"Oh my God, the Germans have launched a massive counterattack, they are attacking the line of the 328th Division. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Oktyabrysky, who was munching on black bread and drinking coffee in a wheat field next to the road, suddenly heard a roar in the distance, and then heard the shouts of the commander of the 7th Tank Army, Rotmistrov.

He hurriedly looked up to the south, and saw only that the sky was dark and low, already illuminated by the bright light of bursts of artillery fire and explosions. Countless shells trailed their tail flames and landed on the positions of the 328th Division of the Red Army with great speed, stirring up clusters of plumes of smoke and fire. The roar of the shell explosion reached the side of the road where the Soviet tank 7th Army was hiding and resting more than ten kilometers away (although there was the cover of the P51 of the American internationalist fighters, the 3rd Soviet Army still chose to walk day and night), and it sounded like a burst of muffled thunder, knocking on the hearts of every Red Army commander, fighter and political worker.

Germany launched a counterattack? Could it be that their main forces arrived in Warsaw?

Just as this somewhat frightening question arose in Okjabriski's mind, lightning suddenly appeared in the sky in the distance, tearing apart the sky that seemed a little dim in the early hours of the morning. Along with these lightning flashes, there were also bursts of strange screams of "Boom".

"Bazooka salvo! This is the second round of rocket artillery salvos! The commander of the 7th Tank Army, Rotmistrov, sounded a little trembling when he spoke again, "The artillery group of the 10th Army was actually suppressed by Nazi planes!" This is terrible, without the support of the artillery group, the 328th Division will not be able to withstand the attack of the German armored cluster at all! And our 3rd Army ......"

The 3rd Army of the Red Army was the main force in the North Warsaw Road cluster, and the 7th Tank Army under its command was also the only tank army in the Soviet Union equipped with T-34/57 tanks! If the 7th Tank Army had remained in its original position, then the combination of 55 powerful T-34/57 and 16 ZIS-2 57mm anti-tank guns would have dealt a heavy blow to the German heavy tank cluster.

But now, the powerful 7th Tank Army is on its way to the enemy's rear. Although the rest of the 7th Tank Army and the 3rd Army are now located not too far from the battlefield, only a dozen kilometers. But it was a straight distance, and there was a wide river of Reynaf in between!

To make matters worse, there were only a few pontoon bridges for the 3rd Army to cross the river, all of which were 7 kilometers away in Serotsk. If it were nighttime, the maneuver of 20 or 30 kilometers would take up to 40 kilometers, and it would take two hours to complete.

But now it was daytime, and the German planes were still circling over the heads of the Red Army. Even with the cover of the Americans' P51, the 3rd Army, which had more than 2,800 tanks and vehicles, would definitely have been bombed with heavy losses.

"Comrade Army Commander, the German counterattack should not succeed," Oktyablisky political commissar looked at the sea of fire shot by German rockets in the distance, swallowed, "The 10th Army also has 1 tank army, and there are 16 ZIS-2 anti-tank guns......"

Speaking of this, Oktyablisky's own brows furrowed, the F-34 76.2mm tank guns currently used in the T-34 and KV-1 tanks have proven to be unable to penetrate the armor of German heavy tanks, while the 75mm guns and 88mm guns used on German tanks and assault guns can easily penetrate the frontal armor of the T-34 and KV-1.

As a result, in the entire 10th Army, only 16 towed ZIS-2 anti-tank guns and 32 more bulky 85mm anti-aircraft guns could threaten German heavy tanks. And this towed artillery without armor protection is very vulnerable to the coverage of enemy artillery and air power, and the survivability of the battlefield is very problematic......

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"Fire! Hurry up! Hold off the Nazi tanks! ”

The commander of the anti-tank artillery company of the 328th regiment of the 1122nd division of the Red Army, Ivan. Lieutenant Sidovic heard his own frightened voice - he knew it was a wrong order! Because the 45mm anti-tank gun of the 1937 model simply could not penetrate the frontal of a German heavy tank at such a distance.

In fact, the 45mm caliber anti-tank gun company No. 4H tank and No. 3 assault gun were also very difficult to penetrate the front. According to the latest combat manual, the 1937 45mm anti-tank gun had to accurately hit the tracks of German heavy tanks (referring to the Tiger and Panther), Tank No. 4, and No. 3, or hit the sides of Tank No. 4 and No. 3 within 300 meters.

But it was very difficult to use a 1937 45mm anti-tank gun as required in the manual, either to move a 669-kg (towed) towed anti-tank gun to within 300 meters of the flank of an enemy tank, or to hit a moving tank track.

Compared with the two, it seems to be easier to hit the track. But if you want to hit, you have to get the German tanks closer. Because the 45mm anti-tank gun will expose the target as soon as it fires, the assault guns and self-propelled guns that follow the action of the German heavy tanks will immediately bombard the grenades! Therefore, if the 45mm artillery fired two or three shells, it was necessary to immediately shift the position, and if you wanted to inflict losses on the enemy in the limited opportunity of shelling, it was necessary to put the German tanks closer.

