On the streets of the town of Logoisk, the troops of the 7th Armored Division were looking at Chen Dao, but Chen Dao in the armored car was looking at Captain Piper beside him.

Captain Piper has a long face, his blond hair slanted to the right, and the most obvious feature is the slit in the middle of his chin that splits Piper's chin in half, making it stand out and make it look unforgettable.

The troops of the 7th Panzer Division wondered why this group of SS troops in camouflage uniforms would fight for their way, and Chen Dao thought about how to maximize Captain Piper's fighting spirit.

Chen Daoyang raised his chin and motioned for Captain Piper to look at the soldiers of the 7th Panzer Division on both sides of the streets of Logoisk.

"Captain Piper, do you know what the Army generally thinks of the Waffen-SS?" Chen Dao asked.

Captain Piper shook his head and said, "I don't know, General Rosen. ”

"Tell him, Captain Nietzsche." Chen Dao said.

"I regret to tell you that in the eyes of the majority of the Army, especially the senior officers of the Army, our Waffen-SS is just a group of armed policemen, who cannot undertake important combat missions, and can only do auxiliary tasks such as maintaining law and order, or searching for and suppressing remnants, as I heard from a certain army general himself." Captain Nietzsche said.

Captain Piper's eyes sharpened, Captain Nietzsche was also from the Waffen-SS system, there was no need to lie to him, he believed Captain Nietzsche's words.

"I will prove with practical actions that their perception is a delusion." Captain Piper said.

Chen Dao's expression was equally grim, and he said to Piper: "It's really good that you can think like this, and you shouldn't use weak words to fight back against other people's prejudices." Rather, with strong action. Why don't I stay in the city of Jotino. Instead, he ran to General Dietrich. Just want to go through him, through us Adolf. The motorized rifle division of Hitler's Guard Banner came to prove to the Army that the Waffen-SS also had combat effectiveness comparable to that of the Army. ”

"Our division is named after the Führer, it is the Führer's guard, and every battle we fight represents the honor of the Führer, your Excellency, you can rest assured, unless the enemy blows up the bridge. Otherwise, I would have done my job and taken that bridge. Piper said.

Chen Dao looked at the burning fighting spirit in Captain Piper's eyes, and his heart was full of a sense of accomplishment.

The young man is easy to deal with, and with a single agitation thrown over, Captain Piper's combat effectiveness skyrocketed by at least fifty percent.

Captain Nietzsche suddenly said: "Your Excellency, I request to participate in this operation, and I hope you will approve it. ”

"Give me a good reason, and I'll give you the go-ahead for this operation." Chen Dao said.

"I am the aide-de-camp and liaison officer of the leader Himmler at your side, the representative of the Waffen-SS at your side, and I cannot stand idly by the fact that the Waffen-SS is being treated with contempt. I hope you'll give me the go-ahead to participate in this fight. Even as an infantryman. Captain Nietzsche said.

Chen Dao did not speak, but silently took out his SGT-42 assault rifle and magazine belt and handed them to Captain Nietzsche.

"I have no reason to refuse you. With this assault rifle in hand, remember to take out a few more Soviets. ”

Passing through the town of Logoisk, Piper's battle group sped along Route 63 towards the Berezina River, kicking up yellow dust behind the convoy.

The convoy drove unhindered until it reached a forest about a kilometre from the west bank of the Berezina River.

Chen Dao and Captain Piper jumped out of the armored car and found the reconnaissance company lurking in the forest.

Bending over, under the cover of trees and bushes, Chen Dao and Captain Piper crept to the edge of the forest and used binoculars to check for movement outside the forest.

More than 300 meters outside the forest lies a village, which is crossed by Highway 63, behind which is a large tidal flat, and then the bridge over the Berezina River.

Chen Dao saw that the village was full of Soviet soldiers walking or running, and it was obvious that the Soviet troops in the village were the cordons set up to protect the bridge.

Chen Dao put down the binoculars and retreated to the depths of the forest with Captain Piper, holding the map to discuss countermeasures.

"There is a small town called Vislova on the other side of the river, if I were a Soviet, I would put the main force in that town, the village opposite is too small, and the Soviet troops in the village should be used as a guard against our surprise attacks. If I am not mistaken, once they are attacked, they will not put up too fierce resistance, and then they will retreat to the east bank of the Berezina. Captain Piper said.

