Imperial Overlord

A small drop of water fell from the sky, like a bomb, and rushed to the ground. Then, it hit the steel plate and was shattered in an instant.

Wittmann watched the rain dripping onto the top armor in front of him, squinting and looking up at the sky.

There were dark clouds and it looked like there would be no air support today. And depending on the situation, there will not even be any investigative intelligence.

"Ekhov! Is there any news from the reconnaissance company?" He lowered his head, letting the rain hit his big-brimmed hat, and asked his gunner.

Ekhov, the electromechanical engineer, was eating at this moment, turned his head and said vaguely: "No news! Sir!"

He had been guarding the radio before, and there was no news from the battalion headquarters, and the assigned reconnaissance troop did not return any useful information.

In the German tactical system, the reconnaissance force is actually a very important link that occupies a large proportion.

In bad weather, the German armored units without reconnaissance will reduce a lot of combat effectiveness, so in bad weather, the German army tends to become overly cautious.

Those classic assault battles that seem to be thousands of miles away sound like they are full of loopholes. There is hardly any reference to it other than being able to prove the Germans are reckless.

But these are only superficial. In fact, Germany's rapid interspersed advance is based on careful investigation and detailed intelligence.

The officers and soldiers at the grass-roots level know what is happening around them, they know where the enemy's troops are and how many there are.

In addition, at the beginning of the war, the German grass-roots troops had high combat literacy and high training level. They could exert their subjective initiative and adopt appropriate tactics. Naturally, they could make seemingly reckless choices.

"The security force must not be taken back! If the Soviets don't take advantage of this rain, they will be really stupid." Wittmann said this.

As a front-line combatant, he was born with a keen sense of the battlefield situation. If there is no such sense of smell, it is not far from death.

Therefore, when he saw the rain for the first time, the tank commander's first reaction was that the Soviets might be attacking.

Yes, if the Soviet side gave up such an opportunity, they would not have won the war.

Rokossovsky was already preparing his counterattack when the sky began to darken.

In his hand, he has the trump card of the 2nd Guards Tank Division and the 3rd Guards Tank Division as a reserve.

The two main Soviet troops, named by Stalin himself, are also the two most powerful troops.

The 2nd Guards Tank Division has three tank regiments, most of which are newly produced T-34 tanks, with more than 300 tanks.

If you count a small number of KV-1 tanks, the number of tanks in the entire tank division is close to the size of the German tank division.

At the same time, the 3rd Guards Tank Division also has more than 100 T-34 tanks, as well as a large number of T-26 and KV-1 tanks, and the combat effectiveness is also considerable.

In addition, these troops have drawn a large number of veterans and commanders who have experienced combat, so compared to other Soviet troops, it is simply incomparable.

"Let the troops start attacking! We can't waste time!" Rokossovsky put down his binoculars and instructed the officers around him.

His counterattack has been in preparation for a long time, and Khrushchev has been waiting, waiting for his counterattack to save Moscow from the crisis.

As long as it can regain some of its positions, Moscow can get rid of the dilemma of being surrounded on both sides, which can boost the morale of the Soviet army to the extreme.

"Throw in two infantry divisions, consume the German troops first! Let the artillery units prepare! Launch artillery support on time!" He pointed to the area directly in front of his headquarters and instructed the chief of staff beside him.

This time, Stalin and Khrushchev supported the counterattack and concentrated a large number of heavy weapons.

Including the Soviet large-caliber heavy artillery, the Soviet army assembled about 150,000 troops, preparing to open a gap in the G group defense line that the German army was attacking.

Therefore, when the rain began to fall intensively, the reconnaissance troops in front of the German army also bumped into the advancing Soviet infantry.

The radio channel, which was originally quiet, suddenly became lively. Countless reconnaissance troops said they saw the main force of the Soviet army, and the sound of gunfire was everywhere.

"The left wing found a Soviet tank... I heard that the number is quite large." Shrinking inside the tank, the radio operator Ekhov pressed the earphone and carefully distinguished the sound inside.

There were too many troops shouting for reinforcements, everyone's words were mixed together, and there was the sound of rain outside, it was not easy to distinguish the complete sentence.

"Boom!" A cannonball landed on the open space at the head of the village. This time, you didn't need to listen to the radio to know that the Soviet army had started to attack.

"Enemy attack!" Wittmann saw the direction of the explosion through his periscope, pressed the throat communicator and shouted: "Start the tank! Check the fuel! Get ready for battle!"

With his shouts, the driver Duke has started to start the Panther tank. After all, the tanks of this era are not the current electric ignition vehicles. Starting the tank is not an easy task.

After some preparations, the engine of the Panther tank began to turn, and a raincoat was put on top of his head. Wittmann opened the hatch first and stuck his head out to look around.

The tank platoon he is in has already started the tanks, and those who are quick to move are already starting to reverse and prepare to withdraw from the village.

The black smoke from the explosion of the shells in the distance has been pressed down by the rain~www.wuxiaspot.com~ as if nothing happened there just now.

However, in a farther place, another cannonball fell, reminding everyone that the explosion just now was not an illusion, but something that actually happened.

"Find a way to contact the reconnaissance unit in front of us! Find out the direction of the Soviets' attack! Load the grenades and withdraw from the village!" Wittman pressed the intercom and shouted loudly.

The rain hit the upper steel plate of the tank turret and splashed onto his face, but he didn't have time to take care of it. A pair of them had already passed through the rain curtain and looked at the misty distance.

The tracks of the Panther tank began to roll, the body began to slowly move backwards, the loader Homan had stuffed the grenade into the gun chamber, and everyone was nervous.

The battle is imminent, but everyone still does not know which direction the enemy is coming from and how many people are coming.

The five Leopard tanks withdrew from the village where they were stationed in a fast or slow manner, and there were half-track armored vehicles following them.