Muller's troops never fought face-to-face with Soviet troops in the swamp.
The German officers and soldiers behaved very calmly. They aimed at the figure in front of them and suddenly opened fire when they reached 200 meters away.
The soldiers in the front row of the Soviet front line were suddenly hit by concentrated fire. More than fifty soldiers were shot and fell to the ground immediately. Almost all of them were concentrated by mg34 and died completely on the spot.
The Soviet army was in a small wilderness, with grass almost waist deep beneath them.
The clever soldiers would quickly lie down at this time, but the Soviet Jewish soldiers were possessed by anger. Instead of lying down, they shouted "Ula" in excitement and rushed towards the woods that were spitting fire snakes!
Their courage turned into foolishness at this moment, and they also forgot what team coordination was, and even their daily military training.
The Soviet army's front line suddenly became disorganized, and the way they charged made Muller, who was watching the battle calmly, admired.
"It seems that Soviet troops everywhere like the Ula Charge. It's a pity that your courage cannot be said, but your human sea charge without heavy weapons cover is completely out of date."
Indeed, the harder the Soviet army charged, the more serious the casualties were.
Vasilyev immediately realized that something was wrong. He shouted: "Brothers, retreat quickly. If you continue to charge, you will only lose your life in vain."
There were gunshots and explosions everywhere, who could hear what he said?
Vasilyev could only do the best possible command, such as making tanks attack quickly to attract German firepower and reduce the pressure on the infantry.
Two BT tanks came galloping towards them. They opened fire while running wildly, and encountered concentrated German fire.
Muller's troops carried a small number of German-made RPGs, which German officers and soldiers used as mid- and short-range anti-tank weapons loaded with explosive warheads, which served as infantry support weapons for both offense and defense.
The German army found a key target, which was the sudden appearance of Soviet tanks. They no longer cared about why the Soviet army had tanks. Now that tanks appeared, RPGs had a place to play. Multiple warheads were aimed at Chekov's tanks.
Due to incorrect intelligence, the Germans did not carry armor-piercing bombs. The RPG missiles exploded when they touched the armor, which only caused the entire tank to shake. What's more, the warhead was first blocked by the outer fence, further weakening the power of the explosion.
The tank was severely shaken, and the personnel inside complained endlessly.
"Brothers, are you all still alive?" Chekov asked through gritted teeth.
The driver also gritted his teeth and responded: "I'm not dead yet, the tank can still run wildly."
"That's good, where are the others?"
"I'm fine, but our gun barrel is broken." The gunner's regretful reply made Chekov very disappointed. Although it was only a small 37 mm gun, without it, the tank's combat effectiveness plummeted.
Just as the crew was counting the current losses, two more RPGs collided and exploded. The German RPGs were not very powerful, but the BT tank was still too light. The explosion caused damage to the internal wires, and sparks crackled for a while.
Because the vibration was too severe, the oil pipe at the rear end of the tank suddenly broke. In addition, the exhaust fan was damaged due to the broken line. The engine exhaust began to spread into the cockpit, making everyone including Paul Chekov feel that the tank was about to explode.
"No! If you continue, you will be waiting for death. We must abandon the car."
"But, our battle?"
"The barrel is broken! The engine is damaged! The tank is likely to explode. We must abandon the vehicle! Quick!" Chekov said nothing and opened the tank's top cover himself.
Of the two Soviet tanks, one quickly caught fire after Chekov and others escaped. In the end, the ammunition exploded. The other, after realizing something was wrong, actively stopped charging and used tank guns and coaxial machine guns.
Firepower output.
The Soviet tanks suffered heavy losses, and the casualties were even worse.
Most of the attacking Soviet soldiers did not decide to retreat until they saw their own tanks exploding and catching fire.
By this point, the Soviet army had suffered heavy losses in personnel, and they had to abandon the bodies of the dead and retreat.
But just as the Soviet troops began to retreat, the German troops suddenly launched a pincer attack from the north and south.
"Ah! What happened?!" Vasilyev looked left and right in horror, and saw some black smoke suddenly coming out from behind the woods. It turned out to be a German armored vehicle, and the painted iron cross simply symbolized death.
In addition to armored vehicles, a large number of infantry also appeared. Relying on the armored vehicles, they frequently knelt down and fired, while machine gunners lay on the ground and fired accurately.
The Soviet army's tactical evasion turned into a rout due to the sudden arrival of German reinforcements.
There was no longer any need for Vasilyev to give orders, and his troops had already begun to flee westward crazily.
The soldiers exposed their reserves while fleeing, their resistance became weak, and they were helplessly shot by the Germans.
Seeing the battle situation, he thought of the German army. Muller immediately ordered: "The flanking troops will pursue the victory and try to catch a few alive and kill the rest."
The tactics of the German Army are almost all improved around the pincer offensive, which they often use with proven success!
In this battle, the vengeful Jewish soldiers, eager for revenge, underestimated the enemy and rushed forward, playing into the hands of the German army.
However, in terms of the speed of retreat, the Soviet army wanted to be astonishing. Muller, who held his telescope high to watch the battle situation, couldn't help laughing contemptuously: "This group of Russians have great courage to charge and their ability to escape is also excellent. Could it be that they wiped the soles of their feet?"
Oil?"
The German officers and soldiers thought they could kill the enemy in large numbers during the pursuit, but the Soviet army did not give them another chance. The Soviet soldiers quickly escaped from the range of the German machine guns, and their retreat did not stop.
Vasilyev himself ran wildly and shouted over and over into the walkie-talkie: "Our attack has failed and the Germans are pursuing us! I request fire support. The distance is 5,250 meters and the direction is five degrees east-south. Artillery cover. Hurry!"
Rosakov did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered Doronin to prepare for the bombardment.
The Soviet artillery reacted fairly quickly. They adjusted the angle according to the parameters reported by Vasilyev, and then fired three rounds from each gun.
These artillery support is enough.
Of the sixty shells fired together, only ten fell into the German pursuit camp, killing some German troops.
Suddenly, the fear that had dominated the Soviet shelling for several hours was once again accompanied by heartache.
Muller immediately adjusted and ordered the pursuing troops to stop advancing and retreat to avoid artillery fire.
Vasilyev could finally breathe a sigh of relief. He was glad that the German army did not have to continue to push them over. The next step was to count the number of people.
The Soviet army rested in a small group of woods. The soldiers who escaped here realized that there were not many people with just a quick glance.
Vasilyev quickly learned a result that made him cry, that is, exactly 500 Soviet soldiers were ripped off.
Those who did not come must have died in the battle, and of course it cannot be ruled out that some soldiers were lost while fleeing for their lives. All in all, Vasilyev believed that he personally commanded a rare defeat for the Soviet army.
The defeat of the Soviet army was a victory for the German army. Muller's troops first suffered heavy losses from the artillery bombardment. After retreating to a new position, they fought a beautiful blocking battle.
In fact, this was also a real victory for the German army on July 5th.