Chapter 217: captive

Chapter 217 Captive

Groups of German troops raised their hands and surrendered to the Soviets, including Major General Schroeder... In fact, the Germans surrendered under the order of Major General Schroeder.

"Surrender!" Major General Schroeder said to his subordinates on the walkie-talkie: "We have failed, and there is no point in continuing to fight!"

In this regard, the German army is different from the Soviet army. The Soviet army emphasized that they must not surrender to the enemy at any time, even if they fight to the last moment, otherwise they will undoubtedly be labeled as a traitor.

The German army believed that if they tried their best but could not change the situation of the battle, there was no need to pay the price of their lives to persist to the end, and they did not think it was a shame.

The Soviet camp cheered loudly, and when Katukov heard the news of the enemy's surrender, he asked several times excitedly:

"Is it true? They surrendered?"

"Yes, Colonel!"

"Are you sure they gave up resistance?"

"I'm sure, Comrade Colonel!"

"We won?"

"Yes, Comrade Colonel!"

…

Then Katukov immediately reported the news to the Western Front Command.

When the headquarters received the news, there was a burst of cheers. Although Zhukov remained calm, he still couldn't hide the joy on his face. He said to the walkie-talkie: "Congratulations, Comrade Katukov! Congratulations to all the brave Officers and soldiers of the 4th Tank Brigade, you not only successfully defended Moscow, but also successfully broke the myth of the undefeated German armored divisions, set an example for the entire army and built confidence. You are the heroes of the Soviet Union and the heroes of the motherland. It is the pride of the people!"

Zhukov’s words are actually not exaggerated at all.

Before this, the Soviet army did not know what the problem was from top to bottom... The equipment was not necessarily less than that of the German army, and in some respects it was even stronger than the German army. The number and total strength of the Soviet army were even greater than the German army, but they fought repeatedly defeat.

Xu Soviet generals simply attributed it to the issue of "bravery", just like the spiritual atomic bomb mentioned before, as long as soldiers are brave enough, they can defeat the enemy.

Some generals realized that the problem might be in the quality of soldiers or tactics.

But it will take time for the gap between these two aspects to catch up, and it will be difficult to catch up for a while, so the whole country is filled with a kind of defeatism. Even Stalin does not believe that the Soviet army can stop the German attack. .

If there is any victory, it is the anti-encirclement battle of the Southwest Front Army in Kyiv.

But that battle was not a head-to-head battle, but the result of deceiving the German armored forces across the river and then using the armored forces against the enemy's infantry, and in this case they fought dangerously.

This battle was different. It was completely a tank-to-tank battle. Although some tactics were used to gain the upper hand, tank brigades wiped out a German armored division very simply... this It is enough to prove that the organization and tactics of the tank brigade are correct.

So, the Soviet army found its way. In the future, there is no doubt that the tank force will be developed into T34 and tank brigades.

"But..." Zhukov continued to order: "Your battle is not over, Comrade Katukov! Occupy Klin and fill the gap in the second line of defense!"

"Yes, Comrade General!" Katukov responded, and then gave the order to move on.

Major General Schroeder got off his command vehicle with his hands raised. He originally planned to use the speed of the barrel truck to lead dozens of subordinates to break through, but when a few tanks blocked the road and made a "boom", he was about to be the leader. After the barrel car exploded, he had to give up the idea.

This made Major General Schroeder not even have time to change his military uniform.

As soon as the Soviet soldiers saw the rank of Major General Schroeder, they immediately notified Major Gavrilov of the situation.

Soon Major Gavrilov arrived at the scene. He was also driving a barrel truck, which was seized from the Germans.

Of course, this is not the one he was driving in Kyiv, but just captured from the German army... As a Soviet, Major Gavrilov is also a nervous type, and he dared to use the barrel truck he just captured , and it was still when the visibility was poor and Soviet tanks were chasing the Germans everywhere.

If Major Gavrilov did any preventive work, it was to tie red flags to the rearview mirrors on both sides.

"When they see this, they will know they are their own!" Major Gavrilov said: "If anyone dares to fire, I will stuff him into the barrel!"

Major Gavrilov didn't think about it at all... If someone actually fired a gun, he probably never had a chance to put someone else in the barrel.

The barrel cart stopped in front of Major General Schroeder, and Major Gavrilov jumped out of the car familiarly, walked up to him, shook hands with Major General Schroeder, and said, "Welcome, Comrade Major General! I hate you invaders, but I have to say... your barrel cart is very useful, this is the second one I have captured, and I find that I can't live without it!"

The Soviet soldiers around laughed, and the translator translated Gavrilov's words to Major General Schroeder amidst the laughter.

Major General Schroeder had a calm face. He had long been prepared to be ridiculed by the enemy, and at the same time he knew that it would not be a good life if he fell into the hands of these Russians.

but…

"I hope to meet your commander, Major!" Major General Schroeder said.

"See our commander?" Major Gavrilov jokingly asked: "Are you trying to assassinate him?"

The Soviet soldiers laughed together again.

"No, Major!" Major General Schroeder said: "I just want to pay tribute to him, this is a very successful battle! I want to meet the person who defeated me..."

"Then I don't think it's our commander you want to see, Major General!"

As he spoke, Major Gavrilov shouted to the driver who was waiting behind: "Bring Shulka here!"

When Shulka got off the barrel cart, what he saw was an angry German major general.

"Are you insulting me, Major?" Major General Schroeder said, "He's just a second lieutenant!"

"Do you think it is necessary for me to insult you, Comrade Major General?" Major Gavrilov said: "You want to meet the man who beat you, and he is!"

Major Gavrilov raised his hand towards Shulka and said, "He wants to see you, Shulka, I think he is in love with you!"

Major General Schroeder looked suspiciously at Major Gavrilov, then at Shulka, and asked, "Who are you?"

The translator helped Shulka answer this question: "Maybe you haven't heard of it, he is the 'breakout hero', he can indeed be said to be the one who defeated you!"

(end of this chapter)