When he saw that the old man was unwilling to leave his home and was ready to fight to the end, Xu Rui ordered that as long as the residents here were willing to stay, regardless of whether they were old or children, they would be given weapons.
After a while, thousands of people came out to receive weapons. Some of these residents were over sixty years old, and some were in their teens and were not as tall as a gun. Several stout Soviet aunts also clamored for guns. The Soviet army directly
fulfilled their wishes.
Seeing this scene, Xu Rui was very moved. They are worthy of being a fighting nation. Even women and children have to participate in the battle. Although they have no combat experience, they are a useful help to the Soviet army that lacks troops.
The entire southern part of Tver became busy. Soldiers and civilians began to block the windows with stones and bricks, and simple fortifications were formed, just waiting for the arrival of the Germans.
The old man Sergey was unwilling to leave. With Xu Rui's help, he got a gun and could use it to defend his homeland. Sergey was very happy. His ten-year-old grandson, Sergey, also
They stayed behind to deliver bullets and grenades to Sergei. This young and old man became a microcosm of the people of Tver.
"Little Sergey, why don't you leave?" Old Sergey asked.
Little Sergey said: "Grandpa, I want to protect our home."
"Well done." Old Sergei laughed, and then said: "As expected of my Sergei's grandson, we must drive the Germans out today!"
Old Sergei was a veteran. He had participated in many foreign wars of Tsarist Russia in his youth. He had a strong will and a stubborn temper. Instead of persuading his grandson to leave, he felt that his grandson had his own shadow, and he was very happy in his heart.
However, most people in Tver are not as optimistic as old Sergey. Everyone knows that there is going to be a street battle here, and no one can say whether they will see the sunrise tomorrow.
At the same time, Manstein, who was heading towards Tver, felt his right eyelid twitch. For some reason, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"How far away is Tver?" Manstein asked.
"General, ahead is Tver, which is less than two kilometers away from us." An officer replied.
"Have you seen the Soviet blocking position?" Manstein asked again.
"I didn't see it. It seems that the Soviets did not set up a blocking position outside the city."
"What?"
Manstein's originally narrowed eyes suddenly opened, flashing a little.
Manstein looked at the map again, but the map did not show any dangerous terrain near Tver. Why didn't Xu Rui stop the attack outside Tver? Did he want to watch his armored troops march into Tver?
?
After thinking for a moment, Manstein's pupils quickly contracted.
"Street fighting! Xu Rui must fight in the street!"
Manstein guessed what Xu Rui was thinking, but he couldn't predict the outcome. If Xu Rui and the Soviet army had to engage in street fighting, then he really had no good solution.
More importantly, in street fighting, the power of the armored troops will be greatly weakened, and the advantage in speed cannot be used at all. They can only fight in a scattered manner. In this way, they will inevitably fall into a hard battle, and they will not be able to capture it in a short time.
Tver's plan was bound to fail, and the Soviets only needed one day for reinforcements to arrive. By then, their own armored units would be deep alone and would inevitably fall into an extremely dangerous situation.
However, what made Manstein most helpless was that he clearly saw through Xu Rui's arrangement, but he was unable to decipher it. If Xu Rui really wanted to engage in urban street fighting, Manstein's armored troops would not be able to get around it no matter what.
Manstein finally understood one thing. He had still underestimated Xu Rui and the defenders of Tver. Now he could only fight a street battle, and more importantly, he could not survive in a day.
We must win, otherwise, once the Soviet reinforcements arrive, all the gains will be in vain.
Whether to fight or retreat, Manstein hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to take a gamble. If the infantry divisions on the northern front could arrive in time, and combined the strength of the three divisions, there would still be a chance to capture Tver in one fell swoop.
Thinking of this, Manstein gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble. If he really lost the bet, he would have to retreat at worst. If he won the bet, the door to Moscow would be wide open, and Army Group North could march straight in and fight towards Moscow.
"Order, advance at full speed and attack Tver!"
"yes!"
Half an hour later, the entire Tver was filled with gunpowder smoke. After the German armored troops rushed into Tver, they fought with the Soviet troops house to house. The battle was extremely fierce, and the entire northern part of Tver was completely enveloped.
At the same time, Han Feng and Zuanshan Bao attacked a transport convoy behind the German army with their wolf fangs, killing six to seventy German vehicles transporting oil, and burned all the oil with a fire. Then,
Lang Ya sat in two captured German Opel Lightning cars and drove quickly towards the city of Tver, preparing to join the street fighting in Tver.
