The Germans slowly advanced along the streets.

Perhaps because they were cautious about what had gone before, they stopped and looked around every distance the tank had advanced, occasionally firing a shuttle or a shot at some suspicious window to make sure there was no danger before moving on.

Colonel Ebel was the commander of the 2nd Tank Regiment of the 6th Panzer Division, where he commanded the offensive on the Tver Bridge.

The walkie-talkie came the order of Major General Lucas: "Don't rush forward, our purpose is to hold those Russians at bay ......"

Colonel Ebel knew this.

In fact, he hesitated for a moment outside the residential area, considering whether to attack the residential area, and the role of the new Russian equipment in street fighting already made him feel uneasy.

But in the end, he chose to enter.

Because although the Germans achieved an initial victory, their position was awkward, and there were no buildings to hide near the bridgehead except for the ruins, that is, if they did not attack, the Germans would face a situation of "the enemy is dark and I am clear", and the Soviets could attack the Germans under the cover of buildings.

Therefore, the Germans needed to occupy a building to give themselves some depth of defense.

"Stop!" Colonel Ebel ordered.

The troops immediately stopped, and the infantry gathered around the tanks nervously with rifles on guard. The most nervous are the tank crews in the tank, because they all know that they are facing the enemy's new anti-tank equipment, and they know what will happen if they are hit.

Colonel Ebel didn't know why he had stopped, he only felt a creep, perhaps his sixth sense made him sense danger, but after looking around for a while, he found nothing.

At this time, only a few explosions of "boom" were heard, and the two nearby buildings were blown to pieces, and rubble and debris flew everywhere, and some even flew near Colonel Ebel.

"Fight!" Colonel Ebel shouted, realizing at the same time that he seemed to have broken into the enemy's trap.

But by this time, it was too late, and the Soviet tanks had already smashed through the wall of the seemingly empty building in front of them, and there were also Soviet soldiers who had risen from the white snow.

Combat developed into hand-to-hand combat from the start.

This is what the Soviets wanted, as it was said before, because the bazooka had a range of only 100 meters, so they always wanted close combat.

In fact, it is difficult to fight in the street without close combat, because the street fight is often the enemy occupies the upper floor and cannot attack it for a while, so it often forms a format of "you have me, I have you", and large-scale battles are easier to entangle and strangle together because of the obstruction of the line of sight, or the narrow range of artillery fire and machine gun fire.

However, such a battle was obviously taken advantage of by the Soviet army, because from time to time there would always be a few bazookas suddenly coming out of the stairs or in the ruins, and then the German tanks would be destroyed with a "chirp".

On the other hand, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade is equipped with a number of "Bobosha" submachine guns, which can be said to be tailor-made for street fighting in the extreme cold of winter.

The German MP40 submachine gun, not to mention the ammunition capacity, continuous firepower and low-temperature safety, only a small detail determines that it must be inferior to the "Bobosha".

This detail is actually easy to change during production, and that is the trigger retainer.

The trigger guard, also known as the trigger guard, is used to prevent accidental shooting, and if there is it, soldiers will often trigger the trigger when marching into something or doing tactical actions such as lying down, rolling, etc.

The MP40 and even other German equipment have relatively small trigger guards, which is determined by the relatively warm climate in Europe, and it is fully adapted to the European battlefield.

The problem is that this is the Soviet Union, and in winter the temperature drops to minus forty degrees.

At this low temperature, the German soldiers had to wrap themselves in three layers inside and three layers outside, otherwise they would freeze or even freeze to death.

This also includes the finger that pulls the trigger.

If the German soldiers had been given enough thick gloves, the problem might have been solved.

The problem was that the Germans were undersupplied, and in order to protect their fingers from freezing, the soldiers wrapped rags and pieces of clothing around their hands and fingers to keep them cold.

The result is that their index finger can't reach into the retainer and pull the trigger, or they have to be very careful when doing so, otherwise the weapon will be fired before the finger is in place.

The German soldiers came up with a way to pull the trigger by tying a bent twig to their index finger, a stick, or a wire cut from furniture instead of a clumsy index finger.

Of course, this will definitely affect the reaction speed of the German army, and at the same time reduce the quality of the German army, making them look very clumsy.

On the other hand, almost all of the equipment of the Soviet army, including the "Bobosha" submachine gun, had a wide retainer, and the Soviet soldiers could easily stuff their index fingers into the retainer even if they wore thick gloves.

As a result, in such a close combat, the Soviet army unexpectedly pressed the German army...... In this case, the high quality of the German army could not be reflected at all, and a Soviet recruit with a "Bobosha" submachine gun could instantly sweep away several experienced German veterans.

The battle lasted only ten minutes, and the Germans retreated like a tidal wave outside the residential area.

In fact, this is also a manifestation of the good quality of the German soldiers, which not only means that they retreat in an orderly manner to cover each other, but also because they know in their hearts that in this case, they should disengage from the enemy and fight from a distance.

And the Soviets were in the rear chasing the Germans all the way.

On the other side, Admiral Hopner could no longer hold on, and as a last resort, he rushed to Wolfsburg in the hope of convincing Hitler to allow the Fourth Tank Army to retreat.

"My Führer!" Admiral Hopner said: "I hate to say that, but I don't think there is any point in holding on like this......

As soon as Hitler heard this, he erupted like a needle prick: "Even if I approve the retreat, my general!" We are not in danger, they will run all the way, frost, snow, and icy roads will abandon our tanks and heavy equipment first. Next, they will lose even their rifles, and in the end they will have nothing left! No, it is necessary to hold positions, to hold on to the main routes of communication and supply centers, to hold on as if they were fortifications. All troops must stand where they are and not take a step back! ”

After a pause, Hitler continued: "What's more, my general...... We have captured the Tver Bridge, they are rushing to repair the railway, and your plight will soon be solved! ”