Yang Mingzhi encountered unexpected obstacles. The enemy unexpectedly deployed heavy artillery in the city.
"Did they already guess that we were coming to attack this town?" He asked Yelentina next to him, feeling somewhat conflicted in his heart.
Of course Yelentina didn't know anything. She just served as a political commissar, leading the soldiers to fight bravely.
"Stick to your position! Comrade Berekov! You must find a way to lead everyone out of the quagmire."
Escape from the quagmire? That's easy to say. Yang Mingzhi and she were both lying under the collapsed ruins. Now that the sky was dark, the expected rapid annihilation and occupation of Kuta Town was no longer possible.
To make matters worse, the enemy has placed heavy artillery in the city for unknown reasons. Judging from the damage caused by these artillery, the caliber must be more than 100 millimeters. When a shell is dropped, a large crater two meters deep will be blasted in the ground, and the shock wave will be scattered all around.
The buildings have been absorbed and many buildings have collapsed.
Yang Mingzhi looked left and right, and saw that the soldiers were all hiding in the ruins, and the sound of gunfire now was not as fierce as when the group charged just now.
"It's really too bad. We have made some progress, eliminated countless enemies, and occupied many areas. Unexpectedly, we entered the core of the city and were nailed here!"
"What's the use of complaining?" Yelentina said disdainfully, "You'd better use your brain to think about what we should do! The entire team seems to have been blocked from attacking!"
Yang Mingzhi knew that his advance was weak, so he immediately ordered the radio operator to contact the two flanking battalions, and the news they received was the same. So far, the entire army has completed the siege of Kuta Town from three directions.
Relying on their powerful firepower, the enemy packaged themselves as iron hedgehogs and stormed the entire town. They either suffered huge casualties or were destroyed in their center.
That's right! Casualties! Yang Mingzhi was shocked. If there were huge casualties in this battle, wouldn't the 284th Division's already small number of troops be consumed in a huge amount? Suddenly, a feeling of worry about gains and losses emerged in his heart, and there was another huge explosion.
, the bricks, rubble and smoke thrown up rained down on the soldiers.
No! There must be a breakthrough in this battle.
In front of the main attack force led by Yang Mingzhi, there was a quite wide street. The scouts found that the enemy had three heavy artillery there. Judging from their huge appearance, these were originally field cannon howitzers, but this time they were actually
The shooting angle is almost zero, and together with the machine gun, it guards the streets.
Urgent intelligence was sent from the other two battalions. The roads leading into Kuta Town on both sides were guarded by enemy artillery. A blind attack was too simple.
However, the fighter plane is fleeting. The original intention of this battle is to encircle a point and mobilize reinforcements. Usually, such a battle is likely to turn into a critical battle. If the troops do not complete the critical battle and the enemy is increasing their troops from all directions, then the enemy will bloom in the center.
The enemy cannot be Zhang Lingfu! Yang Mingzhi gritted his teeth and gave him little time.
The current battle situation is very obvious. The troops are clearly surrounded by three towers. The enemy has a road to the north. If they can't hold it, they can escape from there. But in the current situation, the enemy seems to have received a death order - they must defend to the death.
"Deputy division commander! Just let me lead my comrades and charge again!" Roshakov, commander of the 1st regiment and 1st battalion, roared.
"No! You just rushed over and the soldiers came down with heavy artillery. A platoon of soldiers was gone on the spot!"
"But if we can't capture this street, what will we do next?"
The question is on point. The war is very tense. If enemy reinforcements arrive, the troops will be forced to retreat. If the troops do not withdraw slowly, the enemy will be able to counterattack. Those heavy artillery can adjust their firing angles to better target the troops in the direction of retreat.
Conduct a round of carpet bombing.
"Damn it! We can only use secret weapons! Orders! Call all the mortar troops to the front line!"
Yang Mingzhi decided to use mortar shells filled with picric acid. There are only twenty of these projectiles. Although the projectiles are small, they are very powerful. After all, picric acid is much more powerful than TNT!
In this way, the mortar troops waiting on the outside of the town were ordered to enter the city. They immediately picked up their "baby" and entered the ruins under the escort of a few soldiers. At the same time, Carambola and Natasha also followed them.
The girl knew that the sniper would definitely show off his power at this time.
The two girls followed the mortar soldier with guns in their hands, and Star Tao urged Igor, who was carrying ammunition and an anti-tank gun, to run faster.
