Balzen was finally able to see the German tanks coming from afar through his telescope. He continued to ask Misha: "Dear, have all our scouts come back?"
"They were all withdrawn, leaving no trace."
"Very good! It's just a pity that our 20-round rocket launcher still shifted its position. If these so-called brave and capable armed SS troops were all killed by rocket launchers, we wouldn't have to confront them head-on!"
After all, Misha was just a correspondent, so he remained silent.
Balzen talked to himself for a while, then continued to observe with his telescope. He saw the German army quickly changing into a coordinated formation of infantry and tanks, and he had to admire him in his heart. "You are finally about to attack the city. Just go in. I am here."
There are also rocket launchers that can beat you up! The messenger!?"
Soon, five messengers came over in a hurry.
"You inform all the troops to prepare for battle, inform the traitors to prepare for a charge, and inform the rocket launcher team to prepare for level fire on enemy tanks."
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.
"One more thing, tell those traitors that whoever can capture or destroy a tank will not only be exempted from the crime, but also become a hero."
Balzen was giving orders, but they were suddenly interrupted by the sound of violent artillery fire.
"Ah! What happened?!"
"Batalion Commander, look!" Misha pointed in the direction of the city.
Three No. 4s and seven No. 3s fired test fire at Loev, and some German machine gunners also fired at the city. The green tracer bullets were quite conspicuous, and the high-explosive shells fired by the tank guns also blew up a cloud of smoke.
The attack firepower unleashed by the elite German troops was so magnificent that the veterans in the reconnaissance battalion all recalled what they had experienced in the Badijinskaya village on the outskirts of Minsk exactly a year ago. Look at this shocking combat power, the new enemy was indeed a
Not the 707th Division or the 722nd Division.
Balzen secretly rejoiced: "The commander's decision is really wise. If I deploy in the city, one round of their tank bombardment will collapse the entire defense line!"
He ordered the troops not to act rashly, and the safety of everyone's firearms was temporarily turned off. The time for official combat would be decided at an appropriate time.
Balzen continued to pay close attention and saw that these German troops showed a very good infantry formation again.
In terms of infantry combat, the German army's behavior was lackluster. The entire infantry squad (assault group in SS organization) surrounded a machine gun. These German troops formed a skirmish line and then lay on the ground. They had tanks in front, infantry in the back, and a few guns.
Mortars were also erected. Balzen especially noticed a surprising fact, that is, the German army carried a German version of RPG. The shoulder-mounted launch tube was so obvious.
On the other hand, the German army also expected some firepower response from the city's defenders. They often used fire tests to induce the Soviet bunker to open fire, so that the assault team or artillery could defeat it first.
The squadron leader leaned half out of the command tank, holding his telescope and staring at the smoke and dust of the city ahead.
Because he was on the battlefield, the squadron leader also wore a steel helmet. However, his behavior was still too unique. Among all the tank turrets, he was the only one with half of his body exposed.
The sharp-eyed Natasha wears a steel helmet full of grass on her head, and the SVT40 she holds in her hand has been previewing new targets. Once her superiors order a battle, she will first kill the mortar crews. Now a strange guy holding a telescope sneaks in.
Out of the tank, he must be an officer.
"Igor."
"Honey, what's wrong?"
"The man who got out of the tank, I suspect he is the commander of this enemy. Go and inform the battalion commander to attack that tank first!"
"Okay, I'll come as soon as I go."
Soon, Igor informed Balzen of this important information, and the Soviet army immediately had a target to attack.
Squadron leader Flesch never expected that not only were the Soviet troops ambushed in the distant forest, they also had powerful weapons!
Flesch knew that his behavior was quite risky, and he was so passionate that he would not flinch even if the enemy opened fire. The smoke gradually dissipated, and with a wave of his hand, a platoon-sized assault team acted as a scout and headed towards the city.
Quick assault.
"The German army has finally taken action! The messenger, inform each company to prepare for battle! Inform the rocket launcher team to prepare for bombardment." After Balzen issued the order, he himself also set off. He personally ran to the rocket launcher team to witness the attack on No. 4
The key strike of the tank!
As for the German scouts, they broke into Near Loyev without any resistance. When the dust cleared, forty people were walking on the city streets full of debris and rubble. The cement buildings on both sides of the road were all dilapidated.
The exposed steel bars in the ruins are like curved and ferocious fingers, telling how much damage the city has suffered.
The German soldiers believed that only the continuous bombardment of heavy artillery could inflict such a blow to the city. Thinking of the rocket attack they had just encountered, everything became clear.
They moved nervously among the rubble, and soon, several soldiers discovered the figure covered with a layer of dust.
"Haha! It seems that the tank guns killed all the Russians?! Karl, go and tell the captain that we found the dead bodies of the enemy."
"Okay, William, you and your brothers should be careful. I'll come as soon as I go."
The soldier left in a hurry, but suddenly, an explosion knocked him down. He staggered to the ground and looked back, only to see that all his comrades were lying down, and they were all still groaning.
Three explosions suddenly occurred in Loyev City. When the scouts were inspecting the dead bodies, they turned over the corpses, causing the booby traps to be activated. Fragments from spent bullet casings flew everywhere. They often cannot kill with one hit, but they are like
The person will be riddled with holes like bullets, and he will bleed excessively and die in pain within ten minutes.
Commando Carl hurriedly crawled over and saw his comrades all wailing, and everyone was covered in blood!
The squad leader immediately ordered the soldiers to stop carrying the bodies and rescue the injured first. No matter dead or injured, pull the people out first. Because of these explosions, the originally quiet city became dangerous, as if many enemies were hiding behind the ruins.
And in the basement, if you continue to move forward, the entire team will be killed in the ambush.
The squad leader stepped back slightly. After personally inspecting a corpse, he saw a grenade underneath the corpse. He understood that this was a Russian trap.
At this time, a communications soldier carrying a radio on his back came running.
"Captain, the squadron leader is asking us what happened with the explosion just now. Are there really Russians here?"
The squad leader was very depressed, "I think we should withdraw and report in person."
As a result, the German troops withdrew from the city after suffering six casualties.
Flesch quickly understood what happened to his men. He was nervous about the explosion just now, but now he only felt hatred. As for the speculation that the squad leader was worried about an enemy ambush in the city, he didn't want to pay much attention to it. He simply said: "The Russians
No matter how strong it is, can it be as strong as a tank?"
Flesch ordered everyone to enter the city. All the armored vehicles roared one after another, and each "iron box" was about to take action! Especially the infantrymen also half-knelt on the ground, or moved to the rear of the armored vehicles and lined up.
This was Balzen's hopeful moment. He slowly lowered his binoculars and patted a rocket launcher on the back.