Just as Bely was squatting next to the radio operator, waiting for him to get in touch with Lieutenant Valenla, the squad leader of the Guards responsible for the defense here ran up to the rooftop and politely asked Sokov, who was holding a telescope: "Lieutenant Colonel
Comrade, is there anything I can do for you?"
When Sokov and others first arrived, the squad leader was polite to them because the other party's military rank was much higher than his own, and his attitude towards them was respectful and distant. Seeing that Sokov's troops repelled the German army so easily
The attack made him realize that if he wanted to keep the club and save his own life, he had to hug Sokov's thigh tightly, so he took the initiative to show his kindness.
"Comrade Sergeant," seeing the squad leader's respectful attitude towards him, Sokov also said to him in a friendly tone: "Can you please find someone to bring us the telephone line to the rooftop so that we can better communicate with him?"
Command the troops."
When Bely heard what Sokov said, he immediately echoed: "That's right, Comrade Sergeant, we are in the office and cannot understand the situation on the battlefield in time. Please arrange manpower as soon as possible to help us connect the phone lines.
Come to the rooftop."
"Is this your request?" The squad leader felt that Sokov and Bely's request was too simple, so he stood still and said, "Don't you need me to send someone to give your soldiers some food and drink?"
Since the other party offered to send water and food to the soldiers, Sokov naturally would not object. However, he still asked: "Comrade Sergeant, can the defenders at the school and stadium also send them water and food?
"
"Comrade Lieutenant Colonel," the sergeant squad leader said with some embarrassment to Sokov's question: "Our squad is responsible for guarding the club, and the rest of the area is not our responsibility."
The squad leader's words made Sokov realize that his request was a bit excessive. After all, there was only one class. Asking them to deliver food and water to the school and the stadium would mean that there were not enough manpower, and maybe their food reserves were not enough. Thinking of this
, he waved to the squad leader and said: "Comrade Sergeant, then you first arrange the manpower to get us a telephone line. Then, send food and water to the soldiers stationed in the club." The Sergeant smiled.
He agreed, turned around and left the rooftop.
After spending a long time, Bely finally got in touch with Lieutenant Valianla. He asked anxiously: "Comrade Lieutenant, where are you, and how long do you have until you can reach us?"
"Comrade Colonel," Valenla said with a sad face: "We have just left the gate of the factory. I'm afraid it will take half an hour at the fastest to get to you."
"What? We still have to wait half an hour?" Hearing what Valianla said, Bely became a little angry: "Isn't the speed of the spherical tank able to reach up to 60 kilometers per hour?"
"Comrade Colonel, you also know that that is the maximum speed." Valianla explained to Bely: "We are driving a prototype vehicle, which cannot reach that speed at all, and the tank has been thrown several times since leaving the tank depot.
Anchor. I don't even know now whether we can successfully drive to your location."
Sokov never dreamed that the spherical tank for which he had high hopes would be so unreliable. It would break down frequently on a road of just two or three kilometers. If it were actually put into battle, I'm afraid its battlefield performance would be...
It won't be to the extent that I imagined.
But since they were all here, whether they were mules or horses, they had to be taken out for a walk, so he walked to Bely and said to him: "Comrade Colonel, don't blame Lieutenant Valenla, I think he has done his best.
As for how the spherical tank performs on the battlefield, we will find out after it is put into combat."
The reason why Bely got angry at Valianla was because he was worried that Sokov would be angry when he saw the spherical tank was late, so he taught his subordinates a lesson in front of the other party, which was also a way to find a way out for himself.
At this moment, hearing that Sokov didn't care so much, he felt at ease: "Okay, Lieutenant Valenla, you don't have to say anymore, I understand your situation. Your task now is to drive the tank over as soon as possible.
As for whether to use you, we will see how the battle develops later. Do you understand?"
"clear!"
After Bely handed the earphone and microphone back to the operator, he apologized to Sokov: "Comrade Brigadier, I'm really sorry. The performance of my subordinates has let you down."
"Look what you said," Sokov said to Bely with a smile on his face: "This spherical tank is just a prototype. Whether it can be put into actual combat is a question. It is also inevitable that some malfunctions will occur while driving on the road.
