More than a hundred dark tanks shone with an icy light under the rising sun, looking chilly.
German military 20th Corps, who had already been prepared, began to take a detour, preparing to go behind the Russian army and block their retreat. Their mission is to stop the Russian army as much as possible to ensure the results of this battle.
Both Lieutenant General François and Lieutenant General Mackensen believe that it is impossible for the Russian army to withstand 8th Armored Division's attack. Once the Russian army is defeated, they will inevitably flee in all directions. By then, it will be impossible to expand the results. Therefore, 20th Corps's actions this time are directly related to how great their results will be this time.
Fighting behind 8th Armored Division was Infantry Division, who was recruited from 11th Corps. Their mission is to expand the results and mop up the remaining enemies after 8th Armored Division breaks through the Russian defense line.
8th Armored Division's action can be described as Armored Forces's first offensive in the world. 8th Army Corps attaches great importance to it. Oscar, General Hindenburg and Major General Ludendorff all rushed from Königsberg to Tannenberg to watch the battle. Although, the front line is dangerous. But now that German military is ready to counterattack, the risk factor has been reduced to a minimum.
"What a spectacle! With so many tanks attacking together, no line of defense can stop them!" General Hindenburg sighed.
Originally, he thought it was a waste of money for Oscar to form Armored Division. After all, the cost of forming one Armored Division is enough to form five Infantry Division. However, after seeing Armored Forces's charge with his own eyes, he could only admire Oscar's decision.
"Your Highness, will Armored Forces become the protagonist on the battlefield in the future?" Major General Ludendorff asked. He was keenly aware that Armored Forces would play an extremely important role in future wars.
"Armored Forces will indeed play a very important role in future wars. However, calling it the protagonist is a bit too much. In the future, air superiority will become the protagonist." Oscar said.
Although, 8th Army Corps formed his own Air Corps and developed it. However, it seems that it is still somewhat useless when dealing with the Russian army. Russians does not have decent aviation power at all, so Air Corps of 8th Army Corps is used for reconnaissance missions most of the time. Of course, this is also related to the fact that the war has just begun and all countries have not yet paid attention to the performance of aircraft.
"Air Corps?" General Hindenburg and Major General Ludendorff couldn't believe it. Although, they have already seen the power of airplanes. However, it is unlikely that aircraft will replace the army and become the protagonist.
However, their trust in Oscar prevented them from raising any questions in their minds. What happened before has proved that Oscar was correct in predicting the development of the army.
Oscar did not explain much. After all, the current technical conditions are still too poor, and there is still a long way to go before reaching the level of future generations. Although the importance of air superiority is becoming more and more prominent, the Air Force must develop slowly if it wants to become the protagonist.
On the ground, Armored Forces's attack had already begun. The attack of hundreds of dark tanks directly frightened the Russian soldiers. They are originally farmers with little education, so it is understandable that they would be afraid of the unknown.
"God! What is that?"
"Is that the devil? Germany people have the devil's weapons. No wonder we can't defeat them!"
Some Russian soldiers were so frightened that they fled in all directions. Even if the officers tried their best to stop him, it was of no use. Escape has become the only goal of those Russian soldiers. Even the officers were also frightened, and many of them were already trembling.
"Boom!"
A tank opened fire, and 37mm shells flew into the Russian ranks, and several Russian soldiers were immediately blown away.
"Boom!"
An artillery shell hit a machine gun fire point of the Russian army, and immediately blew up the machine gun fire point into the sky. The Russian machine gunner was also killed.
"God! How did the Germany people invent such a terrifying weapon?" A Russian officer turned pale and ran away. However, before he could escape a few steps, he was hit by a bullet flying from behind.
"Ta-ta-ta!" This is a tank that started to fire. The 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun is so powerful that one bullet can easily cut a human body into two pieces. Once hit, they are basically killed without any injuries.
"God! Run away! The Germany people are too powerful, we can't stop them at all."
Panic spread among the Russian army. Faced with the menacing German tanks, they chose to escape and did not have the courage to continue fighting.
Of course, not all Russian troops are cowards, there are still brave people.
"Damn Germany guys, even if you have the devil's weapons, just die!" A Russian company commander personally controlled a Maxim machine gun and opened fire on a German military tank.
"Ta-ta-ta!"
The dense bullets hit the tank, but they were all bounced away. At most, they only knocked off a little paint. The tank's armor, although not too thick, cannot directly resist Howitzer. However, there is still no problem in resisting the fragments of Howitzer, let alone machine gun bullets.
"How could this happen? Devil, Germany people really have the devil's weapons!" The Russian company commander lost his mind.
However, the tank had already discovered the guy who dared to challenge him. The turret slowly turned and aimed at the Heavy Machine Gun and the Russian company commander.
The Russian company commander was keenly aware of the crisis and wanted to escape. However, it was simply too late.
"Boom!"
The tank opened fire, and a shell hit the target in the blink of an eye, blowing the tank into parts. The Russian company commander was also torn into pieces.
Under the German military tank attack, the Russian troops on the position collapsed directly. They did not have the courage to intercept because they knew that it would be in vain.
One tank after another rushed into the Russian army's position. Some Russian soldiers who had no time to escape were directly crushed by these tanks, leaving pieces of meat on the ground. Even the tracks of the tank were mixed with a lot of minced meat, which looked very bloody.
"God! This battle is too easy. Are we here to fight, or are we here for an outing? However, those tank soldiers are too bloody. They tear those Russians into pieces at every turn, or directly crush them into minced meat. Anyway, I don't want to eat beef for lunch today." A German military infantryman complained.