The decisive battle against the Third Reich

However, this problem was easy to solve. Qin Chuan took off the camouflage cloak on his body, tied it to the rifle, then stretched it out from the tank cabin and shook it outside...

Gerhard, who had arranged the rocket launcher on the other side, thought it was a little strange. He clearly saw through the telescope that the T34 destroyed several Soviet tanks one after another and then destroyed the building and blocked the road. This As soon as Shi saw the tank with its white flag stretched out, he quickly ordered: "No shooting, that may be a tank surrendering to us!"

Then, the tank "rumbled" to the defense line and stopped when surrounded by German soldiers.

"Don't shoot!" Qin Chuan shouted outside: "We are Germans!"

But to be on the safe side, Qin Chuan still raised his hands and slowly leaned forward... Although this seemed a bit timid, it was better than being accidentally injured by his own people. You must know that these soldiers did not have much combat experience. Skirmishers, if you pull the trigger nervously, your life will be lost in the hands of your own people.

A flashlight light soon shone on Qin Chuan's face, and someone immediately called out: "God, it's the captain!"

"It's me!" Qin Chuan felt more relieved now: "Aren't you going to put away the flashlight?"

"Yes, Captain!" The German soldier quickly turned off the flashlight.

Gerhard also rushed over. Seeing several excited German soldiers and Qin Chuan emerging from the tank, he asked in confusion: "Captain... why are you in the tank?"

"Don't you recognize this tank, Lieutenant Colonel?" Qin Chuan raised his head towards the tank behind him: "We repaired it and drove it back, that's it!"

The surrounding German soldiers were all stunned, and then burst into cheers.

Looking at the direction of the Soviet army, because the road was blocked and unable to pass, and the Lovaj River and the five-meter-high east bank were blocking them like a city wall, they had to give up the attack.

"It's unbelievable!" Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard was lying next to Qin Chuan, who was observing the front line with a telescope, and said: "You can almost say that you blocked the enemy with your own strength, otherwise our defense line may be broken through by the Soviets. "

"We are just a little lucky, Lieutenant Colonel!" Qin Chuan said: "We won't be so lucky next time! Judging from the performance of our troops in this battle, they are not considered a qualified army!"

"I agree, Captain!" Lieutenant Colonel Gerhard replied: "Give them some time, I believe they will satisfy you!"

"I hope so!" Qin Chuan replied.

Major General Vardany on the Soviet side was furious at this situation. He yelled at Colonel Yefimshi, who was in charge of the attack: "I gave you two infantry regiments, a tank battalion and two artillery battalions. But what did you give me? Apart from a few broken houses and a few corpses in Hexi! What's even more terrifying is that nearly half of the tank camp disappeared in your hands..."

Although what Major General Vardani said is an exaggeration, it is not far from the truth.

The strategic purpose of the Soviet army tonight was not just to capture Hexi... They knew from the beginning that Hexi was not a strategic location. Not only was it not a strategic location, but the winding river course put the Soviet army entering Hexi in a natural semi-circle by the enemy. Surrounded.

Major General Vardani originally hoped to use tanks to occupy one or two important bridgeheads in the east of the river and gain a firm foothold, so that the Soviet army could break into the east of the river at dawn and expand its results.

Unexpectedly, not only was this goal not achieved, eight T34 tanks were lost in an instant: two of them were destroyed, and three were buried in the ruins by collapsed buildings. It was uncertain whether they were alive or dead. The cement blocks were severely damaged and basically turned into scrap metal; another two overturned in the panic and fell to the ground on their backs on the road. It will take a lot of trouble to reuse them.

You must know that the T34 production at this time was not large. A group army only had five tank battalions. Only two of these five tank battalions were T34 tank battalions. There were only more than thirty T34s in total, but they were lost overnight. Eight cars, no wonder Valdani feels distressed.

"Comrade Vardani!" Colonel Yefimsi stepped forward and replied: "This loss was an accident. We did not expect that the enemy would have a T34, and it would also sneak into our tank formation..."

"This cannot be explained by accidents!" Major General Vardani interrupted Colonel Yefimsi: "Accidents will happen on the battlefield at any time. If there are no accidents, it is not a war. Now, because of your mistakes, we may have to spend more money. It will take a lot of time to capture Holm, which may affect the progress of our campaign. Comrade Stalin will not hold us accountable just because of an 'accident'!"

Colonel Yefimsi couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. He knew that Vardani was right. Stalin would not interfere with the process. As long as the mission failed, no matter what the reason, it would be a death penalty.

"Comrade Vardani!" Colonel Yefimsi stood up and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely capture Holm within the stipulated time and eliminate all the invaders of our motherland here!"

Vardani nodded: "Very good, Comrade Yefimsi. But you have to pay attention to strengthening air defense while attacking, so as not to allow them to get more supplies. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Comrade Vardani!" Colonel Yefimsi saluted and turned around and left.

After Colonel Yefimsi went out, political commissar Matevich handed Vardani a telegram and said: "This is a call from Holm. They have identified the main force of the Germans!"

After receiving the telegram, Vardani couldn't help but be stunned: "First Infantry Regiment? I thought they were the airborne regiment!"

"They are indeed an airborne regiment!" Matevich replied: "It's just that they are an infantry regiment!"

"What a strange army!" said Vardani. "I've never heard of it before!"

"No, you heard!" said Matevitch.

Valdani looked at Matevich in confusion.

"They were transferred from Africa!" Matevitch said, "Have you ever heard of the 'Legendary Sergeant'?"

Major General Vardani's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Comrade Matevich, you mean... the First Infantry Regiment is the unit where the 'Legendary Sergeant' belongs? The 'Legendary Sergeant' is in Hall "

Matevitch nodded and said: "Not only is the 'Legendary Sergeant' in Holm, but... he was in that tank last night. I'm talking about the tank that destroyed eight of our T34s. The story has spread in Holm!"

Major General Matevitch opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't close it. Only then did he realize that what Colonel Yefimsi encountered was indeed an "accident", but of course he would not say that to him.