The flames rising from the wooden house made Bisklev, who was thousands of meters away, seem to feel the heat coming towards his face. "Great," he thought to himself: "No matter if this is the German army's
Whether it's the regiment-level headquarters or the battalion-level headquarters, everyone in it is probably reimbursed."
When Bisklev was proud, he did not realize that he had stung a hornet's nest. If it were the German Wehrmacht, once its headquarters was taken away by the other party, the enemy might fall into chaos because of the loss of unified command.
. But now they were confronting Bisklev and the others, but it was the SS who were known for their ferocity and cruelty. When they found out that one of their headquarters had been bombarded by artillery fire, they immediately became even crazier and moved towards Bisklev.
A fierce attack was launched on the position they held.
The German battalion commander who originally commanded the troops to attack Bisklev and the others wanted to wait until dawn to eliminate the Russians who had infiltrated into his defense area under the cover of tanks, so he did not fight hard. But at this moment, seeing the regiment
The command post was killed by the Russian artillery. It immediately became anxious and quickly ordered its subordinates: "Gather all the mortars in the battalion, suppress the Russian firepower with intensive artillery fire, and cover the infantry to rush forward."
As the order was issued, the German artillery fire began to focus on the areas where the Soviet troops were stationed, especially the areas with intensive firepower, which were the focus of artillery fire. Even the surviving MG42 general machine gun did not escape being destroyed by artillery fire.
destiny.
Bisklev's troops were not many, and even including the wounded, there were only about forty men. He saw that the enemy was approaching the position step by step under the cover of artillery fire, using bomb craters as cover, and using short leaps.
He couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth. He made a simple calculation and found out that the enemy's troops were at least ten times his, and they were scattered across a wide area of attack, hitting his weakness of insufficient strength.
He knew that his soldiers were very brave, but now they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of firepower and numbers. Fortunately, he still had a 76.2mm cannon in hand, and he could use the cannon's flat fire to kill the charging Germans with artillery fire.
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However, he also understood that once the German army discovered that there was an artillery piece on the position that would pose a threat to their attacking troops, they would definitely find a way to eliminate this threat first to reduce their own casualties.
What happened next was just as Bisklev expected. After the Germans suffered 30 or 40 casualties under the Soviet artillery fire, they immediately concentrated three mortars to specifically bombard the location of the cannon. When the cannon was destroyed by the German artillery fire,
At the same time, several German soldiers jumped into the trenches and started hand-to-hand combat with the Soviet soldiers who held their positions.
When it comes to stabbing, the Soviet soldiers are far superior to the German officers and soldiers. In less than five minutes, more than 60 people fell in a pool of blood, two-thirds of them were German officers and soldiers. The reason why such success was achieved
The results of the battle were not only the proficiency of the Soviet soldiers in stabbing, but more importantly, the number of German officers and soldiers equipped with rifles was limited. Soldiers holding submachine guns were afraid of accidentally injuring their own people in close combat and did not dare to shoot casually, which allowed the Soviet army to
The warriors stole the show during their stabbing fight.
The performance of the Soviet soldiers was indeed outstanding, but after all, the number was too small. Facing more and more enemies pouring into the trenches, they seemed a little powerless. They had to give up the positions they held and retreated bit by bit.
Fortunately, the Air Force's bomber formation began to bomb the German positions that had been marked. The German officers and soldiers who were fighting with the Soviet soldiers on bayonets saw that the positions in the distance were bombed, and they did not dare to fight, so they withdrew as if the tide was ebbing.
After the enemy withdrew, Bisklev counted the number of people again and found that there were only 13 people left, including himself, and half of them were wounded. The sergeant with an injured leg sat on the ground in the trench and looked up and asked
Bisklev: "Comrade Lieutenant, what should we do next? Should we continue to hold our position, or should we retreat early before the Germans come up?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," as soon as the sergeant finished speaking, a wounded man whose left arm was wrapped with a bandage and hung around his neck said loudly to Bisklev: "We only have 13 people left, and the enemy is at least still alive.
There are hundreds of people, and even if one of us can defeat ten of them, we can't hold our position at all. I think we should retreat, I don't want to die here inexplicably."
"Retreat, why retreat?" Hearing what the sergeant and the wounded said, Bisklev couldn't help but frowned: "If we hand over this position to the Germans, after the counterattack begins, you know our soldiers
How much price will it cost to retake this place?"
