As the group of soldiers ran closer and closer, a soldier standing next to the officer suddenly realized something was wrong. The soldiers who ran over were holding all kinds of Soviet-style equipment. Although they fought with the pursuers behind and people fell down on both sides, they did not see any bleeding.
The soldier carefully observed the Romanian soldiers who were lying on the ground and found that someone was actually running past the Guards soldiers, and even waved to them. Seeing this scene, the soldiers didn't understand where the so-called Romanian officers and soldiers were all disguised by Russians. He quickly shouted: "They are Russians!"
After shouting, he picked up the rifle in his hand and pulled the trigger at the Guards soldiers disguised as Romanian soldiers. With a "bang", a Guards soldier who rushed in the front immediately staggered, then threw away the weapon in his hand, covered his chest with both hands and fell forward.
If the soldier had a submachine gun in his hand, it might cause great damage to the guard commanders and soldiers over twenty meters away. Unfortunately, he was holding a rifle. When he pulled the bolt and pushed another bullet into the load, he had not had time to pull the trigger, and found that the guard soldiers who were exposed had already picked up the Popov submachine gun in his hand and aimed at him and pulled the trigger frantically. In just a dozen seconds, the soldiers and the officers around him were all hit by more than a dozen bullets and fell into the trench screaming.
All this happened so suddenly. Before the other Romanian soldiers could figure out what was going on, the Guards soldiers who rushed to the near position had already pulled the grenades and threw them into the trenches. After a series of explosions, the screams of the Romanian soldiers were heard in the rising smoke.
Before the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, the guard soldiers had already jumped into the trenches and used their weapons to shoot at the soldiers who were blown to the point of turning. The submachine gunman saw the enemy lying on the ground, and as long as he was still breathing, he would add a few shots; while the soldiers holding the rifle were even more simply, and went straight to stab a bayonet.
The enemy who was desperately blocking the Soviet army's attack on the front suddenly found chaos on the position on his side, and the commander quickly sent people to support him. Unexpectedly, the Romanian soldiers who ran along the trench were hit by the commanders and soldiers of the Guard Division. Under the attack of machine guns, submachine guns, rifles and grenades, except for a few who fell to the back, the rest were lying in the trench in a row.
The Soviet troops, which were originally attacking from the front, were suppressed in front of the position by the firepower on the Romanian position. At this moment, the enemy's firepower suddenly weakened, and there seemed to be chaos on the position, and a new charge was launched again. This time, due to the weakening of the enemy's firepower, the commanders and soldiers successfully advanced to the front of the enemy's position.
The guard soldiers who were fighting in the trench saw that the friendly troops approached the position and were about to rush over to pick them up. Unexpectedly, the soldiers who were rushing in the front were stopped by their company commander: "Stop, what are you going to do?"
Faced with the company commander's questioning, the soldiers were stunned and answered honestly: "Comrade Commander, friendly troops are rushing up, let's go to support them!"
"You look down and see what clothes are you wearing?" Due to the constant gunfire and explosions around you, the company commander had to shout at them at the top of his voice: "Are you not afraid of being beaten by your friendly comrades in Romanian uniforms?"
The company commander's words reminded several soldiers that friendly troops attacking from the front did not know that there were people wearing enemy uniforms in the Romanian army on the position. But even if they knew what it was, they could not ask each other before shooting: Are you yours?
The soldiers hurriedly took off the Romanian military uniforms outside, exposed the pullover military uniforms inside, and then rushed towards the most intense place of the battle with weapons.
With the cooperation of the Guards, the troops that launched the attack from the front, after a fierce battle, finally rushed into the enemy's position and began to eliminate the remaining enemies who were still fighting stubbornly.
Gorishne saw his troops rushing into the enemy's position in his telescope, and couldn't help but shouted excitedly: "Col. Gurdiev, have you seen it? Our troops rushed into the enemy's position and are fighting for positions with the enemy."
"See, see." Compared with Gorishne's complacent, Gurdiev was quite calm: "If Colonel Sokov's troops were not assisting from the side, it would probably not be so easy for us to seize the enemy's position."
"What, Colonel Sokov sent troops to assist us in the attack?" Gorishne's attention was always focused on his attacking troops. He did not notice that on the right wing of the enemy's position, he was attacked by a force. It was this team of hundreds of people that changed the result of the battle. He also asked in surprise: "Col. Gurdiev, why didn't I see it? Are you wrong?"
"You can't make a mistake." Gurdiev said with confidence: "I saw it with my own eyes."
Seeing that Gurdiev said so surely, Gorishne couldn't help but believe it: "But, I haven't seen the enemy's right wing attacked by artillery fire just now."
"The attack of friendly forces is not covered by artillery fire." Gurdiev inferred Sokov's attack routine based on everything he had just seen: "He sent a small army to disguise himself as a Romanian army, and then when approaching the enemy's position, he unexpectedly launched an attack, thus easily seizing the enemy's position."
"Disguised as a Romanian army?" Gorishne never thought that he could use this tactic to attack the enemy's positions. He asked in a suspicious tone: "The enemy saw an army suddenly appear on the flank. Even if he was wearing the same uniform as himself, wouldn't he have doubts?"
"It is precisely what makes Colonel Sokov outstanding." Gurdiev said in an admirable tone: "I saw that the disguised Romanian army left the position they occupied, and there was another unit of our army behind us. The two troops were chasing and fleeing, and they were still fighting fire, and people on both sides fell. At that time, I thought it was a mistake, but after a closer look, I found that the guns were all aimed at the sky when the commanders and fighters fired."
