"Don't shoot! We surrender! Inside one of the craters, Soviet soldiers raised their hands and shouted at the German soldiers approaching with their weapons.

He shouted in German, which was a bit out of tune, but it was German. He was joined by about 20 Soviet soldiers.

The crater was blown up by a Stuka dive bomber, and the crater was more than a dozen meters in diameter. There were also some paralyzed Soviet tanks smoking.

"Get out! Throw all the weapons out! The German soldier held his weapon, looked at the Soviet troops in the crater, and ordered loudly.

The Soviet soldiers, who heard the order, threw their weapons on the top of the crater, and then walked out one by one with their hands raised.

As soon as the German reinforcements arrived, the Soviet troops melted quickly like snowflakes under the scorching sun.

The formed troops were almost scattered, and the remaining stragglers surrendered and fled, and there was no resistance at all.

After a baptism of organ rocket artillery, the main attacking forces of the Soviet troops in the north-western direction retreated, and they walked very simply, leaving in the same mess as when they charged.

"How much have you lost?" Standing on the edge of the ruins of Red Tekach, Guderian had just jumped out of his command vehicle and asked the commander of the German infantry company, who was covered in blood.

The company commander wore an Iron Cross on his chest, and his eyes under the steel helmet were as clear and deep as a pool of water.

He stood up and saluted, and then replied: "Long live the Führer!" The number of dead soldiers in our army is still being counted, but 45 people have been confirmed. ”

The infantry company stationed at Red Tekach numbered about 100 men, and almost half of them were killed.

However, they were entitled to hold their chests high, because they used the strength of one battalion to prevent the Soviet army from counterattacking two divisions.

The German swastika flag is still flying in the sky over Red Tekach, and they have defended the forefront of the motherland's border with their lives!

And behind them, it seems, is already destined to be the sacrosanct territory of the Third Reich!

"You're all good! I have already reported this battle, and Marshal Rundstedt will personally receive you and award you an even higher Iron Cross! Guderian patted the other man on the shoulder and smiled and encouraged.

It is a very illegal thing for him to say this, because the Iron Cross is generally issued after reporting and approval.

And he said in advance that he would award them the Iron Cross, which was beyond what his rank could decide.

But everyone present took the compliment for granted: because when they saw Red Tekach, they knew how difficult it was to stay here for two hours.

In the streets between the ruins, burning Soviet tanks still remain. Judging by the scattered location of these tank wreckage, the commanding heights of Red Tekach were almost lost at the most difficult time.

Soviet tanks were already roaming around the town, and the Soviet soldiers had captured a corner of the town, but 30 German infantry and 1 Leopard tank held on and waited for reinforcements to arrive.

What a difficult thing it was, just look at the corpses of German soldiers lying on the ground, or look at the charred wreckage of Soviet tanks, and you can see that the battle was quite tragic.

"Red Tekach is ours! Gentlemen! Before I came, the Führer asked me if I could encircle Moscow......" Guderian shouted as he looked at the Red Tekach defenders, who were standing in front of him with their weapons on their backs, exhausted.

Then he laughed and continued: "I answered him, Yes! Because we're already in Red Tekachi! ”

"Red Tekachi!" All the German soldiers raised their weapons alof, venting the pent-up emotions in their hearts.

They held out here for two hours, repelling Soviet attacks again and again, and even intercepting Soviet tanks face to face, holding on to every pile of ruins and every crater.

On the periphery, a dozen tank destroyers on the main line of defense were almost lost, but they still proved their worth.

Before the reinforcements arrived, the Soviets had already left the wreckage of at least 40 tanks of different models in front of the German positions.

In the face of tanks such as the KV-1 and T-34, the Stalker tank destroyer still maintained a 1-4 or even 1-5 battle loss ratio, proving that this tank destroyer is effective and practical.

The vantage point of Red Tekach looked down on the road ahead, which the Soviets had lost control.

That is, Guderian's G-cluster has cut off a passage to Moscow, and now Moscow has only one road left to communicate with the outside world.

And this path is the one that Stalin chose when he left Moscow: the road between Moscow and Vladimir.

If this road is also cut off by the Germans, then all the passages between Moscow and the outside world will be cut off.

Now, the German bombers had a very good target, and it was the only one that could not be moved or hidden—that only passage.

The anti-aircraft artillery of the Soviet army was already insufficient, and it was simply not able to cover the entire road. The German bombers could easily paralyze the passage, and the Soviets were now surrounded.

"From today, there are almost no supplies to be delivered into Moscow! It's all thanks to you! Guderian continued to shout loudly.

"Long live the Führer!" Standing in the crowd, a somewhat tired Karyus shouted slogans along with the crowd.

The Führer led them to victory, giving them the courage to be invincible and giving them the best weapons.

As long as they follow the Führer, they are the most powerful army in the world; Germany is also the most powerful empire in the world!

"God bless you!" When Guderian had finished speaking, he raised his arm in front of all the soldiers and gave a salute.

"Victory! Monarch! Victory! Monarch! All the soldiers followed Guderian with their arms raised and sang loudly.

At the foot of their hill, in a crater where the Germans had not yet had time to clean the battlefield, dozens of Soviet infantrymen could faintly hear the shouts from within the ruins of Red Tekach.

Led by a man dressed in the uniform of a Soviet general, with a steel helmet on his head, looked at the soldiers beside him and smiled bitterly.

"I've failed everyone!" He said astringently: "I don't dare to order everyone, I just want to ask you to fight with me for the last time, for this motherland, for our honor!" ”