I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 40 The Eternal Bridge (Part )

Lin Chen also discovered that the enemy reinforcements had arrived. He estimated that they were soldiers sent by Hank to the regiment headquarters. He called to inquire and found out that there were no such people. Only then did he realize the seriousness of the situation.

The regiment headquarters immediately dispatched a company from the armed reconnaissance battalion, which rushed to provide reinforcements in half-track armored vehicles.

Lin Chen is now in a dilemma. If he blows up the bridge, he will be trapped.

If it doesn't explode, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

Moreover, there must be enemies on the opposite bridgehead. There are wolves in front and tigers behind. It is a desperate situation.

But soon, Hanta's machine gun made the decision for him.

He changed the bullet belt by himself and continued to shoot frantically at Hank and others. A volley of bullets came and Hank was hit in the chest. Finally, he didn't have to worry about losing the bridge anymore.

"Corporal Lin, fire! Since you joined the army, you knew that this day would come sooner or later!" The messenger had a fearless expression and turned the muzzle of the machine gun, ready to shoot at the reinforcements that were getting closer and closer behind him.

Lin Chen made up his mind and fired a shot at the bridge pier!
The shells hit the bridge pier accurately, forming a huge crack, but it did not seem to collapse completely.

It’s really a perfect road!

"Hanta, let's rush to the other side of the bridge. The main structure of the bridge has been destroyed and the German tanks can't pass!" Lin Chen shouted to Hanta beside him.

"You go first, I'll cover you!" Hanta knew that he would die if he stayed, but there had to be someone to cover him on the battlefield.

The enemy reinforcements have begun firing, and the mortars on the armored vehicles have begun bombarding the positions here.

"Corporal Linlin, you go with him first, I'll cover you!" The messenger's face suddenly turned pale under the reflection of the artillery fire.

Lin Chen took a look under his body and saw a large pool of blood.

"When were you shot?"

"Don't waste time, let's go! Quick!"

He pushed Lin Chen away.
Lin Chen knew that now was not the time to waste. If he didn't leave now, no one would be able to escape. He quickly prepared to turn over and leave.
"Lin, my name is Yev. When the Patriotic War is won, remember to erect a monument for me."

Lin Chen stopped.

"Comrade Yev, do you need me to convey anything to your family?"

He understood that sometimes people hope to leave a message for their loved ones at their last moments.

"No, they're all gone."

Another enemy shell flew over.

"Go!" Yev shouted.

Lin Chen did not stop and turned over and walked out swiftly.

"Hanta, go!"

After hearing Lin Chen's call and looking at Yev shooting frantically, he understood everything.

He immediately ducked and rushed over to join Lin Chen, throwing his sniper rifle over to him, "Here, I just found it!"

Lin Chen was overjoyed, and the two of them walked quickly along the bridge.

When I passed by Hank, I saw that he looked unwilling after his death.

Maybe he is depressed about being cheated?

Suddenly, several bullets were fired from the opposite side and almost hit them.

It was probably the guard force left by Hank, but it was obvious that there were not many people and the firepower was not strong enough. Lin Chen decisively loaded the bullet and fired while walking, calling out the names one by one.

When they rushed to the middle of the bridge, there was no movement from the machine gun position in the rear. Both men realized that Yev had died.

In order to avoid enemy pursuit, Hanta took out the only two grenades he had, pulled the strings and threw them into the crack in the bridge.

"Run!"

The two of them ran towards the bridgehead as fast as they could.

After two explosions, the bridge could no longer bear the force and completely collapsed from the middle.

The mortars on the opposite side continued to fire in the direction of the two men's retreat, as if venting their extreme hatred.

However, under this visibility, this firepower is equivalent to a blind cat catching a dead mouse.

After escaping danger, the two turned around and stared at the bridge for a while.
This time, two more soldiers died, and their young lives remained forever on that unknown bridge.

"Yev! I will remember you!" Lin Chen said silently in his heart, turned around and left, disappearing into the dark night.

Because of Lin Chen's brilliant move, the dream of the German 6th Armored Division to advance to Stalingrad from here was completely shattered. Coupled with Paulus's hesitant character, he finally did not dare to give it a try!
The Soviets had assembled a considerable force and launched a powerful counterattack against the relief forces, intending to outflank the 17th Panzer Division. Although the division repelled the Soviet counterattack, it also suffered heavy losses. The German attack on Gromoslavka was frustrated.

While the 23rd Panzer Division was advancing towards Gniloaksayskaya Station, it was blocked by Soviet 13th Mechanized Army northeast of Krugliakov.

Operation Thunderbolt was becoming increasingly impossible.

As heavy snow fell from the sky, it became extremely difficult to walk in the vast snow.

After the fierce battle in the early morning, Lin Chen and Hanta were already sleepy and tired, and even their eyelids began to droop.

"Hanta, don't sleep!" He slapped Hanta's face, making him see stars. "If you fall asleep, we will freeze to death here. Come on, hit me a few more times. I can't stand it any longer."

Although Hanta was young, he was a veteran of many battles. How could he not understand that if he fell asleep in such an extremely harsh wilderness, he would surely freeze to death.

So he slapped Lin Chen twice to help him wake up.

Russia's territory is really too vast. Although it looks like a small area on the map, if two people walk there, they may not see any human habitation until dawn.

What's worse, the two seemed to be lost.

"Lin, this is not a good way to go. We need to find a place to rest. Walking all the time will consume a lot of energy." Although Hanta came from a poor family, he found such continuous walking a bit too much for him.

"How about this, there's a small forest ahead, let's go see if there's any caves or something and spend the night there. Damn the weather, the snow is really heavy." After saying that, he looked back and saw that the footprints were quickly covered by the snow. "But there's one advantage to the heavy snow, it's not very realistic for the enemy to track us."

When the two walked into the woods, they actually found an abandoned cabin, which must have been abandoned by a previous hunter.

Although the wooden house is dilapidated, it is like a five-star hotel in the wilderness.

After a simple tidy up and covering the damaged areas with wood, the room suddenly became more lively.

It’s a pity that we didn’t dare to make a fire in order not to expose our target, otherwise it would definitely be a good place to rest.

The two of them snuggled together, curled up in the corner.

In such extremely cold weather, it is impossible to fall asleep without a quilt and a fire.

So the two of them told each other their experiences and kept encouraging each other to persevere.

The unbearable night was finally over, and by the early morning the two could no longer hold on.

When Lin Chen was about to fall asleep, he felt someone coming in. He instinctively tried to grab his gun, but was hit by the butt of a gun and then lost consciousness.

(End of this chapter)