The artillery in the forest opened heavy fire on the enemy, destroying the bravado tanks one by one. www.biquge.info the Germans, who had suffered a heavy blow, could not support it, so they stopped the attack and slowly withdrew to the rear.

Seeing that the German attack was repulsed, Rokossovsky and Carmela, who had been standing in the clearing outside the forest, breathed a sigh of relief. Carmela patted Rokossovsky on the shoulder, helped him put the pistol back in the holster, and said with relief: "Okay, Koschika, the Germans are repulsed, let's go back to the command first." ”

Rokossovsky nodded, and walked shoulder-to-shoulder with Carmela towards the forest. As she walked, Carmela suddenly slowed down, turned her face sideways and asked Rokossovsky: "Koschika, if you don't rush out just now, will our defense line collapse?" ”

"That's for sure, General Carmela." Rokossovsky looked at his old comrades-in-arms and replied with a serious expression: "If the commanders and fighters who have just withdrawn from the position do not see the two of us, maybe they have all fled into the forest, and you must know that the defeat is like a mountain, and in this way, our defense line will definitely be finished." ”

Speaking of this, Rokossovsky couldn't help but glance back at the position, and then said thoughtfully: "To be honest, if it weren't for the soldier who shouted in the crowd, it is estimated that the two of us standing there would not have been able to fully stabilize the morale of the army." ”

"Yes, you're right." Carmela also said with emotion: "I just clearly saw that the soldier who shouted is an old veteran. I guess he must have participated in a lot of battles, not to mention the Soviet-Finnish battle in the previous two years, I guess he was a participant. ”

As soon as the two of them entered the headquarters, Tarasov greeted them and asked, "Comrade generals, I just saw you rushing out of the forest, and I am really worried about you." Well, you're not hurt, are you? ”

Because he had just repelled the German attack, Rokossovsky was in a good mood at this time, so he joked with Tarasov for the first time: "Don't worry, my comrade chief of staff, we must have nothing to do." Bullets that can kill us and hurt us have not been produced yet. ”

After joking, Rokossovsky restrained the smile on his face and said to Mikhailov, who was standing aside: "Comrade Colonel, you have just seen it, the threat of German tanks to us is still quite big, I don't know when our tank regiment and motorized infantry regiment will arrive?" ”

After hearing this, Mikhailov showed an embarrassed expression on his face, and he said with some embarrassment: "Comrade commander, it is estimated that it will take more than an hour for the tank regiment and the motorized infantry regiment to arrive. ”

Thinking that the Germans might soon attack again, Rokossovsky anxiously asked: "And where is your heavy tank company?" ”

"Before you came back, I had just been in contact with the commander of the tank company." Hearing Rokossovsky ask about the heavy tank company, Mikhailov's face showed a relaxed expression, "They have entered the city of Yaltsevo, and in a maximum of ten minutes, they will be able to rush to the battlefield to participate in the battle." ”

"Colonel, let them find a place to hide first," Rokossovsky, after listening to Mikhailov's report, did not urge, but said calmly: "Wait until the situation is critical, and then let them suddenly attack and deal a severe blow to the arrogance of the German army." ”

Half an hour later, the Germans attacked again. The direction they chose to attack this time was still the relatively weak left flank of the Soviet army. Since more troops crossed the pontoon bridge during this time, their strength has greatly improved compared to just now.

Before the start of the offensive, they covered the Soviet defensive positions with cannons for ten minutes. As soon as the shelling was over, hundreds of infantry, under the cover of twenty tanks, rushed towards the Soviet positions.

Rokossovsky stood in front of the observation mouth of the command headquarters and clearly saw everything that was happening at the front. Seeing the German tanks leading the infantry to charge, he turned his head and asked Carmela: "Comrade General, can you intercept the Germans with artillery fire?" ”

Carmela readily agreed: "Okay, I'll call the artillery battalion and ask them to intercept the German attacking troops with artillery fire." ”

The artillery battalion, having received Carmela's order, immediately shelled the German infantry with howitzers, and the target of the anti-tank battery was the German tanks. No sooner had they completed two rounds of fire than the location of the artillery positions was revealed, and the Germans' cannons, deployed in the distance, began to suppress them.

German shells fell one after another next to the artillery positions and exploded, but the commanders of the artillery companies did not panic in the slightest, and they still methodically commanded their respective artillery batteries to intercept the German troops rushing to the Soviet positions.

Carmela learned that the artillery battalion, suppressed by enemy fire, suffered certain losses, five guns were damaged, more than two dozen artillerymen were killed, and more than forty more were wounded. He immediately reported the situation to Rokossovsky, and finally he made a point of emphasizing: "...... Although the artillery battalion paid a certain price, the artillerymen performed their duties brilliantly and showed heroic and tenacious heroism. ”

After listening to this, Rokossovsky turned to Mikhailov and said: "Okay, Comrade Colonel, the attacking troops of the German Korko have suffered certain losses, and now it is your turn to attack. I order you to immediately send the heavy tank companies to attack and destroy the German artillery positions deployed in the distance. ”

Mikhailov nodded, walked to a walkie-talkie by the wall, took the headset from the operator's handset and put it on, and then said loudly into the microphone: "Captain, now it's your turn." I command you to rush forward at all costs, to crush everything that comes your way, understand? …… Now that you understand, then what are you hesitating about, I order you to attack immediately! Sortie!! ”

After not doing much, Rokossovsky saw through the telescope seven KV-2 tanks rushing out of the forest, and after driving onto the road, he immediately formed a battle formation of three in front and four behind, and rushed violently towards the German artillery positions in the distance.

