USSR 1941

The 1st Guards Tank Brigade was ordered to continue advancing towards Tver, while the air force, anti-aircraft units, and artillery originally used to cover the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade were turned to cover the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

This is not because the Supreme Command of the Soviet Army abandoned the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade unkindly, but the headquarters has lost contact with the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade, and the air force and artillery cannot cover them even if they want to.

It was already half an hour later when the 1st Guards Tank Brigade arrived outside Tver.

The wreckage and corpses of Soviet tanks are everywhere, as well as the black craters and blood blasted by the shells, which are very dazzling in the white snow.

Fortunately, the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade was not wiped out, because a few T34s were parked behind a small mound, and the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Brigade were busy building a defense line to prevent the Germans from counterattacking...

This is actually the 1st Guards Tank Brigade who rescued them, because Kubiler knew that the Soviet army had rocket launchers and did not dare to let the armored troops engage the Soviet army easily, so he withdrew the armored troops back in advance.

From the perspective of the whole battle, Kubiler actually made a mistake in command: he should not rush to divide his troops to fight against the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

If Kubiler let the two armors cleanly encircle the 2nd Brigade of the Soviet Army, and then use Tver as a basis to form a formation to deal with the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, then the outcome is really unknown.

However, who would have known that the Soviet army was equipped with a new weapon?

Katukov immediately found Lavlentin, the commander of the 2nd brigade. He was hit by a piece of shrapnel in the head, and the health worker was bandaging it... The advantage of the low temperature is that the blood that flows out will freeze to ice soon. Stop it, but it will be more troublesome to take off the bandage.

"Comrade Lavlentin!" Katukov called out.

Lavlendin, avoiding Katukov's eyes, said: "Yes, we lost!"

Katukov did not know what to say; he could see that Lavlentin was embarrassed and frightened.

The embarrassment was because he wanted to compare with the 1st Brigade, but the facts proved that he could not compare with the 1st Brigade.

Fear is because Lavlenky does not know what is waiting for him ahead.

dismissed?

This might be considered good, losing the battle in such an important situation and losing dozens of precious T34 tanks... He didn't dare to think about it any further.

"Our radio station was broken!" Lavlentin said: "Including the tank command vehicle,

So we can't get in touch with our superiors! "

Katukov nodded.

This was common among Soviet troops, so nothing surprising.

"The superior must let you take over the 2nd brigade!" Lavlengin said: "I obey the order of the superior, and you can command them!"

"No, Comrade Lavlendin!" Katukov replied: "Although the superiors did say so, I think I need your cooperation!"

"Cooperate?" Lavlendin looked at Katukov suspiciously.

"Yes!" Katukov said, "You know better about the deployment of Tver's forces and the difficulties that may be encountered when the tanks attack, so I need you to command this battle with me. The superior agreed!"

Lavlentin nodded gratefully to Katukov, and thanked him.

In fact, anyone can see that the "cooperation" is false, and Katukov can get the information he needs from the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Brigade.

Therefore, this is actually a chance for Katukov to help Lavlenkin win a scapegoat.

So Shulka met Lavlentin at the meeting.

"The difficulty of the offensive lies in the riverbed!" Lavlentin pointed to the map and said, "The German defense line was laid along the Timaka River and the Volga River. There was no grass and no hidden objects in the river. The Germans planted mines and barbed wire in the river. A large number of roadblocks were set up on the opposite bank, and their firepower was built according to the houses of the people. Even the anti-tank guns and howitzers were moved to the houses for defense. Once we attacked the river, we would be attacked by various firepower of the German army. Many tanks can't even cross the river under the barrier of roadblocks, and can only be beaten passively under the enemy's firepower!"

"The passability of the T34 is very strong!" Katukov frowned: "If even the T34 can't cross, then let alone the British and American tanks!"

"I think we can use artillery to blow up the barricades on the opposite bank!" Lavlentin said: "Blow up a passage for the tanks and force a breakthrough!"

Lavlenky originally planned to do this, but he was surrounded by German armored forces before he could implement it.

Katukov was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "I don't think that's realistic, Comrade Lavlentin, maybe artillery fire can blow up mines, barbed wire, but it's very difficult to blow up barricades... It's even possible Make the road worse!"

Worse road conditions don't just refer to craters, these craters are indeed a problem for tanks, because the temperature of the shells will melt the ice and snow and then condense again, so it will form radial ice craters, which often trap the tank tracks so that It slips in it.

But more importantly, the roadblock with three iron pillars cross-welded together, no matter how it is blown up, even if it is blown up into the sky and circled a few times, it will still be a roadblock after falling to the ground and rolling a few times... This is the troublesome part of the roadblock .

At this time, the usual practice is to send infantry to clear obstacles ahead.

But on the one hand, the tanks were blocked by the height difference of the German defense line on the other side and could not attack quickly. On the other hand, a large number of German troops were deployed in civilian houses. Those snipers and artillery would be a nightmare for the Soviet infantry.

After thinking for a while, Katukov looked at Shulka and asked, "I think we should let the bazooka work again!"

"I agree, Comrade Katukov!" Shulka said. "As long as the tanks cover the infantry close to the enemy's line of defense, and the artillery suppresses the interior of the houses or simply blows up the houses occupying high positions ... our bazooka can kill the enemy. Open a gap in the defense!"

"Bazooka? What bazooka?" Lavlianjing looked at the two suspiciously.

"We defeated the German armored division!" Katukov explained: "It is a kind of individual equipment. In addition to penetrating enemy tanks, it can be used against enemy infantry as long as the ammunition is changed!"

Lavlendin looked at the two in surprise.

"Don't worry, Comrade Lavlendin!" Katukov said: "I think you will be equipped soon!"

"May I have a look at this bazooka?" Lavlentin asked.

"Of course!" said Katukov, "but why don't you see its power on the battlefield? When we beat the Germans!"