Chapter 923 924 Obituaries
Arcardo, who walked out of the ward, felt his sadness, and the people he knew left him one after another, such as the "poison" of the old man who could not remember both sides; for example, the Stresman who changed his destiny but eventually died of a plane crash; although he was his enemy, the famous Hitler deep in his memory; and the General Sickett, who was once his boss but eventually died in a foreign land; now, there is another kind old man Augustus...
These people are gone and are already far away from him. Akado is becoming more and more like a lonely dancer, performing the passion they have devoted their lives to those who have left the stage on the stage. He doesn't know if there will be someone who will continue to perform for him when he leaves the stage.
Just as Akado was sad for the people who left, the head of state seemed to have forgotten that many people he didn't even know and had never met before were thrown into the cruelest battlefield by him, where they became cold corpses. When these people died, no head of state sat beside them, nor did their relatives drag their palms.
In fact, at this time, it is a different kind of happiness to be able to lie on the hospital bed and die peacefully. Because many people die with their bodies or cold soil. They do not need to look for their arms or intestines everywhere when they die. This is already a gift from God.
Therefore, while Akado mourned for the people he was familiar with, countless German grenadiers were facing the enemy's bullets. The tracks of Soviet tanks rolled up dirt and rolled over them. There were the whistling of bullets flying everywhere, and the sound of shells exploded everywhere.
A shell flew over from a distance and then destroyed a Soviet KV1 tank that was crossing the trenches. The huge explosion caused the Germans in the surrounding trenches to fall into the trenches, and everyone's eardrums were buzzing with the loud noise.
Before hearing could recover, while tinnitus was still continuing, some Soviet soldiers jumped into the trenches. They held the Mosinnagan rifle with bayonets and rushed towards the tilted German soldiers with wide mouths.
Before a German grenadier could climb the ground, he lay on his back on the ground, holding his mp44 assault rifle and starting to shoot, knocking the Soviet soldiers who jumped into the trench beside him into sieve. Another Soviet army behind him flipped into the trench and was also shot by the German army not far away.
More Soviet troops rushed up. A German soldier pulled the safety ring of the grenade and threw the grenade towards the trenches that were already full of Soviet troops in the distance. With a loud bang, the sand was splashed very high, and everyone's tinnitus continued, and they still couldn't hear what the friendly troops around were shouting.
The grenadier struggled to get up from the bottom of the trench, then pushed off the magazine on the assault rifle, pulled out a new magazine from the tactical vest on his chest, and inserted it skillfully into the gun with a click. Then he pulled the bolt hard, and a bullet was pushed into the chamber, and was on standby shooting.
He picked up his gun, then leaned against the wall of the trench, stood up suddenly, and pulled the trigger pressed by his fingers in the direction of the enemy. So his muzzle was shining brightly, and the shells flew out one by one from the casting window, landing on the ground in front of him and his worn-out boots.
Bullets flew out of his gun and knocked down the Soviet Red Army soldiers who were already close to him one by one. Some of these Soviet troops were hit in the knees, some were hit in the stomach, and fell down randomly. Because there was no time to aim, this strafing shot only created a wounded soldier for the other side.
Without any hesitation, the German grenade retracted into the trench, then took one of the two grenades hanging on his chest, and then pulled the safety ring on it. Then he didn't even look at it, throwing the grenade out of his trench and covering his ears.
Another "boom" explosion, and the dust flew everywhere again because he blocked his ears. The buzzing ears just now finally restored some functions. He heard the shouts of friendly troops in the trenches, and the howlings and screams of the Soviets not far away.
"Hans, I need reinforcements." In the distance of the trenches, on the chaotic German positions, someone shouted his companions. However, the answer to his shout was a sentence: "Bad bastard, which Hans, are you looking for?"
There are too many Hans here, including wounded Hans, dead Hans, and Hans who are firing fiercely at the enemy. If there is more name on this battlefield than this damn name, it is nothing more than "Ivan" in the Soviet army opposite.
