At two o'clock in the afternoon of crossing the river, in the village of Sniverivka on the north bank of the Dnieper, the platoon commander of the second platoon of the reconnaissance battalion of the armored division of the Reichsmarshal Lieutenant Steiner felt the kettle on his waist and hurriedly poured a few mouthfuls of water to moisten his dry throat. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After re-hanging the kettle, Steiner said to Captain Baker, the company commander beside him, "We are now about four kilometers from the river bank, should we continue to go deeper or stay here and wait for the heavy weapons to cross the river?" ”

Captain Baker, the commander of the first company, pointed to the northeast of the village and said, "The order given to me by the major is to keep going. We follow the road northeast through the forest and will come to a small town called Kovrov, and after taking that town, we will walk another two kilometers east to the town of Tony, which is about ・・・・・・"

"Boom・・・・・・" The house behind Captain Baker suddenly burst open, and a tile flew into Captain Baker's steel helmet with a crisp thud.

Captain Baker stumbled into Lieutenant Steiner's arms, and Lieutenant Steiner hurriedly picked up Captain Baker.

At this time, there was a series of explosions in the village, and Lieutenant Steiner quickly judged that the village was being bombarded by mortars.

"Tanks, the tanks of the Russians are coming."

The shouts of the soldiers soon came from outside the village, and Lieutenant Steiner and Captain Baker hurried in the direction where the shouts rang out.

To the northeast of the village, in the woods where Captain Baker had said he would continue the attack, a herd of T-34 tanks poured out, followed by hordes of infantry.

"The tanks of the Russians have finally appeared, our good fortune has come to an end, go and contact the artillery observation post, we need heavy fire support." Captain Baker shouted.

The scouts all crossed the river by boat, carrying only small arms and light weapons, while heavy weapons such as armored vehicles and anti-tank guns were left on the south bank of the Dnieper.

The artillery also sent observation posts to accompany the scouts and infantry across the river to guide the artillery to carry out precision strikes at any time.

After a quick glance at the battlefield, Lieutenant Steiner saw that there were more than twenty Russian tanks, and this force was not something that scouts lacking heavy weapons could withstand, and they had to seek artillery support.

Lieutenant Steiner had just run to the position of the artillery observation post, and before he could speak, Captain Baker rushed after him.

"It's too late, let's retreat to the woods southwest of the village first, let the artillery bombard the village directly, and stop the Russians."

Following the orders of Captain Beck, the newly occupied village of Snifrivka changed hands again, and the scouts rushed out of the village and ran into the woods southwest of the village.

Six artillery observation posts with radio stations ran last, and the scouts, encouraged by the scouts, finally rushed into the woods.

Lieutenant Steiner looked at the village again and found that the village had been engulfed in flames, and the heavy artillery fire had temporarily obscured the path of the Russian advance.

The shelling continued for about five minutes before stopping, and Lieutenant Steiner soon saw Soviet tanks and infantry again.

Captain Baker did not hesitate to give the order to open fire, and the mortar shells flew into the sky with a characteristic sound, and then fell into the Soviet infantry group, and the sound of tearing tarpaulins echoed through the trees as the MG-42 machine guns fired.

The scouts' firepower could not resist the T-34's advance, and the T-34 tank continued to approach the woods.

The whistling of shells once again streaked across the sky, but when the shells hit the ground and exploded, the expression on Lieutenant Steiner's face changed from surprise to disappointment.

The shells fell from the sky, but they fell to the rear of the Soviet troops, and most of the Soviet infantry and tanks were unharmed, except for a few Soviet infantry who fell behind.

The shell landed too far, Lieutenant Steiner thought with a frown.

"Retreat, retreat, lead them into the woods." Captain Baker's shouts rang out.

At this time, the artillery shells and machine-gun bullets of the T-34 tank group rained down on the woods, and the positions of the scouts were so dusty that even without the orders of Captain Baker, the front of the scouts could not hold up for long.

No sooner had the scouts retreated deeper into the woods than the Soviet infantry charged, overtaking the tanks in front of them and following them into the woods.

The T-34 tank slowed down and rushed into the woods after the infantry.

