Chapter 13: A Tragic Resistance
The German 14th Panzer Division was in the vanguard, and the division commander Kuhn knew very well that if he could not capture the Soviet positions in front of him. In his rear, von Fonck's 7th Panzer Division was going to have a violent "rear-end chase" with him.
The German tank crews had gone through the French campaign, and they had never tasted defeat. Since the start of the war with the Soviet Union, Army Group Center has been so strong that they can crush other Soviet troops, but here, the defensive line held by the Soviet 284th Infantry Division on the outskirts of Minsk is destined to deal a crushing blow to the enemy.
Yang Mingzhi, like his own soldiers, had already spread the bipod with the weapon in his hand. The wife was instructed to step aside, with a missile warhead in her arms.
Any RPG weapon will set off a huge wave of air when fired, and if someone is standing directly behind the weapon, the high temperature and pressure will be enough to kill the person. So Yang Mingzhi's team was asked to keep a sufficient distance from friendly forces, and the fighters formed a combat team of three, two of whom held launchers and the other controlled reserve ammunition.
Kuhn's tank vanguard encountered a counterattack by the Soviets, many of which had been scrapped, and the Soviets also suffered great losses.
The tank crews are feeling the pressure like never before, and this army has a stronger will to fight than the guys before it.
The order given by the division headquarters was that the openings must be torn apart in order to capture the city of Minsk. The protruding flanks of the huge armored cluster attempted to complete the total encirclement of the entire 284th Division's positions, but as tanks and infantry were storming the Soviet positions, they suffered an unprecedented blow.
"Comrades note that the enemy has appeared at a distance of four hundred meters. Shooters are ready to drive through! "The commander of the first company, Ravliandi, ordered his men.
The enemy's tanks were behemoths, they withstood the fire of Soviet anti-tank guns, and their tank guns and coaxial machine guns were gushing tongues of fire. Now many German tank drivers were horrified to see a large number of strange things flying from the Soviet positions.
They fly straight, holding their long white tails. They flew very fast and hit the German tanks directly.
A rocket-propelled grenade with a hollow tungsten core warhead with four tail wings stretched out. They smashed along a smooth parabola towards the German tank, touching the enemy's armor, and the strong pressure caused the tungsten metal to melt into molten metal, and the temperature of up to 3,500 degrees easily melted the 70 mm front armor of the No. 3 tank.
The German army's proud armored units were vulnerable to new weapons, and the tanks concentrated by hollow tungsten core armor-piercing shells had stopped, and some had been martyred. And more missiles, because of Yang Mingzhi's material limitations in the production of this weapon, the warhead is mainly conventional explosives, and all tanks hit by such high-explosive warheads are directly blown into parts in the sky, and countless burning flame wreckage.
Flying tank fragments also swept away the infantry that followed them, and many German soldiers died tragically.
The Germans' will to fight was not inferior to that of the Soviets, and they continued to advance in the face of strong resistance from RPGs.
At this moment, Kuhn could not see clearly the tragedy on the front line, the radio side was full of the mournful roar of tank soldiers, and the armored targets in front were being destroyed by the Soviet troops one by one.
Yang Mingzhi looked at this exciting picture, and the weapon he developed was showing its might.
The German flanks tried to encircle the entire infantry division, but with the failure of the tank forces, the German infantry began to be exposed to Soviet guns. What's even more terrifying, without the tank force as a support, the German army is exposed to the open area, and they are encountered by all kinds of light and heavy firepower of the Soviet army.
Congratulatory telegrams were sent from both flanks to the front-line divisions in turn, and Pugachev was extremely happy. The pressure on the flanks of the army has become less, and now the enemy's "soft belly" has also rushed over!
More German tanks attacked the core defense line of the infantry division, and Yang Mingzhi took the lead, and he was already ready to aim.
"The tank was followed by the infantry. Now your barrier is going to be a part! Yang Mingzhi grinned evilly while slowly pulling the trigger.
The firing pin ignites the fire cap and the rocket fuel burns brightly. Star fruit watched her husband's movements not far away, as huge flames erupted from behind him, and an object erupted from the barrel of the cannon.
In just over a second, a tank No. 3 exploded, and the ammunition depot exploded with it, completely shredding the infantry behind it and nearby.
The slaughter is happening, it's the slaughter of the Germans, and as long as they keep going, the RPG hits are skyrocketing.
The German tanks advanced very quickly, but the front line encountered a brutal resistance, and the armored forces suffered heavy losses, and the follow-up troops began to hesitate.
"Right now, all fighters with anti-tank guns, shoot at enemy tanks!"
Pugachev threw the last anti-tank fire, he had already seen that Berekov's weapons had a huge tactical advantage, and now that the enemy troops had advanced and hesitated to cross 200 meters beyond the position, it was now the maneuverable anti-tank guns that showed their might.
Yang Mingzhi saw that around him, some fighters carried heavy anti-tank guns, an exaggerated 14.5 mm caliber weapon that could easily penetrate the side armor of enemy tanks.
Yang Mingzhi took the missile in his wife's hand and skillfully inserted it into the launch tube.
"Husband, how is the enemy now?" In the trench, the girl asked anxiously.
"Do you want to know? Then you climb up on your own. ”
"I don't dare!" The girl shook her head vigorously.
