Chapter 39 Hammer Sparks

Just when Malashenko was trapped in an ambush circle in front of the German position and could not escape, he almost thought that he was going to die at this moment. Accompanied by the roar of artillery shells that broke through the air, like an old ox pulling a broken cart, the sound was enough to conquer the entire battlefield. The gesture suddenly rang out over the battlefield after covering up all the gunfire. The soldiers of the Soviet and German armies who were originally engaged in a fierce battle couldn't help but stop what they were doing and were slightly startled.

boom--

This 203mm high-explosive bomb from the artillery battalion directly under the Soviet Fifth Army Group, which is subordinate to the 20th Tank Division, weighs 98 kilograms. The 17 kilograms of TNT high-explosive charge contained in the warhead warhead is enough for KV2 The heavy tank's 152mm high-explosive bombs are more than twice as powerful. The powerful destructive power that is enough to conquer everything can make any enemy shudder in front of it, even just by the boring numbers.

As for such terrifying 203mm high-explosive bombs, the artillery battalion of the Soviet Fifth Army, equipped with 12 B-4 203mm heavy howitzers, fired a total of 12 salvos.

The German position was instantly shrouded by 12 rounds of 203 mm high-explosive bombs, and it was like a sandstorm. The 88th artillery group was turning its muzzle and firing directly at Malashenko and his group of T34 tanks. Almost in the blink of an eye, more than half of them were covered by the shelling range and disappeared.

When the explosion, which was like the coming of the apocalypse and was enough to tear eardrums and hearts, gradually dissipated along with the smoke and bloody smell of the explosion, it was those who appeared in front of the surviving German soldiers on the first defensive position. Behind it is a huge crater that can almost be used as a fish pond, as well as those twisted 88 gun parts whose purpose it is unclear what they were used for before, and a few scattered broken limbs.

It was completely unexpected that those powerful Soviet artillery units would dare to cover their positions with a wave of artillery fire at the risk of accidentally injuring their own armored units. Obviously, this resulted in the first line of defense outside the town of Broad. The German troops on the position almost instantly lost nearly half of their troops and the volley of artillery fire clearly exceeded the expectations of Dietrich, the commander of the Guards Division.

boom--

There was a sudden muffled sound of a fist hitting a sandbag. Dietrich, who had left his office in the town and came to the forward observation post to direct the battle, was obviously very angry about the shelling that exceeded his expectations.

"What a crazy Ivan! Those bastard Tsarist troops used this trick on us on the Eastern Front back then. These Bolsheviks have done a good job of inheriting this glorious tradition!"

While gritting his teeth, he held the telescope in his hand and thought for a moment. Dietrich, who did not hear any subsequent shelling in the next ten seconds or so, quickly made a bold decision.

"Alfred, how are our air forces doing? Where are they now?"

Upon hearing his superior's question, the young adjutant, who had been following Dietrich closely, immediately opened the folder in his hand and loudly reported according to the script.

"General, Colonel Fernando just sent a communication telegram three minutes ago. He claimed that his first ground attack aircraft group had taken off from the airport and was flying to our position. At the end of the telegram, he told us that we did not need to reply to him anymore. news, because the attack was personally led by him.”

"Lead the team personally?"

After hearing the loud report from his adjutant, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He originally thought that his old friend would only send some of his young men to deal with Dietrich, but he never expected a colonel from the Air Force Wing. The commander actually went into battle himself.

"Oh, this is good. Fernando personally leads the team into battle, which shows that he is quite concerned about our support."

"Inform me to hold the frontline position, and let Diesel use his reserves to fill the hole just blown by Ivan. We must not let those Soviet tanks rush into our position! Those 88 lost The corresponding number of artillery pieces were directly drawn from the air defense battalion of our division to quickly reinforce the front line. Ivan's follow-up troops will soon start to go crazy. "

The adjutant, who was writing down Dietrich's orders quickly on a note in the folder, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this. The young adjutant, who almost thought he had heard wrongly, shook his head to confirm that he was awake. He quickly tried to persuade Dietrich.

"But General, the air defense battalion of your headquarters is the top priority responsible for protecting your safety. If the 88 artillery pieces are transferred to the forward positions to supplement them, once the Soviet planes appear and injure you at this time, we will These division personnel are really hard to blame in front of their superiors and even the head of state!”

What the young adjutant, who had been with Dietrich for the third year, said was not unreasonable.

As the current German head of state, Hitler, who has been following him and responsible for his personal security work since he first became rich, Dietrich, who participated in the battle as an ordinary soldier as early as World War I, can be said to be Hitler's His right-hand man and important confidant, the Guards Division under his command is famous for being the number one elite Guardsman unit in the Waffen-SS establishment.

It is foreseeable that if Dietrich, Hitler's best friend and confidant, is injured or even sacrificed due to improper work of personal security guards on the battlefield. The German head of state, who was as angry as a violent hell demon, would definitely tear all those responsible for this incident alive.

He felt extremely frightened when he thought of these possible consequences. This young adjutant, who was not only concerned about Dietrich's safety, but also wanted to survive longer for himself. It was for this reason that he finally plucked up the courage to attack Dietrich. Rishi spoke out and remonstrated.

Before making such a decision, Dietrich had already guessed the long-standing calculations in the minds of those around him. Dietrich, who was determined, did not shake any of his thoughts because of his adjutant's "well-intentioned persuasion". .

"I know what you are thinking, Alfred. But you have to know one thing. If a general cannot protect his own troops and positions on the battlefield, then he will keep these guards who are responsible for protecting his personal safety. What use are the troops?"

"What Germany needs to rise from the ruins is iron, blood and tenacious will, not the cowards of the Junker nobles who were greedy for life and fear of death in the last war. Do you understand what I mean when I say this?"