Chapter 211 Bury Them

The terrifying explosion of ammunition not only completely frightened the German army that was caught off guard by the sudden attack, but also made up their minds to die. The division commander Colonel Donskoy and his partner, the political commissar, were also confused. The two who had originally given up hope for reinforcements now saw those steel behemoths that symbolized the strength and hope of the Red Army rolling forward.

"Comrade division commander! It's reinforcements, our comrades are here to reinforce us! That's our tank unit! It's the heavy tank unit that Commander Zhukov promised to reinforce us!"

Compared to the extremely fast speaking speed of his partner next to him, who was almost biting his tongue in excitement, Colonel Donskoy, who felt like he was dreaming, quickly woke up.

"Quick! Organize troops to welcome and cooperate with our heavy tanks to drive the Germans out of the position. Those German paper tanks are no match for our heavy tanks. Take action!"

From the binoculars in his hand, he saw that a large number of Soviet heavy tanks suddenly appeared on the Soviet position that was already on the verge of collapse and joined the battle.

The German commander, who knew how difficult it was to deal with the heavy tanks in the hands of the Soviets, frowned immediately, but no matter how much he thought about it, he was unwilling to let the duck fly away. In the end, he still made a decision that would make him regret it in a short time.

"Continue to increase the intensity of the attack and put all the reserve troops into the battlefield. We can't let those Ivans drive us out of the position again! This is the moment of the decisive battle!"

One side is anxious to get it, and the other side doesn't want to give it no matter what.

The offensive and defensive sides of the German and Soviet armies, who refused to give in to each other, just for such a defensive position covering an area of ​​less than five square kilometers, like two gamblers who were red-eyed, poured all their chips and launched a last-ditch fight.

The reserve troops on the German side had just been put into the battlefield and had not yet had time to open the gap in the Soviet position. The German commander never expected that even worse news would follow.

The heavy tank battalion led by Malashenko, which roared with powerful diesel engines and rushed to the front line for emergency reinforcement, was just the tip of the iceberg of the Soviet reinforcements.

Although the fully equipped and fully staffed 10th Infantry Division rushed to the front line to support, it set off urgently before Malashenko, but this fully equipped and fully staffed infantry division was not like the heavy tank battalion led by Malashenko, which had an independent organization, because it was fully mechanized and flexible, fast and swift.

The 10th Infantry Division of the Reserve, which was carrying various technical equipment and heavy weapons in bits and pieces, was almost purely running on its own two legs. There was no spare truck for hauling the division's artillery and heavy equipment and carrying supplies and ammunition. The Soviet infantry division, which was basically at the same level of mechanization as the German army at the same time, could only run on the two legs of the infantry.

The 10th Infantry Division of the Reserve Force, which set out first but was relatively slow due to the organizational relationship of the infantry division, was soon caught up by the 1st Independent Heavy Tank Breakthrough Battalion led by Malashenko, which was driving at full speed.

Before leading the troops to set out, they had learned from the front headquarters that a friendly heavy tank unit would come to assist and reinforce.

After a brief meeting with Malashenko, the commander of the 10th Infantry Division of the Reserve Force decided to let one of his elite advance battalions use the "tank knight" method most commonly used by the Red Army infantry to hang on the outside of the tank, so as to use the rapid mobility of the heavy tank battalion led by Malashenko to support the battlefield as soon as possible.

The Red Army infantry, who squeezed the tank like an Indian motorcycle by hanging on, immediately jumped off the tank and quickly joined the battle as the tank slowed down.

The injection of strong fresh blood made the 21st Border Defense Division, which was on the verge of collapse, burst out with powerful offensive energy again. After stopping and killing several leading German tanks, the KV1 heavy tanks immediately gushed out surging diesel black smoke again.

The steel body, which is much heavier and stronger than the German tanks, continued to roll forward with the numbing sound of steel tracks.

It was never expected that the Soviet heavy tank troops would rush in at this moment of failure. The German attack troops that had already entered the Soviet defense position and captured a small area immediately lost their composure.

The only ground equipment that can pose an effective threat to the thick-skinned KV1 heavy tanks is the 88 gun. However, the German attack troops, as the initiators of the attack, could not possibly pull these heavy anti-aircraft guns with half-track tractors to accompany them. It is simply appropriate to describe the current situation of the German attack troops with words such as "at the end of their rope" and "at a loss".

The weak and powerless Type 3 tank was loaded with the most powerful 40-type tungsten core armor-piercing shells with 50mm small water pipes and fired continuously, but it still could not hurt the thick inclined armor on the front of the KV1 heavy tank.

The 40-type tungsten core armor-piercing shells bounced off the inclined upper armor of the KV1 heavy tank, and the clinking sound of the useless 40-type tungsten core armor-piercing shells was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely crushing the last hope of the German army to stop these Red Army steel behemoths.

The KV1 heavy tank roared all the way at full throttle and killed into the position occupied by the German army like a monster. At a very close distance, the KV1 heavy tank ignored almost all anti-tank weapons and turned the turret with all its strength. It didn't take long for it to hit almost all the remaining German tanks on the position that were doing useless resistance.

The cruel fact that the heavy armor of the KV1 heavy tank could not be penetrated even at zero distance made the German troops on the position almost despair, but also boosted the morale of the Red Army infantry who were accompanying the attack.

"The thin-skinned tanks of the fascist lackeys are no match for our Red Army cavalry! Smash their resistance, show no mercy, Ura!"

The German soldiers who could not understand what the Soviet political commissar on the opposite side was shouting knew that it was definitely not good news for them in this situation.

The German soldiers who did not receive any retreat orders adhered to their duties and held their positions without giving up. Even though the Soviet infantry who launched a coordinated counterattack with infantry and tanks had returned to the occupied positions and engaged in bloody close combat with them, they still fought to the death.

The repeated battle for the position, which was like a meat grinder that really beat the dog's brain out, had not yet been completely decided, but a more passionate shout suddenly sounded again in the rear of the Red Army position.

"Bury these fascist running dogs! Comrades, hurrah!"