Stupino was originally just a place with no name. However, it was here that the fiercest tank battle of the Battle of Moscow took place, and the city became famous at once. This tank battle was also the first large-scale tank battle between China and Germany. Among them, the Germans put in thousands of tanks No. 1 and No. 2. The Chinese Army, on the other hand, has invested more than 800 tanks, including the 1st Armored Army and the 1st Armored Brigade, of which more than 200 are 'Leopard' medium tanks, and the remaining 600 or so are all 'Wild Wolf' light tanks.

Judging by the number of troops and tanks invested by both sides, the Chinese army is completely at a disadvantage. The number of tanks was more than 200 less than that of the German army, and the total number of troops participating in the battle was also less than that of the German army. However, the combat strength of the two sides is not the same. Although the Germans invested a large number of tanks, the vast majority of them were No. 1 tanks, which did not pose much threat to tanks. The kind of tank that is only equipped with a machine gun, even if it is close to the enemy, will not pose any threat to the tanks of the Imperial Army. The only tank that could pose a threat to the tanks of the Imperial Army was tank No. 2. However, the number of No. 2 tanks of the German army was only about 300 units, and compared with the tanks of the Imperial Army, they were completely at a disadvantage.

On 23 September, the 1st Panzer Brigade and the 1st Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army first encountered the Germans at Stupino. The 1st Panzer Brigade relied on more than 200 Wolf light tanks to crush the German 12th Panzer Division. Of the more than three hundred tanks of the German 12th Panzer Division, more than half were destroyed. The 1st Armored Brigade lost only more than 50 tanks. And most of them are lost due to mechanical failures. Less than half of them were actually destroyed by German tanks.

The German 12th Panzer Division in the event of a crushing defeat. Had to retreat to Stupino, resisting the Imperial Army with the support of infantry. The Imperial Army, on the other hand, had too few infantry to fight with the armored forces. There is no guarantee that Stupino will be attacked. Therefore, the 1st Armored Brigade and the 1st Infantry Corps, in the event of victory, did not attack Stupino, but slowly retreated to a defensive line less than ten kilometers away from Stupino, waiting for follow-up reinforcements. At this moment, General Zhang Wei had already ordered the remaining three infantry corps of the 1st Army and the troops directly under the Group Army to rush to Stupino for reinforcements. In addition, the 1st Panzer Corps was also ordered to rush to Stupino to participate in this battle.

At the same time, the 10th Panzer Division of the German Army. The 11th Panzer Division was also on its way to Stupino. General Steinmetz also hoped to be able to concentrate superior forces on the local battlefield and annihilate the 1st Armored Brigade of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop.

On September 24, the German 10th Panzer Division was the first to arrive on the battlefield. Subsequently, the Germans, led by the remnants of the 10th Panzer Division and the 12th Panzer Division, and with the two infantry corps of the German and Russian armies as auxiliary forces, launched a direct attack on the positions of the 1st Panzer Brigade and the 1st Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army. Under such circumstances, the 1st Panzer Brigade had to fight the Germans with more than 400 tanks with more than 100 tanks. The ratio of the number of tanks on both sides reached one to three. Even with the exception of tank No. 1, which didn't play much of a role in tank battles. The number of tanks on both sides was also one to one. In fact, the German commanders intended it that way. Use Tank No. 2 to engage in tank battles with the Imperial Army, and Tank No. 1 to cover infantry attacks on the positions of the Imperial Army, hoping to annihilate the 1st Armored Brigade and the 1st Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army in one fell swoop.

The battle began in the morning, and it was very fierce. The Germans charged in clusters of hundreds of tanks. Full flood. In contrast to the German attack, the tanks of the 1st Panzer Brigade of the Imperial Army hid in makeshift tank bunkers and used tank guns to destroy those German tanks. Meanwhile. The tank guns of the Reich Army also began to fire on German tanks. For the anti-armor capabilities of the Imperial forces, the Imperial Army equipped each infantry battalion with four 37mm anti-aircraft guns. It is possible to deal a fatal blow not only to enemy pillboxes and machine-gun fire points, but also to enemy tanks and armored vehicles.

Hundreds of tanks and hundreds of anti-aircraft guns. A hard lesson was taught to the Germans. After the German armoured units came into range, the tanks and anti-aircraft guns began to be designed. Armor-piercing shells whizzed towards the German tanks. Neither tank No. 2 nor tank No. 1 could withstand the shelling of armor-piercing shells. As soon as it is hit, it will almost always be smashed into a flaming fireball.

