Ever since he received Brajinski's report and learned that the German troops on the right wing were beginning to mobilize, Sokov knew in his heart that he had a high chance of winning this battle. But out of caution, he did not get carried away, and
He solemnly said to Ponejelin and Sidorin: "Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, I still say the same thing, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and as long as the battle is not over, we cannot claim victory. Do you understand?
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"Comrade Commander is right." Ponejelin echoed: "If we are blindly confident because the situation of this battle is in our favor, it is easy to make the mistake of underestimating the enemy. You know, sometimes injured beasts bite people.
It will hurt more."
An hour later, Sidorin received a call from Miyakov. The other party spoke very quickly: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the situation seems a bit bad. My scout told me that the German troops in front of our division have obtained
We have received reinforcements and seem to be preparing to launch a counterattack against our troops.”
"Great, this is really great." When Sidorin learned that the German reinforcements had reached the front of the 3rd Division, he couldn't help but cheered. But the next moment, he realized that what he said might make Miyakov
Having a bad association, he quickly explained: "Lieutenant Colonel Myakov, according to the intelligence we have, this enemy comes from the right wing of our army. As long as you can contain them, the balance of victory will be in my favor."
The army tilted."
"But Comrade Chief of Staff," Miyakov said in embarrassment after hearing this: "We have been fighting for such a long time, the troops have suffered a lot of casualties, and the commanders and soldiers are also very tired. If the Germans launch a counterattack at this time,
I'm afraid we..."
His words stopped abruptly here, but Sidorin understood what he meant: not only did the division's commanders and fighters pay a heavy price, but even the division commander died in the battle, which would affect the morale of the troops.
.If the reinforced German troops launch a powerful counterattack at this time, the 3rd Division may be defeated.
"Don't worry, Lieutenant Colonel Myakov." Sidorin comforted the other party and said: "We have given orders to Liugekov's 211th Infantry Division, asking them to come over and replace you as soon as possible. If they arrive before they arrive,
The enemy will launch a counterattack, and you must block it. Do you understand?"
"Chief of Staff, please tell Comrade Commander." Miyakov replied loudly: "The area we have occupied will never be taken away by the Germans again."
Sokov waited for Sidorin to put down the phone, then stared at the map and said: "Chief of Staff, tell Colonel Brakinski again that the troops transferred from the right wing have entered the left defensive position and are preparing to attack the third
The 3rd Division launches a counterattack, let him move quickly and capture the reservoir dam as soon as possible."
"Colonel Braginski." After Sidorin connected with the 109th Division headquarters, he said straight to the point: "The enemies who were transferred from our front have now entered the front of the 3rd Division. Comrade Commander ordered
, let you seize the reservoir of the Narew River immediately, and seize the enemy's defensive positions while their troops are empty."
"Finally we have waited for this moment." Brakinski said: "I immediately ordered the small force to attack."
After Brajinski ended his call with Sidorin, he immediately contacted the troops hiding near the reservoir. At this time, the troops attacking the reservoir had increased from one company to two companies, and the person in charge was a deputy battalion commander.
Brajinski said straight to the point: "Comrade Captain, I order you to launch an attack on the reservoir now. Remember, you must capture the reservoir at all costs, and you must not let the enemy blow up the reservoir. If the Germans blow up the reservoir,
Just come back to me with your head in your hands. Do you understand?"
"Comrade Division Commander." The deputy battalion commander heard what Brajinski said and quickly assured him: "I assure you that we will definitely capture the reservoir. If the Germans really blow up the reservoir, you don't have to deal with me.
, I would put a gun to my head and shoot myself."
"Okay, stop talking nonsense." Brajinski said into the microphone: "Act quickly. Whether our army can successfully seize the triangle area depends entirely on the success of your action."
The battle to seize the reservoir has been intense from the beginning. According to the deputy battalion commander's plan, a platoon was originally supposed to be sent in a sneak attack to kill the German blasters, and then gradually clear out the enemies on the reservoir dam. Who knew that the sneak attack would happen soon?
When the attack was about to succeed, a more agile German soldier escaped from the Soviet army and sounded the alarm in time, turning the sneak attack into a storm.
Seeing that his intention was exposed, the deputy battalion commander immediately organized troops to charge toward the dam along the road in order to capture the reservoir as quickly as possible. However, several machine guns installed by the Germans on the dam formed a cross-fire network, blocking the Soviet army.
