Chapter 413: Misunderstanding

With a "boom", an escaping FT light tank was blown into the sky by the T34.

THE THINNEST PART OF THE ARMOR OF THE FT LIGHT TANK IS ONLY 6MM, WHICH IS NOT EVEN AS THICK AS THE HALF-TRACK ARMORED VEHICLE, WHICH IS A THIN LAYER OF IRON SHEET, WHICH CAN EVEN PENETRATE THE MACHINE GUN.

Against such a tank, of course, no one will be stupid enough to use armor-piercing shells, and the anti-infantry grenades will explode directly inside as soon as they are fired...... This is rare, and it is more common for the internal ammunition to be destroyed by the armor being penetrated, but now it is a direct grenade that explodes inside, and the entire tank bursts into a ball of flames from the inside and then disintegrates into a part state.

The Romanian soldiers did not flee immediately, and the soldiers who could become mountain troops were usually selected from the infantry, because mountain warfare required better physical fitness, combat skills, and even rock climbing skills, as well as learning about mountain survival, etc.

The Romanian Mountain Brigade was no exception, and the well-trained they immediately switched from an offensive formation to a defensive formation, lying on the spot and relying on rifles, grenades, etc., to persist in fighting the Soviet troops.

However, this is only a morale commendable, and at this time they should run away rather than defend.

Because as a mountain brigade, they have very little anti-tank equipment in their hands...... Mountain warfare rarely has an anti-tank need.

In fact, even if they have anti-tank equipment in their hands, there is usually nothing they can do with the T34.

So, all they could do was wait for the tanks to cover the Soviets and then rain bullets, grenades, and mortar shells on their heads.

Blood splattered and screams erupted.

Each step forward of the tank was like toppling a row of corpses as if it were dominoes, and this continued...... After all, people are flesh and blood, and no matter what, they can't collide with steel and fight tanks.

Eventually, the Romanian soldiers realized that there was no point in resisting in this way, and perhaps it was at this time that the order to retreat finally reached the front line, so they got up from their hiding places and turned to flee.

To the surprise of the Romanian soldiers, the Soviet soldiers behind them did not seem to be in a hurry to pursue them, which allowed most of them to flee back.

There were even some Romanian soldiers who raised their hands to surrender, but were kicked and kicked by the Soviet soldiers and fled.

"Let's not take prisoners!" Katukov said to the soldiers of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade: "Of course, not taking prisoners does not mean that we need to kill them, the escaped Romania is more useful to us, understand?" ”

Seeing the puzzled faces of the soldiers, Katukov explained: "Because they can block bullets for us, the Germans will be overwhelmed when they see their friendly troops, understand?" ”

"Understood!" The soldiers all laughed.

Of course, there is another reason for this, that is, when the Romanian soldiers escape, there will be many Soviet soldiers dressed in naval infantry brigades, and if the tanks and machine guns of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade are guns and cannons in the backs of these deserters, I am afraid that the friendly troops of the naval infantry brigade will be almost dead before they have time to play their role.

The Romanian soldiers who were fleeing did not realize this, or they found some unfamiliar faces but did not have time to pay attention to them.

The Soviet soldiers chased very quickly, and from time to time their guns and rifles hit a few shuttles at the heads of the routers, which frightened the Romanian soldiers into running desperately, only hating that they had not been able to grow a few more legs.

The first to be crushed was the follow-up unit of the Romanian army, another regiment of the 4th Mountain Brigade, which was originally intended as a reserve for the attack on Feodosia, who would have thought that they would start retreating before they could attack...... It's like a punch that is about to be punched out but forced to be blocked.

In the face of the great contrast, the entire Romanian army began to retreat, and the black pressure rushed towards the road like a piece of sea.

But with a few shells lifting a group of soldiers into the air, the deserters naturally dispersed on both sides of the road.

The soldiers of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade followed unhurriedly, they were giving time to the Naval Infantry Brigade.

Sure enough, after a while, there was a chaotic burst of gunfire on the high ground.

Shulka could imagine a scenario in which the German soldiers thought that those who "fled" back were friendly troops, and they even covered these "friendly troops" into the trenches.

Unexpectedly, these "friendly troops" raised their guns after entering the trenches and beat them indiscriminately.

The German troops, who were attacked, of course, chose to return fire, which was a normal reaction of any force or even any person.

But as soon as they fought back, things quickly deteriorated.

Because the Romanian soldiers thought that the Germans were "punishing" them for escaping in this way, coupled with the language barrier between them, the Romanian soldiers, whether real or fake, all took up their guns and mingled with the Germans.

Even the commanders on both sides received different information.

Agapia, who was escaping in a jeep, received a report from his subordinates from the radio.

"General!" The staff officer reported to Agapia in an angry tone: "The Germans are using barbaric means to stop us from retreating!" They shoot at our people! ”

"These bastards!" Agapias scolded, "What did they take us for? Not only forced us to attack Feodosia, but also shot us! ”

Major General Agapia had always been obsessed with Manstein's refusal to give up the German infantry divisions and let the mountain brigades, which were not suitable for urban combat, attack Feodosia.

Of course, he didn't know that Manstein had a hard time.

From the perspective of Major General Agapia, it is easy to associate this with the situation at hand...... The Germans used the Romanian army as cannon fodder.

In fact, the German commanders were also aware of the fragility of the alliance, so they were more often careful to maintain the stability of the alliance, such as arranging relatively simple and safe tasks for their allies...... Difficult tasks cannot be accomplished in practice, so the Germans often take part in the battles of fortification, hard battles, and tough battles, which can also play an exemplary role.

But man is not as good as heaven, and even this cannot completely eliminate the suspicion between each other, as long as Shulka picks a little from it, the contradictions between them will soon be exposed.

Lieutenant General Sponek's information was a different story.

"General, they're crazy!" The adjutant took a telegram and reported to Sponek: "Romanians, they are attacking our lines!" ”

"What?" Sponek, who was looking at the defense map, couldn't help but raise his head in surprise: "You mean the Romanians, they are attacking us?" ”

"Yes!"

"Rebellion? They surrendered to the Russians? ”

"I don't know, General!" The adjutant was a little at a loss.

"Contact their commander now!" Sponech ordered.