Chen Dao said: "It is easy to break through this small village, but, as you said, the Soviet troops in the village are only used as guards for the bridge, and once we attack this village, the enemy on the other side of the river will know about our arrival, and they will most likely blow up the bridge, which is the last thing we want to see." ”

Captain Piper frowned and pondered, it was easy to defeat the enemy, but it was difficult to prevent the enemy from blowing up the bridge, this was a thorny problem before him.

Chen Dao shut up and remained silent, not interrupting Captain Piper's thoughts.

He also wanted to see what young Captain Piper could come up with in the face of such a problem.

Captain Piper's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly looked at the sky.

In the sky, a FI-156 reconnaissance plane circled gracefully, and it was this reconnaissance plane that provided them with information that the bridge was still intact.

"General, you said that this plane belongs to the Polish Governor's Palace?" Piper asked.

"Yes."

"Do you have bombers?" Piper asked.

"Yes." "Can you get in touch with them?"

"Yes."

Captain Piper was pleasantly surprised, "Great, with the support of the bombers, we have a better chance of victory." ”

He pointed to the map and told Chen Dao what he was thinking.

After hearing this, Chen Dao decided to give Piper a little more confidence.

Patting Piper on the shoulder, Chen Dao said with a smile: "This plan of yours is very risky and bold, I can't think of a better way than this, take out your courage as the commander of the battle group, do it boldly, don't be afraid of failure." I'm optimistic about you. ”

With the support of Chen Dao. Piper excitedly saluted Chen Dao. Then he rushed out of the forest and assigned tasks to various subordinate units. Chen Dao took Major Lorenz and lay on the edge of the forest, continuing to observe the movements of the village in front of him.

Five or six minutes later, Chen Dao heard the sound of brushing footsteps behind him, and when he looked back, a black soldier in camouflage uniform quietly walked behind him.

Captain Piper stepped out of the crowd and crouched beside Chen Dao.

"General. Everything is ready, just wait for your bomber group. ”

"Flying here from Warsaw, the bomber swarm takes about an hour and a half, and you have enough time to refine your plan." Chen Dao said.

During the long wait, Chen Dao saw the Waffen-SS soldiers next to him set up a tripod and then fixed the MG42 machine gun to it, and the MG-42 machine gun was transformed into a heavy machine gun.

The muzzle of the GRW34 type 81mm mortar was also pointed to the sky, and Chen Dao glanced at the angle of the barrel and the ground, clearly knowing that once the battle began. These mortars will definitely hit the heads of the Soviet troops with precision.

Four artillery observation posts also set up scissor binoculars at the edge of the forest to observe the movements of Soviet troops in the village. Prepared on one side with radio and a howitzer battery in the rear.

Seeing the busy figures of the artillery observation posts, Chen Dao sketched in his mind the picture of the black hole of the 105mm howitzer on the Wasp self-propelled howitzer slowly rising.

Then, the familiar sound of metal grinding and the roar of engines sounded behind Chen Dao, and eight No. 3 assault guns traveled through the forest at a snail-like speed, and finally stopped about fifty meters behind him.

Seeing the arrival of these big guys, Chen Dao knew that everything was ready now, and only the bombers were needed.

When the hands of the watch pointed to 9:40, Chen Dao was leaning against a big tree and closing his eyes to recuperate, when he suddenly remembered the voice of Major Lorenz.

"Your Excellency, the bombers are coming."

Chen Dao opened his eyes, jumped up and walked to the edge of the forest, just in time to hear Captain Piper shouting to the artillery observation post: "The shell is loaded, ready to fire." ”

When the first Stuka roared to launch a dive on the town of Vislova across the river, Captain Piper shouted, "Fire." ”

Four 105-mm grenades whizzed across the forest and into the village, white smoke and yellow dust fountains into the sky.

In a series of "poof" sounds, mortar-shells also flew out of the muzzles and joined the ranks of the shelling, and the flames and smoke of the explosion rose one after another in the opposite village, and the figures of the Soviet troops who were still walking around in the village just now disappeared in an instant, and the whole village turned into a sea of fire.

Captain Piper turned around and waved his hand to the commanders behind him, and the No. 3 assault gun, which was waiting for the battle, stopped "squatting in the pit", and the huge body shook and rushed through a distance of more than 50 meters, like a jungle monster rushing out of the forest and driving towards the opposite village.

A shrill whistle sounded in the forest, and a company of infantry leaped out of the forest and charged behind the No. 3 assault gun, and in an instant the wilderness between the forest and the village was filled with the vigorous figures of the Waffen-SS.

