After the two discussed the battle plan, Major Bunch began to issue combat orders through the on-board radio: "Attention, all crews, pay attention, all crews, immediately drive off the road and enter the nearby forest to ambush."
The forest is more than 120 meters away from the road. At such a short distance, even if the Soviet tanks are at a disadvantage in terms of number, they can easily deal with the tanks on the road. In order to better destroy the German tanks, Guchakov also placed five anti-tank groups in the grass between the road and the forest.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the German troops reinforcing October Town appeared in Guchakov's field of vision. Although he was less than a hundred meters away from the road, he could see the enemy clearly even without a telescope, but he still stood on the command tank and held up the telescope to observe the enemy's situation.
After watching for a while, he stuck his head into the open turret mouth and said to Major Bunch inside: "Comrade Major, there are about twenty enemy tanks, basically No. 3 or No. 4 tanks. No Leopards have been found." And Tiger tanks. About two battalions of infantry, moving with the tanks."
After Major Bunch waited for Guchakov to finish speaking, he smiled and said: "Major Guchakov, if we want to destroy the enemy's tanks, we can only use armor-piercing bullets, and the infantry will be destroyed by you."
"No problem." Guchakov said carelessly: "In front of you, in addition to deploying five anti-tank groups, I also deployed eight machine guns, which can completely suppress the enemy's charge." He did not tell the other party. , his trump card is the new rocket launcher positioned at the edge of the forest, which is a powerful weapon against German troops.
Marching at the front of the German column was a Panzer IV tank, and its commander was a second lieutenant of the tank crew named August. He leaned half out of the tank turret and kept looking at the surrounding environment. But when the reinforcements began to enter the ambush circle set by Guchakov, August felt something was wrong. Except for the sound of their own march, the surroundings were silent. Looking up at the sky, there is not even a bird except the wind. It was too quiet, so quiet that it became more and more terrifying. He felt his scalp numb for no reason, his heartbeat accelerated, and his vest felt cold. He always felt like he was being watched by something.
August looked at the forest on the side of the road. Although he didn't know what was wrong, he felt uneasy no matter what. He asked the driver to stop the tank and prepare to observe the surrounding situation before continuing. He turned to the infantryman walking beside the tank and shouted: "Hey, Corporal!"
Following his shout, a corporal squeezed out of the crowd, ran to the side of the tank, looked up at August and asked: "Mr. Second Lieutenant, what are your instructions?"
August pointed towards the forest on the roadside with his hand and told the corporal: "Corporal, I think there seems to be something in the forest. Please take a few people over to take a look."
Although the corporal was extremely reluctant to do this kind of task of exploring the road, after all, the other party's military rank was much higher than his own, so he had no choice but to call a few subordinates, leave the road with guns in hand, and prepare to search in the forest.
Seeing several German soldiers preparing to search, Guchakov couldn't help but secretly lament that it was a pity that this plan could never keep up with changes. No matter how carefully he thought about the implementation, unexpected situations would always happen.
He lowered his head and said to Major Bunch in the tank: "Comrade Major, seeing that the enemy has noticed our presence, it is obviously impossible to wait for them all to enter our ambush circle, so we can only take action in advance."
"Understood." Major Bunch agreed, and then used the vehicle radio to notify his subordinates: "Attention, each crew, pay attention, each crew. Lock the corresponding target according to the location."
Standing on the tank, Guchakov suddenly noticed that the semicircular tank turret was slowly rotating. When the muzzle pointed at the German tank leader in the distance, it stopped. He knew that the tank was about to fire, so he quickly shouted to the soldiers behind him: "It's about to fire, cover your ears quickly!"
As soon as he covered his ears, he heard a roar of a cannon, a meter-long flame spitting out from the thick and long barrel, and the entire vehicle body shook violently. If everyone hadn't been prepared in advance, someone would have been knocked off the bus.
Guchakov saw the shells coming out of the barrel and flying towards the tanks in the distance. A moment later, there was a loud collision, and the body of the German Panzer IV tank shook violently.
