The fourth destroyed tank did not die in vain. Kirill, who had been holding the commander's periscope and watching the battlefield situation closely, captured the fleeting details: it was a huge tank, and it was definitely not inferior in terms of size.
The steel monster that sat on his hip flashed past the house one row away, leaving behind a huge black shadow.
Of the original 11 heavy tanks on hand, 4 of the 3 medium tanks have been knocked out. The loss of 2 medium tanks and 2 heavy tanks means that Kirill now only has 3 tanks including himself.
9 heavy tanks, plus 1 medium tank are available.
10 ratio is unknown. How many enemies have entered the village? What models are they? The big guy that flashed by just now is definitely the Tiger King. How many of these things did the Germans drive into the village?
Should we fight head-on or withdraw as originally planned? Fight or withdraw!?
Countless thoughts flashed through Kirill's mind in an instant, and almost all possibilities had been considered.
There was not much time left for Kirill to think deeply. The urgent situation of no time forced Kirill to make a choice as soon as possible and issue an order. This was not only a matter of his personal life and death, but also the life and death of the entire company's comrades.
"The artillery fire did not come from outside the village. The enemy tanks are in the village! All vehicle crews should be more vigilant! Pull out and fight them. Pull out first!"
It cannot be said that Kirill's final choice was too tiring to fight. It can only be said that this was the best choice when the enemy's situation was unclear.
Kirill, who encountered a sneak attack, knew nothing about the specific details of the incoming enemy troops. He casually said that he saw German tanks entering the village, but he was limited to the fleeting movement of black shadows and the view of the house.
Can't see clearly due to obstruction.
What is the specific number of enemies? How many tanks have entered the village? How many infantry have been brought to coordinate the attack and cover the village? To what extent has the current situation between the enemy and ourselves deteriorated? Have the Germans penetrated into the village from multiple directions and surrounded it?
Come over? And why did the two sentry vehicles, one bright and one dark, arranged north of the village entrance, not send any early warning signals to themselves until they died!? Why on earth is this?
There are too many questions and doubts entangled in Kirill's mind at this moment, which are constantly being sorted out and confused. Kirill, who has no intention to care about these, only knows that the unpredictable enemy situation is most likely to be extremely detrimental to his own side.
The direction is developing rapidly.
Just imagine, if you are surrounded by German infantry when there is no infantry guard around you, then there will really be only a dead end.
After receiving Kirill's updated order, the company quickly started moving again, heading towards the south entrance of the village, hoping to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible.
Tiger King No. 217, who had seen all of this, was quietly dormant in the shadows, motionless.
From the beginning, Kalvus had no intention of circling the village with enemy tanks and fighting for mobility. He was seeking trouble and death by exploiting the Tiger King's most destructive shortcomings.
After successfully killing four enemy tanks in a row, Kalvus firmly believed that such a "shock operation" was enough to have the effect he wanted, and he only needed to find a place to watch the show quietly.
The ruins of the stable that was half destroyed by the bombing and still piled with a lot of hair and grass were a good place. The height was just right to hide the figure of King Tiger. It could just reach the turret without letting the commander of Kalvus
The field of view is completely blocked and nothing can be seen.
"Those Russians are heading towards the south entrance! Just as you expected, Carl."
"Of course... they can only go there. As long as we block the south entrance, this is the only way for their tanks to leave the village."
Tiger King No. 217 crouched behind the ruins of the stable, while Tiger King No. 213, who was even more thief, simply hid behind a two-story hut that was taller than Tiger King, almost completely covering Tiger King's huge figure.
It left an angle of less than twenty degrees and a limited field of view to peek into the situation.
Those Soviet tanks that were rushing out of the village obviously did not pay attention to their sides and rear. They had no idea that there were two German steel monsters in the shadows watching their every move.
There were several good firing windows and attack opportunities. Kalvus and Koschel's Tiger King could hit the enemy hard from the side and rear positions, and score one or two results.
But Calvus, as the leader of this operation, did not do this. Compared with the fact that he could get it immediately and destroy the results so close at hand, Calvus was more worried that if he alerted those Russians at this time, he might have his own consequences again.
Unexpected variables may affect your entire plan.
It is not even ruled out that the enraged enemy suddenly changes his mind and instead turns around and charges directly to fight him. Those reckless Russian armored soldiers never lack such a desperate fighting spirit, at all times.
What Kalvus really wants is not to steal a few enemy vehicles and give up as soon as possible, but he wants something even crazier than that: to completely annihilate the few Soviet heavy armored units in the village.
, giving the enemy's armored troops a heads-up when they attack rashly, and giving themselves more breathing space and time to adjust their deployment and reorganize their defenses.
To accomplish this goal, a careful and bold plan is bound to be needed, and now is the most critical and important final moment of this plan, where victory or defeat all depends on it!
"Bolt! The Russians are almost at the south entrance. We will drive them out. It's up to you!"
Behind the slope outside the north entrance of the originally silent village, there was now a huge figure slowly moving, and there were more than one shadowy figure.
The whole five King Tigers, which were wide and fat, ran as fast as they could, hurriedly and slowly, and finally rushed to the predetermined position according to Kalvus's deployment. The long, black 88 main gun seemed to have known that the enemy was about to appear.
They all pointed in the direction of the village entrance and got ready.
"I'm just reminding you that car No. 216 broke down and couldn't make it because of the bad road. I only have five cars on hand now, and they are ready as you said!"
"..."
It was indeed an unexpected situation for a Tiger King to collapse on the road, but if you think about it carefully, you don't think it is so outrageous. On the contrary, the more you think about it, the more it makes sense.
"Got it, happy hunting! Good luck to you!"
That is to say, before Calvus finished speaking, Kirill, who had just commanded the troops to rush out of the village and arrived on the open terrain outside the village entrance, could breathe a sigh of relief, but by chance, he saw No. 35 at a glance.
In the 100-meter range, those huge King Tigers had already exposed their turrets outside the slope, preparing to ambush and fire.
He had been holding back his anger and had no place to vent it. It happened that the open terrain was still open and he had an arrow ready to fire. Without saying a word, Kirill picked up the radio transmitter at hand and gave the order.
"Enemy heavy tanks, eleven o'clock direction! Attack!"