The Death List Novel - Chapter 156

Chapter 156 Ambush
Casablanca’s siege of the “Gentlemen’s Alliance” did not yield much in the end. The Gentlemen’s Union and Hydra forces had all left when they found the hiding place of the German intelligence officers, and even the local German intelligence officers had been evacuated completely.

This was not because the Allies were too useless, but because of Casablanca’s unique limitations. Morocco itself was a colony, and its inhabitants were basically Muslim Arabs, and the inhabitants of the city had little good impression of either side of the world war. Both the Allies and the Germans were enemies in their eyes.

In addition to the previous shelling, the local residents were even more uncooperative towards the Allied forces, and there were even a number of violent confrontations between the military and civilians in the city, causing the entire city of Casablanca to be riddled with loopholes. Under the lead and disguise of the intelligence personnel, Skorzny and the others were very successful and quickly retreated to the outskirts of the city.

Here, German intelligence will continue to hide until nighttime, then return to Berlin on a U-boat specially sent to pick them up with the research materials of Project Super Warrior and Baron Weidenbaeler, who has degenerated into a vampire bat. Skorzny and Baron Stark will lead the Gentlemen’s Alliance and Hydra Special Forces to intercept the crucial alliance army.

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Morocco is a long and narrow country with a coastline of more than 1,700 kilometers and a complex topography. The central and northern Atlas mountains are steep, the eastern and southern plateaus are high and pre-Saharan plateaus, and only the northwest coast is a narrow, low-warming plain.

Morocco’s population and essence are concentrated on the western coast, of which Casablanca is the largest city in the country. Morocco was still a Spanish colony, and Rabat was essentially its political centre.

Morocco has a railway line close to the west coast, starting from Ergadida in the south and connecting to the port of Ceuta at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar. Currently, Ceuta port was under Allied control, and important people and cargo transported by the army would be sent to Portugal through the straits before being transferred to England.

The population of Port Ceuta is complex. There are Muslims, Jews and Hindus. Although it belongs to Africa geographically and was once ruled by Muslims, it has been working to eliminate the influence of Muslims in order to spread Christianity since Portuguese King John I occupied Ceuta in the early 15th century.

Even if Portugal ceded Ceuta to Spain in the 17th century, this religious policy remained unchanged. Ceuta port is therefore culturally distinct from the Muslim city of Casablanca and can be regarded as part of Andalusia. In fact, even the natives of Port Ceuta never considered themselves Moroccan, but part of Spain.

The locals of Port Ceuta loathed the extortionate Spanish dictatorship, regarded the Allies as liberators and had decent civil-military relations. If the army were allowed to reach Ceuta Harbor, the Gentlemen’s Alliance would definitely not do as they wished in Casablanca. If they stayed in the city for half a day, they might be captured by the Allies.

As for the sea, the narrow Straits of Gibraltar and the Bay of Biscay were different from the vast Atlantic Ocean. The English fleet was everywhere in the southwestern port of France, and German submarines had absolutely no chance of sneak attack.

To attack the army, they had to make a move along the way. Skorzini and Baron Stark chose the small city of Ghanitra, not far from Rabat, in central Morocco.

Casablanca and Rabat are bustling because of the long and warm plains along the west coast of Morocco. Ghanitra is a small fishing port, its terrain is more complex than ordinary coastal cities, with folded mountains on its back, located in the upper reaches of the Sebu estuary. The dangerous canyon railway bridge that Scorzini had Mrs. Monica simulate was on the outskirts of Genitra.

Of course, if the Gentlemen’s Alliance wanted to attack the army, the most important thing was not the terrain, but that they had to catch up with the army first. The Allied raid in Casablanca was wrong to say that there was no result. At the very least, they had delayed the Gentlemen’s Alliance and left the Germans behind by several hours.

In Morocco, where there are no Mercedes-Benz or airplanes, it is not easy for the Gentlemen’s Union to catch up to a train that has been leaving for hours. Fortunately, the hydra army had solved this problem for them.

“Horses? Lieutenant Colonel, are you going to use these horses to catch up to the train?” Captain Burke looked at Skorzny with a strange expression.

During World War II, trains were generally slow. Ordinary steam trains were usually designed to run at speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour, and usually at speeds of up to 60-80 kilometers per hour. And the best racing horses can hardly go faster than 80 kilometers per hour. In other words, even if the horse runs faster than the train, it is limited. Moreover, at this speed, the horse can’t run more than a few kilometers.

