"The point?" Hearing this, Akimovich was puzzled, it was not the first time he had seen the German army attack with tanks, would it be any different from before?

Shulka did not have time to discuss this with Akimovich again, he ran along the trench with a gun and a cat on his waist to Major Mikhailvich and said: "Comrade Major, I think we should be ready to retreat!" ”

"Retreat?" Major Mikhailvich said: "In our rear is the Guards Rifle Regiment, Comrade Shulka, we have no way back!" ”

"No withdrawal from Mamayev Posts!" Shulka explained: "Withdraw to the next line of defense!" ”

"But that would make us too concentrated!" Major Mikhailvich said: "Our regiment has increased by many people, you know, those soldiers of the Guards Infantry Regiment!" ”

To be exact, it was the rout of the Guards Infantry Regiment, which was joined by at least 300 people in the 82nd Infantry Regiment, which increased the strength of the 82nd Infantry Regiment from more than 700 to more than 1,000 again.

This increase in strength was sometimes not a good thing, as the second line of defense they had built was against seven hundred men.

The result of overcrowding is that there will be a large number of casualties after the enemy is covered by artillery fire.

"And we can't retreat again and again!" Major Mikhailvich added: "We only have two lines of defense, and if we continue to retreat, they will kill us all as deserters on the road!" ”

It is needless to say who "they" refer to, of course, Colonel Pavelkov and Lieutenant Lermontov.

"We don't need to retreat and retreat!" Shulka replied: "We just need to hold out until nightfall!" ”

Major Mikhailvich looked at the sky, and then nodded clearly.

"Listen to you, Comrade Shulka!" Major Mikhailvich said: "When it is time to retreat, you give the order!" But I think we have to report back to Colonel Pavelkov! ”

"Of course!" Shulka replied.

Returning to the headquarters, Shulka immediately dialed the phone at the headquarters of the Guards Rifle Regiment.

"I want to disperse some of my forces to the rear!" Shulka said: "They are not retreating! ”

Pavelkov on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, then replied: "No problem, I know!" ”

Shulka couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

Shulka, of course, knew that Pavelkov and his men were the "overseers" behind, so he was worried that Pavelkov would not be able to make sense and refused to "retreat" in any situation.

But I didn't expect Pavelkov to speak so easily.

"You've been brave, Captain!" Pavelkov explained: "So, even if you retreat, I will provide you with cover!" Rest assured, according to your plan, I will be your backup...... I mean, if you need our reinforcements, you can move my troops as well! ”

This was a relief to Shulka.

The feeling of "a wolf in front and a tiger in the back" on the battlefield is really bad, and sometimes Shulka even fears that Colonel Pavelkov will secretly play tricks for his own selfish interests.

This is indeed possible, because personally, the victory of the 82nd Infantry Regiment did not benefit Pavel at all, not only did it not do good, but it was even disadvantageous, because he would have to explain why the Guards Infantry Regiment under his command was not as effective as a "punishment battalion".

From this point of view, Pavelkov could have watched the 82nd Infantry Regiment fight with the Germans, and then led his troops forward to pick the fruits of victory.

However, not everyone is so disrespectful of the bigger picture.

"Thank you!" Shulka said.

"I should thank you, Comrade Captain!" Colonel Pavelkov replied: "You have proven yourself with your actions!" ”

After hanging up the phone, Lieutenant Lermontov said: "Colonel, but they ......"

"Comrade Lermontov!" Colonel Pavelkov interrupted Lermontov: "They are our comrades, although they are guards units, but they turned out to be no less effective than the Guards Infantry Regiment!" In fact, I think they're quite right...... It was we who blocked their muzzles and prevented them from playing. So, why can't they be put in command of the battle? ”

"Yes, Comrade Colonel!" Lermontov was a little helpless, but since the regimental commander had said so, he was helpless about it.

On the other side, just as Shulka put down the phone, Akimovich ran into the command and shouted: "Comrade Shulka, the enemy is attacking!" ”

Without saying a word, Shulka ran out with a gun.

The two of them went to the trench, only to see that the front of the position was full of German tank wreckage, at least a dozen of them.

Most of these wreckage approached the Soviet positions, and some of them were still on fire and smoking, like a wall blocking the Soviet troops.

"I know what the point is, Comrade Shulka!" "They used the wreckage of these tanks as cover and used them as a basis to attack us!" Akimovich said. ”

Shulka let out a "hmm" and observed for a while before continuing: "Especially since they can safely deploy artillery observers behind the wreckage of the tank, it will put a lot of pressure on us!" ”

Akimovich nodded in understanding.

Prior to this, a considerable part of the reason why the Soviet army was able to repeatedly gain the upper hand came from mortars...... It was difficult for the Germans to simply deploy artillery observers, which was fatal for them who were unfamiliar with the terrain or, arguably, did not have detailed contour map data.

This is why German artillery observers ventured to mingle with the dead bodies.

But now, they can safely hide behind the wreckage of the tank.

Not only that, but the infantry can also leap forward with the help of tank wreckage.

"Command!" Shulka pointed to the front line and said to the signal corps: "Let the mortar troops block this and this and this with artillery fire...... Behind the wreckage of three tanks! ”

"Yes, Comrade Captain!"

Akimovich was puzzled again, because the three tanks were not the closest, but more than fifty meters away from the Soviet defense line.

"Why them?" Akimovich asked.

"More than fifty meters!" "This means that their grenades can be thrown into our trenches, while we can't!" Shulka said. ”

Akimovich couldn't help but let out an "oh".

This distance was indeed embarrassing for the Soviet army, because of the condescending reasons, the Germans were able to throw grenades into the Soviet trenches even after hiding behind the wreckage of the tank, but the Soviets threw them upwards, and it was obviously difficult to throw the grenade accurately behind the tank wreckage.

Then Akimovich sighed again.

"I thought I was pretty much there!" Akimovich said: "Now I know that this is not the case!" ”