According to information from the reconnaissance battalion, the enemy dispatched approximately one battalion of "pathfinders".
Balzen used the term "battalion" and the information was passed to the parachute brigade. Tepunov actually made a misjudgment.
"Zaraski! This time the commander wants our brigade to face 800 people directly! He has too much confidence in us!"
Tepunov's words were more of a sigh. Deputy Brigadier Zalaski echoed: "The commander also hopes that we can achieve repeated military exploits! We are completely fighting as an infantry unit. Compared with brother units, we have more
A fighting chance! This is cause for celebration!”
"Hey! You're right!"
The paratrooper brigade dispatched two battalions, with a total strength of more than 1,000 people. It must be said that their individual equipment is the best in the entire Soviet system! The troops have fully realized semi-automatic firepower, and the entire brigade is equipped with bolt-action Mosin
Nagant only has a few snipers, and more precision shooters are also equipped with SVT40.
This kind of firepower can quickly gain the upper hand against the elite German infantry. Now that the troops and firepower are superior, it is easy to defeat an invading Romanian battalion.
Reichev led his men and quickly rushed to the predetermined ambush site with heavy equipment.
"Everyone, disguise yourself and dress up as a ball of grass! Each recoilless gun squad is ready to fire immediately!"
Needless to say, there is no need to say any more clichés. The soldiers quickly formed a wide defensive formation.
In this paratrooper battalion, each squad is also composed of three combat groups, each group has three people, and there is a distance of about five meters between each other.
The frontal defense line of the two battalions was one kilometer long. Their defense line also formed a huge arc according to the distribution of the forest, and the guns were aimed at the ruins!
Early mornings are peaceful, with soft sunshine shining on the earth, flying insects buzzing, and many highly nervous soldiers sweating.
The Luo Army's reconnaissance battalion was not aware of the Soviet army's preparations.
They were vigilant and looked at their surroundings every few steps. Their guns were always pointed at the forest on both sides, for fear that the enemy would suddenly appear and attack!
On the other hand, when the three regiments of the main force of the Luo Army were arranging defense areas, they finally discovered a battlefield.
Grisescu received this information: "We found the bodies of many of our soldiers, and also found the bodies of Russians in the forest. According to the documents, it can be determined that they were soldiers of the Bovisescu regiment. As for the Russians,
Human corpses, their clothes are rather strange!"
This important discovery came too late, much to Grisescu's chagrin.
On the battlefield he came to, he did find many soldiers' relics, as well as the gray-white corpses of soldiers. The scene was extremely terrifying.
After finding the corpse of the Soviet soldier being carried out of the forest, Grisescu realized that his previous inference should be confirmed based on his clothing.
"It's really bad! Our enemies have changed! The uniforms of these enemies are too neat, and they are also wearing leggings! They must be the group of people in the swamp on the other side of the river. They are the 284th Division."
A distinctive feature of the 284th Division is that their soldiers tied leggings on themselves in a very retro way for some unknown purpose. Among the many Soviet regular troops and guerrillas, this unit is the only one doing this.
Grisescu was thus able to make a judgment that convinced him that the Soviet 284th Guards Division had indeed intervened in the war! Once fighting them, it would be thankless! At this moment, Grisescu thought of admitting
Cowardly.
Do we still need to look for the two thousand missing people? Bah! Now that the main force of the infantry division still exists, we should do it!
However, he can't run away in such a mess, otherwise he will be court-martialed and shot!
Grisescu could only pray silently: "Reconnaissance camp, you'd better return without success, so that I can report the troops missing. I really don't want to ignore this than a stupid account!"
But his wishful thinking was in vain after all!
The Romanian reconnaissance battalion encountered no attacks at all during the five kilometers they walked. It took them more than an hour to successfully reach Slavdzic, and they were immediately shocked by the sight before them.
They immediately reported to their division commander the tragedy before them, that is, the city was gone and the entire city was wiped out!