The way forward.
The first charge launched by the Soviet army failed without any surprise. Nearly half of the commanders and soldiers of the charge company fell on the way to the charge.
The first company commander returned to the deputy battalion commander and said to him at the top of his lungs: "Comrade Captain, the enemy's firepower is too strong. If there is another charge like this, all my men will be dead."
As the second company commander of the reserve team, he also said to the deputy battalion commander: "Comrade Captain, the first company commander is right. The enemy's machine gun fire has blocked our way forward. If we charge forward regardless, I'm afraid everyone will die.
There is no way to capture the reservoir dam."
Seeing that the attack was not effective, the deputy battalion commander was also worried. After the two company commanders finished speaking, he asked: "What good ideas do you have? Let's talk about it!"
The first company commander first expressed his position: "Use the mortars and machine guns we carry to suppress the enemy's firepower and cover the troops' charge."
The second company commander added: "I agree with the first company commander's opinion, but I would like to add another point. Our current priority is to prevent the Germans from blowing up the reservoir dam, so it is necessary to send manpower to kill the German blasters.
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The deputy battalion commander looked at the building where the German blasters were hiding, shook his head slightly, and said: "Second company commander, haven't you seen that the German blasters are all hiding in the building behind the machine gun firepower point? If you want to
I'm afraid there will be a heavy price to pay for rushing to where they are hiding."
"Otherwise, we can use mortars to directly bombard the building." The second company commander once again proposed his plan: "As long as the building is destroyed, the same effect can be achieved."
"The mortars we carry are just fine for hitting infantry and sandbag fortifications." Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the deputy battalion commander shook his head again and said: "It is impossible to destroy those reinforced concrete buildings."
After a brief silence, the first company commander spoke: "Comrade Captain, normally, the German blaster is the biggest hidden danger. If we don't eliminate him, he may blow up the dam at any time. But we can change the angle and come to
solve this problem."
The deputy battalion commander heard something from the tone of the first company commander's words, and quickly asked: "First company commander, do you have any good ideas?"
"Look." The first company commander pointed to a corner on the dam and said to the two men: "That is the wire that detonates the explosive. Even if we cannot eliminate the German demolition hand, as long as the wire is cut, he will not be able to detonate the explosive.
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"Yes, yes, this is a good idea." After hearing this, the deputy battalion commander nodded repeatedly and said: "As long as we send people to cut the wires, the enemy will not be able to detonate the explosives on the dam."
But not long after the three were happy, they fell silent again. Because they discovered that the position of the wire was exactly within the blockade range of German machine gun fire, and the commanders and soldiers who went to cut the wire might be sacrificed at any time.
But the next moment, the first company commander stood up and said: "Comrade Captain, if we want to save the reservoir dam, this is the only chance. We must take this risk."
The deputy battalion commander frowned and said cautiously: "It is in a blockade area of German firepower. The comrades who go to perform the mission may not have a high chance of survival."
"You are right, Comrade Captain." The company commander said with a bitter look on his face: "No matter how dangerous the task is, someone must carry it out, right? So, you can give this arduous and glorious task to our company."
Finish."
Seeing the first company commander volunteering, the deputy battalion commander stared at him for a long time, and finally nodded slowly and said: "First company commander, I will order mortar and machine gun fire to cover you. Go ahead, can we save the reservoir?"
It’s up to you.”
When mortars and machine guns opened fire to suppress the German firepower on the dam, the first company commander sent two soldiers to cut the wires connecting the explosives and detonators.
After receiving the order, the two soldiers crawled towards the designated target. However, their actions were soon discovered by the Germans. A machine gun stretched out from the window of the room where the demolitionists were hiding.
Shooting at two soldiers. One soldier was unfortunately hit by a bullet while crawling and died heroically on the spot.
Another soldier was also hit in the calf by a bullet, but he endured the pain and dragged his bleeding injured leg to the location of the wire. He took off the pliers hanging from his waist and prepared to cut the wire.
But if he wanted to cut the wire, he was lying on the ground, but he couldn't use any force. He could only try to raise his upper body, preparing to use the weight of his body to cut the wire. But before he could exert any force, a series of bullets flew over and hit him.
