"God! Those damn Germany people have rushed through our anti-tank trenches. Fire quickly and stop them!" The faces of the Russian Commanders all changed drastically. Before the battle began, they were full of confidence in their anti-tank trenches, thinking that they would be able to stop German armored forces's advance.
But I didn't expect that German military would easily crack their tactic. Those dark tanks were driving towards their defense line and were about to launch an attack.
In the absence of anti-tank weapons, it is almost impossible to resist German armored forces's attack by relying solely on anti-tank trenches. At most, it will only cause some trouble for German military.
"Attack! Break through Russians's defense and crush them all." Colonel Rommel's face remained indifferent.
After the war broke out, 8th Armored Division had crushed countless Russian defense lines. This time, the same is true. Russians's weak defense line is simply impossible to stop 8th Armored Division's tank. The tracks of the tank will crush everything to pieces.
"Da da da!" On the Russian army's position, machine guns fired wildly. Dense bullets were fired at the German military tank, but apart from knocking off the paint on the tank, these bullets were unable to penetrate the tank's thick armor.
"Boom!" The tank fired back. A Tank Cannon shell accurately hit the Russian machine gun fire point, blowing it into a pile of scrap metal.
"Click, click, click!" The directional machine gun and coaxial machine gun on the front of the tank began to fire. The Russian troops in the dense firepower and suppressed positions could not even lift their heads, let alone fight back.
Under the attack of German armored forces, the Russian army's defense line began to become precarious. It seems that it is only a matter of time before it is broken through.
The infantry that had been following German armored forces also broke into a place very close to the Russian defense line under the cover of these tanks. Next, they will break through the Russian defense line under the cover of tanks and provide protection for the tanks. After all, once one's own tanks invade the Russian army's position, they are very likely to be suicidally attacked by the Russian army. That is currently the only attack method that can pose a threat to the German military tank.
Inside Chełm city, the atmosphere at the Russian military headquarters became a little solemn. This was only the first day of the battle, but it was extremely detrimental to the Russian army. This also made the generals of Russian 4th Army Corps worried.
"General, the current situation is very unfavorable to us. The Germany people are attacking very quickly. Their tanks have broken through our anti-tank trenches and are about to attack our forward positions." A lieutenant general reported.
"How could it be so fast? Did our anti-tank trenches have no effect at all?" Such a result obviously made General Dimitriev a little unbelievable. Because, he knew that if German military's tanks could not be stopped, their defense would be like paper.
"General, the Germany people directly loaded more than a dozen Truck with earth and rock, and filled two channels in our anti-tank trenches. And we have no way to stop this." The lieutenant general said with a grimace.
"Asshole! Damn Germany guys, how could they even think of such a tactic?" General Dimitriev was very speechless. He felt as if he had carefully prepared a punch, but it hit the cotton.
"General, our outer defense line may not be able to withstand the Germany people for long. They will soon invade Chełm city. It is no longer safe here. General, please evacuate here before the Germany people invade Chełm." Another lieutenant general said.
Once German military breaks into the Chełm city area and starts a street fight with the Russian army. The Russian generals had no confidence at all whether they could win the street fighting. Therefore, they hope that General Dimitriev can evacuate here and retreat to a safe place.
General Dimitriev wanted to object, but when he thought that if Chełm fell into a street fight, his own safety would be threatened, he swallowed his objections directly.
"Okay, General Fyodor, General Golovin, the fighting here will be left to you. Although the German tanks troops are very powerful, they will definitely be constrained once they enter street fighting. The narrow streets will restrict their ability The performance of the weapon. Therefore, although the current situation is not good for us, we can definitely resist the attack of the Germany people, drag them here, and buy enough time for General Ivanov's victory," General Dimitriev warned.
Although, Army Group Commander ran away just after the battle started, which would definitely have a certain impact on the morale of the troops. But for the sake of his own life, he couldn't care less.
"Yes, General." Lieutenant General Fyodor and Lieutenant General Golovin nodded repeatedly.
"22nd Army Corps, over there, I will ask them to speed up. They will arrive at Chełm the day after tomorrow at most. Three armies, 150,000 people, how can they withstand the attack of Germany people." General Dimitriev continued.
Lieutenant General Fyodor and Lieutenant General Golovin also think so. German military's attack power is very strong, but if street fighting begins, German military will no longer have such a big advantage. Not to mention defeating German military, if they persist for half a month, there should be no big problem. Maybe, he could even defeat German military in a street fight with his superior strength. In that case, they would have accomplished a great feat.
After General Dimitriev explained this, he quickly evacuated Chełm and retreated to a safe rear.
And it was when General Dimitriev was evacuating Chełm that German armored forces broke through the Russian army's forward position.
"Crunch! Crunch!"
The tanks' tracks crushed the ground and broke through the Russian defense line.
"Run! German tanks is coming." The Russian troops on the position were already frightened. After discovering that the German military tank was crushing him, he even ran away.
"Da da da!"
The machine gun on the German military tank started firing, firing rows of bullets, knocking all the Russian soldiers who tried to escape to the ground.
More and more tanks broke through the Russian positions. The tanks' tracks were crushing the Russian army's positions wantonly. The Russian defenses were directly crushed, and some Russian soldiers who did not have time to escape were crushed into pulp.