Immediately afterwards, the German tank group appeared in Shurka's sight.

They drove out from the west bank of the Tver River, divided into two groups, one on the left and one on the right, and drove towards the bridgehead of the Tver Bridge. Most of them were "Type III" tanks, followed by some 35t and "Type II" tanks.

The tanks and infantry advanced behind them, densely packed, like two black clouds, outflanking the Soviet army. (Note: At this time, the German army did not wear white camouflage uniforms like the Soviet army due to lack of supplies)

Shurka believed that this force was the German 6th Armored Division attacking the city.

This is partly because the German army is also short of troops. They no longer have another armored division to attack the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

In addition, there is no need... If the German army has two armored divisions, they can attack from several directions at the same time. At that time, even if the Soviet army has rocket launchers, it may not be able to sustain it.

At the same time, German fighter planes were also roaring in the sky... The Soviet Air Force had been expelled from this airspace, so they could swoop down with confidence to strafe and bomb suspicious targets. There were even several bombers taking turns to bomb the remaining special targets.

Weir Bridge.

But this seems to be normal. The broken Tverskaya Bridge is of little use value to the German army. Instead, it will become the "commanding heights" for the Soviet army to block the railway.

So naturally, the German army wanted to destroy this commanding height.

However, the "Tver" Bridge is very strong, and several direct hits from the "Stuka" bombs failed to destroy it.

After thinking about it, Shulka ordered: "Retreat!"

"Retreat?" The instructor looked at Shulka doubtfully: "No, comrade captain! Our superiors ordered us to hold the bridgehead position!"

"Hold the bridgehead?" Shulka said: "Where is the bridgehead? The open space at the bridgehead? The result of holding it is that we will all die there!"

"But Comrade Captain..."

"Obey the order!" Shulka ordered: "You will know why I did this!"

The instructor nodded, but there was some dissatisfaction on his face.

The troops retreated about 200 meters into the residential area, occasionally placing a few rocket launcher shooters and snipers in the building to cover each other and wait for the opportunity to retreat.

To retreat when the opportunity arises means to take advantage when there is an advantage, and to retreat when there is no advantage.

Soldiers sometimes perform better when fighting in this mentality, because they don't have too much psychological pressure and can easily deploy mines, fire points and even design their own retreat.

They did play a considerable role, because it took the German troops more than half an hour to attack the two hundred meters.

Of course, a considerable part of the reason why it took more than half an hour was that the German army needed to clear the ruins to clear the way for the tanks. On the other hand, the German armored troops at this time were afraid of civilian houses when they saw them, and had to clear them one by one.

Don't dare to send tanks up until it's clear.

This gave the snipers a good opportunity. They carried a rifle and sometimes hid here and sometimes ran there, beating the German army into chaos.

Moreover, the combination of rocket launchers and sniper rifles would embarrass the German army.

If you want to deal with enemy snipers, you can either send out tanks or have a team of people quickly charge towards the enemy's sniper positions.

But if you do this, there will be another "swish" sound unexpectedly, and a rocket will roar towards you.

"Now!" the instructor asked when he retreated to the designated location: "Can you tell us why you retreated?"

"We have to do this!" Shulka said: "Hold on to the bridgehead and you will die!"

"Comrade Captain!" the instructor said seriously: "But that is an order from the superior, and Comrade Katukov also said very clearly that we cannot lose the bridgehead position, it is very important to us! It even affects the entire battle.

Decisive!"

"Yes, I know!" Shulka handed the instructor a cigarette.

However, the instructor did not answer.

"What are you going to do to me?" Shulka raised the cigarette in his hand and said with a smile: "Put a gun to my head? Remove me from my post? Or report it to my superiors?"

"No, Shulka!" the instructor slowed down and persuaded: "I know you cherish the lives of your subordinates, but we should consider the overall situation, right? You know the consequences of not holding the bridgehead!"

"But what if I just don't think about the bigger picture?" Shulka asked rhetorically.

"You, you bastard..." the instructor yelled angrily.

Shulka suddenly laughed.

"I tricked you!" Shulka said.

"What?" The instructor looked confused.

"It's useless to hold on to the bridgehead, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka said: "Even if I am not afraid of death and don't care about the life and death of my subordinates, is it useful? If we all die, who will hold the bridgehead?"

Hearing this, the instructor was speechless for a moment.

"Our death will not benefit the battle or the overall situation at all!" Shulka said: "The happiest thing will be the enemy. They will easily win this battle soon and then repair the railway and resume transportation!"

"But won't this happen if we retreat?" the instructor asked.

"Of course!" Shulka said: "You have to know that it takes more than an hour to repair the railway, but it only takes a few minutes to blow it up!"

The instructor couldn't help but said "Oh": "So we don't need to guard the bridgehead?"

"Yes!" Shulka replied: "We just need to wait until Germany has worked hard to repair the railway, and then rush up and blow it up, don't you think?"

"Yes, Shulka!" The instructor nodded vigorously: "That's right, I knew you would have a way!"

Shulka looked back at the instructor with a look of disbelief.

The instructor replied awkwardly: "Oh, okay... sometimes there are exceptions!"

Shulka smiled and handed over the cigarette, and this time the instructor did not refuse.

Unlike the instructor, Katukov, who was directing the operation at the headquarters, did not even ask when he received the news that the first battalion had to retreat two hundred meters.

On the contrary, Katukov also praised: "Good idea, the Germans are not willing to engage in street fighting, but Shulka gives them no choice!"

After all, Katukov is a military commander and a famous general. It is not surprising to see Shulka's thoughts at a glance.

Shurka did what he thought and continued to drag the German army into street fighting.

Tanks and rocket launchers gave the Soviet army an advantage in street fighting, and Shulka certainly wanted to take advantage of this.

The German army did not realize this. Even though the German army was still fighting the Soviet troops in residential areas as before, Major General Lucas thought that this time it had finally achieved its strategic goal and could resume transportation.
Chapter completed!