The Fourth Calamity never believed in the steel torrent!

Chapter 12 We can't just run back; we have to break through!
"This damn artillery fire, I'm truly speechless!"

Feeling the shells raining down on him, Andrei couldn't help but curse again, feeling an urge to kill!

Fortunately, this round of artillery fire did not linger on our own positions for long, but quickly extended towards the enemy's positions.

Facing the approaching artillery fire, the enemy soldiers who had rushed to the middle of the two trenches in the previous battle and had not yet had time to retreat were in big trouble.

Many soldiers chose to hide in shell craters, praying that no more shells would fall on their heads. After all, statistically speaking, the probability of two shells hitting the same spot is quite low. This is one of the many superstitious beliefs circulating among soldiers.

But if they truly understood probability, they would know:
In fact, no matter where you hide, whether in a shell crater or in another corner, the probability of being hit by a shell is the same.

It's like flipping a coin and getting heads ten times in a row, but the probability of getting tails the next time is still 50%! No matter how many times you flip heads, this probability remains unchanged!
While the enemy positions in the distance were covered by artillery fire, Andrei peeked out, trying to figure out what was going on.

But then he discovered that some players had already run out of his hiding place.

"Company commander, how are you? Are you still alive?"

The player looked at the unrecognizable battlefield and shouted loudly, but before Andrei could answer him, a player next to him revealed his location in the chat.

Immediately afterwards, the player rushed in, seemingly waiting for Andrei to give orders.

Don't worry, I'm still alive!

Andrei shook off the dust and climbed out of the bunker with the others. He now understood why soldiers in battle should normally be covered in dust.

Smoke filled the air, and when we hid in the bomb shelters, the soil above us kept falling down like it was free, making us feel like we were buried in sand.

Those who drink coffee in trenches must be seriously out of their minds. After all that fuss, the sand in their coffee cups is probably several times more than the coffee beans. They're practically drinking mud soup!
In addition to this, soldiers also had to crawl and roll in trenches and even in various muddy areas. Anyone who could still look glamorous under such circumstances either had special abilities or was the pretentious protagonist in an anti-Japanese war drama!

"Everyone, we must get out of here immediately! We need to break through!"

"Those dog shits, I don't know what happened, they forgot about us!"

"There aren't many survivors left on this position. If we don't leave now, we'll all die when the enemy charges in!"

Andrei shouted urgently to the soldiers around him, looking at the enemy positions in the distance covered by artillery fire, but he did not feel particularly fortunate.

Because he knew that once the shelling stopped, the enemy would quickly rush up!
At that time, facing tens of thousands of enemy troops, there was no way they could survive.

And Andrei was not one to surrender easily. Who knew if the enemies he was facing adhered to the Geneva Conventions, or even if the Geneva Conventions existed at all?

Don't let these guys become as brutal as they are, and just shoot them all!
So they could only try their best to break through and escape.

Taking advantage of the moment, Andrei quickly counted the number of people in his company and found that there were only 66 men left in his company.

Based on the previous conversation, Andrei, considering his rank, confirmed that he was indeed the company commander. Now, the entire company had only 66 men left. Considering there were 20 players in the company, that meant there were actually only 46 survivors left!

"Brothers, before the enemy charges in, let's go out along the side of the trench and get into the forest to the north!"

After checking the simple hand-drawn map clipped to his person, Andrei addressed the crowd, but immediately an officer raised his hand and asked:
"Captain, I don't understand, why are we retreating north along the flank of the trenches instead of just running back?"

"Our division hasn't gone far yet. As long as we keep running, we should be able to catch up with the main force soon!"

But Andrei shrugged and pointed to a huge steel wreck on the battlefield, saying:

"You're right, we can catch up with the main force if we run like this, but have you considered this? The enemy will catch up with us even faster!"

"Next, the enemy's main attack direction will inevitably be the same as the direction of our main force's retreat. When we emerge from the trenches and encounter this monster in the open, what will we use to fight it?"

Andrei then continued to explain:

"I have a feeling that our division may be completely surrounded by the enemy, otherwise they wouldn't have launched such a hasty artillery bombardment!"

"If we want to survive, we have to do the opposite. First, we go along the side to the edge of the battlefield where the fighting isn't so intense, and then we'll break out in the opposite direction!"

"While the enemy is busy attacking and pursuing us, they will never imagine that a force will break out from their flank, making it easier for us to break through their blockade!"

Some soldiers believed Andrei's words while others doubted them, but since Andrei was their superior, they all ultimately chose to obey orders.

This also demonstrates the benefits of the basic leadership skill that Andrei had previously acquired. With this skill, Andrei's troops did not completely collapse even after suffering such heavy casualties.

Although they were emotional and exhausted, they were able to organize themselves, obey their superiors' orders, and maintain their fighting spirit.

However, compared to ordinary soldiers, players are already discussing it extensively in the chat area.

These players, who love watching the excitement, showed no tension whatsoever about the upcoming breakout battle. Instead, they were all speculating about how the game's storyline would unfold.
Looking at the players' mental state, Andrei couldn't help but laugh and cry. These players were truly happier the more critical the situation!
After collecting as much ammunition and supplies as possible, Andrei and his team quickly set off, moving rapidly along the trenches towards the side of the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Andrei spent 500 influence points to exchange for a local map in his mind and quickly began to examine it.

This map function is different from the mini-map; it cannot mark enemy and friendly deployments, so it is no different from a regular paper map.

However, this map function will quickly draw a map with sufficient detail and standard based on the terrain within a 50-kilometer radius of Andrei's location, so that Andrei can have a general idea of ​​the surrounding terrain.

Looking at the map in his mind, Andrei quickly formed a plan in his mind.

(End of this chapter)