I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 122 A Critical Blow

Lieutenant Sochilovsky was actually very anxious, but he knew very well that if he got carried away and destroyed this only armored force, he would be really finished.

He also understood the relationship between Sergei and Lin Chen. Although he didn't mind it in his heart, now was a critical moment and he had to use the difference in their positions to overwhelm the other party.

Sergei was stunned after hearing this. The Soviet army's punishment for disobeying orders on the battlefield was extremely severe, and one could even be shot on the spot.

He could only snort and walk away angrily.

"You guys keep an eye on him and don't let him do anything stupid!" Lieutenant Sochilovsky ordered several of his men to keep an eye on Sergei. If that guy drove out in a tank directly, all their efforts would be in vain.

"Tiger, Tiger, get going!"

In fact, it was not only Lieutenant Sochilovsky who was anxious, but Major General Hans Funke was also extremely anxious.

The tenacity of the Soviet army was beyond their imagination. Wave after wave of Soviet soldiers used old-fashioned grenades and even Molotov cocktails to destroy one of their armored vehicles after another. Although the Soviet army's terrible Type 4 tank was finally destroyed, it destroyed almost all of their tanks.

The remaining Soviet troops were still fighting desperately and refusing to retreat.

Should he send the last reserve troops? He still had a complete Tiger tank and a guard company of dozens of people. This was the last reserve force.

He had a habit when fighting. He didn't like to play all his cards. Otherwise, if something unexpected happened, he would be doomed. In addition, when he came here today, he always felt as if something was wrong. This was why he had not yet put all his cards on the table.

At this moment, Lin Chen's side was really almost wiped out. He watched with his own eyes the soldiers he brought with him fall one after another in front of him. He didn't even have time to be sad because his tank was finally hit.

A huge fire broke out in the carriage. Jacques used his last bit of strength to open the hatch, pushed Lin Chen out, and died in the fire.

Although Lin Chen survived by chance, he also suffered multiple burns. However, with his amazing willpower, he grabbed an MG34 machine gun nearby, quickly loaded the ammunition belt, and continued to shoot tenaciously.

Vasika's light tanks had all been used up, and he was lying in the trench seriously injured, his life or death unknown.

The situation is terrible.

It’s not that he didn’t want to get the 88mm gun, but Sergei and his men didn’t attack for a long time, which fully proved that the German army still had spare strength!

We must not let them find out that we have this kind of trump card, otherwise we will definitely lose the battle.

Fortunately, the German offensive had been exhausted by the desperate resistance of the Soviet army, so for a while, Lin Chen and another young Soviet soldier were evenly matched.

"Rumble~"

Finally, a big car appeared in the distance.

"Tiger tank, there really is a Tiger tank, my God!" The young soldier was a little panicked.

"What are you afraid of? Have you forgotten that we still have an 88mm anti-aircraft gun? Come and help me!"

Lin Chen was not afraid. On the contrary, he wanted to calm the little soldier down and make him work with him!

With the appearance of the Tiger tanks, the remaining elite soldiers of the German army all rushed over, because Major General Hans Funck felt that they had no choice but to send out the Tiger tanks.

When the Tiger tanks rushed into the ferry position, Lieutenant Sochilovsky's assault team finally moved!
At this moment, the two T34s and several light tanks in his hands rushed towards the rear of the Tiger tank like wild horses.

The machine gun fire from several tanks swept over, causing heavy losses to the German infantry.

"Damn, it turns out the Soviet army has a backup plan? No wonder I felt strange. How could a single tank carry out a successful raid? It turns out there was a tank detachment!" Major General Hans Funke suddenly realized.

But he was not worried. He could tell from the sound of gunfire at the Soviet crossing position that the situation had reached the final moment. The Soviet tank unit was basically composed of light tanks. Unless the commander of the Tiger tank was an idiot, as long as the front armor was aimed at the Soviet assault force, the Soviet threat would be almost zero.

The T34/76 tank main gun could not even penetrate the front armor of the Tiger tank, and it posed no threat to its side armor.

