When Yevgeny was about to face the Cossack cavalry of the puppet army, in the Nezhan region, the release of the Nezhan will also face a more difficult test.

The town of Krosten was located northwest of Nezhin, and the Red Army units that had previously garrisoned the town suffered heavy losses under the German onslaught, and Lunengzhi's company was sent to reinforce it.

By the time he arrived in the town, the town's defenders had just repelled a German assault. The whole town was shrouded in billowing smoke, and sporadic gunfire rang out at intervals. By this time the Red Army in the town was less than a platoon, and in the last night's battle, the defenders had engaged in a series of fierce battles with the German Brandenburg 800th Special Forces and suffered heavy losses.

Commanding the raid was Captain Graport, Brandenburg's 800th Special Forces, who had two reinforced companies, armed with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, and sneaked up in the night to the north of the town. The Red Army, which was on guard, strengthened its night defenses, was outnumbered, and soon the Germans established a bridgehead for advance.

However, what the Germans did not expect was that the Red Army was not routed by this surprise attack, but immediately organized a counter-charge, forcing the Germans to go on the defensive. And at the same time as counter-charging, he also commanded the soldiers to build a new defense line in the city.

After repelling the Red Army's counter-charge, Graporte immediately launched an assault on the city, preparing to extend the victory. The next situation is not difficult to predict, the German special forces who rushed into the city crashed headlong into the Red Army's fire network, and under the overwhelming multiple firepower blows, the German special forces fell one after another in a pool of blood.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Graporte could only abandon the offensive and order the troops to withdraw to the "bridgehead" position. But he underestimated the Red Army's will to fight. They just retreated. The Red Army immediately charged. The Red Army soldiers attacked them from all sides like tigers descending from the mountains, and all the mortars in the city also bombarded the Germans.

In this extremely unfavorable situation, the German special forces finally showed the qualities that special forces should have. The German special forces with extremely high individual quality turned into snipers one by one, almost shooting heads with guns and guns, and no matter how hard the Red Army spent, it could not conquer the small position of the German army.

During the battle, almost every German special forces soldier was put on the spot, including Captain Graporte, but Graporte was lucky. He was just hanging the lottery, and Captain Hill, who had a close personal relationship with him, was killed by the Red Army a hundred meters away. At that time, the only thing that could sustain the Germans in fighting was the glimmer of hope - reinforcements were coming.

Graport's hope for reinforcements was the 51st Tank Battalion, equipped with Panthers. However, what Graporte never expected was that the situation of the 51st Tank Battalion at this time was not ideal. First because of getting lost, the battalion fell headlong into the swamp, and after struggling out easily, it was fatally greeted by the Il-2, and after paying the heavy price of destroying five tanks and seven transports, the 51st Tank Battalion found the right direction.

At this time, the reinforcements of the Red Army arrived on the battlefield first, and the first to arrive was the infantry company where Shineng was located. The company passed through continuous rapid marches and armed cross-country. Finally arrived at the battlefield before the fall of the town of Krosten. Upon arrival on the battlefield, the company immediately took over from the original defenders and entered the battlefield. And immediately repair the position, because the intelligence of aerial reconnaissance brought them bad news - there are a large number of enemy tanks ahead!

For the unit where the release is located, not to mention a large number of enemy tanks, even a small number is not easy to deal with. The reason is very simple, in the previous Kiev siege relief operation, the company rushed and punched ammunition very much, and the anti-tank equipment was almost exhausted, and now the company is equipped with bazookas with an average of only two armor-piercing shells, which is enough for anything.

"Collect ammunition from the battlefield immediately," the company commander ordered, but he also knew that this method was unreliable, so he quickly added: "Send a supply request to your superiors, we need anti-tank ammunition!" ”

However, the supplies were not delivered so quickly, because the previous campaign was very poorly prepared, so now the supplies around Kyiv are in chaos, and it is impossible to provide supply support in time.

