All the planned rocket launchers were fired, and Yang Mingzhi resumed contact with the front line.
He ordered: "Owl, send someone to investigate immediately and report to me the bombing situation!"
But Balzen had already taken action, "Catfish! Catfish! The owl investigation is completed, Slavtich is in ruins, only some solid buildings are still alive."
"Are there any solid buildings?"
"Yes! Those buildings are made of reinforced concrete. Under such bombardment, they are the only ones that will not completely collapse!"
"Very good, Owl, continue to observe! Once the large forces arrive, attack immediately!"
Yang Mingzhi was already 100% sure about the situation of the battle. He could order the reconnaissance battalion to swarm over and kill them. For the sake of safety, it was better to solve the problem in one go when there were more people.
The actions of the paratrooper brigade were not sluggish at all. They tried their best to keep marching at a high speed for the last four kilometers. Only when the rockets roared overhead did they involuntarily slow down.
Explosions came one after another not far away. Brigadier Tepunov ordered his soldiers: "Comrades! Our artillery preparations have begun. Don't worry, the rocket launchers will destroy a large number of enemies! We will conduct reconnaissance and reconnaissance as soon as possible.
Battalion meeting and going to carry out the attack order!"
This was the first full-scale operation of the 233rd Paratrooper Brigade. The soldiers were attacked by German gunboats when they were crossing the river. Yesterday's attack was still vivid in their minds. The soldiers held their breath and just wanted to vent their anger on the enemy. It is really unpredictable. Is it possible that those military exploits will be lost to those
Did the guy with the rocket launcher grab everything?
The leading troops of the parachute brigade quickly connected with the sentries deployed by the reconnaissance battalion, and the two troops successfully joined forces.
Balzen stood in front of Tepunov in person and said somewhat arrogantly: "Comrade, most of Slavtich has been destroyed, and there are not many enemies left. If there was no order, we would rush over and kill them all ourselves.
"
Tepunov didn't take it seriously: "At least you didn't do this, so I can get some credit. I heard that the Germans reinforced this city. How many people did they come? Could they all be taken away?
Was he killed by a rocket launcher?"
"The number of German troops coming is very small!" Balzen shook his head. "I thought there were many enemies, but in fact there were too few! I believe that if the commander saw the actual situation here with his own eyes, he would definitely order immediate action."
"Then don't wait any longer!" Tepunov could hear what the impatient battalion commander meant. He turned around and waved his hand, ordering: "Paratrooper brigade, get ready for battle! Let's take action immediately!
"
The Soviet army's general offensive began quickly after the troops reunited!
Battle merit is limited, but any bloody troops will compete fiercely for battle merit.
Compared with the reconnaissance battalion, the paratrooper brigade is still accustomed to deploying the infantry support weapons and then charging the infantry. The reconnaissance battalion did not have such concerns. They rushed too fast. They just rushed out of the forest and rushed towards the city.
The ruins, shouting "Ula", entered the enemy's controlled area in half a minute.
It can be said that the rocket bombardment seriously dampened the Ukrainian puppet army's originally stubborn defense determination. The surviving puppet soldiers were all confused, and some even suddenly became deaf.
These people who crawled out from under the bricks, rubble, and even the soil had just recovered their strength when they were pressed up by a group of Soviet troops chanting slogans.
The puppet troops knew the Soviet army very well, especially their military uniforms. Among the many anti-German armed forces, only a large number of soldiers of the 63rd Army wore standard military uniforms. Their appearance directly gave these puppet troops a greater psychological blow——
This is simply a regular army!
Many puppet soldiers witnessed all this and realized that resistance was pointless, so they threw away their rifles and raised their hands high.
As a result, many impulsive and hard-working soldiers in the reconnaissance battalion had no time to take prisoners. Their murderous red eyes swayed their minds, and the enemy could kill them better if he raised his hands! At this moment, the soldiers were even more aware of the enemy's helmets, epaulettes, and armbands.
