The German 15th Armored Regiment, after receiving Balck's call, immediately divided into two groups.
One of them is heading east, hidden on the only way for the Soviet army to retreat, preparing to catch the Soviet tank troops by surprise.
On the other side, the infantry was covered and launched an attack towards the Soviet army's original defensive area. The direction they attacked happened to be the location of the 19th Soviet Independent Tank Brigade.
Twenty Soviet tanks were hidden in the woods. Behind the tanks, there were two companies of infantry, hiding in the grass and preparing to fight.
Ruhle exposed half of his body from the turret, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. He saw about twenty tanks rushing towards the original Soviet position. Behind the tanks, there were an equal number of armored vehicles. A troop carrier loaded with German soldiers. He silently timed it in his mind. According to the current advancing speed of the German army, in five minutes, they would pass in front of the forest where he was hiding. He quickly conveyed combat orders to his subordinates through the throat microphone.
"Attention everyone, no one is allowed to fire without my order. I repeat again, no one is allowed to fire without my order." He repeated this order several times because he was worried that some tanks would not hear it. all over.
Five minutes later, German tanks and armored vehicles passed more than two hundred meters in front of the forest. Seeing that the time was ripe for shooting, Ruhelie decisively gave the order to fire. As the order was given, the tanks hidden in the forest fired one after another. The roaring shells landed among the German tanks and armored vehicles and exploded, sending up clouds of fire and smoke. Unfortunately, in the first round of firing, not a single shell hit the target.
Seeing that the first round of shooting was ineffective, Ruhle quickly issued new instructions to his tank crews through the throat microphone: "Don't be anxious, aim and hit. It may take some time for the Germans to discover our hiding position." We must kill them all before the Germans open fire."
The shooting results in the second round did not disappoint Ruhle. Two tanks and three armored vehicles were blown into fireballs. Ruhle clearly saw that not a single tank soldier inside the two destroyed tanks could escape. On the contrary, after an armored vehicle full of soldiers was hit by bullets and burst into flames, the soldiers covered in fire immediately jumped out of the vehicle and ran around dancing. Sometimes he ran wildly, and sometimes he threw himself and rolled in the snow, trying to extinguish the flames on his body.
"Well done, brothers." Seeing that the second round of shooting achieved such results, Ruhelie couldn't help but be overjoyed and said repeatedly, "I will ask for credit for you and every comrade who participated in the battle. Keep shooting, shoot out all the shells, and be sure to eliminate this fast German column."
After being hit by two rounds of artillery fire, the German tanks and armored vehicles immediately realized that there was a Soviet anti-tank position nearby, and immediately turned around and fired into the forest. Since they were shooting aimlessly, the covering infantry got out of the armored vehicles and seized advantageous terrain.
The German soldiers who jumped out of the armored vehicles thought that there were only Soviet artillery in the forest, so they formed a dispersed formation, bent over, put their rifle butts against their abdomens, and trotted forward.
"The Germans are coming up." Seeing that the German infantry quickly rushed to a place more than 100 meters away from the ambush point, Ruhlie quickly shouted into the throat microphone: "Machine gun, use machine gun fire on the enemy immediately. Suppress. Also, Chief of Staff, please immediately tell the infantry to stop sleeping, quickly prepare for battle, and come over to fight the Germans with bayonets."
The chief of staff was originally staying in the tank. After hearing Ruhle's order, he immediately got out of the tank and ran to find the infantry who were still resting behind, so that they could deal with the German infantry and anti-tank fighters.
After the German tanks fired two rounds, they discovered the hiding place of the Soviet tanks. Their shooting accuracy became increasingly higher. Many tanks were rattled by flying shrapnel, although they were not effective against the tank soldiers inside. It didn't pose much of a threat, but it also made them feel frightened. Therefore, at some point, a German artillery shell flew over and hit their tank directly, blowing it into a ball of fire.
As the German tank guns became more and more accurate, Ruhlie could no longer stay outside. He quickly retracted into the car and closed the top hatch of the turret. He still ordered his men: "Shoot, shoot as fast as possible, and be sure to knock out the tanks that pose the greatest threat to us."
As soon as he finished speaking, a nearby tank was directly hit by a German tank gun and exploded into a fireball. Of the four tank crews in the car, only one driver, who was covered in fire, escaped. The infantryman who rushed over after receiving the order saw his comrade covered in fire and running around. He quickly stepped forward and helped him extinguish the fire.
As soon as the German infantry rushed into the forest, the Soviet infantry, who were waiting for work, rushed forward. The German infantry, who originally thought there were only tanks in the forest, were killed by surprise. The battle lasted only a few minutes before they retreated in despair. The Soviet infantry followed closely behind the German infantry and rushed towards where the armored vehicles and tanks were parked.
After the German tanks fired two rounds, they discovered the hiding place of the Soviet tanks. Their shooting accuracy became increasingly higher. Many tanks were rattled by flying shrapnel, although they were not effective against the tank soldiers inside. It didn't pose much of a threat, but it also made them feel frightened. Therefore, at some point, a German artillery shell flew over and hit their tank directly, blowing it into a ball of fire.
As the German tank guns became more and more accurate, Ruhlie could no longer stay outside. He quickly retracted into the car and closed the top hatch of the turret. He still ordered his men: "Shoot, shoot as fast as possible, and be sure to knock out the tanks that pose the greatest threat to us."
As soon as he finished speaking, a nearby tank was directly hit by a German tank gun and exploded into a fireball. Of the four tank crews in the car, only one driver, who was covered in fire, escaped. The infantryman who rushed over after receiving the order saw his comrade covered in fire and running around. He quickly stepped forward and helped him extinguish the fire.
As soon as the German infantry rushed into the forest, the Soviet infantry, who were waiting for work, rushed forward. The German infantry, who originally thought there were only tanks in the forest, were killed by surprise. The battle lasted only a few minutes before they retreated in despair. The Soviet infantry followed closely behind the German infantry and rushed towards where the armored vehicles and tanks were parked.
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