Grisescu guessed: "Maybe it was our artillery that blew the city into rubble."
The scout thought this was absolutely impossible: "Our 75mm artillery is not very powerful and it is impossible to level the city. There must have been bloody battles here!"
The craters created by the Romanian army's artillery shells were still emitting visible green smoke, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke. They heightened their vigilance, and the entire battalion divided into skirmish lines and began to advance towards the ruins of the city.
Luo Jun's every move was watched by the Soviet army in the dark. The soldiers' index fingers were silently close to the trigger, and their crosshairs were aimed at the shaking figures. They were all waiting for the battalion commander's order.
Seeing that the time was right, Reichev took the lead in shooting with a submachine gun. The soldiers of the battalion took the sound of gunfire as a command and gently pulled the trigger...
There was a loud sound of gunfire, and bullets came like raindrops, killing those who were hit instantly.
The damage caused by gunfire was only childish. A total of more than 20 recoilless guns opened fire one after another. All artillery squads participating in the battle received orders to fire the most shells in the shortest time. These gunners were trained by Doronin, and they seemed to be manipulating counterattacks.
These recoilless guns are used like tank guns, and when it comes to firing efficiency, the latter is not bad.
There is a lot of smoke when these artillery fires, and the artillery positions are basically exposed when the shells are fired. The Soviet army currently has an absolute advantage in the battle, so defensive measures are simply omitted!
Amidst the hail of bullets, the Romanian reconnaissance battalion quickly suffered heavy casualties, and the bombardment of artillery shells even stunned it.
In this situation, their first thought was of course not to advance towards the artillery fire, but to tactical avoidance, which was actually retreat.
The battalion commander could no longer estimate the life and death of his injured subordinates, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "All retreat! Don't be reluctant to fight!"
The Romanian army retreated while firing, and the Soviet army was also surprised by its unique resistance-their counterattack firepower came from submachine guns.
Perhaps it was the barrage created by submachine guns that suppressed the ambushing Soviet troops, but in short, more than half of the Romanian reconnaissance battalion withdrew from the battle and ran all the way east, out of the effective range of the Soviet rifles.
When the troops were slightly calmer, the battalion commander communicated with the division headquarters again. He shouted at the telegraph machine at the top of his lungs: "Division Commander! We have encountered the main force of the Soviet army, and we need fire support!"
Hearing this, Grisescu suddenly had goosebumps all over his body and cursed secretly: "Oh God! Damn it! I have no reason to retreat this time!"
He immediately asked: "Where is the enemy's position? Report quickly!"
"It's just northwest of where the previous artillery shells landed! I'm sure the artillery will increase the distance by a hundred meters to the west!"
"Okay! You retreat quickly! The bombardment will be here soon!"
When he saw that the Roman army had escaped from the "Diamen Pass", they had retreated to the forest road, and the paratrooper brigade defeated the enemy. In previous battles, they tried their best to fight annihilation battles, and only defeated the enemy. Tepunov was still a little dissatisfied.
happy.
Next, Tepunov actually followed Yang Mingzhi's order and ordered: "All battalions participating in the battle should immediately withdraw from their current positions and return to their original positions!"
The paratroopers did what they were ordered to do. Just four minutes after they retreated, the roar of artillery shells came from the sky. Those artillery shells exploded in the previous ambush position, and the soldiers here were very happy.
"If we were still there before, many people would have died!"
"If we go to the battlefield to pick up trophies, we will also be killed by shrapnel!"
The soldiers were more thankful, but the officers were angry. Their anger hit the artillerymen pointed at the Roman army.
This shelling really angered Tepunov, and coupled with the enemy's cowardly behavior of escaping, he really wanted to lead his troops directly out of the forest and kill the enemy in one go.
Just when he was about to take the initiative to volunteer, the order from the headquarters also arrived: "The paratrooper brigade will immediately form a team, advance two kilometers due east, join the second regiment, and form a defensive position!"