The world is huge, so big that while some people are staggering for a successful test flight of a jet fighter jet of the Third Reich in a palatial hotel, others are still complaining about the unpalatable mashed potatoes with their crumbling aluminum lunch boxes.

While the Luftwaffe's top brass was rejoicing over the new secret weapon in their hands, the German Panzers fired the first battle with the Panzers of the Soviet Red Army on the Far Eastern Front. In the vicinity of a village that could not be found on a map, dozens of tanks on both sides engaged in a massive battle, and then the German armored forces did not win with the imaginary magnitude.

"Pay attention to the surrounding alerts, just a few hours ago our 4 Leopard tanks were destroyed here by Soviet tanks, they have at least two Stalin tanks, more than 10 T-34 tanks, which should be the strength of a tank regiment. Wren put down the binoculars in his hand, and then pressed the throat intercom to keep his men on due alert, their tanks drove in the shape of an arrow through the half-human-high grass, the smell of gunpowder on the battlefield was strong, even from a long distance from the place of the incident, Wren smelled a bad smell.

The annihilation of an armored company on the front line is rare in the combat record of the German armored forces, and the opposing armoured forces are gradually gaining strength, and the most popular Leopard tank in Germany is becoming more and more easily destroyed. After all, it was only designed nearly a decade ago, and it is only normal for a tank to appear on the battlefield now that can destroy it.

"Captain Wren, I saw a burning Leopard tank, its ammunition was detonated, my God...... The crew members did not seem to escape in time. On the far right of the entire armored company, the commander of tank No. 114 held up a telescope and reported: "I think the battlefield should be in that position, there is thick smoke, I can't see anything clearly." ”

"No suspicious targets were found, the Soviets probably did not expect to meet our armored units here, they were clearly not prepared either, the battlefield was chaotic, the corpses of Soviet infantry were everywhere. Marcus, whose tank was responsible for guarding the other side of the tank company, reported that he had no idea that the Soviet tanks had set up an ambush position.

"Speed up! Cover formation! Let's get closer, take that high ground and then check the entire battlefield. After observing the surrounding terrain, Wren ordered loudly: "Car 115, we are starting to accelerate close to the high ground, your cover mission is canceled, you can follow." ”

Behind the bushes not far away, a puff of black smoke erupted. A King Tiger Tank burst out of the bushes, and then quickly approached where Wren and the others were. The No. 111 tank at the head was very fast, and soon rushed to the high ground of about a few tens of meters.

"Safety! I could only see a small village, and I found no trace of the enemy. I think they also retreated after this encounter. The commander of tank 111 said to everyone on the radio.

Wren moved his telescope to the other side, where a Leopard tank could be seen smashed into a sieve on the battlefield where fierce fighting had once farthered, and farther away from the tank, at least ten Soviet tanks of various kinds were parked horizontally. The Soviets apparently paid a heavy price for these German Leopard tanks.

"Would anyone like to come with me? Wren put on his assault rifle and asked the commanders of the tanks that had gathered over, "Tank 111 stayed on the high ground to keep guard, and tank 112 formed crossfire behind the protrusion over there to cover each other." ”

Marcus looked at the small village in the distance and persuaded him: "Wren, I bet the Soviets won't go too far even if they retreat, so let's set up a defensive position here and wait for the infantry behind to catch up before we move." ”

Another commander also opened his mouth to persuade: "Captain, to see the battlefield over there, it's the work of the reconnaissance company." We don't need to study how those Leopard tanks were destroyed by the enemy, that's not what we should do. ”

"There's a lot of evil here, so I have to know what kind of enemy I'm facing. Wren smiled and patted Marcus on the shoulder, and then said, "I need to know the size and number of enemies and even the methods of battle, so that I can make a reasonable defensive plan, right?"

He smiled self-deprecatingly, and then continued, "I know I'm not a good company commander because I always like to do dangerous things alone, but then again, I'm the only one here who does this kind of thing regularly, so I'm experienced, isn't it?"

Then he looked at Alice, who looked worried, and explained: "Don't worry, I'm just going to see that battlefield and speculate on the enemy's fighting style, and I'm not going to do anything dangerous." ”

After speaking, he took the commander of the No. 114 tank who volunteered to sign up, and the two of them cautiously touched the battlefield that was still smoking and burning with flames. The ruins of the tanks there are densely packed, and the crackling sound of the fire after it burns is a little creepy.

