Steel Soviet Union

Fierce firefights with tracer bullets echoed throughout the streets. The German infantry, which gradually recovered from being passively beaten, began to rely on the armored units on the front to fight back at the Soviet army.

Although this level of retaliation was pitifully weak in the face of the fierce Soviet firepower, the German army's unrelenting fight to the death aroused a sense of uneasiness and suspicion in Malashenko's heart.

Soon, before Malashenko could draw a possible conclusion, this uneasiness and suspicion turned into reality in a burst of steel roar.

Boom boom boom——

Malashenko, who was directing Iushkin to fight vigorously, suddenly heard a burst of distant explosions in his ears. He could vaguely tell that these explosions came from the south of the train station. Malashenko just thought to himself. Bad dish, the familiar voice from Lavrinenko suddenly came from the radio channel.

"Malashenko! A large group of Germans are rushing over from the south and west of the station! There are at least three hundred people! There are tanks and armored vehicles, and the number is still increasing. I suggest you be prepared!"

The group of German troops who were firmly suppressed in front of Malashenko refused to retreat because the other Lutheran army, which was launching an attack in the southerly direction at the same time, was about to make a breakthrough and was only missing the final kick.

The German troops fought their way out of another main street in the southwest and quickly eliminated all the Soviet defense forces in front of them at a great cost, and then directed their attack directly towards the train station. What stood in front of him was the troops commanded by Lavrinenko who were stationed south of the train station.

Different from the small vanguard force of the German army that Malashenko faced, the opponent Lavrinenko encountered was a powerful offensive force composed of three German armies that had captured all three different streets.

This group of German troops sweeping towards the train station knew that they would encounter strong resistance from the Soviet army relying on favorable terrain. Therefore, the tactics of small groups used in narrow streets to avoid the embarrassment of being unable to expand were no longer suitable.

The wide and open field in front of Stalingrad No. 1 Railway Station is enough for the German army to assemble a powerful armored offensive force. Although this level of armored offensive force is not as powerful as in field situations, it is used to deal with the current defensive trains. There is no doubt that it is more than enough to stand against the Soviet army.

The situation facing the south side of the train station where Lavrinenko defended was much more difficult than that on Malashenko's side.

The German troops who continued to file out from two blocks and gathered in one place used tanks to withstand machine gun fire and pushed forward crazily. Even though Lavrinenko commanded the tanks guarding the front and wiped out five or six German tanks in a row, they still Being unable to stop the opponent's strong momentum is like opening the floodgates to release floods.

The number of German infantrymen who quickly ran out of the street intersection gathered more and more. In just a few minutes, the number had skyrocketed to at least 500 people, as well as more than a dozen tanks and No. 3 assault guns.

The defense force south of the train station led by Lavrinenko was already worse than the main force commanded by Malashenko. It was naturally a bit overwhelming to be attacked by such a powerful main force of the German army.

Hearing the urgency of the situation from the echoes on the radio channel that were full of gunfire, Malashenko put down the microphone in his hand and was about to order the troops to go to the south of the railway station to reinforce. An unexpected and sudden situation also occurred on the enemy's German side.

The roar of steel came again from the rear of the German army, which had been suppressed by Malashenko's powerful firepower.

The three long-barreled Panzer IV tanks that rumbled past the intersection and turned onto the main street of the neighborhood instantly caught Malashenko's sight. An unknown but obviously very large number of tanks could be seen in the large German army following them. Half-tracks and other tanks, and crowded M35 helmets were everywhere, indicating that there were even more German infantry accompanying them.

"Damn it, are you just stirring up a hornet's nest? How many Germans are there rushing towards the train station!?"

If Malashenko could have a remote-controlled drone in his hands to take aerial photography of the city at this moment, then Malashenko would have a bird's eye view of the torrent of German troops that were opening up to release floods, gathering from all directions in the streets and alleys. In one direction: Stalingrad I train station.

It only took less than two hours for the German army, which seemed to have been beaten to death, to wipe out the Soviet garrison troops stationed in the last few remaining blocks around the train station, and followed the completely opened attack channel towards the gate. The railway station, which was left with only the last line of defense, was flooded with people.

Malashenko, who was also facing strong pressure, did not dare to allocate excess troops to support Lavrinenko.

If the current battlefield situation is not careful, there may be a huge risk of losing everything. In this case, the final result of deploying troops to support Lavrinenko's side is likely to be that neither side of the defense line can hold it. All fell and the attempt was made in vain.

Malashenko has an absolute tank quality advantage, but the German army has a more powerful and absolute tank quantity advantage.

In the small square in front of the train station, more than a dozen flaming tank wrecks were left, but the German army, which seemed to have lost its mind, still had no intention of giving up and continued to attack desperately.

Panzer IV tanks equipped with long-barreled 75mm main guns appeared more and more in front of the train station, increasing their attack intensity. T34 tanks, which were engaged in close firefights with the Germans at a distance of 200 meters, were penetrated one after another. The bow and turret armor were damaged from the front.

The brutal battle, which had been intense since the beginning, quickly consumed the forces invested by both the offensive and defensive sides. The Germans suffered heavy losses, and Malashenko, who stubbornly defended the train station and refused to retreat, also suffered heavy casualties.

Reinforcements were still coming in a steady stream. Within an hour, the German army launched three large-scale charges towards the train station. The ferocious firepower was almost equivalent or even greater, making the pressure on Malashenko's shoulders feel even worse. Come bigger.

Unknowingly, Malashenko, who was already sweating profusely and his clothes were soaked with sweat, stretched out his hand. He had just grabbed the radio transmitter beside him and was about to ask Lavrinenko how the battle was going. The one who wanted to speak first was Lavrinenko, who grabbed the microphone at the other end almost at the same time.

"Malashenko! The Germans have gone crazy! The south side of the train station can hardly be defended. The Germans have mobilized at least one division to attack us!"

call out--

boom--

"Damn it! The German tanks broke the wall! No. 121, 122, 123, stop them!"