"Sergei, I'll cover you! You go around the back of the Tiger tank!" Lieutenant Sochilovsky thought for a long time. In order to destroy the Tiger, someone must sacrifice, otherwise they would never be able to take it down with their limited firepower.

But what we have is a light tank, so there is really no chance of winning!
It would be better to be the bait yourself and gain the final victory in the battle!
The German tank commander was not an idiot. On the contrary, he had extremely rich combat experience. He quickly saw the flaws of Sochilovsky's small unit: there were only two medium tanks!

As for light tanks, they are almost negligible.

So before the enemy deployed their formation, he immediately turned the vehicle around and shot down one of the T34s with the main gun. In this way, as long as he didn't expose himself, he would definitely be invincible.

When the Tiger tank destroyed the T34 on his side, Lieutenant Sochilovsky became furious and madly attacked the Tiger with his own tank's artillery, hoping to attract the other side to turn around.

But the opponent was not fooled at all, and the muzzle of the gun was slowly aiming at Sergei. As long as he was killed, the battle would be over completely.

Although Major General Hans Funke, who was watching the battle from a distance, was extremely dissatisfied with the huge losses of the German army in this battle, at least they won the battle. As long as they could take this place and cooperate with the subsequent engineering battalion to build a pontoon bridge, they could save the 6th Armored Division, which was definitely worth it.

Sergei's face was full of regret. At this distance, it was impossible for him to escape the Tiger tank's advanced aiming device, and his tank's main gun posed no threat to it at all.

"Captain, goodbye!" He closed his eyes in despair.

The commander of the German Tiger tank had a grim smile on his face, but he didn't know that Lin Chen's 88mm anti-aircraft gun had already locked him in the center of the sight.

As Lin Chen fired, an 88mm shell accurately hit the butt of the Tiger tank.

The shell mercilessly tore through the fragile rear armor, then plunged into the ammunition depot inside the tank, causing a huge explosion. The high temperature and high pressure generated by the explosion blew the entire Tiger tank into several pieces. Major General Hans Funke saw all this through the telescope.
"The 88mm anti-aircraft guns on the Soviet position are actually intact and usable? Then why are they not firing yet? Is they waiting for me to make a move? Oh my God, such an opponent is so scary!" Major General Hans Funke slumped in the seat of a half-track armored vehicle.

"Commander, what should we do next?" The service personnel in the car were also dumbfounded.

"Let's go. The Sixth Armored Division can only rely on themselves. Our Seventh Armored Division has done its best!" He waved his hand weakly and left with the remaining troops.

The remaining German troops who rushed into the Soviet positions were so frightened when they saw that all of their Tiger tanks had been destroyed that they lost all their fighting spirit and immediately laid down their weapons and surrendered.

Lin Chen took a look at the Soviet tanks approaching quickly, then wiped the sweat off his forehead, "Damn, that was a close call!"

After several comrades escaped death, they were indescribably moved. Sergei also held Sochilovsky's hand tightly. Everything was said without words.

"Jacques died, and Vasika was also seriously injured." Lin Chen still told everyone two pieces of news that made everyone very sad. He himself was actually seriously injured, but thanks to his strong self-healing ability, it is almost impossible to tell that he has been burned.

Of course he didn't want anyone to know this secret.

At this time, the large force led by the brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Parosovich, finally arrived. Originally, Lin Chen was very dissatisfied with the brigade commander's breach of trust, but when he saw the brigade commander's embarrassed look, he suddenly felt that he might have wronged him.

Parosovich felt very embarrassed, because according to the plan, he should have arrived at dawn today to meet up with Lin Chen who had taken over the ferry position. But now he was more than three hours late and arrived at almost noon. What kind of strategy and tactic is this?
But he did try his best.

Not long after Lin Chen and his vanguard left, he also set out almost at the same time. However, his large force was not fully mechanized and consisted of many mules, horses, and infantry. With a large formation, he was soon informed by a Russian traitor bribed by the German army.

Encountered a sudden attack from the German long-range firepower.

That’s not all. After passing the Sauron Bridge, they encountered a reinforcement force coming from the east, and a battle ensued.

Although the German army was eventually repelled by him, his losses were also huge, especially his radio station was damaged by German artillery fire, and he was unable to contact Lin Chen.