"Boom!" An anti-aircraft gun aimed at a German tank No. 1 more than 300 meters away. The tank was firing at the Imperial Army's lines with heavy machine guns, and the soldiers couldn't even lift their heads from the dense bullets. However, in an instant, an armor-piercing shell hit the tank. The sharp shell made a large hole directly in the armor of the tank. The fuel inside the tank ignited, causing the tank to burst into flames. The German tank crew inside hurriedly got out of it. However, a raging fire has already ignited on their bodies.

"Boom! Rumble! "The German tank No. 2 stopped as it walked, and the tank guns were constantly firing. A battle defense artillery position was hit, the battle defense gun was destroyed, and several gunners were killed on the spot.

But then, the No. 2 tank was destroyed by a Wild Wolf light tank of the Imperial Army.

Although, the tanks of the German army were only two or three hundred meters away from the positions of the Reichs. However, this distance is also the area of the most intense engagements. At this distance, the German tank No. 2 could take out the Reichs' 'Wild Wolf' light tank with a single shot. Similarly, the Wolf light tank was able to take out the German tank No. 2 with ease. As for the No. 1 tank, it was a superb soy sauce from beginning to end.

It's just that although the German army has a large number of tanks, they have always been in a passive position. The tanks of the Reichs, hiding behind tank bunkers, had an extra layer of defense than the Germans, and it was difficult for the enemy to hit the tanks of the Reichs. At the same time, the hundreds of anti-aircraft guns on the position also caused fatal damage to the German tanks. On the other hand, the Germans were only able to resist the tank artillery shells and anti-aircraft artillery shells of the Imperial Army.

"Rush in, attack the Chinese positions, tank No. 2 will go to the duel with the Chinese tanks, tank No. 1 will destroy those infantry, and the Chinese anti-tank guns will be eliminated." The German commander, who was watching the battle from the rear, found that the German tanks had been blown up one after another, and angrily issued a new order. However, before his orders were carried out to every German tank, a mutation occurred.

There was a "buzzing" roar in the sky, and one after another Chinese Air Force planes appeared in the sky. In this battle of Moscow, the Imperial Air Force invested a total of four wings. Two hundred and forty fighters and bombers.

Forty 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters of the 11th Combat Strength Group and forty Falcon dive bombers of the 22nd Brigade appeared in the sky over Stupino. Under the wings of these fighters, two small bombs of the 25 kg class were also suspended. For the German tanks No. 1 and No. 2, there was no less mortal threat. As for those dive bombers, they were suspended with aerial bombs of the 200-kilogram class. For these armored targets, an aerial bomb of the 200-kilogram class was enough to inflict fatal damage on them.

"Airplanes, damn it, planes of the Chinese." The commander of the German army was furious. Apparently, he had realized that something was wrong.

One after another, the 'Haidongqing' 2 fighters launched the attack first, and they quickly rushed towards the German tanks. As it flew over the German tank, the bomb under the wing fell off and fell into the German tank, causing a violent explosion.

A 25-kilogram aerial bomb is not very powerful, unless it hits the target directly. Otherwise, it really won't be possible to destroy these tanks. However, the 200-kilogram aerial bombs carried by the 'Falcon' dive bombers, which then carried out dive bombing, were completely different.

"Boom!"

With a sharp whistling sound, one dive bomber after another began to dive and drop bombs. Huge bombs fell, and violent explosions broke out in the ranks of German tanks.

After the explosion of the two hundred kilograms of aerial bombs, a huge crater was left in the ground. The shock wave from the explosion even directly lifted the German tanks into the air. The scattered shrenchnel even tore the armor of the German No. 1 tank.

Under the surprise attack of forty Falcon dive bombers, the German armored forces suffered heavy losses. Dozens of tanks were destroyed in the bombardment. Although, such losses were nothing for the German armored forces, which had several hundred tanks. However, the psychological shock to the German armored forces was enormous. In order to avoid the bombing, many German tanks scattered and fled, and in a panic, there was a collision, so that the tanks were destroyed. Such situations are not uncommon.

Taking this opportunity, the remaining 100 tanks of the 1st Panzer Brigade decisively opened their bunkers and launched an attack on the German armored forces. Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the Germans were taken by surprise.

What really brought the Germans to the brink was the arrival of the 1st Panzer Corps of the Reichs. Three armored brigades and more than 600 tanks were divided into three arrows and smashed into the battlefield, which directly plunged the German armored forces, which were already in chaos, into a huge crisis. Even the German 11th Panzer Division, which had just arrived on the battlefield, was fiercely attacked by the 101st Panzer Brigade of the 101st Panzer Army of the Imperial Army and suffered heavy losses. Three German panzer divisions were completely plunged into the slaughter. (To be continued......)

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