Iron Fist and Tank Killer Anti-Tank Bazooka reappeared, but because of the interference of the Russian infantry, they lost their previous sharpness.

Every time the scouts hunted the tank, they had to risk being counter-hunted by the Russian infantry.

One of the scouts stood up and fired an iron-fisted anti-tank rocket in his hand, but was hit by the flying bullets, and his body fell limply under a birch tree, and the iron fist in his hand lost its head, and he didn't know where it had flown to.

In the other direction, a scout using a tank killer anti-tank bazooka had just raised the canister in his hand when a flying bullet passed through his chest.

A figure pounced behind the fallen soldier, picked up the bazooka that had fallen to the ground, dodged behind a dirt slope, and hurriedly fired a rocket.

Before the scout could bend down, a flash of fire erupted in front of his eyes, and shrapnel from the grenade mercilessly pierced the scout's body.

It was Captain Baker, and Lieutenant Steiner immediately recognized the Scout's identity.

The heroic resistance of the scouts was still unable to resist the advance of Soviet infantry and tanks.

Lieutenant Steiner and his comrades were repulsed step by step until they were driven out of the small woods.

Lieutenant Steiner raised his hand and fired two burst shots, knocking down two Soviet infantrymen chasing behind him, and threw himself under a birch tree.

At this time, behind him, there was already an empty grass.

In this kind of grass without any shelter, Lieutenant Steiner did not think that he could outrun the bullets of the Russian army.

You can't retreat any longer, this is the last line of defense, or the place where you bury your bones.

Looking deeper into the woods, the T-34 tank ran over the bushes, violently knocked down the birch trees, and rushed to the edge of the woods, apparently trying to take advantage of the victory and pursue the Germans in a net.

After knocking down a birch tree, a T-34 tank suddenly stopped, almost facing Lieutenant Steiner's position, the turret swinging slightly, apparently aiming.

The machine gun on the right front of the tank's chassis spewed fire and fired wildly in the direction of Lieutenant Steiner.

Lieutenant Steiner jerked his head back and rolled sideways to the left, avoiding the tank's strafing fire.

When an imminent artillery fire rang out, Lieutenant Steiner looked up at the tank again, keenly aware of a detail.

The tank was not firing at itself, but at its own back.

Who is it attacking? Lieutenant Steiner turned his head to look behind him, and saw a group of square figures appear on the grass behind him.

It was Tank Four, and Lieutenant Steiner immediately recognized the identity of the big guys.

They've finally crossed the river!

Thanks to the sappers!

Thank God!

It's just that why can't you move faster?

Lieutenant Steiner remembered his old superior, Captain Baker, who had just been killed in action,

The fourth tank of the Panzer Regiment of the Reichsmarshal Division appeared on the north bank of the Dnieper River, saving the lives of Lieutenant Steiner and his comrades at the critical moment, and also meant the failure of the tactical counteroffensive of the Soviet troops on the opposite side.

After a brief tank battle, the German No. 4 tank group rushed into the woods and pursued the retreating Soviet troops.

Lieutenant Steiner led his men to collect the bodies of their fallen comrades in the woods.

After leaving the men to look after the corpses of his comrades, Lieutenant Steiner led his men to jump on the armored vehicles that came across the river and followed the large army to attack again.

Passing through the village of Snifrivka, which had been reoccupied by the Germans, and through the forest that Captain Beck had said he would cross, Lieutenant Steiner found that the town of Kovrov was in flames and that the battle was coming to an end.

After the capture of the town of Kovrov, Lieutenant Steiner saw some soldiers in army uniforms in the town.

An army captain walked up to Lieutenant Steiner and, like the rest of the soldiers, extended his hand to him with enthusiasm.

"I'm Captain Jürgen von Heinrich of the 3rd Panzer Division, and it's a pleasure to see you."

Lieutenant Steiner suddenly realized, and hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "I am Lieutenant Steiner of the Imperial Marshal Division, and you are General Rommel's subordinates?" ”

"Yes." Captain Heinrich paused and then said: "Your tanks are here, indicating that the bridge across the river has been built, can you lend us some gasoline and ammunition?" ”