Chapter 470

"Wula With a neat cry, the Soviet soldiers with helmets rushed to the opposite German defense position in the face of a hail of bullets. Ryan leaned against his captain's canopy, with his binoculars in his hand, and looked through a grove at the frantic counterattack launched by the Soviets.

This is almost the front line of the attack. The grenadiers in front of the German armored forces had just arrived nearby and arranged the lower line of defense in a hurry. On the left side of Lane's tank, there is an armored personnel carrier that has not been put out. A little further ahead, there is an armored command vehicle and the motorcycles and horses of the reconnaissance troops on the side.

"Lieutenant Ryan, we didn't find any Soviet tanks. They are all infantry. They are attacking our defensive positions crazily." The battalion commander of the Grenadier barracks said, holding a cigarette in the open space next to the tank. In front of him was a folding map table with nearby maps and slightly blurred aerial photos.

About ten meters away from the battalion commander, two 80mm mortars were firing desperately. A car beside them was full of ammunition to lift the wooden cover. Several grenadiers were signing the statistics book of the logistics officer to collect the consumed hand grenades and machine gun ammunition.

"This level of infantry attack, the other side does not even have a tank? Don't they cover their infantry attack? " Raine put down his telescope, pointed to the Soviet soldiers who kept attacking and retreating in the distance, and asked, "there's no preparation for artillery fire. It's just like death."

"I agree. There is no difference between their attack and death." The battalion commander of the Grenadier laughed and nodded, "but they were ready for artillery attack at the beginning. Unfortunately, 20 minutes ago, seven Stukas bombed tupos village as planned, and I have never heard their shells roar again."

"It seems that Stuka's bomb is accurate." Ryan began to laugh.

"It seems that the other side of tupos village doesn't want to give up. It's like a sharp knife sticking to the side of general goodrian's 1st Armored Division. If they don't take it down here, they dare not go deep into Belarus." The Grenadier battalion commander pointed to the map and said to Ryan on the tank, "so it's important here."

Ryan agreed: "yes, that's why I'm here."

"This village is flanked by a paddy field and farmhouses. After all, this is an important food production area in the Soviet Union." The Grenadier battalion commander pointed to the distance and said, "my artillery can't cover such a large area, so I suspect their anti tank guns and tanks are hidden here."

"I can't see the tanks in the village, but I can't see several positions, so I can't rule out the ambush." Ryan nodded. He asked the people of the reconnaissance forces. Because of the counterattack of the Soviet forces, they did not enter the village of tupos, but just investigated outside. Therefore, they were not clear about the situation in the village. For the German commander, not clear represented danger.

As he spoke, three more Stuka dive bombers came down from the white clouds, and the roar of the cold air was chilling. The first Stuka was apparently in charge of covering this time. Two 20 mm caliber machine guns opened fire fiercely, spewing blazing flames.

The shells hit the soft ground and splashed the soil, forming two neat rows of black smoke columns. The Soviet Red Army soldiers who were near the pillar of smoke immediately twisted themselves and fell to the ground without making a sound.

The second dive Stuka dropped seven or eight small bombs in one breath. These bombs bloomed in the most crowded area of the Soviet army. The screams of Soviet soldiers could be heard clearly even in the rear of the battlefield.

The third Stuka was not idle either. It rushed to a lower position, then knocked another group of Soviet soldiers to the ground with machine guns, then pulled up its head and returned to the sky again.

The massacre of these planes was not over, and soon the three Stuka dive bombers began to dive again in a different order. The shrill, seemingly endless roaring sound was enough to make the Soviet soldiers collapse, so the attack of the Soviet Red Army began to be chaotic, and then the soldiers crowded together and retreated to the village of tupos behind them.

It is obvious that the massacre of Stuka will not stop because of the enemy's rout. These planes are reluctant to return until they have lost all the bombs, and the battlefield seems to have recovered a bit of long lost peace.

"The ninth air brigade is finished. It's our turn to play." Ryan said to the Grenadier battalion commander with a smile: "let's attack. You take the opportunity to strengthen your defense. If we release smoke and retreat, you remember to cover it

The battalion commander was stunned, then looked at Ryan: "what? Is it dangerous? "

Ryan nodded as he ordered the tank to be launched: "there are too many infantry on the other side, and we have too few troops on this attack, so I plan to retreat immediately when there is a problem, at least to bring everyone back here."

