Doronin's heroic ambition deeply stimulated Roshakov, because facing this senior artilleryman, he also had innate awe.
The life span of many soldiers in this war may only be a few months or even a few weeks. Doronin is the only remaining elite of the original 284th Guards Division. The reason why he showed little prominence within a whole year of the outbreak of the war is that
The biggest reason is that you can’t join the battle without cannons!
Now that he has nine 75mm field guns and more than a thousand rounds of artillery shells, he can finally demonstrate the "big artillery tactics" that the Soviet army is proud of!
Roshakov quickly strategized and even applied to the headquarters to lead artillery fire on the puppet army positions, then sent infantry to capture the enemy positions.
Yang Mingzhi had to consider this suggestion. He thought a lot. His new order was not conveyed until a full hour after the telegram was sent.
After many considerations, Yang Mingzhi believed that an active breakthrough by the Homnich troops might stimulate a large-scale German counterattack. This was because the German army had been seeking frontal combat, but those guys, especially the Armed SS, were
When Loyev hangs up his no-fight card, how can they lure him into an ambush and annihilate him if they don't take the initiative to attack?
"I allow you to take the initiative to attack after preparing artillery fire. If you cannot capture the position, you will retreat immediately. After capturing it, it will depend on the situation. If the German army counterattacks on a large scale, you will retreat immediately. Once the German army does counterattack, send a telegram immediately and wait.
My new order." This was Yang Mingzhi's telegram.
Roshakov received the telegram, but he did not fully understand the commander's meaning.
Which command doesn't want to make meritorious deeds? The military education Roshakov received is to hold on to the fruits of victory after capturing the enemy's position. It would be a shame if the position is taken away by the enemy. However, the commander obviously does not care about the gains and losses of the position.
, it’s really weird.
The commander still agreed to the Soviet army launching a traditional coordinated infantry and artillery attack, so let's start reorganizing the troops according to conventional tactics!
At present, the Jewish regiment has suffered heavy casualties, and they must rest. The Peronisky regiment and the cavalry battalion have fought two battles in a row, and it is time for a good rest. The heavy responsibility of the attack naturally falls on the elites of the first regiment of the 284th Guards Division
in hand.
Therefore, at 11:30 in the morning, the Soviet army began to take the initiative.
Roshakov personally led his infantry regiment, leaving the current camp and starting to move north. They would reach the woods closest to the puppet positions and ambush them.
Accompanying it was the last BT fast tank and a dozen observers sent by the artillery regiment.
As a tank platoon commander, Chekov was no longer in appearance. He only had the last tank left to use, so he personally served as the tank commander to participate in this surprise battle.
The artillery observers also hung on the tanks and accompanied the attacking troops towards the front line.
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The Soviet army was preparing for a surprise attack, but the German position was quiet.
Muller's infantry regiment stood on the new defensive line. They continued to strengthen their positions. If they still had cement, they would not hesitate to try to build permanent defenses.
Most of the German soldiers stayed quietly in the trenches and foxholes, smoking or playing cards. Everyone was sitting and not exposed. Only a few machine gunners and precision shooters were paying close attention to their surroundings.
alert.
As the leader of the group, Muller did not relax at all and was even very nervous.
Where on earth was the transport team? Have his wounded been sent to the defense line of the 707th Division? He had no idea at all, and at one point he thought his telegraph machine was malfunctioning.
At ten o'clock in the morning on July 7, the Waffen SS stationed in Loev, more than ten kilometers away, sent a telegram, claiming that they had received important supplies and asked Muller if they could receive them.
Mueller answered truthfully, and his answer also worried Blücher of the Waffen-SS.
"Could it be that the Russians attacked the convoy?" Once Mueller had this idea, the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was true.
Damn it, the transport team has a large amount of military rations and precious ammunition. Without these supplies, the army's food and ammunition will last for another four days at most! He is eager for a miracle to happen, and he also raises his telescope to look north from time to time, hoping
A miracle happens.
Muller also made the most pessimistic psychological preparation, that is, the transport team was attacked by the enemy, so all the supplies were lost. If this was the case, the subordinates must be concealed, otherwise it would cause panic and a severe setback in morale.
However, his imagination was still limited by reality. Who would have thought that not only were the supplies robbed by the Soviet army, but those shells also became sharp weapons for the Soviet army?
Roshakov led his troops on a wild run. Everyone had leggings on their calves, and they didn't carry much supplies. They basically only brought weapons and a day's worth of rations. It can be said that they all marched lightly.
The Soviet army arrived at the last patch of woods at one o'clock in the afternoon. Rosakov ordered the troops to stop because the enemy's position was ahead.
In the puppet police battalion, only some of the officers were Germans. Their technical and tactical skills were average, and their civil engineering skills were average. They did not dig excellent trenches and foxholes like the Muller regiment to attack the enemy. Instead, their teams dug out skirmishers everywhere.
If you could get a bird's eye view of the pit, it would look like the work of a large group of giant prairie dogs.
Obviously, the puppet army officers and soldiers knew that they were cannon fodder and were placed on the front line to fight the Soviet army first. Why should they fight to the death with the Soviet army?
It can be said that although the puppet army officers and soldiers did not know when they would fight the Soviet army, they had already made plans for future operations. The German officers in the team actually understood very well what these guys were thinking, but what else could they do?
?If you scold them, they won't blush at all.
Time flies towards two o'clock in the afternoon.
Doronin was ready at one o'clock in the afternoon. Only nine field guns were available for this battle, which was enough. He directed the artillery bombardment from the rear, and the observers on the front line were his eyes.
In order to carry out artillery fire faster, he divided his soldiers into groups. In the future, as long as Roshakov has the order to bombard violently, he can order his men to reload as quickly as possible to maximize the damage.
The final waiting time is neither long nor short. A large number of Soviet soldiers are ambushing in the grass. In front of them is a road of about 1,500 meters long. Who will die on the way to charge? Everyone
Everyone was nervously waiting for the leader's order.
Roshakov stared at his pocket watch anxiously, while the correspondent also maintained contact with the rear artillery.
Seeing that two o'clock had arrived, he calmly gave the order to fire.
When Doronin on the other side heard this, he jumped up and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Brothers! The first test shot! Fire! It's now!"
The nine field artillery pieces that had been ready to fire fired at the same time. The orange flames flashed past, and nine black projectiles flew instantly. The artillery itself was pushed back half a meter by the powerful recoil.
"Each artillery position, reset the artillery and continue loading."
Having said that, Doronin quickly put on the earphones on the telegraph machine and directly asked the observers on the front line in plain language: "The shells will arrive in more than 20 seconds, pay attention!"
The observers over there watched closely, and soon they heard a whistling sound in the air, a black shadow flashed past, and soon exploded on the flat ground not far away.
"Report to the regimental commander that the artillery shells have deflected from the target. Please extend five hundred meters to the north, over."
"Okay! Continue to observe, over."
The well-trained artillerymen took action immediately. They quickly fine-tuned the firing angle of the gun barrel. Only two minutes had passed since the previous shelling, and a new round of shelling began.
This time, the artillery did not miss again, and the shells fell into the puppet army's circular defensive position.