Chapter 1125: Annihilation of the enemy during the movement (eight)
The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Division's guards never dreamed that they would be suddenly attacked by the Soviet army while they were marching. Not only were there machine guns on both sides of the road, but rockets dragging long flame-tails also flew out from time to time and fell into the queue and exploded.
For a time, this place became a hell on earth. The shooting of machine guns exploded in the crowd; the explosion of rockets caused countless broken limbs and broken arms.
The German regiment, who served as the rear guard, had become depressed because the regiment headquarters and an infantry battalion were annihilated. After being attacked, it was suddenly in chaos. In just a few minutes, two companies were annihilated by the Soviet army. Seeing that the situation was not good, the deputy commander of the German regiment quickly ordered the troops to disperse on the spot, and used bullet craters or snow piles as cover to start shooting with the Soviet army.
Since he had just received the supplement from rockets not long ago, Sokov was not stingy and ordered the regiments to launch rockets at the densely populated areas of the enemy. The rockets that were constantly firing fell at the position where the enemy gathered, exploding, blowing the enemy up to howling.
The deputy commander of the German army felt that with his strength, he could not compete with the Soviet army at all, so he sent a message to Major General Val. He thought wishfully that the Russian troops who attacked him might retreat when the main force arrived. But he forgot that his troops were on an unblocked road, and facing the powerful firepower attack of the Soviet army, it was inevitable that the entire army would be destroyed.
A battalion commander ran to the deputy regiment commander and reported to him: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, the Russians have too strong firepower. If our troops continue to stay here, the entire army will be destroyed sooner or later."
"I have asked for help from the division headquarters," said the deputy regiment commander stubbornly: "The Russians went deep into the rear of our army and could not carry much ammunition. Their shelling would soon stop. If we retreat at this moment, the Russians would follow us to chase and kill, and the troops would collapse at that time."
For Sokov, who was commanding the battle, it was only a matter of time for the Germans to stay in their current position to defend or retreat, whether they were annihilated by themselves. He held up his telescope and looked at the smoke in front of him, and asked Cidolin without looking back: "Chief of Staff, is there any news about the two battalions that were ambushing the way?"
The Brisky Battalion and Shamrich Battalion, which were in charge of the rear-end last night, were now ambushed on the German road under the command of Major Vanya, the chief of staff of the 122nd Regiment. Sokov gave them the order that as long as the enemy's reinforcements enter the ambush circle, they would immediately use rockets to attack, severely damage the enemy and delay their reinforcements so that the main force of the division could have enough time to destroy the Imperial Division's rear-end troops.
"No, comrade of the division commander." Cidolin shook his head and said, "Major Vanya has not sent any telegrams yet. I guess the enemy's reinforcements are still on the way, and I don't know when they will arrive."
"If we annihilate the German defenders, the enemy reinforcements have not arrived yet." Sokov ordered Sidolin: "Immediately order Major Vanya to lead his troops to move immediately and prepare to attack the guards of the Flag Guard Division."
Just as Sidorin sent a message to Major Vanya, political commissar Anisimov walked to Sokov and said with a smile: "Comrade Commander, I never knew that wars could be fought like this. Even if we cannot annihilate the guards of the Imperial Division, the results achieved by a division are definitely no worse than those of an army."
Sokov put down his telescope and turned his head to Anisimov and said, "Comrade Political Commissar, it is far from enough to achieve more results than a group of troops. My goal is to annihilate as much of the living forces of these three SSs as possible to reduce the pressure we will bear in the subsequent battle."
If Sokov said this yesterday, Anisimov would definitely be half-believing and half-doubted. But at this moment, Sokov said it, he felt it was completely natural. Not to mention anything else, Sokov is also a legend in the German army. If the battle he commanded could not achieve more than his imagination, it would be incredible.
"Comrade Commander," after sending the telegram to Major Vanya, Sidolin handed over a new telegram to Sokov: "According to the scouts, the head of the German Flag Guard Division also followed the main force of the Imperial Division to move south, preparing to reinforce the enemies attacked by our army. It is estimated that in another hour, we will be able to reach our ambush circle."
