When Colonel Slein conveyed to Qin Chuan that "the Soviets attacked the supply line of the 48th Armored Army", Qin Chuan knew that the Soviets had been fooled again.

Although the plain area is suitable for tank troops, if both sides are tank troops, it is the one who steps into this area first who suffers.

The reason is simple, tanks entering this area will inevitably suffer considerable losses due to exposure to enemy fire.

This is one of the reasons why the Soviet and German armies are facing each other at both ends of the Kovo Plain.

But if the Soviets were far superior to the Germans, or if the Soviets thought they were far superior to the Germans, as they are now...... The Germans had only a hundred tanks left, while the Soviets had more than 400 tanks, so the Soviets would not care about this loss.

The Soviets could rush across the Kovo Plain to crush the enemy in front of them, and then follow the German offensive line all the way out of the German line of defense, and enter the rear of the 2nd SS Panzer Army...... Then the Soviets could achieve a complete victory.

Even the "Elephant" ("Tiger" tank), which the Soviet troops could not resist, would not be a problem...... If the transport and supply lines of the 2nd SS Panzer Army were cut off, they would soon face a desperate situation without fuel and shells, and the "elephants" would not be able to exert their firepower no matter how thick their armor was.

It's a pity that all of this is just an illusion, a beautiful blueprint drawn by Qin Chuan to the commander of the Soviet army.

In fact, it was ...... from the beginning Qin Chuan made the Soviets mistakenly think that the 48th Panzer Division was a soft persimmon that was easy to pinch, and made them think that they would definitely win on this side, but they had no reserves or defensive measures.

"Panzers, forward!" Colonel Albridge ordered from the walkie-talkie.

He personally boarded a "No. 4" tank to direct the battle, not only because it was a decisive battle, but also because he needed to command the tank unit on the spot to coordinate with the ME63.

One by one, the tanks were activated, and then the "rattle" rolled forward through the thick layer of snow, and the team launched an offensive front several kilometers wide from west to east, and drove mightily in the direction of the Kovo Plain.

In fact, the main force of the German armored forces never left, and it was only an infantry division that outflanked the Soviet army from the right flank, that is, the Sfka road, and they used canvas, wooden blocks, etc. to "make" a batch of fake tanks to advance.

Real tanks have always been south of the Kovo Plain.

The tank was moving at a speed of five kilometers per hour, and from time to time several warplanes flew in the direction of the Soviet army overhead, and the instructions and intelligence from the command headquarters were constantly transmitted from the walkie-talkie:

"Keep going!"

"The Soviets are four kilometers ahead, in our direction!"

"We have air supremacy!"

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This is the only time since the beginning of the war that the 48th Panzer Corps has been fully coordinated by the Luftwaffe...... Before that, they were all hovering over the 2nd SS Panzer Corps.

Obviously, this time the situation is exceptional.

Because everyone knows that the 48th Panzer Corps will have a tough encounter with the enemy's tank forces, and it will obviously suffer a big loss if it does not have air supremacy.

A few minutes later, the tank units reached their destination, the Kovo Plain.

One by one, the tanks stopped at the border of the plain and prepared for battle...... Here Colonel Albridge carefully selected defensive positions.

The defensive positions of tanks are not the same as those of infantry.

Infantry usually chose high ground, and the reason for this goes without saying, standing high and seeing far away, and it is easier to conceal.

But tanks tend to die faster at heights...... A guy the size of a tank was on the high ground, standing there like a target, waiting for enemy artillery and tanks to fire shells at it.

What's more, because the tank gun has a certain range of firing, especially the angle of shooting downward, coupled with the fact that the height is often uneven, this will make it impossible for the tank to aim and shoot at the target on the high ground.

Therefore, a good tank position should be as flat and wide as here, so that it is convenient for tanks to shoot and mobilize, and at the same time, most of the opposite targets should be within the range of tank firing.

However, the problem of blind spots did not exist here, because the Kovo Plain in front of them was empty, and the whole snow-white world was completely white, and only the small bushes and high ground covered under the snow two kilometers away on the opposite side blocked the view of the German soldiers.

It was very quiet, only the mountain wind howled over the plain, and from time to time a few snowflakes like tornadoes rolled up on the plain and danced wildly in front of the German troops, as if they were laughing at the soldiers who were shivering in the cold wind, and as if they were trying to escape from them.

Finally, there was a faint "rumbling" of the motor on the opposite side, and then it got closer and louder, and the snow on the branches of the trees was shaken and fell down.

Then, with the sound of trees cracking, a T34 tank appeared in front of the eyes of the German soldiers, followed by another, and then another...... Soon, the opposite side was full of Soviet tanks, and the red flag fluttering on the tank, as well as the red five-pointed star on the turret, looked especially noticeable in the snow.

Eberhard, who was beside Qin Chuan, put down his binoculars and said, "The Soviets don't know how to hide themselves!" ”

"That's a good thing for us!" Qin Chuan said: "Especially the ME63 controller! ”

"Of course!" Eberhard said.

Before the words fell, a dense whistling of shells was heard in the sky, followed by rows of shells exploding in German positions.

The battle began in an instant, and the German artillery immediately suppressed the Soviet artillery, and the air force also divided some fighters to dive and strafe at the Soviet tank group while dropping bombs and strafing at the Soviet artillery.

These fighters were the HS-129 ground attack aircraft, a newly invented equipment of the German army, mainly developed to deal with the massive Soviet tanks...... IT WAS ARMED WITH A 30MM CANNON AND COULD ATTACK THE WEAK ARMOR ON TOP OF THE SOVIET TANKS FROM THE AIR AND DESTROY THEM, EARNING IT THE NICKNAME "TANK OPENER".

IT'S JUST THAT BECAUSE THE ARMOR OF THE SOVIET TANK BECAME THICKER AND THICKER, THE CALIBER OF THE ARTILLERY IT CARRIED BECAME LARGER AND LARGER, AND FINALLY THE 75MM ANTI-TANK GUN WAS MOVED.

The "tank opener" lived up to its name, and immediately after a dive, several T34 tanks burst into flames with black smoke from their firepower, and some even exploded on the spot.

So, under the threat of this ground attack aircraft, the Soviet tanks immediately launched an offensive.

Suddenly, the entire Kovo Plain was lined up with Soviet T34 figures.