Time passed slowly, although it was only a little more than ten minutes before the 217 squad left, the Soviet troops stationed at the gap seemed to be as long as an hour......

At the beginning, Team 217 retreated with them, and they were able to get some fire support. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info And the Germans did not immediately react to the change of formation of the Soviet army. But after the Leopard squad and the large forces of the Soviet army completely exchanged fire, the German troops on this side also reacted and began to counterattack in the fastest time, and at this time, a fifty-meter-wide passage that the Soviet army painstakingly cleared became the best shortcut for the German counterattack.

Although there were still a few mines that had not been completely cleared, with tanks to clear the way, the Germans were almost fearless, using their mobility advantage to quickly entangle the Soviet troops in the back row that were about to retreat. The relative lack of anti-tank equipment made it difficult for the Soviet infantry, who were almost numerically inferior, to launch a powerful counterattack. At this time, the only powerful anti-tank force they could think of was the 217 squad that almost had a fatal friction with them.

However, they received the news that there would be no reinforcements at all, and not only that, but they were even ordered to counterattack back!

Let's start with the first point, although this is difficult for many people to accept, but in fact it is not incomprehensible. After all, compared with the number of armored troops of the German army, the number of armored troops they participated in this battle is too small, which can be said to be not in line with the fighting style of the Soviet army at all, and this consequence can only be caused by the fault of the above, and has nothing to do with the 217 squad.

On the other hand, although they are in great need of the support of the armored forces, the same is true on the side of the large army, the 217 squad only has a mere eight combat vehicles, it is really difficult to do both, in this case, it is a normal way to choose one from the other, but it is a comprehensive combat method like Anton that will surprise people.

However, what really shocked the infantry was Natalia's second order - to counterattack and hold on.

Although it is true that the Germans have not been able to cross the fifty-meter-wide passage on a large scale, it is not impossible to plug this gap if, according to Natalia, they use all the long-range firepower as cover. However, the results obtained with long-range fire support were only temporary, and after that, the Soviet army could only be said to have no way to retreat and fight hard with the German army, and it was no longer as simple as being eaten by the Germans in the rear row.

Because the matter was so critical, several of the officers in charge of the command broke the agreement and bypassed Natalia and began to contact their major. And the major also gave the word 'nonsense' as an evaluation when he first heard Natalia's plan, but after learning about the battle situation in detail, he couldn't help but be silent.

This is also because the major still has some ideas from Natalia's tactical deployment - although these Soviet troops can be withdrawn now, if the German army is let go of the gap, then the situation of the battle will become out of control. Although the Soviet army, which had an advantage in the number of infantry, would not necessarily lose, it would inevitably become a chaotic battle with the German army, which made it impossible to continue to mobilize this force.

But if you really follow Natalia's plan, with a relatively small number of Soviet troops to hold back the large German army, and the large Soviet army can complete more combat missions with the support of the 217 squad, and give them a fatal blow before the German army can fully mobilize its troops.

Judging from the results, it is obvious that the latter is much better; In terms of possible casualties, the second option may be larger, but if it drags on for a long time, the first option may be the real fatal plan. It's a point that can be discovered by discarding preconceived subjective ideas, but few people can actually do it except as the commander-in-chief of this force.

"Use all weapons, at all costs, to defend to the death!"

These were the last words that the major left to these officers under his command. Truth be told, these people were expecting a completely different answer from their major than Natalia, but the end result was exactly the same, which made them wonder if even the younger brains were broken.

But ideas belong to ideas, and soldiers still have to obey orders as their duty, and since the two commanders have already given the same order, then they have no reason to hesitate any longer. With the idea of fighting the Germans to the death, these officers quickly ran away from the station, returned to their own troops, went to the front line, and fought with their soldiers until the last moment!

Although there had been a precedent of being overshadowed by Soviet tanks during the pursuit, it can be seen from the fact that the tanks of the vanguard did not suffer too much damage in this battle until they crossed the passage, and the Soviet troops here were already useless and were not their opponents at all.

And just when most of the German troops were about to start a brazen pursuit with this idea, the heavy artillery fire from the sky told them that their ideas were very wrong.

"Boom!" Countless 122-mm howitzers fell one after another in the dense German formation, inflicting a devastating blow on the infantry while some of the tanks were killed. Although the armor of the No. 4 tank and the No. 3 assault gun can generally resist the blows of this artillery, even if they are defended, they are only barely strong, and neither the hull itself nor the members of the car can resist this kind of overly fierce firepower. As a last resort, the vanguard of the German army had to temporarily retreat.

Although the Germans knew that the Soviets had long-range firepower, the Soviets did not use this weapon in the first classroom blitzkrieg, and in the demining operation, the Soviets deliberately hid the number of such weapons. Therefore, the German army suffered such a big loss in the first place.

However, what the Germans really did not expect was that the Soviets did not take advantage of this excellent retreat opportunity to escape, but rushed back to try to plug the gap. Even in the ferocity of the attack, it was much more ferocious than before, which made people wonder if there was any backup on the Soviet side...... (To be continued.) )