It's inevitable. Don't blame Lieutenant Valenla, he's not having it easy either. He's been acting as a tank repairman all the way."
The two were talking when they suddenly heard footsteps coming from the door of the rooftop. They turned around and saw that it was the squad leader walking up with a communications soldier carrying a coil. The squad leader came to Sokov,
He nodded and bowed and asked, "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, do you know where to put the phone?"
Sokov casually pointed to the location of the sandbag fortification and said: "Comrade Sergeant, just put it here at the sandbag."
The squad leader nodded and asked the communications soldier to start connecting the phone lines. The communications soldier was very agile, and in just a few minutes, he installed the new phone in place. After testing it, he nodded to the squad leader and signaled
The telephone has been installed. The squad leader turned to Sokov and said: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, the telephone has been installed. You can make calls now."
"Thank you, Comrade Sergeant." Sokov said gratefully for the squad leader's help: "If necessary, I will put in a good word for you in front of General Guryev."
The sergeant squad leader is also a smart man. He naturally knows what Sokov means by saying good things for yourself in front of the division commander, which means that you have a bright future waiting for you. Therefore, he is showing kindness to Sokov
After thanking him a lot, he left the rooftop with the communications troops.
As soon as the sergeant and the signalman left, the German army began to attack the school again. The Germans were very smart this time and did not bombard the school with heavy artillery before the attack, because they knew that the shelling could cause serious harm to the Soviet army.
The damage is limited, so if you want to finally resolve the battle, you can only fight close to it.
Before the attack, the German army fired a large number of smoke bombs at the school. For a while, the entire school was shrouded in smoke. Sokov couldn't help but wrinkled when he saw that the school in the distance could only see its outline clearly because of the smoke.
He frowned. Just when he was about to call Vanya to find out the situation, the other party called first.
"Comrade Brigade Commander," Vanya said anxiously on the phone: "The enemy fired a large number of smoke bombs into the school, making it difficult for us to see where the enemy is. What should we do?"
"Comrade Captain, don't panic." Sokov looked at the smoke in the distance and felt anxious. However, in order to prevent his subordinates from panicking, he forced himself to say calmly: "We can't see the enemy clearly. The enemy is
They can't see us clearly either. Let the soldiers stay in the trenches and wait until they see moving figures and shoot immediately."
"But, Comrade Brigadier, the smoke is so thick that our visibility is limited." Vanya continued: "By the time we see a figure moving, the enemy is not far away from us."
"Listen, Comrade Captain." Seeing that Vanya seemed a little nervous, Sokov quickly emphasized to him: "The smoke released by the enemy has exactly the same impact on both sides. You can't see them clearly, and they can't see them clearly either."
I don’t know about you. As long as the soldiers hide in the trenches and remain motionless, the enemy will not be able to detect them. In this way, the enemies that rush up will become targets for the soldiers to shoot. Do you understand?"
"I understand, Comrade Brigadier." After Sokov's analysis, Vanya suddenly burst into confidence. He quickly expressed his stance: "Don't worry, I will never let an enemy break into the school."
Sokov put down the phone, raised his binoculars and looked at the school shrouded in thick smoke, his face full of worry. Seeing his situation, Bely quickly asked with concern: "Comrade Brigadier, what's wrong with you?
You seem to be worried a lot?"
"Comrade Colonel, look." Although Sokov knew that nothing could be seen clearly in the school, he still pointed there habitually: "The main force of the first company is deployed in the direction of the entrance of the school, and the teaching staff
But there are not many people guarding the building. If the Germans use the cover of smoke to bypass the tightly defended front and rush directly to the teaching building, our soldiers may be attacked from both sides."
Regarding Sokov's statement, Belei thought for a moment, nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, Comrade Brigade Commander, you are right, the direction of the teaching building is the weak link in our defense. If the Germans really
By bypassing the school gate and rushing directly to the teaching building, and relying on solid buildings for defense, our troops deployed in the direction of the school gate may be surrounded by the enemy."
"Is there any way you can prevent Yilian from being attacked from both sides?"
