Chapter 206: Crushing (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
More than a hundred tanks painted black, shining with an icy light under the rising sun, looked cold. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The German 20th Army, which had already been prepared, began to make a detour, preparing to go around behind the Russian army and block their retreat. Their task is to stop the Russian army as much as possible to ensure the outcome of this battle.
Both Lieutenant General François and Lieutenant General Mackensen believed that it was impossible for the Russian army to withstand the attack of the 8th Panzer Division. Once the Russian army is defeated, it will inevitably scatter and flee. At that time, it will be impossible to expand the results of the battle. Therefore, the actions of the 20th Army this time are directly related to how great their results are this time.
Behind the 8th Panzer Division was an infantry division drawn from the 11th Army. Their task was to expand the gains of the 8th Panzer Division after breaking through the Russian defense line and sweeping away the remnants of the enemy.
The operation of the 8th Armored Division can be described as the first offensive of armored forces in the world. The 8th Army Corps attached great importance to it. Qin Tian, Admiral Hindenburg, Major General Ludendorff and others all rushed from Königsberg to Tennanberg to watch the battle. Although, the front line is dangerous. But in the case that the Germans were already preparing a counterattack, the danger factor had been reduced to a minimum.
"It's spectacular! With so many tanks attacking together, there is no line of defense that can stop it! Admiral Hindenburg lamented.
Originally, he thought that Qin Tian would be too wasteful of money to form an armored division. After all, the cost of forming one armored division is enough to form five infantry divisions. However, after seeing the charge of the armored forces with his own eyes, he was left with great admiration for Qin Tian's decision.
"Your Highness, will the armored forces become the protagonists of the battlefield in the future?" Major General Ludendorff asked. He was keenly aware that the armored forces would play an extremely important role in future wars.
"The role of armored forces in future wars is indeed very large. However, it is a bit too much to call the protagonist. In the future, air supremacy will become the protagonist. Qin Tian said.
Although, the 8th Army Corps formed its own aviation corps, and it developed. However, when dealing with the Russian army, it seems that it is still somewhat useless. The Russians did not have decent aviation at all, so the air force of the 8th Army Corps was mostly on reconnaissance missions. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the war has just begun, and all countries have not yet paid attention to the performance of aircraft.
"Air Force?" Both Admiral Hindenburg and Major General Ludendorff were a little incredulous. Although, they have already seen the power of airplanes. However, it is unlikely that the aircraft will replace the army and become the protagonist.
However, their trust in Qin Tian made them not raise the doubts in their hearts. The things that happened before have already proved Qin Tian's correct foresight in the process of army development.
Qin Tian didn't explain much, after all, the current technical conditions are still too poor, and there is still a long way to go if you want to reach the level of the next generation. Although the importance of air supremacy is becoming more and more prominent, if the Air Force wants to become the protagonist, it must develop slowly.
On the ground, the offensive of the armored forces has begun, and the attack of hundreds of black tanks directly scared those Russian soldiers stupid. They are uneducated peasants, and it is understandable that they are afraid of the unknown.
"Oh God! What's that? ”
"Is that the devil? The Germans have the devil's weapons, no wonder we can't beat them! ”
Some Russian soldiers have already scattered in all directions in fright. Even if the officers tried their best to stop it, it was useless. Running for their lives has become the only goal of those Russian soldiers. Even those officers were equally frightened, and many of them were already trembling.
"Boom!"
A tank fired, 37mm shells flew into the ranks of the Russian troops, and several Russian soldiers were blown up in an instant.
"Boom!"
An artillery shell hit a Russian machine-gun fire point, which instantly blew up this machine-gun fire point into the sky. The machine gunner of the Russian army was also killed.
"God! How did the Germans invent such a horrific weapon? "A Russian officer turned pale, turned around and fled. However, before he could escape a few steps, he was hit by a bullet flying from behind.
"Da Da Da!" It was a tank that began to strafe, and the 12.7mm heavy machine gun was so powerful that it could easily break a human body in two with a single shot. Once hit, they are basically killed, and there are no injuries.
"Oh God! Run! The Germans were too strong for us to stop them at all. ”
Panic spread among the Russian army, and in the face of the menacing German tanks, they chose to flee and simply did not have the courage to continue fighting.
Of course, among the Russian army, there are not all cowards, there are still brave people.
"Damn Germans, even if you have the devil's weapons, let me die!" A Russian company commander, personally operating a Maxim heavy machine gun, opened fire on a German tank.
"Da Da Da!"
Dense bullets hit the tank, but all of them were bounced off, and at most a little paint was knocked off. The armor of the tank, although not too thick, could not directly withstand howitzers. However, there are still no problems with the fragmentation of hard anti-howitzers, not to mention machine-gun bullets.
"How so? Devil, the Germans really have the devil's weapons! "The Russian company commander lost his soul.
However, the tank had already spotted the guy who dared to provoke him, and the turret slowly turned and aimed at the heavy machine gun and the Russian company commander.
The Russian company commander was keenly aware of the crisis and wanted to escape. However, it was simply too late.
"Boom!"
The tank opened fire, and a shell hit the target in the blink of an eye, blowing the tank into parts, and the company commander of the Russian army was directly torn to pieces.
Under the attack of German tanks, the Russian troops on the positions collapsed directly, and they did not have the courage to intercept them, because they knew that it would be in vain.
One tank after another, rushed to the positions of the Russian army. Some Russian soldiers who didn't have time to escape were directly crushed by these tanks, leaving a lot of minced meat. Even the tracks of the tank were mixed with a lot of meat foam, which looked very bloody.
"Oh God! It's going to be too easy. Are we here to fight a war or to go on an outing? However, those tank soldiers are too bloody. Tear those Russians to shreds at every turn, or crush them directly into pulp. Anyway, I don't want to eat beef for lunch today. A German infantryman complained.