Kuhn ordered his troops to retreat in an orderly manner, and the German soldiers were forced to abandon the bodies of their comrades, who retreated under the cover of self-propelled guns.

The 14th Panzer Division's plan to break through the Soviet army in one day had failed, which was the biggest setback for Kuhn, who was so confused that he was forced to delay his team's attack, perhaps waiting for von Fonck's troops to arrive to attack together.

Yang Mingzhi would never have imagined that because of the RPG weapons he made before the war, he not only greatly improved the individual anti-tank weapons, but also had an important interference with the grand strategy of the German Army Group Center.

Originally, Hort's armored divisions would reach the outskirts of Minsk on June 26, complete the occupation of Minsk on the 27th, and join the encirclement of the entire Soviet Western Front.

Now the 14th Panzer Division was forced to stop the offensive, which gave the Soviets a respite.

The day's fighting was over, and the 284th Division still paid great losses. The bodies of the fallen soldiers were collected as much as possible and buried on the edge of the battlefield. Some soldiers went out of the trenches to clean the battlefield, and the Germans who found that they were not dead basically made up for it. There were also scouts who captured the Germans who were playing dead, tied up and twisted to the division headquarters for interrogation.

Yang Mingzhi was already very tired, and he stayed in the trenches like most officers and soldiers during the war. He was even happier, and his wife fell asleep in her arms, giving the last shred of humanity to this cruel war.

He didn't know what kind of battles would lie ahead, including himself, but he had already seen that his comrades were overly optimistic.

The 1st and 2nd companies lost part of their men, and the junior officers of the special anti-tank battalion gathered around Yang Mingzhi.

"I've lost a total of twenty-one, and one of them was killed by the bazooka tail flame." The second company commander Yevgeny said regretfully.

"It's a pity, he's not fighting attrition. As I told you, this weapon is both powerful and dangerous. Yang Mingzhi didn't criticize him any more, he asked about the real ammunition loss.

Now the results have basically become clear, and there are more than 100 warheads left in the battalion. Since the German tank offensive was broken, German armored vehicles are still charging. Many soldiers were overly nervous, and they still used the attitude of "anti-aircraft guns to fight mosquitoes" to deal with these lightly armored targets, wasting a large number of precious warheads.

Yang Mingzhi once again gave an order: "We must use it sparingly in future battles." Now I change the order for all of you to come back, and the entire special anti-tank battalion to come back to me to defend the division headquarters. ”

The warriors considered the core of the defensive line as they waved to them as their secret weapon yielded great results.

Yang Mingzhi was already planning to put his arms around his wife and cover himself with a blanket to rest. With the arrival of Pugachev's guards, he had to sober up a little longer.

The temporary division headquarters was re-established, and the daytime fighting was exciting. "In just one day, one of our infantry divisions crushed an elite German armored division!"

Excitement filled the faces of passers-by at the division headquarters, and the political commissar Batygin had bandages on his face, and he was even more excited to hug Berekov when he saw him.

The senior officers of the division were here, and Pugachev poured wine for the crowd to celebrate the victory in the battle.

Seeing that everyone was too excited, Yang Mingzhi was worried about the future.

"Cheers, everyone! To our Berekov, to our secret weapon! Pugachev raised his glass.

Only Yang Mingzhi continued to remain silent, and his silence couldn't help but make people feel bad. "What? Are you not satisfied with such an exciting moment? "I once doubted your identity, and now you have proven yourself to be a great soldier of the Soviet Red Army." ”

Yang Mingzhi raised his head and smiled bitterly and toasted to everyone, expressing his concerns with humility. "In today's battle, more than sixty percent of my weapons have been depleted, and if another German panzer division comes to attack, we will not be able to parry. Now that the Germans are retreating, they will inform their friendly troops about what happened to them at the front, and you can imagine the results. “

Pugachev nodded, "Isn't it just being besieged!" I have already informed General Pavlov in Minsk of the results of the battle, and he has promised the Panzer Army reserves to help us in the counteroffensive. ”

Yang Mingzhi only cared about worrying about the sky, and didn't hear the word clearly.

"It's a counteroffensive! Comrade Berekov. Pugachev excitedly said, "The Germans should also taste our strength." There is an armored force coming from the east, and tomorrow will be the moment for our joint attack. We will completely annihilate the German 14th Panzer Division in front of us, and even the 7th Panzer Division behind him! ”

When Yang Mingzhi heard this, he shouted pills. "Who is threatening to annihilate the troops that once belonged to Rommel, and the commander will still trample us to death!"

