Four Hundred and Sixty-Six Dozen Dogs

The track chains of the tank left deep ruts on the grass, but this was nothing at all on the flat flank plain of Highway 9, because it was already full of track marks of the tank.

During the attack, a total of 300 Soviet tanks passed by here, and now, these tanks have come back here in a mighty manner. This is the 2nd Tank Division under the 1st Tank Army of the Soviet Red Army. The original 1st Tank Division has been abandoned in the center of the encirclement because of excessive offensive losses.

"The reconnaissance team has lost contact, here and here, Mr. Political Commissar." An officer pointed to an undetailed map to introduce the situation on the battlefield to his superior: "I think we should cover here and here with artillery... "

"There is no time! Colonel *fu, our artillery is short of ammunition, and now is not the time to wait for those artillery." The middle-aged political commissar frowned and stared at the map, pointing to the location where the scouting troops lost contact: " Since the enemy is here, we just need to attack."

A good reconnaissance unit was turned into a scapegoat for "stepping on mines" by a group of clumsy commanders. If the German armored troops who are good at using reconnaissance units know that the scouts of the Soviet Red Army are used in this way, they will probably laugh out loud.

"Break through in the front? That would cause a lot of damage, and it's not certain whether we can break through the opponent's defensive position." The colonel named *fu strongly opposed the frontal assault, and he hoped that his troops could pass through the relatively complicated terrain On the battlefield, start your own attack on the plain on the other side.

It's a joke, what's the difference between fighting German armored forces in places such as chaotic woods and roadbeds, and dying? After the attack on this day, Colonel *Sha found that the Soviet tankers under his command were about to fall to the root of the disease: in areas with complex terrain, the Soviet troops would have to worry about being ambushed by German tanks, and after several fights, the Germans suffered almost zero casualties. The price of the Soviet armored forces was stripped of a layer of skin.

So the Soviet armored forces hope to fight German tanks in the vast plains, so that at least they can know how they died, and at least everyone can see what their enemies look like-this is not alarmist, because Many times the Soviet Union attacked and was beaten back without even seeing the opponent's appearance clearly.

"How about this,

Let your 2nd Tank Regiment spread out on that plain, flanking and outflanking! Hand it over to the 1st Tank Regiment! "The political commissar drew up this time's battle plan very skillfully, and he also felt that every time he let the troops attack the front of the opponent's position, it was a bit too unreasonable.

So he thought about it for a while and came up with this battle plan for splitting up and attacking. This is also the "art of command" from which history book he read, but obviously he thinks that it can better reflect his exquisiteness than a frontal attack. command ability.

"Mr. Political Commissar, since the other party has set up a defensive position near Highway 9, the woodland and the nearby roadbed are very dangerous. We can let the two regiments spread out in the open space, so that it will be easier to use the number of our troops. advantage." Colonel * Fu wanted to let the follow-up troops also fight in the direction of the plain, so he bit the bullet and opened his mouth to persuade.

"Colonel *fu! I have to remind you very solemnly! Our *Communist* Party is not afraid of sacrifice or the enemy! The frontal attack must be carried out! We must let those damned Germans know that our Soviet Red Army has no Coward!" The middle-aged political commissar roared angrily, knocking on the table. He hated others questioning his commanding authority the most, so even if Colonel Husband was humbled to the extreme, it still made him furious.

"I'm sorry! Mr. Political Commissar! The frontal attack will start at the same time! Long live the Soviet Union! Long live the great Soviet leader, Comrade Stalin!" The husband quickly stood at attention and saluted, which calmed down the already angry political commissar a little.

Now that the offensive strategy of attacking from both sides at the same time was determined, the Soviet armored forces on the front line began to prepare. The 2nd Tank Regiment assigned to the plain was naturally happy, and the 1st Regiment, which was responsible for attacking Route 9 and the woodland, seemed extremely depressed. However, with the roar of tank engines, the battle still kicked off.

After closing the hatch cover of the tank, a KV-1 tank followed two T-26 tanks, and slowly rushed up to the flat area. There was a lot of noise on the radio, and many people were complaining about the formation Messy and complaining about the lack of ammunition.

Colonel *fu is sitting in the position of the commander of this tank, repeating his order while wearing a headset: "Keep the distance between the tanks, all tanks are on standby with armor-piercing shells! Keep the distance between the tanks! Keep!"

