HBWnovel Chapter 508: Deadly Minefield
Chapter 508: Deadly Minefield
The 5000 Crusader soldiers sang high-spirited war songs and marched forward all the way.
It was like walking on flat ground.
However, some officers had already realized that the Wehrmacht would not allow them to enter so brazenly, so they spoke up to remind them.
"Everyone, prepare for battle. Be careful. Da Yan is not that simple!"
"boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an explosion was heard.
A soldier stepped on a mine, and in order to kill as many soldiers as possible, the Wehrmacht deployed a large number of jumping mines in the outer positions.
Although other anti-personnel mines can also be used to kill infantry, it should be noted that the cost of bouncing mines is much cheaper than anti-personnel mines and their lethality is very great.
Soldiers who triggered the jumping mines were almost always killed or disabled...
Jumping mines are also an indispensable weapon in modern warfare.
Everyone was stunned as they watched their teammates being hit by the debris and turned into a bloody mist.
This explosion directly broke the quiet dawn of the Kursk Plain.
In an instant, all the attention of the Wehrmacht was focused on these 5000 Crusader soldiers.
However, the Wehrmacht soldiers were not in a hurry to open fire, because if they used artillery fire, the minefields would be triggered.
Then wouldn’t these mines be buried in vain?
Currently, the soldiers of the National Defense Forces use manual mine laying. Lyon also knows the danger of laying mines, but a mine-laying vehicle is not something that can be built just by thinking about it.
Let’s take a step at a time...
But the Wehrmacht soldiers still fired a large number of flares.
Although it is already past five o'clock, the Demon Empire is located in the north and it is still the transition period between spring and winter.
The days are still short and the nights are long. If you want to see full daylight, you may have to wait until seven o'clock.
So the Kursk Plain is still pitch black.
Hundreds of flares lit up the night sky, and the Crusader soldiers were stunned in an instant.
Because they saw the reflection of the Wehrmacht helmets, that row of helmets made them feel extremely terrified.
It turned out that they had been prepared for a long time, just waiting for them to get in...
The 5000 soldiers were instantly embarrassed by the minefield in front of them and the exposure of the flares.
They appeared in everyone's sight in an instant, and the commander of 5000 Crusaders looked back.
Fabrice had a serious look on his face and did not ask them to evacuate.
The commander looked at Fabrice in disbelief.
Fabrice nodded expressionlessly.
After seeing this, the commander closed his eyes helplessly, then drew his sword and shouted loudly.
"Everyone, charge for the goddess!"
After a brief moment of confusion, the Crusader soldiers immediately launched a charge.
Rushed directly into the minefield.
Seeing this scene, the Wehrmacht soldiers were dumbfounded.
Although we have heard that the Crusaders fought without regard for their lives, this is a minefield! Is there really such a thing as stepping on a mine?
Soon, a large number of explosions sounded from the minefield.
When the soldiers on both sides saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel their eyelids twitching.
Fabrice also had a serious look on his face. In fact, he didn't want these soldiers to die in vain.
However, in order to deal with last night's air raid, the magic power of the magicians in the Crusaders' front-line troops has been basically exhausted.
If we launch an attack during the day, it will be almost impossible to advance without the support of magicians.
Therefore, the lives of 5000 cannon fodder were used to ensure that the army could carry out normal attacks.
It may be a little cruel, but that's war.
Sacrifice the rook to save the king, sacrifice the small to save the big…
5000 Crusaders used their lives to fill part of the minefield on the front.
It was not until several Crusaders came within 400 meters of the Wehrmacht's firing range that the Wehrmacht soldiers killed them.
More than two-thirds of the infantry mines were triggered.
The remaining third was almost all in front of the position.
However, what the Crusaders did not know was that what they were removing with their human wave tactics were only infantry mines, but also many anti-tank mines.
In fact, anti-tank mines will not be triggered if ordinary people walk on them.
The spring force of an anti-tank mine is approximately over 160 kg, generally around 200 kg.
With this weight, it can only be triggered if a vehicle runs over it or a knight like the Knight of Light steps on it.
If you insist on getting someone to trigger it, that's not impossible, but you'll need a strong man weighing more than 300 pounds.
Speaking of hot weapons warfare, how could a normal person like you with your equipment weigh more than 300 kilograms?
So the Crusaders had no idea that there was a bigger one waiting for them...
After these 5000 cannon fodders all died, their commander did not flee, but chose to face death with these 5000 cannon fodders.
This commander, like Fabrice, was considered a breath of fresh air among the Crusader commanders.
But the clean stream without strength is destined to be isolated.
Even a veteran like Fabrice was isolated by the Crusader officers.
So, when Fabrice looked at the general who had been the commander of 20 men for 5000 years and calmly went to his death.
Fabrice's expressionless face finally changed.
This general, like himself, had once fought together to resist the Western Expedition of the Holy Empire.
But to this day, this general is still just a general...
He served as a general for 20 years but didn't climb up a single step.
It's not that he doesn't want to climb, but he simply doesn't have the chance...
Even Fabrice was invited out by the Pope himself.
Because after defeating Caedis, Fabrice was directly awarded the title of marshal, but was assigned a nominal position.
It just rotted for 20 years and was not called up until today.
In fact, the general could have evacuated, but he chose to die with these 5000 cannon fodder.
This is because these 5000 people were brought up by him personally, and they were poor people just like himself.
Although on the surface the Papal State appears to be a theocracy, in reality, there are still class divisions within it.
Rich and poor, church and common people.
This is the feudal era. As long as there is a proletariat, there will be an exploiting class.
It's not as simple as it sounds, it's human nature...
With 5000 soldiers dead, it looked like the minefield had been cleared.
So Fabrice directly sent out 1000 elite soldiers and knights of light.
As a fire reconnaissance, to test the defense capabilities of the Wehrmacht.
Putting aside the strength of these people, in fact, these more than 10,000 people can be considered cannon fodder.
Because they didn't know how strong the Wehrmacht's defense line was in front of them.
These 10,000 soldiers will provide the Crusaders with valuable experience.
The 10,000 soldiers were the first to launch the attack, with the Knights of Light standing behind them.
Because that's what the Commander of the Knights of Light told them.
You don't have to care about the life or death of these soldiers, but you must come back alive.
Because you will be of great use later...
(Good afternoon, I am still working like a slave (＞﹏＜))