The sky was gray and it seemed like it could rain at any time.
Two hundred Soviet soldiers stood firm in their forest camp, waiting for the German attack.
At this moment, the life and death of some comrades could no longer be considered. Many of the wounded died because of their serious injuries. The soldiers who were still sticking to their posts were also mentally prepared to die in battle.
"Comrades, fight hard, wait for Tokov to attract the enemy, and give them a head-on blow!"
At this difficult moment, Balzen decided to set up a trap. He believed that the hunter should first shoot a bullet at the wild boar. Although it would not kill him, it would definitely anger the wild boar thoroughly, and then he could attract it away.
So the Soviet army prepared a way for them to retreat. They buried all the uneaten potatoes and sent several people to drive carriages to take away the seriously injured people who were still alive.
The four trucks were full of injured people, and the soldiers even wanted to take away the unconscious Nina with them.
It wasn't until Ruslan shook the girl's body vigorously that she woke up at the last moment.
"Uh, what's wrong with me? I feel so dizzy." The girl held her head, feeling uncomfortable all over.
"Nina, do you know what happened?"
"Um?"
"You were knocked unconscious. How do you feel about yourself now?"
"I think I'm okay. Although my head still hurts. Give me a gun and I can still fight."
Natasha, who was watching all this, followed her wishes: "Very good, I will give you weapons now, prepare to fight, warrior!"
Some of the wounded, even though they were seriously injured, still planned to use the last strength of their lives to stay and fight the invaders until they died.
Everyone admired their consciousness. Since they wanted to be heroes, they should give these people who beat the dead a chance to become heroes in the end. Besides, Balzen really hoped that his troops would be strong.
The Soviet army deployed an arc-shaped defense line up to 500 meters wide in the forest. Thanks to the foxholes they had dug previously, their defense system was fairly reliable.
For example, most machine gun positions are built of wood, tamped with soil, and then a wooden beam is strung across the top of the shooting position to create a shooting hole.
However, the Soviet army lost almost all its heavy weapons, with only two recoilless rifles left, and indeed there were more than 80 rounds of artillery shells. In addition to these, they also captured four 50mm micro mortars, and another 30
An RPG warhead. With this kind of weaponry, he could fight the Germans. Balzen was really looking forward to the next battle.
On the other hand, Tokov personally led 40 people as bait. They retreated and fired their guns. The sound of gunfire indeed attracted the attention of the German army.
The 23-ton Panzer III tank with thickened armor can directly smash through trees. Of course, the crew will not focus on hitting trees. They will walk through the gaps in the trees unless there are no gaps. They still maintain a relatively small distance.
Fast speed, and good infantry-tank coordination with infantry.
The armored soldiers talked about the glorious victory of the French battle two years ago, when the tank troops unexpectedly broke through the Ardennes Forest. In this battle, many armored soldiers regarded this action as a replica of this, and they also walked through the forest.
, the next step is to destroy the main force of the Soviet army.
Blücher, the leader of the Assault Group, determined that his vanguard unit was exchanging fire with the Soviet army. Gunshots were heard one after another in the forest, and the German vanguard unit kept biting Tokov. In this way, the small Soviet unit of only 40 people
He was stunned and attracted three thousand German troops in hot pursuit.
There was always a distance of about 300 meters between the two armies. It was not until Tokov realized that he was almost at his own camp that he accelerated and ran.
The gunshots were getting closer and closer, and Balzen, who was prepared, ordered his troops to prepare for battle.
He yelled: "Comrades, the first company will withdraw first. Don't accidentally injure friendly forces! Do you understand?"
The soldiers stared straight ahead, and soon, a group of people walking quickly appeared.
They were brothers from the first company, and there was no accidental damage here. After Tokov withdrew, he hurried to Balzen and said breathlessly: "I lured the Nazis here, what should I do next?"
"Of course it's combat!"
Tokov smiled confidently: "The enemy chased me for six kilometers like this. They must have gone crazy. I think they chased me here, but they never thought there was a trap here."
"Don't talk nonsense, and don't be complacent. Get ready quickly and beat the enemy hard for me."
From the perspective of the German army, they were indeed chasing after them. In short, the Soviet army was running for their lives in front of them. Is there any reason to let them go?
Blücher only felt that he had advanced a long way. He did not carefully calculate how many kilometers it was. In short, the troops had been advancing for an hour. They had been looking for the sound of gunfire. Suddenly, the sound of gunfire disappeared.
What happened in the front? Blücher didn't care at all, his troops were still advancing.
The vanguard of the German army were six assault squads, equivalent to the strength of two companies. They pursued for six kilometers, and only six people were injured by stray bullets. The small casualties allowed them to move forward confidently until they appeared in Balzen's field of vision.
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A large number of swaying figures appeared in the woods, and their movements were strange, like tourists strolling in the woods. As they gradually walked in, it was clear that they were holding steel guns in their hands.
"Brothers, get the enemy closer before attacking, and prepare grenades first!"
The orderly soldiers quickly ran throughout the entire defense line, and each of the more than 200 soldiers held a grenade made from a can.
The German army continued to advance, and they also saw the anomaly in front of them. Suddenly, six assault teams suddenly stopped on their knees. Then, they actually sent unknown elite soldiers to investigate.
"What the hell!" Balzen gritted his teeth angrily. He immediately changed his order and shouted: "Put down all the grenades and shoot immediately!"
In any case, the leading soldiers of the German army will discover the anomaly here, and the chance of intensively launching grenades will disappear.
Suddenly, a large number of bullets were fired from the Soviet defense line, and the five leading German soldiers were immediately knocked down. The barrage even killed and injured the German troops behind them, but more German soldiers quickly used the big tree as a cover and lay down under the tree.
Root began to fight back.
Bullets whizzed past the heads of the Soviet troops, and the Soviet bullets even scattered debris from the large trees where the German troops were hiding.
Even the burst fire of MG34 directly broke the trunks of pine trees, and several big trees collapsed.
During this battle, Natasha started her performance again.
It might not be easy for her comrades to hit the enemy, but she definitely could. The girl was also a little annoyed. If her anti-tank gun had not turned into scrap metal, even if the enemy was hiding behind a big tree, he would not be able to escape the fate of being penetrated and killed.
Fortunately, her "close comrade" SVT40 was still useful. The German machine gunners provided fire cover, and other infantry tactics retreated. The gun flames of those machine gunners directly exposed herself, and Natasha relied on this to start her hunting.
The girl suddenly became ruthless. She aimed and fired mechanically. When one magazine was empty, she quickly replaced it with another.
In a short period of time, she had used up two magazines, and the results were very good - those German machine guns did not fire again.
The exchange of fire lasted for only five minutes. The German army retreated leaving more than thirty corpses, and the Soviet army also paid the price of five sacrifices.
However, the Soviet army was not complacent about this victory at all, because the large German army was behind them. The ground was shaking, and some chirping sounds gradually came.
Suddenly, several straight pine trees collapsed.
Balzen already understood what it was, and he shouted in horror: "Tank! Pay attention!"