Yang Mingzhi shrugged, after all, positional warfare was too crazy for her. But for battle-hardened soldiers, there is nothing to fear.
War numbs, at first recruits are even scared to pee their pants, but after getting used to it, they are relieved, and even lose their humanity in the war, completely reduced to a machine of war and killing.
Yang Mingzhi will not pity these Germans, if he and his Soviet comrades-in-arms do not kill them, then it will be everyone who will die.
After the new missile was loaded, he aimed at the new target and opened fire, which hit the turret of the enemy tank directly with great force.
Heavy machine guns and light machine guns were firing frantically, and soldiers carrying ammunition in the trenches were running around. Anti-aircraft machine guns were also brought to the front, and they were ordered to strafe enemy troops at horizontal angles.
Yang Mingzhi threw down the RPG launch tube, and like the other soldiers, he also held his own Bobosha and fired at the attacking enemy.
The German infantry was charging, and their half-track armored vehicles were on their way. Kuhn had just learned of the heavy losses of his armored forces, all of which took place an hour after the head-on contact.
Several of the tanks were the first to flee back to the rear, and the angry Kuhn was going to take out his pistol and destroy the commanders.
"Sir, it's okay if you kill me. You have to know, these stupid Slavs used a new type of weapon, and what are the advantages of our tanks? As long as you get hit by that kind of thing, the next second is a completely shattering explosion. ”
Kuhn could not believe that the Soviets had any new weapons, and that behind them were friendly troops who were eager to make meritorious contributions, and his own team could not stop.
He pointed to the tank commander. "You and your men must get to the front or I'll shoot you right now. Everyone, including me, is no exception, and today we must break through the positions of the Soviet troops at any cost and provide support for the subsequent occupation of Minsk by the follow-up troops. ”
If Kuhn knew that less than 20 of his 152 tanks on the front line were still normal, he might have to reconsider his orders.
Yang Mingzhi knew that his weapons were very badly damaged, and the two companies on the flank, his company commander, estimated that they had consumed two-thirds of the ammunition they carried.
"Since we don't have many rocket-propelled grenades left, now I order that you can't fire unless the enemy tanks are approaching a hundred meters."
The order was given, and at the moment the situation no longer requires new weapons. The position was littered with the wreckage of German tanks, and the German infantry was still attacking, forced to crawl on the ground like lizards while enduring Soviet fire.
The surviving KV2 heavy tanks and 152mm heavy howitzers, their huge shells shook the ground, and many German soldiers were torn by the shock after the air wave. Many of the dead Germans were already gray corpses, even smoking.
Carambola was very curious, she overcame her fear, and pulled out the trench after Yang Mingzhi put a steel helmet on her, and the two only had small eyes.
Now all the girl saw was a hail of bullets, gunfire and explosions all around her. She was horrified to see the enemy charge, and a large number of them were defeated by her comrades. At the same time, some soldiers on their side were shot by enemy bullets and fell into the trenches.
Yang Mingzhi saw that his soldiers were also wounded, "My dear, you have already seen the war, now go and save our soldiers." ”
"Good!" Carambola jumped into the trench, opened the medical kit she had with her, and pulled out hemostatic cotton and gauze to urgently bandage the wounded soldiers.
The German 14th Panzer Division suffered a major setback, and Kuhn's division headquarters followed the troops, black smoke billowing from the front of his massive formation.
The old guy stood on a tracked armored vehicle and looked ahead with binoculars in both hands. He was horrified to find that the places that were emitting black smoke were the wreckage of his own troops' tanks.
"Pass the order, the troops stop attacking! The whole army retreats! ”
Narujin was too late to pull in, and Kuhn realized he had made a mistake. At present, the tank crew has suffered heavy losses, and the motorized units that follow are completely unable to break through the Soviet artillery fire, and now the heavy weapons at his hand are the self-propelled guns, which are already very close to the front line.
"Order all self-propelled guns to open fire and give fire support to our retreating soldiers."
The Soviets saw that the enemy was retreating, and the enemy suffered heavy losses in this blocking battle. Pugachev looked at it with satisfaction, he had already decided to launch a counteroffensive.
However, at this moment, a large number of sharp sounds appeared in the sky, followed by a violent explosion.
"Oh no, the enemy's artillery is coming! Soldiers, duck into the trenches and take refuge! Yang Mingzhi shouted left and right, he was the first to retreat. Seeing that his wife was still dragging a seriously injured person with his colleagues, in a hurry, Yang Mingzhi dragged his wife away like a chicken.
A huge explosion occurred in front of the battlefield, and a large amount of dirt was blown away. Yang Mingzhi was horrified to see these earth and stones smashing at him, and subconsciously pounced on his wife, blocking the soil alone.
After the shells, many soldiers came out of the dirt. Yang Mingzhi was like a mole, pushing aside the soil he was guarding and pulling out his wife who was coughing one after another.
"Are you alright? Xiao Tao, is it hurt to cough like this? ”
"I'm fine, I'm just angry."
It's good that she's okay, you need to be lucky enough in war. His wife follows him best, at least he has experience as a soldier, and he has engaged in infantry and tan combined with actual combat exercises, even if he goes back to 70 years ago, those descendants have summed up very good experience, and it is very important to survive this positional battle.