As for the reinforcement of the village of Kozvo on the flank, it was only an order from above.

If the 4th Tank Brigade had moved step by step and attacked Kozwo first and then advanced in depth, I was afraid that the Germans would have been prepared, and the difficulty would have increased exponentially.

Shulka was right, the Germans in the village of Mabeno were completely defenseless.

The three-kilometer journey, the T34 has a speed of 45 kilometers per hour, and it only takes 4 minutes if you go at full speed.

In fact, it took 15 minutes for the 4th Tank Brigade because they encountered a group of tanks rushing to the front line to reinforce them on the way...... The German tanks, numbering nine in all, marched along the road in a marching formation, and then the two armies suddenly met after rounding a hill.

The T34 tank stopped at the first moment and fired at the target, as the Germans did the same.

The distance between us and the enemy was less than 100 meters, and each could even see the commander of the vehicle with his head poked out to direct the battle.

So both sides did their starting hits.

It's a pity that the Germans are ahead of the "No. 4" tank...... "No. 4" tank is fast, and it usually takes the lead when marching.

The problem is that its short-barreled cannon can hardly penetrate the T34's armor even at 100 meters.

Now this is the case, the T34 is unscathed, and the German tank "Four" is paralyzed in place by penetration...... When pierced by armor-piercing shells, more often than not, there is only an extra hole in the armor, and the tank is paralyzed and cannot continue fighting, unless it penetrates the engine or detonates a shell, there is no great movement.

Then the T34 seized the advantageous geographical position, and the three T34s spread out to aim their guns at the turning point of the road, and the German tanks destroyed them with a "boom" as soon as they appeared.

The battle soon turned into a pursuit...... The German tanks fled, and the T34 pursued them all the way, and by the time they reached the village of Mabeno, there were only two German tanks left.

The village of Mabeno was soon occupied by Soviet troops again.

The Germans had a heavy artillery battalion in the village of Mabeno, the same heavy artillery battalion that blew up the 44th Cavalry Division and lost most of its armor and killed and wounded.

The German 210mm heavy artillery had a range of 11 kilometers, which should not have been deployed only about five kilometers from the front line, but if the Germans were to shell deep into the Soviet line and provide artillery assistance to the German armored forces that were advancing forward, a redundancy of six kilometers would still be necessary.

This also shows the eagerness of the German army to attack Moscow, and they even considered moving forward.

What they didn't expect was that these guns would not be reimbursed at all without waiting for that moment.

Tanks rushed into the artillery positions and ran and clashed, like a boar arching a good cabbage, and there were crooked cannons everywhere, and the cars carrying ammunition were blown up one by one on the way away.

The news reached the command of Army Group Center, and von . Bock couldn't help but be taken aback.

Although he knew that the 10th Panzer Division would not be able to stop the Soviet attack, especially if the enemy had the 4th Tank Brigade. But he also did not expect the collapse of the 10th Panzer Division to be so rapid, and in less than five hours, the 10th Panzer Division lost three captured villages and even one was surrounded.

"We lost a total of 54 tanks, 25 anti-tank guns, 8 tractors, 26 mortars, 16 heavy guns, 13 permanent firing points, 21 machine gun firing points!" The adjutant reported in detail: "The losses were also very heavy, more than a thousand people were killed and wounded in the Skirmaonovo direction alone, and the division headquarters was destroyed......"

Feng. Bock couldn't help frowning when he heard these figures, although it was said that this was his intention, that is, to find out the location of the 4th Tank Brigade and the element of luring the enemy into it, but the cost of developing so quickly was completely beyond his expectations.

Looking at the map, Feng. Bock ordered: "Order the 2nd, 5th, and 11th Panzer Divisions to assemble in the direction of Volokolamsk, as well as the 35th Infantry Division and the 106th Infantry Division...... In addition, order the Air Force to be ready to provide air cover for our troops! ”

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!"

Three Panzer Divisions, totaling more than 400 tanks, encircled Volokolamsk from three directions, of which the 2nd Panzer Division also threatened the rear of the Soviet Army in an attempt to cut off its retreat. Bock believed that the Russians, the 4th Tank Brigade, could be included in the net.

The Soviets on the other side did not know all this, the fighters were cheering for their victory, only Shulka sat on the tank armor with a gun and smoked alone.

"That's what you're talking about, the victory that will come at the beginning?" The instructor jumped into the tank and sat next to Shulka.

"Yes!" Shulka replied, then casually handed the cigarette to the instructor.

The instructor took the cigarette, put it in his mouth, and handed it back to Shulka.

"So, you mean that we're going to lose next?"

"Maybe!" Shulka looked at the cheering soldiers and said: "I think it depends on when the Germans think they decide to counterattack!" ”

"I wonder if you didn't take into account the 'Katyusha'!" The instructor said: "With it, together with the 4th Tank Brigade, we may indeed have the strength to counterattack!" ”

"It's not about 'Katyusha', comrade instructor!" "If the Supreme High Command had taken it and been content to seize and take control of Volokolamsk, the situation would probably not have gotten worse," Shulka said. But it's clear that their purpose is more than that, is it? ”

The instructor nodded silently.

But the instructor didn't say much, because there were some things he just needed to know and then execute, and the rest was not something he could think about.

Sure enough, in the subsequent meeting, Katukov said worriedly: "The higher authorities ordered us to attack north along the road, recapture Tver, and restore the unblocked railway line between Leningrad and Moscow!" ”

To be honest, this does make some strategic sense.

The German offensive on Leningrad had slowed down, and even the units that had been intended for the assault on Leningrad had turned to Moscow.

German units turned to Moscow, but Soviet troops were cut off from communications because of the occupation of Tver, making it impossible to transfer troops and equipment from Leningrad to Moscow, especially since there was also a production base in Leningrad consisting of the Kirov plant and the Red October factory, which could produce T34 tanks.

"Our counteroffensive in the Serpukhov direction...... "Major Gavrilov asked.

Katukov shook his head and replied: "They have failed!" ”

"That is, only one of us is counterattacking?" Major Gavrilov asked again.

"Yes!"

"It's easy to be surrounded by enemies!" Major Gavrilov said: "In fact, we are alone in the depths! ”

"I know!" Colonel Katukov replied helplessly: "But this is an order from above!" ”

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