This truth, Ivan. Lieutenant Sidovick, of course, knew. It's just that in the face of the hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles that the Germans are surging, he, like the company commanders of most anti-tank gun companies, has no courage to get closer to these roaring steel monsters before fighting.

In fact, Sidovick was not the only one who lacked courage, the entire defense line of the 1122nd Regiment of the Soviet Army was firing, and the officers and soldiers were shouting in fear and madness, desperately firing their weapons at these slow-moving steel behemoths. Machine guns and rifles clashed, clanging and splashing sparks on the armor on the front of the tank. But they're still moving forward! Some of the ugly-looking Zlini 2 105mm assault guns stopped, and with the 105mm howitzers they were equipped with, they began to suppress the Soviet anti-tank fire points of exposed targets.

This Hungarian assault gun and the German assault gun No. 3 are two completely different types of assault guns, the No. 3 assault gun is an anti-tank weapon for the German infantry, while the Zlini 2 assault gun is a sharp weapon for suppressing the infantry. Its role is similar to that of the Germans' own Wasp, but the Wasp does not have as good armor protection as the Zlini 2, and it is difficult to rush to the enemy's forward positions and fire directly at the 105mm howitzer.

Because it is a direct shooting, and the distance is less than 1,000 meters, there is no problem of missing the shot. Dozens of Zlini assault guns belonging to the 1st assault gun brigade of the Hungarian Mechanical Army at the same time spat tongues of fire from 105mm howitzers. The flesh and blood of the Soviet army on the entire front are flying! Shells drilled into the anti-tank guns, and then fragments of weapons mixed with human stumps exploded.

Ivan. Lieutenant Sidovik's anti-tank company also suffered, several anti-tank fire points were hit by 105mm shells, and half of the company's 45mm guns were suddenly reduced to parts along with the Red Army soldiers who operated them!

At this time, the Tiger tank also stopped advancing and began to sweep the entire front with 88mm guns and machine guns, the Red Army could not raise its head at all, and the grenadiers on the armored vehicles following the Tiger tank jumped down one after another, and launched a charge with MKB-42 automatic carbines and MG42 machine guns!

"Comrades, for the sake of the proletariat, rush!"

"Comrades, pick up your ****** and grenades and attack the evil Nazi tanks!"

The shouts of commanders and political workers rang out one after another in the positions of the 1122nd Regiment -- the positions defended by the 1122nd Regiment were already the reserve positions of the 328th Division, and if they were broken through again, the defense line of the 328th Infantry Division of the Red Army would be completely broken.

Although an ordinary infantry division was already cannon fodder in this war between the two army superpowers of the Soviet Union and Germany, even if it was wiped out, it was nothing.

However, less than two hours after the start of the German artillery bombardment, the 328th Division of the Red Army lost two lines of defense in succession, and even the last reserve line of defense was in danger, but it greatly exceeded the expectations of the commander of the 10th Army, Major General Popov, and General Pavlov, who was far away in Minsk.

"Comrade commander, Major General Popov has personally commanded the 22nd Tank Army to support the 100th Infantry Army."

The chief of staff of the Western Front, Major General Rimowsk, appeared in front of General Pavlov with great concern and reported to him the latest changes at the front.

The defense line of the 328th Division was about to be lost, and the 100th Infantry Army, as the superior unit of the 328th Division, had to call for help from the headquarters of the 3rd Army. And the commander of the 3rd Army, Popov, did not dare to slack off, and had already personally taken the 10th Tank Army (the 1st battalion of ZIS-2 anti-tank guns belonging to the 3rd Army also followed the actions of the 22nd Tank Army).

"Comrade commander, the 10th Army is likely to be unable to withstand the surprise attack of the Germans, should the 3rd Army be asked to support the 10th Army?" Major General Limowski whispered advice.

"Let the 3rd Army return to Razimin by the same route?" General Pavlov glanced sideways at his chief of staff, "Do you know how long the marching line of more than 2,800 vehicles and 80,000 soldiers is?" How much time does it take to complete the steering? And it's daylight...... You're going to let the 3rd Army march dozens of kilometers on the road in the face of German air raids? ”

"Comrade Commander, but the 10th Army ......"

With a wave of his hand, Pavlov interrupted Major General Limowski and said: "The 3rd Army continues to carry out the original plan...... I don't believe that the Germans can leave Warsaw alone! He paused, and then said: "As for the Lazimin-Vovomin direction, isn't there still the 11th Army?" 2 armies still can't stop the Germans from an armored cluster? And the center cluster will soon be able to attack north and hit the flanks of the Germans. I really can't do it, I still have the reserves of the 4th Army, the 28th Army, the 30th Army, and the 31st Army! I have an overwhelming superiority in strength, and I will definitely win! (To be continued.) )