Chapter 1438 Final Harvest

"I can see the battlefield, Malashenko! It should be the rear guard of the Germans. We can only hear the sound of gunfire but can't see our people. The outbreak point of the battle is probably further ahead! So many Germans must be their fleeing main force!"

Lavrinenko, who received Malashenko's order, led the team as usual and rushed to the front of the pursuit. Before he could really engage in a firefight with the Germans, he saw the enemy in front of him moving on a large scale, running around, and seemed to be in a hurry to do something.

"The Germans seem to be supporting the front line. What do you say, Malashenko!"

The heavy main force led by Malashenko was not far from the vanguard led by Lavrinenko, only less than two kilometers away, and was completely within the communication range of the car radio.

Malashenko, who could clearly hear the voice of his good brother, pressed the button of the transmitter in his hand and replied to Lavrinenko without any hesitation.

"Don't worry about the extra stuff! Go up and beat the Germans to death! Don't worry too much, the main force will be here soon! Beat these Germans in one go until they can't get up again!"

Malachenko didn't want to continue this meaningless cat-and-mouse game. He had been dragging his troops so hard that even the mechanical failure rate was starting to soar.

The motorization time of tanks is extremely precious and limited. Repeated long-distance marches will only cause more and more damage to the mechanical components of tanks. Some subtle problems that are invisible to the naked eye and difficult to detect in actual use may suddenly erupt when they accumulate to the point where they can't be suppressed. It is not impossible that a large number of tanks suddenly break down.

Malachenko doesn't want to regret and repent when such a bad situation happens. The best way is to end everything before such a thing happens.

From the encirclement of the Cherkassy encirclement to the present, Stalin's First Guards Tank Division has been maneuvering off-road and has never stopped to rest properly.

High-intensity continuous combat has pushed the reliability of the troops' equipment to the bottom limit. It is true that Soviet equipment is durable and has a low failure rate, but this does not mean that Soviet equipment is invincible and will not break down no matter how much it is used.

Tank parts that are supposed to wear out will also wear out. After all the troubles, there are only some trivial minor failures. This is already a face-saving thing for the reliable and durable Soviet equipment. Malashenko has not forgotten the scene of Iushkin and Seryosha just repairing the road wheels. Who knows what went wrong with his precious car and what hidden dangers he has not yet noticed.

In order to keep everything under his control and avoid unexpected emergencies, Malashenko is determined to end this shit game of chasing each other.

Today, right now, here, everything must end!

The vanguard troops led by Lavrinenko began to charge towards the Germans not far away. The Germans who are not blind can naturally see the enemy attack.

The embarrassing thing is that the German rear guard troops were just half-baked infantry just like before. There were only a few tanks, and most of them were concentrated in front of the breakout troops, used as the spearhead of the breakthrough, but there were more serious problems.

The German infantry, who stopped advancing urgently in the moving state, lacked effective defensive positions to rely on, and even the main equipment used to fight tanks: anti-tank guns, were also few and almost useless.

In order to pursue a quick breakout, the German army threw away all the heavy equipment that could be thrown away.

The trucks for pulling people and wounded were not enough, and the fuel was so precious that they had to count the liters and fill the tanks. In this situation, where could there be extra trucks to tow those bulky anti-tank guns?

It was only now that the German army, who felt the despair in person, finally realized how stupid it was to throw away almost all the anti-tank guns under helplessness.

"The Russian tractor is coming! Organize defense and hold your ground! Quick!"

There are always some things in this world that you know you can't do and the possibility of completing them is infinitely close to zero, but you still have to bite the bullet and try to complete them.

At this point, the German army has no way out. There are wolves in front and tigers behind is the most realistic description of the current situation. There is no other choice except to fight with your back to the river. Unless you want to die, or go to the Russians' Siberian farmhouse to experience a lifelong tour with no return, otherwise, hurry up and pick up your weapon to fight for your life!

"It seems that these Germans are going to fight to the end! Well, help them!"

"Each vehicle unit loads high-explosive bombs, and prioritizes destroying targets that threaten tanks in the hands of the Germans! Pay attention to those individual anti-tank iron rods and anti-tank guns, open fire immediately when you see them, and prioritize them! Charge everyone! Ura!!!"

"Iron rod" is the nickname Lavrinenko gave to the German iron fist.

Because this thing looks like a stick with a large iron lump stuck in front of it, and after the iron lump is thrown out, only a stick is left.

So even though Malashenko called this thing "Iron Fist", Lavrinenko, who disagreed, felt that it was more appropriate to call it "Iron Stick".

After calling it that many times, the soldiers who already looked down on the Germans and their rubbish and broken equipment also followed the deputy division commander and began to call the "Iron Fist" "Iron Stick".

After all, this nickname sounds cool and can make people feel happy and relaxed. The shabby equipment made by the Germans really has no aesthetics at all.

According to Lavrinenko's order, the medium tanks that started the cluster charge began to fire after approaching a distance that could guarantee a high hit accuracy even when shooting on the move.

Anyway, the target to be hit was not a German tank that needed to be hit accurately.

After a rough aim, a high-explosive shell was fired. Just relying on the AOE range damage during the explosion, the German infantry could be covered and killed.

With this premise, who would bother to stop the car and aim accurately and waste time?

The German infantry who were constantly bombed by the 85mm high-explosive shells were extremely miserable. They had no place to hide and could not find cover to fight.

The few 75mm and 50mm anti-tank guns were dragged out and put into combat positions, while the heavier 88mm anti-aircraft guns and PAK 43 88mm anti-tank guns had long been thrown away. These outdated anti-tank weapons, which might not be very effective against T34 and T43, were the only backbone forces that the German army could rely on at the moment.