The German army retreated very quickly, without any sloppiness. It was so swift that even Lavrinenko, who was holding the commander's periscope, couldn't react for a while and couldn't figure out what the Germans on the opposite side were doing.
And when Lavrinenko finally realized the problem and its seriousness, a terrible curse came out immediately afterwards.
"Those bastard Germans! Just send the vanguard to die, and all the people behind will escape?!"
Judging the quality of a tactic is not the decision-maker of the tactic, nor does it have anything to do with the troops executing the tactic.
The most qualified person to evaluate the true quality of a tactic is the enemy targeted by the tactic.
Only when the enemy is annoyed, angry, bored, produces the most real and primitive negative emotions of human beings, and puts the enemy in a difficult and difficult situation, then this can be regarded as a qualified tactic.
If this is the case, judging from Lavrinenko's current performance, the German army's tactics are undoubtedly qualified, and can even be called the best under the circumstances.
After all, even if you are forced to a dead end and there is no other way out, there must be a distinction between high and low and good and bad, right?
The second echelon and reserve German troops deployed in the rear retreated so quickly that Lavrinenko was surprised when he saw it. It felt like the Germans had already prepared in advance and were always ready to grease their feet.
Running away is normal.
Now that the enemy's action plan has been discovered, the next thing to do is obvious.
How to stop the Germans from docking their tails and running away has become the top priority that Lavrinenko must solve as soon as possible.
"Third Battalion, you are the closest! Tear open the German defense line at all costs! Rush forward and intercept those bastards!"
The 3rd Heavy Tank Battalion located on the right wing of the offensive formation is the one closest to the German retreating troops and has the shortest straight line. It is also the only hope that Lavrinenko can rely on at the moment.
The commander of the third battalion, who received the order from Comrade Deputy Division Commander, responded quickly and dexterously. The third battalion, which had maintained a high-pressure posture against the enemy, immediately stepped up its offensive after receiving the order, and used all its abilities to attack without reservation.
The German defensive rear troops stormed up.
The Third Battalion can be regarded as the main force with superior combat effectiveness among the entire Third Regiment combat force, second only to the First Battalion commanded by Lavrinenko. Of course, there is no problem in tearing apart the German defense of the enemy in person. The only thing
The uncertainty lies in how long the whole process will take.
The huge IS6 heavy tanks roared and puffed out black smoke, using their maximum horsepower and rolling forward. However, the German troops who were left behind did not give in and continued to fight to the death. Both armies seemed to have entered a state of red-eye killing.
"Load! Armor-piercing bullets, quick! Russian tanks are coming!"
"Machine gun, there is a machine gun missing here! I have bullets here, come quickly and fill the position with a machine gunner!"
"Anti-tank men, prepare! Bring up the iron fist and chimney, quickly!"
The Panzergrenadiers attached to the Grossdeutschland Division can be called the most elite infantry unit of the Wehrmacht. Whether it is fighting will, actual combat power, or personnel composition, they can be called the elite in the Wehrmacht of 1944.
The elite among them.
As one of the most elite units of the Wehrmacht, the Grossdeutschland Division is naturally qualified to have the most sophisticated weapons and equipment and priority supplies.
Before entering the enemy's firing range, the commander of the third battalion, who rushed up to the position and personally led his team to the front of the team, had already seen from his commander's periscope that the German infantry on the opposite side was holding long guns and short cannons.
There are a lot of them, so diverse that it’s almost dazzling.
Not only did the German army have its own iron fist and that annoying new "tank killer" chimney, but it also had excellent eyesight. At that time, he almost became the commander of the third battalion of the fighter aviation force. He even saw that the German infantry opposite was holding his own Simon in his hand.
Nov anti-tank rifle, this heavy infantry weapon that has been discontinued for a long time in Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division.
Perhaps the 14.5mm special armor-piercing bullet of the Simonov anti-tank rifle is nothing to the rough-skinned and thick-skinned IS6 heavy tank, not even worthy of scratching its itch.
But this situation reflects from the side how abundant the anti-tank firepower of the German guys on the opposite side is. Not only can the Panzerfaust and Tank Killer be fully used, but Simonov is also lifted out and issued to ordinary tanks.
infantry.
Even if this captured Soviet-made weapon is just like scratching an itch, it is still much better than using a Mauser 98k to scratch the steel monsters on the opposite side. After all, tickling can be divided into different levels, which is roughly what it means.
"No time... just charge forward! Deal with the German tanks first, let the infantry control the machine guns on the roof to suppress the German infantry, don't worry about the casualties! I stepped on the accelerator to the bottom before calling stop, tearing apart the Germans
The guy's defense line goes right through!"
The roaring orders of the third battalion commander spread across the entire radio channel and were clearly heard by all the Red Army tank crews.
The infantry accompanying the third battalion's attack were risking their lives, ignoring the bullets that were hitting their faces like a downpour. They hunched over and half-crouched behind the turret, holding the high-level dual-purpose heavy machine gun on the top of the turret with both hands.
Fire wildly and recklessly.
In the storage box hanging on the back of the turret, there are boxes of heavy machine gun ammunition specially prepared for the infantry, which are enough to cope with a high-intensity and cruel battle.
Dong dong dong dong dong——
The water-splashing barrage of the Deshka 12.7mm heavy machine gun sounded like a drum. The unique heavy gunfire mixed with the crimson tracer barrage formed a dazzling fire dragon, either crawling or squatting in the crater.
The German infantrymen inside were sweeping back and forth above their heads, and the pressure was airtight.
There was a blazing tongue of machine gun fire above his head, licking Tian Ling Gai's scalp continuously, and the temperature of the scalding hot air was as if he could clearly feel it through his helmet.
The ground beneath our feet was trembling regularly, broken soil was bouncing, and the hot battlefield atmosphere was mixed with the terrifying atmosphere of death. Even the particles floating in the air were about to ignite, making it suffocating.
In such a situation, leaning out to fire at the enemy is definitely an act of committing suicide.
But even if you don't fire and continue to stay in place doing nothing, the Russian steel monsters roaring and rolling up will still turn you into a puddle of flesh. If you risk your life and fight, you might still have a chance.
The German division has never been short of desperate men who dared to risk their lives.
God will only favor the brave. There is no battle like this from ancient times to the present. It remains unchanged from ancient times. The absolute truth of human war will be fulfilled again today in this land soaked in war and blood.