The subsequent impact of landmines is getting bigger and bigger, because the German army bought time and laid more and more mines.
The main force where Shurka is located is pretty good, because there are reconnaissance troops and auxiliary troops in front of them to clear mines. Shurka and others will generally not be in danger of hitting mines as long as they do not leave the road.
However, as the car staggers forward, from time to time you will see a few more wounded or corpses on the roadside, and occasionally you will see bombed-out cars or even tanks.
What surprised Shulka was that there were soldiers injured by the "wooden shell mine" lying on the roadside... It was easy to see that the wounds were filled with splinters of wood, which were difficult to clean.
, because a small part of it will break into the muscle and cause infection.
"What's going on?" The thief also discovered this: "Why do the Germans have wooden shell mines?"
"That may be what they captured!" The veteran replied: "You know, they captured a lot of our equipment during the attack!"
This is a fact. Many Soviet troops escaped before even having time to detonate their ammunition depots, so a large amount of equipment fell into the hands of the Germans.
Of course, most of this equipment is useless to the German army, who usually distribute these captured equipment to the rebels... As mentioned before, there are many rebels in Ukraine and other places who are dissatisfied with Moscow.
Except mines.
At this time, the German army was short of landmines, and landmines did not have the problem of inconsistent ammunition, so of course they would use landmines here.
The soldiers felt embarrassed, or it could be said to be humiliating, when they thought of using Soviet landmines against the Soviet army.
However, this seems to be a normal thing, just like the artillery captured by the Soviet army will also hit the German troops with shells.
At this time the car stopped again.
The soldiers have become accustomed to the fact that the speed of demining in the front cannot keep up with the marching speed of the main force, so the troops always stop and go.
But this time it wasn't because of that.
Shulka jumped out of the car and found the convoy parked outside the village.
The villagers seemed to have heard the noise coming from the road but did not come out. Occasionally, a head would poke out a few windows to take a look, and then close the windows with a "bang".
After looking in front of the motorcade, Shulka discovered that several people were coming to greet them. They seemed to be the people in charge here, with a smile on their face but a bit of panic in their eyes.
This made Shulka a little bit puzzled. You must know that these are Soviet people and this is the Soviet army.
After thinking about it, Shulka finally understood: the Germans had occupied this place, and the villagers probably welcomed the Germans. Who knows, the Soviet troops are back now...
However, the worries of these people were unnecessary. The 9th Army was now busy chasing the enemy. They just wanted to ask about the situation of the Germans.
"Shulka!" At this time, a German barrel truck passed by Shulka and stopped. An officer wrapped in a raincoat jumped out of the car.
Shulka took a closer look and saw that it was Major Gavrilov.
"Look!" Major Gavrilov raised his head behind him and said, "My new car is pretty good, isn't it?"
"From the Germans?"
"Of course!" replied Major Gavrilov.
The German barrel trucks are indeed easier to use than the civilian cars used by the Soviet army, especially on muddy roads full of potholes.
"Then you have to worry, Comrade Major!" Shulka said: "You know, there are many new recruits in our army, and they may mistake this car for the enemy's car!"
"So I only use it when marching!" Major Gavrilov replied with a smile.
After a pause, Major Gavrilov said: "You know what? The Germans have stepped up their offensive against Odessa!"
"What?"
"Odessa!" Major Gavrilov said: "They mobilized a large number of bombers in that direction, including Romanian and German bombers. They laid mines at the port and bombed the port and warships in the rain regardless of the danger...
"
This weather is not suitable for fighter operations due to low visibility, but if the target is a large warship, it will be a little different.
"In addition!" Major Gavrilov said: "They also sent at least one additional division to Odessa!"
"German division?"
"Yes, the German division!" Major Gavrilov nodded: "We haven't found out their number yet. We only know that this German division is very powerful. In just one day, Odessa's middle defense was destroyed by them.
Breakthrough!"
"How did they get to Odessa?" Shulka asked.
"Glider!" Major Gavrilov replied: "Landing in a glider, have you ever heard of that thing?"
Shulka looked confused.
But of course this was just an act. As an ordinary Soviet soldier, he shouldn't know this.
Although Shulka knew that the Soviet Union at this time was even trying a tank that could fly into the sky... The Soviet Union hoped to combine tanks and gliders, and then let the tanks fly directly to the battlefield instead of maneuvering like a snail from land.
Of course, this attempt ended in failure because it was unrealistic.
"Ignore this!" Major Gavrilov said: "Anyway, the Germans arrived in Odessa, although I believe they will pay a heavy price, you know... flying gliders in this weather, but
They arrived and made a difference in Odessa!"
After a pause, Major Gavrilov continued: "We estimate that Odessa is likely to fall within the next three days!"
Shulka was a little confused when he heard this.
Historically, Odessa was not occupied by the Germans so quickly... In fact, the Battle of Odessa was fought by the Romanian army, and the Germans should not have appeared, and they were brought by gliders.
Then Shulka understood.
This should be some kind of chain reaction: Historically, the Soviet army should not have defended Kiev or even organized the 9th Army to launch a counter-encirclement. Kiev should have been surrounded by the German army and fell into a bitter battle.
Now, Shulka has changed all this, so the German army has to speed up its attack on Odessa in order to deal with the counter-encirclement of the 9th Army...
"So we have to get to Odessa before then?" Shulka asked.
"Yes!" Major Gavrilov replied: "Otherwise, we will face a Romanian army plus a German division. In addition... the Italian Expeditionary Force also changed their marching direction, and they rushed to Ao
Odessa. More importantly, Odessa is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack!"
As a result, the situation suddenly became very serious for the Soviet army.
"But now!" Gavrilov looked ahead and smiled bitterly: "It's almost impossible to get there before they capture Odessa!"