Chapter 1873 The blood-stained isolated village (Part 1)

"Are you really going to do it? Are we going to go into the village and provoke those Russians on our own initiative?"

Koshel's words still sounded unbelievable. It's no wonder. After all, they only had eight King Tigers in total. How could they fight with such a small force against a Russian armored force that could defeat an infantry regiment? Even thinking about it makes people feel that they are overestimating their abilities when trying to hit an egg with a rock. read

Calvus, who was holding the steering wheel and driving, was still staring, but in his mind he had already conceived the plan that needed to be executed next.

"I heard from the lieutenant colonel named Unn that the terrain in the village is not suitable for large troops to deploy. The main road in the Russian village is never wide. According to the size of the heavy tank, it can only be regarded as a one-way lane at most. Even two vehicles It's not possible to drive side by side. It's really not suitable for armored troops to enter the village, but now it's our advantage."

"Our advantage?"

Keshel, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had a puzzled expression on his face, but then his expression changed with subsequent thinking, and he obviously understood something very simple.

"You mean, the tanks of the Russian brigade cannot be deployed in the village, and their numerical advantage cannot be used? Is that what you mean?"

Calvus, who was holding the steering wheel and controlling the compact barrel truck, was driving quickly on the wild trail. He didn't intend to show off, just nodded and then spoke quietly.

"The Russians cannot make full use of their numerical advantage. The terrain in the village can only support two vehicles, one in front and one behind, working together, and it still does not support firing in the same direction at the same time. The vehicle in front will block most of the vehicles behind it. Partial vision, obstructing the firing line, but this is precisely when our advantage comes into play, skill and combat experience.”

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Kosher, who had been with Calvus for a long time, did not need his good brother to explain too much. He had already understood what he meant by what he said, and that was enough.

However, this does not mean that Keschel completely agrees with Calvus' statement. Some things still feel too far-fetched if you think about it carefully.

"So this is your reason? This is still too risky. The Russians can drive out the group of infantry who have been guarding the village for two days so quickly. Why do you think their skills and combat experience are inferior to ours? ? Are you gambling again?"

After hearing this, Calvus smiled, holding the steering wheel and looking ahead while driving, his hands not even shaking.

"War itself is a gamble. If there is no gambling at all, what is it called a war?"

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Kosher, who was rendered speechless by Calvus, did not speak for a long time. He just rested his elbow on the door of the open bucket truck and tilted his head to look at the scenery passing by in his field of vision.

That is to say, when the bucket truck finally arrived at the temporary station, and several large King Tigers still parked on the roadside slowly came into view, Keshel, who had maintained a thoughtful but silent attitude for the second half of the journey, finally spoke again.

"I'll do it with you. Let's go together. Since the tanks in the village can't be deployed, it's the same for us. Let the others stay outside the village to cooperate with us. You designate tactics for them. I believe you."

As if he was not surprised by such an answer, Karvus, who parked the car and slowly got out of the car, just smiled and responded with a cheerful answer.

"Yes, just like before."

Kirill, who was still ignorant of what had just happened in the invisible shadows outside the village, and who had no idea that he was being noticed, was still issuing orders to his deputies at the temporary headquarters in the village. .

"We still can't underestimate the enemy too much. We don't have the cooperation of infantry now to make our people more vigilant. We will send two more medium tanks to the entrance of the village to keep alert, and we will send them to the entrances of the villages on both sides of the north and south. Our current position is too close The enemy may appear from unexpected directions at any time.”

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Although he felt that Comrade Company Commander was a little too neurotic and unnecessary, but it was really hard for him to get involved in such a matter. After hearing this, the company deputy finally nodded immediately.

"I understand, then I'll do it"

boom--

Rumble——

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"What's going on!? Where did the explosion of artillery come from?!"

Kirill, who had just given the order, jumped up from his chair with a sudden sound under reflex. The deputy company commander next to him, who was also shocked by the sudden explosion, also looked confused.

"I don't know, I'll go take a look right now!"

Seeing that the deputy ran out of the door without even looking back, Kirill, who had no time to think about it, turned around and walked to the table behind him. He picked up the tank cap on the table and picked up the truncated folding bag specially designed for tank soldiers. The AK stock is loaded with bullets, fully armed and ready to rush out of the house.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a second explosion came suddenly less than ten seconds later.

Boom——

If the first explosion was caught off guard and had no time to be heard carefully, Kirill could hear the second explosion very clearly in this place where nerves were concentrated and people were on high alert.

The direction from which the explosion came was the north entrance of the village. This was also the final direction of the retreat of the defeated German troops who had just been driven away from the village. I was still standing at the north entrance and saw these bastards fleeing and heading west after exiting the north entrance. go.

Now, the direction of these two consecutive explosions is also from the north. Could it be that those Germans are really coming back?

Kirill, who was slightly startled, quickly recovered and came to the hospital after figuring out some basic situations. However, before he could leave the hospital, he bumped into the company officer who was running back in a hurry.

"The explosion from the north came from the north. There were not only explosions but also gunshots! It didn't sound like a howitzer. It sounded like a German tank firing at us outside the village. If anti-tank guns were deployed, we couldn't have missed it. The slightest movement must be a German tank or one of those self-propelled anti-tank guns, which can run and have guns anyway!"

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Kirill, who had a black look on his face, just wanted to curse angrily. He was afraid of what he was going to do, but he happened to encounter the German attack during the short gap when the village's defense was at its weakest.

Without infantry, not only is it impossible to carry out systematic and complete defensive operations, but it is also very difficult to detect the enemy's situation. Although it is not completely blind, at least it is to the extent of short-sightedness. Knowing more about the enemy can only rely on guessing and analysis, which is terrible!

"No, we must not let the Germans enter the village! Let the first and second platoons move toward the north entrance of the village to attack. Don't stay in the village to fight. Go out and fight the Germans outside the village! The third platoon will go out from the south entrance to support the battle. Don’t crowd all the tanks to the north, act quickly!”

"yes!"