When the troops exposed to Soviet fire retreated, at least thirty people lay on the cold streets forever. Seeing that his men suffered such heavy casualties, the German commander hiding behind shouted hysterically: "Fire the artillery, fire the artillery immediately, and knock down all the buildings where the Russian firepower is hidden."
Six German tanks lined up in a row opened fire on the buildings in the town. The walls of the building were immediately riddled with holes in the gunfire, and the walls that were hit several times fell to the ground, kicking up dust all over the sky. The soldiers hiding in the building naturally did not sit still and wait for death. Some soldiers opened the door and rushed straight to the street, running towards the center of the town; some soldiers jumped out of the windows at the back and quickly moved to safety. The place.
After a burst of artillery shells were poured into the town, the town was filled with thick smoke and collapsed buildings. Seeing that the situation was almost over, the German commander ordered the infantry to enter the town again. In order to prevent Soviet soldiers from hiding in the ruins and shooting coldly, he also sent out a few flamethrowers.
A German sergeant led a squad of soldiers to a half-collapsed building. Suddenly a bullet flew out of the corridor, knocking down the soldier at the front. The sergeant grabbed the soldier by the collar and dragged the soldier behind a low wall. When he saw that the soldiers had stopped interacting with each other, he couldn't help turning his head angrily and shouting behind him: "Pyro, burn them for me. You must burn all the Russians hiding inside."
Following the sergeant's shout, a soldier holding a flamethrower that was still dripping burning gasoline stood up straight, pointed at the corridor and pulled the trigger. A fire dragon composed of gasoline and viscous agent suddenly rushed into the corridor. For a time, all-pervasive flames filled the entire building, and a terrifying scream came from the building.
The German sergeant took the lead with a submachine gun and rushed into the corridor filled with hot air. He saw a man covered in fire on the stairs, rolling and screaming. He rushed forward and pulled the trigger on the enemy rolling on the ground. After the crisp gunfire, the screams suddenly stopped, and the people on the ground stopped struggling. His soldiers also rushed in and rushed up the stairs. Soon, the sound of shooting from two different types of weapons was heard from above.
Such battles were going on in many places in the town. The flamethrower is a very cruel weapon. It sprays burning oil to form a flame jet, which splashes everywhere. Especially the flame can turn around corners in buildings, causing huge damage to hidden enemies. The fear of fire is innate, and no one wants to be burned to death on the battlefield. Therefore, some timid soldiers, when they saw the German army using flamethrowers, took the initiative to put down their weapons and surrender.
The German army, supported by tanks and flamethrowers, was gradually eating away at the buildings occupied by the Soviet army. As time went by, more and more buildings were lost, and the soldiers had to move to the cinema in the center of the town.
Faced with such a severe situation, the deputy company commander asked Guchakov worriedly: "Comrade company commander, the Germans are getting closer and closer to here. What should we do?"
"The mission given to our company by the battalion commander is to hold the enemy here to cover the main force of the battalion crossing the river." Guchakov said expressionlessly: "If the order is passed, every commander and soldier must firmly stick to his post. , no one is allowed to take a step back without my order."
"Comrade Company Commander," after listening to Guchakov's words, the deputy company commander became a little anxious: "The battle has been going on so far. Although detailed statistics cannot be made, according to my observation, the number of casualties in the entire company must be more than half. Again. If we continue to fight like this, I'm worried that all our troops will be wiped out."
"What the Germans rely on is nothing more than their tanks and those flamethrowers." Guchakov said without changing his expression: "Deputy company commander, you arrange a few sharpshooters to go to the roof and kill all the German flamethrowers. Kill them. As for the tanks outside the town, we must also find a way to blow them up. As long as the Germans lose these two things to rely on, they will soon be defeated by us. "
Two sharpshooters were quickly placed on the roof of the cinema. Their mission was to eliminate the German flamethrowers and reduce the defensive pressure on the troops. After a while, a young sharpshooter spotted a flamethrower walking on the street. He quickly aimed at the fuel cylinder on the opponent's back, trying to turn the opponent into a roasted pig with one shot.
Unexpectedly, a shot was fired. Although the bullet hit the cylinder, it failed to penetrate and turned into a ricochet. The German flamethrowers were startled and hurriedly lay on the ground and looked around.
Another sharpshooter, who was slightly older, saw that his companion was actually aiming at the flamethrower's cylinder and shouted: "Don't shoot the cylinder, the bullet can't penetrate it. Aim at their head and shoot." After that, , he pulled the trigger at the fire-breathing soldier who raised his head. The bullet penetrated the side of the fire-breathing soldier's helmet and came out from the other side with a trace of blood foam. The fire-breathing soldier tilted his head and lay still on the ground.
Seeing the old sharpshooter kill the German flamethrower with one shot, the young sharpshooter quickly gave him a thumbs up and then started looking for a new target again.
While the sharpshooters were sniping down the German flamethrowers, the second platoon leader, who received the order to blow up the tank, led a dozen soldiers and quickly approached the location where the German tanks were parked with the help of the cover of the ruined walls.
The second platoon leader had been a tank soldier before and knew that the field of view of a tank soldier sitting in a tank is very limited. Otherwise, there would not always be a tank soldier leaning out of the turret with the open hatch cover every time he attacked. Not to install 13, but therefore they are needed to give direction to the gunner inside.
I don’t know what the German commander was thinking, but there was no infantry cover for the tanks parked outside the town. Seeing this situation, the second platoon leader couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly ordered two soldiers to feint from the front, holding two bundles of cluster grenades, and ran a few steps towards the German tank. After attracting the attention of the German tank crew, he hid. Go into the ruins and never come out again. The remaining soldiers walked around from the side, pulled the string of the cluster grenade, aimed it at the bottom of the tank, then ran to a dozen meters away and lay down while pointing their guns at the enemy tank.
After several consecutive explosions, the German tanks emitted billowing black smoke, and two even began to burn. After a while, the tank crew wearing black uniforms crawled out of the tank. When they tried to escape back to their own people, they were shot down by soldiers hiding aside.
With all the tanks and flamethrowers lost, the German commander knew that his troops would not be able to gain any advantage if they continued to fight, so they quickly issued an order to retreat. After preparing to gather other troops, we will attack this unknown town that cannot be found on the map.
Just as the German army retreated, two soldiers came from the west of the town. One of them was sent by Lieutenant Andrei. When he saw Guchakov, he raised his hand and saluted and reported: "Lieutenant Guchakov, I am here to inform you on the order of the battalion commander that the main force of the battalion has safely crossed the river. Please follow me to the lower reaches and prepare to cross the river."