Seeing that the tank shook for a moment and then stopped moving, Guchakov thought in confusion: "Is it a dumb bomb? Otherwise, why didn't it sound?" Just as he was thinking this, a huge explosion sounded, and a column of fire was like a pillar. Like a volcanic eruption, it erupted from the open hatch and only rushed twenty to thirty meters high. Then, the ammunition in the vehicle exploded, blowing the turret into the sky. The turret fell from the sky and smashed the two German soldiers who had no time to dodge into a pulp.
Now that Major Bunch's tank was firing, his men were not to be outdone and fired at the German tanks parked on the road. The armor-piercing shells fired by seven of the tanks accurately hit their targets, turning the German tanks into burning torches on the road. The other four that missed their target also knocked down the crowded German soldiers.
The German troops who were suddenly attacked were immediately in chaos. Some were scurrying around like headless flies, while others were curled up on the ground holding their heads and howling desperately. The German corporal who led his men off the road for reconnaissance saw that the troops on the road were attacked by unknown sources. He dared to go to the forest for reconnaissance. He was so frightened that he threw himself on the ground to avoid the flying shrapnel. .
Seeing the tanks firing, the infantrymen ambush in the grass did not dare to show weakness. The soldiers of the anti-tank team stood up from the grass with a rocket launcher, aimed at the enemy tank and pulled the trigger. As soon as they completed the shooting action, they squatted down and waited for their comrades to reload their ammunition.
After all, the German army was well-trained. After a brief panic, the officer who was the first to recover, brandishing his pistol, drove his men off the road and charged towards the location of the Soviet tanks and anti-tank teams.
At this time, eight machine guns hidden in the grass opened fire. Under the fierce machine gun fire, the front row of infantry quickly fell into the grass, but the soldiers behind continued to charge without fear. The corpses of his companions rushed forward. In the dense firepower network of the Soviet army, more German soldiers fell. Their bodies overlapped with the bodies of those who died in previous attacks, and were beaten by the impact of bullets.
Seeing the enemy's desperate charge, Guchakov quickly shouted to Major Bunch: "Comrade Major, hurry up and bombard the enemy with high-explosive bombs to cover our charge."
"Understood." Major Bunch replied simply, and then conveyed the order to his subordinates through the vehicle radio: "Attention all vehicle crews, attention all vehicle crews, immediately switch to high-explosive bombs to cover the infantry charge."
Standing on the body of the tank, Guchakov saw the high-explosive bombs fired by the tank battalion falling into the enemy's ranks and exploding. The air waves of the explosion threw the enemies into the air one after another. After disintegrating in the air, they fell apart again. As the ground fell, he pulled out his pistol, half-turned around and shouted at the commanders and soldiers hidden in the forest: "Comrades, for the motherland! For Stalin! Go forward! Charge~!"
After shouting the slogan, Guchakov waved his pistol, jumped off the tank, and took the lead in rushing towards the enemy with several of his men. When the commanders and fighters hidden in the forest saw Guchakov leading the charge, they also jumped up from the ground, held their weapons, shouted "Ula", and rushed towards the enemy in front.
The German officers and soldiers who had been suppressed by Soviet machine gun fire saw hundreds of Soviet commanders and soldiers suddenly rushing out of the deep forest. They dared not fight, so they quickly turned around and ran back. What started out as a retreat turned into a rout.
Now that the enemy had fled, Guchakov's infantry and Major Bunch's tanks followed the enemy at a short distance. Once it is discovered that the enemy has begun to flee to both sides, use tank gun or machine gun fire to drive the enemies on both sides back to the road, forcing them to clear the way for themselves in front.
In this way, the German troops fled in front and the Soviet troops chased behind.
When the defeated troops approached the town of Kazachia Compass, the German officers and soldiers stationed in positions outside the town saw their troops retreating towards the town, pursued by the Soviet army. For fear of accidentally injuring their own people, the German commanders on the position did not dare to order firing, and could only watch helplessly as Soviet tanks and infantry rushed in front of them.
The tanks took the lead in breaking through the German outer positions, but they continued to rush towards the town without any pause. In addition to leaving one company to eliminate the remaining enemies, Guchakov also rushed into Kazachya Compass Town with two other companies.
