Immediately after, the German tank group appeared in Shulka's sight.

They drove out from the west bank of the Tver River, divided into two groups, one left and one right, towards the bridgehead of the Tver bridge, mostly "three" tanks, followed by some 35Ts and "two".

The tanks advanced with infantry behind, densely packed, like two black clouds, outflanking the Soviet troops. (Note: The German army at this time did not change into white camouflage uniforms like the Soviet army due to lack of supplies)

Shulka believed that this force was the German 6th Panzer Division, which was attacking the city.

This was partly due to the fact that the Germans were also undermanned, and they no longer had another panzer division to attack the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

In addition, there is no need to ...... If the Germans had two armored divisions, they could attack in several directions at the same time, and at that time, even if the Soviets had bazookas in their hands, they would not be able to hold out.

At the same time, German fighters were roaring in the sky...... The Soviet air force has been expelled from the airspace, so they can safely dive down and strafe suspicious targets, bomb them, and even bomb the remaining Tver bridge with a few bombers.

However, this seems to be normal, the broken Tver Bridge will not be of much use to the German army, and they will become the "commanding heights" of the Soviet blockade of the railway

So naturally, the Germans were going to destroy this commanding height.

It's just that the "Tver" bridge is very strong, and several direct hits of the "Stuka" failed to blow it up.

After thinking about it, Shulka ordered: "Retreat!" ”

"Retreat?" The instructor looked at Shulka suspiciously: "No, Comrade Captain!" The higher authorities ordered us to hold the bridgehead! ”

"Hold the bridgehead?" Shulka said: "Where is the bridgehead? Vacant land at the head of the bridge? The result of holding on to it is that we are all going to die there! ”

"But Comrade Captain......"

"Obey orders!" Shulka ordered: "You'll know why I'm doing this!" ”

The instructor nodded, but there was some dissatisfaction on his face.

The troops retreated about 200 meters into the residential area, occasionally placing a few bazooka shooters and snipers in the building to cover each other's retreat.

The meaning of retreat when there is an opportunity is to take advantage of a little when there is a advantage, and retreat when there is no advantage.

Soldiers sometimes perform better when they fight in this state of mind, because they don't have much psychological pressure, and they can easily deploy mines, fire points, and even design their own retreats.

They did play a considerable role, because it took more than half an hour for the Germans to fight over the two hundred meters.

Of course, the reason why it took more than half an hour was partly because the Germans needed to clear the rubble to clear the way for the tanks, and on the other hand, the German armored troops at this time were afraid when they saw the houses, and they had to empty the houses one by one before they dared to send tanks.

This gave the snipers a good chance, and they sometimes hid here and there with a rifle on their backs, and beat the Germans to the ground.

And the combination of a bazooka and a sniper rifle would have embarrassed the Germans.

If you want to deal with enemy snipers, you can either send tanks or have a team of people quickly charge at enemy sniper positions.

But if you do this, you will be caught off guard and there will be a "whoosh", and a grid of rockets will whistle.

"Now!" When the instructor retreated to the designated position, he asked, "Can you tell us why you are retreating?" ”

"We had to!" Shulka said: "Defending the bridgehead is sending you to death!" ”

"Comrade Captain!" The instructor said solemnly: "But that was the order of the superiors, and Comrade Katukov also made it very clear that we must not lose the bridgehead, that is very important to us!" It was even decisive for the entire campaign! ”

"Yes, I know!" Shulka handed the instructor a cigarette.

However, the instructor did not answer.

"What are you going to do with me?" Shulka raised the cigarette in his hand and smiled: "Put a gun to my head? Remove me from my post? Or report to your superiors? ”

"No, Shulka!" The instructor slowed down and persuaded, "I know you cherish the lives of your subordinates, but we should think more about the overall situation, shouldn't we?" You know what the consequences will be if you don't hold the bridgehead! ”

"But what if I just don't think about the big picture?" Shulka asked rhetorically.

"You, you bastard......" the instructor yelled angrily.

Shulka burst out laughing.

"I lied to you!" Shulka said.

"What?" The instructor looked puzzled.

"It's useless to hold the bridgehead, comrade instructor!" Shulka said: "Even if I am not afraid of death and do not care about the life and death of my subordinates, but is it useful? If we all die, who will hold the bridgehead? ”

Hearing this, the instructor was speechless for a while.

"Our death is not good for the battle or the overall situation!" "The happiest thing will be the enemy, who will soon be able to easily win the battle and restore the railroad to transport!" Shulka said. ”

"But wouldn't that be the case when we retreat?" The instructor asked rhetorically.

"Of course!" "You know, it takes more than an hour to fix the railway, but it only takes a few minutes to blow it up," Shulka said. ”

The instructor couldn't help but say "oh": "So we don't need to guard the bridgehead?" ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "We just have to wait until the Germans have worked hard to fix the railway, and then rush up and blow it up, don't you say?" ”

"Yes, Shulka!" The instructor nodded vigorously: "That's right, I knew you would have a way!" ”

Shulka looked back at the instructor in disbelief.

The instructor replied with some embarrassment: "Oh, okay...... Sometimes there are exceptions! ”

Shulka smiled and handed over the cigarette, and this time the instructor did not refuse.

Unlike the instructors, Katukov, who commanded the operation at the command, did not even ask when he received a battalion retreating two hundred meters.

On the contrary, Katukov also praised: "Good idea, the Germans did not want to fight in the streets, but Shulka left them with no choice!" ”

After all, Katukov was a military commander, and a famous general, so it was not surprising at a glance that Shulka had an idea.

Schulka did, as he thought, continue to drag the Germans into street fighting.

Tanks plus bazookas, which gave the Soviets an advantage in street battles, and Shulka, of course, took advantage of this.

The Germans did not realize this, and even though the Germans were still fighting in residential areas with the Soviets in the streets, Major General Lucas thought that this time the strategic objective had finally been achieved and the transport could be resumed.

Next, it is a matter of encircling and annihilating this Russian army or driving them out of Tver.

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