Chapter 192: T34

Sorry, but sent this chapter to the old book again...... Chapter V can't be deleted, don't subscribe to old books!

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The 333rd Regiment retreated layer by layer, firing a few smoke bombs and releasing a few dogs in the direction that the Germans were chasing from time to time, which could scare the German tank troops to stop defending...... In fact, at this time, most of the dogs of the Soviet army were ordinary dogs with no training, so the Soviet soldiers did not dare to tie explosives to them.

The reason for this was that it was difficult for the dogs to even make them rush in the direction of the enemy, for which the Soviet soldiers had to take some tempting food, such as crumpling bread cubes into balls, and then throw them vigorously in the direction of the Germans...... Even this sometimes fails, as a group of dogs rush in the direction of the food, and then when they realize that the food has been snatched, they immediately turn around and run back and wagging their tails at the Soviet soldiers.

If these dogs had bombs strapped to them, it would probably have been the Soviets themselves who would have suffered first.

However, the Germans had to be careful, as there were occasionally a few trained dogs with explosives in them, and when the Germans let their guard down...... They took advantage of the situation and rushed under the chassis of the tank, and then "boomed".

These were secondary, and soon the mines also played a role, and several of the tanks that were moving forward in a neat formation were soon paralyzed, so the Germans had to send sappers to the front.

This allowed the 333rd regiment to retreat in such an orderly manner that Shulka wanted to show a little "rout" and could not get it.

But it didn't matter, the important thing was that the Germans were following from behind, advancing unhurriedly.

Its implementation, Major General Rhodes, already felt something unusual, and the enemy's retreat looked planned.

If the retreat was planned, it meant that the Soviets wanted the Germans to attack like this, that is, there was likely to be an ambush ahead.

But even so, Major General Schroeder did not take it to heart: what if there was an ambush ahead? Do those stupid Russians really think they can trap an Imperial Panzer Division?

More importantly, there is an even greater temptation in front of Major General Schroeder...... Moscow.

No German commander could resist this temptation, and they were willing to risk it madly.

So, Major General Schroeder just explained to his subordinates through the walkie-talkie: "Pay attention to the two wings, the enemy is likely to have an ambush!" ”

The rain in the sky turned to snowflakes again, and soon the vision became a little wider.

"Great!" Major General Schroeder said to the adjutant: "Soon our Air Force will be ready for service!" ”

What Major General Schroeder didn't expect was that they simply couldn't wait for that moment to come......

The tank continued to "rumble" forward, and then, strangely, the enemy was lost in front of it.

"We can't see them anymore, Your Excellency!" The forward reconnaissance unit reported to Major General Schroeder.

"What does it mean you can't see them?"

"I don't know, it's like they're gone!"

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After thinking about it, Major General Schroeder ordered: "All stop advancing!" ”

One by one, the tanks stopped, lined up neatly, and the infantry, with their guns raised, poked their heads out of the gap between the tanks and looked ahead, hoping to find some clues of the enemy's ambush.

But there was nothing, except for gusts of cold and snowflakes mixed with rain, only the "rumble" of German tanks.

Then, three red flares suddenly rose into the sky.

Major General Schroeder immediately knew that the situation was not right, and hurriedly ordered: "Prepare for battle!" ”

The reason why he didn't order: "There is an ambush, retreat!" Rather, it is to prepare the soldier for battle, because he believes that his troops can defeat the enemy, any enemy.

In fact, it was not only Major General Schroeder who thought so, almost all German officers and soldiers at this time held the same idea: after a large number of equipment and troops were surrounded and annihilated by the German army, there was no Russian army that could stop the German attack, and Moscow was like a city with an open door to the German army. If anything, it's muddy roads, mines, barricades, and blown up bridges.

Hitler had already claimed internationally that Germany had captured 650,000 Soviet troops, 5,000 artillery pieces and 1,200 tanks. Moscow is finished, the ceremony of entering Moscow has been arranged, Hitler is going to enter Moscow on a white horse from the direction of Poklon Mountain, and all the officials have even made their dresses and white gloves.

All of this is confirmed: the Germans were able to take Moscow before the onset of the Soviet winter.

Because the 79th Panzer Division, at this time, was already about 60 kilometers outside Moscow, and it continued to advance.

Here's the problem...... The 79th Panzer Division fell into a trap, a terrible trap that the Germans had never imagined.

"Boom" There was a burst of artillery fire, and several German tanks at the front of the line were penetrated and black smoke rose.

"Anti-tank guns!" Some German soldiers shouted, and then they set up mortars.

THIS WAS A STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR GERMAN WARFARE, AND THE 50MM MORTAR, IN ADDITION TO BEING USED BY THE GERMAN ARMY TO ASSIST INFANTRY ATTACKS, WAS ALSO A GOOD EQUIPMENT FOR COVERING TANKS, ESPECIALLY AGAINST ENEMY ANTI-TANK GUNS...... Anti-tank guns are generally equipped with shields, and bullets can hardly pose a threat to them from the front.

Therefore, if it is found that the anti-tank gun is using a machine gun to strafe it, it will be very difficult to do anything, unless the bullet can happen to pass through the viewing hole and hit the gunner hiding behind it.

Mortars are different, their ballistics are curved, allowing them to bypass the shield and blast the gunner behind them.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE 50MM MORTAR HAS A FIRING RANGE OF 500 METERS, WHICH IS ALSO THE BEST FIRING RANGE FOR THE ENEMY'S ANTI-TANK GUNS.

Too far it will be difficult to hit, too close will be suppressed or even crushed by tanks.

The problem is ......

While the German infantry was preparing the mortars and preparing them for firing, the sound of "rumbling" engines sounded on the opposite side, like a rolling thunder, accompanied by a rising exhaust gas.

"God!" One of the gunners couldn't help but exclaim: "That's not an anti-tank gun, it's an enemy tank!" ”

TANKS, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT A 50MM MORTAR CAN DEAL WITH.

Still, the German soldiers fired out rows of mortar shells.

The result was that they had already guessed that the mortar shells only kicked up a cloud of dust and smoke.

Then, one by one, the tanks drove out of their bunkers, with black barrels and angled turrets, covered with camouflage made of vegetation.

“T34!” The German soldiers shouted: "T34 everywhere, we are surrounded!" ”

The Germans had faced this kind of tank on the battlefield before, so it was troublesome enough to know that this kind of tank appeared on the battlefield even if it was one or two.

But now, a crowd of ...... has appeared around them

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