The possibility of German occupation at any time meant that the defensive line there had been hammered down, and there was no need to say much about the rest.

"The German units on the front are on the offensive, and our positions could change hands at any moment...... If they seize the previous position, then where you are, is the position! "The commander of the tank unit, a regimental commander, pointed to the distance and added.

Then Khrushchev saw that there were Soviet soldiers entering the surrounding bunkers, and some soldiers were holding their weapons and looking numbly.

No wonder there are already improvised bunkers in the woods, no wonder there are so many overwhelmed soldiers here, no wonder this place will be shelled by the Germans......

It turned out that according to the habit of the Germans, they were afraid that there would be soldiers nearby to reinforce the Soviet front-line troops, so they covered and shot here, trying to cut off the Soviet reinforcement line.

It is a pity that the Soviets did not intend to reinforce the line of defense, which was already in ruins, so most of the shells of the Germans fell in the clearing.

Even so, this round of shelling, which was so close to Moscow, actually shook the heart of Stalin in Moscow.

"How long do you expect to hold out here?" Khrushchev did not hesitate and directly asked about the topic he was most interested in.

The commander of the tank regiment looked helplessly at the T-26 tanks under his command, shook his head and said, "Comrade...... We could only hold out for about 3 hours at most. ”

"3 hours? You have trenches and forests for cover, and you can only hold out for three hours? "Khrushchev somewhat did not believe his ears.

He thought that such a well-established defense line could hold out for a day or even a few days no matter what.

However, he never imagined that after summoning great courage, the Soviet commander at the front line only promised such a short defensive limit of three hours.

Even if the Germans come over, it will take at least 10 minutes, right? Looking at the position in the distance, although I couldn't see the position itself, I could see that there was still smoke there.

"Comrade...... Although we have a position here, we have no anti-tank weapons and very limited ammunition...... In fact, we don't even have many soldiers, and three hours is already the limit. The regimental commander complained of bitterness and a series of disadvantages.

Khrushchev was a little annoyed by these questions, and he saw at least 500 soldiers entering the position, and if you count the tanks and other troops, they had 1,000 or even 1,500 men here.

At such a scale, they still say that they don't have manpower? So many tanks still say that they do not have anti-tank weapons? Are you kidding?

"Don't you have so many tanks? Couldn't these tanks attack German tanks? Khrushchev pointed to the T-26 tanks and asked.

Although he knew that the T-26 tank could not fight against the German Leopard tank, and even the No. 3 or No. 4 tank could not resist it head-on, he also knew that this was a better anti-tank equipment that he could handle.

At least this T-26 tank has a 45 mm tank gun! You must know that many troops can only rely on 14.5 mm caliber anti-tank rifles against the enemy!

"Besides, there are so many soldiers here, how can it be said that there is a shortage of soldiers?" Khrushchev felt that it was necessary to popularize patriotic education on the side of the front-line soldiers, so that they knew what it was to be a soldier of the Red Army!

He felt that the political propaganda work should be improved, so that these soldiers should not be so passive, and not underestimate their combat effectiveness too much.

But the regimental leader's face was still bitter, and he opened his mouth to continue to defend himself: "Uh...... Sir...... Homosexuals...... We have 2,000 soldiers, but most of them are still children......"

The regiment commander pointed to the many soldiers in ill-fitting military uniforms in the distance, shook his head and said: "These children have no combat ability at all, none of them have fired a gun yet, and many of them only have a few bullets in their hands. ”

It would be a joke to let such a soldier fight against the Wehrmacht, or the fierce and tenacious German SS.

When opposing forces rush in, these civilians are often accustomed to raining their bullets on large targets covering enemy forces.

In other words, they prefer to aim at larger tanks or armored vehicles and fire, hitting precious bullets on steel plates that are simply impenetrable.

To make matters worse, the soldiers who opened fire on the enemy's armored vehicles and tanks were quite good, and most of the civilians did not even dare to fire their guns, so they could only huddle in the trenches, waiting to be slaughtered by the attacking German soldiers.

It is impossible to expect them to be able to hold this position, and the troops that can really fight here are only less than 300 veterans, and there are more than 100 commanders and fighters.

Even these combat effectiveness are not at the same level as the German elite on the other side.

To put it bluntly, as long as the German tank units on both flanks outflanked it, and then a battalion of German infantry attacked in a frontal round, eighty percent of the Soviet defenders here would completely collapse.

So after thinking about it, the Soviet regiment commander gave a more reasonable time - three hours, which is about the time for a round of tentative attacks and a round of main attacks by the German army.

In addition...... "Since he had the opportunity to complain to his superiors, the regimental commander did not care about how much dignity he left for Khrushchev."

As he spoke, he pointed to the disguised T-26 tanks in the distance, and continued to complain: "You don't know, these tanks are basically useless now, and to be honest, they are not as useful as some anti-tank rifles......"

This is also to tell the truth, because although the T-26 tank has a short-barreled anti-tank gun with a larger caliber and is more powerful, this weapon is completely unable to pose a threat to the German tank forces because of its large target.

At a distance of more than 800 meters, the German tanks would open fire and destroy the thin-skinned T-26 tank.

Therefore, for defensive warfare, it is better to conceal the anti-tank rifles, which are easier to conceal, to lie in ambush on both flanks of the position, waiting for the German tanks to leak the flaws behind the flanks and sneak attack.

In fact, this issue was mentioned in the summary reports of both sides of the war. The commanders of the German tank units were not afraid of the Soviet armored units, armed with T-26 tanks, but even more hated the anti-tank infantry groups armed with anti-tank rifles.

That's why the Soviet regiment commander said he lacked anti-tank weapons: his troops had no serious anti-tank weapons, and the tanks were quickly destroyed by the Germans after the start of the war.