The Tver offensive lasted two days.

I have to admit that the Germans fought very tenaciously and used their tactics very well.

They first dispersed their infantry into various houses for defense, and occasionally set up a few traps for the Soviets to drill into......

It's easy to set traps in street fights, such as leaving a hole in a wall in some houses, or leaving a section of soldiers in a basement that is not easy to spot.

German soldiers on the front line would then release a Soviet offensive force into the line and launch a surprise attack from both flanks and rear.

The 2nd Tank Battalion was once trapped by the Germans.

This tactic was unguardable, because the Soviets could not carefully inspect every house, and even if they did, it would not help, and some things could not be detected no matter how much they were checked.

For example, when the Germans were besieging the second tank battalion, they buried explosives under the load-bearing walls of the two houses, and when the Soviet troops suddenly exploded, the collapsed two buildings instantly collapsed and blocked the Soviet army's retreat...... The infantry may be able to return from the ruins, but the tanks will not be able to pass through.

Therefore, tanks are often a burden in street fighting, but street fighting is indispensable.

Katukov urgently sent the 1st Infantry Battalion of Shulka to reinforcements.

Shulka and his subordinates smashed out another passage with tank guns and bazookas under the cover of the tank, and only then did they rescue the second tank battalion.

It's just that the 2nd Tank Battalion at this time has lost more than a dozen tanks...... the frontal armor of the "Matilda" may be thick, but it still cannot withstand the attack of anti-tank grenades.

Especially when it gets dark, this battle can't be fought...... Tanks do not have the ability to fight at night, and can rely on flares and "tank phones" to make up for it in the field, but in street fighting, when a light pops out, all you see is the ruins of houses, and the enemy is hiding in the shadows, and the flares are basically useless.

To make matters worse, the winter nights in Moscow are long and the days are short, the sun does not rise until 9 a.m., and the sun sets at about 4 p.m., and the day is only more than seven hours.

As a result, the Soviet offensive came to a standstill.

"Comrade Captain, have you ever been afraid?" Timka asked Shulka as he added wood to the fire.

This was a Soviet patent, because the Germans were at a disadvantage due to the lack of supplies and artillery, so the Soviets could burn the fire to keep warm, but the Germans couldn't...... Because if the German artillery dared to open fire at night, the Soviet artillery would immediately knock it out with color.

Of course, this is limited to this short period of time.

"Of course!" Shulka replied: "Why do you ask?" ”

"You don't look scared!" "They say you are a hero, and heroes are not afraid!" said Timka. ”

Shulka shook his head and replied: "No, Comrade Tymka! I was just...... Don't spend too much energy on things you can't change! What about being afraid? What if you're not afraid? If you are so scared that your feet tremble and you can't pull the trigger, then it will hurt you. In other words, fear can cost you your life, and not being afraid is often the enemy's life. So, I can only 'see' not to be afraid! ”

The fighters laughed "coaxingly".

"The Captain is right, so are we!" The veteran replied: "I am scared to death, but I have to act like I am not afraid...... Because, if we are afraid, what we are afraid of will happen! ”

The fighters agreed.

"I thought I wouldn't be afraid!" "My father was a soldier, and he taught me to be brave from an early age, and that's what I said to my subordinates, so that they should face the enemy bravely and throw the word 'fear' to the enemy," Timka said. They took my word for it and bravely rushed at the enemy. However, only fifteen people came back......"

The warriors fell silent when they heard this.

"Comrade Captain!" Timka's voice choked up a little when he said this, and he looked at Shulka with tears in his eyes: "I don't know what I did wrong?" At the same time, I would like to know why you were able to fight all the way from the Brest Fortress with your men...... Sorry, I don't mean anything else, I just want to know, Comrade Captain, how can this be done! ”

Obviously, this is not a problem that can be solved "without fear", because there are too many "not afraid" soldiers who die on the battlefield, and their mortality rate is even much greater than that of "afraid" soldiers.

Shulka didn't know what to answer for a while, could it be that he told Timka because he had more information, knew what was going to happen, and knew what was right, so he could avoid the evil?

"I know why!" At this time, the instructor interjected: "Although I did not follow Comrade Captain here from the Brest Fortress, I know every battle in which the Captain has participated!" ”

No one will doubt this, because he is the instructor.

"I think!" The instructor said: "Comrade Captain has been able to lead his subordinates all the way to the present, not by relying on 'bravery', that is to say, it has nothing to do with fear or not being afraid, but on 'wisdom'!" ”

The fighters nodded in agreement.

"Yes!" The veteran said: "When we encountered a problem, Comrade Captain did not give us the order to rush forward bravely, but to find a solution. And then...... The one who dies is the enemy! ”

"You won't believe how we escaped!" The actor said to Timka: "We even wore this military uniform and swaggered out in front of the Germans!" ”

"I've heard of it!" Timka said: "You are pretending to be men of the German Branfenburg troops. Is that true? I thought they made it up! ”

"No, Comrade Tymka!" The actor laughed: "That's true, that moment...... We were literally like the captain said, our feet trembled with fear and our fingers trembled, but we succeeded in the end! ”

Timka nodded, then let out a long sigh, "So...... It's my mistake, I'm just going to let them rush forward bravely! ”

Timka fell into deep self-remorse.

The warriors didn't know how to comfort him.

"You can't be blamed for this, Comrade Timka!" Shulka said: "Not every battle can find a solution, like now...... Tver has become an obstacle for us! ”

"I may not be well suited to be a company commander, Comrade Captain!" Timka said, "I want you to replace it with someone else!" ”

Shulka understood what Timka meant.

Some people will regard their subordinates as a sign of their power, as a stepping stone to promotion, or as an honor.

But some, like Timka, see it as a burden, and he is responsible for the lives of his subordinates.

"No!" Shulka replied: "Comrade Tymka, it can be seen from this sentence that you are very suitable for the post of company commander!" ”

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