"Just come back, my man!"

"The glory of Hans' will bless you! Brother Hermann!"

Eugen was so excited that he straightened his back, stretched his right hand straight and perpendicular to his chest, and even gave the Hans Will Salute. This is usually a ritual that only expresses personal worship to the head of state, which is enough to prove that Gu Ji is in his heart now.

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Apu on the side did not speak, but it could be seen from his eyes that he was very excited.

Gu Ji patted Leer on the back.

"There's no time to celebrate, the fog army has surrounded us, we have to go up the mountain quickly!"

Mountain, of course, refers to Mount Rutana.

Everyone nodded, and Luca opened the way, Gu Ji took the second position, then Eugen, Apu, and finally Leer was responsible for holding down the rear.

July is the hot season in the Nannan outer islands.

It was extremely hot and stuffy in the forest, and there was often slippery, soft mud and rotten wood under the damp leaves on the ground. The clumps of vines and messy creeping plants made walking more difficult. Everyone was sweating profusely not long after leaving.

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Fortunately, Gu Ji relied on SERE survival training and found water sources from water vines to replenish his body.

Time passed minute by minute.

Watching the sun gradually set, the team finally reached the foot of the southeastern tip of Rutana Volcano.

And there was actually a firefight here.

A large number of lemon trees were crushed and broken by the tanks, the weeds on the ground were burned one after another, and the corpses of the soldiers of the Fog Army and the Hans Army were staggered.

At a glance, Gu saw an M24 grenade hanging on the belt of one of the officer's corpses, and a Stg44 assault rifle beside him. He had been coveting this gun for a long time, and after repeatedly confirming that there was no danger around him, he moved forward and "licked the bag"

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Close to the center of the battlefield.

He discovered that many corpses were not killed by cannonballs, but burned alive. Sure enough, one of the corpses was carrying a round metal equipment similar to an XO bottle on its back, which was a flamethrower!

The flamethrower is a very special individual combat weapon that has basically lost its use value in modern warfare. However, during World War II, using flames to kill enemies in trenches or bunkers was a very effective attack method.

Don't underestimate this thing. In the middle of World War II, the flamethrowers of various countries could basically reach a maximum range of thirty or forty meters, and they could spray continuously for about 2 seconds in a single time.

In close combat, anyone would be frightened by such a large ball of fire.

And just when Gu Ji threw away the Mauser rifle and replaced all the leather cases with 30-round magazines for the Stg44 assault rifle, his ears suddenly twitched instinctively.

"Front right, I have a situation at 1 o'clock!"

Swish!

Leer and Eugen reacted instantly, but at the moment when the gun was thrown out, a low shout came from behind the tree:

"Don't shoot! I'm from the 1st Airborne Division!"

"Drop the weapon and let me see your hands!"

Under Luca's sharp scolding, a young soldier wearing light gray-green overalls, leather boots, and aviator glasses and a one-piece cap walked out of the woods.

"My name is Felix. I am a pilot. I was on an airdrop mission from Lebdas to Yastani this morning. I was hit on the wing by an anti-aircraft machine gun from the Fog Army over the Rutana volcano.

I had no choice but to abandon the plane and parachute."

Somehow, when Gu Ji heard this, he thought of his father.

Luke was dubious but did not put down his gun.

"Since you crashed in the morning, why are you still here?"

"I can't go out. This forest is full of fog troops. I heard in Dunkirk that Mosnelli had been interviewed urgently by King Vittorio Emanuele III of Rome and said he was going to

Remove him from all duties."

"Now the Roman army has no intention of fighting. The Eagle Army captured 53,000 Roman troops in Palermo. The British transferred the 30th Army to bypass the east of Rutana Volcano, and prepared to cooperate with the US 7th Army to encircle Astani."

Felix's words shocked everyone present.

Could it be that Apu was right and that they had been abandoned by the empire?

But Gu Ji heard a key message from it:

Mosnelli steps down!

Anyone who has studied high school history knows that this historical event occurred on July 25, 1943.

In other words, today is the 25th.

Then the system stipulates that I arrive in Ludwigshafen within three days, indicating that the disaster should have occurred before the 28th.

Gu Ji thought about it carefully in his mind.

But after searching through all the records of major disasters and accidents that have occurred in the history of Hansi Country, I can't find any relevant cases.

"Then how should we join the main force? Brother Herman, do you have any good ideas?"

Eugen looked at Gu Ji subconsciously.

For him, Gu Ji is now an omnipotent being.

Since today is the 25th, it means that Hans's Roman army can hold on for a few more days, because the Allied forces will attack Monsina on August 5th.

But he definitely won't stick around here waiting for support.

So he added fuel to the fire.

"The situation in Astani is not optimistic now. We should find a way to retreat to Monsina or Lebdas and ask for support from our headquarters."

"But how can we fight our way out from being surrounded by the fog army?"

Leer couldn't help but ask.

Maybe it was because he felt abandoned, maybe it was hard to accept the defeat of Hans' army, maybe it was the resonance caused by the corpses of his companions along the way.

In short, there was no fighting spirit in his eyes.

Gu Ji raised his head and looked at the pilot.

"Felix, do you know where there are planes near here?"

"I know what you are thinking, but unfortunately, I have tried it a long time ago."

Felix raised his hand and pointed at Mount Rutana.

"The Hans Army has a military air-raid shelter at the foot of the mountain, with aircraft and artillery parked inside, but it is now guarded by two squads of more than 20 people from the Fog Army. It is impossible for us to defeat them."

"Does it have heavy firepower?"

"No."

"Then there is still a chance, but..."

After Gu Ji said this, he paused slightly and said, "We have to find a way to distract their energy, so one person needs to make a big splash to attract the main force of the Fog Army."

Everyone knows the meaning of this sentence. Compared with the previous retreat and cover, this is a complete suicide.

Luka's eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one.

Gu Jigang escaped from death for the team;

Felix is ​​a pilot;

Leer has lost his fighting spirit;

Eugen kept his head down, a little nervous.

His lips trembled slightly, and at the moment when he was about to speak, unexpectedly, the most cowardly Apu took the initiative to stand up.

"Let me do it!"

When he said these words, Apu's whole body was shaking.

Eugen's eyes lit up and he suddenly raised his head.

"Yes! You can let Apu go. You have been hiding behind everyone. This time it is your turn to donate!"

Luca narrowed his eyes.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Apu is a completely inexperienced recruit, but he scanned everyone again and found that among them all, only Apu was useless at all.

He walked up to Apu and squeezed his shoulders just like he did to Gu Ji.

"Apu, go and bring the flamethrower. I hope you can complete this mission with honor. Hans' will will give you strength!"

"yes!"

Apu straightened his back.

Although he was very scared, he still obeyed the order and ripped off the MK.II series individual flamethrower from the dead body of the fog army.

A weight of nearly 20 kilograms pressed against his thin body, which looked particularly uncoordinated, but Apu still tried to straighten his back.

Luca and others were also collecting equipment from the corpse.
To be continued...