Chapter 1259: Helpless

"Boom!" A T-26 tank of the Soviet army is firing. Orange flames flashed in the muzzle of the gun www.biquge.info, and an armor-piercing shell had already rushed out of the muzzle at high speed, hitting a heavy machine gun of the Imperial Army. After the shell exploded, the heavy machine gun of the Imperial Army was directly blown into a part state, and the machine gunner was killed.

However, the moment the tank opened fire, it also revealed its hidden figure in the darkness. Less than a hundred meters away, an anti-tank group was already eyeing him. They were in the foxhole, holding anti-tank rockets, which were already aimed at the side of the tank.

At the very moment when the tank fired, when the figure appeared, the anti-tank rocket also fired. A rocket, flying towards the tank at high speed, kissed the side of the tank fiercely. The frontal armor of the T-26 tank is only 15 mm, and it is natural to imagine how thin the side armor is. Under the bombardment of anti-tank rockets, the side armor was torn open at once. The metal jet instantly kills the tankmen inside, detonating the ammunition inside the tank, turning the tank into a fireball. The flames illuminated the surroundings, revealing other Soviet infantry and tanks, drawing fire from the Imperial Army's anti-tank guns and machine guns.

"Boom!" At the height of the battle at the front, the armored units of the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army also rushed to the battlefield. Although fighting at night, the threat to them is greater. But in order to hold their positions, these armored soldiers were still desperately blocking and forming a steel defensive line, so that the Soviets could not break through the defense line of the Imperial Army.

"Boom!" With the help of the flares, a Leopard 2 tank aimed at a Soviet BT-7 fast tank. The 75mm tank gun opened fire instantly, turning the Soviet tank into a pile of flaming scrap metal.

Immediately, the Leopard 2 tank continued to move, so as not to become the target of Soviet fire after being exposed by firing.

Sure enough, after the 'Leopard 2' tank moved forward for dozens of meters, its original position was attacked by several tank artillery shells. Obviously, although the strength of the Soviet army's armored forces is weak, it does not mean that they do not know how to counterattack.

The battle was fierce, as the darkness of the night restricted the use of many new weapons, making the two sides tend to be equal in terms of combat power. Although the Soviet army used elite troops to launch an offensive. But the line they attacked was also defended by the elite units of the Imperial Army. As a result, the Soviet army encountered great resistance in the process of attacking. At the same time, it also paid a huge price of casualties.

When the Soviet army attacked the defense line of the Imperial Army from the west bank of the Ural River, the Soviet troops in the encirclement were also attacking westward, wanting to cooperate with the Soviet troops outside the encirclement, and the inside should be combined with the outside, tearing the encirclement of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop.

It's just that the Soviet troops in the encirclement have already suffered heavy losses in the daytime battles. Their artillery and heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles were almost destroyed by the Imperial Air Force fighters during the war. So much so that when attacking, they are more likely to launch pure infantry attacks. One can imagine how great the losses of this offensive method will be in the face of heavy fire from the Imperial Army.

"Comrades, break through the encirclement of the Chinese, we will be victorious, we will be able to return to our country. Keep rushing! "A political worker of the Soviet army is cheering up the attacking troops. After falling into the encirclement of the Imperial Army, the morale of the Soviet troops suffered greatly. But now, they have rekindled their desire to survive. This desire to survive made them attack without fear of death.

"Ulla! Ulla! Thousands of Soviet soldiers chanted slogans and rushed towards the positions of the Reichsian Army with rifles in hand.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! "The flares continued to rise into the air, and under the intense white light, the darkness turned into day.

"Da Da Da!" The light of the flares was accompanied by heavy machine-gun fire from the Imperial Army. The Soviet army appeared in the light of the flares, and became the best target for the Imperial Army's machine gun fire.

The tracer bullets pulled out long trajectories, and after hitting the Soviet soldiers, they disappeared completely.

"Attack! Offensive! Tear through the defense line of the Chinese, and we will be safe and able to go home. "The political workers of the Soviet army are desperately mobilizing.

"Ahh A scream rang out, and I saw that the mobilized Soviet army political workers who were still screaming hoarsely before had been hit by a stray bullet and fell to the ground. After a few convulsions, there was no sound.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The mortars fired wildly, desperately pouring shells on the heads of the Soviet troops. In order to increase their firepower, these mortars were firing at their maximum rate of fire in order to be able to kill more Soviet troops. Of course, such reckless high-intensity firing will greatly affect the service life of the barrel. There was even a danger of exploding, but in order to win this battle, the artillerymen could no longer care about this.

