Chapter 874: Breaking through the defenses

"Rush, keep rushing!" At this time, the Soviet tank crews in front did not intend to give up the attack.

They have already paid a great price, and now, if they retreat, the tanks sacrificed before will be in vain, and now, with only two hundred meters left from the Finnish position, they will definitely be able to rush forward with one blow!

Rush, rush, rush!

The tanks behind are still charging forward at full speed, and their tank guns are also constantly roaring.

"Boom!" A 76.2 mm grenade flew out of the chamber and towards an anti-tank gun position opposite.

This time, Pattifo's luck has run out.

"Boom!" The shell exploded almost right next to them, and when it did, Pattifo quickly burrowed into the shield of the anti-tank gun.

The cannon is very powerful, and at the same time, the shield is wide enough to protect the gunners.

Countless fragments, crashing into the shield, made a crisp sound, and were accompanied by more screams.

Someone has already been rubbed by splinters!

Pattifo also felt a tingling on one of his legs, and looked down to see that blood was gurgling out of his calves.

He was shot too!

"Boom!" At this moment, an even more terrible explosion sounded, and an ammunition box next to them was detonated!

When the artillery was fired, the ammunition boxes were stacked next to them for easy use, and now, the explosion of the ammunition boxes turned the entire anti-tank gun position upside down in the explosion.

The ground was blown up into a big crater.

Pattifo's body, like a leaf in a storm, was blown away and fell to the ground, and he felt as if all his internal organs were shattered.

Before losing consciousness, a stretcher, lifted him, backwards, and sent him to the field hospital, where the battle had nothing to do with him!

As they got closer, not only grenades, but even tank machine guns could be used, and dense bullets hit the Finnish positions on the opposite side, especially those of the anti-tank guns, and the gunners were constantly shelling and falling.

Like a cruel meat grinder, both sides are constantly bleeding and dying.

Anti-tank guns, less and less, less and less.

"Buzz, buzz!" A T-34 tank, with a huge roar from the engine, tracks, crushed into the position of a blown up anti-tank gun, and the Soviet troops, had already rushed to the Finnish position!

"Boom!" Almost at this moment, below, there was a violent explosion.

A Finnish soldier, holding a bundle of grenades, stuffed under this tank, did not have time to exit, and just like that, with the explosion, his body, turned into pieces, and the tracks of this tank, with a rattling sound, were already broken.

But then, the second, the third, more T-34 tanks, continued to rush up.

Explode the sea of tanks! Use the tactics of the sea of tanks to conquer the ground formation! No matter how many casualties you pay, you have to win!

In the face of this set of tactics of the Soviet Union, the Mannerheim Line in the Karelian Isthmus region of Finland was overcame by the Soviet army!

The fighting did not stop, and the Finnish troops on the front launched a suicidal attack, using individual anti-tank weapons to eliminate them, but as the Soviet tanks continued to pour in like a tide, their battle did not save the situation.

The main defensive zone fell into the hands of the Soviets, and the remaining Finnish troops, retreating into the second defensive zone and the rear defensive zone.

Snowflakes continue to fly, and for Finland, this is an earthquake-like hazard.

The main defensive zone is their greatest reliance, and now, as this position is conquered, it is only a matter of time before the defensive zone behind it is overcome.

"It seems that the Mannerheim Line is unstoppable." At this time, in the capital in the rear, with the arrival of the news, everyone knew that the battle situation was no longer optimistic.

It was Loeb, the famous German defensive master, who had come here to assist the Finns in defending the lines, especially the most important Mannerheim Line, to keep the Soviets out.

For several months, Loeb showed his talent to hold back the Soviets' attack, but the reinforcing line was captured by the Soviets' one-day attack.

The winter is long and cold, the days are quite short, and now, it's night.

"Can we counter the charge and drive the Soviets back?" A Finnish officer asked.

Loeb shook his head: "No, the counter-charge will only consume the precious Finnish army, now, be ready to abandon the position at any time, blow up all the bridges along the way at any time, and prevent the Soviets from advancing along the road to the capital." โ€

The Soviets attacked in the direction of the Karelian Isthmus because of the mountainous nature of Finland, which has a major transportation route that leads directly to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, after all, to conquer a country is to conquer their capital.

Field Marshal Carl Gustav Emile Mannerheim, commander-in-chief of the Finnish armed forces, was looking at Loeb with questioning eyes.

At this time, it was useless to complain, although Loeb was appointed military adviser to the Finnish army, and the main task was to defend the Mannerheim Line, but the Soviet attack was too fierce.

The specific data has not yet been counted, but today, the Soviets should have used thousands of tanks to launch a charge, and at the same time, they should have destroyed more than 200 tanks, or even more than 300.

The Soviets came to the death.

Is it useful to abandon a strong line of defense and retreat to the rear?

Will the Soviets, like the Germans, rush to the capital as quickly as they did?

As if aware of Marshal Mannerheim's question, Loeb continued: "If the Soviets come to conquer the defense line with the strength of the whole country, we will not be able to hold any defense line, and we can only increase the casualties of the Soviets. โ€

"However, we gave up the defensive line, it does not mean that the Soviets can come smoothly, the terrain of Finland and Western Europe is different, it is all high mountains, which is not convenient for the impact of tank troops, and when it comes to mountain operations, especially in cold areas now, the Soviet army is definitely not comparable to the Finnish army."

Loeb was quite confident: "Let the Soviet army slowly disappear in the mountains of Finland!" โ€

As long as it drags on until winter, Finland has already won half of it, and Loeb is confident in this, which is also what Fรผhrer Shirek affirms.

"Also, we will send a mountain division to fight alongside the Finnish army, Commander, please trust us. The tide of the battle did not get out of control. โ€