Conquer Europe from the West

Chapter 67 Assault
The pitch-black bayonet was fixed on the front of the gun barrel, and the soldiers were breathing heavily. Even on a hot summer night, one could still see streams of hot fluid being ejected.

As for those officers who were not equipped with rifles and could only carry pistols, they all checked the signal guns hanging on their belts.

In this era, there were no radio equipment for individual soldiers. If you wanted to communicate with friendly forces in the chaos, a signal gun was an indispensable item.

At the same time, Ryan also unified the whistle rules during combat with them.

A long blast not only indicates an attack, but three short blasts repeated continuously indicate a retreat.

Two short and one long means the mission target has not been found, and two long and one short means the mission target has been found.

Although it was just a makeshift rule, it was enough for Ryan.

More than a hundred people stood in the wet field, and Ryan took a last look in the direction of the Vosges Mountains.

The flares fired by the 150mm guns were still burning, and the white light hit the valley and the sky above Belfort, but it could not cover the frequently flickering flames.

The startled birds circled in the sky uncontrollably, and the simple fortifications built on the top of the mountain began to spit out fiery red tongues.

This means that the Farlans have completely captured the hillside.

"it's time."

Ryan looked at McIver, then at Brinkman and Kayneth.

The whistle in his mouth began to blow long.

At that moment, all the squad and group commanders blew their whistles.

The sharp explosion almost pierced everyone's eardrums, but these soldiers still took big strides, holding their rifles with bayonets, followed their chief officers, and rushed into Belfort, which was gradually being engulfed by flames.

And in Belfort.

Major General Damon was standing in the headquarters. A few meters in front of him, Colonel Chuck was trying to persuade Commander Bono to move immediately to a safe rear area, but the effect was obviously no different from what he expected - it was already difficult to get Commander Bono to listen to others, let alone get this stubborn guy to retreat.

Damon didn't dislike Farlan's tough offensive strategy, but for a soldier, a fearless attack might bring a victory, but the goddess of victory would sometimes forget to send blessings to her soldiers.

A timely evacuation will not be a bad deed for a soldier, especially when the enemy is at your doorstep.

Damon turned his head away somewhat unhappily.

He looked through the window beside him and saw the lights shining in the Vosges Mountains in the distance.

The soldiers of the 314th Infantry Regiment had already attacked the Vosges Mountains. The flame of the Lebel 1886 was much larger than that of the Mauser. Damon could tell the difference in the flames of the two guns.

however.

"Why is there a whistle?"

In this four-story building, which is arguably one of the tallest buildings in Belfort, Damon looked at the easternmost window in confusion.

A buzzing whistle sounded continuously from outside the only open window.

The sound is so far away that one cannot tell the distance.

Damon began to look around subconsciously, and then he found that about two blocks away to the north, several thick black smoke suddenly burst out.

Then, a second later, the unique roar of a grenade explosion reached everyone's ears.

"Enemy attack?"

Colonel Chuck stopped talking nervously and looked at Damon: "From where..."

Then he saw two plumes of thick smoke rising into the sky.

"Is that the Sixth Army's staff?"

An officer in a lieutenant colonel's uniform immediately stood beside the bed. He pushed open the wooden-framed glass window, stuck his head out, and looked in the direction of the explosion.

Immediately afterwards, a series of crackling sounds came from outside the window.

"It's the Imperial forces." Damon's voice was so calm that even he was a little scared. "They launched an attack from the Vosges Mountains, but we've pushed them back."

"Then..." Colonel Chuck began.

"This could be their squad, or perhaps a commando unit."

Damon said, turning his gaze to Louis Bonnot. "Commander, we currently have over 40,000 troops stationed five kilometers to the north, and the enemy is less than three blocks away from us."

It was obvious that he wanted Louis Bonneau to say something like the order to transfer the headquarters, but Louis Bonneau did the opposite.

He said coldly, "Send your men back to protect the headquarters, General Damon. They have driven the enemy out of the Vosges Mountains and can withdraw now."

"But the enemy has not withdrawn yet, we can't give up the high ground!" Damon still insisted.

But his persistence was of no avail.

Seeing this, several lieutenants had no choice but to quietly leave the headquarters and transfer two infantry squads with their own authority.

But how could such a small number of people possibly protect the tall four-story headquarters building?
Just as the two classes were in place, Ryan, who was five hundred meters away, also discovered something unusual on the map.

There were indeed only a few red dots in the building ahead, but he didn't see any guards at the door.

It doesn't look like a headquarters.

"McQuay, stop, let's change our target."

Ryan immediately patted the team leader McIver and pointed to a hotel nearby.

McIver: "Isn't that Warrant Officer Kayneth's target?"

"I just saw some guards passing by." Ryan lied, but it worked surprisingly well.

He didn't even ask McIver to relay his orders before the soldiers stopped and looked in the direction of the hotel.

Several leading squad leaders were even bolder. They had already moved their soldiers to another position when Ryan proposed the idea. By the time McIver spoke, the fastest one had already rushed nearly a hundred meters.

There was no other way, so McIver could only bite the bullet and give the order: "Leave two groups here, and move the rest!"

As soon as he finished speaking, except for the two groups of six people who had already entered the battle position, the rest of the people immediately ran after the people who had set out.

McIver was in the front troop, so he had to go last.

Suddenly, a rhythmic whistle sounded from a distance.

Two short and one long.

The voice came from Brinkman.

No target found!

After a few seconds, the same sound was heard from a farther distance.

Kayneth also failed to find his target.

While moving, Ryan immediately looked at the map.

The corresponding buildings have been cleared out.

The two teams that had completed their mission were rushing forward along the road, and after advancing more than 200 meters, they turned and rushed towards the Vosges Mountains.

Followed by.

The final whistle blew.

Two long and one short.

"We found the headquarters!"

(End of this chapter)