Chapter 1708

When trakov and pozharsky were studying where the heavy artillery battalion should be deployed, Vladimirov said to me with regret: "if general katukov's tank army is transferred, our next siege will be extremely difficult."

When I heard Vladimirov say this, I didn't say a word, but I said in my heart: This is Zhukov's idea. No one can change his decision, not even the Supreme Commander himself.

Vladimirov reluctantly said: "if all the tanks are concentrated in the north, it will become crowded."., As long as we are left with even one tank army, it will play an important role in capturing this city. "

I stared at the map in front of him for a while, and saw that the east of Berlin was covered with countless red arrows. I carefully identified the troops represented by these arrows, and saw that there were mechanized guards in that direction, "how to make an article?" Zhukov was confused by what I said.

"Since general klivoschein's troops are all equipped with American tanks, why don't we let them pretend to be US troops and push towards Berlin?" I solemnly suggested to Zhukov, "the Germans may think of them as real US troops, so that they can get out of the way and enter the urban area of Berlin unimpeded."

"The way is a good way." Zhukov did not object to my proposal, but he did not immediately agree with it. He said with some misgivings, "but where are we going to find so many American uniforms in a hurry?"

"Marshal, I don't think uniform is needed at all. Even if we want to do it now, it's too late." I went on to explain my idea to Zhukov: "it's better to just paint the U.S. flag on the leading tanks, and then plant two American flags. Maybe the Germans will take the initiative to open the way for them when they see the mechanized first army of guards

Malining, who just came in from the outside, also heard my proposal. Seeing Zhukov's hesitation, he advised him, "marshal, I think Lida's idea is good. All we need to do is to order general klivaschein's forces to move northward, to the north of Berlin, and then to head for the city with great fanfare. When the Germans see the American flag on our tanks, they will certainly regard our troops as US troops, so that we will have a chance to enter the city without fighting

Malining's words made Zhukov make up his mind. He thought about it. Then he nodded and said decisively, "OK, let's take a risk and let the mechanized 1st army of the close guard drive into the urban area of Berlin as US troops." Seeing that marinin was ready to leave after recording his order, he stopped him again and added, "general Bogdanov's second army of guard tanks continued to march along Berlin's ring road to the northern suburbs as planned."

With the order issued, the troops of krivoschein made several American flags while continuing to march towards the enemy, and altered the leading tanks into the marks of the US Army. After ten kilometers to the north, they turned west, made a circle, and quickly rushed to the northern suburbs of Berlin.

In the face of the second army of guard tanks coming along the road, the German army made a tenacious defense. The soldiers hid on both sides of the road full of obstacles and attacked our tanks advancing along the road with anti tank guns or Faust anti tank grenades. Although most of these enemies were annihilated by the infantry following the tanks, several tanks were unfortunately hit and were burning in the middle of the road.

The German troops facing the north also raised their vigilance when they heard the gunfire coming from the Northeast suburbs, fearing that the Soviet army would detour from the north. Just then, there was a huge roar of tank engines from the north. The German colonel who held fast to the position quickly raised his telescope and looked in the direction of the sound.

He saw a long column of tanks coming along the intercity Road north of Berlin towards his defensive area. When he was about to order the soldiers to be ready for battle, suddenly someone nearby yelled: "it's the Americans, it's the American tanks."

The captain watched the coming tank carefully. It was indeed the Sherman tank of the U.S. Army, and the two tanks in front of him were still missing the U.S. flag. Although he knew that the superior had given the order to open the channel to Britain and the United States, he still called the city defense headquarters.

As soon as the phone rang, he said in a hurry, "please call Mr. city defense commander!"

The messenger who answered the phone said impatiently, "the city defense commander is very busy now. If you have anything, just let him know."

"We found a tank unit coming towards our defensive position from the north. From their equipment, it looks like the armored force of the US Army." The Colonel asked cautiously, "I want to ask the city defense commander if he wants to open a passage for them."

It's said that American troops are coming from the north of Berlin. The new commander of city defense, Wei Delin, is very strange. It's said that the American troops are still hundreds of kilometers away from the West. How can they get to the north suburb of Berlin in a twinkling of an eye. Thinking of this, he would personally talk to the colonel who found the American tank to find out what was going on.

He said to the microphone, "Colonel, do you really find American tanks there?"

"Yes, under the city defense commander." The colonel was originally a subordinate of Wei Delin. He recognized the voice of his immediate superior and said respectfully: "a tank troop came from the North Road. I have seen it carefully. They are all the same American Sherman tanks. Moreover, on the bodies of several tanks in front of them, there are also American flags. It's absolutely wrong. It must be the US armored forces."

"It's strange how they came so fast?" Weidlin thought of this headache again, because he couldn't figure out why the American armored forces came so fast. However, before he could come up with a clue, the colonel in charge of the defense of the north of the city urged him on the phone: "Your Highness, what should I do now, order the troops to block them, or open the channel for them to enter Berlin?" As a new city defense commander, Wei Delin is naturally responsible for the security of the whole Berlin. Although his subordinates vowed that he saw the armored forces of the U.S. Army, for the sake of caution, he still told the other party: "you send someone to contact them, confirm that they are the armored forces of the U.S. Army, and then develop channels for them, understand?" The coming tanks stopped more than 100 meters away from the German defensive position, and the eight tanks in front of them lined up, aiming the black muzzle at the German position. Seeing this posture, the German Colonel rushed one of his subordinates to the place where the tanks were stationed to make contact and find out whether the people coming were Americans. Just as his men got into the open top car and asked people to remove the obstacles on the road, the tanks that were not far away suddenly fired. One after another, the shells immediately destroyed several exposed fire points, and then the machine guns on the tanks began to fire wildly, sweeping down the German officers and soldiers who were exposed in the trenches“ Fight back, fight back quickly At this time, the German colonel was stupid enough to see that this so-called "US Army" was disguised by our army. He ordered his men to fight back, but it was too late. After two rounds of shelling, our tanks started again immediately and rushed to the German defensive position quickly. A leading tank smashed the tripod in the way, hit the accelerator and rushed down the road towards the city. The tank troops had just broken through the German position where the defense was lax, and the soldiers of the mechanized brigade arrived in motorized and armored vehicles, followed the tanks and rushed towards the city... When the battle report of klivaschein came, Zhukov couldn't believe his eyes. It took less than half an hour for the troops to rush into the city and occupy a bus station. Now that we have a foothold in the north of the city, we can let the troops take this as the starting point to launch an attack on the center of Berlin.