“Haha, Captain Burke, don’t underestimate these horses. They consumed a special biochemical drug from the Hydra Army and can run at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour for six hours!” Baron Stark came from afar with his cane, accompanied by the Red Skull.

“Our intelligence personnel have inquired about it. The Alliance army is an armored train. Its speed is slower than ordinary steam trains. We can catch up to them before nightfall!” Scolzny patted the neck of the horse beside him and joked, “It’s just that our butts are going to suffer a little!”

“Then I have no more questions. Let’s set out earlier!” “We’ve intercepted the Alliance’s Super Soldier Plan,” Bork said excitedly. “If we can kill Albert Einstein, the chief scientist of the Alliance’s unconventional warfare forces, Heracles will be a complete success even if we fail to assassinate the leaders of the three nations this time.”

“Even if Germany is unable to defeat the world, it will still be able to end this war with dignity!” Skorzny and the others exchanged glances and saw exciting glimmers of hope in the eyes of their colleagues.

In the sixth year of the war, the German elite had long since seen the empire exhausted. The Third German Empire was not defeated by the battlefield. They were dragged down by the Allied forces that had gathered the world’s manpower and resources.

Germany is no longer able to win on conventional battlefields and can only rely on unconventional forces to turn the tables and end the war. At this moment, Scolzny and the others suddenly realized that the turning point of the war was in their hands. The Gentlemen’s Alliance had grabbed the golden key to victory.

“In the name of the Gentlemen’s Alliance … in the name of the Hydra … in the name of Germany …”

“Bet on the glory of the warriors, we will definitely win!”

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The canyon in the early morning was filled with dense morning dew, and the unique coldness of early spring permeated the mountain stream.

“Haw, Haw!” A green insect jumped out and landed right in front of a big head. It seemed to be frightened by the light gray pupils of the monster. The green insect jumped away nimbly and disappeared into the depths of the bushes under the shaking of the branches and leaves.

“Gerhardt, how is it? Is there any movement down there?” A head with green grass suddenly grew on the ground beside Joey. It was Captain Burke who was wearing a cover.

“No, the army hasn’t arrived yet!” Joey tilted his head to look at the railway bridge below and replied indifferently.

Joey and Burke were hiding on the cliff to the right of the Canyon Railway Bridge, looking down on the bridge ahead. Skorzny had no choice but to set up an ambush here.

In the plains, the guards on the trains could see the attackers from afar. The Allied armoured trains were very powerful, and the Gentlemen’s Alliance could hardly get close to the army. Only in this dangerous terrain would they have the chance to touch the trains and launch a series of sabotage and attacks.

“Perhaps … our information is wrong. They have already crossed the railway bridge!” Borg frowned slightly and said anxiously.

“That’s impossible. Not only did the heavy rain and debris flow restrict us, it will also have a greater impact on the railways. They can’t surpass us!” Joey shrugged his shoulders indifferently. He was not pretending to be calm, but judging from the news from Little Lotus, the Alliance Army had not arrived yet.

After leaving yesterday, the Gentlemen’s Alliance encountered a sudden storm and several mudslides along the way, making it impossible for them to reach their original location before nightfall.

Skorzny had originally thought that they would never be able to catch up with the army, but after interrogating the locals along the way, they discovered that the rainstorm in early spring was very wide-ranging. Not only did it slow down their pursuit, but it also affected the railways even more. The Allied troops were trapped in Rabat by the mudslide and did not arrive at Ghanitra that night.

Seeing that the hope hadn’t disappeared, the Gentlemen’s Alliance sped up and, at the expense of all their horses and exhausted crew, finally arrived at the attack site-the Canyon Railway Bridge-in the early hours of the morning.

Due to limited time and insufficient explosives, Skorzny rejected Borg’s plan to blow up the bridge. They only laid an ambush at the two ends of the railway bridge, quietly waiting for the arrival of the enemy army.

The shallow stream below the canyon is an intermittent river that converges into the Seb River in spring when there is plenty of water. In the summer, the stream will be cut off, revealing rocky gravel beaches at the bottom of the stream.

Because of the great difference between the upstream and downstream of this intermittent stream, and the large waterfall, the river is unstable and has many bifurcations. Looking down from Joey’s Hidden Canyon Cliff, it was clear that nine different bifurcated rivers resembled a hydra crawling at the bottom of the canyon.

‘”Woo ~ ~” Just as Borg and Joey were whispering to each other, the whistle of a train came from afar from the canyon!

“Coming!” Joey and Borg stopped discussing, their eyes flashing with light at the same time.