Chapter 160 Sneak Attack

"Don't shoot, your own people!" When Shulka and others ran out of the tent with their guns in hand, they heard a cry from the darkness: "We belong to the 50th Army!"

The 50th Army was part of the Bryansk Front.

But in fact, they can no longer be said to be the Bryansk Front Army, because the Bryansk Front Army suffered heavy losses when confronting the Germans, and then the troops that were reinforced to Moscow from other directions continued to replenish these troops. These troops still use their designations... This is almost equivalent to Reorganized.

Out of caution, Major Gavrilov asked several soldiers to check each other's documents, and after confirmation, he let them go.

Major Gavrilov asked: "What happened? Why did you retreat?"

"We failed!" the stragglers replied: "The German tank troops penetrated our defense line from the flank!"

"Retreat, Comrade Major!" Someone urged Major Gavrilov: "They have at least one tank division, we can't stop them!"

"Have you received the retreat order?" Major Gavrilov asked.

"Yes of course!"

"But we didn't receive it!" replied Major Gavrilov.

"You should confirm with the superintendent!" The straggler came from the darkness, looking a little embarrassed, he approached Major Gavrilov and asked, "Is there any smoke, Comrade Major?"

"No!" Major Gavrilov simply refused, and he hurried back to the headquarters to send a telegram to the superior.

At this time Shulka noticed something strange... The eyes of those stragglers unconsciously followed Major Gavrilov's footsteps, and even followed Major Gavrilov.

"I have cigarettes, Comrade!" Shulka called to the group of stragglers: "Call them here, and there is vodka... enough for you to have a few sips!"

"Great!" The straggler responded with a smile on his face, but followed Major Gavrilov's direction and footsteps without changing.

So Shulka didn't hesitate anymore, raised his rifle and knocked down a soldier holding a PPD submachine gun with a "bang". Major Rilov shot dead.

"You're crazy!" the instructor yelled, "What are you doing..."

But Shuerka pressed him back into the trench before he could speak, and then there was loud gunfire outside.

Major Gavrilov seemed to understand something, and the horse lay on the ground and shouted: "They are enemies, kill them!"

Only then did the soldiers react, and immediately shot at the group of stragglers with their guns.

The scene was very chaotic for a while, both the enemy and us wore the same military uniforms and it was in the dark, it was impossible to tell the difference between the enemy and us, so the soldiers could only shoot based on their feelings.

However, the number of enemies who sneaked into the Soviet defense line was small, so the situation quickly stabilized.

A few minutes later, the gunfire gradually stopped, and a flare was lifted into the air. Several skirmishers tried to escape in the mud, but were quickly knocked down by the Soviet army in a pool of blood.

"Branfenburg Troops!" Only then did the instructor come to his senses.

Major Gavrilov came crouching down beside Shulka and said: "You saved my life, Comrade Shulka! How did you find them out?"

"No one will give up Tula, Comrade Major!" said Shulka, "because there is a direct railway to Moscow, and there are no roadblocks!"

Major Gavrilov nodded in agreement.

"What's more!" said Shulka, "they didn't react much when they heard vodka..."

Major Gavrilov couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and then laughed: "So they are Germans?"

"Yes!" Shulka said. "Any Russian who hears about vodka would gather like hungry wolves, but they followed you to the headquarters!"

"Almost cheated by them!" Major Gavrilov was terrified.

"Very well, Comrade Shulka!" said the instructor.

"Admit it, Comrade Instructor!" Shulka said, "They tricked you!"

"Do you need to say it?" the instructor asked dissatisfiedly.

Several people burst out laughing.

"Ready to fight!" Major Gavrilov ordered.

This approach is correct. It is impossible for the enemy to have a surprise attack by only one Branfenburg force. Such a surprise attack does not make much sense even if it is the headquarters.

Therefore, the enemy should have at least one reconnaissance unit mixed in... They obviously lacked strength against the 333rd regiment, so they planned to use the Branfenburg troops to attack the headquarters to paralyze the command of the 333rd regiment and cause internal chaos, and then use the reconnaissance unit to initiate raid.

If it really develops like this, they may indeed succeed, because the Brandenburg troops will be mixed with the Soviet army to make the Soviet army indistinguishable from the enemy, and then they will only be slaughtered.

but now……

At this time, there was only a sound of "rumbling" motors, and two "No. 3" tanks appeared on the railway, one on the left and one on the right, covering the subsequent German army to attack the Soviet army.

Seeing this Shulka carrying a heart let go: there are only two tanks, which is not enough for the defense line 20 units per kilometer for anti-tank firepower... 20 units per kilometer are deployed to the two wings with the railway as the center , which is also 10 units to the left and 10 units to the right.

20 against 2, and the two tanks are still together, which can be said to be stress-free.

Sure enough, a few flares went up into the sky, and then a burst of gunfire knocked out the two "No. 3" tanks.

The German reconnaissance unit also retreated... They just wanted to test the enemy's firepower and had no intention of fighting recklessly.

From this point of view, the German army's combat method is more flexible and more humane. If it is the Soviet army at this time, it is likely to charge forward with a shout.

"What's going on?" the instructor said, "How did the Germans get here?"

"Because they want our hero group to show off!" Shulka replied.

Major Gavrilov chuckled, and ran back to the headquarters with a cat on his back to contact the superintendent.

This situation needs to be reported to the superintendent as well as to obtain more information and next steps.

It turned out that Guderian played another trick against the Soviet army. He divided the 1st Armored Group of Kleist into two parts and attacked the Soviet defense line from the front, making everyone believe that these two parts were German troops. The 1st Panzer Group and the 2nd Panzer Group, even the captured Germans said so.

The Soviet army was convinced of this.

As a result, Guderian's 2nd Armored Group advanced in the dark, and then quickly broke through Kireyev's direct pull.

"Their main force will arrive before dawn!" Major Gavrilov said: "There are two armored divisions and one motorized infantry division!"

After a pause, Major Gavrilov added: "The superintendent ordered us to block them no matter what!"

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