"Lieutenant Foster, is this tank really as good as they say it is?" The commander of the 18th Army of the Wehrmacht, Count Georg von Quchler, stood in front of a heavy tank and asked the commander of the tank. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lieutenant Foster, the tank commander, proudly said: "This tank, both in terms of firepower and protection, is the best. No tank can match it. ”

Qu Shiler looked at the 88 mm caliber tank main gun, and then at the pair of load-bearing wheels that were extremely wearable, and immediately frowned. "The firepower of the Tiger tank looks good, but this tank has broken down several times since it left the factory, before it was put into battle. How much logistical resources are consumed?

What if, during the battle, the tank breaks down again? If it is not repaired, then we can only watch as a tank worth 250,000 Reichsmarks is blown up in its place and even captured by the enemy. If it is repaired, I am afraid that the tank has not been repaired yet, and it will be ....... ”

Quchler's comments made Lieutenant Foster embarrassed. This tank, in terms of firepower and defense, is better than any tank, but it is easily damaged and expensive, which brings a heavy burden to logistics.

At this time, a major came up to Quchler and said, "Report to the sir! All troops have been assembled and are waiting for your orders! ”

Quchler looked in the direction of Narva, and no matter how he looked, he couldn't see the legendary "Fortress of Narva". Looking at the Estonian "cannon fodder" in front of him, he couldn't help but smile coldly: "These Estonians are so naïve, they really think that we will help them restore their country."

Don't they know how we treat other peoples? ”

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Voroshilov stood on the old Hermann castle and looked through his binoculars at the enemy rolling in the distance.

This Hermann castle has a long history, and was built in 1256. On August 29, 1346, the Livonian Order, a branch of the German Knights (Teutonic Order), purchased the castle and was once under German control.

Now, the Germans have come to this castle that once belonged to their ancestors as invaders, and I don't know how they will feel.

"Where is the enemy? Why didn't I see it? "Voroshilov stood at the top of the castle, holding a telescope, and looked with great difficulty to the west, but did not find the shadow of the enemy.

Lieutenant General Triphon Shevardin, commander of the Eighth Army, who was standing on the sidelines, pointed ahead and said patiently to the old marshal: "In the direction of you at one o'clock, in the forest in the distance, there is a group of men in civilian clothes with Mauser Kar98k rifles.

Those people are the Estonian nationalists known as the 'forest brothers'. They collaborated with the Germans and attacked our army, trying to get the support of the Germans in exchange for the independence of Estonia. ”

Voroshilov carefully looked in the direction pointed by Shevardin, and finally found a bunch of Estonians with rifles and in civilian clothes, and suddenly felt that victory was in sight. "This is our enemy? The Estonians are poorly equipped and untrained, and they seem to be small in number.

With their words, let alone taking Narva, it will be difficult to break through the positions in front of us. ”

"They were just cannon fodder for the Germans, and every time they fought, the Germans would make them charge in front. When they have almost lost the ability to attack, they will let the main German army come forward to fight. ”

After listening to Shevaldin's explanation, Voroshilov understood one thing - it turned out that the German soldiers were also afraid of death.

"This is the fourth tank of the Germans?" At this time, Voroshilov suddenly saw a strange tank. This tank, in appearance, looks like Tank No. 4, but on closer inspection, it doesn't look like it.

Shevardin picked up the binoculars, took a closer look, and suddenly frowned: "This is not the No. 4 tank, it should be the heavy tank they have newly developed." ”

"Heavy tanks? It can't be a tiger pose, right? Although Voroshilov had never seen this tank, he also knew from Manturov's mouth that it was a powerful tank, so he did not dare to take it lightly.

Then, German tanks appeared in Voroshilov's sight, and a large number of German units followed, and it seemed that they were going to attack!

"Order all units to prepare for battle, aim the artillery at the target, and once the enemy is in range, open fire at will! Attack enemies in close proximity! "Voroshilov, decisively, gave the order, which opened the prelude to the Battle of Narva.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Thunderous cannon fire resounded all over the Baltic coast. One after another, like a torrential rain, shells fell on a small battlefield.

When the Estonian militant Alexander saw this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and said to the leader next to him, Friedrich Kurg: "Friedrich, the Soviets are under too heavy fire!" If our people rush over like this, they will definitely be blown up! ”

Alexander looked behind him, and there was only a small German army advancing, and there was no appearance of a large-scale offensive at all. "Friedrich, the Germans aren't using us as cannon fodder, are they?"

"No!" Friedrich Kurg had no idea he had been fooled. "Their main forces have already entered the territory of Russia and will go around behind the enemy and surround them!

Our task is to contain the enemy in the area of Narva, and when the main German army has gone around behind enemy lines and successfully surrounded the enemy, our task will be accomplished! ”

Long before the start of the campaign, the commander of Army Group North, Marshal Rib, had already "explained" their plans to the Kurgs, which relieved part of the doubts of the Estonians.

But when he thought about the situation, he suddenly remembered what Marshal Rib had said - "Estonia's independence depends on the Estonians themselves." Suddenly became suspicious again.

But in any case, Kurg is already standing on the battlefield, and the city of Narva is right in front of his eyes. As long as Narva is captured, the whole of Estonia will be "liberated", and he himself will become a national hero of Estonia! It's all just fantasy, though.

"Rush!" After the shelling stopped, Kurg resolutely gave the order to attack the "national heroes" of Estonia. More than 10,000 "forest brothers" suddenly emerged from the dense forest and rushed towards the Narva fortress.

"Da Da Da! Da-da-da-da! The Soviet machine guns let out a terrifying roar, and rows of Estonians in civilian clothes fell to the ground.