After being hit, he suddenly froze in mid-air for a moment, then threw himself directly on the wire, blood staining the nearby ground red.
Seeing the sacrifice of his men, the first company commander was so angry that he stamped his feet repeatedly. Just when he was about to send people to perform the mission again, he was stopped by a veteran: "Comrade company commander, that place is blocked by German firepower, no matter what
No matter how many people you send there, you will die."
"I know." Facing the veteran, the company commander said angrily: "But if this wire is not cut, the German blasters hiding in the building can detonate the explosives placed on the dam at any time."
"Comrade Company Commander, the wire connecting the explosive and the detonator does not necessarily have to be cut with pliers." The veteran said: "We can also cut it in other ways."
"Other ways?" The first company commander couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, and then asked: "How to break the wire?"
"It's very simple." The veteran pointed to the mortars that were shelling the German firepower point not far away and said: "We can use artillery fire to blow off the wires. As long as the wires are broken, the Germans will not be able to detonate explosives."
"Yes, why didn't I think of this?" The first company commander slammed his right fist into the palm of his left hand and said excitedly: "This is a good idea."
But then a troubled expression appeared on his face: "But the bodies of our two soldiers are there. If shelling is carried out, will their bodies be damaged?"
"In order to achieve the final victory," the deputy battalion commander came over at this time and happened to hear the conversation between the two. He said, "I believe that the spirits of these two soldiers in heaven will forgive us."
Hearing what the deputy battalion commander said, the first company commander didn't know what to say, so he ordered a mortar to be fired at the location of the wire. A few rounds of shells blasted past, and as expected, the frightening wire was broken.
When the deputy battalion commander saw that the wire was broken, he felt more at ease and immediately ordered the troops to attack.
At this time, the communications soldier carrying a walkie-talkie came over to the deputy battalion commander: "Comrade Captain, the division commander wants to talk to you."
As soon as he put on the earphones, Brajinski's voice came out: "Comrade Captain, how is the situation there? Have you taken down the reservoir dam?"
"Not yet, Comrade Commander."
"Then why are you still dawdling?" Brakinski said angrily: "Have you forgotten what I told you? If we can't take down the reservoir dam as soon as possible, we won't be able to continue attacking the enemy."
"Comrade Division Commander, the first attack we launched failed, and now we are organizing a second attack." The deputy battalion commander replied: "I believe we will be able to capture the reservoir dam this time!"
"Your actions are too slow. If you continue to delay like this, the Germans may blow up the dam at any time, and everything you have done will be in vain."
"Comrade Division Commander, you can rest assured that the Germans are now unable to detonate the explosives placed on the dam."
"What's going on?" Brakinski was stunned, and then asked: "What did you do to prevent the Germans from blowing up the dam?"
"I ordered the artillerymen to use mortars to blow up the wires connecting the explosives and detonators." The deputy battalion commander replied proudly: "In this way, the Germans will never be able to blow up the dam."
When Brajinski heard that this was what happened, a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "That's great. As long as the Germans don't blow up the dam, the next war will be easy to fight."
After ending the call, Brajinski called the chief of staff and told him: "Chief of Staff, immediately give orders to each regiment to attack the enemy in front."
Hearing Brajinski's order, the chief of staff was dumbfounded: "Comrade division commander, we have not yet captured the reservoir dam, and we have launched an attack rashly. If the Germans blow up the dam, our attacking commanders and soldiers will be flooded."
Swallowed."
"You don't have to worry about this. The captain has already reported to me that they used artillery fire to blow off the wires connecting the explosives and detonators. In other words, the Germans were unable to detonate the explosives placed in the reservoir." Brakinski told the staff.
The commander said: "If the Germans know that we are attacking the reservoir, they will definitely send troops to reinforce it. Now there are only two companies attacking the reservoir, and they lack heavy weapons. I am worried that they will not be able to sustain it for long, so we must attack in time and seize it as soon as possible.
enemy positions and rescue them from danger."
After figuring out what was going on, the chief of staff quickly agreed and prepared to call the commanders of each regiment to inform them to resume the offensive. However, when he picked up the phone, he also specifically reminded Brajinski: "Comrade division commander.
, I think we should report the resumption of the offensive to Comrade Commander, so that he can be well aware of it."
This chapter has been completed!