"Tiger tank! Tiger tank! I'm discovered by them... Oh my god, I'm done, ah..."

A scream came from the American headphones that Captain Samokin wore. It was the voice of a tank leader named Utkin. He was driving a T-34/76, and it was impossible to fight against the Tiger. However, the result of being targeted by the Tiger tank was the same as being a glorious revolutionary martyr!

Communication with the Utkin team was immediately interrupted. It seemed that the four people had become martyrs. However, Captain Samokin had no intention of rushing out to avenge his comrades, because there was only one result in rushing out from behind the hidden mound, which was broken by the Tiger 88mm cannon... There is no doubt that Captain Samokin had never heard of anyone escaping from the muzzle of the Tiger tank since the outbreak of the Soviet-German War. In fact, it was impossible, because now German Tiger tanks have tungsten alloy hard core armor-piercing shells (type shells) that can be used, and they can stably penetrate 138mm homogeneous steel plates with a 30-degree inclination angle at a distance of 1,000 meters, and the hit accuracy is extremely high. Even at a distance of 1,500 meters, this shell can penetrate 123mm homogeneous steel plates with a 30-degree inclination angle.

In other words, all Soviet tanks and tank destroyers are now impossible to carry the front with the Tiger without cover.

Moreover, the Tiger tanks are never dispatched alone. There is always a No. 4 on the side and a "rhino" behind them. It is equipped with a 71-dimensional 88mm cannon. If you use a tungsten alloy hard core armor-piercing bomb, you can instantly kill all Soviet tanks at a distance of 2,000 meters!

However, there is no way for the Soviet tank soldiers to face the German tank cluster now. Their method is to ambush the black guns. Sometimes they will use t-34/76 as bait to seduce German tanks, creating conditions for attack for ambushing t-35/57, kv-85, su-85 or anti-tank guns.

So Samokin is just waiting quietly for the German tank/infantry cluster under the flares and moonlight to get closer step by step. They have just broken through the first line of defense composed of t-34/76 tanks, and now is the time to be proud!

Captain Samokin kicked the driver Shevchenko's shoulder with his boots. He was at the highway and kept the vehicle started and ready to transfer at any time.

Because Captain Samokin had found the target of the attack, a Tiger tank was slowly approaching.

"Armor Piercing Bullet!" He gave an order to the loading man, and a 57mm armor Piercing Bullet was quickly pushed into the barrel, and then he pressed the launch button without hesitation!

boom!

A ball of fireworks suddenly rose up in the front of the Tiger tank chosen by Samokin.

One hit!

"Hurry! Start it!" He didn't go to see if the hit Tiger tank was finished, but shouted while kicking the driver Shevchenko on the shoulder.

Immediately, a harsh noise sounded, and the vehicle shook violently and retreated backwards. After retreating for dozens of meters, he turned around again, and then started to run towards the next ambush position at full speed.

This is the one-hit move away, and the tactics in the air are used to fight the tanks on the ground!

However, this tactic is a bit forced for the Soviet Red Army tank troops that lack high-precision artillery and high-quality armor-piercing bombs. If it were the Germans who fought like this, the effect would definitely be much better...

German ace tank commander, Sergeant Kensper, saw Venus in front of him, and his ears were buzzing. His tank had just been hit by a 57mm shell! But luckily, the shell hit the gun shield and could not penetrate it, but it still scared Kensper and the gunner Max.

Kenspel, who came to his senses, knew that he had been shot by someone, so he quickly searched for the target through the captain's circumference of the chariot. He soon saw a huge black shadow about 4,500 meters away.

"Stop!" He issued an order through the phone inside the car, "Drive it at 10 o'clock, that black shadow!"

"Dadada..." First, the coaxial machine gun fired a string of tracer bullets, hitting the black shadow in front of it, and then there was a loud "boom", and the black shadow of the Soviet tank was knocked into a ball of flames.

The one who was hit was the T-34/57 tank that Captain Samokin, the Soviet tank ace, was riding!

...

"Damn!"

General Lu Jin, commander of the 5th Tank Army, standing on the roof of the Hongxing Primary School teaching building of No. 13 collective farm, cursed hatefully because he found that the defense line he carefully arranged was not as strong as he imagined, and was easily penetrated by the German tank cluster.

