Chapter 388: Preliminary Completion
The retreat of the second echelon means that Trod and they have already succeeded halfway, and Alicia who has been notified is returning at full speed, but Vincent does not particularly need their support, the absolute firepower network they formed has completely locked the first echelon, and they have long had no ability to retreat, but even if they stay where they are, it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated.
Although Vincent had always followed this to ensure that the ammunition was sufficient to complete the campaign, it was only in terms of shells, and in order to reduce the pressure on the infantry, the machine-gun fire of several IV tanks really played a role, and of course, it was also thanks to it to contain the enemy's retreat. However, the strong burst of fire brings the lack of machine gun ammunition, and the MG-34T, which lacks heat dissipation function, has become very hot, but what they need now is not accuracy, but absolute fire suppression, as long as the enemy really can't raise his head, then they themselves are not in danger of life, as for solving the enemy, of course, it is a matter after saving their lives.
Looking at the Soviet soldiers who were suppressed by one side in front of her, Tryna sighed in her heart, if they were opposite the Southern Army at this time, they would definitely not be pressed and beaten by them like this, and even if they were replaced by the Central Army, not to mention surround them, it would be difficult to even protect their own situation. Tryna didn't know how Trode had fought with the Anglo-French coalition in North Africa before, but she knew that with their current strength, if they encountered the other two armies of the Soviet army in the future, the battle would definitely not be as easy as it is now.
Although there is also a reason why Trod has less experience in fighting with the Soviets, but it is said that the Soviets are the same in this regard, and compared with the Germans who have experienced the baptism of war in Africa before, their combat experience should be less, and they can still stand here, most of them are also relying on this enthusiasm to protect the country. However, the Central Army is not the same as the Northern Army, and its combat effectiveness is not on the same level at all. Although she has also seen the combat capability of the 47th Division in recent days. And expressed admiration for it, but, according to what Trood knows, the 47th Division is a small number of elite troops after all, and it is obviously self-deception to use its partial generalizations. And not to mention the combat effectiveness, that is, the number of troops, the Soviet side also has an absolute numerical advantage. Although Tryna was not very interested in or aware of the overall situation of the war, she still knew that there were still many German troops fighting in North Africa against the Anglo-French forces. Coupled with the fact that the total number of German troops was also smaller than that of the Soviet army, this disadvantage was very obvious, as for those countries that were considered allies, such as Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Finland. It is completely impossible to count on them, and with their strength, there is no chance of winning against the weakest Far Eastern Army.
There is another point that worries Tryna, this is the tank configuration of the Soviet Army, Trena's tank configuration at the beginning was BT-7, and later for some reasons, she went to Army Group North. And at that time, there were not many tanks in Army Group North. Even the T-26 and BT-7 are a luxury for many soldiers. Later, after the Soviet Army developed and mass-produced new tanks, the tanks replaced by Army Group Center were handed over to the two major armies of the North and South. However, this is still the original tank like the BT-7, and as for the new vehicle, Tryna doesn't know anything about it, although she doesn't think it will be better than the monster-like 'Tiger' heavy tank of the previous Hilde. But it is difficult to say whether it can be compared with the 'Army Horse' IV, which is now equipped with a large number of German troops.
The conversation returned to the current tank units of Army Group North, albeit compared to the later tank units of the Anglo-French forces they encountered in Trood. Lower quality. But after experiencing Heard's 'Tiger' incident, everyone except Tryna was shocked by the Soviets' crazy battle mode, although the quality was not as good as that of the British and French forces, but the real fight was getting worse and farther from the 'lossless battle' that Trode had always hoped for. Although the casualties of the Soviets in this way of fighting must be quite large, and it is still beneficial to the German army for the overall war situation, it is not attractive to the grassroots officers and soldiers, most of whom just want to be safe until the end of the battle, and contributing to the country is only the second thing.
Although Trode is quite brave in battle, his goal is only to make his comrades suffer as little loss as possible, and although he often understands the big battle situation, he is not too careful. However, this is completely consistent with the way Treena wants to fight, and those who can rely on each other are comrades-in-arms, although words cannot be superficial, but it is enough to be its backing at critical moments......
On Alicia's side, there were almost no enemies to be seen on the way back. It seems that although this is the enemy's territory, their strength is not guaranteed to have troops stationed everywhere and fill the gap at any time. It didn't take long for them to go around to the main position, but due to Vincent's formation, they could not directly join the battlefield, but followed the guidance of Vincent and Hans, put the team on the weak point of the encirclement, and dealt another heavy blow to the first echelon that had lost hope.
In this way, after seeing that the second echelon gave up on itself and left, and the army side also ushered in reinforcements, the first echelon completely gave up fearless resistance, raised their hands and surrendered. Although it was not Vincent's intention to kill people, the surrender of these Soviets made it more difficult for them.
It would take some troops to guard them, and when they attacked the main position, Vincent's troops might not be enough now, let alone a few more to guard the prisoners. Not only that, but letting one or two Soviet prisoners run away because of a lack of manpower is more likely to reveal their future direction of operations. So although the Soviets surrendered, it put a greater burden on Vincent and them. Of course, the option of shooting the captives was not among their options in the first place, although they had this heart, but Tryna was not a person who did not know the atmosphere, she had just established trust in the team, and if it was lost because of a momentary impulse, the first one to be sorry was Trod...... (To be continued.) )