Chapter 704： Cavalry Battle Tank (Part 2)

A G42 machine gun was roaring in a window of the house, and the shooter of the machine gun was operating it to suppress the attacking Polish soldiers. His excellent shooting skills made his machine gun a death god, harvesting those Polish soldiers who did not hide.

Here, several buildings close to each other constitute a small-scale complex, and Martin Lehman is taking soldiers to hold on here.

Facing a desperate offensive by the Polish army in spite of casualties, the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Armored Division who stood still were a little unprepared. He captured many positions one after another, and the town was captured by him in half.

If it weren't for Martin Lehmann to act decisively and use armored vehicles to launch a counterattack against him and stabilize his pace, then maybe they would be driven out of the town. At the price, the armored vehicles in their hands were exhausted.

No way, armored vehicles lacking infantry protection are still too fragile. In fact, Martin Lehman would not have done so if it were not for the critical situation at the time. You must know that when they are learning armored tactics, the first thing the instructor said is that armored vehicles must never leave the protection of the infantry when they are fighting.

After the loss of the armored vehicle, Martin Lehmann could only lead his soldiers to stand by for help. And that Barber was in the same situation with himself. Under the enemy's desperate offensive, his casualties were more than his own. He is currently holding on to a larger building complex to the west. These two complexes are currently the only positions of the Third Armored Division in the small town of Izpica.

Martin Lehmann was in a house, holding a binoculars to observe the enemy.

"Corporal Malov, take your people, to intercept the roundabout enemy on the right."

Putting down the telescope in his hand, Martin Lehmann responded to the latest enemy situation that he had just observed.

"Yes, Captain."

After the non-commissioned officer named Malov replied, he immediately put down his gun and shouted. "Class Three, follow me, let us deal with those sneaky mice."

Then the four soldiers stopped shooting and followed Malov's footsteps to the right. Then there was a burst of gunfire on the right side, and by listening carefully, you can know that the G33 semi-automatic rifle rang until the end. It seems that the enemy with the roundabout flanks has been repelled.

On the Polish position, General Felipots, who was in charge of the battle, looked at the position that could not be captured for a long time, revealing a trace of anxiety in his heart.

In fact, after destroying the armored vehicles of the defending army, his cavalry brigade should be withdrawn. Defenders lacking armored vehicles can't even see their horse butt, let alone the purpose of procrastination. It's just that he didn't want to get the number of casualties, which made him unwilling. Nearly a thousand people were killed or injured, how could he retreat.

Moreover, as Poland's most elite cavalry brigade, he attacked a Romanian reinforced battalion garrison. The casualties were so high, but nothing was gained. If it retreats like this, it will do too much damage to the morale of the officers and soldiers of the cavalry brigade.

So after thinking about it, Felipotts decided to annihilate the defenders before leaving. After all, the offensive of the Polish army has not stopped, but has moved more violently. The defenders are now crushed in the only two positions and can be taken down by just a few more attacks.

In the small town of Izpica, less than three kilometers away, a line of armored units are galloping along the road. They are reinforcements for Izpica. The reinforcements consisting of the second and third battalions of the armored regiment, and most of the mechanized infantry regiment are within easy reach. And they could all hear the sound of fighting in the town.

Colonel Dursk, who was in charge of commanding this force, immediately issued the order. "Start a battle formation immediately and ask for our troops."

Following his order, the tank immediately dispersed and the soldiers got out of the vehicle and rushed towards Izpica.

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"What are you talking about, enemy reinforcements are coming up?"

After hearing the report from the cavalry who was investigating in front of him, Felipotts couldn't help but ask again loudly.

"Yes, brigade commander, we have observed that the enemy's armored forces are about to arrive, so we dare to come back and report immediately."

After hearing the cavalry reconfirming the scout again, Felipotts knew that he had no chance to capture the defending position, and maybe his troops would be left behind, so he immediately ordered. "Let the troops stop attacking, and everyone is ready to retreat. In addition, give orders to Major Philekmo to prepare his anti-tank guns to cover our evacuation."

That's right, Felipotts is also prepared for this. He gathered all the anti-tank guns of the brigade, intending to buy time for his retreat.

Therefore, in the eyes of Martin Lehmann and others, the Polish soldiers who had not killed their attack the previous moment, now hurriedly evacuated the next moment.

"What happened to these Polish troops?"

A defending soldier asked curiously.

Martin Lehmann let go of the burden in his heart and answered him. "It should be our reinforcements."

And his words immediately detonated everyone, and everyone was shouting loudly. "Reinforcements are here, we are here."

They were not disappointed. After a few minutes, a large number of tanks and armored vehicles appeared in front of them. The two wings were R10 light tanks. They were responsible for cleaning the enemies on the two wings and detecting the enemy's situation. And in the middle is the R20 tank, as the backbone of the Romanian armored forces, they are responsible for siege and anti-armor operations.

