Chapter 356: Coaxing
Finally resigned, a light body, writing books in the future is a soldier's job, you are my food and clothing...... Does it feel like you have an instant elevation in status? It's just that I feel sorry for me, I just got out of the tiger's den and entered the wolf's den! When can you inherit an inheritance of tens of millions without having to work......
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It turns out that Hitler's judgment was wrong, or it can also be said that Hitler simply knew that he was wrong, and he was only looking for an excuse for his "unwilling retreat".
The Fourth Army, under the command of Marshal Lugar, retreated in an orderly manner, while the Fourth Tank Army was routed by the Kalinin Front, pursued and killed all the way, suffering heavy losses...... At this time, there was a real situation of throwing away heavy equipment and even rifles along the way, as Hitler said.
This is the result of not respecting objective facts and thinking that the spirit and will alone can change everything.
Shulka believes that Hitler must not have studied the Chinese art of war, otherwise he should have known that the temporary change of generals would be a taboo for soldiers, and Hitler's "temporary change of generals" was not just one or two, but a large number of them. Bock, Hopner and other prestigious generals were replaced one after another.
If it weren't for the good quality of the German army, it would not have been able to withstand Hitler's toss at all.
This also shows Hitler's stubbornness, and the large number of brave and meritorious generals on the front line who have suggested a retreat in batches, which already shows that the front line is on the verge of collapse, and if the defense line is temporarily reduced to wait for the weather to be warmer or better supplied before attacking, as these generals suggested, there may still be hope for taking Moscow.
After all, the German army collapsed and was forced to retreat, and it only retreated to a position about two hundred kilometers away from Moss to stabilize its position...... And 200 kilometers may only take a few days for the German army, which has air supremacy and tanks can drive.
Of course, Shulka could only rejoice in Hitler's stubbornness, otherwise Moscow would have been restless under the edge of the German army.
Now Shulka knew that there was no longer a need to worry about the German offensive, at least in the Moscow direction.
The soldiers slowly advanced with the tanks, and after the German retreat, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was ordered to occupy Tver.
The reason why the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was ordered to occupy Tver was, on the one hand, because the "Matilda" tank of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was too slow to pursue, and its marching speed in the snow could not even catch up with the infantry, not to mention that the Soviet army at this time still had a large number of ski battalions.
On the other hand, Tver was an important transportation position, and Rokossovsky was worried that the Germans would reoccupy it, so he simply arranged for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade to be stationed in Tver.
"You've done enough!" Rokossovsky said: "Leave the rest to the rest of the troops!" ”
Katukov has no problem with this.
He said to the soldiers: "We are used on the most difficult battlefields, and the 1st Guards Tank Brigade is certainly not needed for easy tasks!" ”
The soldiers laughed proudly.
The tanks crossed the Tver River and soon entered the main city of Tver with their soldiers.
This was the second time that the 1st Guards Tank Brigade had entered Tver, so they were familiar with the road and rushed straight to the railway station as fast as possible......
The railway station was a concentration of German transport, and there were certainly plenty of supplies there, especially when large quantities of supplies were intercepted here waiting to be transported to the Fourth Tank Army.
Sure enough, when the Soviet tanks slowly drove to the railway station, they found that there were still several German cars parked at the gate of the railway station, and dozens of German soldiers were nervously moving things.
A tank shell blasted one of the cars into the air, and the other German soldiers hurriedly jumped into the car and fled under the pursuit of bullets and shells.
The Soviets did not pursue, in fact, they could not catch up...... speed of the "Matilda" could not even catch up with people, let alone cars.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that the German troops carrying supplies dared to hold out until this time before leaving.
The tanks continued to move forward, and then the troops quickly became chaotic.
The reason for this was that the ground was littered with canned food, bread, and even chocolates and biscuits for tank crews...... Tank crews have to consume a lot of physical strength, and at the same time, it is inconvenient and even dangerous to put canned food in tanks.
It is inconvenient because it needs to be opened when eating, and it is not easy to do this in a narrow space, especially when marching and fighting.
There is a danger because the tank often crosses obstacles at a high slope and even jumps violently, which if you jump up and smash the tanker's head, you will become a "hero" who sacrifices heroically in the hands of food.
Therefore, the food of the German tank men was usually chocolate and biscuits, which could be eaten at any time to replenish their strength.
These things were obviously very attractive to the Soviet soldiers, and they did not resist the temptation, and they jumped in front of the tanks to pick up and move forward, and then more and more people did this, and even the tanks had to stop.
Shulka frowned, pulled out his pistol and fired two shots into the air, shouting, "Put all the food back, if anyone continues to do this...... Believe me, I'll kick you out of the army and take you to court-martial! ”
This made the instructor a little puzzled, because it seemed to him to be a normal thing.
But at this time, the instructor did not hesitate to choose to support Shulka's approach.
"Did you hear what Comrade Captain said?" The instructor said, "Put the food back!" ”
Reluctantly, the soldiers threw the food back to the ground and let the tanks drive forward to run it to pieces.
The actor watched a few packs of cigarettes being rolled into the tank, and couldn't help but ask distressedly: "Comrade Captain, why are you doing this?" Are these foods poisonous? ”
"No, I don't think so!" Shulka replied.
"That's ......"
"They'll be ours after all!" Shulka said: "As long as we hold Tver, it's only a matter of time. But what would happen if there was such an undisciplined scramble, and the enemy suddenly launched a counteroffensive? ”
Hearing this, the soldiers couldn't help but suddenly realize.
The instructor immediately ordered: "From now on, no one is ordered not to steal food!" ”
Shulka's fears are justified.
In fact, this was even exploited by the Germans on the battlefield...... The Germans found that it was common for the Soviets to loot food and supplies, so they deliberately left supplies behind and ambushed nearby, including French brandy.
French brandy tasted much better than the shoddy Waterga made by the Soviet army, and the Soviet soldiers could not resist their temptation.
Then, when the Soviet army was in disarray, the Germans launched a counteroffensive.
This even gave the Germans time and space to retreat.
Sure enough, it was not long before the friendly forces received news that they had suffered heavy losses due to the German counteroffensive...... Of course, for the sake of face, they would not say that they lost a lot of money because they lost their vigilance in the rush for food.