"My two young ladies, you rush in lightly, I am carrying almost all the luggage! You should slow down a little!"
Yang Tao listened to his complaints and looked back, realizing that this man's burden was indeed excessive.
"Okay, we still have to follow the artillery. Once we enter the city, we will execute the commander's order and start acting on our own!"
Now Yang Mingzhi can no longer take care of his wife. The order he gave to the threesome is guerrilla warfare. The sniper team looks for valuable targets, but they must avoid being exposed and become the target of public criticism. He thought this way, thinking that the order was perfect, so he
My whole heart is focused on how to break through this damn street.
On the other hand, the German troops guarding the streets did receive a death order, an order from the division commander. This order was very simple and straightforward, that is, to defend the town of Kuta at all costs.
Division Commander Schneider immediately woke up after the first round of shelling. He staggered into the two-story building of the command post and called the staff officers over. The change in the battle situation was very surprising. Only a few officers who were originally summoned came.
, when asked about the situation of other people, the staff said that they were either killed in the battle or missing.
Under these circumstances, Schneider ordered: "Immediately send a report to the surrounding troops, order the 708th Regiment, 772nd Regiment, and 774th Regiment to immediately send reinforcements to Kuta Town, even in the dark night. Order all soldiers who are still alive to
Enter the battle immediately and hold the town at all costs until reinforcements arrive."
Schneider speculated that there was a Soviet army that obviously had a grudge against his own troops. Could it be that the previous series of actions had wiped out too many Soviet people, which led the top brass of the Soviet army to send elite troops to attack him?
However, he no longer cared too much, and this time he had to go into battle in person. He held a submachine gun in his hand, and even put on a soldier's M35 helmet, deciding to fight the enemy to the death.
Ordinary German soldiers received such a death order. They relied on heavy artillery and machine guns and established a circular defense offensive with the division headquarters as the core. They were still very confident because the German army also had some special weapons that had not yet been put on the battlefield.
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Now, Yang Mingzhi was ecstatic to see the mortar troops arriving. These people were carrying black and thick pipes, and many of them were also carrying wooden boxes.
"Report to the deputy division commander that the entire mortar unit has arrived. Please issue combat orders!"
In addition to being excited, Yang Mingzhi's hands trembled a little, and he held the company commander's arm tightly. "Okay! I'll give you an order!"
In this way, Yang Mingzhi called Roshakov and Kravsky to his side and gave them a glorious mission.
"Comrades, now we must give it one last try! If we succeed, we will definitely achieve an important breakthrough, so the next operation must be successful! You two immediately select elite soldiers in the army. You must move lightly, and everyone must hold
Open the way with submachine guns and grenades!”
"Is it to allow us to buy time for the new artillery?" asked the tactful Roshakov.
Yang Mingzhi was happy. "Yes, you must attract the enemy's firepower, and pay attention to the commando team must be dispersed." At this point, Yang Mingzhi emphasized, "Although it is very cruel, the first person to charge will definitely be killed by the enemy."
The artillery fire blew them to pieces. But without their sacrifices, our mortars would not have been erected."
Having said this, everyone was silent for a while. For soldiers, sometimes they simply cannot help themselves. Infantry in war are called cannon fodder for this reason. Even if the enemy's artillery fire is fierce, soldiers still have to rush.
"Okay! We'll just do it!" Rosakov glared at the artillerymen. "I hope you can seize the opportunity and don't waste our sacrifices."
In response to this, the artillery company commander gave a fierce military salute, but nothing was said.
The soldiers have begun to prepare to go through fire and water. Fortunately, the soldiers participating in the new round of charge seem to have no complaints at all, and they are not afraid of death. Yes, dying on the battlefield is also a good destination for soldiers, so why give up your life for victory?
?Every army needs fighting heroes, who become martyrs. At the very least, their unknown names can be remembered.
The soldiers of the two battalions led by Yang Mingzhi basically came from multiple units and fled to the swamps to recuperate. Originally, many soldiers had guilt feelings, but now the time to perform meritorious deeds has arrived.
In just ten minutes, a commando team of up to 200 people was established. At the same time, the mortars also took out picric acid shells.
"Comrades, you must attack quickly and buy time for the mortar to be set up on the front of the road! You must advance flexibly at all costs! When the shell explodes and you see the yellow smoke, you must avoid it in time. That thing is poisonous.
!" Yang Mingzhi finally emphasized that the commando team was about to launch a fatal Ula charge.