As the Soviet KV1 tank not far away was destroyed, a German Leopard tank slowly drove out from the side of the roadbed in the distance. The defense system arranged by the German army nearby became stable due to the arrival of armored troops, and the Soviet offense was curbed.
Many Soviet soldiers who had already rushed into the trenches were still fighting for their positions with the Germans repeatedly. Some German soldiers were killed by the superior Soviet troops in their fox pits and trenches. Soviet light machine guns began to roar in the German trenches, and soldiers from both sides exchanged fierce fire at close range.
Time went back little by little, and as the German second tank appeared on the position, the Soviet army knew that this attack would probably not be successful. Because their tanks were destroyed one after another, the battlefield was full of destroyed Soviet tank wreckage.
Although the Soviet Red Army was striving to chase the German army in the three major performance indicators of tanks, the more advanced T34 tanks and Stalin were indeed born, but these tanks were still a minority and could only be equipped in the most elite armored troops. Therefore, most Soviet armored troops were still using outdated modified KV1 tanks and T26, which also became an important basis for the German army to identify the elite level of the Soviet army.
Guderian's troops were the most elite German armored troops. In addition to some armored troops temporarily assigned to him, he had about 1,000 tanks of various types. Now, due to the attack to the north, many of the most powerful tank destroyers and some of the surrounding armored divisions were temporarily allocated to him, allowing him to command a large armored battle of 1,700 tanks.
With so many armored troops, this German army is not suitable for defensive operations in terms of composition. Guderian did not intend to shrink behind the defensive positions and passively resist the attack of the Soviet Red Army. He planned to accelerate the offensive and defensive transformation on the entire battlefield, allowing everyone to attack each other in mobile warfare.
For example, two boxers who only know how to attack, both gave up defense and kept attacking to take the lead in knocking down their opponents. So the entire battlefield was full of collisions between the two sides. Everyone only built a simple defensive position, and then waited for the opponent to break through or break through the opponent's simple defensive position.
However, because of the certain disadvantage in terms of military strength, the German army began to gradually become passive in the attack. In most cases, they were invested in armored troops' defense and rarely launched counterattacks by armored troops. This was also the rhythm that Guderian was deliberately changing. He knew that the Soviet army would inevitably choose to attack, so he began to delay with fewer casualties.
Those who do not understand the achievements made by the German armored troops in defensive combat in another time and space will not know the terrible results of the German armored troops in defensive combat. The commanders of these elite armored troops know when they should appear on the battlefield, and often give the Soviet army an exaggerated record of more than ten to zero.
With the participation of German leopard tanks, the remaining Soviet tank troops began to retreat. Under the cover of smoke, the subsequent Soviet infantry began to retreat. The Soviet army on the German position collapsed due to this retreat. They fought to the death but could only watch their friendly troops retreat and were eventually annihilated on the position by the German army.
The German grenadier kicked the calf of the Soviet soldier lying under his feet, letting the opponent's toes shake twice with the rhythm of his kicking. Then he stepped off the magazine on the weapon and inserted another new magazine on the gun. However, this time he did not pull the bolt immediately, but leaned against the wall of the trench with his rifle.
"Cross the magazines under your feet and find as many useful materials as possible." The platoon leader and company commander there shouted loudly at the end of the battle. This is the homework that the German army must do, similar to cleaning the battlefield. Doing so can save a lot of materials, so that the rear does not have to waste precious raw materials on consumables.
Compared with the truly wealthy United States, although the German army won the combat effectiveness, it had to adhere to a saving style in some details. After all, many things in Germany are not as good as the United States at this stage, so these details appear more distinctive and more important.
"This is not the opponent's main force. I think their main force should be on the flank." In the division headquarters of a mechanized division near the front line, a staff officer pointed to the defense front of his army and said to the boss' commander: "The news just passed back was that the Soviet army only had kv1 and a small amount of t34 when it attacked, so it is necessary for us to remind the friendly forces on the flank."
Chapter completed!