"Let me think about it carefully." Bely stared at the direction of the school for a long time, and finally said to Sokov: "Comrade Brigade Commander, the only way is to move the tank platoon around the teaching building.
, to prevent enemies who may rush towards the teaching building.”
"This is a good idea." Sokov thought to himself that several tanks in a tank row were deployed around the teaching building at the same time. Once the enemy is found to be attacking, they can quickly assemble and give the enemy a head-on blow. He rushed
"Comrade Colonel, then order the crews of the tank platoon to take action and set up defenses around the teaching building to prevent the enemy from approaching there," said Bely.
Belly immediately walked to the walkie-talkie, picked up the microphone and contacted the second company commander Ivantsov: "Captain Ivantsov, I now order you to immediately have all the tanks in the tank platoon drive to the school for teaching.
Guards were placed around the building to prevent possible sneak attacks by the Germans."
Seeing that Bely had finished the call, Sokov was about to hand the earphone and microphone back to the operator, so he stopped him: "Comrade Colonel, please wait a moment."
Bely raised his head, looked at Sokov with strange eyes and asked: "Comrade Brigadier, is there anything else?"
"I estimate that the German troops attacking the school may not have many tanks. Why not let the spherical tank go over and see how effective it can be on the battlefield."
Bely has been thinking about when and where the spherical tanks should be put into use. Since Sokov has suggested sending the spherical tanks towards the school, he did not object and instead called Valenla.
The communication said bluntly: "Comrade Lieutenant, you are now marching to the school immediately to reinforce our troops there. I repeat, you are marching to the school immediately to reinforce the troops there."
After hearing Bely's order, Valianla loudly agreed: "I understand."
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The smoke that shrouded the school gradually dispersed, and the commanders and soldiers who stood guard at the school gate suddenly realized that no trace of the enemy was found in front of them. On the contrary, behind them, there was a burst of roar of tank engines.
. Some experienced soldiers immediately recognized that it was a German tank and couldn't help but panic.
A Soviet tank parked northwest of the teaching building noticed the outline of a tank emerging from the smoke. Before he could see clearly what kind of tank it was, the tank had been hit by an armor-piercing projectile fired first by the Germans. The armor-piercing projectile was
The metal jet, after penetrating the armor, produced a splash effect and splashed around in the tank body. It first killed the tank crew inside, and then hit the shell and caused a fatal explosion.
Just hearing a loud "boom", the top cover of the T-34 tank was blown off by the huge shock wave, and then a dazzling flame, like a volcano erupting, spurted out from the hatch without a top cover and rushed directly onto the tank.
A height of thirty or forty meters.
The German tank crew who fired the gun did not expect that one of their shells could achieve such a great result. While they were clapping and celebrating inside the tank, they suddenly heard the roar of the tank engine from the front. According to the commander's judgment, at least
There were three Soviet tanks coming towards him. He quickly issued the combat order and asked the loader to load the shells. Once the position of the Soviet tanks was locked, he fired without hesitation.
However, when the German commander saw the incoming tank clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned. A spherical tank he had never seen before appeared in front of him and rumbled towards him. This spherical tank did not appear alone.
, followed by a T-34 tank on its left and right sides.
"One to three!" After the commander silently calculated the strength comparison between the enemy and ourselves, he decisively ordered to aim at the strange tank and gave the order decisively: "Fire!"
As the order was given, the gunner fired without hesitation, and the 75mm armor-piercing projectile came out and flew towards the strange tank. "Another Russian tank was killed." The commander thought in his heart.
I thought with joy.
But after a moment, his smile froze on his face. The armor-piercing bullet that accurately hit the spherical tank actually turned into a ricochet and was bounced aside.
He thought he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked again. The strange spherical tank continued to drive towards his location, and only one launcher could be seen at the location hit by the armor-piercing projectile.
The commander couldn't believe what he saw. He murmured to himself: "What the hell, what kind of Russian tank is this? Our armor-piercing bullets can't penetrate it?"
"Load, load immediately." Looking at the tank getting closer and closer, the commander shouted hysterically at the loader: "Fire another armor-piercing round, we must destroy it."
This chapter has been completed!