Behind them, at least twenty MG-42 machine guns, sneered and rained bullets at the opposite village.

Captain Piper looked over the north side of the road and saw that the north side of the road was also in full swing, where a platoon of infantry followed six No. 3 assault guns to launch a diversionary attack.

Retracting his gaze, Captain Piper turned his head to look at Chen Dao, and saw Chen Dao tilting his head up, staring at the group of bombers circling and diving in the sky on the other side of the river.

The Soviets in the village quickly sensed the German attack, and some Soviet infantry, despite the danger of shelling, rushed to their respective combat positions, and the sound of machine guns and mortars firing immediately rang out, and bullets and shells fell into the ranks of the German charge.

Attacked by the Soviets, the Waffen-SS infantry's offensive momentum was instantly stopped, and the infantry either dodged behind the No. 3 assault gun or fell to the ground.

Four or five soldiers were hit by bullets and shrapnel, blood spilled on the battlefield, and medics with the Red Cross painted on their steel helmets rushed to the battlefield to treat the wounded who had fallen to the ground.

The resistance of the Soviet troops did not last long and lasted only until the first stop of the No. 3 assault gun group.

Eight No. 3 assault guns on the south side of Route 63 were parked one after another, each aimed at the exposed firing point of the Soviet troops, and six 75-mm grenades and two 105-mm grenades accurately smashed into the heads of the Soviet troops.

In a series of explosions, the Soviet machine-gun position was splashed with blood and flesh, and the Soviet machine-gun fire instantly weakened.

The Waffen-SS soldiers took the opportunity to leap to their feet and strode towards the village.

In the forest, at some point, Captain Piper had climbed to the roof of his armored carport and used his binoculars to observe the movements of Soviet troops in the opposite village.

His men had rushed to the edge of the village, and the Soviet soldiers in the village were already in a mess and running into the village, his men were in pursuit, and the two sides were fighting in the village.

Looking farther to the east, the bomber group was still bombing the town of Vislova on the other side of the river, and the smoke from the heavy aerial bombs was two or three stories high, which looked particularly shocking.

It was obvious that the Soviet troops in the village were about to lose their grip, and it was time for the assault team to attack, and Captain Piper looked at Chen Dao, and happened to see that Chen Dao was also looking at him.

"The air raids are coming to an end, and the commandos are attacking." Chen Dao shouted at Piper.

"Let the reconnaissance company strike." Piper shouted to the communicator in the cabin.

A radio wave flew out of the armored vehicle and in an instant it slid into the convoy of the reconnaissance company on the road behind.

Four SDKFZ222 armored reconnaissance vehicles took the lead, and more than 20 SDKFZ250 light armored vehicles spit out clouds of black smoke from the tail, and the entire convoy was like an arrow off the string, and Highway 63 under the wheels was the trajectory of the arrow's flight, which shot rapidly towards the Berezina River.

The wheels rolled and turned, through the forest, over the clearing between the forest and the village, and the distance of a few hundred meters disappeared in an instant. Ignoring the sporadic flying bullets, the convoy rushed into the battle-torn village in an instant.

Without any stops, the convoy ignored the exposed Soviet soldiers on both sides of the road and simply rushed straight along the public road towards the bridge.

As Captain Piper had predicted, the Soviets in the village could not withstand the German offensive.

They abandoned their positions and swarmed towards the bridge, but the armored convoy was the first to arrive, and the Soviet infantry running ahead of them were either swept to the ground by 20mm machine guns and machine guns, or directly knocked down by the bridge, and then the flesh and blood crushed by countless wheels flew sideways, becoming a human skin bag and throwing itself on the road.

Passing through the fleeing Soviet infantry group, the armored convoy was the first to rush onto the bridge and drive across the river.

Behind the convoy, some Soviet soldiers raised their guns and fired frantically at the convoy, but the bullets were ricocheted off by the solid steel plates of the armored vehicles.

Ignoring the useless bullets, all the attention of the convoy was focused on the other side of the river.

When half of the vehicles in the convoy drove onto the bridge, as Chen Dao had predicted, the last bomber in the bomber group had dropped its bomb, and the group regrouped in the air and prepared to leave.

When the Soviet troops in the town of Vislova were in a state of panic and all their attention was focused on the sky, a long steel dragon of German armored vehicles crossed the bridge and plunged into the town. (To be continued.) )