In this blocking battle, the Soviet casualties reached 150. The casualties were mainly caused by German tanks. After they rushed into the position, the Soviet casualties increased instantly.
Most of the casualties were from the reconnaissance battalion. They were elites, and Balzen did not want to see such losses.
He once blamed himself very much, but after briefly studying the German tanks, this self-blame faded slightly.
The Germans did strengthen their tanks, and almost all parts of the armor were strengthened. The front armor of the Panzer IV was 90 mm, and the Panzer III was 60 mm. Thicker armor meant more weight, and the tank sacrificed
His mobility suddenly gained stronger protection.
In this way, Balzen finally had a reason to explain to the commander after the battle the reason why he suffered so many casualties in this battle.
Treatment for the wounded began quickly, and Natasha also participated in the treatment, but most of the wounded died in the end.
The bodies of the sacrificed soldiers were dug into a large pit and buried on the spot as usual, and marked on the map.
As for the enemy's corpses, the Soviet soldiers only took off the weapons and ammunition, as well as the shoes, helmets, and even armed belts that could be used on the corpses. During this process, the Soviet army conducted an inventory and finally determined that the corpses left by the Germans were
As many as 400! In addition to the corpses of the puppet soldiers, there were more than 600 enemies lying across the northern part of the Soviet defense line!
According to the Soviet army's macro-scale development, the battle loss ratio was four to one, which was already a great victory.
Balzen was not happy at all, and learned from the painful experience. The front-line soldiers continued to clean the trenches and were ready to deal with a new round of enemy attacks. Balzen knew very well that if the German army died down before dark, then there would be Soviet troops tomorrow.
The army launched a deadly general attack and wiped it out in one fell swoop.
Voroshitin and Yevgeny rushed to Balzen's regiment headquarters, and their three officers were the main figures in the siege of Loyev City.
Everyone was discussing the blockade that had just ended. Yevgeny, who had driven back the enemies in Loyev City, looked at the burning tank that was still paralyzed on his own position and trembled in shock.
"Did the enemy tanks really rush into the position? Balzen, what did you do?" Yevgeny asked angrily.
"I don't want to make any excuses. This time the enemy is indeed a serious one. Our recoilless rifles are actually ineffective against them!"
"There is such a thing! It has never happened before."
"The past you are talking about is that in 1942, the German army improved their tanks. This is bad, we must inform the commander about this!"
"Of course!" Yevgeny pinched his waist, "Our reinforcements should be arriving soon. By then, we will have more than 4,000 people ambushed in the forest to the west, and we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
"We still have to consider the possibility that the German army still has tanks!" Balzen pointed to the north meaningfully, "That damn forest blocks the enemy's camp. I can only estimate now that the enemy's strength will not be less than three.
With a thousand people, it is really difficult to kill them all in one go. We can only let the Dnieper River do the work for us."
"Indeed, the tactics formulated by the commander reminded me of January. I hope we can repeat a victory. Now I have pushed back the enemies who tried to break through. I estimate that I have killed and wounded at least a hundred people. The enemy's combat strength in the city
There aren’t many left. If you ask me, it’s better to just take it down.”
"No!" Balzen immediately refused, "We must carry out the commander's order. I will send a report to the commander immediately to report the battle situation. Don't act without authorization. Go back and gather the troops and seize the time to strengthen the defense line."
"At this time, you can actually be decisive." Yevgeny clasped his hands behind his back, muttered a few words and left gracefully.
On the other hand, the German and puppet troops fled northward until they returned to their camp.
The officers and soldiers who had narrowly escaped death arrived at the so-called safe zone and collapsed on the ground one by one. Some of them had a blank mind, some were beating the ground in anger because of their failure, and some were smoking in confusion.
However, many officers and soldiers of the puppet army saw the desolate appearance of the German army, which did not exist in their memories.
"Haha! It turns out that you also fail sometimes!"
Many people think so. Because many of these puppet officers and soldiers were forced to join the German army out of livelihood, and they all knew about the various atrocities committed by the German army in Belarus, so many people became increasingly shaken in their stance.
Many people don't like Stalin and the Bolsheviks because they have strong nationalist sentiments and because they are Belarusians!
Most of the enemies it fought must be Belarusians. A large number of Belarusians must have fled into this swamp, and the large population became the source of its strong combat power.
People of the same ethnic group killed each other because they were in different camps, and the puppet army officers and soldiers felt conflicted in their hearts.
In their daily life, from ammunition supply to daily work, they were squeezed and suppressed by the genuine German army in every aspect. Especially in this battle, they were actually used as cannon fodder in the first round of attack.
Finally, the Belarusians over there gave them a bad breath, and the Germans tragically abandoned the corpses and all the tanks on the ground, and fled like rats!
The attitude of the head of the police regiment was very subtle. On the one hand, he was happy to see the arrogant German army being slapped in the face, but he was also worried about his own situation.
And because his subordinates greeted the Germans with mocking smiles, their mutual conflicts were instantly aroused!
Or because of some verbal provocation, it suddenly turned into a group fight between the two troops.
"Brothers! These Germans can't fight, so they bully us! Fight for them!" A leader threw down his military cap and punched the Germans who insulted him.
The Germans were worried that they had no place to vent their grievances. They shouted "Blow the heads of the Belarusians", used the butts of their rifles as wooden sticks, and threw themselves into the fight as if they were real enemies.
The riot broke out suddenly, which Quetzal had not expected.
The two sides fought hard, and many people were beaten to death. Fortunately, several machine gunners fired warning shots and fired hundreds of bullets, finally containing the chaos.
The commander of the puppet army came in a hurry, and the Germans beat his men. He was angry, but he still tried his best to be flattering in front of the German officers.
Unexpectedly, the German commander slapped him in the face as soon as he came up.
"Idiot! Did our defeat make your people very happy? Aren't you also serving the Third Reich?"
The puppet army commander covered his face, pressed his fangs, and scolded Hitler a hundred times. But in appearance, he bowed his head respectfully and said, "I'm sorry about this. It's because of my incompetence in running the army."
wrong."
"That's right! You are a complete idiot!" Quetzal was furious and cursed loudly: "If you snails hadn't deliberately delayed, we would have torn apart the enemy's defense! You are just a group of timid rats.
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"Alas! You can't put all the blame for the unfavorable attack on us!"
"Is not it?"
"Could it be that the invincible Third Imperial Army has also learned to make excuses for its own failures?!"
The puppet commander's retort made Quetzal furious. In his excitement, he actually pulled out his pistol and pointed it directly at the opponent's head.
"Come on! You have the guts to kill me, but you don't have the guts to fight the Soviet army? Do you want to force us to kill each other?"
Because of this move, officers and soldiers of the police regiment gathered around with guns in hand, and the situation almost got out of control.
After all, Quetzal's reason defeated his impulse. He slowly put down his gun and said viciously: "I order your people to separate from us immediately. You must restrain your men and do not provoke. After all, we have a common enemy.
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"Thank you for knowing."
"So, I'm canceling the third round of combat. We will set up camp here to form a circular defense line to strictly guard against the enemy's night attacks. Do you understand?"
"Okay! I hope your soldiers don't think that the nightingale's chirping is also caused by the Soviet army!"