Chapter 408: Temporary Conclusion

"Hey, listen, we have surrendered! We surrender to you, you can't"

Bang——

Before he finished speaking in panic, a butt of a gun that was getting bigger and bigger in the field of vision of his eyes had already come straight at him and hit him accurately in the face.

Puff——

The butt of the gun that hit him fiercely in the face again was obviously more powerful than the last time. The German company commander, who was caught off guard, was knocked to the ground with his head tilted back like a rag doll kicked away.

The pain of the solid wood butt hitting his face with all his strength was far more fierce than a heavy punch. The German company commander, who had several good teeth knocked out in an instant, felt dizzy and didn't understand why the Soviet army did this. He was about to raise his head to ask questions, but the words were grabbed by the Soviet tank commander who stepped forward at the last moment.

"I don't understand what you are saying, German! You are lucky to fall into my hands, because you will meet your accomplices soon!" The angry Soviet tank commander was about to raise the butt of his gun before he finished speaking, and completely destroyed the German tank commander who he regarded as the culprit. The other Soviet tank soldiers who were watching around were very indifferent to this, as if the one who was about to be killed was just a dog and not a living person. The fierce air battle in the bloody sky above continued. The Soviet and German fighter planes that were shot down after being severely damaged kept falling down like dumplings, until they fell on the snowy land and turned into a group of sky-high fire. He ignored the explosions that kept ringing around him, and was about to take action with only one thought in mind: how to kill the German. Suddenly, a pair of big hands suddenly attacked from behind and forcibly stopped the action in mid-air.

"Now is not the time to do these things. The battle in the sky is still going on. We are not the winners yet!"

The Soviet tank commander who was about to take action was interrupted by Malashenko's sudden attack. He turned around quietly with a slightly bewildered look, and then saw Malashenko's serious and slightly panting expression.

"Leave a tank to organize these Germans into a team and suppress them. The others get on the car immediately. The infantrymen are not finished yet. We have to support our comrades!"

At the same time as the armored confrontation on Malashenko's side, the position attack and defense battle led by Lieutenant Colonel Yakov also entered the final stage. The Soviet infantry group that rushed into the German position like a flood was only one step away from completely conquering the entire position.

Lieutenant Colonel Yakov's infantry regiment, which had a small number of KV1 heavy tanks to assist in the attack, tore open the first hole in the German position. It was just the beginning. The three Soviet infantry divisions that followed the Yakov infantry regiment and advanced synchronously had now completely poured into the entire position.

The Soviet infantry group, with an extremely high fighting spirit, had already taken almost all the outer positions and was only one step away from the final touch. However, the German troops who were entrenched in the core position still refused to surrender and were still fighting to the death.

Compared with the peripheral positions that were inferior in terms of troop deployment and technical equipment, the defense strength of this core position carefully built by the German army was extremely solid.

Six 88mm anti-aircraft guns and more than ten 20mm and 37mm rapid-fire anti-aircraft machine guns were deployed on the high ground in the center of the core position. This high ground with a relatively wide view caused great trouble for the attack of the Soviet infantry group.

After several waves of charge, all of them were in vain and were defeated one by one by the powerful German positions. Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, who still insisted on commanding the battle on the front line, was almost angry when he saw such a bad situation.

The sudden German air strike just now caused heavy casualties in his infantry regiment in an instant. Although the Soviet fighter aviation unit arrived in time and drove away these hateful Stuka aircraft groups in time, it was barely solved The urgent problem faced by Lieutenant Colonel Yakov.

But the tense situation in the sky was also seen by Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, who was not very familiar with air combat, but he could still see that his fighter group was at an absolute disadvantage.

The almost one-sided battle that kept falling to the ground like a meteor shower would probably be decided soon. If the Soviet infantry cluster on the ground had not been able to resolve the battle by then, the returning German Stuka group would surely pour all the remaining ammunition on the Soviet infantry.

The battle of attacking the enemy holding a solid defensive position under intensive bombing was not something that Lieutenant Colonel Yakov could handle, and even if General Zhukov, the god of war of the Red Army, was brought in, it would be difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.

Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, who was weighing the pros and cons quickly in his heart, made a decision almost immediately. When the KV1s dispatched by Malashenko were all destroyed by the German 88 guns, calling the Soviet divisional field artillery group behind him to launch close artillery support at the risk of accidental injury seemed to be the only feasible option at the moment.

"It can only be like this, it can't be delayed any longer! Artillery liaison, where is the artillery liaison!?"

Lieutenant Colonel Yakov looked around and shouted loudly, but before he finished speaking, a shout echoed in his ears.

"Look! It's our tanks, comrades! Tank comrades are here to support us!"

Lieutenant Colonel Yakov, who was a little surprised, half-crouched behind the bunker and looked at the direction pointed by the loud shouting. The scene of dozens of battle-scarred KV1 heavy tanks rushing at full speed was enough to inspire people.

After fighting many fierce battles in a row, the Malashenko crew had already been exhausted and soaked. Among them, the driver Seryosha and the loader Kirill were the most breathless. Even the gunner Iushkin and Malashenko himself, who were in a slightly better physical condition, felt physically and mentally exhausted.

But even so, the entire Malashenko crew, who knew that the battle had reached the last moment, still gritted their teeth and insisted on fighting with the last bit of strength. The German highland anti-aircraft artillery position that had entered the range was the first target aimed at by Iushkin.

"First, shoot down those 88 guns, Iushkin, they are suppressing the infantry with high-explosive shells, and kill them before they point their guns at us!"