Chapter 43 Guards 65 Tank Regiment
The Western Cluster troops stationed in Germany are the most elite troops of the Soviet Union, any of which is a star unit that has made great achievements in World War II, in fact, the Soviet Union does not have many garrisons around Berlin, this is because Berlin is the capital of the GDR after all, and the Soviet Red Army wants to make an attitude of non-interference in internal affairs, so the garrisons of the Western cluster are in other cities of the GDR, and even the headquarters is ready to move out of Berlin, and has begun to prepare. There was only one unit of the Soviet Red Army around the city of Greater Berlin, the Guards 65 Tank Regiment.
The sound of the tank's tracks is from far and near, and the tracks are accompanied by the sound of the friction of cement on the road, showing the unique beauty of the modern war machine in a rather spectacular way, which is the Sherman tank, which supported the US Army in World War II from victory to victory on all fronts.......
The American and British soldiers who were confronting the GDR Internal Affairs Force also heard the familiar sound of tracks, and they all looked back, and then a huge cheer broke out, and the help of the two tanks made them cohesive again The momentum of being suppressed by Serov was once again condensed.
The appearance of the tank made the residents of Berlin who were watching the excitement around them take two steps back, some people looked at the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union with nervous looks, and a few people who thought too much remembered the possibility of a third world war.
In the end, the two Sherman tanks stopped at a distance of five meters from the barbed wire, which relieved Serov. The Sherman tank is indeed a symbol of an era for the U.S. Army, and it has been in a hundred battles for its great achievements! But there's only one problem, it's too old!
Asking the GDR Interior troops to evacuate the crowd of onlookers in East Berlin here, Serov turned a blind eye to the barrel of his gun and shouted a mocking in a strange tone, "Look what I saw? Two Sherman tanks with the breath of time, a unique design of load-bearing wheels, a turret like a bald skull, and a main gun like a toothpick. I strongly protest against the fact that this grandfather-class tank is still in service with the West Berlin garrison, because I can't find a Soviet T34 tank to rush over and confront it, which is unfair......"
Serov's words were transmitted to the American and British soldiers with the loudspeaker, which made the tense American and British soldiers look stiff, and the joy brought by the two Sherman tanks also disappeared without a trace. When have American GIs ever been said to be inferior in equipment by other countries? Aircraft carriers cruising in the oceans can prove it......
Well, that's the Navy! After thinking about it for a long time, the American and British soldiers who confronted each other had to admit that they seemed to be a little behind in terms of army equipment, "Why don't you have Churchill tanks?" Isn't it bad to have one less protagonist on this kind of occasion to display antiques? If you can find two Churchill tanks to come out, I will definitely go to the scrap weapons warehouse and get two T34s out......" Serov's annoying Su English was destroying the psychological defenses of American and British soldiers all the time, and the GDR side was nothing, because there was no idea what Serov was talking about.
"Who taught that Soviet English!" The heavy steel plate could not stop Serov's continuous ridicule of the American tank, which made the armored soldiers in the tank eager to fire their guns and kill the chattering Soviet general, the heaviest of this mentality was Stevenson in the tank, he originally wanted to show his tough attitude, who knew that Serov turned a blind eye to the threat of the Sherman tank.
Finally, Stevenson couldn't help it, Huo pushed open the top cover of his head, stretched out half of his body out of the cabin, pointed at Serov and scolded, "The head of the secret police on the other side, don't think that a barbed wire blockade can bind freedom......"
"Huh? So you try? Dare to knock down the barbed wire, I can guarantee that you will be killed on the spot! Seeing Stevenson's appearance, Serov was stunned for a moment, and at this time he completely dispelled the worry of the Sherman tank rushing over, and his mouth became even more vicious, "The Sherman tank is nicknamed the battlefield lighter, as the American negotiator, even if we are the enemy, I am more worried about your life, Comrade Stevenson, cherish life, stay away from Sherman......"
"Shut up, Soviets!" Stevenson suddenly got into the top cover again, and two seconds later reappeared with a large horn in his hand that he didn't know where to find it, maybe it was originally placed in the tank, "You have no right to insult the quality ...... made in the United States"
With a sudden braking, the reporters who rushed out of the convoy just got out of the car, and the cameras in their hands kept flashing, filming the two sides facing each other through the barbed wire, especially Stevenson on the tank and Serov in the middle surrounded by soldiers, who were the focus of the reporters' attention. Some headlines such as the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and the imminent outbreak of a major war have already shone in my mind.
There's barbed wire, there's tanks, there's heavily armed soldiers, and all the news flashpoints are ready. Some reporters took out pen and paper in their hands, ready to write down the conversation between the two as a record.
"Stevenson, don't show your imperialist majesty here, this is Berlin!" Serov stood tall like a javelin on the ground, and said loudly, "The troops of your three countries guarding West Berlin are only more than 10,000 people, including a small number of secret services, and it is not enough for the DPR People's Army, where did you get the courage to make such a provocative move?" A group of cannon fodder, if the two sides start a war, you will be in the prisoner of war camp for two hours, and when you have done enough, go back to dinner, I don't have time to accompany you to play in the mud here......"
On the opposite side of the barbed wire, another car stopped, judging by the flag on the car, which was the car of the representative of France. Sure enough, the French representative walked to the middle and said with a neutral attitude, "Our French attitude is very clear, the European continent should not be devastated by war, and France has reservations about this irresponsible confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union......
The scene here is getting more and more lively, and the French representative has just appeared and stood on the moral high ground to slap Serov and Stevenson, successfully adding another piece of material to his own news.
The United States and the Soviet Union were in confrontation, and France mediated in the field, but no one took a step back, and the two sides were in a stalemate around a barbed wire, and no one had any intention of leaving!
At this time, the rumbling sound sounded again, this time the dense sound of the tracks made people's scalps tingle, everyone looked around, but they did not find the source of the sound, only Serov's eyes lit up, this dense sound of tracks, only the collective dispatch of armored forces can do it, the Soviet Western Cluster Guards 65 Tank Regiment.
Stevenson, who had been observing the situation on the other side, had changed his face drastically, and he had not yet seen the opponent, but the momentum of the armed march had reached his ears through the sound of tracks, and the first tank appeared on the street corner, followed by the second, and the T54 tank driving at high speed from three main streets converged on the confrontation site like three torrents.
"Whoever dares to destroy the blockade belt and kill him on the spot, I am responsible for all the responsibility!" Serov yelled with all his strength.
The soldiers of the ......Soviet Red Army neatly pulled the bolts of their guns and formed a battle formation here.