Kriegel was driving the tank attentively. He stared at the periscope and observed the movements of the Red Army on the opposite position. This was the first time he had really entered the battle, and he was a little excited.

"parking!"

With the commander's order, Kriegel quickly stepped on the brakes, and the Black Panther stopped steadily. At this moment, the commander's new order came again: "At three o'clock, enemy machine gun fire point, grenade, prepare!"

The loader quickly took a grenade from the bullet holder, quickly sent it into the barrel chamber, and then shouted: "Prepare is done!"

At this time, the gunner Weber had completed the aiming work. The cross in the scope had firmly held the target. As he shouted, "Let it go!" the tank shook violently, and the shells flew out in the blink of an eye. The camera was filled with fireworks.

"Beautiful!" The captain praised.

However, his praise immediately turned into a curse. The reason was very simple. The smoke "flowing back" from the cannon chamber quickly filled the tank. The pungent smell made everyone start to cough violently.

"Damn it, open the cabin!" The commander lamented, and then had to open the hatch cover.

According to the combat regulations, tanks are not allowed to open the cabin door and not stick their bodies out during combat. This is very dangerous, because snipers, air-explosive grenades, and hand grenades that are thrown close to threaten the safety of members in the cabin.

Of course, not all tankers take this regulation seriously. For example, a lot of captains like to drill out of the turret to command battles. The reason is very simple. It is difficult to detect threats at the first glance just by relying on the captain's periscope. Moreover, compared with the stuffy cabin, the air outside is much better. Anyway, quite a lot of German captains are used to outside the cabin to command battles, such as Kriegel's captain.

When I opened the cabin door, the smoke in the tank finally had an outlet for catharsis. Kriegel and others immediately felt much better. In fact, if it weren't for the strict order from the captain, Kriegel would have wanted to open the window to drive.

The Black Panther Tank continued to advance, but Kriegel felt a little idle and was arranged by the superiors. The No. 4 tank was responsible for leading the battle, and they were responsible for providing fire support directly with the infantry. Because the artillery was more powerful, the Black Panther Tank was mainly used to kill the enemy at a distance from a large distance.

Now, under the strong pressure of the tank troops, the Red Army's firepower points have been almost destroyed and there is no chance to play. Sometimes Kriegel is a little depressed. When will he fight a battle with Russian tanks face to face? He heard that the Russian tanks are very strong, and they were so breathless before.

Kriegel especially wanted to fight with the T-54. It is said that this is the strongest tank in Russia. He just wanted to drive the T-54 off the throne and prove that the German tank was the best. He was very confident in this, and this confidence came from the powerful firepower of the Black Panther. He believed that the 75mm tank gun on his tank could easily destroy the T-54.

Unfortunately, there are no traces of T-54 found on this battlefield yet. In fact, the Russians do not have tanks at all, which makes Kriegel feel like a hero is useless.

Just when Kriegel was feeling depressed, a large cloud of smoke emerged from the Red Army's position. The smoke was very large, but it did not look like the product of artillery fire.

"What is that?" Kriegel asked.

Gunner Weber replied: "Mortar?"

The captain shook his head: "Not like it!"

Just as they were arguing, a piece of black bag flew over their heads. The size, unless the battleship came, would definitely not be such a large shell!

Just when Kriegel and others were confused, these big guys exploded. Some of them exploded in the air, like thunder, and the other part fell to the ground and exploded after a few seconds, but they triggered an earthquake.

In Kriegel's words, "My God! I have never seen such a terrifying explosion. It was like a black lightning slashing over the head. The loud thunderous sound made the cochlea buzz. The explosion produced a shock wave like someone punched you in person. The captain was too unlucky, and he was directly exposed to the range of overpressure killing. Before he could understand it, he was shocked."

"This is just the beginning! These shells that exploded in the air were extremely powerful, and the grenades following behind were miserable. They were shocked in groups, and some poor people flew backwards five or six meters. Just this round of air bombs killed one-third of our infantry. Then when these monsters fell to the ground and exploded, the grenades became even worse. One fell directly into the crowd. After the violent explosion, all objects within a radius of 50 meters were 'evaporated'. You must know that there was a whole infantry squad around that! After the smoke disappeared, there was only a shallow pit left there, and everything else disappeared!"

It was not only the German grenadiers who suffered, but also the heavily armored Black Panther tank was not spared from this round of "cannonbreak". Kriegel saw a "cannon shell" exploded next to the No. 205 Black Panther tank, and the shock wave directly overturned the steel monster weighing more than 40 tons. This was not the worst. The worst was a "cannon shell" that exploded directly under the Black Panther's chassis. After the explosion, the Black Panther took a dirt plane and the huge turret flew directly to ten meters away. The entire chassis was blown up.

"No crew member survived, and everyone was crushed to pieces. At that moment, we felt cold from the top of our heads to our toes. We were arrogant before, thinking that there were no weapons on the battlefield that could threaten us, and we were full of morale. But now, we are all like chickens, like deflated balls..."

This round of violent shelling directly destroyed more than a hundred German infantry, and also destroyed two Black Panthers and three No. 4 tanks. But more importantly, the psychological blow to the Germans. Let's put it this way, the Germans were scared to pee!

