and lost millions of troops. The number of defenders in Budapest is far less than that of the Allied forces. No one thought that the German army would dare to take risks.

The key is to win——

Even more incredible.

It was precisely because of the counterattack of the German army that this morning, Chen Cang received a telegram from Marshal Malinovsky, who hoped that the 6th Panzer Army would cross the river as quickly as possible, and at the same time hoped that the [-]st Bulgarian Division would launch an active attack on Buda. to relieve pressure on the east coast.

"This morning, our air force bombed the German position in Pest. Four aerial fortresses were shot down, and the Germans still have power." The combat staff officer Watson sent the latest battle report. As the Allied forces got closer and closer to the German mainland , The German counterattack became stronger and stronger.

The reasons for the defeat of the German army in Russia were complicated, part of which was related to Mustache's leapfrog command.

Mustache is an extremely conceited person and will never accept defeat. Even if the German army on the front line is in an unfavorable situation, Mustache will never allow the German army to retreat. He will bypass the commander-in-chief of the theater and directly give orders to the commander of the front-line troops, ordering the troops to stay where they are Stick to it.

To put it bluntly, it is a fight to the death.

Because of this, Mustache has had conflicts with the theater commander many times. Mustache thinks that the retreat and adjustment of the frontline troops is to avoid the enemy's fear of war. The theater commander thinks that Mustache is a layman who commands experts. The marshals and generals dictated.

There is a saying that Germany has almost the best officer corps in the world.

Looking at Rommel's resume, he was an officer candidate first, then entered a military academy to study, then returned to the army as a grassroots unit commander, and then successively served as a military academy tactical instructor and military academy principal. Even after World War I, he never left. army.

Mustache never went to a military academy at all, and even escaped military service. His ideal was to be a painter, and he became the chancellor of Germany by accident, so he couldn't wait to show his so-called "military talent".

Without the intervention of Mustache, the German army would not have been defeated so quickly.

When fighting in Russia, the German army faced many difficulties, long supply lines, cold weather, increasingly tense logistics, and ubiquitous guerrillas.

Now that the front line is getting closer and closer to Germany, some of the disadvantages of the German army are gradually being wiped out. At least in the eyes of the locals in Budapest, there is no difference between the German army and the Allied forces.

This is also helpless, Budapest is the capital of Hungary, neither Germany nor Russia, so the two sides have no scruples in fighting, and if they give it a go, the locals will be completely unlucky.

For example, in the bombing, the southern African side was more or less concerned about civilian casualties and did not bomb Buda.

During Russia's last offensive, it bombed Pest indiscriminately.

When the Germans were defending, they made full use of the terrain. Many artillery positions were directly in residential areas, obviously relying on the cover of civilians. I hope the Allies will have some scruples.

When the Southern African Air Force bombed, it did treat them differently, focusing on bombing German positions, barracks, railway stations, warehouses and other strategic locations.

The way the Russian Air Force bombed was similar to the Allied bombing of Japan.

This can also explain why the Pest German army took the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Russian army.

As the capital of Hungary, Budapest has been preparing for the defense of the German army for several months, hoarding a large amount of weapons and ammunition, and the troops are fully rested, and the soldiers are well-equipped.

The Russian army has come from afar, and the supply lines are getting longer and longer. The communication lines have been completely destroyed in the previous battles, and they have not been repaired yet. The original disadvantages of the German army are now on the Russian side.

"Call the Marshal back, we are crossing the river." Chen Cang was unmoved. If Russia wants to fight back, it must wait for the 3rd Army to be in place. Arrive at the scheduled location before.

If the Russian 3rd Army arrives before November 11th, but the 5th Tank Army is still unable to arrive, then the Russians have something to say.

Now that the two support armies are moving slowly, even if the Russians want to blame them, they have no choice but to blame them.

When the 6th Tank Corps crossed the river, Giorgi and Karaf were warming up in the temporary headquarters.

The winter in Europe is really too cold, and the weather changes quickly. Half a month ago, the troops were still wearing summer clothes, and in a blink of an eye, they were wearing cotton jackets and cotton trousers.

The official name of the locomotive is winter hat, and it is jokingly called "the locomotive" because it looks like the locomotive's locomotive.

The locomotive was developed on the basis of the Russian Budyonny military cap, which can provide soldiers with better warmth in winter. Many officers and soldiers simply abandon their helmets in winter.

Compared with protection, keeping warm in winter is obviously more important.

Now Giorgi and Karaf have a locomotive each, and Karaf's hat is fairly straight. Giorgi simply put down the two ear protectors, button them tightly, and wear a brown bearskin coat, which is a standard Russian style.

"The cannons sounded all night yesterday, and the Russians must have suffered heavy losses." Giorgi was holding a steaming coffee, almost lying on the stove, and there was a faint smell of burnt hair in the air.

"It's a good thing that the Russians didn't attack us, probably because they thought we were too small—" Karaf was baking apples on the fire, and there were potatoes and sausages on the side plate.

These are not authentic enough, you should get some mutton and chicken wings.

But in that case, Giorgi's coffee would have to be replaced with white wine.