When Bisklev finished speaking, he saw that the surviving commanders and fighters around him were silent. He paused briefly and continued: "Comrades, our air force has begun bombing the enemy's positions. According to the combat plan formulated by superiors,
The ground attack will officially begin three and a half hours later, that is, at 10 o'clock in the morning. And our task is to do everything we can to hold the position and hold on until the main force arrives."
The soldiers all felt that Bisklev's statement was reasonable. If they chose to retreat at this moment, they would indeed be able to escape unscathed, but the troops participating in the counterattack would have to fight to seize this position from the enemy again.
You will pay a lot of casualties. And if you stick here, although there is a high probability that you will die, your sacrifice is also valuable, and it can reduce the casualties of the troops attacking the farm.
The Soviet Air Force's bomber formations bombed the enemy's positions indiscriminately, and no German planes were seen until they left the battlefield one after another. Although the Soviet planes left the battlefield, the German officers and soldiers staying in the fortifications were
They did not dare to act rashly, as they were worried that the Soviet army would soon launch artillery bombardments on their positions.
However, after a long wait, there was still no sign of an attack by the Soviet army. The German battalion commander on the opposite position of Bisklev and others ordered his men to launch a new attack on the position they were holding.
The tactics adopted by the German army this time were very insidious. In addition to attracting the attention of Bisklev and others from the front, some of the troops also pulled out two platoons and detoured from both wings of the position. They bullied the Soviet army because they were small in number and could not attack at the same time.
Defend in several directions.
"Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant lying next to Bisklev said in a panic when he saw this situation: "The Germans are attacking from three directions at the same time. We will definitely not be able to stop them with such a small number of people."
"Comrade Sergeant, there is a trench more than ten meters wide next to the enemy's command post." After Bisklev saw clearly the tactics adopted by the enemy, he couldn't help but take a breath. He said to the Sergeant: "Wait a minute.
When we can no longer resist, we will all retreat to that trench and use the terrain there to resist as long as we can."
The trenches Bisklev mentioned are connected to the German command post. As long as everyone hides in them, they can block the trenches with firepower. If the enemy wants to rush in, they will inevitably pay a heavy price.
The enemy rushed up quickly. Although there were not many defenders left on the position, they still put up tenacious resistance. After paying more than 30 casualties, the Germans finally rushed into the trench and attacked from both sides.
They approached Bisklev and the others along the trenches. Seeing that the position could no longer be defended, Bisklev ordered the soldiers to withdraw to the trenches that had been agreed upon in advance.
Everyone evacuated to the command post. Bisklev counted the number of people and found that there were only 7 people left, including himself. There were more than 200 German troops outside. Seven against more than 200 people. He wanted to kill him all over.
Retreating is simply a fool's errand. The only thing they can do by hiding here is to delay.
Just as the German officers and soldiers were cautiously approaching Bisklev's command post along the trenches on both sides, bursts of roar of tank engines suddenly came from outside. Hearing this sound, Bisklev could not help but frown.
, thinking that even the German infantry alone could not handle it. If tanks came up again, they would crush this simple command post just a few times on top of their heads, and everyone in the command post would be alive.
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Unexpectedly, at this moment, the already frustrated staff sergeant exclaimed: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you hear the sound of the tank engine?"
"I heard it." Bisklev said with a wry smile: "As long as the enemy tanks drive over our heads and crush us a few times, we will be buried alive."
"Comrade Lieutenant, haven't you heard that this sound comes from our rear, not the enemy's side?"
"Did the sound come from behind us?" Bisklev stuttered: "Did the enemy tanks go around behind us?"
"Hell, Comrade Lieutenant, how can you think so?" the sergeant retorted: "Can't it be our tanks? You know, our troops have already entered the attack position, no matter how bold the enemy is,
They also dare not run in circles in front of our positions, otherwise our tanks and artillery will teach them a lesson."
Perhaps as a footnote to what the sergeant said, as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of exploding artillery shells and machine gun fire came from outside. About a quarter of an hour later, Bisklev heard someone shouting loudly outside.
: "Hey, is there anyone? Is there anyone else? Answer me if you hear me."
"Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant became excited when he heard the shouting outside: "Did you hear it? Someone was shouting in Russian outside. It seems that our troops have occupied this position."
When Bisklev heard this, he couldn't hold it any longer and rushed out of the command post with a submachine gun in hand. He saw Soviet commanders and soldiers everywhere in the trenches, and then he realized that what the sergeant said was right.
This place has been occupied by his own troops, and he quickly shouted loudly: "Who is in charge here?"
This chapter has been completed!