The company commander also knew that the only one who could be relied on now was his own boy, so he ordered: "The top priority is to drive the Germans north of the town away, and the enemy's attacking bridgehead must be defeated!" ”

Yes, the bridgehead occupied by the 800th special forces of Brandenburg is too annoying, with their cover, the German tanks can directly enter the city, and let them in, for the Red Army, which lacks anti-tank capabilities, there is only one way to be crushed.

The commander of the attacking company decided to take command personally, he took a platoon of infantry and a platoon of fire, and took advantage of the cover of the terrain to detour back to the German flank, preparing to deal with the enemy by surprise.

However, the company commander underestimated the combat effectiveness of the German special forces, and the surprise attack turned into a strong attack at the beginning, and under the suppression of the Red Army's firepower, the Germans still used accurate marksmanship, and their persistence soon reaped surprises.

"Charge! Don't stop! Keep rushing! ”

When the company commander brandished his pistol and ordered the soldiers to move forward bravely, a bullet hit him in the head, and at that time, a large handful of blood burst out. Half of the company commander's head was blown out, and he fell to the ground, and after a few convulsions, he did not move.

After the loss of the supreme commander, the Red Army's attack immediately became impotent, and the soldiers retreated in a panic, and their faces turned pale as if they had lost their souls.

In fact, it is indeed a loss of soul, you must know that this company lost the political commissar in the previous battle to break the siege, and now the company commander has died heroically, which is equivalent to the supreme commander has finished all the games, can this not make the soldiers feel frightened?

At this time, someone needs to stand up and take over the troops, otherwise, the company will have to be broken up next. And at this time, Shi Neng stood up: "Comrades, from now on, I will take over the command!" ”

Shi Neng stood up, but his prestige was limited, because he was only a temporary deputy company commander, and he was not familiar with the soldiers in the company before. And his identity is also embarrassing, and the fighters generally do not believe in the fighting level of the Huaxia. In other words, the first thing to do is to prove one's ability. And time is running out for him.

"Comrades. We must retake our positions. The German devils must be eliminated, and the bodies of their fallen comrades must be taken back! ”

The soldiers did not react strongly to the first two of the musts, because they felt suffocated by the accurate marksmanship of the German army, and everyone was a little afraid to face such a terrifying enemy.

However, Shi Neng still proved that he had a set, and he changed the previous practice of the Red Army to rush and fight, and ordered: "The fire platoon is suppressed with machine guns." The second row of trenches is advancing! ”

Yes, what Shi Neng can think of is the Eighth Route Army's local method in the face of the devil's firepower point, that is, to punch holes in the past, no matter how good your marksmanship is, what can you do if you can't hit the target?

Don't say it, this trick really works, anyway, the German special forces are stunned, I don't know what the group of polar bears in front of them is doing, why did they suddenly change to diggers? But when the Red Army quickly moved closer, they immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. It's really for the Red Army to rush over like this, and they're still a fart!

"Mortar! Fire! Fast! ”

The German artillery fire hurriedly began to work. However, when they had just started the first round of test firing, Shi Neng also gave an order: "Concentrate mortar and light and heavy machine gun fire, and hit the enemy's artillery first!" ”

Soon the Red Army's mortars and heavy machine guns also began to fire fiercely, suppressing the enemy who had just emerged, especially four more Il-2s rushed to the battlefield halfway, and at the request of Shi Nengzhi, they continued to strafe and drop bombs at the German positions, and the Red Army soldiers covering the trenches recaptured the lost positions in one fell swoop.

"Comrade Deputy Company Commander, you have done a great job!" The four platoon commanders gave a thumbs up in unison.

They couldn't do without admiration, because in this battle the entire company had no more losses except for one person who was hit by the enemy in the final charge. Not only did they recapture their lost positions, but they also annihilated more than a dozen enemy soldiers. Compared to when the company commander commanded the battle before, this is simply heaven and earth! Even if you don't trust Shi Neng anymore, you must admit that this Chinese person will still fight.

