USSR 1941

With a "boom", a shell exploded near the car in which Shulka was riding, and a soldier fell forward and fell to the ground, twitching continuously.

"First aid kit!" Shulka yelled, shining a flashlight covered in black cloth on the fallen soldier.

With this photo, Shulka shook his head and threw back the first aid kit handed by the actor.

A shrapnel shot through the canvas of the car and broke the soldier's spine from his back. The broken bones were even visible outside the body... For such an injury, let alone a first aid kit, even modern medical equipment can provide immediate rescue There is no way to save him.

Shulka nodded to the veteran, and the veteran and the actor carried the corpses to the front of the carriage, where two corpses were already stacked.

If they were lucky, that is, if the 4th Tank Brigade could win the battle and come back alive, they would be able to bring these bodies back.

The pale Antipunov muttered words, praying for these dead people... For some reason, the soldiers who usually thought he was a trouble suddenly felt that they needed this kind of voice at this time.

There is actually a contradiction in this way of marching:

It is obviously dangerous to go forward by car...the car has no protection, and the infantry inside is still very dense. The enemies ambushing on both sides of the railway can kill the soldiers in the car as long as they shoot bullets or shell fragments in the direction of the car. Down a few, even at night.

But the infantry had to travel in cars in order to keep up with the tanks, or the tanks would have to slow down to accommodate the infantry.

This may seem safer but it is actually more dangerous... because it will give the enemy enough time to prepare, and then they can organize artillery fire to blockade, cover or even organize a defensive line against the advancing tank force.

The British army slowed down their tanks to keep pace with their infantry, and they were proven wrong.

The solution was to convert the car into an armored vehicle.

An armored vehicle does not need heavy armor, it only needs to be able to block bullets or shrapnel, which makes it possible for infantry to be less vulnerable to enemy bullets or shrapnel when they follow the tank's footsteps.

Of course, this can only stay in Shulka's thoughts for the time being. At this time, the direction of the Soviet armored vehicles is mainly reconnaissance rather than the coordination of troop transportation and tanks.

"How far?" the instructor looked out through the bullet holes in the car's canvas.

"I don't know!" Shulka replied, "Perhaps it will be soon!"

At this moment, gunshots and explosions sounded again ahead.

Originally, Shulka didn't take it seriously, because things like this were repeated along the way... marching, fighting, marching, fighting again.

The only difference is the length of time each battle takes.

However, they are all resolved by the reconnaissance troops in the front, and the main force in the rear does not need to worry about it.

But Shulka soon realized something was different, as the gunfire intensified ahead.

Sure enough, the order was quickly conveyed: "All get out of the car and prepare to fight!"

The soldiers quickly got out of the car and followed the tank and checked their equipment for half a minute. Then the tank drove up with a bang, and the soldiers followed closely behind.

"Comrade Lieutenant!" Antipunov asked, following Shulka, "I want to know what should I do?"

"What to do?" Shulka asked.

"I don't know whether I should kill someone or not!" said Antipunov. "I asked this question before I came here. They said that I should find a kind and trustworthy person and ask him to give me advice..."

"Do you think I'm a kind person?" Shulka was bitter for a while, he didn't expect that Antipunov was still struggling with this issue at this time.

"Yes!" Antipunov replied: "You love your subordinates, and they all trust you from the bottom of their hearts. I can see that you risked your life to save our friendly troops..."

"Shut up, Comrade Antipnov!" Shulka interrupted Antipunov. "I just want to say, get back to your place, nobody cares if you shoot. I mean, if you don't Don’t block other people’s sight if you shoot a gun, or you will kill your comrades and even all of us, understand?”

Antipunov nodded thoughtfully, and answered after a while: "Yes, Comrade Second Lieutenant!"

Then he sure enough ran to the back of the line.

Shulka couldn't help shaking his head, and he didn't know whether this Antipunov was too simple or too stupid... He didn't realize that the battlefield does not allow a little pity and compassion, otherwise, he might not be able to Return to Clynn alive.

The enemy's defense line soon appeared in Shulka's sight, which was a field fortification built by a group of German troops.

Barbed wire, trenches, and probably mines.

They obviously didn't have time to build anti-tank trenches, but they set up iron three-legged barricades in the position... These three-legged barricades are mainly aimed at tanks. He has three pillars, which support each other like the frames of a tent.

Of course, it's not that tall, it's only about a meter, with flat and sharp spikes on top.

Such a barricade looks simple, but it is very practical on the battlefield, because as long as it is placed on the battlefield at will, a pillar will inevitably move forward. The ancient Chinese "rejecting horse gun" is similar to this principle.

Then, if the tank is going to crush them...then the track will pick up the flat spikes at the top and go into a bullfight with the ground, and then maybe the tank will win, but the track will be damaged, so again Run over a few, and the tank will be paralyzed due to broken tracks.

The way to deal with it is usually to use artillery fire to bombard them with mines, and then the wrecker infantry will move forward to clear a path.

The Soviet army did the same thing. Following Major Gavrilov's order, tank guns and mortars launched a violent bombardment at the roadblocks, blowing up those roadblocks in a short while.

But the trouble with this three-legged roadblock is that it still works even if it is swaying, so tanks still dare not step forward to break through the German defense line easily.

"They are stalling for time!" Shulka said to the instructor while leaning out and shooting at the enemy: "I think we should report to Major Gavrilo!"

"What's the report? Procrastination?" the instructor asked loudly, "The major will ask them why they are procrastinating!"

"I don't know!" Shulka replied: "Maybe they are preparing, or maybe they are waiting for reinforcements! In short, we must speed up our attack and advance!"

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