However, when he kept yelling to keep, he found that the Soviet tanks in the front row fired, not only fired, but also the commanders of these tanks yelled in the earphones, and the content of the yelling made the husband's mind go blank. : "Germans! German tanks! They're coming!"

After a day of fighting, the commanders of the Soviet tank troops are used to the phenomenon that every battle seems to be won by the Germans, but because of the sheer number of Soviet tanks, these German armored vehicles that are constantly victorious Troops are also constantly retreating. Therefore, in the eyes of most Soviet tankers, even though they suffered heavy losses, they still firmly believe that they are the winners.

Today, this phenomenon has been completely broken. The German tanks that have been retreating for a long time finally appeared and fought back. This made all the Soviet troops feel scared. They didn't know whether they had defeated them in the past day. The Germans were not even sure whether the German counterattack in front of them was forced to fight or premeditated.

It is a pity that there is not much time left for them to hesitate. The 40 Tiger tanks of the German 502 Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion just lined up and killed the endless Soviet tank troops.

As soon as these tanks showed up, they fired a volley on a small hillside, destroying more than 30 Soviet tanks in the front in just a few seconds. The power of the 88mm cannon can be said to be unparalleled. At a distance of a thousand meters, it is easy to beat the T-26 tanks on the periphery into parts.

"Colonel! Colonel! Colonel Husband! It's the 502nd Tank Battalion! It's the German unit!" In the earphone, a voice shouted loudly with a rhythm that almost collapsed: "I saw it! I saw the No. 113 Tank! It's him! It's him!"

502 Tank Battalion? The *man almost reached out and lifted the hatch above his head, then jumped out of the car and fled. That terrible German tank battalion that disabled the 1st Regiment of the 1st Tank Division in charge of the offensive on Route 9?

Those tanks that are more difficult to deal with than the Panther tank have long been known by the Soviet Red Army. They know that the tank is called the Tiger by the Germans. It is a more terrifying super tank. Tanks have more firepower and thicker armor, but are actually faster.

"Damn! Fire! Organize a counterattack! There are not many of them! The troops on both wings outflank them! Destroy these tanks from the side and rear!" The doctor ordered loudly.

At the same time as his order was issued, the Soviet tank unit on the left was completely covered by sudden and intensive explosions. The husband didn't need to look at it, but just heard the explosion and knew that it was the German Friedrichshafen rocket launcher. A few hours ago It was because of being attacked by this kind of rocket launcher that they hurriedly started this retreat and breakout operation.

"Boom! Boom!" With the sound of dense explosions, the tank troops of the left-wing Soviet Red Army immediately turned into a mass of burning flames. Dozens of tanks emitted thick smoke after the explosion, and they were still slightly warm. Near the bullet casings exploded violently. Many tanks had their engines or tracks damaged, and they were paralyzed and motionless on the ground like a beast that had lost its soul.

But at the time of that round of rocket attacks, the German tanks stopped advancing, and fired another round of shells not far away. These armor-piercing shells tore through the front armor plate of the Soviet tank with a whistling sound, knocking a Another brand new Soviet tank was easily smashed into twisted scrap metal.

"Accelerate! Accelerate! Put it on! Otherwise we will be finished!" The husband ordered loudly, but he suddenly felt that his tank was shaken violently, and then there was a huge explosion that could be heard through the earphones. Knowing what happened, all he knew was that his head hit the hatch cover heavily, and then he passed out.

"Colonel! Colonel Husband! Wake up!" When he heard the voice again, he found that the gunner of his tank was staring at him anxiously.

The *husband remembered the current situation of the troops he commanded, and quickly struggled to sit up, opened his dry and torn lips, and asked in a trembling voice: "We...were hit?"

"Yes! Sir! Our tank was hit by an aerial bomb on the track, which damaged the shock absorber and spring of one side of the road wheel. The engine also failed, and it can no longer be started."

"Aviation bomb?" The *husband found that he had just woken up, and his brain was not enough.

"The German tanks didn't continue to attack. They just lured us into forming on the plain. In fact, they planned to let the planes deal with us from the beginning. There were more than 30 Stuka bombers, and our entire army was almost wiped out! "

Almost wiped out the whole army? What's the difference between that and annihilation? Here is the encirclement! This is the encirclement of the Germans! What's the difference between losing a lot here and losing a war? The children and the elderly at home will not be sent to Siberia because of their failure, right? The husband kept thinking about these questions.