The artillery regiment headquarters was breached by the Soviets in a matter of minutes, and it was Pukarev who commanded the battle, not Shulka, who did not consider it a command at all...... Rzhev has too many such buildings defended by the remnants of the German army, and this is just one of them.

At this time, Shulka was directing a platoon of troops to harass the German lines from the rear, which hastened the collapse of the German army, as they believed that they were being flanked by the enemy from both sides.

Then a communications soldier ran up to Shulka...... At this time, the Soviet army generally did not have a radio station at the company level, and communication mainly relied on signal troops, signal flags, or telephone lines, and of course there was no time and conditions for drawing telephone lines at this time.

"Comrade Captain!" The signal corpsman reported: "Comrade Pukarev thinks that you should go to him and see, we have captured a building, probably the artillery headquarters!" ”

"Artillery command?" Shulka's eyes lit up.

As the communications corps arrived at the three-story building, Shulka found that it was indeed an artillery headquarters, as Pukarev had claimed, as could be seen from the many German officers among the corpses.

"I'll lead three platoons to attack here!" Pukarev reported: "I thought it was just a building that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so I gathered a lot of Germans, but I didn't expect this to be a headquarters!" ”

A platoon would have laid down a building defended by a guard company, which would have been unimaginable before, and a platoon would have been strafed by German machine gun fire in minutes.

However, with the bazooka, things were reversed.

The German machine gunners who were arranged in the windows were knocked out by bazookas before they even saw the target...... The Heavy may not be obvious, but the window is too obvious, and the Bazooka shooter only needs to aim at the window.

I walked to the second floor, which was littered with corpses and papers scattered on the ground.

Shulka picked it up, unable to read German but able to read the sketches drawn on it.

"Organize and protect these documents!" Shulka immediately ordered: "Just like the woman who protects you!" ”

"Yes, Captain!" Pukarev stepped forward and immediately ordered his subordinates: "Did you hear that? Protect these files! ”

The soldiers hurriedly bent down to pick up the papers, and the Cossacks said as they picked them up: "But Comrade Captain, I usually punch and kick my women!" ”

The people around couldn't help but laugh.

The rest was simple, Shulka immediately found a translator who knew German to decipher the documents, and at the same time urgently brought in the artillery.

The artillery was actually prepared before this, because it was expected that victory in this battle would lead to the capture of a number of German artillery.

The problem is that the Soviets prepared only one artillery battalion, and the fact is that the Soviets captured a full fifty-three howitzers in Rzhev, which was enough for one artillery regiment.

As a result, Katukov immediately asked a Soviet artillery regiment to abandon its own artillery and rush to Rzhev.

All the processes are not completed until an hour later...... The movement and coordination of the Soviet army is relatively slow, which is something that cannot be helped.

Then, batches of shells poured down on the German fortifications on the coordinates.

The news soon reached the command of the 9th Army, and before Moder had returned to the command headquarters, the staff officer reported: "Rzhev has been lost, and our fortifications and warehouses near Rzhev have been bombed by the Russians!" ”

Moder knew what that meant

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This means that the Russians not only captured Rzhev, but also captured the artillery and documents he placed in Rzhev, which is why the Russian army can accurately bomb even in the dark.

After thinking about it, Moder ordered: "Order the reinforcements to stop advancing!" ”

"General......

"Withdraw them!" In an unmistakable tone, Modell said: "We have already lost, don't have any more hope for Rzhev, that will only make us lose even more!" ”

Moder was sensible, with the terrain of the Elzhev, coupled with the successful use of artillery by the Soviets, and the "Matilda" tank, which the German anti-tank guns were powerless...... The Soviets could easily build a steel line of defense with tanks that the German Army could not penetrate, and then mercilessly bombard any enemy who tried to attack Rzhev with artillery, as the Germans had done with the Soviets before.

"If Rzhev falls into the hands of the enemy......" Colonel Krebs asked Moder.

Modell knew what Colonel Krebs meant.

Rzhev is not only a question of a small town, but also a question of commanding heights and artillery superiority. Once it is lost, the German defense line that has been closed with great difficulty will be torn open...... A hole with Rzhev as the center of the circle with a radius of 10 kilometers.

This would expose the flanks of the 23rd and 27th armies to the left and right flanks of the Soviets.

"Retreat!" Moder ordered with a calm face: "Retreat fifteen kilometers!" ”

"Then those Russian ** teams who are surrounded ......"

"Open a gap in the north!" Moder ordered: "Let them break through!" ”

"Yes!" Colonel Krebs responded.

Otherwise, when the Soviet army attacked in front of the German defense line, the German army would face the dilemma of being attacked from inside and outside, and then it would not be as simple as giving up 15 kilometers.

However, the Germans also conditionally allowed the besieged Russian army to break through.

On the one hand, this is because the German army is unwilling, and on the other hand, because if the Russian army is allowed to break through with heavy equipment, those tanks, cars, anti-tank guns, etc., will inevitably pose a great threat to the German army, and even after getting a batch of supplies, they can immediately become the main force of attacking or even counter-encircling the German army.

Therefore, before opening the gap, the German army destroyed the road, set up mines, and roadblocks, so that the Soviet army could only break through lightly.

This was no problem for the Soviet army, because they were already in a state of being surrounded and lacking supplies, and the tanks were short of fuel and shells, and even if the Germans asked them to drive it, they would not be able to drive back.

So with an order, the Soviet army blew up the heavy equipment and broke out.

"Congratulations to you, Comrade Shulka!" Katukov immediately called Shulka: "You have succeeded again, I just received news that our besieged troops have broken through!" ”

"Thank you, Comrade Katukov!" Shulka replied: "This is the honor of our 1st Guards Tank Brigade!" ”

"There is no need to say such kind words between us, Comrade Shulka!" "We all know that without your wisdom and bravery, it would have been difficult for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade to win this battle, or even if it did, it would have paid a heavy price!" ”

"So ......," Shulka replied, "that's why I'm desperately trying to figure it out, because I might also be part of the 'heavy price'!" ”

Katukov on the other end of the line burst out laughing.