According to the Great German Armored Infantry Group battle log: "...The battle was very smooth at the beginning. When our army was about to reach a breakthrough, it was suddenly shot by the enemy's large-caliber artillery fired from deep (it can be confirmed that this was the enemy's 203mm caliber b4 artillery). Our army suffered heavy losses under the shelling, and had to give up this attack..."

The ghost's b4 artillery, such as the b4, are directly controlled by the Military Commission, and are generally assigned to the first level of the group army or front army. How can it be used to support a small infantry company?

The weapons that really beat the Germans are actually very earthy, just the so-called conscience-free cannon of the Governors, which is the explosive pack launcher transformed from gasoline barrels. The explosive pack of 30 kilograms can fly 500 meters away under the action of the ejection drug. Of course, the accuracy cannot be said to be. This weapon was not used for precise strikes. Its super large charge can completely make up for the weakness of accuracy.

I have to say that the Germans were stunned and thought they were attacked by heavy artillery, so they retreated in panic. Of course, it would be impossible not to retreat. Anyone who allowed the grenadiers following behind had been killed by the unconscientious cannons and let the tank break through alone would probably suffer heavy losses.

After evacuating, the Germans felt it was difficult and they also had heavy artillery. How to do this? If the enemy's heavy artillery is not destroyed, the infantry will deliver vegetables when they go up. But it is not easy to eliminate the enemy's heavy artillery hidden in depth. Anyway, it is quite helpless.

At this time, you can see the importance of infantry fighting vehicles. With infantry fighting vehicles, infantry can charge with tanks, and even if they are bombarded by heavy firepower, the losses will not be particularly heavy. At that time, most of the equipment in the world were infantry conveyor vehicles, and most of them were half-tracked. This also determined that infantry would be exposed to the range of firepower and killing more. After some research, the German army finally decided that infantry would accompany tank impact in loose formations. In addition, strengthen firepower and strive to level the enemy's positions in one breath.

"Company Commander, the enemy is coming up again!"

In fact, without Boris' guidance, Shi Nengchi also saw the German guy moving forward with a nerd head. Compared with the last attack, the number of tanks and infantry was smaller, and the formation was looser. This fully demonstrated that the Japanese were afraid of being beaten by a heartless cannon.

Boris also sighed: "If I had known that those local cannons were so effective, I should have made a few more yesterday!"

In response to this, Shi Nengji just smiled, and it would not be of much use to do more. After all, the amount of explosives is limited. No matter how many "cannons" are, it would be useless to not have enough ammunition. What's more, he just received a call from the battalion headquarters, telling him that the reinforcements were about to arrive.

The reinforcements were indeed coming soon. A tank company and two infantry platoons were marching in a hurry, only three kilometers away from the town. Shi Nengji believed that with the support of the tanks, the battle below would be easy to fight.

"Tell the first and second rows not to force it. Save your strength and wait until the reinforcements arrive before launching a counterattack!"

In fact, the first and second rows are unwilling to force the force. Infantry fighting tanks is a big loss, almost fighting with human flesh and steel. With the order of Shi Nengji, they are also happy.

The Red Army felt relaxed, so the German army naturally became even more relaxed. You should know that when the attack was launched, they were even more nervous than the Red Army, for fear that they would be covered by the enemy's heavy artillery as soon as they jumped out of the trenches. They had been bombed so badly that they didn't want to take a dirt plane anymore.

The German army moved forward little by little, and his cautious look was like a thief with a thief who had no courage. I am afraid that as long as there was any movement, these guys would run back in a swarm.

"Do you want to give them another?" Boris licked his lips excitedly, which showed that this person was addicted to playing the silly cannon, but Shi Nengji smiled and refused: "Don't worry, we have limited ammunition, let's get closer and wait until they gather!"

The Germans did not know that the Red Army was preparing to set off a long line to catch big fish. Seeing that the Red Army's resistance was not fierce and did not mean to use heavy artillery again, the courage became much bigger and began to speed up the charge towards the Red Army's positions.

"The battle was smoother at the beginning," Kriegel recalled. "The Russians did not resist strongly, and the suffocating heavy artillery did not take any more ferocious behavior. We successfully approached the Red Army's position, and then..."

Then it was completely disconnected, and the conscience-free cannon began to bombard. The German army once again experienced the feeling of landslides and cracks. Large areas of exposed infantry flew everywhere under the action of shock waves, while a few of them lying on the ground were shocked to death.

"The shelling was too fierce," Kriegel recalled afterwards, all his hair stood up. "The shelling lasted about five minutes, and in these five minutes, we lost nearly two-thirds of our brothers. And there were many people in the remaining thirds who needed treatment."

The German army was once again in chaos, and the infantry really wanted to retreat immediately, while the tanks didn't know whether to advance or retreat. Seeing that the German attack was about to vanish again, Heinz, the commander of the 1st Company of the 51st Tank Battalion, played an important role.

"Continue to move forward, only move forward, no retreat!"