As early as a few hours earlier, General Pavlov was still facing a bleak battle situation, in the north and south directions, the German armored forces were making a great detour, like two huge arms, holding the entire Western Front and then eating it. At this moment of crisis, he was surprised to receive information that not far outside Minsk, the defenders had actually routed a German panzer division.

"According to accurate information, the 284th Infantry Division miraculously completed the blockade of the German 14th Panzer Division, and the enemy tank forces were almost completely annihilated. The division commander Pugachev asked for reinforcements to complete the annihilation of this enemy force. ”

Pavlov realized that the fighter plane was fleeting, he had been suffering defeats, the defense line of the border had completely collapsed, the second line of defense had been torn open several times, and the German army was driving straight in. The enemy was too arrogant to strike a resolute blow, so the reserve reserves took advantage of the darkness to force a march to the village of Batykinskaya, outside Minsk.

Pugachev ordered his troops to rest immediately, and in the early hours of the morning they coordinated the attack with the tank units, aiming to annihilate the 14th Panzer Division.

Yang Mingzhi knew that the military order was like a mountain, he didn't refute it, and the counterattack was still needed, but it must be very troublesome afterward. Returning to the station, he urgently ordered the soldiers who had fallen asleep to assemble urgently.

"Comrades, tomorrow we will launch a counteroffensive, and I am afraid that this will also be our last counteroffensive. We must be mentally prepared to retreat in an orderly manner when the enemy's 7th Panzer Division attacks again. ”

Many soldiers objected, after all, the order was to hold the line and encircle Minsk.

"To hell with Minsk. Don't call me a traitor or a coward to the great Motherland, we are worthy of the Motherland by annihilating a German elite. In a few days, our order will be a great retreat, and our General Pavlov will stop all the guilt of fleeing. So I command you to follow me in the event of the fastest situation. ”

The pre-war meeting was over, and some were unspoken.

The sun had just risen, and from the eastern rear of the position, a huge roar sounded. The reserve 6th Mechanized Corps was urgently transferred to the location of the 284th Infantry Division, where they received orders to annihilate a German pantry division.

This unit suffered very serious non-combat attrition due to logistical problems, especially since only half of the armoured units actually made it to the front. But they at least came, and more than five hundred tanks passed through the positions of the 284th Division.

The tracks passed over the trenches, and many fighters saw tanks at such close range for the first time. Yang Mingzhi admired them by the bright light of the early morning, and the basic ones that passed here were the special 26 and special 3476, and a large number of KV tanks had already broken down on the way to attack.

The army commander was very surprised, it was clear that it was an ordinary infantry division that was in charge of the defense here, how could they defend against the enemy's attack? You must know that when the German tank units began to advance, all the infantry troops on the border line could not stop the German offensive, and many units were completely powerless against the enemy's tanks.

The army commander came to Pugachev's division headquarters and, in addition to bringing orders from General Pavlov, asked about what had happened yesterday.

"The enemy was unable to break through our hard anti-tank gun clusters under our reasonable anti-tank positions, and our secret weapons were also of great use."

Pugachev was angry that if the report he had submitted before the war had been seen by the military district, then once it was mass-produced, the brutal defeat of the 14th Panzer Division of the German Army would have turned from an individual case to a common phenomenon.

"With just this special rocket, an ordinary soldier can destroy an enemy tank from a distance?" The commander was very surprised, but when he saw the dense craters outside the position, countless dead bodies, and the charred wreckage of tanks everywhere, everything was self-evident.

Now is not the time for the commander to exclaim, Pugachev did not boast that the secret weapon brought from the Far East was already seriously depleted. After that, in the war of annihilation, the army will attack according to the regular mode.

Yang Mingzhi will fight in conjunction with these new comrades, and although the Sixth Mechanized Corps has discarded a large amount of heavy equipment, they are still large. Together with the remaining fighters of the 284th Division, which was guarding the position, more than 40,000 troops participated in the counteroffensive of the Germans.

His men were content to watch the dust kicked up by the tank. Company commander Lavrenj said excitedly: "Our combined strength is close to 50,000, the enemy's tank units have been heavily damaged, their offensive advantage no longer exists, and then our time." ”

Yang Mingzhi immediately interrupted his beautiful thoughts, shook his head and said: "We almost exhausted our secret weapons to barely defeat this German army, even if we annihilate them all, we will still be in the predicament of being surrounded by the Germans." ”

"Let's think about it, comrade battalion commander. We need a win so badly! Rav Lianji patted Yang Mingzhi on the shoulder and said.

Yang Mingzhi thought about it, it was good to solve the German army in front of him, which would be of great historical significance to the entire Eastern Front battlefield, and even the only victory in a series of routs of the Soviet army before the Battle of Moscow began.