As the battle turned into a exchange of bullets between the infantry of the two armies, the situation was actually unfavorable to the Soviet army, because in terms of logistics, the Soviet army did not have much ammunition for the soldiers to waste.
Miroshniko quickly realized this problem and ordered the messengers and telegraph machines to notify the battalions and friendly troops to save ammunition.
As a result, the firepower of the Soviet army gradually weakened. As soon as the firepower weakened, the Germans thought they had an opportunity. However, the Germans tried to break through, but were quickly driven back.
On the wide front, the two armies always kept a certain distance. The Soviet soldiers defended under great pressure, while the German soldiers suppressed their inner depression and continued to shoot.
In fact, in terms of the amount of reserve ammunition, the situation of the German army is not very good. Their battle line is too long, and it is difficult to replenish each other's ammunition. As time goes by, the firepower of the German army gradually weakens.
Soldiers from both armies found suitable bunkers one after another, and the battle turned into a wretched shooting. This kind of battle was in line with the Soviet army's hopes, and they did hold back the 634th Division.
As time passed, Schlosser, who had already got out of the car, stared at his pocket watch. When he saw that the time had reached ten o'clock, he immediately ordered the entire group to retreat.
The order was notified to each battalion via wireless map, and the officers and soldiers took action immediately. They did their best to take away the dying wounded soldiers, and retreated while fighting. Gradually, the German firepower gradually disappeared.
Did the German army retreat? Of course! The German army did retreat!
Miroshniko was very happy. He personally found Rychev who was fighting on the front line and proudly showed off: "Look at our guerrilla brigade, successfully repulsed the damn German 634th Division! I can assure you that they will fight again
In the third round of attack, we still ran away!"
Rychev did not smile, and even said with a sullen face: "Comrade Miroshniko! I think we can evacuate immediately."
"What? Evacuate? What are you talking about?!"
"I'll say it again, I suggest you organize your troops to move south immediately."
"This..." Miroshniko didn't understand for a moment, and he asked fiercely: "Why? Our morale was high but we suddenly retreated? Our mission is to hold back the 634th Division here. Now the two independent regiments are
You are commanded by me, and you are commanded by me!"
"Yes! That's true, but you just plan to stay here rigidly? The enemy suddenly retreated and ran away completely. What do you think is the reason?"
"Maybe they are scared!" Miroshniko said with a giggle.
Seeing this guy's appearance, Reichev really wanted to slap him. He restrained his hands and failed to restrain his mouth. He simply cursed: "Idiot! The German howitzers are coming soon, stay here.
Being cannon fodder? Half of my battalion has been lost. If you don’t want to retreat, I will retreat on my own! Regardless of whether the commander wants to shoot me afterwards, I have to take my brothers to avoid the shelling. Besides, if the commander himself is present
, he will definitely order the troops to retreat to avoid it."
After this explanation, Miroshniko's expression immediately changed.
"Okay! Don't say anything else. Let's retreat quickly. But we can't retreat too far, as long as we can avoid enemy artillery bombardment."
The Soviet soldiers who were still alive quickly ran away. After all, no one wanted to be cannon fodder and die meaninglessly. The Soviet army voluntarily gave up its defense line. This behavior was unreasonable among other Soviet troops.
In previous battles, Rychev had a basic understanding of Commander Belekov's commanding skills, so he was convinced that even if the frontline troops retreated in an assault, they would not necessarily be punished, provided there was a reason. On the contrary, the troops fought ugly
In an exchange ratio, even if it was one to one, the commander would be furious. It must be said that the Soviet army was bombarded by the Germans in this battle, and the casualties were really bad. Reichev was mentally prepared to accept punishment.
Miroshniko led his troops to retreat south. Only twenty minutes after setting off, the German shelling came as expected.
This time, the German artillery received valuable information from the frontline infantry regiment and basically figured out the location of the Soviet defense line. The originally chaotic shelling became clearly targeted. There were explosions one after another on the Soviet position, and trenches were dug.
The foxholes were directly replaced by bomb craters, and the large trees used for cover were blown into countless sections. If Miroshniko refused to withdraw, the Soviet troops remaining in the position would suffer heavy casualties. It is likely that the reborn 17th Partisan Army
The brigade would be completely wiped out because of the artillery battle that lasted for half an hour and fired 2,800 rounds of artillery shells!
In fact, the German division commander Hendriksen was also furious. His best-organized third regiment suffered 24% casualties in the morning battle. This was a very bad number, which meant that the troops needed to leave the front line for emergency rest.
In order to retaliate against the Soviet army, he frantically consumed the artillery shells brought by the logistics group.
The 634th Division carried 5,000 rounds of various field artillery shells. In just one morning of shelling, the Germans consumed 3,500 rounds!
Originally, each gun had 125 rounds of ammunition. The artillery of the 634th Division was weakened not only by removing heavy artillery, but also by reducing the ammunition of the artillery. Hendryson squandered a large amount of ammunition, thinking that he had blasted a passage.
The road to Loev is quite costly.
If we continue to fight the enemy, I'm afraid artillery will no longer be of much use.
This time Hendryson did not hesitate any longer. He ordered three infantry regiments to advance directly forward, and more than 6,000 people attacked in a unified manner. The last few Soviet soldiers who were lucky enough to survive under the artillery fire would be easily annihilated.
The German 634th Division launched a very large-scale ground attack. Three infantry regiments came forward, and their strength was already equal to that of the Soviet army.
The German soldiers on the front line were very worried that the enemy would suddenly appear to block the attack, and they acted cautiously. The armored vehicles still took the main road, while the infantry launched an offensive front up to five kilometers wide and marched into the forest.
On the other hand, although the Soviet troops collectively evacuated southward, some Soviet troops still retreated slowly and collided with the advancing German troops.
The battle took place, and the situation was a bit delicate. The German officers and soldiers deliberately maintained stability and did not make crazy attacks. The Soviet army simply wanted to withdraw and was not willing to fight at all.
The exchange of fire between the two armies was short and rapid.
The German troops located in the southern part of the front believed that they had temporarily driven away the Soviet army, and the entire offensive front was no longer blocked by the Soviet army.
At half past one in the afternoon, a German infantry battalion finally passed through the forest. In front of them was an open field, and to the west was the wide Dnieper River.
The good news quickly spread to the German division headquarters in the rear, and Hendryson was overjoyed.
He told many staff officers: "Today we have completed our first mission. We have arrived at the banks of the Dnieper River. Soon we will join forces with the Armed SS in the city of Loev."
Undoubtedly, Hendrickson was overly happy. When he arrived at the riverside in an armored vehicle in high spirits, he raised his binoculars to look at the city, and his expression changed instantly.
His smile turned into anger, and he even gritted his teeth: "Damn it! The bridge was completely blown up, how can my people cross the bridge?!"