The first Soviet charge was beaten by the Germans, and in addition to the corpses all over the ground, there were more than 30 tanks in front of the defensive line, several of which even broke into the German line with Soviet infantry...... The German defense line was mainly divided into five parts, two of which were defended by the 1st Corps, and the 1st Mountain Division was not as easy to defend as the 1st Corps.

But in the end they still beat the Soviets back.

The reason is that the communication equipment of the Soviet tanks is very weak, so it is completely impossible to coordinate with the Soviet infantry when the battle situation is urgent, and the infantry of the German Mountain Division allows the tanks to break through the trenches and then block the Soviet infantry, and then turn around and destroy the tanks...... Those tanks didn't know what was going on until they were blown up.

"Why don't we release the oil and set it on fire?" Werner looked at the situation and asked: "The Mountain Division's men are paying with their lives, we just need to ignite the oil to stop this!" ”

"It's not time yet!" Qin Chuan replied.

"I don't understand, Major!" Werner asked: "What are we waiting for?" ”

Qin Chuan didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "How many tanks does a tank brigade have?" ”

"I don't know!" Werner replied: "There should be about eighty of them!" ”

"A hundred, Sergeant!" Eberhard continued: "This is the information we got from the Brandenburg detachment, most of them are T34s, and the tank crews are well trained!" ”

"But it doesn't matter, does it?" "As long as we light the oil, they won't be able to come!" Just like our 22nd Panzer Division could not pass through the wall of fire lit by the Soviets! ”

"These are two different things, Werner!" The baker replied while pressing the magazine: "The 22nd Panzer Division could not pass through the wall of fire because the Soviets had powerful artillery and plenty of shells, and they even had countless planes, and if we forced a breakthrough of the wall of fire, the tanks would only be destroyed by them one by one!" ”

Hearing this, Werner couldn't help but let out an "oh": "And we don't have many cannons and not enough shells, do we?" ”

"Yes!" Qin Chuan replied: "To be exact, these cannons ......"

Saying that, Qin Chuan raised his head towards the artillery position in the darkness in the rear, and said: "Those cannons can't effectively penetrate the enemy's T34 tanks, that is to say, if we ignite the oil too early, the Soviets' tanks can ignore our artillery fire and pave the way to extinguish the fire at the other end to find a gap, and our fortifications are very simple, there will inevitably be some unexpected gaps!" ”

"So!" The baker loaded his MP43 with a magazine and said, "We need to get the right moment to ignite the fire, a little fire...... It is necessary to burn as many Bolshevik tanks as possible, so that in the foreseeable future our danger will be minimized. Am I right, Major? ”

"That's right!" Qin Chuan replied, "Maybe you can come and command this battle!" ”

"No, no, Major!" The baker hurriedly replied: "I only guessed this from your arrangement, if I were to command...... I don't think the Soviets, these guys around me will kill me! ”

The German soldiers burst out laughing.

Maybe Qin Chuan rose step by step from this army, or maybe they were all Qin Chuan's comrades-in-arms who shared life and death, so Qin Chuan basically had no estrangement with them.

But this was not the case on the side of the Soviet troops.

The commander of the 417th Division, Chernov, reported the battle situation to Tyulenev truthfully and advised: "Comrade Tyulenev, I propose to wait until dawn before attacking, so that the superiority of our tanks can be brought into play......"

"Do you know what it means to wait until dawn? Comrade Chernov! Tyulenev unceremoniously interrupted Chernov: "Don't you know that the Germans occupied our oil fields and refineries? Wait until dawn? No, by that time the Germans had already loaded the refinery with explosives and were ready to detonate, and they would have blown everything in our refinery into ruins! ”

"With all due respect, Comrade Tyulenev!" Chernov replied: "If the Germans wanted to do this, they would have already loaded the refinery with explosives, and this would not change the result in any way!" ”

Chernov's idea was certainly correct, since it did not take much time to install explosives.

But this was not tolerated for General Tyulenev, because he did not know how to report to Stalin, and any time to wait was dangerous and torture for Tyulenev.

"That's why I'm going to make you as fast as you can!" Tyulenev yelled: "The fastest speed, understand? Before they detonate the explosives, or before they hesitate to blow up the refinery! ”

"Yes, Comrade Tyulenev!" Chernov replied helplessly.

"Send all your tanks, understand?" General Tyulenev ordered: "They have climbed the Caucasus here, there is not much anti-tank equipment, and your tanks can crush them like a cockroach to death." Then, call me again! ”

"Yes, Comrade Tyulenev!"

Chernov put down the phone, thought about it, and felt that what Tyulenev said also made sense.

Because judging by the first attack, the Soviets had already broken through part of their line under the cover of thirty-five tanks.

And if this time put more tanks...... Then breaking through the enemy's lines and recapturing the refinery should not be a big problem.

At the same time, Chernov felt a little sorry that the 52nd Tank Brigade was the only tank unit of the Transcaucasian Front, and it might have to suffer heavy losses in this night battle.

However, Chernov decided that even so, it would be worth it if he could recapture the refinery and oil fields, so he was silent for a while and issued the order.

Chernov even organized a commando team, which consisted of soldiers who were familiar with the terrain of the refinery or had worked in it, who were responsible for attacking the refinery as quickly as possible after the Soviets broke through the German lines and occupying key positions to stop the German explosions.

Apparently, the Soviets had always had hopes for the recapture of the refinery, including Chernov...... The reason why he suggested attacking again at dawn was not because he thought that he could not defeat the Germans, but because he hoped to defeat the Germans at a smaller cost, anyway, the Germans had no reinforcements, and the Soviets were not in a hurry.

However, what Chernov did not expect was that the question he had to consider was not at all whether he could recapture the refinery or whether he could defeat the Germans, but whether he could survive the battle.