The maximum range of the Soviet recoilless guns was only two kilometers, and the artillery had to follow the attacking troops and constantly change gun positions.
Of these moving artillery teams, one person was carrying the barrel, another was carrying a tripod, and behind them were soldiers carrying ammunition boxes. Some artillerymen who did not want to miss the fighter plane simply knelt on the ground, wrapped their hands with cloth strips, and
He carried the hot barrel on his shoulders and asked his comrades to load it.
In a sense, the rocket-propelled grenade is also a recoilless gun, and it is reasonable for artillerymen to operate this way, because the range of the artillery shell reaches a gratifying distance because of the larger propellant charge.
A large number of artillery shells flew over the heads of the charging Soviet troops. The two main regiments of the 284th Guards Division finally launched a general attack on a five-kilometer-long front. Together with their friendly forces, they kept compressing the offensive front and gradually
The German troops were forced back to a point by the river.
Quetzal was panting and standing by the muddy river bank. He had no confidence in swimming across the river.
Because even a physically strong person would be out of breath if he had to swim a distance of more than 200 meters in the water. What's more, this is a large group of defeated soldiers who are almost always mentally and physically broken.
However, the only possibility of escape was to swim across the river.
More than a thousand German officers and soldiers accepted their regimental commander's order without hesitation. After arriving at the riverside, everyone began to take off their shoes.
Many people were already standing in the mud, which was not cold anymore. They had thrown away everything they could throw away, and the only thing they wore was a pair of standard black underwear and a dog tag hanging around their neck.
Firearms are the life of a soldier, and by this time it has completely become a simple slogan. You only live once, even though you are as embarrassed as a drowned dog, you can swim to the other side and then flee north, and you can get treatment when you reach your own defense line.
This escape route sounds so reliable.
The situation could no longer be controlled by Quetzal with just a few words. There was no need for him to issue orders. Hundreds of people had already flowed across the muddy ground by the river and jumped into the Dnieper River.
A large amount of water spray immediately appeared on the river surface, and more people jumped into the water and joined the swimming army.
"Haha, it seems that you all still have some physical strength. As long as you swim over, you will be rescued!" Looking at his subordinates, Quetzal felt sad in his heart.
He had already taken off his military boots and trousers, and when he was unbuttoning his jacket, he suddenly froze.
He thought, even if he successfully swam, he would be wearing a pair of underwear and barefoot, and running north with hunger as his companion. The escape would probably take him a marathon. People who run marathons still have sufficient supplies, but what about him?
, it’s a miracle on earth that you didn’t die from exhaustion.
Even if you reach your own defense line alive, will you be regarded as a Russian and be shot by the defenders? Or you can pass through your own defense line without incident, annihilate all 5,000 troops in one battle, and then be shot after debriefing.
deal with.
Besides, Quetzal didn't think he could swim to the other side alive.
At this time, more than thirty soldiers still wearing military uniforms ran up to the hesitant Quetzal with weapons.
A second lieutenant at the head had a worried look on his face: "Captain, we don't know how to swim. Do we still have to follow orders and swim across the river? We will drown!"
Quetzal stared at the eyes of these soldiers. Everyone in front of him had worried faces.
He sighed deeply: "This is God trying to destroy me! Since you can't cross the river, then stay here and fight the Russians to the last man."
"Let us stay?!" The second lieutenant's eyes widened and his whole body trembled.
Quetzal's words directly ruined the possibility of these landlubbers escaping, and some soldiers completely collapsed emotionally. One soldier who was holding an MG34 went crazy on the spot, and he actually pointed the gun at his own men who were taking off their military uniforms.
All 75 rounds of ammunition were fired in an instant, and more than 20 people were killed and injured.
Seeing this, Quetzal burst out with an astonishing roar. With blood boiling, he pulled out his Ruger pistol and fired all the bullets at the machine gunner.
He continued to hold his pistol high and ordered loudly: "Everyone listen, if you are afraid of death, put down your weapons, take off your uniform and go swimming! If you are not afraid of death, just stay with me, we will fight the Russians!"
At this time, the regiment leader became an example of staying, and the German camp roar quickly ended.
For the Soviet army, the advancing Lavrenti felt that the battle was becoming more and more familiar. He suddenly remembered that in January this year, the army also blocked a group of German troops in the Dnieper River, forcing them to
diving.
It's just that the river water at that time was freezing cold, and there were some ice cubes mixed in the river, so many enemies were frozen to death.
Now that the summer solstice has passed, the hottest season in Belarus has arrived, and the fleeing enemies can indeed swim in the river. According to the Soviet army's physical fitness, swimming 200 meters is not too tiring, so the German army at least has the possibility of escaping.
Lavrenti and Roshakov gave the same order to their respective regiments, which was to run quickly to wipe out all the German troops before they crossed the river, or to force them to surrender collectively.
When the German army began to cross the river, their total strength was still 1,100 people. A large number of wounded could not receive treatment at all. They believed that the wounded on the way to escape were all killed by the Soviet army. This is indeed the case, not all
The Soviet soldiers mercifully stopped their attack and when they found the enemy's wounded, they stabbed them to death with a bayonet to free them.
Quetzal used the shortest time to establish a thin defense line at the German crossing of the river. Only more than 300 people remained, including only five MG34s, and the reserve ammunition was even pitiful.
For this reason, Quetzal used dense reeds according to local conditions and ambush his troops as much as possible on the mudflats at the river crossing. He knew that a large number of his men would successfully cross the river. As long as someone successfully escaped to his own defense line,
Inform the superiors of the tragedy suffered by the troops. Then the division commander will definitely affirm his spirit of sacrificing his own life for benefit, at least he died in battle!
More than 600 people have jumped into the Dnieper River and paddled as hard as they could in the cool water.
Unfortunately, some soldiers' physical strength was already on the verge of collapse. Even if they were bursting with adrenaline, excessive overdraft of the body would eventually lead to collapse. Some people suffered from cramps and even coma due to overwork. After their final struggle, they never surfaced again.
They had to swim across a wide river of nearly 300 meters, and a total of more than 50 people had drowned. Fortunately, some people successfully crossed the river.
Quetzal heard a faint cheer. He suddenly turned around and raised his binoculars, and saw some people waving on the other side of the river.
"You are so lucky! What a group of excellent marathon runners. Just keep running for your life and stop showing off!" While talking to himself, Quetzal shed tears of relief.
The situation seemed to be better than he thought. More and more soldiers came ashore. They must be out of breath. At least there should be no more Soviet troops there!
He continued to observe, sternly ignoring the noise of gunfire around him. Suddenly, three huge water columns exploded on the water, and he could clearly see that some swimmers were blown away!
"Ah! It's an ambush! There's an ambush there too?!" Quetzal was so shocked that he sat directly on the ground and witnessed this horrifying scene with the remaining German soldiers.