"This is the collective credit of the comrades, and now the situation is not completely better. Comrades, enemy tanks can arrive on the battlefield at any moment, we must be ready! ”

At this point, Shi Neng has already entered the role, and to be honest, the feeling of directing the battle is fantastic. He quickly ordered: "Let the sapper comrades hurry up and lay mines, and as for the other comrades, strengthen the positions and prepare for the onslaught of tanks!" ”

This time, no one objected to the order of the Liberation, and the soldiers were very obedient and carried out the order without compromise. Of course, most of them are still uncertain about whether they will be able to resist the attack of the German armored forces.

Not only did they have no bottom, but in fact they also had no bottom, Lianli was seriously short of anti-tank weapons, and as it began to snow in the sky again, I am afraid that there would be no air support in the future. No matter how you look at it, it's like hitting a stone with an egg!

Just when Shi Neng was at a loss, his eyes were suddenly attracted by several items, and he couldn't help but think of a past incident when he was still in China...... Seems like this thing can scare and scare enemies? As soon as he said it, he immediately called the sappers and personally led them to make secret weapons......

At this time, Kriegel was on his way to the town of Krosten in his Panther, and the driver did not realize that a fierce battle awaited him, and his main focus was on the muddy road.

"I've never seen such a bad road, and it can't be called a road at all. I really don't understand where the great miracle of socialism propagated by the Soviets before the war is, anyway, judging from their damn infrastructure construction, the Soviet Union is indeed a miracle, how incredible it is for an industrial country built on muddy roads! ”

During this arduous trek, Kriegel's engine failed five times, the cascading load wheel also damaged one, and when he struggled to drive the tank to his destination, he was too tired to lift his arms when he crawled out of the cockpit.

Kriegel was not the only one in this situation, most of the Panther drivers were wrestling with the dry shift mechanism, which consumed so much physical strength that when they arrived on the battlefield, all the Panther tanks were forced to recuperate, and could only watch as the No. 4 F2 tank attacked first.

The German commander at the time, Major Krautz, mocked: "The Panther tank should be equipped with two drivers as standard, one for the road and the other for the combat ......"

The most powerful tanks of the German army arrived on the battlefield. But he can only act as a spectator. It's a bit embarrassing. Major Clouch, however, was not embarrassed. He had to take the damned city in front of him, and on his orders the 1st Battalion of the Großdeutsche Panzer Infantry Regiment attacked under the cover of tank No. 4.

Helmut, who took part in this battle. "At two o'clock in the afternoon, our battalion launched an attack on the town of Krosten, and it is quite possible that the enemy found out the disposition of our battalion through radio surveillance (not in fact, but through aerial reconnaissance)," recalled Private 1st Class Shuk. As we jumped out of position, enemy mortars and machine guns immediately opened heavy fire on us. In an instant, the company was surrounded by a dense barrage, and we could only rush through this fire blockade area in the face of the enemy's strong firepower. Under the excellent command of Second Lieutenant Thor. Tank No. 4 covered us and did this. ”

"After rushing through the blockade of enemy fire, we moved quickly and approached the front of the enemy's position. With the strong fire support of tank No. 4, the enemy seemed to be suppressed, and neither machine guns nor rifles dared to fire continuously. Our company quickly formed formation, took up positions near a ditch and opened fire on exposed enemy fire points. After ten minutes of fierce fighting, the enemy's fire weakened. So Second Lieutenant Thor ordered the whole company to launch a full-scale assault! ”

