artillery arc

Chapter 442 Hot Sand Front ②

That night, outside the city of Alexandria.

Although it was summer, Alexandria was close to the equator, so it got dark very early.

The shallow-water heavy gunboat captured by Plossen dropped anchor near the ferry crossing in a small village outside the city, and was continuously firing heavy artillery at the city.

The United Kingdom fleet at sea had been trying to attack the heavy gunboat, but the catapult-launched seaplanes were too vulnerable to the Plossen Air Force fighters and could not provide continuous correction fire.

Plossen relied on the artillery observation post on the mountain to continue guiding the shallow-water heavy gunboats to fire.

However, neither side scored a hit.

Now that night had fallen, the artillery observation post could no longer see the enemy ships, and all was quiet.

At exactly eight o'clock, when the sky had almost darkened, a Captain Plosson came out of the hut that served as a guard post and began to perform his duties, conducting routine inspections - once every two hours, punctually, with even the captain's arrival time at each post accurate to the minute, fully demonstrating the true character of a Plosson man.

The captain walked at his usual pace, using his flashlight to illuminate the sentries at each post as he advanced along the outer wall of the dock.

Suddenly, a man came out from the bushes, hugged the captain from behind and covered his mouth.

Just as the captain was about to struggle, the syringe pierced his carotid artery with unusual precision, pushing the unknown liquid into his blood vessels little by little.

The captain's body immediately went limp, and the figure dragged him into the shadow of the outer wall.

A moment later, the "Captain" walked out from the shadows, slightly taller than before and wearing a pair of glasses.

The "Captain" walked forward along the road he had just taken, and came to the northern gate. He waved to the two soldiers guarding the machine guns and asked, "What's the situation?"

The two soldiers saluted together, but the main gunner with the rank of sergeant immediately noticed something was wrong. He immediately raised his submachine gun and turned on the safety: "You are not Captain Jaeger!"

"Captain Jaeger has diarrhea, maybe malaria. I'm here to check on him, so I'm a little late." The "Captain" took out his ID and handed it to the sergeant machine gunner.

At this time, a whole platoon of soldiers wearing Komanda special forces camouflage uniforms and berets appeared on the road guarded by machine guns.

The big man in the lead was only wearing a vest, revealing his muscular arms. He was holding a Scottish long sword, and behind him were a Scottish bagpipe and a traditional United Kingdom longbow.

He glanced at "Captain Hoffman", nodded slightly, and then tiptoed into the dock from the machine gun bunker.

Soon, a rope ladder was thrown over from the other side of the wall, far away from the machine gun bunker, and the Komanda troops waiting outside reached for the ladder and began to climb over the wall.

Captain Hoffman retracted his gaze and looked at the two people in front of him.

The sergeant machine gunner was checking the contents of the document with the help of the light: "Captain Hoffman? Why haven't I heard of you?"

Captain Hoffman smiled and said, "Because I was just transferred here. I followed the supply convoy that finally arrived this afternoon. Damn, it was a hard journey here. It was just as bad when I participated in the winter campaign in Ant last year.

"Our enemies, unable to defeat us, resort to such despicable tactics!"

At this time, the less experienced deputy shooter spoke up: "That's right! They are too cunning, can't we fight them openly?"

The sergeant still frowned: "I can't see any problem with this certificate. Did you leave the team due to injury? Then why didn't you return to your original unit after your injury healed?"

Captain Hoffman spread his hands and said, "Because the troops were wiped out, it's that simple. They originally arranged for me to go to the West Wall to join the coastal defense force there, but I said that the invasion might not happen this year, and going to the West Wall would only grow mushrooms, so they asked me to go where I could fight.

“So I came here.”

The sergeant nodded, acknowledging the statement, and returned the certificate to Captain Hoffman.

Captain Hoffman took the certificate and put it in his pocket, asking, "What's the situation?"

"No, everything is normal." The sergeant machine gunner turned around and pointed to the main road while speaking. The moment he turned around, several Komanda members who had not yet climbed over the wall all lay on the ground, trying to cover themselves with shadows.

Captain Hoffman: "No other officers passed by?"

"No, Captain."

"What about the cars that passed by? Did you find anything particularly strange?"

"No."

Captain Hoffman asked a series of questions until all the members of the Komanda team had climbed over the wall.

"Okay, I have no problem with that. Keep on doing your duty, soldier!"

Captain Hoffman saluted the two soldiers and walked towards the next post with steady steps.

The two soldiers watched him leave, and then the deputy gunner asked the sergeant: "Captain Hoffman is very talkative, unlike other officers who have nothing to say to us soldiers."

The sergeant shook his head: "Good people like this die the fastest."

Deputy Shooter: “Is that so?”

"Yeah, I've seen a lot. Stand guard."