As soon as the heavy tank company appeared, it was immediately discovered by the Germans. Their tanks turned their guns and opened fire on the incoming KV-2 tanks. Rokossovsky was stunned when he saw the tank shells explode to the left and right of his heavy tank, setting off columns of mud that soared into the sky. You must know that the German army has an absolute advantage in the number of tanks, and even if it is exchanged one-to-one, the Soviet army cannot afford to lose.

Sometimes the more you worry about something, the more you come. Rokossovsky was worried that the heavy tanks would be destroyed by the German tanks when they attacked forward, and one of the tanks was directly hit by a shell fired by the German tank. Seeing that the body of the tank was enveloped in gunsmoke, Rokossovsky almost cried out.

However, the wind on the battlefield was strong, and the tank, shrouded in gunsmoke, soon came to light, and it drove forward as if nothing happened, crushing the German soldiers lying in its path.

Carmela, who also saw this situation, couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Hell, I just saw a German shell hit it." But why is it okay? ”

"Comrade General," Mikhailov politely replied to Carmela's question: "The KV-2 is a heavy tank for our newly equipped troops, and at present the Germans have no way to take it, whether it is anti-tank weapons or tank guns. It was possible to destroy such tanks unless the Germans used artillery more than 100 mm. ”

Hearing Mikhailov's explanation, Carmela's eyes widened and she asked in an incredulous tone: "My God, Comrade Colonel, if it is really as you say, then one of your tank companies will not be able to defeat a German infantry regiment or even more?" ”

"Theoretically, Comrade General." Mikhailov said with a smile: "Since our heavy tank has not been shown before, the German troops are not equipped with weapons that can destroy this tank for the time being." ”

"It's incredible, it's incredible." Carmela shook her head and said, "In this way, your heavy tanks are simply invincible on the battlefield. If we had hundreds of these tanks in our troops, the armored forces of the Deko would have become lambs to the slaughter. ”

As he spoke, seven heavy tanks had rushed into the middle of the German attacking ranks. Although they were frequently hit by German tank guns at the moment, the bodies at least shook and continued to move on. There was even a heavy tank that directly turned its gun and fired a shot at the German tank within 100 meters, directly knocking the opponent's turret into the air.

Just when everyone was complacent, Mikhailov poured cold water on everyone: "The situation is not what you imagined, although this heavy tank has thick armor and is not easy to penetrate by German artillery fire, but it has a high failure rate, and some break down in the middle of the drive." And there are also tanks that are not equipped with shells at all, and they can only rely on vehicle-mounted machine gun fire and crushing to destroy the enemy......"

Mikhailov's words scorched everyone to the outside, who would have thought that a tank that looked so good would have such a flaw. Just as Carmela wanted to question Mikhailov's statement, a heavy tank rushing to the front suddenly stopped, and the entire body remained motionless except for the on-board machine gun, which continued to strafe.

Seeing an opportunity, a nearby German soldier immediately rushed to the heavy tank with an explosives bag in an attempt to destroy it. When she saw the soldier dodging the machine gun fire with the explosive bag and getting headlong into the bottom of the tank, Carmela couldn't help but cry out: "Oops, oops, the Germans got into the bottom of the tank with the explosives bag......"

Before he could finish his sentence, a ball of fire erupted from underneath the tank, and then billowing smoke enveloped the entire tank. Seeing this, the muscles in Carmela's face twitched violently, and he muttered: "Our tanks, just like that, were killed by the Germans?" ”

He was answered by silence.

Just as he was about to say something more, Tarasov suddenly exclaimed: "Look, that tank is fine, the Germans didn't blow him up with an explosive package!" ”

Hearing Tarasov's shout, Rokossovsky hurriedly raised his telescope and looked at the broken down tank, only to see that the smoke had cleared, and the tank was still parked there intact.

"Explosives packs can't blow up our tanks, what the hell is going on?" Carmela asked Mikhailov curiously.

Mikhailov smiled and replied: "Comrade General, I just said that although this tank is prone to breakdowns, its armor is thick, and the Germans have no way to take it. ”

Although one tank broke down, the remaining six tanks still rushed forward with great vigour, rushing the German offensive line to pieces, and those tanks equipped with shells did not fire two shots and kill the German tanks around them.

Seeing the heavy tanks of the Soviet army scuttling through the ranks of the attacking troops, the German artillery in the distance was a little panicked. Several anti-tank guns were pushed into position, and after hastily aiming, they opened fire. But the German anti-tank gun, which could not even penetrate the T-34, was even less effective against such a behemoth as the KV-2. Although the hit rate of the German artillery was quite high, two or three out of ten shells could hit the target, but if they couldn't penetrate the armor, what was the use of hitting the target?

Seeing these behemoths getting closer and closer to them, the German artillery panicked, hurriedly threw away the artillery, spread its feet and ran behind. And the heavy tanks that drove into the German artillery positions began to frantically crush the artillery placed on the positions. After a moment of confusion, the two dozen artillery pieces and a dozen anti-tank guns on the artillery position became a pile of scrap metal that could barely be seen in shape.

I saw the artillery positions in my rear, which were destroyed by these tanks that could not be broken and blown up. The Germans, who were suppressed by the fire in front of the position, were suddenly discouraged, and even if the officers brandished their pistols and punched and kicked the soldiers in the back to make them rush forward, no one was willing to rush forward. I don't know who took the lead in escaping, and then a few brave soldiers followed, and it didn't take much effort to turn into a large-scale rout.

Seeing that the enemy was fleeing in disarray towards the rear, Kirillov, who was directing the operation from the position, decisively gave the order to attack. As the order was given, the Soviet commanders and fighters shouted slogans, jumped out of the trench with their weapons, and bravely pursued the fleeing enemy. (To be continued.) )