When Sokov learned that the Flag Guard Division's troops had also been dispatched, he couldn't help but frown slightly. He continued, "Chief of Staff, ask the scouts, should the head regiment act with the Imperial Division, or act alone? Only then can we formulate corresponding combat deployments."
The scout's reply arrived soon: "The head of state and the main force of the Imperial Division are five kilometers apart. Once the Imperial Division is attacked, they can immediately arrive for support."
After listening to Cidolin's report, Sokov pondered for a while, and then said to Cidolin: "Chief of Staff, the enemy has basically lost its ability to resist after being attacked by our rockets. Order the regiments to launch an attack immediately and make sure to resolve the battle within half an hour."
During the deployment before the war, Sokov once said that he should use powerful artillery fire to completely lose resistance before launching an attack. However, judging from the current situation, the enemy obviously has a certain combat effectiveness. If an attack is launched in a hurry, it will definitely increase the casualties of the troops.
Sidolin quickly reminded Sokov: "Comrade Commander, judging from the current situation, we only need to use rockets to attack the enemy's resistance completely..."
"No, we cannot consume too many rockets on this enemy." Sokov told Cydolin: "After we quickly resolve the battle, we can turn around and go west immediately, go back to the back of the Flag Guard Division, and beat their rear guard forces hard. At that time, as the head of state heads heads heading southwards, they will have to retreat to fight and rush to reinforce their attacked forces."
"Comrade Commander," said Cidolin in surprise: "We are now about ten kilometers away from the rear guard of the Flag Guard Division. Can we launch an attack on the rear guard of the Flag Guard Division after Major Vanya and his ambush start?"
"Chief of Staff, you make sense." Sokov felt that Sidolin was making sense, so he temporarily revised his combat plan: "Order the 122nd Regiment and the 124th Regiment immediately attacked the enemy, while Colonel Yershakov's 125th Regiment withdrew from the battle and quickly advanced westward, redirecting to the rear of the Flag Guard Division, ready to launch an attack at any time."
Major General Val, who led his troops south, was still one kilometer away from the ambush circle arranged by Major Vanya, suddenly received a wireless call from the deputy commander of the German regiment, saying that the Soviet army had launched the final attack and that his troops were about to be destroyed, and requested reinforcements to come and support as soon as possible.
Major General Val was anxious when he heard the deputy commander say this, and quickly shouted to the sending machine: "Lieutenant Colonel, hold on, I order you to hold on. We are about an hour away from you. As long as you persist, we can rush over and rescue you."
After finishing the call with the deputy regiment commander, Major General Val immediately issued an order to the other two regiment commanders to speed up and quickly arrive near the German regiment, and be sure to rescue the attacked troops.
However, what Major General Val did not expect was that after walking forward for a few minutes, they were attacked by rockets from nearby forests. The troops that were marching quickly were immediately bombed.
Before he could give the troops a new order, a rocket landed five or six meters away from his barrel truck exploded, exploding two motorcycles on the spot. The barrel truck that Major General Val was riding in was also overturned by the explosion's air waves.
The soldiers who were still nearby saw that the division commander's bucket car was blown over, rushed over to rescue him. Major General Val, who had injured his arm, dragged out of the car, while the driver and the adjutant sitting in the passenger seat were killed by shrapnel.
Major General Val, who covered his injured arm, stumbled towards the rear of the convoy with the help of two soldiers, trying to avoid the Soviet rocket attack.
The head of state regiment followed behind the Imperial Division, when they learned that the troops in front were ambushed by the Soviet army, the head of the head of state immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and immediately sent scouts to reconnaissance.
Seeing that the troops stopped advancing, the Chief of Staff of the regiment quickly said to the regiment commander: "Col. Friends were ambushed by the Russians in front of them. Don't we need to rush over and support them?"
