Chapter 327 Veteran

Katukov actually knew what to do, but he just let it happen.

The reason was that Katukov knew it was too late to report.

First of all, this is just speculation, and Rokossovsky doesn't necessarily believe that this speculation will become true.

Secondly, there was only ten minutes until the general offensive was launched.

The command system of the Soviet army was cumbersome and inefficient. Even if Rokossovsky believed it right away and made a decision right away... I am afraid that the order would be difficult to communicate to all departments, and it may even be caused by temporary changes in the plan. confusion.

So Katukov could only let it go.

Time jumped forward little by little, and then three red flares rose slowly.

Almost at that moment, the dense artillery sounded, and the "rumble" sounded together.

On the frontier of Moscow, from Tver in the north to Yelets in the south, the Soviet army assembled a total of 1 million troops and prepared 1,000 aircraft to invest in 7,652 artillery pieces and 774 tanks.

The large and small caliber artillery of these troops fired in the direction of the German army almost at the same time. The dense shells hit the German army positions like hail and blasted a wall of fire. of.

Ten minutes later, the sky gradually brightened...Shuerka and the others didn't feel the dawn at all, because the sky was completely covered by the smoke of gunfire.

The reason why it was known that it was dawn was because the sound of fighter jet engines sounded in the air, and then Soviet fighter planes dropped bombs on the German positions and swooped down to shoot violently with machine guns.

The bombing continued for half an hour before it began to extend backwards.

Several red flares rose in the sky again, and Katukov waved his pistol and shouted: "Comrades, for the sake of the people, for the army, and for the great Soviet Union, go!"

"Come on!" The soldiers yelled and jumped out of the trench with their rifles in hand.

At the same time, the tank rushed out of the trench along the slope with a "boom" and "jumped" to the ground.

But in fact, everyone soon discovered that this was unnecessary, because the "Matilda" tank...its maximum cross-country speed is only 15 kilometers per hour, and it is certain that this maximum speed is not tested in the snow, For the running warriors quickly overtook it and had to slow down and wait.

Some soldiers looked back while running forward,

Occasionally, she waved her hands back a few times, as if to make "Matilda" go faster.

But "Matilda" also has more than enough energy, and it still drives slowly behind, like a cumbersome tortoise, or an elephant walking by the river.

Shulka believes that the most anxious thing at this time should be the tank crew.

This is indeed the case, and Fedosiev scolded his mother in a hurry, even though it drove an American M3 medium tank.

The speed of the M3 medium tank is not slow, but because it must maintain the sequence of the second echelon, it can only slow down and follow behind.

So, Shulka and others watched helplessly as the 2nd Guards Tank Brigade in front of them walked farther and farther amidst the sound of gunshots, explosions and shouts of killing...and finally disappeared in the morning light.

All that was left for the 1st Guards Tank Brigade were rows of bomb craters and corpses in various poses.

From the purely benefit point of view, Shulka prefers the state at this time, because it does not need to rush to the most dangerous front to directly contact the enemy.

To be precise, they would also come into contact with the enemy, but they were all wounded or pretending to be dead German soldiers... The soldiers raised their guns without hesitation and shot these German soldiers to death.

"They didn't surrender!" the actor explained: "I didn't see them raise their hands, so it doesn't count as killing prisoners!"

That's right.

It's just that most of the wounded couldn't raise their hands. They either had their hands injured, or they were busy covering their wounds with their hands.

However, being so far behind by the Second Guards Tank Brigade like now, I was still inexplicably discouraged.

"I don't understand one thing!" Soon the soldiers began to chat, and the actor said: "Why do the British build such slow tanks? To fight wars?"

"They call it an 'infantry tank,' Okunev!" replied the veteran. "That means a tank that the infantry can keep up with, so..."

As he spoke, the veteran raised his head towards the tank not far ahead.

"Unbelievable!" The actor shook his head: "That is to say...the British usually advance at this speed when fighting?"

The Soviet soldiers really couldn't believe this, because they usually rushed forward at the fastest speed.

"Otherwise?" the veteran asked back: "You think the British will rush in front of the tank?"

"Oh, yes!" The actor imitated Stephen's tone and demeanor, and shouted: "Follow behind the tank, you idiots... you are finished!"

The actor did have some talent for acting, and he looked a bit like Stephen after imitating Stephen, which made the soldiers burst into laughter.

"They are already veterans!" The instructor walking beside Shulka sighed.

Shulka knew what the instructor meant.

If it was in the past, even if it was a battle of picking up leftovers behind friendly forces, they would still be nervous.

But now, they were fighting and joking, occasionally turning over corpses on the side of the road and "bang" killing the wounded enemy, all of which seemed as natural as it should have happened.

Shulka didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Because, when they become veterans, their awe of life is also disappearing little by little.

Even Shulka was no exception.

"I knew I was right, Comrade Shulka!" said the instructor, panting forward.

"What's right?" Shulka didn't understand what the instructor meant.

"Remember what I told you in Kyiv?" the instructor asked back.

Shulka looked confused, he had forgotten all about it long ago.

"You were investigated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!" the instructor reminded.

Shulka said "Oh", but still didn't understand: "But what does that have to do with today?"

"You completely forgot!" The instructor couldn't help laughing: "I said at the time that the reason why I will stand firmly on your side and speak for you is because I think that changes are needed, that the country and the army need you, and the Soviet Union needs you. You... look now, Shulka! We are counterattacking, we beat the Germans! We did it!"

Shulka shook his head and replied: "No, Comrade Instructor! We are still far from defeating the Germans!"