At this time, the cotton curtain of the temporary headquarters was suddenly lifted, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed in, and the temperature in the temporary headquarters suddenly dropped several degrees.

"Put down the curtain quickly, are you going to freeze me to death?" Giorgi yelled.

In came Mark Joe, Arthur's liaison officer to the [-]st Division.

It is said to be a liaison officer, but it is actually a supervising army.

Mark just went to inspect the post. The worse the weather is, the more he cannot take it lightly. The German army has also learned to be smart now, and is very good at using bad weather to launch surprise attacks.

The other side is a good example.

"Would you like one?" Calaf offered to hand the baked apple to Mark.

"Thank you—" Mark was rude, and warmed his hands before taking it.

"How's the situation?" Giorgi helped Mark pour coffee, and both of them were very attentive.

"It's freezing, and there are only snowflakes." The iceflakes on Mark's beard turned into water when heated, and Karaf helped to carry the towel.

It is rare for two generals to serve a lieutenant colonel.

Who makes the backing behind it different.

"I really hope that the Germans can attack us, so that we can harvest the Germans like a shooting range—" Giorgi wanted to express, he couldn't figure out why the Russians were defeated, and they took the initiative to attack in winter. Send the same.

The point is that the situation is different.

The Russians have fought successively in the past few months, and their thinking is inevitably arrogant. The so-called arrogant soldiers will lose, sooner or later.

The Bulgarian First Division has been established for nearly a year. Soldiers have received half a year of rigorous training from the instructors of the Umbrella Company in the Dardanelles. "Type tank, Giorgi can't find a reason for failure.

"Don't think the battle is too easy, the Germans are not easy to deal with—" Mark is not optimistic. The biggest shortcoming of the First Division is lack of experience.

Excellent performance on the training field is different from that on the battlefield.

Russia is the other extreme in this regard. They don’t have time to train recruits, so they simply use battles as substitutes for training. Troop casualties are indeed a bit higher, but as long as recruits survive a few battles, they will become experienced veterans.

The horror of the German army was that it was both.

Soldiers who have received complete training, coupled with the baptism of battle, really don't underestimate the Germans.

"But we're not Germans on the other side either—" Calaf puts potatoes on the fork, and Giorgi asks Calaf to slice the potatoes before roasting them, and the two start arguing over whether they should be sliced.

Potatoes are different from apples. Apples can be eaten raw. If potatoes are half-cooked, it may cause gastrointestinal disorders and indigestion.

Mark ate the apple quietly and watched the two quarrel.

Not only were the soldiers inexperienced in the First Division, but so was the commander.

After eating an apple, the two were still arguing. Mark put on his military coat and left the headquarters to continue his patrol.

The First Division camp covers a huge area. According to the requirements, when the field troops are stationed outside, they should arrange a circular position around the camp, so that the advantages of tanks and automatic weapons can be fully utilized. eat up.

The camp of the First Division is next to the Danube River, so a semi-circular position was set up with its back against the Danube River. Minefields and barbed wire fences were arranged around the position. Due to the weather, the depth of the trench was not enough. Fortunately, there were tanks as defensive fulcrums to assist in the defense. , the defensive pressure is not great.

Facing the direction of Buda, it is the position of the 2st Battalion of the 1nd Infantry Regiment. Battalion Commander Bradley is directing soldiers to use excavators to reinforce the trenches.

The excavator is a good thing. With this thing, the speed of digging trenches is very fast. Otherwise, the soldiers would not be able to dig with shovels in the cold weather.

"Winter has the benefits of winter. While digging and watering, it will freeze in a few hours. It is harder than steel, and bullets are even more impenetrable. The only regret is that there is not enough wood to cover the trenches." Brad. Leigh accompanied Mark to inspect the position.

A soldier saw Bradley and Mark and subconsciously stood at attention and saluted.

Bradley raised his hand in return.

At this moment, Bradley's head exploded like a kicked watermelon.

Then Mark heard the gunshots.

"Be careful of the enemy's snipers!" Mark jumped into the trench at the first time, which is the consequence of his lack of experience.

When veterans train recruits, they will emphasize countless times that they must never salute officers on the front line, otherwise it will be tantamount to pointing out targets for enemy snipers.

Bradley had a bright future as a battalion commander, but it was a pity that he died of such a low-level mistake on the battlefield for the first time.

"Precise shooter, find me that damn son of a bitch!" Mark ordered the precision shooter to fight back, and then realized a more important problem.

Now that German snipers can sneak into the camp, will the German army be far away?
Today's snipers usually have an attack distance of no more than 500 meters.

Considering that it is snowing now, the sniper's sight is affected, so the distance will be closer.

Wanting to understand this, Mark ordered the troops to strengthen their vigilance and prepare for battle.

The most advantageous point of fighting in the snow for the defenders is that there is no night. Even at night, the snow will reflect light, which is not much different from the daytime.

Of course, snow blindness will occur after a long time in the snow environment. This can be effectively solved by wearing sunglasses and timely rotation.

In order to defend against enemy attacks more effectively, Mark simply ordered the tanks to drive up, so that the tankers could observe through the periscope and not give the German snipers the slightest chance.