Chapter 952: Ambush and Anti-Ambush
"......" No one cheered, no one was excited, some just stared blankly as the Germans maintained their formation and gradually moved out of their range. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It all came so suddenly that no one told them what had happened. Although it can be roughly guessed that there has been a major breakthrough on the side of the large army, they who were still in a relatively anxious state a few minutes ago can't imagine that there can be any obvious results at this time.
But the retreat of the Germans was an indisputable fact, and it seemed that there was no other possibility than victory. And just when I thought of this layer, many people let out a belated cheer. It may be to celebrate this hard-won victory, or to congratulate themselves on the tragic fate that was broken, or it may be all kinds of other things, in short, they are the most difficult in today's battle. Perhaps the history books will not record their glorious achievements, but in their own hearts, they have long become eternal heroes......
And what allowed the Germans to retreat on the brink of victory was indeed the breakthrough of the Soviet army, but as they thought, if only the large army itself counterattacked, then this moment would have to drag back for at least an hour, and this hour was enough for the Germans to kill these Soviet soldiers back and forth two or three times.
And the only one who can help the large army quickly turn the tide of the battle in such a short period of time is Andre's 217 squad. It was also at this time, an hour after they had been cut off from friendly forces under Natalia's orders, that they made their first contact with friendly forces - they appeared on the flanks of the Germans and dealt them a heavy blow.
However, it is worth mentioning that before Natalia and them appeared, the Germans had already accelerated the pace of retreat, so their blow was just a catalyst, and what really reversed the tide of the battle was their game with the German Leopard armored squad, and it was by defeating that Leopard squad that Natalia was able to win the battle in a comprehensive victory.
Again, this was said half an hour ago, when Andrei had just routed the three Leopard medium tanks they had encountered in the encounter and were pursuing along the route set by Anton. Their plan was to continue to destroy two or three Leopards, so that they could deal an extremely serious blow to their combat effectiveness, and the rest of the battle would be relatively simple.
But in this case, it would be a bit too foolish to still look forward to an encounter with the Germans. The best thing to do is to lurk around the large Soviet forces and wait for the Leopard squad to show up. But the commander in charge of commanding this armored squad on the other side is not a foolish commander, in this situation where the combat effectiveness is already at a disadvantage, it is obviously too risky to continue to take the initiative to attack, and at this time, compared to the German army, it is obviously the Soviet side that is in a hurry, so expecting this kind of thing is also something that the smart-minded Natalia will not do.
However, the route drawn up by Anton had already taken this issue into account, because the end point of this path turned out to be the German garrison!
If we analyze it a little, we can see that at this time, the German army has used all its strength like the Soviet army, then their garrison was extremely empty at that time, and it was only appropriate to attack it at this time. However, Andrei only has eight chariots in his hands, and without infantry cooperation, he naturally lacks some in terms of destructive capabilities.
Moreover, when attacking the German garrison, Natalia and the others also have to be extremely careful of the sneak attack of the leopard team, although it is already a broken muscle, but the teeth are still sharp, if Natalia is not careful, she will still be bitten by it, which is definitely not worth the loss.
However, in the 217 squad, no matter who they are, they have great confidence in this tactic. Even Andrei, who has always been against Anton, did not raise any objections, which is an extremely rare situation. During the period of disconnection with friendly troops, Xia Bing relied on the route obtained from Anton, and accurately led the team to pass directly through the edge of the chaotic battle between the Soviet and German armies, and rushed straight to the German garrison. The progress along the way was too smooth, but it didn't make the team members relax their vigilance, but because of the battle below, they raised more spirits, and there was no reminder from Natalia, but the spontaneous embodiment of the team members.
And below, it's a normal bait tactic. Natalia ordered Anton and Bella's Su-100 and IS-2 to deliver long-range fire strikes to attract the German Leopard tanks to defend themselves, while other tanks were on standby to strike at them.
In fact, the decoy tactics did not go well at first, I don't know if it was because the firepower of Andrei and them was too small, although the German side was a little flustered, but the losses were not large, and I did not see any troops have the intention of returning to defense.
Ten minutes passed, and according to Anton's calculations, the German Leopard team should have returned to the vicinity of the station, but Natalia did not see their shadows. Hiding in the woods, they were secretly waiting for the Leopards to come to the door. It's not just Boris who is so anxious, Natalia feels it, and even the calm and steady Leonid is very excited at this time, and all the players are waiting for this moment to decide whether to win or lose!
Perhaps there was something wrong with Anton's estimates, and after only a few moments, three Leopard tanks appeared, and they drove into positions from the other end of the garrison, ready to start a counterattack against Andrey. And from the telescope, Andrei can also see that one of the three tanks has obviously some deformed rear armor, which is probably the Leopard with a damaged fuel tank.
While lamenting that the Leopard had not yet run out of fuel, Natalia asked Anton and Bella's crew to switch to armor-piercing shells, aiming at the three Leopard tanks for defense, after all, these Leopard medium tanks were their ultimate goal rather than destroying the station itself.
And just when these three Leopard tanks attracted everyone's attention, not far from them, there was a sudden sound of a completely different cannon in addition to the main guns of the IS-2 and Su-100 vehicles!