Speed seems to have become the key to rushing to the two forces of Zhankoi.

But now the speed of the Soviet army does not seem to be fast enough.

"We should buy more time!" Shulka said: "That is, to speed up the march!" ”

"We can't do it!" Katukov raised his head forward: "We must follow behind the minesweeper tanks, otherwise we will have to risk losing tanks and personnel!" ”

"Maybe we don't have to!" Shulka replied: "We have a half-track!" ”

The advantage of the halftrack is its good cross-country performance, it has a certain firepower and defense, and at the same time it is much lighter than a tank.

These advantages allow the halftrack to drive on snow without fear of getting stuck in it and being unable to move.

After thinking about it, Katukov nodded in agreement.

As a result, an all-half-track assault team was formed, which was divided into two teams, each with 12 vehicles and a reinforced company, and flanked along the fields on both sides of the road.

They did not need to worry about enemy mines, because the Germans in front were retreating in a hurry, which meant that they could not have spread mines widely.

Shulka's analysis also proved to be correct, and the half-track left the road without touching many mines...... The reason why I say "not much" is because I can still roll a few of them occasionally, and these mines are not even laid by the German army, because they are wooden shell mines of the Soviet army, the kind that shoot out a large number of wood chips when they explode, which are obviously laid at random when the Soviet troops retreat.

Because these wooden shells are wooden, they are not very powerful, and the tires have not even exploded...... However, this may be because of the snow layer, the mine was planted before, and the snow was covered layer by layer, and there was a snow layer between the tires and the mine, so there was no problem at all when it was directly rolled.

Only one half-track vehicle was blown off the track, which is mostly a half-track vehicle that has not been maintained in time for a long time, and it is relatively fragile.

Then, an hour later, one of the assault teams caught up with the Germans who were laying mines on the road.

Needless to say, the assault team immediately attacked.

The first to fire was the machine guns on the half-tracks, although the accuracy on the half-tracks on the undulating bumps was not high, but more than a dozen machine guns fired at the same time, and the Germans still gathered on the road, among which there were several cars carrying mines.

So the "whirl" of bullets passed and quickly knocked down a large number of German troops, which also triggered several mines...... It is not known whether it was triggered by a bullet or if the German soldiers who were laying mines were panicked because of the sudden attack, and several German soldiers were blown to the ground after a few explosions.

Then the half-track slowed down, and the Soviet soldiers in the rear compartment jumped off the moving half-track one by one and deployed their forces.

This is one of the training subjects for half-tracks.

If the half-track comes to a complete stop, it is obviously easy to be hit by enemy artillery fire, and if all the personnel are crowded on the half-track, on the one hand, it is easy to be destroyed by the enemy, and on the other hand, the fire is not easy to deploy...... Even if the half-track carrying twelve people was not crowded, at most one side of the car could shoot at the enemy at any one time, and the other side had to stand up to shoot.

So, as it is now, only two machine gunners and two submachine gunners were left in the half-track, and all the others got out of the car to fight.

The reason for keeping the two SLUs was that the half-track could often rely on its armor and speed to get close to the enemy, at which point the SLUs could burst out of their heads and throw grenades if they got closer.

The Cossacks loved this role.

This is also an advantage of the Cossack as a platoon commander, he has the right to choose his own equipment, just as he was a bazooka shooter when the troops were first equipped with bazookas.

"Comrade Cossacks seem to be all-powerful!" The instructor said to Shulka: "He can drive, he can shoot bazookas, and at the same time he is a good submachine gunner!" ”

"I remember that you used to oppose him as a platoon commander!" Shulka said.

"I was wrong!" The instructor replied: "It turns out that you will not only fight, but you will also use people, he is an excellent fighter!" ”

Shulka smiled and replied, "If you think he did this to be a great warrior, you're wrong!" ”

"And why?"

"It's for the thrill, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka replied: "Some people are naturally adventurous, they like excitement, they like that feeling of tension and excitement! ”

The instructor thought for a moment, then nodded his head in acknowledgment.

"You're right, Comrade Shulka!" "No wonder he always likes to cheer like a beast when he fights, others are afraid of fighting, but he enjoys it!" ”

"So to speak!" Shulka replied: "For a man like him, dying on the battlefield may be the best destination, otherwise it will be ......"

Shulka didn't say what happened next.

If he takes pleasure in the battlefield and killing, and one day the war ends and the world is at peace, then his pain begins, because everything else is boring to him, and it is difficult for him to adapt to that life.

Of course, it is too early to think about this, at least the Cossacks at this time were a useful soldier.

Just like now, he even knows how to take advantage of the inertia of the car.

It is said that it was a hard practice between the Cossacks and Uncle Alek, and for this he also pestered Uncle Alek for two days.

"I need you, Uncle Alec!" The Cossack said: "I thought of a way to throw a grenade far on the battlefield, but it requires your training and cooperation!" ”

"You can find someone else!" Uncle Alek tightened his trench coat and tilted his head to the side.

Uncle Alek is not the kind of person who loves to train, in his words, whether he dies in battle or old age, he has not many days to live, and he should drink more and sleep more.

"But you're the only one who has the skills!" The Cossack said: "I believe that only you can do it!" ”

"Then you can teach the others not to bother me, comrade!" Uncle Alek was getting impatient.

Then the Cossack took out the kettle, opened the lid and handed it to Uncle Alek, and as soon as the smell of wine wafted out of it, Uncle Alek came to his senses.

But Uncle Alek still insisted: "One pot is not enough!" ”

The Cossack gritted his teeth and said: "From now on, half of your daily ration will be given to you!" ”

Uncle Alek's eyes lit up, he took the kettle and held it in his arms, and said, "This kettle doesn't count!" ”

"Of course!" The Cossack nodded heavily, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.