"Comrade Commander..." Major General Dubkov, chief of staff of the 5th Tank Army, also climbed onto the roof. He did not come to watch the battle, but conveyed the orders of the Front Command to Lukin. "The Front ordered us to persist in Klimovic for at least 10 days in order to cooperate with Gomel's main attack."

"10 days..." Lu Jin took a light breath. He originally thought that the 5th Tank Army could last for more than 15 days, but the battle from this afternoon to the present made him feel a little unsure.

Moreover, he is now a little doubtful that the Tank 1st and Tank 2nd Army can successfully take Gomel?

"It can still be kept in 10 days," Lu Jin took his mind back. "The key is collective farm No. 13 and the nearby forest... What is the name of the forest?"

"Call the forest on June 1st." Major General Dubkov replied.

This name was changed in June 1942. In order to commemorate the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, it was commemorating the outbreak of the world revolution...

"Farm No. 13 and Red May Farm are the key to defensive battles," Lu Jin said. "Our tank army still can't resist it on the plains, but it can definitely be defended by the forest and farm... Haven't the Katyn Forest been guarding for a few days?"

"You are right, then let the troops set up defenses in the farms and forests."

Lu Jin nodded, "But we have to take down the No. 13 collective farm first... and take it down completely!"

Major General Dubkov turned his head and looked at the direction of the field. Gunshots and explosions were still coming from there, indicating that the fierce battle was still going on.

The Ukrainian traitor who was guarding there was really stubborn! Admiral Lujin shook his head and said, "It must be taken down tonight!" He thought for a while and said, "By the way... I thought of a way to let the su-122 assault gun be hung on a bucket as a bulldozer and bury the windows in the basement of the yard building, so that we should take the building soon.

In addition, report to the superiors, it can be confirmed that the German armored cluster that appeared in the Klimovic area has at least several armored divisions!"

...

"Comrade General Secretary, according to the report of General Lu Jin, commander of the 5th Tank Army, we can basically confirm that the German armored cluster in the Klimovic area is huge in scale, with at least several armored divisions."

When Pavlov reported this "good news" to Stalin, his expression seemed very solemn.

"Comrade Pavlov, is there any bad news?" Stalin looked at Pavlov and asked.

"Yes," Pavlov pointed his big bald head, "The Air Force also discovered that a large German armored force, at least in the army-level cluster, left Oryosha and was maneuvering towards Roslavl along the highway... It was probably to encircle the rear route of the 5th Tank Army.

In addition, the situation in Smolensk is also extremely serious. The Katin Forest will be lost as early as tomorrow morning, and the city of Smolensk has been surrounded by three sides."

"Environment on three sides? Why not all sides?" Stalin was a little surprised.

"Maybe the Germans were unwilling to attack Smolensk, so we left a retreat for our people." said Shaboshnikov, chief of staff.

"You can't retreat!" Stalin said firmly, "Now is a critical moment, and the Red Army must not take a step back!

Not only Smolensk must not give up, but even Klimovic's 5th Tank Army must stick to the end!"

Pavlov frowned deeply. His and Shaposhnikov's private plan was actually to delay and wait for change. Smolensk was an abandoned son, and the battles in the junction could also be abandoned if the situation was unfavorable. Only Leningrad, Moscow and Kharkov-Donetsk industrial zones must be adhered to.

Seeing Pavlov frowning, Stalin suddenly strengthened his tone and said, "I know that this decision will cause the sacrifice of many Red Army soldiers, and may even lead to the destruction of the 5th Tank Army and some other main Red Army forces with a glorious history. But in order to win the final victory of the Great Patriotic War, such a price is worth and necessary. In order to win the crucial battle of the junction and to reverse the unfavorable situation on the Soviet-German battlefield, the Supreme Command should issue the most severe order!"

Hearing this, Pavlov and Shaposhnikov looked at each other. Neither dared to tell Stalin about their plans, nor did they dare to persuade them anymore. They had to take out their notebooks and pens to start recording.

Stalin said: "From now on, all officers, soldiers, and political officers must be given an iron discipline: without the orders of superiors, you must not take a step back. Whether he is the company commander, battalion commander, regiment commander, division commander, political commissar, as long as he retreats without the orders of superior commanders, he is a traitor, and he will be treated as a traitor of the motherland.
Chapter completed!