A few hours later, the car in which Han Feng and Zhuan Shanbao arrived in Tver, the group quickly occupied the commanding heights and began to attack the German army. At this time, Leo also led the Brandenburg Special Forces
Joined the battle in Tver.
Seeing the fierce street fighting between the German army and the Soviet army, Leo frowned, took out a map, pointed to a building in the center of the city and said: "There is news that the Soviet army's headquarters is located in this building. As long as the attack
If the Soviet command headquarters is lost, then the Soviet army will be leaderless, and General Manstein will definitely be able to capture Tver."
Leo snorted coldly and immediately led the soldiers towards the city defense headquarters where Cheryshev was located.
The Tver City Defense Headquarters was busy. Cheryshev was constantly issuing orders one after another. It must be said that Cheryshev was a competent division commander and there were no big loopholes in the orders he issued.
At this moment, a burst of fierce submachine gunfire suddenly sounded outside the door. Cheryshev was startled and asked: "What happened?"
"Pah! Pah!"
The glass on the first floor was instantly broken, and then several grenades were thrown in from the window.
"Boom! Boom!"
There were two explosions and smoke filled the air. Then, more than a dozen German special forces rushed into Cheryshev's command room from all directions, and gunshots rang out non-stop.
Two minutes later, the gunfire stopped and Soviet corpses were everywhere on the ground. Cheryshev fell to the ground covered in blood, his body shaking constantly.
"Captain, this should be the commander of the Soviet army." A soldier pointed at Cheryshev and said.
Leo came to Cheryshev and said in Russian: "Order your troops to surrender immediately. I can treat you and keep you alive."
Cheryshev grinned, red blood dripping from the corners of his mouth. He waved to Leo and motioned for Leo to lean down.
Leo immediately squatted down and looked at Cheryshev with a cold smile on his face.
"Pooh!"
Cheryshev spat on Leo's face, and then a proud smile appeared on his face.
The corners of Leo's mouth twitched a few times, and the bloody spit remained on his face, giving people a strange feeling. Leo realized that he had been insulted by this seriously injured Soviet man. In an instant, a huge wave of
A sense of humiliation welled up in my heart.
"court death!"
Leo stretched out his hand and pinched Cheryshev's throat.
"Kaba!"
There was a soft sound, and Cheryshev's throat was crushed by Leo.
Leo wiped the bloody spit on his face with his hand, then took off his white gloves and threw them aside, a rage burning in his heart.
"Kill all the prisoners!" Leo said.
Every member of the special forces was shocked. Although they often did the killing of prisoners, Leo had never done it. In everyone's impression, Leo was an orthodox German soldier and was not addicted to it.
Kill, I didn’t expect Captain Leo to show his sharp fangs today.
A dozen Soviet prisoners stood in a row in front of the wall. Then, several German submachine guns sprayed out tongues of fire and knocked them all to the ground.
At this point, the Soviet city defense headquarters was completely deceived by Leo, who successfully beheaded him.
Leo immediately had someone use the radio to notify Manstein: I have successfully beheaded him, and the Soviet command organization has been completely wiped out by me!
"Well done Leo!"
In a private house outside Tver, after receiving Leo's telegram, Manstein's eyes brightened and he felt relieved. Although the performance of Brandenburg's special forces in the Battle of Moscow was not good,
People once doubted the importance of special operations, but Manstein was keenly aware that the combat mode of special forces will become a very important part of future wars, when others have lost confidence in Brandenburg
, but Manstein firmly believed that the Brandenburg special forces must have their own special status in future wars.
Because of this, he transferred Leo's Brandenburg special forces to the northern battlefield. Judging from today's battle, they achieved great success, which made Manstein very happy.
Now that the command organ of the Soviet army has been taken away, the Soviet army in Natville will become leaderless and unable to coordinate and command. As long as I add more strength, make a few more tactical changes, and change the rhythm of the attack, I will definitely be able to fight.
Disrupted the Soviet army's deployment and captured the city of Tver.
Thinking of this, Manstein immediately ordered the reserve team to immediately intersect and divide the city of Tver into two parts that did not belong to each other, so as to facilitate the division of the Soviet army, psychologically attack the Soviet army, and finally force the Soviet army to give up street fighting.
,exit Tver.
At this time, Manstein knew very well that if it was street fighting, the problem would not be solved in one or two days. In order to solve the battle in the shortest possible time before the Soviet reinforcements arrived, the Soviet troops must be driven out.