"They are being attacked by Russian rockets. Even if we rush over, we will die." The regiment commander looked at the fire and smoke in front of him, listened to the rumbling and explosion, and said to the chief of staff: "Before we understand the situation ahead, all the troops will temporarily stop and standby."
Although the troops stopped advancing and watched the Imperial Division be attacked by the Soviet rockets, the regiment commander still felt that what had happened here should be reported to his division commander General Ditrich. He ordered the Chief of Staff: "Send a report to the division commander and report the situation here to him."
Dietrich was shocked when he learned that the Imperial Division was ambushed by the Soviet army during his journey south. He quickly reported to Hauser: "Your Excellency General, Major General Val, while leading the main force of the Imperial Division, he was attacked by the Russians. The establishment of the troops has been disrupted. It is obviously impossible to continue to carry out reinforcement missions."
"What a hell," Haussel said angrily: "Where did these damn Russians emerge? They were ambushing the only way our army can pass."
"God of General," Ditrich reminded Hauser: "Don't forget that our opponent is Sokov. He is a cunning Russian. Is our army less likely to suffer in his hands?"
"Damn it, it's so hateful." Haussel said: "If I were to capture him alive, I would definitely strangle him to death with my own hands. General Dietrich, order your troops to speed up the march and be sure to rescue Major General Val's troops."
"Sorry, General Haussel." Dietrich chose to disobey Haussel's order: "According to the report of my subordinates, the Russians are using that new rocket to attack the Imperial Division's troops. Even if my people rushed over, they would only die. Therefore, I ordered them to stop and wait until the Russians on the ambush mission retreated, and it would not be too late to rush over to support the Imperial Division."
Hauser hated Sokov at this moment, but he was helpless with the other party. After hearing the reasons proposed by Ditrich, he was silent for a moment, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, General Ditrich, order your troops to stop advancing temporarily, and wait until the Russians who were carrying out the ambush retreat, then rushed to reinforce the imperial division."
After giving this order, Hauser felt like a knife. He knew very well that after this attack, the Imperial Master would not be able to perform any combat missions for a long time unless he immediately retreated to the rear for replenishment.
The 122nd and 124th Regiments, which launched the final attack on the German regiment, wiped out the remaining enemies in just twenty minutes. After they seized the time to pack up a batch of weapons and ammunition that could still be used, they withdrew from the battle according to Sokov's orders, moved to the west, and rushed to support the 125th Regiment that was about to confront the Flag Guard Division.
Before the transfer, Sokov ordered Cydolin to send a telegram to Wanya to understand the progress of their ambush. Wanya's telegram came soon, saying that it was using rockets to attack the enemy's marching formations. Under the attack of rockets, the enemy could no longer continue to advance southward.
After listening to Sidolin's report, Sokov issued another order: "Notify Major Vanya that the enemy's troops are stronger than them. Once the rockets are exhausted, they will immediately lead the troops out of the battle and must not be entangled with the enemy."
Ciderin asked cautiously: "Where will they retreat?"
Sokov knew very well that if he ordered Vanya to move closer to him, he might encounter the German army. Therefore, he felt that he would temporarily let the troops leave him and take a separate action: "Tell Major Vanya that they should temporarily hide in the nearby forest and wait for my further orders."
"Comrades in the division commander, if they stay in the nearby forest, they will be easily noticed by the enemy." Sidolin felt that Sokov's order was equivalent to putting Wanya and the others in danger, and quickly said, "I think they should still move closer to us."
"No, if they approach us at this moment, they will encounter the enemy, and their situation will be even more dangerous." Sokov explained to Sidolin: "If they retreat into the nearby forest hidden, the enemy will not be able to find them for a while. Especially after we start behind the Flag Guard Division, the enemy's attention will be attracted and we have no time to take care of them."
"Okay, comrade of the division." Sidolin felt that Sokov was justified, so he nodded and said, "I will send a telegram to Major Vanya immediately, ordering them to retreat into the nearby forest to hide after using the rockets, and wait for the next instructions from the division."