Chapter 935: Righteous and awe-inspiring escape
Timoshenko's fierce gaze looked at Pavlov, as a general with troops, it was quite shameful to abandon his troops and run away first.
Forget it if Khrushchev is gone, after all, Khrushchev is not the commander of the army, he is only a political cadre, although this guy has always been barbarously and rudely interfering in the command of the troops, but his escape will not affect the overall situation.
If Timoshenko and Pavlov also left, the problem would be big, and the troops that remained here, because there was no one to command, would definitely fall into confusion and end up being captured by the Germans.
This kind of thing, Timoshengo can't do it.
Pavlov was in a hurry: "Moscow has not decided to fight a big battle at all, this battle, at best, is only a border conflict, if we are not here, then the diplomatic mediation will be very simple, if we also fall into the hands of the Germans, Moscow will be very passive." ”
Pavlov is the only one who talks about running away so righteously, but his words are not unreasonable.
Moscow is not ready to fight the Germans to the death, since last year, Moscow has only wanted to retake the fortress and fool the British, Moscow is not ready to fight a world war, they are now just a border conflict.
If, in a border conflict, the Soviet generals were all captured by Germany, it would be difficult to explain, indicating that the Soviets were definitely prepared and not an accident at all.
Although they know each other, at least on the surface, it makes sense.
Pavlov said it with great righteousness and awe-inspiring, and at the same time, it was exactly what Timoshenko wanted.
No one wants to be a prisoner, especially as a high-ranking commander, and that's to be shameful.
Historically, Timoshenko was a tragic figure who turned the tide, the Soviet-Finnish war was messed up by Voroshinov, and Timoshenko at least went up and stabilized the war, so that the Soviet Union could slap a swollen face and become fat, saying that he was the victor.
After the start of the Barbarossa plan, Pavlov's front army leaked a big hole, and Timoshenko was also ordered to be in danger, although he also kept retreating, but it was not a complete defeat.
It's a pity that Timoshenko was defeated by Germany in Kharkov and finally faded out of sight, he was originally a figure with the same name as Zhukov, but in the end he was unknown.
And now, in the face of imminent defeat, Timoshenko, who was born in cavalry, was instigated by Pavlov, and in order not to be captured by the Germans, Timoshenko decided to retreat immediately.
And his order has just reached the front.
Under the bombardment of Karl artillery, every cannon was a terrible sight, with heavy casualties, and after a few shells, the courage of the Soviet soldiers had long since disappeared.
The infantry lost morale, and the tank units were advancing according to the original plan, so the tanks and infantry were disconnected, and in front of the fortress, the tank units suffered an exterminating blow.
"Boom!" The German 75-mm anti-tank gun, which fired shells from the fortifications, was quite accurate, and the KV tank at the front emitted black smoke and was blown up!
Only the driver ran out from the front, and the people behind were already killed!
The driver rushed backwards quickly, but he still did not escape the shadow of death, a chainsaw-like sound sounded behind him, and the MG light machine gun fired a dense rain of bullets, and there were more than a dozen holes in his body in an instant!
He turned his head back and saw a terrible scene, the drawbridge of the fortress was lowered, and from inside the fortress, a large number of German soldiers poured out, and they were counterattacking!
Later, the German tank forces had already intercepted the retreat of the Soviets, and when the news reached the fortress, the commander guarding the fortress immediately gave an order to attack with the whole army!
This is the time they were waiting for!
The momentum of the Soviets' offensive has long been gone, and now, their morale is high, go out, capture all the Soviets, and kill those who refuse to surrender!
Due to the restrictions of the terrain, there were no tanks deployed in the fortress, and the guards of the fortress were all infantry divisions, and now, with their submachine guns, they bravely rushed outside!
At this time, the Soviet soldiers also happened to receive the order to retreat.
Because of the fear of having a warlord behind them, the Soviet soldiers could only rush forward, and now, when the order to retreat came, they were instantly excited.
Run!
Turning around, their pace was fast, not at all as slow as when they came, and everyone was running with all their might, because the Germans were behind them!
And their escape quickly turned into a rout, there was no one left to cover, and the people behind were shot and killed in the escape, and the panic spread rapidly.
At this time, in the other direction, the German tank units had already entered the new city of Brest!
The resistance of the Soviets was not brave, many of them raised their hands and surrendered after a little resistance, and Bowman did not pay much attention to these prisoners at all, leaving them to the troops behind to guard, and his task was to rush all the way to the headquarters of the Soviets!
The city is not big, but the streets are wide, and that's the benefit of the new town.
The tracks of the Tiger tank, crushing the solid ground, inside the tank, Carl Bowman carefully observed the front from the observation hole.
The turret is rotating back and forth, this is the normal way of tank search, in the regulations of tank crews, after entering the war zone, the tanker must stay in the tank, not personal heroism, after entering the army, life no longer belongs to himself, but to the whole country.
Just after the turret had turned ninety degrees, suddenly, his eyes were attracted, just to the right of the tank, there was a stadium, and at this time, inside the stadium, a two-winged plane, was at full power, ready to take off!
In an instant, his eyelids were jumping, and many combat experiences told him that this plane must be famous!
"Stop, fast, high-explosive shells, direction at nine o'clock, ready to shoot!" He shouted loudly.
When the driver in front stepped on the brakes, the loader was half-squatting, and as soon as the car stopped, the shells were immediately loaded.
It was only two seconds before and after, and the gun commander, who had already fixed his eyes on the sight, silently estimated the advance in his heart.
Tanks fight planes, I really haven't done it before, tanks have been abused by airplanes, and now, it's finally going to be reversed!
The 88-mm high-explosive projectile has a killing radius of more than ten meters, so as long as it explodes near the opponent, it is enough.
"Aim done."
"Fire!"
With Bowman's order, the gun commander stepped on the blaster fiercely, and with a loud bang, the entire tank shook, and a high-explosive shell flew out of the muzzle.