The dense gunfire sounded, and the German soldiers behind each tank were very consciously divided into two groups. One pulled out and the other pulled out and continued to shoot after firing a shuttle.

This tactic, coupled with the firing rate and penetration of MP43, made the Soviet army that was charging in a row fell in front of the tank team in large numbers... This is also the reason why there is basically no group charge in modern wars. The firepower provided by the two automatic rifles is basically the same as that of a light machine gun or even greater than that of a light machine gun. Therefore, this is equivalent to countless light machine guns firing at the charge of the Soviet army. The bullet density is enough to block the Soviet army from a safe distance, especially the German soldiers would occasionally throw out a few grenades.

(Note: The theoretical firing rate of automatic rifles is similar to that of light machine guns, both of which are about 600 rounds per minute. The actual firing rate of light machine guns will be faster because of the larger ammunition capacity)

Finally, after leaving a large number of bodies, the Soviet army's charge collapsed.

This shows that there is still a big difference between theory and practice... In theory, these Soviet soldiers cannot retreat or even take a step. But at the moment when they really charge on the battlefield, when dense bullets flew past their ears, or knocked down their comrades in front of them one by one like mowing grass, the fear in their hearts still cannot be overcome.

Their performance was a group of panic, screaming and fleeing back to the trenches.

But escaping back to the trench had no effect.

The paving tank continued to move forward slowly, spreading steel plates on the road one by one while moving. Although the road was full of the corpses of Soviet soldiers, the tracks rolled up in the next second... The blood immediately burst out like a broken balloon. With a crisp sound of bones as it was broken when it was broken, the ground around immediately turned bright red.

Qin Chuan couldn't help but flash the picture of squeezing watermelon juice in his mind, but it was not the fragrance of watermelon juice that floated on the tip of his nose, but the strong smell of blood. What was left around was not the abandoned melon skin, but the arms, thighs, and head that were straightly broken from various angles. The most terrifying thing was the residual of the upper body, because the lower body was crushed, and the squeezed blood penetrated out of the eyes, nose, ears, etc. The veritable blood bleeded in the seven orifices, which was extremely terrifying like a ghost.

But the German soldiers were not ruthless at all. They prepared grenades while following the tanks. Then, with a sharp whistle, they leaned out under the cover of several riflemen and threw grenades at the Soviet trenches.

Just after a "boom" sounded, a fog exploded flat in the Soviet trenches. Then the soldiers rushed up with MP43s. Another gunshot was heard, and the trenches were cleared in a short while.

The tanks easily crossed the trench and continued to advance forward, with the infantry following behind... They could not be regarded as breaking through the Soviet defense line, because there was a second and third trench behind this trench.

But it is obvious that the Soviet army's forces were mainly concentrated on the first line of defense, the second and third line of defense could not withstand the impact of the 21st Armored Division without preparation, so the German army quickly drove onto the highway behind the Soviet line of defense and advanced north along the Don River.

When I heard the news that the defense line was broken, the most panicked thing was not the 64th Army, but the 62nd Army.

The reason is that the 62nd Army is the shore defense force responsible for guarding the Don River defense line. All its troops are confronting the German 6th Army opposite the river along the Don River. At this time, a German army suddenly broke out on the flank... This almost surrounded the 62nd Army from the rear.

Lieutenant General Lopatin immediately reported this information to the commander of the Front Army General Yelmemko.

"Comrade Yelómko!" Lieutenant General Lopatin reported in panic: "The Germans broke through the defense line of the 64th Army, and the flanks and rear of the Don River defense line were seriously threatened!"

"I know, Comrade Lopatin!" Yeliumenko replied: "We are trying to drive this team of Germans back and keep your defense calm!"

"Yes, Comrade Yeliaumke!" Lieutenant General Lopatin couldn't help but feel a little calmer after hanging up the phone, because he thought the front army had enough strength to block this gap when he heard General Yeliaumke's words.

General Yeliaomeike did think so, but in fact Yeliaomeike was deceived by Qin Chuan again.

The 21st German Armored Division has two options after breaking through the 64th Army of the Sudian Army:

One was to advance eastward and go around the rear of the Sudi 64th Army to defeat it in full.

The other was to advance northward to the rear of the Sude 62nd Army and coordinate with the German 6th Armored Army to land.

Originally, General Yelmemko thought the Germans would choose the former because the German army launched a fierce attack on the defense line of the 64th Army, while the Sixth Army in the direction of the Don River stopped and there was no movement... The 64th Army was of course also an option for Yelmemko to rescue, because once the 64th Army was destroyed, the south of Stalingrad would be directly exposed to the German guns. At this time, Stalingrad's preparations were not perfect and the source of troops was not sufficient.

On the other hand, through the reconnaissance on the front line, Yelmemko also got the situation of the German army moving northeastwards to encircle the 64th Army as soon as possible. So General Yelmemko didn't think much about it and immediately sent reinforcements to the 64th Army... This is also the reason why Yelmemko did not respond to Lieutenant General Lopatin's report. He thought the focus of the German offensive was the 64th Army.

This is easy to understand. After all, the German troops who broke through the defense line are under the command of the 4th Armored Army of Hort, and their best target should be the frontal enemy of the 4th Armored Army rather than the Don River defense line.

But soon Yeliaumeko found himself fooled by the Germans, because an hour later, the German army suddenly turned its finger and marched northward at full speed and penetrated directly into the rear of the 62nd Army. At the same time, another fierce gunfire sound came from the Don defense line... The battle of the German 6th Army crossing the Don River started at this moment.

Looking at the entire start, the Soviet army not only failed tactically, but was repeatedly deceived and fooled by the German army strategically. It was a miracle that this battle could be fought well.

After discovering this, Yelómenko immediately ordered Lieutenant General Lopatin to transfer the tank troops to the flank.

But it's too late.

During the mobilization of Soviet tanks, they were bombed by German bombers one by one, and nearly half of the tank brigade lost more than 80 tanks.

Then he met the 21st Armored Division halfway through the road, and was beaten by the 21st Armored Division with guns and rocket launchers, and almost wiped out all the troops. Only three light tanks fled back to Stalingrad with injuries.
Chapter completed!