The battle was over in ten minutes.

This small battle once again proved that "there are not many soldiers...... However, it seems that this is not right, Shulka believes that this battle should be more useful to catch the enemy by surprise:

This group of German troops pursued and killed the fleeing Soviet troops in the rear, and their vigilance was very low, coupled with the fact that the Soviet troops had proper tactics and good coordination when they started fighting...... The bayonet had been plunged into their chests almost before they could react, and it was not surprising that the Germans would quickly collapse.

However, the Soviets did not rush too hard, after all, their purpose was not to counterattack, let alone kill the enemy...... The German army had much more troops than the Soviet army in this local area, and the follow-up was a battalion or even a regiment, and the 333rd Regiment, two seriously understaffed companies, was simply not enough for them to stuff their teeth.

So at the sound of an order, the Soviet troops, who had been chasing for a distance, withdrew to the shore.

The Germans again rushed up and entered a stalemate with the Soviets.

It is easy to get into a stalemate in real combat, which is mainly caused by the development of equipment.

Before the invention of the machine gun, this was not the case, usually there were many people, and then a group charge solved the problem.

After the invention of the machine gun, it was also a "whooshing" row of bullets, and the group charge with a large number of people was ineffective, and the enemy and us often had no way to take each other, and no one could rush up, so trench warfare was formed.

This stalemate was also common in World War II, but it could be broken by the coordination of tanks, planes, and artillery.

The defense of the first battalion at this time was actually telling the Germans...... It's time to send tanks up.

However, as soon as the tank came up, it almost scared Shulka and the others stupid.

There was a "rumbling" of motors in the darkness, and the occasional "clucking" of a tank as it toppled down a tree.

Shulka fired a flare, and the snow was full of German tanks and armored vehicles, dense row after row, and black "crosses" pressed up like a dark cloud.

Perhaps because it was dark and the road could not be seen clearly, there were German soldiers in front of them with signal lights, so they did not move fast.

Before Shulka could take a serious look, the whistling of shells could be heard in the air, and the Germans launched a charge against the line of the first battalion, led by a dozen tanks under the cover of the infantry, straight in this direction.

"Retreat!" Captain Venyakov shouted amid the explosion of shells.

The fighters hurriedly put away their weapons and ran, of course, before running without forgetting to lay mines behind them...... This is the basic common sense of retreat, and two companies must cover each other's retreat, otherwise they will not be able to outrun the enemy's bullets from the rear.

Shulka was a little embarrassed when retreating, he fell down several times on the way, if it wasn't for his comrades to help Shulka up at the right time, he, the "breakthrough hero", was afraid that he would have been captured by the enemy in this small battle.

Eventually, however, Shulka managed to run back to the trench and sit in the trench panting.

"What's the matter, Comrade Shulka?" The instructor asked, "You seem to have been frightened just now!" ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied breathlessly.

"Comrade Company Commander is so excited!" The veteran continued: "Thinking that so many tanks will soon be blown into the lake!" ”

The surrounding warriors laughed in unison.

Shulka didn't bother to explain, he was indeed a little panicked just now, running on the snow was a little different, it had to jump like a rabbit, usually Shulka didn't feel anything difficult about it, but it couldn't run fast.

And the rest of the Soviet army ...... They've long been used to it all.

But being a hero is good, and the warriors will spontaneously understand it in other directions.

The Germans were not in a hurry to pursue, and they slowly advanced behind the tanks.

Then, several tanks drove up the lake, followed by several more...... Soon they drove up one after another.

At this time, Shulka's hanging heart was completely relaxed, and the Germans did not have the slightest suspicion.

The Germans had no reason to suspect that this was not only because it was dark and the Soviet army was well disguised, but also because even the Germans could not believe that there was such a coincidence in the world...... The direction they chose for a night attack and a massive breakthrough was precisely where the enemy had laid a trap.

Rokossovsky was a little excited, and he made a phone call to the battalion headquarters and asked: "How is the situation?" ”

"Everything works!" Captain Venyakov replied: "The enemy was fooled, in fact...... It was the enemy who broke in on their own, much more than we thought! ”

"Yes!" Rokossovsky replied: "The main armored forces of a motorized division and an infantry division, the enemy's armored division is also moving in your direction, block them, reinforcements will arrive soon!" ”

This is the tactic of the German army, once a breakthrough is successfully opened somewhere, the main force of its troops will pour in from this breakthrough like a flood of bursting levees, and then use the high mobility of the armored forces to quickly penetrate the rear of the enemy troops and divide and surround them.

"Yes, Comrade General!" Captain Venyakov replied.

The next second the battle began, the Germans discovered the location of the Soviet line, and then bombarded the line with artillery.

However, the Germans did not take this line of defense of the Soviet army into account.

In command of this force was Major General Felix, commander of the German 14th Motorized Rifle Division, who was confidently reporting to Hort on the phone: "Yes, General, we have broken through the enemy's lines. Although there is a line of defense in the future, it is not worth mentioning...... It's incomplete, it's an improvised line of defense made of snow, and it's very small! ”

Hoult was a little uneasy, and confessed: "There is a lake in front of you, watch out for your tanks!" ”

"Yes, General!" Major General Felix replied: "I think that if we break through this line of defense, we will reach the lake!" ”

This shows that the Germans did not not reconnoiter the terrain.

In fact, they have always attached great importance to intelligence, and at this time, their map clearly marked that there was a lake ahead, but they were deceived by the disguise of the Soviet army...... As Shulka said, there could be no stones on the surface of the lake, and certainly no trees, shrubs, and a hut.

Therefore, they took it for granted that they had not yet reached their destination, and that the lake should be farther away, that is, behind the Soviet line.

That's what Major General Felix thought, so he commanded loudly on the walkie-talkie: "Forward!" Roll their line of defense under the tracks! ”

"This time!" Looking at the "rumbling" tanks moving forward, Major General Felix said to his adjutant: "Even the 4th Tank Brigade can't save them!" ”