At the foot of the mountain, Sokov in the observation center, and when he heard Saviev's voice coming from the receiver, he immediately asked straight to the point: "Lieutenant Saviev, have the Germans been defeated by you?"
"Yes, Comrade Battalion Commander, we have been repelled." Saviev replied.
When Sokov learned that the German army had retreated, he did not ask what kind of results he had achieved, but asked directly: "How are the casualties of your company?"
"There are quite casualties." Hearing Sokov's question, Saviev's heart seemed to be snatched hard. He did not expect that the company would suffer more than half of the casualties in an hour's battle. He was silent for a moment and said with difficulty: "We have only more than forty people left in our company."
Sokov had been prepared for the casualties of the Third Company, but when he heard that there were only more than 40 people left on the position, he was still surprised. He recalled the situation of the soldiers of each company in his mind for a while and said, "Lt. Saviev, the second company is the most complete system, and each platoon has fifty people. I will ask Second Lieutenant Andre to send a platoon to the top of the mountain to your command."
Saviev was overjoyed when he heard that Sokov was going to replenish his troops. Just as he was about to express his gratitude to Sokov, he heard Sokov continue: "I will draw a squad from the machine gun company to bring you two MG34 machine guns to strengthen the firepower of your company."
The machine guns of the third company were blown up by German tank guns during the battle. Saviev was hesitating how to speak to Sokov and ask for two more machine guns. Unexpectedly, Sokov, like a roundworm in his belly, drew a squad from the machine gun company to strengthen his firepower.
The troops in the fortifications at the foot of the mountain had already made all preparations for combat. When Andrei and Vasily received a call from Sokov and learned that they were going to send troops to the high ground, they sent their most elite troops to strengthen the defenders on the high ground without saying a word.
The German army's tactics were still the same, and they bombarded with cannons before the attack. However, Saviev had already led his team into the bunker on the north slope before the German shelling began, so the enemy's shelling still did not achieve any results.
As soon as the shelling was over, Saviev brought his troops back to the position where the smoke had not yet dissipated. Just as Saviev was commanding the soldiers to support the fortifications, Grissa, the leader of the second company in the Highlands, who came to support the fortifications, suggested to him: "Comrade Lieutenant, I have an idea. The Germans must have thought that our army had been wiped out in such fierce artillery fire just now. Therefore, I suggest that when the enemy launches another attack, we will put them closer and then attack."
"If you want to get closer, then fight?" Saveyev repeated Grissa's words and asked, "Comrade Sergeant, how close should you put the Germans in your opinion?"
"Twenty meters." Grissa was very afraid that Saviev would deny his proposal, so he emphasized specifically: "Although it is a bit risky, the soldiers in my platoon are all veterans who have experienced many battles. I believe they can definitely eliminate the enemy in front of the position."
In response to Grissa's proposal, Saviev began to ponder: Yes, this plan is indeed very risky. A distance of 20 meters, even if it is uphill, it only takes a few seconds for the Germans to rush into the trenches. But if, as the sergeant said, if the enemy did not fire when attacking, they would have an illusion that the Soviet army on the position had all died, and thus became careless.
Seeing that Saviev was silent all the time, Stepan, who had been listening, said, "Comrade Commander, I think we can consider the suggestions that the sergeant said. Most of the soldiers in our company are from guerrillas. They not only have poor technical and tactical skills, but also lack experience in regular combat. If the enemy is really put at a distance of twenty meters and then fire, it will definitely allow the Germans to rush into the position. But now the soldiers who are holding the position are the soldiers of the second company and the first row. They have rich combat experience. I believe that they will be able to complete the task successfully."
Seeing Stepan saying good things about Grissa and after weighing his pros and cons, Saviev thought Grissa's plan was indeed feasible, so he stared at him and said, "Well, Comrade Sergeant, follow your plan. But you must assure me that the Germans must not rush into our position."
Grissa grinned and said, "Don't worry, Comrade Lieutenant, as long as there is a soldier in our platoon, we will never let a German enter our position. If they want to occupy this position, they will come over with our bodies."
In the distance, German infantry was under the cover of tanks and pushed towards the high ground. Grissa ordered the soldiers to simply clean up the empty soil in the trenches and entered their respective shooting positions.
The German tanks drove to the foot of the mountain and stopped, raising their muzzles high, ready to destroy the Soviet firepower points on the top of the mountain at any time. The infantry parked behind the tank waited for a while, and saw that there was no movement on the top of the mountain, so they passed over the tank and bent their guns and approached the top of the mountain carefully.
When the infantry were still 150 meters away from the top of the mountain, they slowed down and their formation became more sparse. At this time, even if there were machine guns on the top of the mountain, the casualties caused would be very limited. But what was revealed was that the top of the mountain was still quiet and there was no movement at all.
Seeing this, a German lieutenant walking in front of the team couldn't help but think in his heart: "What's going on? Why didn't the Russians shoot? Has our shelling killed everyone on the high ground?" Although he thought so, he did not relax his vigilance and still walked towards the top of the mountain.
One hundred meters, there was no movement on the top of the mountain.
Eighty meters, the top of the mountain is still silent.
Seventy meters, sixty meters...
The German lieutenant saw that the first trench was less than 30 meters away, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He thought in his heart that the Russians on the top of the mountain must have been killed by shells, otherwise the troops he led would have entered this position, so why did no one shoot?
He stood up straight, raised his pistol high, turned around and rushed to the soldiers behind him and shouted: "Soldiers, the Russians were all killed by our shells, rush up with me!" After shouting, he took the lead in rushing towards the top of the mountain.
Grissa, who was lying in the trenches, saw the Germans start to accelerate, and knew that the time was coming, he quickly took the submachine gun in his hand and shouted, "Let's fire!" and pulled the trigger first.
With the dense gunfire sounding on the position, the German soldiers exposed to the muzzle of the Soviet army were hit by gunfire before they could come back to their senses. Some of them covered their chests, turned around in place, and fell to the ground; some were pushed by the huge impact of bullets and rolled down the hillside. The second lieutenant who rushed in the front was directly knocked away by the machine gun bullets, and the red and white things inside splashed the soldiers around them all over the face.
Chapter completed!