"But as we rushed out of hiding, the enemy's light and heavy machine guns roared again. The enemy machine-gun group, which had been hiding on the right flank and had not opened fire, also rained down bullets at us in the charge. The sudden fire strike took a heavy toll on us, and the platoon leader, Second Lieutenant Raschel, was seriously wounded. Sergeant Maher, who took over the command, was also shot quickly. A platoon of machine gunners, Sergeant Vigget, was beaten into a sieve...... Brothers were constantly getting shot or dying, and my good friend Ruger was shot in the head with a bullet. Even the company's commander, Second Lieutenant Thor, was not spared and was seriously wounded by a bullet in the chest. ”

"The situation in the second and third platoons was not much better, and like the first platoon, almost all of the officers and non-commissioned officers were lost. In the absence of command, we have no choice but to retreat. When I got back to the ditch, I realized how heavy the casualties were, 20 to 25 wounded, most of them seriously. One of them, Second Lieutenant Thor died thirty minutes later, and Second Lieutenant Raschul also died of his wounds soon after. ”

"We can only give up the offensive and go on the defensive, if it weren't for the timely follow-up of the No. 4 tank to pick us up, it is very likely that in that afternoon, our entire company would have been ruthlessly killed by the Russians!"

It's not just Helmut who has an impression of this scene. Schuck, Medical Officer Friedrich also recalled: "During the battle, I was ordered by the battalion headquarters to go to the company where my friend Thor was. To this day, I can recall the scene. Dear Thor fell in my arms, and until the moment of death, he still tried to tear off the ribbon of the Knight's Iron Cross worn on his chest to stop the bleeding, and a bullet that pierced his chest and abdominal cavity killed him! ”

For the Germans, the first company suffered miserably, but on the side of the Red Army it was uncompromisingly excited. The right-wing machine-gun group, which had remained concealed under Luneng's orders, played a decisive role in killing the intrusive Germans.

Not only did the concealed machine-gun squad perform well, but the tactics of constantly showing weakness to lure the Germans forward, as directed by Shinengji, proved to be very successful, which further strengthened the soldiers' confidence in him.

"It will not be so easy in the future, the enemy will focus on our machine-gun groups, and will not let the infantry venture out of the cover of the tanks. Next up is to fight the tank! ”

Shi Nengzhi was right, and when the infantry was frustrated, the Germans quickly threw in tanks, ready to crush the Red Army's positions in one fell swoop. According to Shineng's order, the Red Army soldiers did not blindly attack the rumbling No. 4 tanks, but allowed the tanks to wedge their positions.

Red Army Sergeant Boris recalled: "The alarm of the enemy's tank attack spread throughout the company through the shouts of the heralds, and the deputy company commander ordered us to stabilize and let the anti-tank group begin to prepare for battle. Then the deputy company commander took me and the herald to move to the front line on foot to learn about the battle situation. When I reached an open field, I saw about five or six No. 4 tanks approaching the machine gun group on the right flank, but the nearest one was also 400 meters away, which was far beyond the effective range of the anti-tank rocket launchers, and we could only watch them wreak havoc on the machine gun group! ”

"After a round of indiscriminate bombardment, the enemy tanks seemed to be satisfied and began to continue to advance deeper into our positions, at which point the anti-tank group finally returned to its position. Team 1 opened fire first, but they apparently forgot to correct the wind deviation, the rockets were far off target, and worse, the team's location was exposed. The enemy tanks immediately began to turn the turrets, and in a matter of seconds, they would blast Team One to slag! ”

"At this time, the deputy company commander was in a hurry, grabbed the radio and yelled at the No. 2 anti-tank group: 'Fire, let your anti-tank team open fire immediately!' However, the No. 2 anti-tank group did not react, so why did it not open fire? The reason is that the armor-piercing shells of the anti-tank group of the second platoon are damp, and they can't use grenades to hit tanks, right? ”

"At that time, my heart was cold, because the enemy will soon knock out a platoon of anti-tank teams, and they will kill us like chopping melons and vegetables, and we are afraid that we will only have a dead end!" (To be continued......)

PS: I started a business trip this afternoon, so I won't be able to take care of the book review area tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I hope you understand.

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