Chapter 2639 Traffic Jam on the Front Line (Part 2)

"From the Second Brigade? Damn, Varosha is so quick! I thought it was Kurbalov's troops blocking the road!"

After asking which unit was blocking the traffic, Malashenko immediately walked forward under the leadership of the squad leader and ran to the intersection of the block ahead with the soldiers.

Before he got there, Malashenko saw a GAZ jeep with a vehicle-mounted command radio and a long antenna on the rear of the car parked on the side of the road. An officer who looked like a leader was standing next to the car, pointing and discussing the situation with a group of people around him.

"No, the speed is still too slow! Clear all the baggage and non-combat equipment transport trucks to both sides of the road, and first free up a single lane for heavy equipment to pass through, and give priority to sending tanks! The tanks of those Nazis are shelling our defense zone, and our comrades need tank support."

"All infantrymen get off the vehicles and move forward on foot. The priority of infantry fighting vehicles entering the city will be postponed to the future, and priority will be given to ensuring the passage of tanks. Arrange it immediately, quickly!"

"Yes!"

After explaining the important matters and arranging the orders, the regiment commander closed the map and was about to go to the street corner in front to see how the traffic was diverted, and to personally command on the spot if necessary. It was impossible to expect to drive over, and his exclusive command-type GAZ jeep could only be left on the sidewalk. The only option was to walk over with the soldiers on the road.

"Commander, wait! Comrade Division Commander is looking for you!"

"Hmm?"

Comrade Regiment Commander, who was about to leave with a group of people around him, was tripped by the shouting behind him. He turned his head in the direction of the sound subconsciously and found that a strong man with "iconic height" was running towards him.

"Comrade Division Commander? Why are you here? At this time?"

Unlike the little squad leader who rarely saw Malashenko, Comrade Regiment Commander, as a senior leader of the leadership division, could still recognize Comrade Lao Ma at a glance, even if he was wearing tattered clothes and a black leather tank cap covering his head.

"Stop talking nonsense. How are you arranging the troops to enter the city now? What happened in front of you? Why is it so blocked?"

Although Malashenko asked anxiously, he did not mean to blame, but just talked about the matter.

The comrade regiment commander in front of him also knew that Comrade Division Commander was not an unreasonable person, and he understood the urgency of the situation, so he chose to explain the situation as briefly as possible.

"One block ahead is the uncleaned battlefield, Comrade Division Commander. There are a lot of scrap metal and vehicle wreckage there, and the remains of several Panther IIs that were previously paralyzed by the First Brigade are also lying in the middle of the road. The German medium tank is as heavy as our heavy tank, and it can't be pushed away even with an IS6, because the tracks have been broken."

"Now we can only try to clear the road while letting the troops move forward. We have cleared a one-way passage that is just enough for heavy equipment to pass through, and the other road will have to wait until the two-tracked tank is cleared. All of them were interrupted. The Black Panther II, which can neither be driven nor pushed, should be moved aside. "

"I have applied for the dispatch of IS7 heavy tanks into the city. With sufficient horsepower, it will definitely be able to push the broken Black Panther II aside. The roads in the city are completely unusable. It is unknown how long it will take to get a tow truck to tow that thing away, and it cannot affect the traffic and the passage of troops, so we can only use force. "

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Traffic jams on roads in the peaceful world of the future are usually caused by something, mostly caused by a car accident on the road ahead. In fact, the road traffic on the battlefield is the same.

It's just that the reason for this traffic jam is a bit harder than ordinary traffic accidents.

A Black Panther II with both tracks destroyed was lying on the road, with no ability to move at all, and the chassis had scraped the floor. With a weight of more than 50 tons and a huge ground contact area friction, even an IS6 of the same weight cannot push it. Your German medium tank is really a headache.

What's even more speechless is that this Black Panther II is the leader's own.

The Guards logo and the red five-pointed star on the turret clearly indicate the faction to which this vehicle belongs. It was a "gift" left by the siege team in the main attack direction after a fierce battle.

They were too busy fighting to clean up this thing, so they could only leave it to the follow-up troops for recycling, and they were busy continuing to move forward.

There is nothing wrong with doing this, it is just a matter of course in the standard combat process.

The combat regulations of the leader division clearly state that "if the equipment is damaged and cannot be repaired on site, it is allowed to abandon the vehicle and leave it for the follow-up troops to recycle." The corresponding combat regulations are "The follow-up troops should promptly deal with the abandoned vehicles encountered along the way, and repair them in time or call for recycling."

But the problem is that I didn't expect that this overweight broken thing would cause such a big trouble to the follow-up troops. It couldn't be pulled or pushed away. It was so difficult that it made people jump three feet high and jump on the spot. The follow-up troops, who were also in a hurry, had no choice but to call the heavier IS7 heavy tanks to rush into the city and use brute force to push this thing aside so that it wouldn't block the way.

Unexpectedly, the culprit for the traffic jam was actually one of his own Panther IIs. After a while, Malashenko could only nod in agreement after thinking about it and not thinking of any better solution.

"Okay, let's do it this way. Where is the IS7 you called now?"

"They have entered the city. I just confirmed it by radio five minutes ago. They are heading over. But you can see the situation, comrade division commander. The traffic is really blocked. It's not easy for the IS7 to rush over. It should take about ten to fifteen minutes. I have notified the crew as soon as possible."

"There is no other way now. I can only order heavy tanks to reinforce the front line first. The front is in urgent need of heavy anti-tank firepower reinforcement. The Germans have sent out tanks to bombard our defense line. All infantrymen get off the car and rush over on foot. It's not faster to run than to ride in a car now. This is the only way."

The decision and order issued by the regiment commander are the best plan that can be thought of and implemented in this terrible situation. After hearing this, Malashenko didn't think there was anything to add or correct. After understanding the situation, he naturally couldn't continue to stand there stupidly.

"You stay and command the troops to divert traffic and get the reinforcements to the war zone as soon as possible. Also give me a team of people, I will lead them to walk there first."

"Ah? Comrade, you are going to walk to the front line like this? Isn't this too dangerous???"

It is reasonable for the commander to have such a reaction. Malashenko is no longer protected by the "heavy steel armor" that he is proud of on weekdays. Malashenko, who has left the legendary IS7 No. 177, is just an ordinary mortal with flesh and blood. It is inappropriate, very inappropriate to rush to the battlefield like this. If something goes wrong, won't the leader of the division be in turmoil?