The Germans usually fought day and night, because they emphasized speed, lightning speed, and only by breaking through, advancing, and advancing again and again day and night, could they always maintain a state of preparedness to crush the enemy.

But they do so on the premise that the enemy is not prepared and can be easily routed.

Otherwise, for example, like the current "Stalin Line", where the Soviets had countless permanent fortifications and machine-gun positions, and there was a certain amount of preparation, if speed was emphasized at this time and broke through at night, it would not be much different from sending people to death.

Therefore, the Germans had to wait until dawn.

It was dawn that the role of German aircraft and tanks could be brought into play...... At this time, airplanes and tanks basically had no ability to fight at night.

The commander of this German army was von Murray. Admiral Kleist, who arrived at the front at three o'clock in the morning, and immediately after an hour's rest he was in intense preparations for the offensive.

This is the style of Admiral Kleist, who has always believed that in addition to artillery, armor also has defense, and the more important point is speed.

It was with this that Kleist was able to lead his 1st Panzer Army to break through the Maginot Line in France and encircle a large number of Allied forces in Dunkirk. Now he is again in front of the "Stalin Line".

Admiral Kleist thought everything was under his control.

However, when he observed the front line of the Soviet army with a high-powered telescope at a high altitude at dawn, he was a little surprised...... He could not see the line of defense of the Soviets.

Admiral Kleist doesn't like accidents, because he knows that on the battlefield accidents are often accompanied by another accident.

So, at this moment, he hesitated for a moment, put down the binoculars, and then asked the adjutant: "What's the matter?" We've got information that there are a lot of bunkers here! ”

The adjutant hurriedly took out the map, spread it out and held it in front of himself and the general, and then said with a puzzled face: "Yes, Your Excellency General, there should be a bunker here!" ”

The Germans were well prepared for this war, and they certainly did not let go of reconnaissance of the "Stalin Line".

But ...... "Stalin's line" disappeared before their eyes, at least in this section.

After thinking about it, Admiral Kleist decided that he didn't need to worry about anything, because if these pillboxes existed, his troops had the ability to destroy them and continue to advance. If it doesn't exist, it means faster advancement.

So Admiral Kleist ordered: "Attack as planned!" ”

The whistling of shells soon began to sound as they flew over the head of Admiral Kleist from the air and went straight to the front of the Soviet lines...... There was a field fortification laid by the Soviets.

The shells landed exactly on the road that the tanks were expected to pass through before the fortifications, and while making loud noises, barbed wire, barricades, mines, etc., were thrown into the air.

After 20 minutes of continuous bombardment, the artillery fire extended to the east, and then the tanks sprayed with black crosses "creaked" out of their hiding places one after another, lined up in battle formation, and advanced with the German soldiers. The planes caught up from the rear, jumped past the tank groups and rushed ahead to carry out precision bombing of valuable targets.

On the other side, Shulka hiding in the bunker was not as comfortable as Kleist, and what he felt was a burst of vibration from the ground, and even the "buzzing" sound of a cannonball directly hitting the bunker like a bell...... The bunker is hollow, and although it cannot be penetrated by a direct hit of a cannonball, the huge impact force and the vibration of the explosion will produce a disgusting echo inside.

The electric lamp that hung from the top of the pillbox for lighting also swayed, sometimes dark and sometimes bright, like an old man who was still breathing, and then completely extinguished after a violent vibration, only a little light came from the gap in the wooden planks at the perforation, and along with the bright light poured in dust and smoke.

Finally, the sound of the cannon gradually weakened.

Shulka got up from the ground and rubbed his abdomen...... The echoes and vibrations made him sick a little, but it was obviously much better than being exposed and unprotected before.

"Comrade squad leader!" The veteran shouted, "What are we going to do? ”

That's when Shulka realized that it was time for him to command...... If it is outside, then it will not be the turn of the squad leader to command, and the platoon will be used as a combat unit.

But fighting in a bunker is different, a bunker can only hold a squad or so of soldiers, which gives the squad leader a chance to command, although Shulka does not want this opportunity.

From this point of view, Shulka is not qualified as a squad leader, because he does not know how to give orders when necessary.

The old soldier's question actually reminded Shulka that this is to say...... By this time, he had fully identified with Shulka's leadership.

"Get ready for battle!" Shulka commanded loudly.

The warriors answered, and they took their positions.

"Listen to my orders and fire again!" Shulka said as he ran to the center of the bunker and looked out with a periscope.

The periscope was cleverly designed, and the other end of it was located at the top of the bunker, where a chimney-like concrete wall protected the window from being hit by shells, bullets, or anything else...... It should be said that the probability of being damaged is reduced, and if a bullet or shnel happens to be fired through the lookout hole, it will also not be able to avoid being damaged.

There was a cloud of smoke and dust, and Shulka couldn't see anything, and he even wondered if it was too much dust covering the window.

But he soon discovered that this was not the case, because a behemoth had appeared in the smoke...... The black barrel, the towering body, and the gurgling tracks that kept rolling forward made Shulka habitually shrink his head.

The next second, Shulka realized that he had seen it in the periscope, and that he was hiding in the bunker.

Peeked around, and it's okay...... The warriors were looking at the battlefield through the cracks in the perforated plates, not noticing him.

Otherwise, this time he will be embarrassed, and maybe he will come up with a bad nickname.

Again looking at the periscope, this is when the infantry following the tank is seen.

The Germans apparently did not notice anything unusual, as can be seen from the fact that the German infantry were leaning out from behind the tanks one by one, and even a few tank commanders had opened their hatches and poked out half of them to observe.

This was exactly what Shulka wanted, so that the Germans could break into the Soviet bunkers unsuspectingly, and they thought that these bunkers were nothing more than wooden houses.

The problem is ...... The two oncoming tanks were facing the anti-tank guns precisely with frontal armor.

THE 37MM ANTI-TANK GUN COULD NOT PENETRATE THE FRONTAL ARMOR OF TANK "THREE".