Chapter 1873 Blood-stained Isolated Village (Part 1)
"Are you really going to do it? With just a few of us going into the village and taking the initiative to provoke those Russians?"
Koshel's words still sounded unbelievable. It's no wonder. After all, they only had eight King Tigers in total. How could they fight with such a small force against a Russian armored force that could defeat an infantry regiment?
Even thinking about it makes people feel that they are overestimating their abilities when trying to put eggs and stones.
Calvus, who was holding the steering wheel and driving, was still looking intently, but in his mind he had already conceived the plan that needed to be executed next.
"I heard from the lieutenant colonel named Wu En that the terrain in the village is not suitable for large troops to deploy. The main road in the Russian village has never been wide. According to the size of the heavy tank, it can only be regarded as a one-way lane at most, and even two vehicles
It’s impossible to drive side by side. It’s really not suitable for armored troops to enter the village to fight, but now it’s our advantage.”
"Our advantage?"
Keshel, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had a puzzled expression on his face, but then his expression changed as he thought about it, and he obviously understood something very simple.
"You mean that the tanks of the Russian brigade cannot be deployed in the village and their numerical advantage cannot be used? Is that what you mean?"
Holding the steering wheel and controlling the compact bucket truck, Calvus, who didn't intend to show off his words, nodded quickly and spoke quietly on the wild trail.
"The Russians' numerical advantage cannot be used. The terrain in the village can only support two vehicles, one in front and one behind, to fight together, and it still does not support firing in the same direction at the same time. The vehicle in front will block most of the vehicles behind it.
Part of the field of vision hinders the firing line, but this is precisely when our advantages come into play, our skill and combat experience."
"..."
Kosher, who had been with Calvus for a long time, did not need his good brother to explain too much. The words he had spoken so far were enough to understand what he wanted to express, and that was enough.
However, this does not mean that Koschel completely agrees with Calvus' statement. Some things still feel too far-fetched if you think about it carefully.
"So this is your reason? This is still too risky. The Russians can drive out the infantry who have been guarding the village for two days so quickly. Why do you think their skills and combat experience are inferior to ours?
?You're gambling again, right?"
After hearing this, Calvus smiled, holding the steering wheel and looking ahead while driving, his hands not even shaking.
"War itself is a gamble. If there is no gambling at all, then what is it called a war?"
"..."
Kosher, who was rendered speechless by Calvus, did not speak for a long time. He just rested his elbow on the door of the open-top truck and tilted his head to look at the scenery passing by in his field of vision.
That is to say, when the barrel truck finally arrived at the temporary station, and several large King Tigers still parked on the roadside slowly came into view, Keshel, who had remained thoughtful but silent for the second half of the journey, finally
Open your mouth again.
"I'll do it with you. We'll go together. Since the tanks in the village can't be deployed, it's the same for us. Let the others stay outside the village to cooperate with us. You can designate tactics for them. I believe you."
As if he was not surprised by such an answer, Karvus, who parked the car and slowly got out of the car, just smiled and responded with a cheerful answer.
"That's right, just like before."
...
Kirill, who was still ignorant of what had just happened in the invisible shadows outside the village, and who had no idea that he was being noticed, was still issuing orders to his deputies at the temporary headquarters in the village.
.
"We still can't underestimate the enemy too much. We don't have the cooperation of infantry now to make our people more vigilant. We will send two more medium tanks to the entrance of the village to keep alert, and we will send them to the entrances of the villages on both sides of the north and south. Our current position is too close.
In front of us, enemies may appear from unexpected directions at any time.”
"..."
Although I felt that Comrade Company Commander was a little too neurotic, which was unnecessary, but it was really not easy for him to blunder over such a matter, the company deputy finally nodded immediately after hearing this.
"I understand, then I will..."
boom--
Rumble——
!?
"What's going on!? Where did the explosion of artillery come from?!"
Kirill, who had just given the order, jumped up from his chair with a sudden sound as a result of his nervous reflex. The deputy company commander next to him, who was also shocked by the sudden explosion, also had a confused look on his face.
"I don't know, I'll go take a look right now!"
Seeing that the deputy ran out of the door without even looking back, Kirill, who had no time to think about it, turned around and walked to the table behind him. He picked up the tank cap on the table and picked up the truncated folding bag specially designed for tank soldiers.
The butt of the gun is loaded with bullets, ready to rush out of the house fully armed.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a second explosion occurred suddenly less than ten seconds later.
Boom——
If the first explosion was caught off guard and there was no time for anyone to hear it carefully, Kirill could really hear the second explosion that came from the place where nerves were concentrated and the place was on high alert.
The direction from which the explosion came was the north entrance of the village. This was also the final direction of the retreat of the defeated German troops who had just been driven away from the village. I was still standing at the north entrance and saw with my own eyes these bastards fleeing. After exiting the north entrance, they walked all the way west.
go.
Now, these two consecutive explosions are coming from the north. Could it be that those Germans are really coming back?
Kirill, who was slightly startled, quickly recovered and came to the hospital after figuring out some basic situations. However, before he could leave the hospital, he bumped into the company officer who was running back in a hurry.
"The north...the explosion came from the north. Not only was there an explosion but also the sound of gunfire! It didn't sound like a howitzer, but it sounded like a German tank firing at us outside the village. If anti-tank guns were deployed
There's no way we can't see the slightest movement, it's definitely a German tank, or one of those self-propelled anti-tank guns, they can run and have guns anyway!"
"..."
Kirill, who had a black look on his face, just wanted to curse angrily. He was really afraid of what he was going to do, but he happened to run into the German attack during the short gap when the village's defense was at its weakest.
Without infantry, not only is it impossible to carry out systematic and complete defensive operations, but it is also very difficult to detect the enemy's situation. Although it is not completely blind, at least it is to the extent of short-sightedness. Understanding the enemy
More can only rely on guessing and analysis, which is terrible!
"No, we must not let the Germans enter the village! Let the first and second platoons move toward the north entrance of the village to move up. Don't stay in the village to fight. Go out and fight the Germans outside the village! The third platoon will go out from the south entrance to support the battle.
Don’t crowd all the tanks to the north, act quickly!”