————After completing the checkpoints, Captain Hoffman did not return to the security office, but quickly disappeared into the darkness, moving skillfully through the port area.

Soon, he heard the call of the toothpick bird, a common bird near Alexandria. However, if you listen carefully, you can hear that the call is rhythmic, and toothpick birds usually don't call like this.

Captain Hoffman spoke up: "Lightning."

The weird strong man holding the long sword jumped out from the shadows: "Thunder!"

Captain Hoffman: "Now that you have shown up, why are you still talking about secret codes? I can't imagine anyone else using your equipment to fight now."

Man with long sword: "We still have to follow the process. Alpha team has entered the water, and our target is the shallow water heavy gunboat. If the Prosen people can occupy it by boarding, we can use the same method to send it underwater.

"After Alpha succeeds, Beta will go to the military station to plant explosives and prepare to destroy the Prosen supplies.

"And you, I, and Charlie's team will go find that Erwin. He is a big star. He made his mark in the Carolingian Campaign. Now he has reached Alexandria with such a small force. Maybe he will be awarded the rank of marshal when he returns home."

Captain Hoffman: "I need to get a uniform that is more intimidating. Captain is too low a rank. I have prepared certificates from lieutenant to colonel, as well as a bunch of fabricated experiences. It's not appropriate for me to just wear a captain's uniform."

Longsword Man: "I saw a laundry room on the way here, Gonif! Go to the laundry room and get a colonel's uniform!"

"Okay." The tall and thin man named Gonif received the order, turned around and disappeared into the night like a monkey.

Long Sword Man: "You don't have to wait too long."

Captain Hoffman nodded.

The man with the long sword held out his hand: "Jonald Jonathan, they all call me Qiao Qiao."

Captain Hoffman shook Jonard's hand and said, "My name is not important. You can call me doctor."

"Are you calling me by my code name? That's fine too."

"Yeah, after all, we don't know if we will become enemies after defeating the Prosen people."

Jonard: "Are you also a member of the Mamluk independence movement? I heard that you once wanted to contact the Prosen and fight alongside them."

"Then we saw them slaughtering the natives of Piris. They are just like you. They don't want to treat us as human beings, nor do they want to give us freedom." said the "Doctor".

Before Jonard could say anything, Gonif came back with the military uniforms: "Here, I was afraid I'd take the wrong ones, so I took a few extra ones!"

Jonard was delighted when he saw it. "Okay, then we'll disguise ourselves a few more. Those of you with lower ranks should just keep quiet. Let the doctor take us to find Erwin."

The doctor said, "When the chaos here is over, the guards around Erwin will be empty. We can then attack him and kill him directly. If possible, we can capture him alive! This will definitely have a great impact on Proson's morale and fighting spirit."

Jonard: "It's still a bit difficult to capture him alive. The main thing is how to get him away. I don't intend to die here. None of us intend to. It's better to just shoot him dead."

The Doctor nodded: "I respect your choice. Let's go."

So, under the leadership of the "local" "Doctor", Charlie's team followed the path from the port to the African Army Headquarters and moved towards the target.

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On the outskirts of Alexandria, in a typical Mamluk-style villa, Erwin was reading reports submitted by various departments.

The chief of staff said nearby: "Our army is seriously short of supplies. Some companies need to concentrate their submachine gun bullets on a few excellent submachine gunners. In order to cope with the shortage of ammunition, the various units have to use weapons and equipment from the United Kingdom. At present, the troops have a lot of bad reviews on the United Kingdom's Sten submachine guns, which are considered to be very bad weapons."

Erwin: "But the enemy only has this thing, so don't worry. What I'm more concerned about is that it mentions that the enemy will use strange scimitars for hand-to-hand combat?"

He pointed to a line on the document and said.

The chief of staff nodded: "Yes, the enemy..."

At this moment, there is a flash outside.

Then the shock wave arrived before the sound.

The windows of this villa used as the headquarters had already been shattered by the explosion of the Royal Navy flagship during the day, so this time the shock wave directly turned into a strong wind and poured into the room.

Finally, the voice arrived—

Erwin stood up, ran out of the room, and looked at the orange-red fireball rising from the direction of the port on the terrace.

The shallow-water heavy gunboat that played a huge role in today's battle actually exploded!
The chief of staff rushed out of the room a step slower and exclaimed: "The enemy also has Fritz X?"

Erwin: "No! It's Komanda! Our troops in the northern countries are often ambushed by these guys! Bastards from the United Kingdom! Quick, the enemy must be planning to destroy more than just the shallow-water heavy gunboats. There must be more teams in action! Sound the alarm!"

Immediately the alarm sounded.

The exhausted African soldiers jumped out of bed upon hearing the alarm and assembled as quickly as possible.

Erwin: "It's the supplies. They're going to attack our supplies! Quick, send troops to the military depot and the dock stacks!"

(End of this chapter)