Facing the newly emerging armored forces in Romania, the officers and soldiers of the Polish 3rd Cavalry Brigade immediately mounted their horses and wanted to evacuate.

It's just that Colonel Dursk will let them go?

I saw him pick up the microphone in the command car. "Now I order to attack the enemy immediately, and be sure not to let any enemy go."

Following his order, the speed of the tank increased, and when the tank was aimed at the enemy, it opened fire.

The violent explosion caused disasters to the cavalry around him. Shrapnel and shock waves caused many cavalry to fall off their horses. However, the frightened horses fled in all directions, which intensified the chaos of the scene.

Facing the unbridled attack by the enemy tanks, Felipotts could only send out all the remaining tanks in his hand, hoping to hold the enemy's footsteps. Of course, he also knew that his tank was not at all an opponent of the enemy's R20, so he used the armored force to deal with the two-wing R10 tank, at least this type of tank is still likely to be destroyed.

As for the R20 tank, more can only hope to make more use of its own tank to attract the attention of R20, and then use its own 37mm anti-tank to give it a heavy blow from the flanks.

That's right, this was the only way General Felipotts came up with, because the 37mm anti-tank gun it was equipped with could not penetrate the R20's armor from the front, so he could only find a way to turn it and then fire again.

It's just maybe this is the expectation of General Felipots, because the 50mm 42x tank gun equipped with the R10 light tank still has an absolute advantage over the current Polish imitation Jackal tank. What's more, Polish armored units, which don't even have a numerical advantage, will fight against them.

I saw that there was no waiting for the reinforcements of the R20 in the middle, and the R10 tank greeted it. It was equipped with a 50mm tank gun and even called it again and again, and all its 7TP tanks were destroyed. That's right, R10 tanks give priority to solving these thin-skinned tanks. Because of this distance, neither side can penetrate, so you can only use 7TP to blow air first.

After entering the effective range, the R10 set fire to only a few TPL tanks. After a set fire, the 3rd Division turned all the TPL tanks into scrap iron at the cost of destroying one and lightly wounding one.

Facing the failure of the armored forces to achieve their goals, General Felipotts can't care about it now, because the armored forces are getting closer to his own troops.

Not only did they use howitzers to bombard their cavalry, but they also used vehicle-mounted machine guns to continuously fire at the evacuated cavalry. From time to time, someone was shot and fell off the horse.

It is also destined that four legs cannot run on wheels.

I felt that this would not work. Before the enemy entered the effective range of the anti-tank position, his cavalry would collapse. General Felipotts couldn't care about it, and ordered directly. "Let the anti-tank positions open fire."

Facing the general's order, Major Philekmo, who was in charge of the anti-tank gun, fought hard. "But General, our anti-tank guns must wait for the enemy tanks to enter 300 meters before firing. Beyond this distance, it is impossible to penetrate them."

It's just that his request was not taken seriously, and General Felipotts said to him viciously. "Now, immediately, immediately, fire on me."

Under the command of the general, the 37mm anti-tank gun on the anti-tank position immediately opened fire on the R20 tank four to five hundred meters away from him. They know that once they fire, they will become the target of enemy tanks.

The R20 tank group, which was firing heavily on the cavalry, immediately felt different. They knew exactly what the ping-pong-pong sound meant.

After some observation, they found the anti-tank position hiding behind the bushes of the farmland. Needless to say, solving these positions first becomes a priority.

An explosion with a "bang" caused an anti-tank gun on the position to be destroyed, and the Polish officers and soldiers operating this anti-tank fell to the ground without a sound.

This is just the beginning. As this anti-tank gun was destroyed, the anti-tank gun positions that were discovered were destroyed one after another and the sacrifices of the Polish officers and soldiers in these anti-tank positions really delayed the armored forces. The footsteps let the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Cavalry Brigade temporarily leave the battle.

It was just that Colonel Dursk, who had observed all of this, had a mocking smile on his lips. "After ordering the destruction of the enemy's anti-tank positions, pursue them immediately."

Want to use a four-legged horse to run over your own armored vehicle, this is a joke.

Obviously, Colonel Dursk would not let go of the cavalry brigade running away. There is nothing he likes more than an enemy who lacks anti-armor means.

Moreover, unless these cavalry are not gathered together, they will not be allowed to escape. However, he needs to send a telegram to the division commander to inform him of the outcome of the battle.

I saw him call the communications staff. "To send a telegram to the division commander to inform that our unit has defeated the enemy's 3rd Cavalry Brigade. In order to avoid a threat to my supply line, I intend to continue to attack Lublin after annihilating the enemy."

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