Chapter 908： Switch to defense

"Boom!" A 75mm recoilless gun fired fiercely, with shining flames from the muzzle, and it shot at a T-26 tank on the opposite side.

Two seconds later, the tank there made a violent explosion, and the flames skyrocketed.

This seemed to be a signal. With the explosion of this tank, the entire Soviet army's positions continued to emit black smoke.

"Da da da!" Maxim's heavy machine gun fired, and the tracer shot across the sky, drawing a straight line. At the end of the straight line were the Soviet soldiers sleeping beside the campfire.

Bullets hit the snow, tweeted, and some hit people. The person who had just been awakened from his sleep screamed loudly, looking at his body that was about to be frozen. There is blood outside, this kind of scene is scary.

Among the sounds of Maxim's heavy machine guns, there are countless submachine guns firing. All the automatic firepower is firing. It stretches for several kilometers just beside the highway where the Soviet Union marches into the Snake Array. All become the battlefield. .

The sound of guns is everywhere, the neighing before death is everywhere, this dark night is no longer silent!

"Boom!" Another bomb exploded, causing Vinogradov to lie on the ground in horror. The explosion just now was near him!

"What's going on?" Vinogradov shouted loudly, "Quickly, adjutant, report the situation!"

The adjutant quickly rushed in from the outside: "Master, it's not good, we are surrounded, and all around us are Finns!"

Surrounded!

At this time, the surrounding gunfire made them have to believe this fact. They were surrounded by a large number of Finns on their march. Now, they will usher in the same fate as the 163rd Division!

"Quick, turn to defense on the spot, quick, quick!" Vinogradov shouted: "Where's our tank? It's about to open fire!"

As if he heard his shout, the driver of a T-26 tank was reacting quickly. He got into his cab and pressed the switch.

Quick, start!

He only heard the weak gasp of the starter behind, buzzing, buzzing, and stopped moving for a few times.

Come again!

Buzz, buzz! Suddenly, a burnt smell came out, no, the motor burned!

The cold weather has exceeded the starting ability of the engine. It is almost impossible to start by the electric motor before the fire is used!

He climbed anxiously from inside the tank, and when he opened the cover of the engine compartment at the back, he discovered that the water tank had expanded, and a large ice tumor had emerged inside.

Damn it! When the flame was turned off, the water was not released! His tank engine has been frozen by the expanding ice!

He crawled out of his tank and watched the captain rushing over: "Hurry up, start the tank!"

"The engine is broken and cannot be started!"

"Oh, no!" He personally watched the running car captain, and was swept down by a shuttle bullet behind him. The captain fell in a pool of blood like this, the captain raised his head, and finally looked here, his body Below, a bright red.

"Finn, go to death!" In his hand, he held a DT machine gun and slashed it violently at the place where the fire had just appeared. After that, he saw a more terrifying scene.

A recoilless gun fired at him! The cannonball dragged an arc of tracer in the dark and flew towards him accurately!

"Boom!" The tank exploded violently. During the explosion, he felt his body drifting farther and farther. When he looked down, he found that his lower body was burning on the tank. Then, Inside his brain, it became pitch black.

The battle did not last long, but the casualties of the Soviet army were huge.

Sitting in his makeshift tent, Vinogradov looked gloomy.

"This is definitely not an ordinary guerrilla! They have artillery and heavy machine guns. Their number is a few thousand. Obviously, the Finns mobilized the main force of the army to besiege us!" Vinogradov said : "Now, we must switch to defense on the spot!"

"But, sir, we are less than ten kilometers away from the 163rd division. If we continue to move forward, we should be able to join the 163rd division in half a day." A subordinate said.

Vinogradov shook his head: "No! There must be more traps ahead of us. The road may be destroyed, and our losses are too great now that we can no longer move forward."

On this day, Vinogradov's heart has undergone too many changes. From the very beginning, he was triumphant, hoping to make contributions and get promoted to the top. By now, he has no confidence.

He had suffered a great loss before completing the task, and at the same time, in his heart, he was already timid.

He didn't dare to go forward anymore. Fighting would kill people. If his troops lose too much, he can't deal with them.

However, if he goes back like this, it will not work. He can almost imagine that as long as he goes back, his life will be over. Therefore, he made the stupidest decision to stay in place!

If he continues to advance, he can join the 163 division and twist it into a rope. If he is scared, he will retreat and reduce casualties. Now, he actually ordered to stay in place and turn into defense!

The progress of the Great Purge caused the Soviet to lose too many excellent commanders. Vinogradov, like Vinogradov, commanded at most one platoon. Now, he wants to command a division!

At this time, the surroundings had calmed down, but Vinogradov was afraid in his heart. He did not dare to advance or retreat. He didn't know that his hesitation had truly ruined this force!

In the second half of the night, snowflakes floated up again. The Soviet army has no rest. They are doing their best to dig on the frozen ground and do defensive fortifications. In the severe cold weather, this work is tiring and irritating.

At this time, in the woods just a few kilometers away from them, the attacking troops had already returned.

They untied their sleds on the spot, and soon put up a warm tent.

These tents are foldable and can be easily transported in a sleigh like a boat called "" after being folded. This sled is pulled by three skiers, and there is a person behind to keep the balance of the sled while skiing.

There is a wood-burning stove in the tent, and soft pine branches are spread underneath. Even on the coldest night, the 20 people staying in the tent will feel very warm.

"Today, our goal has been achieved. We scared the Soviets. They have lost their last chance." Lieutenant Colonel McKinemi said: "As long as we continue to delay the Soviets here, our large forces will It will arrive slowly, especially when our artillery arrives, it is the time to completely encircle the Soviets."