After entering the town, Guchakov unexpectedly discovered that there seemed to be more defenders in the town than he had imagined. They hid in buildings on both sides of the street and threw anti-tank grenades and explosive charges at the tanks driving down the street. Two tanks were unable to dodge and were immediately blown up by the enemy.
Upon seeing this, Guchakov quickly handed over to Captain Yegor, the commander of the second company, and ordered the other party: "Comrade Captain, immediately send a platoon to follow the tanks. We must not let the enemy blow up our tanks again."
"Comrade Battalion Commander," Yegor waited for Guchakov to finish and quickly reminded him: "There are more German troops in the town than we thought. Should we stop first and wait for the main force to arrive before continuing? It’s not too late to attack.”
"Can't stop." Guchakov didn't know that he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, but if he stopped at this time, it would give the German army time to adjust its deployment. By then, when the main force arrived, they would probably have to pay huge casualties. Only in this way can we destroy or drive away the enemies in the town, so he decisively rejected Yegor's proposal: "If we stop now, the enemies will have a chance to breathe, and they can use this time to readjust their defense deployment. We don’t know when the main force will arrive. If the enemy has already perfected its defenses when they arrive, we will have to pay huge casualties if we want to capture the town.”
Standing on the body of the tank, Guchakov saw the high-explosive bombs fired by the tank battalion falling into the enemy's ranks and exploding. The air waves of the explosion threw the enemies into the air one after another. After disintegrating in the air, they fell apart again. As the ground fell, he pulled out his pistol, half-turned around and shouted at the commanders and soldiers hidden in the forest: "Comrades, for the motherland! For Stalin! Go forward! Charge~!"
After shouting the slogan, Guchakov waved his pistol, jumped off the tank, and took the lead in rushing towards the enemy with several of his men. When the commanders and fighters hidden in the forest saw Guchakov leading the charge, they also jumped up from the ground, held their weapons, shouted "Ula", and rushed towards the enemy in front.
The German officers and soldiers who had been suppressed by Soviet machine gun fire saw hundreds of Soviet commanders and soldiers suddenly rushing out of the deep forest. They dared not fight, so they quickly turned around and ran back. What started out as a retreat turned into a rout.
Now that the enemy had fled, Guchakov's infantry and Major Bunch's tanks followed the enemy at a short distance. Once it is discovered that the enemy has begun to flee to both sides, use tank gun or machine gun fire to drive the enemies on both sides back to the road, forcing them to clear the way for themselves in front.
In this way, the German troops fled in front and the Soviet troops chased behind.
When the defeated troops approached the town of Kazachia Compass, the German officers and soldiers stationed in positions outside the town saw their troops retreating towards the town, pursued by the Soviet army. For fear of accidentally injuring their own people, the German commanders on the position did not dare to order firing, and could only watch helplessly as Soviet tanks and infantry rushed in front of them.
The tanks took the lead in breaking through the German outer positions, but they continued to rush towards the town without any pause. In addition to leaving one company to eliminate the remaining enemies, Guchakov also rushed into Kazachya Compass Town with two other companies.
After entering the town, Guchakov unexpectedly discovered that there seemed to be more defenders in the town than he had imagined. They hid in buildings on both sides of the street and threw anti-tank grenades and explosive charges at the tanks driving down the street. Two tanks were unable to dodge and were immediately blown up by the enemy.
Upon seeing this, Guchakov quickly handed over to Captain Yegor, the commander of the second company, and ordered the other party: "Comrade Captain, immediately send a platoon to follow the tanks. We must not let the enemy blow up our tanks again."
"Comrade Battalion Commander," Yegor waited for Guchakov to finish and quickly reminded him: "There are more German troops in the town than we thought. Should we stop first and wait for the main force to arrive before continuing? It’s not too late to attack.”
"Can't stop." Guchakov didn't know that he was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, but if he stopped at this time, it would give the German army time to adjust its deployment. By then, when the main force arrived, they would probably have to pay huge casualties. Only in this way can we destroy or drive away the enemies in the town, so he decisively rejected Yegor's proposal: "If we stop now, the enemies will have a chance to breathe, and they can use this time to readjust their defense deployment. We don’t know when the main force will arrive. If the enemy has already perfected its defenses when they arrive, we will have to pay huge casualties if we want to capture the town.”
