Chapter 194 Mystery
Major Gavrilov did not send out the reconnaissance team until it was bright the next day... At this time, the reconnaissance is much safer. On the one hand, the visibility is high, and on the other hand, it is impossible for the Germans to leave the rear cover troops to ambush at this time.
Sure enough, there was no accident, and the reconnaissance team sent the news that the enemy had retreated through the radio.
Although this had long been expected, the whole army cheered.
Captain Akimchik squeezed through the crowd, shook hands with Shulka, and said, "It's a pleasure to fight with you, Comrade Second Lieutenant, you defeated the enemy very simply!"
"I am also very happy to fight with you, Comrade Captain!" Shulka said: "Your tank soldiers are very heroic!"
The performance of the tank soldiers under Lieutenant Akimchik did surprise Shulka... At first, Shulka was worried that they would not be able to carry out their tasks well with their carefree appearance, but the fact was completely opposite. They are all unambiguous, and it can even be said that they face death calmly.
For example, when tanks are blocking railways, don’t look at KV2 majesticly rushing into the enemy tanks like a tiger into a flock of sheep to kill, but it is a one-to-many and almost destined to end in a car crash.
From the very beginning, they knew that it was almost impossible for them to drive the tank back. At worst, the Germans would cover the KV2 with a batch of shells.
The same is true of the fact that none of the crew members of the two KV2 tanks survived.
From this point of view, tank soldiers are actually much more dangerous than anti-tank gunners, even though they are protected by heavy armor.
"This is our duty, Comrade Second Lieutenant!" Captain Akimchik replied calmly, as if completing what they should do.
"go ahead!"
Under the order of Major Gavrilov, the team lined up and moved forward.
After winning the battle, it doesn't mean that nothing will happen next. The next thing to do is to occupy the original position and clean the battlefield.
This is not as simple as imagined, because there are various traps, barbed wire, and landmines left on the ground... It is obviously impossible to clear these things, especially the landmines, otherwise you will not feel at ease walking on your own territory, because you Not sure if stepping on it will blow you to the sky with a "boom".
Therefore, each of the soldiers held a branch and moved forward like a blind man at a distance of a few meters. The steel **** that come out are also fatal.
Therefore, there will be a "boom" on the advancing line from time to time, then a scream, and then another...
However, the soldiers were no longer surprised. They continued to move forward without even turning their heads. The wounded would naturally be dealt with by follow-up medical soldiers, and other people would fill up the vacated positions.
Shuerka sighed secretly in his heart: No one would want to be wounded or even die when this is already victorious, but the battlefield is like this, it never cares about what you think or hope.
"I'm curious, Comrade Company Commander!" The veteran asked Shulka as he went forward while detecting mines: "If you don't have those reinforcements, are you helpless? I mean, are we about to experience a failure? ?”
The actor on the other side laughed: "Do you wish to experience a failure, Comrade Matvey?"
"No, of course not!" The veteran replied: "I'm just curious to know who can defeat our comrade company commander!"
"So!" Shulka smiled: "Do you really think we have reinforcements?"
The soldiers couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and the veteran stopped and asked Shulka: "What do you mean, Comrade Company Commander? We don't have reinforcements?"
"No, of course!" Shulka replied: "But our reinforcements only have one tank company and ten anti-tank guns!"
At this time the Germans have already retreated, so there is no need to keep it secret.
"Then there was a constant motor sound last night..."
"It's just that they are going around in circles!" Shulka revealed the answer.
The soldiers were all stunned, and then laughed "hehe".
The actor said to the veteran: "Comrade Matvey, you just wanted to know whether we can defeat the enemy without reinforcements, and now you have the answer!"
The veteran spread his hands and replied, "So what? You were also deceived, weren't you?"
At this time, there was an explosion a hundred meters away, and the soldiers lowered their heads slightly, and then continued to move forward.
It took more than two hours to complete the mine detection work, and then it was to re-dig trenches, pull barbed wire, and deploy firepower.
After it was over, the group was almost exhausted. Although it was muddy and still in the rain, the soldiers just wrapped their raincoats in their raincoats and fell asleep as soon as they leaned against the muddy trench.
The reinforcements arrived that afternoon.
The reason why they were able to move ahead was because the Branfenburg troops had already given up on Puxilo... The German main force gave up attacking Tula, and Puxilo naturally lost the value of sticking to it, so the Branfenburg troops disappeared again. Missing in the dark.
Shuerka also has to admit that such a force is indeed a headache. They come and go as soon as they want in the area controlled by the Soviet army, but the Soviet army has no good way to deal with them.
The reinforcements came by car, and the total force consisted of a regiment carrying 15 anti-tank guns.
These anti-tank guns are not enough to organize a defense, so even if they arrive, they will not be of much use.
But of course these are not important now.
When these reinforcements came up, they saw piles of smashed or trapped tank wreckage next to the railway, and their eyes were straightened.
It is said that Major Toslav, who came for reinforcements, asked Major Gavrilov with disbelief when he received the defense: "Are those really the tanks you destroyed? Or are they the wreckage they dragged back from the front line?"
Major Toslav believed that at least some of these tank wreckages were left by other troops after fighting.
"Oh, yes!" Major Gavrilov replied: "They were all dragged here by the Germans from the front, 133 in total..."
"How did you do it?" Major Toslav asked: "133 tanks, and you only have a dozen or so tanks!"
This is really hard to believe, after all, the German armored forces had a record of defeating more than 1,000 Soviet tanks with more than 100 tanks.
"It's easy!" Major Gavrilov replied: "Aim, and fire, and that's what they are!"
The surrounding soldiers couldn't help laughing.
It's not that Major Gavrilov didn't tell the opponent his combat experience, but that these tactics will be unclear for a while.
What's more, not all troops can fight such a battle and win!
(end of this chapter)