Smoke billowed from the Leopard tanks, which had been destroyed by the explosion, and some of the tanks were still burning with flames, making it impossible for people to approach them easily. Of course, there were even worse Soviet tanks, such as the twenty small T-26 tanks destroyed by the Germans, and these tanks were rarely found intact because they were hit by the main guns of the Leopard tanks.

The two men leaned against the body of a T-34 tank with a missing turret, and after making sure that no one was around, they adjusted their posture slightly, and they looked at the destroyed Leopard tank, as well as the wreckage of many Soviet tanks around it.

"Very professional with the attack...... The T-26 was used to attract the fire of the Leopards, then the flanks were advanced at high speeds, and then the T-34s and Stalin tanks were used to destroy the less experienced Leopard fleets from the flanks. Wren looked around with his eyes and could roughly guess the circumstances of the battle.

He pointed to the woods at the edge of the village, and then gestured: "The enemy is still in the woods, and they are waiting for our attack! If I guess correctly, they should be eating." No wonder they did not move forward to continue the attack, but retreated into the woods to hide. ”

"My God, it's amazing that you can analyze what they're doing. Can you teach me how you guessed that they were having dinner through the traces of this battlefield?" the commander of Tank 114 was already frightened by Wren's reconnaissance ability, and he asked in a small stammer.

"It's not difficult, if you dare to look up, you will see a couple of Soviet sentries crouching on the edge of the bushes with lunch boxes to eat. "Wren is about to be amused by his men, they are some great fighters when they are in the tank, and when they leave the tank, they are like a different person, they have become complete cowards.

Following the direction of Wren's finger, the commander of tank No. 114 finally mustered up the courage to show half of his head and see a few Soviet soldiers chatting over there. He retracted his head and swallowed, "I won't be discovered, will I?

"If you shouted a little louder, I don't think we would have to go back to the tank and call for air support by radio. Wren pressed the commander of tank 114 with his hand, then observed the opponent's every move through the gap in the wreckage of the tank behind him, and then whispered: "Go back, they didn't find us." ”

By the time the two men returned to where they had started, a truckload of German grenadiers had arrived on the other side of the heights, helping to build simple tank positions, and many of them were setting up a 60 mortar.

Wren found the head of these men, a platoon commander of a grenadier. Then he briefly introduced the situation: "There are quite a few tanks on the other side, I don't know how many there are, but the report says that there are at least two Stalin tanks." I did not find the wreckage of Stalin's tank on the battlefield ahead, so these two tanks should still be there. ”

"In the afternoon, we estimated that we would have to withstand one of their attacks, about 20 tanks or so, and at least 100 infantrymen. Wren pointed to the map and said, "If we occupy the high ground, they will inevitably move to the left and right, which is their usual method. ”

"Are you sure?" the platoon leader asked, frowning.

"I'm sure they've had a roundabout like this, and they've won that fight. Wren replied: "If I were the commander of the Soviet Union, there would be no need to change the best tactics before I suffered a loss, would I?"

"So I should strengthen the fortifications on both flanks and stretch my defensive positions as much as possible to prevent the opponent's outflanking tactics?" the platoon commander obviously trusted Wren's judgment and asked in a very modest tone.

"No, I'll direct the tanks to launch a counterattack on the left flank and push back the enemy forces that are detouring on one side. You just have to pay attention to your right flank defense and withstand your opponent's attack. Wren pointed to the right side not far away, and said, "Build a defensive position there, and when we have routed the opponent's side of the army, we will rush back to help you drive their tanks...... Will it work?"

The platoon commander laughed, then took out a map, marked the areas he needed to defend with a pencil on it, and replied very sincerely: "My men should be able to hold out for about an hour, if ......"

"You have the support of two tanks, so don't worry about anti-tank. I attacked with only three tanks. Wren preemptively said.

"My God, you're crazy. The platoon commander stared at Wren and said, "If you're not kidding...... Then I promise you that if we only have to deal with the infantry, we can hold out here until 1940. ”