Thanks to the heroic efforts of the front-line troops and the tireless sabotage operations of Task Force 141 behind enemy lines, the Russian army had to temporarily stop the offensive after occupying half of Masovsherminsk - by this time, less than half of April 1939 had passed.

On April 15, Lin Youde's cloudburst bomb was ready.

On the same day, he issued an order to use cloudburst bombs to clear the way and retake the occupied city of Masovsherminsk.

**

After being replaced by the follow-up troops who finally arrived on the 13th, the company of Hans Zimmer and the other three was reduced to a platoon, and then incorporated into the first heavy battalion.

They got a day's rest, took a hot bath in a dilapidated house west of Masovshemsk, shaved off the beards that they had not had time to shave after days of fighting, and after cleaning up, they finally washed away the temperament of the living dead and became like a group of living people.

Before the gang could enjoy the rare rest time on the battlefield, a new order was issued. On the 15th, the 1st Heavy Battalion was officially renamed the 12th Separate Battalion of Armored Chasseurs, and the 71st Infantry Brigade under the Commander of the Armored Chasseurs Division was strengthened.

On the 16th, the newly formed Commander-in-Command Infantry Division moved towards Mazovsheminsk, and it was said that the division was tasked with reoccupying the city northwest of Masovscheminsk and reconnecting the units of the 9th Army, which were isolated in the eastern part of the city, with our front.

**

"After a round of tossing, the three of us sat in the same car again." Wolf leaned on the gun shield of the infantry battle, and said while drinking, "I thought that if you continued to be a company commander, I could be a platoon commander." ”

"Originally, it was expedient to let the sergeant major be the company commander, and it was impossible to really promote me to the company commander, okay?" Hans sat on the turret of the infantry battle, his arm pressed against the anti-aircraft machine gun on the turret, and a cigarette in his mouth.

James, who was leaning on the side of the turret, reached over and took the wine from Wolf's hand, took a big sip of his neck, smacked his lips and complained: "I can understand why we have to go back to the front line with a new division." ”

"Because you're familiar with the way inside, aren't you?" The infantry commander, who had been listening to the infantrymen's chat, suddenly said.

"." Wolf shook his head disapprenousively, "We retreated to Masovssheminsk in mid-March or late March, and then the Russians came. How can we have time to familiarize ourselves with the paths? And this is a city with a population of more than 100,000 people, which is huge. Of course, it is not as good as Berlin, which has a population of more than 3 million. We're dead and we're familiar with the part of the area we've fought. ”

"That's enough."

"But we don't necessarily want to attack from that part of the area."

"Alright," said Hans, flicking the cigarette from the remaining filter, and the glowing red end of the cigarette arced in the morning light and landed on the dirt road, which had been greatly reduced, "We just happened to rest near the troops that were about to attack, and then a staff officer in the headquarters slapped us on the head and incorporated us into the attacking force. This kind of thing happens all the time, and we ......."

At this time, the foot battle suddenly braked, and the three people who were talking were stunned all of a sudden.

The infantry convoy that followed closely behind also stopped.

"What's going on?" Hans asked aloud.

"We've gotten to the point where we need to standby."

Hans pouted, and he stood up on the hull of the infantry chariot, resting on one leg on the turret that was slightly smaller in the infantry battle, and looked east with the telescope he had captured in the previous battle.

"And how does the city look?" Wolf asked in a casual tone.

"It looks about the same as when we left, there are no Russian troops in sight, no Russian flags in sight, only high pillars of smoke indicating that the fighting continues."

Wolf was about to reply, when the infantry commander suddenly said, "Hold on, we're going to get off the road." ”

Hans hurriedly lowered his binoculars and grabbed the body of the machine gun to stabilize himself.

The tracks of the infantry rotated in the opposite direction, and the body slowly rotated in place, and the entire infantry brigade behind them did so, and then from the infantry of Hans and them, the entire independent infantry battalion drove off the road and marched in a horizontal line towards Mazovscheminsk.

After about twenty minutes of advance, the infantry group stopped again, and there was only an open area about three kilometers wide between them and Masovsherminsk.

There is a three-building farmhouse in the open area, which looks like a large hole made by a cannonball can be seen with the naked eye on the side of a two-story building.

"If there hadn't been a war, crops would have been planted in this field, right?" Wolf sighed, then turned to look at Hans, "How are you and the Polish Miss Warrior?" ”

"Well, I haven't seen her since I got out of that warehouse. She should have been sent to the rear to recuperate, but she is not the same as us, she is a first-class bloodline holder with combat experience, and she will be carefully cared for. ”

As soon as Hans finished speaking, James continued: "Yes, like us, a group of two-legged animals that can fight." ”

"I like this analogy." Wolf laughed and continued to pour his drink into his mouth, "Speaking of which, this is going to attack, should we get out of the car and stay behind the foot combat?" ”

The commander, who poked his head out of the turret, shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Not yet, we have been ordered to stand by here." ”

"Either waiting for artillery, or waiting for the Air Force." Hans clasped his hands to his chest and looked up at the sky, "Or, both." ”

At this time, everyone heard a roar in the sky at the same time.

Everyone looked up at the sky together, and soon the white trail cloud left by the tactical bomber group appeared on the western horizon.

"Wow, this is the first time I've seen so many planes at the same time." Wolf put his hand on the pergola, and his voice was a little joyful, "Now the Russians have taken it." ”

Before he could finish speaking, four BF109s whizzed over the infantry column, and the infantry could clearly see the bombs hanging under the wings.

"These four buddies are probably going to point out the target to the bomber group in the sky."

As soon as James finished speaking, Wolf pushed him: "How do you know, you are not the Air Force." ”

"Come on, it's common sense, you know? The bombs on the wings of the 109 must have been incendiary bombs, and if you light a fire on the ground with that thing, you can give the bombers in the sky a target. ”

"Do you want to indicate the target in broad daylight?" Wolf still didn't believe it, "Besides, I've heard that ignition is the task force to indicate the target......"

James smacked his lips, muttered "It's useless to tell you", and ignored Wolfe.

At this time, the commander of the infantry said: "The bombs dropped by so many planes are estimated to kill most of the Russian troops, right?" ”

As a result, the infantrymen laughed together.

"You think too much, humans are much more tenacious than you think." After laughing a few times, Hans replied to the chariot commander, "We have also experienced a very fierce baptism of Russian artillery fire, but now it is not the same. ”

"So, get ready for a fierce battle, Mr. Commander." Wolf said as he placed the last bit of the bottle on top of the turret, "You'd better take a sip so you don't pee your pants, that's the experience of those who have come before." ”