Chapter 335: Lies
"General, are we going to retreat?" The tank driver asked Von. Major General Funk.
It is normal for tank drivers to ask this.
The first is that if Colonel Jonas's report is true that the enemy has a single weapon that can destroy German tanks, then they should not engage the Russians in close combat, because then no matter how many tanks rush up, there will be no return.
Secondly, it is Feng. Funk is a major general, the commander of the 7th Armored Division, and at this time, of course, he must retreat first taking into account the overall situation.
Feng. Funk thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No, we should rush forward!" β
"General......
"Obey orders!" Feng. Funk interrupted his subordinates in an unquestionable tone: "Use the fastest speed!" β
"Yes, General!" The driver could only reluctantly step on the accelerator.
"Leohard!" Feng. Major General Feng Ke said to the electromechanical officer: "Take over the command of the group army, immediately!" β
"Yes!"
The command was quickly connected, and it was Lieutenant General Kubil who answered the call.
"Is the battle going well, Major General?" Kubil asked in a relaxed tone.
"General!" Feng. Funk replied: "We are going to be annihilated, the Russians have a new equipment, a new equipment that we have not seen!" β
"What? Annihilated? Kubil couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "What's going on?" Where are you, I'll send fighters to support you right away! β
"It's too late, General!" Feng. Funk replied: "Time is of the essence, the important thing is not to rescue us, but to ...... new equipment of the enemy"
"What new equipment!"
"I don't know!" Feng. Funk replied: "Listening to intelligence is a kind of rocket, and the individual equipment carried on the shoulder can easily destroy our tanks!" β
"Are you sure? A piece of equipment that can destroy our tanks? β
"I'm on the road I'm sure I'm on, General!"
Kubil was stunned for a moment, and then understood that von. What is Funk going to do.
"No, Major General!" "You don't need to do that, we can ...... it in other ways," Kubil said.
"No, General!" Feng. "I think it's the best way to do it, you know what that means," Funk said. I mean, if the enemy has such a piece of equipment, then the rest of our armored forces should be careful! β
"Yes, I know! But ......"
"I see it!" At this time, the other side of the microphone came from Feng. Phonk's voice: "Colonel Jonas is right, it is indeed a piece of equipment, about two meters long, like a cannon barrel, they carry it on their shoulders and then reload it from the rear...... It was fired at me, it was a rocket, and when it was launched, it produced a lot of smoke and wake, and it didn't hit at a distance of 50 meters, that is, its accuracy was not high!
I saw another one and they have a lot of these things! Yes, two people have to work together......"
Then there was a "boom", and the walkie-talkie was no longer sound.
Lieutenant General Kubil held the microphone for a moment, and then said to the adjutant: "Report to the FΓΌhrer immediately and discover the enemy's new equipment, which has caused us heavy losses!" β
The Germans did suffer heavy losses in this battle, a total of 73 tanks in an under-formed panzer division, only 8 of which were able to drive back in the end, most of them were "No. 4" tanks with wider tracks and faster speeds, and the rest were all destroyed in the chaos of the battlefield.
Hitler, who was commanding the battle in the "Wolf's Lair", raised his head in surprise when he heard the news.
He knew what that meant, if there was such a piece of equipment, a piece of equipment that infantry could easily destroy tanks, then ...... The advantage of the tank in front of the infantry will be gone.
To put it more seriously, the "blitzkrieg" that the German army relied on to support the victory of the entire war may not be able to be played, because the "blitzkrieg" is mainly to use the speed, defense and firepower of tanks to quickly break through.
After thinking about it, Hitler said: "No, this is a lie that they weaved in the hope that I would agree to retreat, there is no such equipment at all!" β
"Your Excellency!" The staff officer added: "However, Lieutenant General Kubil reported that von . Major General Funk died in order to determine the existence of such equipment! β
Hitler walked back and forth in front of his desk a few times, then shook his head and smiled: "von. . . General Funk's sacrifice may be true, but it was just a normal sacrifice in battle, and they used a general's sacrifice to make this lie sound more true! β
The staff officer suddenly realized.
"Then ......" said the staff officer, "how do we answer Lieutenant General Kubil?" β
Hitler hesitated.
Punish Lieutenant General Kubil? Remove him like anyone else?
No! Hitler could not do this at the height of the war.
After thinking about it, Hitler said: "Tell General Kubil that we have received information from him and ask him not to spread this matter, so as not to affect the morale of the army!" β
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
Lieutenant General Kubil received this answer without any doubt, for the situation did seem to be exactly what Hitler had said...... At this time, the Russian army was counterattacking with all its might, and the Germans were panicking, if they were told that the Russian army had an anti-tank individual equipment that they had never seen before, they were afraid that the entire German defense line would collapse.
However, concealing it is not a solution, can it be that other troops will suffer losses similar to the 7th Panzer Division again?!
Lieutenant General Kubil, who was helpless, could only order his armored forces to try not to engage in close combat with the enemy.
On the other hand, the battle between the 7th Panzer Division and the 1st Guards Tank Brigade had just ended.
There was a burst of cheers on the battlefield, and the wreckage of German tanks was everywhere, some even burning and exploding, but this still did not stop the excitement of the soldiers, who waved their fists and congratulated their comrades, especially those who destroyed the tanks...... At this time, the Soviet army had a record of destroying enemy tanks, which was a great achievement, especially the infantry.
And the tank crew was a little lost at this time.
Fedosyev complained right next to Shulka: "Captain, I haven't been able to kill a single tank this time, this tank is just for beating or making a show!" β
"It's okay, Comrade Fedosyev!" The Cossack interjected excitedly: "There are us!" As long as there is it......"
Saying that, the Cossack patted the bazooka on his shoulder, and continued: "We don't have to see tanks anymore and hide everywhere!" β
Fedosiev did not speak in a sullen voice.
The Cossacks don't open which pot to mention, Fedosyev said these things because the infantry did all the work of the tank crews, and even robbed the tank crews of the credit.
"Comrade Captain!" Fedosyev said to Shulka: "If we can change tanks, I think we will have a greater advantage!" β
"It's not for me to decide!" Shulka replied: "Still, I'm sure they will!" β