Chapter 1517 Death of the Vikings (Part 1)

Malashenko, who had not slept all night, once again led his troops on the westward march. After a short rest, the condition of the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division was not that good.

The readiness rate of many tanks has reached its limit, and the tracked road wheels made a rattling sound when they were driven on muddy fields and dirt roads in the wild. From time to time, there was an unsettling sound of metal colliding in the power cabin, just like the sound of bones when a person who had been sitting for a long time suddenly stood up.

Experienced captains know that this is the sound of the last warning before their precious car is overwhelmed and breaks down. However, the 1st Stalin Guards Tank Division, which has already fought in the Cherkasy theater and traveled more than 200 kilometers across the country, has not yet been able to stop. No matter what, people and equipment have to fight for this last step. One breath.

Zhi-zi——

"Malashenko, received the latest telegram from the front army headquarters. Comrade Commander ordered us to continue to pursue westward to find and eliminate the few remaining SS troops. At present, many Wehrmacht troops have surrendered to our front army. , According to the situation they described, there were only about two to three thousand remaining SS troops, and our bombardment achieved better results than expected. "

This is the advantage of moving forward from the field division headquarters. Malashenko and his political commissar comrades, who are very close to each other, can even communicate directly by radio without the need for cumbersome relaying of orders. The communication efficiency is naturally first-rate, convenient and efficient. .

"I understand, are there any other situations? Comrade Commander has mobilized many troops to cooperate with us. Shouldn't he only send our division to deal with the Germans?"

Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division is indeed capable of encircling all the remaining SS troops in one fell swoop, but Malashenko still wants to have as many friendly troops as possible to cooperate with him.

I don't ask for anything else, I just want to block the last retreat of this group of SS soldiers.

Don't lead your team to fight them when the time comes. These scumbags can't hold it any longer and they disperse in droves, running around like pigs in a pigsty that was blown apart. If that's the case, They all thought it would be troublesome to chase them.

Comrade Political Commissar probably guessed what Malashenko was thinking and meant, so he pressed the call button without much hesitation to answer.

"The other two tank divisions and two infantry divisions are already on their way to intercept. They are the encirclement troops that took over from us to defend the final meeting point. You can think of them as shrinking the encirclement. They will definitely collide with these SS scum. Go up. You just need to lead people to chase after you. The battle may break out soon, and the distance between you is really very close.”

With friendly forces helping to block the path of these fascist fanatics, this was Malashenko's most desired outcome.

Comrade Lao Ma, who was in a very good mood, gave a brief final reply to Comrade Political Commissar, then put down the radio transmitter in his hand and hung it back on the bulkhead. The moment he let go, he heard the sound of a roaring mountain and a tsunami. The roar came instantly.

Boom boom boom——

Rumble——

"Huh? Starting so soon?"

The violent roar of shelling came from the 12 o'clock direction directly in front. The noise was so loud that even Malashenko, who was sitting in the car, felt as if the shelling was right next to him.

This formation did not sound like a long roar, but just deafening explosions. It may be that the Red Army tanks equipped with ISU-152 self-propelled artillery were directly bombarding the Germans. Theoretically, this is the only way. When the direct-aiming assault artillery is gathered together, it can cause such a huge movement that it sounds like the earth is shaking.

"Kurbalov, take your men and charge forward. There isn't much meat left. Don't let the friendly forces snatch it all for us! Come on!"

At this point, it is no longer a question of whether the enemy can be annihilated, but whether it can grab meat before the enemy is completely annihilated.

Malashenko didn't want to end up watching others eat meat after all his hard work, and he didn't even get to drink the soup. No matter what, he had to give these SS scum a ride in the end. Guarded by Stalin The 1st Tank Division personally sounded the death knell for these fascist scum.

Kulbalov, who took the order from Malashenko, rushed forward quickly. The medium tank battalion rushed to the front, carrying tank knights one after another and rushing towards the rear of the SS.

Soon, the medium tank troops rushing all the way following the sound of explosions and exchanges of fire arrived at the "incident scene", but the scene in front of them was somewhat unexpected.

The Viking Division is an armored division force, at least it should be an armored division force with strong strength.

But at the moment, what the Red Army medium tank soldiers saw was almost a pure infantry unit. The scene of a large group of SS tanks that they might have encountered did not appear at all. On the contrary, the Red Army, which launched a fierce attack from the front, gathered a large number of tanks and even used the ISU-152 as a bayonet cannon to rush forward. With its thick armor, it hit Fasis's face and fired fiercely.

A shot hits the boss, who is surrounded by flying dust and rocks. You can even see the broken limbs lifted high by the 152 high-explosive grenade flying in the air, the effect of using the Zoo Killer to blast people. It is indeed quite exciting.

"Russians! There are Russians behind us! There are so many tanks, they are coming from behind!"

The huge noise coming from the rear can be felt and heard by everyone. The panicked SS soldiers were already beaten to the point where they could barely fight back and were unable to make even an inch of progress. A group of Russian tigers and wolves came from behind, with a large group of tanks. This was a complete disaster.

"It's over! We're done. We can't fight anymore!"

"Shut up! We will fight these Russians to the end and continue to hunt these low-level humans!"

"For the Führer! Keep fighting!!!"

Although there are not many left, the last remaining strength of the crumbling SS in front of them still has some armored units, and the quality is still very good.

Several Panzer IV tank destroyers, which are rare in the German army, were the first to turn their guns and face over. This unattractive tank, nicknamed "Guderian's Duck", has a rather low shape and excellent defense. From a distance, it looks like a moving coffin.

A short distance away, several bulky King Tiger tanks as the core unit were also changing their course and moving with difficulty.

It's really surprising that King Tiger can still keep fighting in single digits at this point, but it doesn't help the final result. The vanguard heavy tank unit led by Kulbalov followed closely behind, and entered the battlefield not long after the medium tank unit put down its infantry and started fighting.