At Heinz's urging, the tank troops ended the chaos and braved the fierce artillery fire to continue attacking. Under the leadership of the tanks, the remaining infantry also mustered up the courage and began to charge towards the Red Army positions!

Oops!

Shi Nengji knew that he was going to be a bad dish, and he would not be able to use it for a while without a conscience. The first and second rows were too weak, and the front line of positions could collapse!

"Three rows. Follow me!"

At the critical moment, Shi Nengzhi had to sacrifice his life again and led the third row of the reserve team to the front line.

"Don't worry about the tanks! Fight the infantry first!"

After saying that, Shi Nengzhi fired at the German infantry with a sks30 rifle. Under his guidance, the other soldiers also sprayed bullets at the infantry behind the German tanks with light and heavy guns.

On the other hand, the Germans also reacted, as if the enemy's heavy artillery was just three axes? As long as they survived this period, it would be their turn to abuse the food?

At that time, Kriegel was excited, and added a throttle and crushed the Red Army's position. The jealous friend Weber was having fun this time. The parallel machine gun and cannon never stopped. From time to time, he dropped a machine gun, or it was a fierce Red Army infantry.

What was worse for Shi Nengji was not here. Instead, when the German army in the rear saw that there was a possibility of a breakthrough, they immediately increased their troops again. As the second batch of German tanks and grenades drove out of the trenches, Shi Nengji's position was in danger.

"Company Commander, one row can't stand it anymore, the enemy's firepower is too strong!"

"Company Commander, the second platoon has suffered a lot of losses. When will the reinforcements arrive?"

Shi Nengji felt the pressure again, glanced at the enemy tanks that were rumbling and crushed, and then looked at his warrior who was suppressed so hard that he could hardly raise his head. He had to make a decision whether to continue to push or retreat for the time being.

"The third row and the fire platoon are responsible for support, and the first row and the second row are retreating immediately!"

Shi Nengji was a decisive person. To him, the positions outside the town of Krosteng are important, but they are definitely not worthy of leaving the entire company here. The reinforcements arrived soon, and even if some positions were temporarily abandoned, they could be recaptured in the future.

The Red Army finally began to retreat, which made the German army even more excited. Kriegel really wanted to step on the accelerator to the bottom and rush up to kick the Red Army's balls. However, the new commander ordered him to remain calm. The tank troops must maintain a good formation. If they are too prominent, they will easily be attacked by the Red Army's concentrated fire.

For the 51st Tank Battalion, the Black Panthers are extremely precious. Three Black Panthers have been scrapped for various reasons in the previous battle, and two are under intense emergency repairs. The ten Black Panthers left on the battlefield are all treasures, so I really can't waste them!

The Black Panther slowly and vigorously ran through the first trench of the Red Army and fired guns at the retreating Red Army in the city. Just as Kriegel was about to hit the fallen dog, the chariot's shout came from the headphones: "The enemy tank is at three o'clock!"

Kriegel turned his head and saw a house that had been destroyed by three o'clock. On the path next to the house, a long gun barrel had been exposed. I have to say that the car captain's eyes were good!

A few seconds later, more than a piece of gun barrel was exposed, half of the t-34's body was protruded, and the enemy's artillery had pointed at Kriegel's car. Although the enemy had not opened fire, Kriegel felt his hair stand up, and Weber was shouting in the headphones: "Armor Piercing Bullets, hurry up!"

Kriegel could feel the turret turning slowly, and then he saw a ball of flame coming out of the muzzle of the opposite T-34. At that moment, his heart sucked. Although the superior repeatedly said that the Black Panther's armor was quite powerful, it had not been tested in actual combat. Who would dare to say that the Black Panther would not penetrate it?

There was a clang!

Kriegel felt the car body tremble. Could it be that he was shot? But he did not hear the wailing of other members, nor did he feel the fire in the car. He felt nothing, just as if the black panther was just shivering.

t-34-76 really couldn't do anything to the front armor of the Black Panther. Kriegel's tank was indeed shot, but the armor-piercing projectile was ruthlessly bounced away, leaving only a shallow pit on the Black Panther's turret.

Then the offense and defense became more stable. Under the command of the commander, Kriegel stopped the tank. After three seconds, Weber decisively fired, and the armor-piercing bomb accurately hit the top armor of the T-34. In less than three seconds, thick smoke and flames emerged from the gap in the T-34. Several members panicked and opened the hatch and prepared to escape, but before they could poke out, the explosion occurred.

The explosion of air waves blew away the turret, and the poor Red Army tankers disappeared on the battlefield in the blink of an eye. All this gave Kriegel and other Black Panther tankers great confidence.

"Keep on! Kill all the Russians!"

As the grenadiers followed, the Black Panther tank continued to assault decisively, and T-34s kept coming out in front of them to try to block them, but no T-34 could stop these and beat the Black Panthers crazy.

"We are full of confidence, and the enemy's tanks are really unable to do anything to us. My tank has been hit at least twice, but every time the enemy's armor-piercing bombs are ruthlessly intercepted by thick armor. I think Germany has finally regained the technical advantages of the tank! It's finally the Russians' turn to wet their pants!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!