When Gurdiev and Gorishne were studying Sokov's tactics, Sokov also saw friendly forces occupying the enemy's positions on the high ground. He quickly picked up the microphone and ordered Papchinko: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, our friendly forces have taken down the enemy's positions on the right wing. You can attack the enemy's second line of defense."
"Comrade Commander," Papuqinko saw that there were many T-34 tanks parked on the right wing position, so he tactfully proposed to Sokov: "Can the right wing tank troops cover our attack?"
"I will contact Colonel Bere immediately," Sokov considered that Berere's tank troops were originally under his command, and there should be no problem in transferring them to the left to assist the 122nd Regiment's attack, so he said readily: "When the tanks come, you will immediately launch an attack."
When Papchenko learned that Sokov was planning to let the tank help him, he was overjoyed: "I understand!"
Sokov thought it was a sure thing to mobilize the tank troops, so when he contacted Colonel Bere on the battlefield, he said bluntly: "Col. Berere, we are about to attack the enemy's second line of defense. I hope you can transfer the tank troops to provide us with artillery cover."
Who knew that after Sokov finished speaking, Bere sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Misha, my tank troops may not be able to provide any help to you in a short period of time."
"Why?" Bere's words surprised Sokov, and he asked quickly: "What happened? Is it insufficient fuel or insufficient ammunition?"
"The fuel in the fuel tank is no problem even if it travels for another fifty kilometers." Bie Lei said with a bitter face: "Half of the new tanks provided by Director Peter has provided us are armor-piercing bombs. If you engage in a decisive battle with the enemy, these armor-piercing bombs can still be used, but if it is used to attack the enemy's positions, its role will be very limited. I can't use armor-piercing bombs to attack the enemy's civil and industrial fire points, right?"
"What should I do?" Sokov was anxious when he heard that the tanks could not participate in the war: "If my troops did not have artillery fire support during the attack, they would inevitably suffer huge casualties."
"Misha, you can only wait a little longer." Bere said to Sokov: "I have just contacted Director Peter through Colonel Gurdiev. He said that it will take as little as two hours to deliver the high-explosive grenades we need. If you want to get the firepower of tanks during the attack, you can only wait two hours later."
Sokov was unwilling to make unnecessary sacrifices in the attack, and he wanted to use these precious forces for the next month. So when he heard Bi Lei say this, he immediately replied without hesitation: "Okay, Colonel Bi Lei, then I will wait two hours before launching an attack on the enemy's second line of defense."
Sokov wanted to wait for two hours, when Bere's tank troops could provide artillery support, they would attack the enemy's position. Who knew that half an hour later, the telephone in the observation center rang. He picked up the microphone and put it in his ears, and heard Krelov's voice coming from it: "Col. Sokov, your right wing troops have taken the enemy's position. Why haven't you attacked the enemy's second position yet?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov quickly replied, "The enemy on the second line of defense has strengthened his defense. If we do not have artillery fire and tank support, we will rashly attack, and the troops will inevitably pay a huge price. Therefore, I plan to ask Colonel Bere's tank troops to assist us in launching the attack."
"When can the tank troops enter the attack starting position?" Krelov asked briefly.
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov replied hesitantly: "I just asked Colonel Bere, that the high-explosive grenades carried by the tank have been used up, and only armor-piercing bombs are left. You also know that armor-piercing bombs do not have much damage to the enemy's fortifications and dense combat formations, so it will take about two hours for them to wait for the new high-explosive grenade to be delivered..."
"Col. Sokov." Krelov said impatiently before Sokov finished speaking: "Do you know that the more you hesitate, the more fully prepared the enemy on the position. If you give the enemy two hours of preparation time, after the high-explosive grenade is delivered, even with the cover of the tank, your casualties will definitely be small."
Hearing Krelov say this, Sokov immediately realized that the other party might order him to launch an attack immediately, so he asked tentatively: "Comrade Chief of Staff, then when do you think we should launch an attack?"
"Immediately, immediately!" Krelov said in an unquestionable tone: "You must seize the enemy's second line of defense in the shortest time, and further capture the station and cut off the German railway transportation. As long as there is a problem with their logistics supply, the next situation will develop in a direction that is beneficial to our army."
Since Krelov had already said this, Sokov could only agree: "Well, Comrade Chief of Staff, I will immediately let the troops launch an attack."
After putting down the phone, Sokov looked at Ivanov standing beside him and said apologetically: "Comrade Deputy Division Commander, you have heard the phone number of the Chief of Staff. He said that even without the cover of the tank, we must immediately attack the enemy's position. You must know that although I am commanding this force, you have formed it yourself. I want to hear your opinions on whether to launch an attack at this time!"
Ivanov didn't expect Sokov to seek his opinion on this matter. He thought for a long time before answering: "Comrade Commander, our division has fought many tough battles, and every time we win, the troops have suffered huge casualties. This is the first time I have seen such a battle that seizes enemy positions at a very small price. To be honest, I also want to continue to fight according to this tactic and save the lives of more soldiers.
But judging from the current situation, this is obviously unrealistic. If you delay it, you may miss the opportunity to fight. I think you should follow the orders of your superiors and immediately launch an attack on the enemy's positions. In order to defend our great motherland, even if you make great sacrifices, I believe our commanders and soldiers will understand it."
Sokov originally wanted to wait for Ivanov to object to the attack, and after he could argue with Krelov, he would wait for Bere's tank troops to re-equip the high-explosive grenades, and then launch an attack on the enemy's second position. But after hearing Ivanov's words, he couldn't help but sigh, then picked up the microphone and said to Papchinko on the other end of the phone: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, immediately launch an attack on the second line of defense!"