While the Soviets were fiercely attacking the defensive line held by the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army, the rest of the Imperial Army was not idle. Although there was no air force to assist in the battle, the artillery of the Imperial Army was still firing desperately to provide maximum fire support for the troops on the front line. At the same time, the main forces of the 1st Panzer Army, the 5th Army and the 6th Army of the Imperial Army were also launching an onslaught.

Because the elite of the Soviet troops in the encirclement were all transferred to attack the defensive line of the 3rd Army of the Imperial Army, in other directions, only some old and sick were left. As a result, these Soviet troops were unable to resist the attack of the Imperial Army, their positions were constantly falling, and their living space was constantly being compressed. It wasn't long before they were compressed together and could no longer move.

"Crunch, crunch!" The tracks of the tank crushed the earth, making that tooth-sore sound. The armored forces of the Imperial Army were attacking fiercely. Although, launching an offensive at night, the armored forces will face several large losses. For example, to press into an anti-tank mine, or to be hit by enemy anti-tank fire. However, in order to increase the intensity of the attack, no one cares about this anymore. Find a way to get rid of all the Soviet troops first, this is the most important thing.

"Da-da-da-da." The coaxial machine gun and course machine gun in front of the tank were firing, killing all Soviet soldiers who tried to get close to the tank before they posed a threat to the tanks.

In order to deal with the tanks of the Imperial Army, these Soviet soldiers also did their best. They were even asked to carry cluster grenades or explosives packs to blow up the Imperial Army's tanks. This is undoubtedly a life-or-death action, and even if it succeeds by luck, I am afraid that it will cost me my own life. However, under the instigation of the political workers and the influence of the noble spirit of dedication to the motherland, these Soviet soldiers still launched a frenzied attack.

"Da Da Da!" A Soviet soldier dodged machine-gun fire from the front of a Leopard tank and rolled on the spot to the side of the Imperial Army's Leopard 2 tank. He pulled a bundle of cluster grenades directly into the lead and placed them on the fenders above the tank tracks.

"Boom!" There was an explosion of a cluster grenade, and the fenders on the tracks of the tank were blown off. After a few meters of movement, the tracks broke and it was completely unmovable.

"Hell! All members of the car crew should abandon the car immediately. The commander commanded loudly. At this time, it is already unsafe to stay in the tank. An incapacitated tank will become the target of all kinds of anti-tank fire from the enemy. There has always been a belief in the Imperial Army that the lives of soldiers are the most important thing. In order to save the lives of the soldiers, this equipment can be abandoned if necessary.

"When, when, when!" Soviet machine-gun bullets hit the tank's armor with a clanging sound and burst into bursts of sparks.

Several armored men crawled out of the tank, quickly left the tank, and fled to the rear.

It didn't take long for a Soviet BT-7 tank to get behind the abandoned tank and fire at the Leopard 2 tank with a 45mm tank gun less than ten meters away.

When the distance is close enough, even the Soviet tank guns can destroy the strong tanks of the Imperial Army.

I saw a flash of fire, and the armor of the Imperial Army's 'Leopard 2' tank was torn apart. The ammunition inside exploded and became a blazing fireball.

This may be the first tank destroyed by Soviet tanks in the Imperial Army on the battlefield.

The battle was fought so fiercely that even the cover of night could not hide the brutality of the battle. In order to annihilate the main force of the Soviet army, the Imperial Army desperately resisted the attack of the Soviet army. And the Soviet army was also desperately attacking in order to tear apart the defense line of the Imperial Army.

It can be said that at this time, it depends on who can't hold on first. If the army collapses, it will be a crushing defeat. A lot of the time. In a head-on battle, the losses of the troops are not too great. But once the rout took place and the flight began, the casualties skyrocketed.

When a hint of whiteness appeared in the eastern sky, the Soviet offensive was forced to stop. Because they knew that despite their great efforts, they still could not tear through the defense line of the Chinese army. If they continue to attack, they will pay more casualties. They can be sure that after dawn, the fighters of the Chinese Air Force have already taken off and are already on their way.

"Order the troops on the front line to retreat immediately and hide themselves to avoid being bombed by the Chinese." Zhukov looked at the eastern sky and said helplessly. (To be continued.) )