Just as Leo arrives in Bavaria to sell his views on Germany's future jet fighter, Krupki's street fighting begins.

In the small village and town, which was not spacious, the attacking German Leopard tanks were blazing in the fire.

Soviet soldiers relied on their own flesh and blood to take on the state-of-the-art Leopard tanks equipped with the German 2nd Panzer Division.

They converted vodka into incendiary bottles, and then, with such rudimentary anti-tank weapons, rushed forward and perished with the German tanks.

The battle turned out to be very bloody from the beginning, with the Soviets, who had received orders from Krupky, on the one hand, not retreating, and the Germans, who did not intend to waste time, were determined to win.

After only a few minutes of fighting, there were few houses left in the villages and towns that were in good condition.

Everywhere there were crumbling ruins, corpses lying on the ground, and alive soldiers who continued to fight among the corpses.

The Germans threw 20 Leopard tanks into attacking the village in one go, while the Soviets threw tens of thousands of soldiers to hold the line in the small village.

At every turn, huge killing opportunities were hidden, and Soviet troops deployed defensive lines in various places, waiting for the arrival of the German enemy.

Unfortunately, it was not the German soldiers or tanks that arrived first, but the 40 150 mm howitzers installed by Gudri under the command of the armor cluster, and fired a rain-like shell.

These large-caliber shells rained down from the sky, blowing up the barricades that Soviet soldiers had built and the houses in the villages and towns into ruins.

A fierce assault ensued in the middle of these ruins, and the German grenadiers began a slow advance.

The advance of the grenadiers did not go well, because the Soviet artillery fire was also quite heavy. Every step forward has to pay a heavy price, and every piece of ruin has to go through repeated battles.

The crater was next to the crater, and the corpses were stacked next to them. The distinctive sound of the Führer's saw echoed in the smoke and dust, and bullets rained down from the unseen.

"General...... The attack did not go well, and one of our battalions was replaced for rest because of losses. "An officer ran up behind Guderian, who was on the front line to inspect the battle, and reported the attack.

"How much have you lost?" Guderian looked away from the gunner's eyepiece, looked at his men, and asked slowly.

He knew that attacking this place would cost him dearly, but once he took it, it would be very tempting.

After the capture of Krupki, then between his troops and Orsha, even if it is a flat river, there is no more obstacles.

"General, more than 200 of our troops have been killed, and most of the ruins are still in the hands of the Soviets." The officer said with some trepidation.

Previously, attacking a similar place, the extent of German losses was not so exaggerated.

You know, just now, Guderian also got the news that there were already 3 Leopard tanks, which were destroyed by the Soviet army during the offensive.

If you include the assault guns and armored vehicles that reinforced these tanks, the Germans have already lost about 10 armored vehicles of various kinds in the vicinity of this town.

Frowning, Guderian glanced at the officer who came to report the news: "Let the 2nd Panzer Division continue the attack!" It is necessary to take Krupki within two hours. ”

The Germans did not like street fighting very much, because in the environment of street fighting, the distance between the two troops was very close, the defense lines were intertwined, and the superior firepower of Germany could not be brought into play.

Everyone thought that the German troops would not be able to fight in the streets, so they did very badly in the several street battles they attacked the Soviet Union.

In fact, this was not the case, and the quality of the German army in street fighting was also very high. In fact, most of the time, the Germans were able to play a high battle loss exchange ratio in street battles.

But why did the German soldiers still give the impression that they were not adapted to street fighting? Because compared to street fighting, the German army fought better field battles during the offensive period.

There is no harm without contrast: no German officer is willing to expend his precious forces in street fighting rather than easily annihilate the enemy in the field.

The same is true of Guderian, who now understands the Führer's good intentions in ordering the infantry to train in street fighting half a year ago.

Using armored forces and elite grenadiers to fight in street battles is really an uneconomical option.

Compared with these elite troops, those cheap infantry are the best choice for street fighting.

In particular, those who have been trained in street fighting and carry a large number of special weapons for street fighting.

These units have undergone extensive combat training, they are armed with submachine guns and oval grenades, and a higher proportion of snipers and bazooka shooters.

And they have machine guns for urban street battles, as well as new weapons and equipment such as recoilless guns - fighting in the city is completely different from field combat.

"It's too late to wait for those attacking troops to come up, throw in more Leopard tanks and crush the enemy's defense!" Guderian didn't want to waste his time in Krupki, his troops were going to reach Moscow in May!

Having heard the order, the officer turned and left Guderian's front-line observation headquarters, and a new round of the German offensive began.

The shells from the heavy artillery whistled down and exploded inside the village, kicking up a cloud of black smoke.

One by one, the Leopard tanks crushed the corpses and rubble, covering more and more German infantry, and began another attack.

Stuka roared through the sky, swooping down with impunity, attacking the exposed Soviet heavy artillery positions.

While they were doing this, German artillery had already plowed the Soviet defensive positions again.

The Soviets endured under the artillery fire, moving their bodies little by little, rolling between the craters.

In the process, the German soldiers were already approaching, and Hitler's ripper began to roar again, and tracer bullets were rampage through the smoke.

"Suddenly! Dodo! "Bullets hit sandbags and rubble, flying everywhere. The Soviet soldiers began to fight back incessantly, and an even more tragic battle began.

At this time, at the other end of the battlefield, the 505th Tank Battalion, where Karyus was located, had captured the flank of Krupki and eliminated an important Soviet artillery position.

"Report! The call from the 505th battalion, which captured 10 Soviet 122 mm guns, was consolidating their positions. An officer walked in, saluted, and began to debrief.

Finally, the good news reached Guderian, and his confidence to continue the onslaught was strengthened. 10