The next day, before dawn, the German soldiers were called out of their tents one by one...... During this time, the German army could be said to be constantly attacking, advancing, attacking and advancing.

So the thwart attack last night was in some ways what the soldiers wanted, because only then could they get a rare rest.

War is sometimes ironic, it seems to have nothing to do with ordinary soldiers.

Money, benefits, power, etc., even if they win the battle, they can't get it, but they have to participate in it at the cost of their lives, and they can't help themselves.

As it is now, after a long and intense battle, after only three hours of rest, they were called up.

"Soon it will be dawn, and we must be ready to attack before dawn!"

Then, the tanks "rumbled", one after the other lined up in a neat formation in front of the offensive line, and the soldiers were assigned to the rear of the tanks in groups.

The commanders of the squads loudly made a final mobilization and warning to their soldiers amid the noise of tank engines:

"Be careful to conceal yourself, and at the same time protect your tank...... To protect the tanks is to protect yourselves, because they are your shields, your spears! ”

"Keep an eye out, and if you spot an anti-tank gun, use tracer rounds to indicate the position of the tank, or if it's close, suppress it with your mortar!"

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One of these things is common to all squads: "Watch out for dogs, those dogs carry explosives on their backs, and they'll drill under the tank chassis!" ”

Of course, they don't know, this time it is more important to pay attention not to the enemy's dog who will drill the tank chassis, but to the enemy's tank, tank!

It was getting brighter, and as usual, the sun was still not visible, as it was blocked by rain and clouds.

The rain stopped for a while, and a little snowflake drifted faintly...... Or maybe the rain doesn't stop at all, they just turn into snow in the cold air.

The snowflakes failed to form anything on the ground, and as soon as they hit the ground, they turned into water and disappeared into the dirt.

Soon, the snowflakes disappeared and turned into a trickle of rain again.

This also gave Major General Schroeder an excuse to urge the Germans to speed up their advance.

"See?" Major General Schroeder looked at the sky with starry snowflakes, and then said to the adjutant: "If we don't speed up, we will freeze in the ice and snow!" Tell them to take Moscow before the snow comes, and then we can spend the winter in front of the warm fires of the Kremlin in Moscow! ”

The words of Major General Schroeder did work, especially with the use of a "warm stove...... This was what the German soldiers, who were starving and freezing in the rain, desperately needed.

So they responded with practical actions.

"Let's go!" With an order, the Germans advanced into the morning light in groups under the cover of tanks.

There was no artillery preparation, and there was no bombing by aircraft.

In addition to the difficulties in supplying the German army, more importantly, the smoke and water vapor produced by the explosion will remain on the ground for a long time and cannot be dissipated, which will certainly bring difficulties to the German army to find the target...... The so-called target was the mine dogs of the Soviet army.

But even this was pretty much the same, because the exhaust fumes of the tanks and the muddy water kicked up by the tracks were enough to block the view of the German infantry.

So after only a short advance, the Germans decided to change their formation...... The tanks were spaced wider, and the infantry advanced in sync with the tanks between them.

This formation quickly paid off:

A dozen mine dogs sprang out of the trenches, and before they could get far they were beaten by German machine guns and riflemen and fell to the road.

Several mine dogs were lucky enough to make it through the long-range fire, but were quickly knocked to the ground by the German submachine gunners...... The German MP40 submachine gun has a theoretical rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute, and there is no need to aim at close range in the face of mine dogs.

Its disadvantage is that it lacks penetration, but this problem does not exist against mine dogs.

The tanks then slow down and wait for the infantry to come forward and dissolve the explosive devices on the backs of these mine dogs...... Tanks don't dare to risk running over or stepping over these high explosives, and it would be unjust to trigger them at this time.

So the German offensive went very well, and Major Millier, who had suffered heavy losses from these mine dogs last night, stood on a advancing "No. 3" tank and shouted excitedly: "Come on, you Russians!" Your tricks don't work, go back to Moscow! ”

As if to fulfill Major Millier's words, the Soviet soldiers symbolically resisted for a while and began to retreat.

Immediately, a series of orders sounded on the walkie-talkie of the German tank crew:

"They retreated, don't rush to chase the enemy!"

"Maintain the line of defense and speed, continue to pay attention to the mine dogs! And mines! ”

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This choice was of course correct, because for the Germans Soviet soldiers were never the focus.

If you want to attack the living forces of the Soviet army, the German army has surrounded and annihilated the Soviet army by hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands on the front line, but it has still not been able to deal a blow to the Soviet army.

So the Germans have basically given up on this, and even because the prisoner of war camps are overcrowded, the Germans think that the most worthless trophies are Soviet soldiers.

There was a saying in the German army: "If I take a Russian, I am more concerned not with the prisoner himself, but with the equipment he is carrying...... Equipment is worth more than captives! ”

Equipment can be used by partisans, or when ammunition is low, enemy weapons can be used, but prisoners ...... To the Germans, they were nothing more than a number, or waste of food and guards.

Therefore, of course, the Germans would not risk their tanks in order to annihilate these Russian soldiers.

Therefore, the tank still drove forward without delay, at most using a machine gun to shoot a few rounds in the direction of the Soviet escape.

After a few smoke grenades from the Soviets, the Germans became even more nervous.

"Stop moving! All stop moving forward...... Watch out for mine dogs! ”

"All tanks stop, turn off the engines!"

"We know from the Russians that a tank with only an engine can be used by mine dogs is a threat!"

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"Bang bang!" Then a dense burst of gunfire rang out.

Groups of dogs scurried out of the smoke, leaving the Germans in a daze.

Then soon the German soldiers reported: "We found some dogs, but they didn't have explosives tied to them!" To be exact, the explosives on their bodies are fake, just a cloth bag! ”

"Good!" Major General Schroeder said: "They didn't even have time to stuff explosives!" ”