When the battle was over, he was anxious and quickly gathered his troops and brought people to reinforce Lin Chen. He didn't expect that the battle here was over and it was so tragic.

"Lin, I didn't expect the German army to mobilize so many tanks to counterattack. I was careless!" Parosovich was ashamed.

"It's normal. The enemy situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and there are many things we can't predict." He changed the subject, "But after this tough battle, our 4th Guards Tank Brigade is basically empty. The higher-ups should be able to replenish our forces, right?"

"It's difficult. We are short of soldiers and major generals on all fronts. Although the Supreme Command has launched a nationwide mobilization and even transferred troops from the Far East, we are still spending more than we earn. I hope our number will not be revoked and we will be merged into other troops." Parosovich was still a little pessimistic.

However, Lin Chen did not think so. As a guard unit, their combat capability was absolutely good. In addition, they had completed such a difficult task this time. Logically speaking, they should be upgraded to a tank division.

The rumbling sound of artillery came from the northern front, and the two men smiled at each other.

Needless to say, the battle for the main force of the Soviet army to encircle and annihilate the 6th Armored Division began. With the retreat route cut off, the main force of the 6th Armored Division had no chance of escape.

But these are not what they should worry about. Although the German attack was repelled, they still have to reorganize their troops and strengthen their defense lines.

What if the German army launches a counterattack?

At this moment, Major General Hans Funke looked very sad. He really wanted to make a comeback, but his strength did not allow it. His 7th Armored Division had already fought almost to the end, and this time he brought so many troops out and was rejected. What should he do when he returns?
At this moment, he suddenly had a feeling that this epic battle that would determine the fate of the empire might really be lost, because the Battle of Kursk almost exhausted the empire's most elite troops, even troops that could not be withdrawn from other places were brought in. If they still lost, it would be devastating for the Eastern Front.

How can the remaining troops resist the powerful counterattack of the Soviet army?
While the fighting was in full swing south of the Donets River, although the Soviet Army's strongest reserve was on the northern front, the powerful military group on the southern front was more than enough to deal with the isolated 6th Armored Division.

In just one day, this German force, which was short of manpower and ammunition, was breached by the Soviet army like a tide. Except for a small number of personnel who retreated to the south bank by rafts, most of the others were annihilated and a large number of prisoners were taken.

The German Third Armored Army had one arm cut off!
When the large force rebuilt the pontoon bridge and reunited with Parosovich's tank brigade, they realized how difficult it was for this force.

The army group commander, Lieutenant General Rotmistrov, spoke highly of their great achievements and submitted the commendation application to his superiors for approval. It can be said that it is a foregone conclusion that this unit will be valued.

Lin Chen and his men no longer had the ability to attack further, so after handing over the position to a brother unit, they retreated to the rear. This unit needed to be replenished with personnel and equipment, and undergo training, which was what they deserved.

When they arrived at the rear, they were warmly welcomed by the local Soviet people, and everyone felt a long-lost relaxation.

We ate a lot of delicious food at the base that was hard to find at the front, such as steaming milk and goat's milk, spiced barbecue, and even some foreign aid food. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much.

Of course, if there is food, there must be drink.

Everyone drank heartily. This strong vodka was so addictive. Due to Lin Chen's outstanding performance in this unit, many veterans came over and toasted him.

Soviet people drink from large cups and they value enjoying themselves to the fullest, so the soldiers who are used to seeing life and death also use this most plain and simple action to express their emotions.

Officers such as Lin Chen also accepted everyone who came, of course, the price for doing so was getting drunk.

At night, the local government also arranged for a singing and dancing troupe to perform.

Although the songs and dances were all about war, it was indeed a rare spectacle for these Soviet soldiers who came from poor backgrounds.

On the simple stage, beautiful girls full of youthfulness comforted these officers and soldiers who had survived hundreds of battles with their graceful dancing and high-pitched singing.

Soon, the drunken soldiers also joined the dance. In front of the bonfire, Soviet folk songs accompanied by accordion and harmonica brought this hard-earned carnival to a climax just in time.

(End of this chapter)