Boom!
Another half-track has been destroyed, and this time, ammunition exploded.
"45 degrees to the left, enemy tank, APHE (armour piercing high explosive ammo)!"
It was a Pz III.
Because they were hiding in cover and houses, the German soldiers still didn't know what kind of tanks were attacking them.
Before the Pz III even showed itself, Gromov had already spotted it on his view.
The moment it shows up, the shell penetrates him.
Five of the crew, no ones survive.
"Smoke grenade, fire!"
The infantry sergeant beside immediately realises their position is not benefiting their panzer.
He ordered his men to fire a smoke grenade on Gromov's tank position to cover their vision.
"Reverse!"
The smoke covered both sides vision, giving him the chance to retreat.
Just as the Germans thought that it was a chance for them to advance with the cover of tanks.
Bodanov's KV fires.
It hits another tank that is trying to bypass the wreckage of their comrade.
"Another enemy tank! Smoke grenade!"
"Screw it! Shoot all the smoke grenades on enemies position, we will cross the river with its cover."
The half-tracks' commander ordered.
The whole river was quickly filled with smoke.
Not only was the panzergrenader firing, but even the mortar team was also firing.
The mortar smoke grenade causes the village to start burning.
"Charge!"
The German infantry once again tries to cross the river.
But at this time, the voice of the heavy machine gun roared.
The machine gun crews can see nothing. But it is not important.
Everything was set before it began.
Two HMG, one on the left, one on the right, create a crossfire, making a dead zone for the German infantry.
A few german was shot to death before even realising what had happened.
However, for others, as a veteran, they immediately know it was the crossfire of the HMG.
They crawl down to the side of the river and change to a squat position, and continue to cross the river.
Gromov jumped down from his tank. The time has come.
"Refill the ammo."
He ordered the two infantrymen who followed his tank and also the gunner and machine gunner of his tank.
Although his tank only fires one APHE, the consumption of HE and the DP28 machine gun bullet is more than that.
Gromov walks back to the church and sees Kirov observing the battlefield with binoculars.
"Comrade Commissar, how is everything?"
"The enemies are unable to break our line for now. But I believe it is just a matter of time."
Gromov nodded his head and agreed with Kirov's statement.
He can see that the enemy Panzer company are sending another Panzer unit as reinforcement.
At the beginning of the war, the Wehrmacht Panzer defeated most of their enemies' tanks with professional coordination and skills without using a more advanced tank.
Gromov then walks to the table, where the maps of the town were on it.
He learn from the problems encountered in the last operation, this time, he marks a number on every house.
Gromov raised his head and had a look at everyone here, and saw someone familiar.
"Yukin, come here, I have a job for you."
"I will need you to take down the No. 67 houses."
Yukin came and saw it, frowned and asked his doubt.
"Why this house? What's so special about it?"
Why? Because from his view, he sees that the German infantry commander was there.
"I inspect most of the houses in the town before and mark down some houses that are suitable to make into a command post."
"My battlefield intuition tells me, No.67 might be where the enemies are located."
Realising he is going to hunt the enemy's commander down, Yukin straighten his body and salutes Gromov.
"I will guarantee you the completion of the task, Comrade Commander. Even if it's my life. For the Union!"
Gromov nodded and looked at his watch.
"Great! Now the time is about 0800. You will launch the attack 10 minutes later, no matter what has happened. Understood?"
"Understood, Comrade Commander."
Ten minutes later, when the minute hand turns to 2, Gromov waves his hand.
Three red signal flares were immediately launched into the sky.
"Bi! Bi! Bi!"
The whistle signalling the start of the counterattack rang in everyone's ears.
"Ura!"
A series of 'URA', growing louder as they went, rang in his ears.
"What happened?"
Carl was surprised by the whistle and signal flares.
But he will not have the problem in the next second.
A few tens of bullet was shot at him, and the next moment he fell back to the turret, and an RPG rocket hit his Pz IV.
Sidorov has already taught the skill to every anti-tank squad, prioritising the tank with an antenna first.
Even if it is not the highest commander of the troops, it is still a commander and will still affect a portion of the troops.
The anti-tank squad ran away before the other Germans reacted.
Meanwhile, Yukin has just reached the basement that was labelled with the number 67 with his assault team.
He does not dare to open the door of the basement to have a look, but from here, he can already hear the speaking voice of the German commander.
"Such an accurate intuition." Yukin thinks in his mind.
He slowly takes out his grenade, signalling the soldier next to him to do the same thing.
After he was ready, they pulled the fuse simultaneously, waited for two seconds, pushed the door and threw it outside.
Boom!
"For the motherland! Ura!"
Yukin took the lead and was the first to rush out.
Firing at every German who was injured or stunned by the explosion.
What happened in No.67 was not an exception, but almost every house in West Brusiliv.
At the same time, in the small villages.
With the lead of Alexee, the whole platoon was also charged at the German rear forces and the mortar crew that had low awareness.
They were gathered together, chatting, discussing the battle in the town, complaining about why it takes so long.
Even if one of them is holding a submachine gun, Alexee's charge would have failed.
Unfortunately, there are not. With Alexee himself, he killed 10 germans in this charge.