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

Chapter 43 Life hangs on a thread

When Lin Chen became familiar with the internal structure of the tank, before he even had time to learn the names of the other two crew members, the German offensive began.

18 German bombers carried out continuous bombing on the town, followed by intensive heavy artillery bombardment, and the entire town was reduced to a sea of ​​fire.

Many Soviet commanders and fighters died heroically in the bombing, and the 20th Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade suffered particularly heavy losses.

The German 57th Panzer Corps gathered about 40 tanks and more than troops to launch a full-scale attack on the southern suburbs of Gromoslavka.

"Comrade Commander, I'll go get some paint. Please wait for me." The machine gunner shouted anxiously.

They were all transferred here temporarily and were not very familiar with tanks. But one thing was clear: since the paint on the tanks had not been changed in time, they would probably be killed by their own people if they drove out rashly.

"It's too late. Judging from the sound of gunfire ahead, the German army has a considerable advantage! By the time you find the paint, it will be cold. Besides, where are you going to find paint at this critical juncture?" Lin Chen made a decision immediately.

"Hanta, go tie that red flag to the car body and cover the swastika." He added to the machine gunner and communications soldier, "Use the radio to contact the nearest counterattack force. We will follow them in the counterattack, so that we won't be easily injured by mistake!"

In fact, he was also afraid in his heart, afraid that some blind person would shoot him, which would be terrible.

It happened that a company of troops from the 98th Division passed by, and they were ordered to reinforce the town's street fighting, so Lin Chen hurried forward to communicate with them.

When the other party heard that there were tanks to cooperate in the battle, they were very happy. How could they refuse?

Then a dramatic scene appeared in the small town of Gromoslavka, where a group of Soviet infantrymen surrounded a Type 4 tank and advanced slowly.

Lin Chen asked the machine gunner to open the hatch and communicate with the Soviet officers around him, while he himself concentrated on driving the tank.

The handling of this tank is similar to the recent Type 3, except that it has more power. I just don't know how powerful it is.

In the face of the German army's overwhelming superiority in armored forces, although the officers and soldiers of the 98th Division were extremely brave, and took advantage of street fighting to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy with Molotov cocktails and anti-tank grenades, they had a hard time resisting because too many anti-tank guns were destroyed.

After paying the price of five or six tanks, the German army had already broken into the square in the center of the town.

In the minds of the German army, the current situation is very good!
As long as this town is taken over, some of the officers and soldiers trapped in Stalingrad can be rescued.

Although the tanks may not be able to return, the elite infantry in the Sixth Army is the essence of the empire.
As long as you are alive, your vitality will be restored sooner or later.

"boom!"

The Type 3 tank at the front was destroyed.

Then there was another sound.
Another one!
Oh no, the enemy is ambushing!

Everyone was shocked and looked for cover.

The attacking tanks quickly searched for the enemy's anti-tank firepower points through the observation holes.

But I still can't find it, it's really strange.

The tank commander is a very experienced elite officer. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the red, white and black ribbon hanging on the collar of his uniform fully demonstrate his outstanding military achievements.

He searched carefully, and with the destruction of another Panzer IV, he finally figured out the problem.

It turned out that it was a Type 4 tank with the same paint scheme as their own troops that was firing at this side. No wonder no one could figure it out.

"Everyone, pay attention. There is an enemy Type 4 tank in front of us to the right! Please note that this is not a friendly force, but an enemy. Destroy it resolutely!"

The other vehicles were confused when they heard this, "Enemy No. 4?"

However, they were all well-trained elite armored soldiers. They immediately obeyed the order and turned their guns!
"Fuck, we've been discovered. I'll reverse the car. Hanta, keep ready to shoot. Don't stop the machine gun!" When Lin Chen saw that the enemy's guns were all turning, he knew that his trick of "passing off a fake as a real" could not continue.

Tanks of this era do not have any automatic aiming systems, and once the vehicle is in motion, the possibility of opening fire and hitting someone is almost zero.

So Lin Chen just asked the machine guns to keep spitting out flames to harvest the enemy infantry, and the tanks' main guns were ready to fire. The German artillery bombardment arrived soon.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Most of the continuous artillery bombardments missed the target. Is this really lucky?

In fact, they were mainly experienced armored soldiers of the German Army. Many of them were lost in the "Typhoon" offensive (Battle of Moscow), and a considerable number of them were trapped in the Stalingrad encirclement, but they had no fuel and could only "sigh". Many of the people who were replenished now were rookies, and only a few veterans returned to the team after recovering from injuries.

A shell from a German tank hit Lin Chen's car directly, and the loader in Lin Chen's car was so scared that he wet his pants.

But a miracle happened again, the tank was not damaged.

It turned out that what hit them was just a Type 3 tank, and its main gun's armor-piercing ability was really not enough to deal with a Type 4 tank.

Having luckily escaped the disaster, Lin Chen retreated like crazy, and the German tanks chased him at full speed.

The German commander gritted his teeth and refused to give up until it was destroyed.

As the saying goes, "If you walk by the river often, you will get your shoes wet."

The command vehicle was also a Type 4 tank, and its crew was composed entirely of veterans. After it calculated the advance time of Lin Chen's retreat route, it fired an extremely deadly shot, hitting the track of Lin Chen's tank.

The tank's body also caught fire.

Lin Chen was shocked, and Hanta and the other three were also injured to varying degrees.

The German army ignored the frantic diversionary attacks launched by the Soviet infantry and surrounded Lin Chen and others from multiple angles.

The white tank gun barrel seemed to emit a dazzling cold light on the snow-covered streets.

The four of them were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The command tank in the front had its turret blown off by a shot, and two tanks behind it were also destroyed at once, which shocked the enemy's offensive.

The deafening sound of "Ura" resounded through the sky.

It turned out that the vanguard of the 2nd Guards Mechanized Army had arrived.

Lin Chen's tank was hit and caught fire, but luckily he escaped the disaster. Otherwise, if he had been "rushing" to the front, he would definitely have been "taken care of first".

The 2nd Guards Mechanized Army was equipped with the latest T34 tanks. After a sudden fire attack, the German armored forces and assault infantry suffered heavy casualties.

In particular, the death of their commander had a great impact on morale.

In the end, they had no choice but to retreat in a hurry, which officially announced that the German army's last siege offensive in Gromoslavka was completely crushed.

The recommendation for the first to second place was hacked, and a piece of garbage with 300 collections actually made the cut. Who can I complain to?

But it doesn't matter, as long as everyone sticks with me, I will continue writing. Even if I have to run naked, I will finish this book!
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