"Don't force me. If I can't, I'll draw a company to reinforce you?" The Grenadier battalion commander thought about it and said.

"You told me not to be forced. You are very forced on your own side." Ryan said with a smile: "as long as tupos village is still in the hands of the Soviet Union, your defense pressure will not be less than my attack pressure. You'd better stabilize your defense. I'll solve the problems on my side myself."

Ryan's tank began to vibrate, and the roar of the engine overshadowed the goodbye of the Grenadier battalion commander. Behind Rennes tank, a self-propelled anti tank gun refitted by No.2 tank passed No.113 tank, followed by two leopard tanks of the battalion. Rennes tank finally started to move up, catching up with several German armored vehicles in front. This special unit was formed on a temporary basis. Ren's company followed the Red Army in front of the battalion, leaving behind a temporary armored unit to capture the village of tupos. Because the Red Army of the Soviet Union around it was on the verge of collapse, no one had expected that the Soviet troops here would work so hard. Because the self-propelled anti tank gun refitted by tank 2 has no turret and only an open combat room, Ryan can only order this anti tank gun and a leopard tank to attack the front and go straight along the road. Another leopard tank covers the left wing and guards the interior of tupos village, while his own Tiger tank is at the back, responsible for the most suspicious wheat fields and farmhouses. Andre's eyes were on the sight, and through it he watched every move near the farmhouse in the wheat field. Ryan used the commander's observation mirror to confirm the situation over and over again. Soon the leopard tank in front of him opened fire, not the main gun, but the machine gun in front of the body“ Lieutenant! Lieutenant! The Soviets are firing at us! I don't see tanks. Their infantry are firing at me Inside the earphone, the voice of the captain of the leopard tank came. It wasn't Marcus' weird tone that made Ryan a little uncomfortable, but he immediately gave the order: "free to fight back! Pay attention to the amount of ammunition left. "“ Suddenly! Suddenly As soon as his voice fell, Andre pulled the trigger, and the coaxial machine gun immediately ejected dense bullets. With the sound and vibration of the machine gun, Andre's voice came to Ryan's ear: "there are Soviet infantry in the wheat field! There could be anti tank guns! Be careful“ I don't know how to "x!" Raine cursed, and then issued his own battle order of the tank: "Andre! Fire“ Boom As soon as his words were heard, Andre fired the main gun of the Tiger tank. The shell flew into the wheat field and picked up some straw“ Bruce! Grenade loading Raine yelled. With his yelling, Bruce had pushed a grenade into the bore of the Tiger tank cannon. As the bolt closed, Bruce responded loudly to Ryan's command: "the grenade is loaded!"“ Boom The Tiger Tank shook again, and the grenade, which was not aimed at, went out, and raised a large stream of black smoke in the wheat field not far away. With the sound of the explosion, the wheat field became noisy in an instant. Many shells flew out and hit the nearby roadbed and highway“ My God! They have at least one company tank! back off! Back up Before Andre's eyes were out of sight, he yelled, "come on! Get off the road! Get off the road“ Retreat! Retreat! Get off the road Ryan held the mouthpiece and gave a loud command. However, his order was issued a little late. The weasel self-propelled anti tank gun refitted from the site of the leading No.2 tank was hit by a shell, and the iron filings splashed everywhere. Some even hit Ryan's tank shell, making a series of jingle“ son of a gun! All tanks fire in the direction of the wheat field, retreat and leave the road! Come on Ryan saw the burning weasel self-propelled anti tank gun. He saw the two Gunners struggling in the fire and frowned involuntarily“ Boom Andre with the feeling of the third shot, the result still did not hit any target. Without even looking at it, he turned to Ryan and yelled, "Ryan! If we go on like this, we'll be finished! Leave the roadbed at once“ Bauman! Full speed back, leave the road, leave here first! " Raine yelled orders, and the remaining three German tanks were in chaos on the road. However, the Tiger tank with 113 numbers on it started to reverse at full speed with his cry. After shaking twice, it raised its head and retreated off the dangerous road.