Calius lifted the tarpaulin from his armored vehicle and saw the harsh morning light outside.

The 505 Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion under his command had advanced to the area of Velizhirovo at this time, which was already very close to the city of Kursk Oblast.

Now that the Germans have regained air supremacy and initiative, the advance of the G cluster has become much smoother. Because the 47th Panzer Corps had already begun to move south, Guderian dared to spread his troops even more.

The 505th Heavy Tank Battalion and the 1st Infantry Battalion under the 10th Motorized Rifle Division were responsible for dealing with the two Soviet infantry divisions stationed in Bolsho Rovo, and these opponents were simply vulnerable, and did not even cause too much trouble for Karyus.

The defensive line of one of the divisions was directly broken through by the German Leopard tanks, the division headquarters were all knocked out, and the remaining units were scattered to the south, completely losing their combat effectiveness.

Although the other Soviet division fought very tenaciously, they did not have much heavy firepower, so they could not pose a threat to the German tanks, so they could only fight and retreat and abandon Dazhirovo.

The two Soviet infantry divisions were originally tasked with assisting the 55th Guards Infantry Division, which had retreated from the Zheleznogorsk region, and the 56th Guards Infantry Division in front.

As a result, the 55th Guards Infantry Division was routed by the 10th Motorized Rifle Division under the 24th Panzer Corps of the German G Cluster in the area of Fadezh and had to retreat to Koneshovka.

And the 56th Guards Infantry Division on the other side was weakened by the napalm of the Germans, and then abandoned its positions and withdrew from Svoboda.

In this way, the two Soviet infantry divisions near Bolshoi Zhrovo suddenly became salient units, and naturally became the focus of the German army's attention.

They had no choice but to abandon their original defensive positions, and then, in a state of retreat, they were overtaken by the "Karyus Battle Group" composed of the 505th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion and an infantry battalion under the 10th Motorized Rifle Division, and became entangled all the way to the south of Veliko Zhirovo.

Unfortunately, because of the small number of troops, after defeating these two Soviet infantry divisions, Karyus had no way to annihilate these two troops.

Although nearly 1,000 Soviet soldiers were captured, the formation of the two Soviet infantry divisions was still there, and it was still blocking their path.

It's just this kind of blocking, that is, the kind of blocking that shows a sense of presence - as soon as the Germans attack, these two infantry divisions will retreat......

After all, these two Soviet infantry divisions are not the main force, they don't even have the artillery equipment of the division, and they are not equipped with heavy artillery.

How can such a light infantry division stop such a spearhead as the German elite 505th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion?

"Hah!" With a yawn, Karyus moved his shoulder. As a battalion commander, he has his own tank and his own battalion headquarters armored command vehicle.

It is said that it is an armored command vehicle, but this armored car is also used as a half ammunition transport vehicle, and the corners are full of ammunition for the on-board machine gun, which looks chaotic and chaotic.

"There is news from the 3rd Company, they advanced 5 kilometers last night and did not encounter enemy troops." A non-commissioned officer from the battalion headquarters walked over, gave a casual military salute, and reported to Karyus.

The non-commissioned officer, standing next to the armored car, could only tilt his head and speak to Karyus: "They stopped at a position of 7 kilometers ahead. ”

"I knew it! 3 Even those troublemakers! Karjus shook his head and spitted.

Then he stretched out his hand as much as he could, took the telegram from the non-commissioned officer's hand, looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "Let the 2nd Company set off immediately and help the 3rd Company establish a new defensive line in their position." ”

"Those guys from the 10th Motorized Rifle Division probably won't get up so early, right?" The non-commissioned officer shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said to Karyus.

"I don't care if they get up early or not, they have to move forward now! If the Soviets counterattacked, 2 tank companies would not be able to hold on! Karjus said with another yawn.

In offensive operations, there is not much time to sleep peacefully. In fact, most of the German front-line soldiers lacked sleep and rest.

This is why many German troops used stimulants such as morphine or marijuana. In such a high-intensity combat environment, to maintain one's mental excitement, one can only rely on these drugs.

Of course, Karjus did not use these crooked ways, and he did not allow his subordinates to use similar drugs.

"Send someone and tell the battalion commander Herman, and say that we are about to leave." As he spoke, Karjus slapped the body of the armored car he was in twice: "Start the engine!" Ready to go! ”

"Ready to go!" The non-commissioned officer shouted loudly, and then ran to another armored vehicle, which contained a backup high-power radio station that was responsible for liaising with the higher command unit.

"Buzz! Buzzing! "Inside the truck parked next to the armored car, the driver started his car sleepily.

These trucks were loaded with gasoline and ammunition from the 505th Battalion, which was also a necessity for combat needs.

In the last truck was the food rations of the entire battalion, all of which belonged to the logistics support company of the battalion headquarters.

Independent heavy tank battalions are generally equipped with three combat companies, each equipped with 15 Leopard tanks. In addition, there is a logistics support company, which has a field repair platoon, a comprehensive support platoon, and a battalion headquarters alert squad.

The battalion headquarters guard squad consisted of 2 half-track armored vehicles and 1 infantry squad on board. The emergency repair platoon is equipped with two tracked trailers, and the comprehensive support platoon is more miscellaneous.

This platoon has a cooking class, a trucking class, and a medical class. And the number of people in this platoon is also the most irregular, sometimes there may be only 4 military doctors in the medical class, and sometimes there may be 6......

"And two-thirds of the ammunition, half of the fuel ......," Karyus muttered, then looked at his convoy: "Today is the limit, tomorrow it needs to be refilled." ”

No troops will wait until their supplies are completely exhausted to apply, and they all report their total supply surplus in advance.

On the battlefield, supplies rarely reach the troops they need in time, and at best, they take some time to arrive.

"Just got the news that the 1st Cavalry Division has captured Sigray! Our follow-up troops captured Livne! "Just as the troops were about to leave, the non-commissioned officer sent another telegram.

Karjus took the message and put it aside without even looking at it: "It's all good news, there's nothing to see...... Let's go! ”