"We captured it? Confirmed?" Guderian asked in surprise.

"Yes, captured. Confirmed!" Stauffenberg nodded.

This time, it was Guderian's turn to be a little confused.

He did not think that his preparation of artillery fire would be able to drive away the Ming army.

If that were the case, the battle line would have already crossed Moscow.

"Continue to search and advance until we come into contact with the Ming army. Tell the frontline troops to be careful.

Also, carry more anti-tank weapons."

Guderian was keenly aware that the Ming army might counterattack.

However, he was not afraid. Anyway, he had occupied the trenches and bunkers of the Ming army. If he encountered a counterattack, he would retreat to the defense line established by the Ming army.

The German army spent the entire night on the offensive.

They cautiously moved forward to attack, but the Ming army seemed to have disappeared.

In other words, the Ming army blended into the darkness.

Until it was dark, the German army still had not made contact with the Ming army.

At this time, they were already twenty kilometers away from their starting position.

"Uncle, did we retreat too far back?" Inside the bunker, Cao Bianjiao held up his binoculars and finally found the sneaky German forward in the morning light.

"According to our calculations, the German army should have no problem marching twenty-five kilometers in one night.

It seems we still overestimated them."

Cao Wenzhao was helpless and could only blame the German army's slow march.

"The German army was marching gropingly during the attack, so it is understandable that it could not march at a faster pace than normal.

Now that it's dawn, it's up to us." Cao Bianjiao said with a smile.

"Well! They don't have a fixed position now, not even foxholes. It's a good time for you to attack!"

Cao Wenzhao patted his nephew's shoulder with satisfaction and watched Cao Bianjiao walk out.

A moment later, the roar of the tank engine was heard.

Cao Wenzhao curled his lips helplessly. The tank was good in every aspect, but the engine was too noisy.

This sound is enough to travel five to six kilometers.

However, it was useless for the Germans who were attacking from the opposite side to hear it. They could not run as fast as the tanks, and they could not dig foxholes before the tanks rushed over.

The ones charging at the front were still Type 1 tanks.

Although this type of tank is an obsolete model, the speed of the Type 1 tank is still their trump card.

The fast Type 1 tank served as the vanguard, rushing towards the German soldiers who had heard the sound of the tank engine and retreated hastily.

These German soldiers carried light weapons.

At most, it's just a few infantry cannons.

At the same time that the Type 1 tank launched its attack, the Stuka swooped down from the clouds like an eagle.

Those infantry artillery pieces looked low on the ground, making them difficult to spot.

But in the sky, you can see clearly.

A bomb was dropped with a whistle, and in the huge explosion, the infantry artillery was blown directly into the sky.

The Stuka shook its wings, and the 12.7mm machine gun under the nose fired a red whip.

The whip composed of bullets mercilessly whipped the German soldiers who were fleeing on the ground.

In just three to five minutes, the Stukas finished throwing their bombs and emptied their ammunition.

When the Stuka flapped its wings and flew back, the German artillery on the ground no longer existed.

There were fleeing German troops everywhere, but no matter how fast people ran, they could never run as fast as a tank.

Moreover, people will be tired.

Tank..., as long as there is oil.

The sound of the 25mm machine gun "burst" "burst" "burst" never stopped from the beginning.

Every time a German soldier is hit, a cloud of blood mist will burst out from his body, and then the whole person will be torn apart.

Some German soldiers were lying in the jungle, trying to attack with rocket launchers.

But the Ming army tank soldiers fired shells at every suspicious bush.

The German troops who were ambushing all chose good shooting positions. How could they not use artillery shells to explore such a place?

As a result, a cloud of blood mist burst out from the grass, and the rockets flying out could not reach the Type 1 tank that was still one kilometer away.

In field battles, infantry without bunkers or field fortifications are completely prey to tanks.

Ming Army tank crews continued to hunt and kill German soldiers.

Until, all the German soldiers in the two companies were slaughtered.

The tanks rolled over their bodies and continued to attack their follow-up units.

By the time they returned to yesterday's position, the Ming army had already killed a battalion of German troops.

The Ming army took advantage of the victory and pursued it, and was preparing to restore the position lost yesterday.

A tank at the front suddenly erupted into a cloud of smoke, and then the fire filled the sky and filled the entire tank.

The driver and gunners had no time to climb out of the tank, and the huge explosion blew the turret away.

The crew inside the tank instantly became on fire.

"Eighty-eight guns!" Cao Bianjiao shouted from inside the command vehicle when he saw the tank on fire.

This kind of artillery was originally used for anti-aircraft, but now it is used for anti-tank.

The powerful 88mm high-explosive artillery shells can easily destroy thin-skinned and large-sized tanks two kilometers away.

The first-type tanks were not stupid, and they reversed and fled.

The famous saying of Type I tank crews is to retreat as soon as you smell the smell of 88-gun fire.

Because the 25mm rapid-fire cannon at the front of their vehicle does not have as far a range as the 88 Cannon, nor is it as powerful as the 88 Cannon.

Cao Bianjiao took a look and found that this was the main position that the Ming army abandoned yesterday.

The Stuka in the sky flew over again and bombarded the position wildly.

However, judging from the appearance, it seems that the bombing effect was not good. After all, the position yesterday was abandoned by the Ming army on its own initiative.

Inside, the bunkers were built very solidly. And some of them were made of reinforced concrete.

The Stukas bombed in a circle, emptying their bullets, and then flew away again.

This type of bomber is a front-line bomber with a range of only about two hundred kilometers and a small amount of bombs!

But the advantage is that it can be quickly reloaded and refueled to return to the battlefield.

The Ming Army's highest record was that one pilot dispatched eleven times a day.

If a small amount adds up to a large amount, the amount of bombs dropped is still considerable.

The Type 1 tanks retreated, and the Type 4 tanks also stopped outside the range of the 88-gun.

Didn't launch an attack!

The Ming army's self-propelled artillery began to prepare for artillery fire, and the artillery shells stirred up lumps of mud.

The German troops were so frightened that they all retreated into the fortifications to avoid the Ming army's artillery fire.

The bunkers built by the Ming army were very good, usually three meters deep underground.

The two sides are supported by railway sleepers, and a reinforced concrete roof is laid on top.

As long as the 120mm artillery shell does not hit directly, it will not kill the people in the bunker at all.

The German soldiers were hiding inside. Although they were shaken to pieces, they suffered no casualties.

It is strange that the Ming army's artillery bombardment did not have the same density and intensity as before.

The shells were fired sparsely, as if to drive these German soldiers into the bunker.

"There are five minutes left." Inside the command vehicle, Cao Bianjiao's pocket watch showed eight fifty-five.

The position was already filled with smoke, and the smell of gunpowder smoke could be smelled several kilometers away.

If the Ming army's tanks did not attack, the German army would not take the initiative to leave the solid fortifications.

At nine o'clock, Cao Bianjiao raised the telescope again.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom...!"

Huge explosions were heard one after another, and the explosions were so violent that Cao Bianjiao could feel the tremors inside the command vehicle.
To be continued...