The blowing up of the bridge over the Stelle River finally gave the Soviet 9th Mechanized Corps a respite, at this time they already knew the news of the total annihilation of their 20th Tank Division, and they only had the 35th Tank Division to use, and in this undefended plain, the 131st Motorized Division did not play much role.

As long as the Germans break through this river, it will inevitably usher in a tragic battle, and Major General Rokossovsky is not optimistic about the situation of the battle, and on his defensive side, at least five German pantry divisions are breaking through.

The only thing that reassured him was that at dawn, the supply convoy had finally arrived, and his tank troops could deploy along the river bank and fight again for a while as long as they had fuel supplies.

At the same time, the command of the Southwestern Front in the rear was also aware of the danger here, and there were successive troops arriving here, as long as they continued to hold on, they could wait for reinforcements to arrive.

When the time comes, you can really launch a counteroffensive!

The GAZ-AAA truck, roaring, came to the 35 Tank Division, and the tank crews, who had been waiting for a long time, helped to do it.

In the back of the truck, drag out the fuel pipe, open the fuel tank cap in the back of the tank, and hurry up to refuel!

The engine rumbles, the fuel pump constantly pumps out the fuel and delivers it to the tank's fuel tank, each tank is a monster that drinks gas, take the current T-34, for example, with a 409-liter in-car fuel tank and a 150-liter external fuel tank.

A two-ton truck can only refuel four tanks.

The tank crews listened to the sound of the fuel pump, as long as the tanks were filled, they would not throw away their equipment and run away like the 20 tank division, they would go to meet the battle and let the Germans know how powerful the Soviet tank forces were!

However, just as they began to refuel, a rumbling sound sounded in the sky overhead.

One terrible HS-129 attack aircraft after another have flown over them!

The anti-aircraft guns of the tank division began to shoot sparsely into the sky, but the Germans were extremely skillful and had already begun to dive and strafe these tankers!

"Tom tom!" In three bursts, the armor-piercing incendiary bomb hit the tanker truck, which was refueling.

The fire was rapidly expanding from the tanker, and the entire tanker was turned into a blazing flare.

Diesel is not easy to ignite, but that doesn't mean it can't be lit. (I remember that after an hour, the tractor's fuel tank could not be seen at night, and a driver used a lighter to look at it, and as a result, he was burned extensively by the flames.) ）

Especially in the current refueling state, there is pressure in the oil pipe, and at the same time, the upper space in the oil pipe also begins to fill with air, and the air and volatile diesel fuel are mixed together, and under the ignition of the armor-piercing incendiary bomb, it burns rapidly, and the diesel fuel below is heated to the ignition point in the combustion, and it will also be added to the combustion.

"Quick, get out!" Although the tank had not yet been refueled, the driver quickly jumped into the tank, and with the snort of compressed air, the tank's engine was started, he put into gear, and the tank drove away.

At this time, the flames had already burst over, and the hat on the driver's head was all roasted, and he continued to step on the accelerator with a fearless spirit to save his tank.

Not afraid of personal death, for the sake of victory, you can give your own life!

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Tiger tanks with their barrels held high, emerging from the horizon, one after another, like a group of monsters, their tail engines emitting black smoke, their tracks crushing the mud by the river, they looked at the bridge that had been blown up, but they could only look at the river and sigh.

Sitting in his tank and observing the bridge with a telescope, the division commander, General Felix Steiner, was quite dissatisfied.

They were one step slower, although they had crossed as fast as possible when encircling and destroying the 20th Tank Division, they were still one step slower, and the bridge had been blown up by the Soviets.

Although their own air force attacked the Soviets in the sky, as long as the bridge was broken, their movement would be blocked, and it would take a long time to mobilize the rear sappers to come over.

"Division commander, our infantry fighting vehicles can cross the river, so let's use infantry fighting vehicles to go over and destroy them!" Felix's side, the regimental commanders suggested to him.

Tiger tanks, Panther tanks, these equipment cannot cross the river, but there are no problems with infantry fighting vehicles.

However, Felix shook his head: "No. ”

The reason is very simple, the opposite bank has been defended by the Soviets, from the river bank you can see the opposing tanks, anti-tank guns, lined up along the riverbank, if your own infantry fighting vehicles go directly, it will be a big blow, after all, infantry fighting vehicles are thin skin and big stuffing, without fighting.

Moreover, even in the past, infantry fighting vehicles cannot fight tanks.

"Our sappers will arrive in 12 hours." Said an adjutant in charge of contact.

Felix could only nod helplessly, wait for 12 hours, it's a pity, if he had arrived earlier, he would have been able to kill all the Soviets on the other side!

At this time, I wonder how the actions of several other armored divisions are progressing?

Suddenly, an idea popped into his head, who said that tanks can't cross the river without a bridge? Your own tank has tried some special methods to cross the river, and now is the time to try it!

At this time, in the rear, in the command of the 1st Panzer Army Group, General Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, also received news that the offensive at the front was blocked.

He looked at the map, looked at the Stry, pondered for a moment, and said: "Order the 11th and 13th Panzer Divisions in our rear, to look for a breakthrough from the upper reaches of the river, to cross the river, the 14th and 16th Panzer Divisions, to find a breakthrough from the downstream, to cross the river, and the 16th Panzer Division, to follow behind the Viking Division, we will break through from three directions!" After the breakthrough, do not attack the Soviet troops on the river bank for the time being, continue to advance in depth and destroy the reinforcements of the Soviets! ”

In the first few wars, General Kleist also showed his skills, and the application of armored forces was handy, and now, his command is quite artistic.

The Soviets also plan to deploy defenses on the river bank, in a vain attempt to block their own side here, and even start a counteroffensive, and their own side is to find a way to bypass this line of defense, and then attack their reinforcements!

The reinforcements of the Soviets did not come all at once, their hasty march, one after the other, was just right to encircle and destroy them in batches!

Eat the army of the Soviets in one bite, and then point the soldiers straight at Kyiv! The vast plain of Ukraine is simply the world of German armored forces!