Whether it was the German troops churning in the water or the German troops on both sides, they all saw that there was obviously a ship heading towards them in the lower reaches of the river.
More than thirty Soviet troops were operating their small gunboats upstream. When the captain spotted a large number of "catfish" rolling on the river, he knew that the group of Germans had already begun to swim across the river.
"The engine has maximum horsepower! The four recoilless cannons move to the bow and shoot at the enemy!"
The fighter plane flew by quickly, and the small bow suddenly gained four more guns overtime, so that there were a total of five guns, firing in the direction of the ship. At the same time, six machine guns took the lead in pouring firepower forward.
Especially the tank gun, it was so powerful that the recoil shook the ship every time it was fired.
Although the recoilless rifle has no recoil, the storm from its hot nozzle instantly turned the face of the machine gunner lying on the control room gray.
Even so, the artillery and machine gunners were still shooting, and their actual firepower gave the enemy a fatal blow!
Many German soldiers who were swimming were killed directly or were knocked unconscious by the explosion. They were already very tired. After such a shock, those who lost consciousness immediately sank into the river. As long as they did not show their heads for two or three minutes, they were definitely drowned.
died.
The critical attack from the gunboats caused chaos to the German troops. Those unarmed German troops who landed early had no choice but to run barefoot without trying to help their comrades.
Five minutes after the gunboat opened fire, more than 200 German soldiers had sunk to the bottom of the river. Those who were alive stepped up their paddles. In order to avoid the shelling and strafing, many people began to try to dive. Unfortunately, some people were too tired and they dived into the water.
Without resurfacing, only a small group of people with the best physical strength and the best luck can continue to escape in this adverse situation.
Quetzal, who decided to defend on the right bank of the river, witnessed all this. His subordinates who could not escape were slaughtered without the ability to fight back.
He immediately ordered: "Brothers, shoot at that damn gunboat and cover the retreat of our people!"
After all, the last weapon of the German army was weak in firepower. The only redeeming feature was that they still had a few machine guns.
The Soviet troops on the shore were still firing barrages, and a fierce exchange of fire was about to begin. At this last moment, two machine gunners unleashed fire on the gunboat.
The machine gun fire from the shore lasted only a short time because the shooting was so accurate that one Soviet machine gunner was killed on the spot.
The death of the soldier not only caused everyone on the gunboat to lie down, they quickly identified the location of the enemy's firepower point.
The captain stuck out half of his head, held up a telescope to observe, and spotted a group of black figures in the reeds about 800 meters away.
"Chief gunner, at ten o'clock, the two guns are firing freely! The recoilless gun team, move positions!"
Driven by the electric motor, the turret turned slightly, and then showed its fastest rate of fire.
The Soviet 76mm high-explosive bombs began to bombard the German riverside positions. The remaining German troops soon suffered casualties, forcing them to shrink their defense lines.
"Well done! Recoilless rifles and machine gunners, after stabilizing their positions, continue shooting at the swimming enemies."
The captain kept revising his orders. At the same time, the speed of the gunboat also reached eighteen knots. It was already too fast for this small gunboat that was already overloaded.
Eighteen knots translates to a speed of thirty-three kilometers per hour. This speed is not very fast, but for a big thing like a gunboat, its potential energy is amazing.
The continuous bombardment brought continuous casualties to the German army. Quetzal's heart collapsed. The Soviet gunboats were not only weakening his troops, but the Soviet ground troops also launched an all-out attack.
There were no more damn weapons. Quetzal completely understood the Soviet attack route and why he was defeated so miserably.
How could they be guerrillas? I once mocked my colleagues for being as fearful of the enemy as rats, but now that I saw the true appearance of the Soviet army, everything they said was true. It was a pity that I could not go back and warn my friendly forces about the horror of this group of Soviet troops.
Already.
Even if many German soldiers were covered by reeds, as long as they opened fire, the exposed gunfire would indicate their position, and then the artillery shells would hit them.
In the final attack, the Soviet artillery and RPG troops made great achievements. After identifying the German swimming port, they launched a fierce bombardment.
There is no personal heroism here. The artillery shells tore apart the honor of all brave soldiers with their gorgeous explosions. Quetzal and his defenders were bombarded for only three minutes before they all died, even without their whole bodies!
After the artillery fire was prepared, the lying Soviet troops stood up one after another and shouted "Ula" to launch the final attack.
"Brothers! There are still enemies crossing the river. When they reach the shore, shoot all the guys in the water!" Lavrenti commanded loudly, but it is unknown how many people could hear him.
There were more than 3,000 Soviet soldiers on the shore who launched the final charge. They soon came to the last German position and saw the blackened and smoking corpses all over the ground. Some of them were still dying. The Soviet army did not hesitate to provide assistance.
The knife queens arrived at the riverside one after another.
At this moment, they saw a shocking scene.
There was indeed a lot of churning water on the river, and a gunboat with a red flag flying directly rammed into the German troops in the water.
The calm river surface was turbulent, and the dark green water that originally reflected the forest was dyed red with blood.
The gunboats rushed into the enemy formation and rammed wildly at the unarmed enemy. Because the potential energy was too great, all the bones were shattered and the consciousness collapsed. The machine gunners also roared and fired wildly into the water. Soldiers operating recoilless guns, or carrying
Shoot with submachine guns, or throw grenades.
Those German troops who were lucky enough to land were also the focus of killing. When the gunboats reached the position where the German troops crossed the river, no enemy was allowed to successfully land. Two 76mm guns were aimed at the German troops' landing, where green smoke was rising.
Any human objects, even reeds, were blown away.
When Lavrenty's and Roshakov's troops arrived at the shore, shouting "Ula", they joined in.
They beat the drowned dogs hard and left no one alive. They shot and killed almost all the German soldiers who were swimming in the Dnieper River. Only the more than 100 people who crossed the river in the first place luckily escaped from this bloody battlefield!
"Haha! We should have won a big victory now!" The excited Lavrenti stood on the shore. He took off his hat and waved it, shouting "Ula" to salute his own gunboat!
More soldiers stood by the river, waving their weapons. More than 3,000 people chanted Ula at the same time, and the boiling sound even reached Balzen's resting place.
The artillery fire from the north stopped, and Balzen ordered the correspondent: "Misha, immediately send a message to the people of the 284th Division and ask them how the battle is going?!"
"OK!"
After a while, Balzen heard a familiar voice from his headphones.
"Haha, Lavrenti, your people are very happy! Has the enemy been eliminated?"
"It's Balzen!" Lavrenti suppressed his overexcitement and responded calmly: "The enemy was blown to pieces by us. Indeed, many people swam to escape and were shot by us. Are you still at the riverside?
"
"Yes! I'm here."
"Please take your people to the riverside and pay attention to the river surface. Soon, you will be able to see some floating corpses of German soldiers."
Balzen knew that there were more than 6,000 men ambushed in his northern position. They did not engage in firefights with new enemies, which meant that this wave of enemies who had reinforced Loyev had been completely wiped out.
So, a large number of enemy corpses are indeed flowing down the river?
Balzen immediately called some soldiers: "Reconnaissance Battalion 1st Company, follow me to the riverside to see if there are any dead German soldiers!"