However, this problem was easy to solve, Qin Chuan tore off the cloak he wore on his body for camouflage, tied it to his rifle, and then stretched out of the tank compartment and shook his head outside......

On the other side, Gerhard, who had arranged a bazooka, looked a little strange, he clearly saw in the telescope that this T34 destroyed several Soviet-style tanks one after another, and then destroyed the building to block the road, and then saw that the tank stretched out the white flag and hurriedly ordered: "No shooting, it may be a tank that surrendered us!" ”

Then, the tank "rumbled" to the line and came to a halt surrounded by German soldiers.

"Don't shoot!" Qin Chuan shouted outward: "We are Germans!" ”

But for the sake of safety, Qin Chuan still raised his hands and slowly leaned out...... Although this seems a bit cowardly, it is better than being accidentally injured by one's own people, you must know that these soldiers are all skirmishers who do not have much combat experience, in case of a tense trigger, this small life will die in the hands of their own people.

A flashlight soon shone on Qin Chuan's face, so someone immediately shouted: "God, it's the captain!" ”

"It's me!" Qin Chuan was relieved: "Aren't you going to put away the flashlight?" ”

"Yes, Captain!" The German soldiers hurriedly extinguished the flashlight.

Gerhard also rushed over, looked at a few German soldiers who were excited to get out of the tank and Qin Chuan, and asked suspiciously: "Captain...... How did you guys get in the tank? ”

"Don't you know this tank, Lieutenant Colonel?" Qin Chuan raised his head at the tank behind him: "We repaired it, and then drove back, that's all!" ”

The surrounding German soldiers were all stunned, and then a cheer erupted.

Looking at the direction of the Soviet troops, because the road was blocked and impassable, and at the same time, the Lovati River and the five-meter-high east bank were like a wall in front of them, so they had to give up the attack.

"Unbelievable!" Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard lay next to Qin Chuan, who was observing the front line with a telescope, and said: "You can almost say that you have blocked the enemy by yourself, otherwise our defense line may be broken by the Soviets!" ”

"We're just a little lucky, Lieutenant Colonel!" Qin Chuan said: "Next time it won't be so lucky!" Judging by the performance of our troops in this battle, they are not a qualified army! ”

"I agree, Captain!" Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard replied: "Give them a little time, and I'm sure they'll satisfy you!" ”

"I hope so!" Qin Chuan replied.

On the Soviet side, Major General Vardani was furious at this situation, and he shouted at Colonel Yefimshi, who was in charge of the attack: "I gave you two infantry regiments, a tank battalion and two artillery battalions, but what did you give me? What else is there besides a few dilapidated houses and a few corpses in Hexi?! What's even more terrifying is that the tank battalion disappeared in an instant in your hands......"

Although Major General Vardani's remarks are somewhat exaggerated, they are not far from the truth.

The strategic purpose of the Soviet army tonight was not just to seize Hexi...... They knew from the beginning that Hexi was not a strategic location, not only was it not a strategic location, but also because of the curved river channel, the Soviet troops entering Hexi were naturally semi-surrounded by the enemy.

Major General Vardani originally hoped to use tanks to capture one or two important bridgeheads east of the river and gain a foothold, so that the Soviets could break through to the east of the river by dawn and expand their gains.

Unexpectedly, not only did this goal not be achieved, but the T34 tank lost eight units in an instant: two of them were destroyed, and three were buried in the rubble of the collapsed building. One was smashed by cement blocks from the sky and was hit hard, and it basically became scrap metal; There are also two cars that have flipped under the road in a panic and are on all fours, and it is inevitable to reuse them.

You must know that the production of T34 at this time is not large, there are only five tank battalions in a group army, and only two of these five tank battalions are T34 tank battalions, and there are only more than 30 T34s in total, but eight were lost overnight, no wonder Vardani is distressed.

"Comrade Vardani!" Colonel Yefimshi stepped forward and replied: "This loss was an accident, we did not expect that the enemy would have a T34, and it also mixed into our tank formation......"

"It's not an accident that can be explained!" Major General Vardani interrupted Colonel Yefimshi: "There will be accidents on the battlefield at any time, and without accidents there is no war." Now, because of your mistakes, we may have to spend a greater time and longer to take Holm, which may affect the course of our campaign, and Comrade Stalin will not hold us accountable for 'accidents'!" ”

Colonel Yefimshi couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, he knew that Valdani was right, Stalin would not ask about any process, as long as the mission failed, no matter what the reason, it would be a capital crime.

"Comrade Vardani!" Colonel Yefimshi stepped forward and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely capture Holm within the specified time and wipe out all these invaders who invaded our motherland here!" ”

Vardani nodded: "Very well, Comrade Yefimshi. But you have to be careful that while attacking you are also strengthening your air defenses, you can't get them more supplies, you know? ”

"Yes, Comrade Vardani!" Colonel Yefimshi saluted and turned to go out.

Only after Colonel Yefimshi had gone out did Commissar Matevich deliver a telegram to Vardani and say: "This is a call from Holm, they have identified the main forces of the Germans!" ”

After receiving the telegram, Vardani couldn't help but be stunned: "The first step corps? I thought they were airborne regiments! ”

"They are indeed an airborne regiment!" Matevich replied: "It's just an infantry regiment!" ”

"What a strange force!" "I've never heard of it before!" Vardani said. ”

"No, you've heard of it!" Matevich said.

Vardani looked at Matevic in bewilderment.

"They're transferred from Africa!" Matevich said: "Ever heard of 'Legendary Sergeant'? ”

Major General Vardani's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Comrade Matevich, what do you mean...... The first regiment is the unit where the 'Legendary Sergeant' is located? The 'legendary sergeant' is in Holm? ”

Matevich nodded and said, "The 'Legendary Sergeant' is not only in Holm, but also ...... He was in that tank last night, and I'm talking about the tank that destroyed our eight T34s, and the news has already spread in Holm! ”

Major General Matvich couldn't close his mouth for a long time, and then he realized that what Colonel Yefimshi had encountered was indeed an "accident", but of course he would not say that to him.