Interested, because this is a certificate for killing the enemy and a strong evidence for winning a medal.
There were also some puppet soldiers who could still stay awake. They knew that the cellar where they could save their lives was basically a tomb. They climbed out with their guns in hand and faced the flood of trapped Soviet troops.
Battalion Commander Moise received the order to defend the city, but the enemy came like a tide.
Do you want to die for the Germans? Bah!
He raised his submachine gun and shouted at the desperate soldiers: "Everyone, follow me! Let's retreat to the east!"
The city's Lenin Street is a concrete road that runs east-west. You can leave the city and enter the open plains by running eastward for about five kilometers. More than 300 puppet soldiers who were lucky enough to escape the bombardment and still had the clear consciousness to escape were in their camp.
Under the leadership of the commander, they began to retreat.
They trudged forward amidst bricks and rubble, and from time to time had to exchange fire with the Soviet troops that were catching up.
The reconnaissance battalion has taken the lead in entering the city and has launched a limited-scale street battle with the enemy. Actual combat has shown that the submachine guns widely equipped by the reconnaissance battalion are very suitable for this kind of terrain! Those desperate puppet soldiers were shot in panic, and then they were intensively attacked.
Killed by pistol bullets.
The reconnaissance battalion entered the city from the entrance of Stalin Street, the two battalions of the Paratrooper Brigade entered the city mainly from the west entrance of Lenin Street, and the other two battalions detoured back to the east exit of Lenin Street.
After all, this is a small city, and it is most appropriate for the troops to use a pincer offensive to encircle and annihilate the defenders in the city.
The troops in charge of the east exit of Lenin Street soon discovered that guys wearing German helmets were moving again. Reichev, one of the battalion commanders, decisively ordered the telegraph operator accompanying the army to send a firing request to the mortar troops guarding the forest.
Paratroopers are the elite of the Soviet army. In fact, each of their companies has strictly trained telegraph operators. After these people arrived in Novgomel, they were immediately removed from the organization, or they were used as radio instructors or telegraph operators in the parachute brigade.
There is a lot less. Each battalion is only assigned one telegraph squad, which is enough.
The deployment of the 12 heavy 82mm mortars of the Paratrooper Brigade wasted some time. Fortunately, the enemy's exposure also gave the artillery a chance to work.
Moise led his remaining brothers to flee in panic, when he suddenly heard a sharp sound coming from the sky.
He looked up at the sky and saw several black shadows falling rapidly. "Damn it! These damn cannons!"
With a grin on his face, he quickly ran into the corner of a bombed-out building and huddled up. The soldiers also knew how to avoid artillery fire and sought refuge in the corners of the walls.
Others were not so lucky. They were killed and wounded by mortars, and people were killed by collapsed walls.
Each mortar group only carried four items of ammunition, that is, 16 artillery shells. In this round of bombardment, a total of 24 rounds were fired at the artillery position, and the bombardment effect achieved was not insignificant.
Before the smoke had cleared, the paratrooper encirclement officially began.
Unlike the reconnaissance battalion and other units, the soldiers of the Parachute Brigade have the highest quality. These people have no interest in killing the enemy and will not shoot as long as the enemy raises his hands.
Paratrooper battalion commander Rechev did exactly this. The victory of the war was no longer in suspense. His people and the troops of another paratrooper battalion had captured more than a dozen surrenderers. Traitors would inevitably be killed, but these people resisted
Wearing a German helmet, if there are German soldiers inside and killing indiscriminately, it will have a great impact on your reputation!
Even crazier, two soldiers hurried to the battalion headquarters located in the ruins of a building and reported to Reichev: "Report to the battalion commander! We found a large number of civilians in a basement!"
"What? There are still civilians in this city?"
"Yes! Lots of women and old people!"
"It's so crazy!" Reichev muttered through gritted teeth. He picked up the submachine gun placed on the broken wooden table covered with dust and debris, and ordered to the soldiers: "Quick! Take me to see it!