The final charge was successful without encountering any obstacles. The last handful of German troops blocking Lavrinenko showed no decent resistance at all.
It is not true to say that these German troops have no combat effectiveness at all. After all, whether it is attacking Hill 239 or another breakout battle last night, the performance of the German troops is not bad. Under the corresponding situation, it is even enough to be called
good.
The real problem for the German army at this moment is that morale is completely lost and completely collapsed. The retreat and escape, which is starving and cold, is enough to make people feel desperate. It seems that the road ahead is endless. Suddenly they are pressed like this again.
The situation at this moment was best described as a severe beating on the ground that was combined with open ground, and it was both physically and mentally unbearable.
A large group of medium-sized tanks, including T3485 and T43, rushed forward in a mighty manner, followed by a large number of Red Army soldiers who had just switched from tank knight mode to infantry mode.
Combat engineer battalions only follow heavy tank troops, and the principle of participating in the toughest and most difficult battles has not changed.
So these Red Army soldiers who jumped out of the medium tanks were all light infantry. Although they did not have bulletproof armor or powerful equipment like AK and Panzerfaust, they had Bobosha, SVT40 and Dapanji light machine guns in their hands.
, still able to pin the German sticks of these defeated soldiers to the ground and beat them violently.
Except for a very small number of German troops who drove away in racing cars, the remaining German troops after being attacked by air raids no longer had the energy to put up a stubborn resistance.
Many German soldiers who were stunned like walking zombies looked at the enemy rushing up and responded with expressions of despair. They dropped their weapons and gave up resistance. What's more, some even didn't bother to pick up the weapons that fell on the ground.
, he performed a French military salute on the spot and knelt down on the ground with his hands raised in a gesture of letting others slaughter him.
There were not no Germans who dared to resist, and overall they even accounted for a relatively large majority.
But these remaining German troops, who only had light weapons at their disposal, were no match for the Red Army soldiers who had high morale and high combat power, not to mention the fact that they had tanks and aircraft to help them, and they had absolute heavy firepower.
Therefore, this battle that was destined to end from the beginning did not last long. The remaining German troops who were stubbornly resisting were wiped out by the swarming Red Army soldiers in a short time.
Now, there are only three types of German troops left on the battlefield where the smoke has not yet cleared: those who are standing and surrendering, those who are lying down dead, and those who are lying on the ground half dead and about to belch.
"Please, don't kill me! I surrender, can't I surrender!? I don't want to be a soldier. Those bastards drafted me away from my mother. I have no choice, otherwise they will come to my house to arrest me.
Looking at the young German soldier who was kneeling on the ground not far away, begging and crying, Iushkin, who had not seen much of this kind of situation, could not help but shake his head in shock.
"What do these Germans think they are doing in the Soviet Union? Are they here to parade around and play games? Why weren't they so scared when they invaded?"
Iushkin has never had a good attitude towards his enemies. He is the kind of person who hates his enemies from the bottom of his heart and would like to cut the gangsters who come to burn, kill and plunder into pieces in order to relieve his hatred. And Iushkin has never been so kind.
Without hiding his contempt and hatred for the Germans, he dared to say this even in front of Malashenko.
Compared to the irritable Iushkin, Artyom, who also just got off the bus, seemed much gentler and more rational.
"Hey, bro. Look at that German guy. He is only twenty years old or less at most. When I was his age, all I could think about was the young and beautiful Lisa next door. Why don't you assume what he said?
Is it true? What if he really didn’t join the army voluntarily?”
"Didn't Comrade Division Commander say that the Germans have already depleted their forces? Maybe they are just arresting young people to go to the battlefield."
Glancing at the young German soldier who was hugging the calf of the Red Army soldier next to him with runny nose and tears while continuing to cry out for mercy, Iushkin, whose face remained calm and his heart did not beat, did not express Artyom's words this time.
That's wrong.
"You are always so wishful thinking."
"Oh, this is not wishful thinking, my dear Comrade Iushkin, this is a reasonable analysis of the situation at hand. If you consider things from different angles, you will get completely different results and possibilities. Isn't this
Comrade Political Commissar taught us this?"
"..."
Artyom is a person who is good at learning and very eager to improve himself. Artyom is no longer a worker but an upright soldier. He hopes that he can go further in his career as a professional soldier and stand upright.
Higher. It would be great if I could become a battalion commander or something like that. Not as majestic and domineering as a comrade as a division commander, but at least not bad.
So when Artyom, who was good at remembering the speeches of political commissar and division commander comrades, brought up these words, Iushkin, who pouted, was unable to refute anything in the end, and just turned around to face Artyom behind him.
Jom snapped his fingers.
"It's time to get to work. Let's load the car with shells. I just used two rounds."
"Two rounds, you still want to pretend now?"
"Of course, what if these two shots can determine the outcome?"
"...Okay, I'll listen to you. Since Comrade Commander is not here now, I can only listen to you."
Iushkin, who no longer paid attention to the German prisoners of war, began to lead his brothers to do business, while our Comrade Lao Ma was discussing the situation of the war with the political commissar on the other side.
"One of the prisoners just captured was a lieutenant colonel of the National Defense Forces. After interrogating him, we learned that they were just the rear troops who were left behind. They were short of cars and fuel, and there were many wounded. They didn't even have heavy weapons. They were all lost, including tanks.
There are only a few of the most basic No. 3 and No. 4 troops. The total strength is only one regiment. Their combat effectiveness is not very strong and they cannot move fast."
Looking at the map of the war zone spread out in front of him in the bed of the truck, and listening to what the political commissar told him, he could predict that this group of German soldiers had basically no fighting power, and it was almost like they were given nothing. Malashenko then spoke.
"What's crucial? How far away are the Germans escaping in front?"
"According to him, it is less than three kilometers, but counting the battle just now and the time we stopped to clean the battlefield and treat the wounded, it is estimated that it has been stretched to six or seven kilometers or even further. But no matter how you say it, it is not too far.
As long as we are willing, we can set off again soon to catch up with the fleeing enemies in front."