Chapter 1533 Exploding the Bridge

The equipment of the American artillery is basically motorized, and is towed by the IWC trucks produced in the United States. Anyway, this 105mm howitzer is not very heavy.

At this time, the artillerymen were sitting in the truck, their eyes still staring nervously at the sky.

They were originally deployed to the position, but did not fire, and now they have withdrawn from the position without firing a single shot.

It's not that they are timid, they just want to protect these cannons and provide better artillery support for themselves. The HS129 attack planes flying overhead are really terrible. As long as they fire, they will become the target of those attack planes. .

Fortunately, the attack planes only wanted to attack the Soviet positions, especially to kill the soldiers who were hiding in the craters and preparing to ambush, but they did not find them sneaking out.

At this time, their hearts are heavy, everyone knows what will happen on the front line, and now, no matter how many reasons they have, they are always deserters.

They abandoned their companions, and they retreated alone.

The battalion's 12 artillery pieces, plus other support vehicles, a total of 22 trucks, retreated to the rear. On the front truck, the driver could clearly see the bridge over the river in the distance.

At this moment, suddenly, in the sky behind him, there was a sharp whistle of the engine, and all of a sudden, everyone felt a chill in their backs.

"Get off the road and into the woods!"

On the side of the highway, there was a forest of birch trees. Just after hearing the whistling of the plane, all the drivers were quick-witted and clung to the steering wheel. The Wanguo truck drove off the highway and bumped up in an instant.

Quick, quick, be sure to enter the woods before the other plane finds it!

The terrified artillerymen looked up at the sky, and now they were familiar with all kinds of German aircraft. It was the terrifying HS129, two engines on the wings on both sides, and the iconic front of the nose. The 40mm cannons are so clear, this German attack aircraft has a violent aesthetics.

It is useless to shoot a small-caliber light weapon at this kind of aircraft. On the contrary, once it is discovered by this kind of attack aircraft, the end will be tragic. This kind of attack opportunity will frantically shoot at the ground, like a harvester. In the same way, all life on the ground is harvested, and the cannon under the terrifying nose can even open the top cover of the tank directly.

If they find their own team, as long as the other party lowers the nose and fires a shuttle of 40mm high-explosive shells, they will all be destroyed. It is really terrible.

Fortunately, the several HS129s that flew in did not seem to notice them, and seemed to ignore them, flying over their heads. When the plane flew by, everyone saw the aircraft mounted on the centerline of the belly. That huge bomb.

"No, they're going to blow up the bridge!" At this moment, the battalion commander of the artillery battalion suddenly reacted, the Germans were too scheming.

Once the Germans blow up the bridge here, no one will be able to escape the troops that are still defending the northern part of the city, and they will all be eaten by the Germans. This is what the Germans did!

"Quick, radio, send a message to the headquarters, the Germans are going to blow up the bridge!"

When they came here, they were equipped with a Soviet-made radio station, the same encryption mechanism, and they could directly communicate with their superiors. At the same time, the telegraph troopers were still a few of the troops who could speak Russian.

Just when the telegraph troopers had not set up the radio, the HS129 attack aircraft had already begun to dive towards the bridge.

There is an infantry squad guarding the bridge, and their role is more to prevent deserters. Soldiers without orders cannot retreat. Now, when the attack planes in the sky swooped down, everyone is holding their own. Rifle, shooting futilely into the sky.

Useless.

When HS129 was pulled up again, billowing black smoke was already coming out of the bridge below, and the middle part collapsed completely, and the fierce water flow washed away all the remaining parts in an instant.

The bridge was blown up!

There are four bridges across the river, and the HS129 attack aircraft followed the river and blew up each bridge in an orderly manner.

As soon as the bridge was broken, the soldiers who were still fighting in front were in a state of siege. Under the attack of the German tank group, they had no other way but to die and surrender.

At the same time, the 442 Infantry Regiment, which had planned to withdraw, was also unable to complete the scheduled mission because of the bombing of the bridge. They could not return to the main city, and they would usher in their own annihilation.

headquarters.

When receiving the news, Konev's face was extremely ugly in an instant.

Konev was planning to blow up the bridge, but definitely not now.

Let the 442nd Infantry Regiment withdraw and deploy along the river bank, especially their artillery battalion, which can bombard the opposing German army with artillery fire at any time, so that they cannot cross the river smoothly, thus prolonging their holding time.

And now, before they had withdrawn, the bridge was blown up by the Germans!

In addition to the fact that the troops we needed did not retreat, there was something even more terrifying.

Aren't the Germans going to cross the river? Did the Germans not plan to occupy the city of Kalinin? Of course not, if the Germans want to attack Moscow, they must kill Kalinin.

Now that the Germans blow up the bridge on the river, there is only one possibility, the Germans must have started from the lower reaches of the river!

To guard against the Germans, we originally planned to rely on this river as a natural moat, but now, once the Germans rush over from our eastern side, we cannot guard against it at all.

The fortifications on the streets are also arranged towards the north. Moreover, the young people in the city have just launched, and there is no specific deployment. If the Germans rush forward at once, then Kalinin will definitely not be able to hold it!

As if to confirm his conjecture, at this moment, there was a terrible sound of shelling from the east of the city.

"The Germans, the Germans are calling from the east!" The astonishing news was sent back to the headquarters in an instant.

The Kalinin Front was understaffed.

It's not that Moscow doesn't pay attention to Kalinin, but because Moscow is also limited in manpower, and all who can be sent are sent out, and all directions are tight. The transfer of new American reinforcements to Kalinin is already the biggest for Kalinin. of support.

Due to the lack of troops, Konev had to deploy the main force in the north to conduct a tug-of-war with the Germans. At the same time, he called on the citizens to act in the city to jointly defend the city. However, they were all concentrated in the north, east and south of the city. Pretty empty.

What are the Germans waiting for these days? Of course, it is not only about grille armor, but also the deployment of troops!