The battle was very fierce. More than a hundred Soviet soldiers endured a hail of bullets from the Germans and resisted tenaciously. The Germans relied entirely on their superior firepower to suppress them.
The soldiers of the reconnaissance camp not only have excellent physical fitness, but also have good marksmanship. Every soldier is not afraid of death. At this moment, each person is responsible for more than 20 meters of defense, and the bullets fired are also very accurate!
In this kind of battle, Natasha faces a huge danger, but it is also a huge opportunity. Because this is a major opportunity for her to improve her record, and she has lived up to expectations. Of course, an SVT40 cannot be as powerful as an anti-tank gun.
In that way, one shot would be more than enough to penetrate the German tank driver's window and kill or wound the German soldiers who were rashly exposed.
After only ten minutes of fighting, there were six more numbers in her battle record book. Igor held up the binoculars and saw six German soldiers shot in the head by her, so he recorded them truthfully.
It's just that Natasha is the only one. The masters in the whole battalion are not yet able to reach her peak level, but they still suppress the German infantry from trying to charge.
The Soviet army also launched some RPGs. Of course, the results were negligible. The missiles did not hit any German tanks.
But the existence of the Soviet RPG was equivalent to two oaths to the German army: first, the Soviet army still retained certain anti-tank capabilities; second, the main force of the Soviet army was hidden in the woods.
Blücher's method to avoid large-scale casualties of his troops was to suppress fire. His decision actually bought time for the Soviet army.
Balzen has been waiting anxiously. He frequently looked at his watch and muttered: "The signal soldier should be back too. Could there be an accident on the road?"
Finally, when he was getting tired of waiting and was about to order the troops to withdraw, the communications soldier finally ran back panting.
The anxious Balzen quickly asked: "You have indeed contacted the second regiment of the 284th Division?"
"Yes! Comrade Battalion Commander, we have also received an order from the headquarters. The commander orders you to lure the enemy into a trap immediately and take action immediately."
"That's great. Anyway, even if you don't come, I will evacuate here immediately and start the induction operation. In this case, I will act in advance."
Of course, the Soviet army could not abandon their position instantly. They had to leave a small number of people behind, and the Soviet army's firepower also weakened little by little.
In the view of Blücher, who was wary of battlefield trends, this Soviet action was not a success of German fire suppression?
Having already climbed back into the tank, he gripped the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Each vehicle continues to move forward. Notify the following infantry to prepare for a close charge."
The German army resumed their offensive, and the Soviet firepower they faced was much weaker.
This was of course Balzen's intention, especially when they saw that the enemy was very close, the officers and soldiers of the remaining platoon immediately abandoned their position and ran to the southwest in pursuit of the battalion headquarters.
The German soldiers saw the fleeing guys not far away, and fired at them one after another with rifles, assisted by tank guns and coaxial machine guns.
Because the distance was slightly farther, the German strafing only killed eleven Soviet soldiers. However, the Soviet army no longer had the ability to divide its troops to rescue the wounded, so they could only assume that their comrades were dead, and the surviving ones continued to shoot and run wildly.
Thanks to their daily exaggerated physical training, they can run very fast in the wilderness and everyone has very good endurance.
Although the German army launched a majestic Prussian-style charge 400 meters close to the original Soviet position, the terrible blockade they had expected and worried about did not appear, and even the Soviet resistance only came from a few seriously wounded soldiers who were dying.
After stabbing the dying Soviet wounded with bayonets, they could only hear gunfire from the southwest and the whizzing sound of bullets piercing the air, but they did not encounter any real counterattack.
"What the hell, these guys are playing like guerrillas again! It's a shame that I think so highly of them!" Blücher cursed. He was eager to gain huge military exploits, but the Soviets still ran away. "Idiots, you guys
Don't think that running faster than a rabbit will make you safe. The patience and willpower of a real hunter are absolute. When I catch up with you, none of you will survive."
Then, Blücher clutched the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Attention, each vehicle, turn to the southwest. Each vehicle will advance at a speed of five kilometers per hour. The commander of each vehicle calls on the infantry behind him to follow the team closely. If anyone slows down, warn them
What they did was a cowardly act, and cowards will be punished by the Gestapo."
Balzen deliberately moved along the open space between the woods. The troops exposed their backs from time to time so that the German troops could see them through telescopes. He also kept firing shots into the sky to ensure that the German troops were following the wrong direction.
However, the German army did not pursue it as quickly as Balzen expected, so he had to stop and wait for the enemy.
The Soviet army was running and the German army was chasing. On the morning of July 9, the two armies maintained this situation.
Finally at one o'clock in the afternoon, Balzen saw the village in the open land in the distance - the trap had arrived!
"Haha! Comrades, let's speed up and run to the village. This is the last moment of our mission!"
Balzen's words aroused excitement among all the soldiers. Of course, everyone was very tired. Their minds were imagining the fatal blow that the so-called shark rocket could inflict on the German army. The scene that the commander promised was like a volcanic eruption. How dazzling it was.
Woolen cloth?
Balzen's reconnaissance camp bypassed the last group of woods, and as it went south, there began to be large pools and mud pits. It was said to be a reconnaissance camp, and after the battle, he only had the last 100 people left.
Each company suffered heavy casualties, but even with such losses, the army did not collapse.
This small group of people hurriedly ran towards the village that was used as a bait, and their actions were quickly noticed by Lavrenti, who was observing from a distance.
Every officer and soldier of the second regiment who was ambushing knew that their performance was about to come, because the continuous gunshots were getting closer and closer.
In particular, the observers of the second regiment were shocked to find that when the friendly troops protruding from the woods were about to run into the bait village, several big trees collapsed in the northeast. Not only that, but smoke and dust could also be heard in the woods.
Muzzle storm! Almost instantly, an artillery explosion appeared behind the friendly forces.
What was even more shocking was yet to come. The observers suddenly saw a German tank appearing in the distance. With its box-like shape and stubby gun, it was none other than a Panzer IV tank!
The perspective then shifted to Balzen, who hurried to the bait village. Of course, there were also more than a dozen soldiers of the Second Regiment ambushed in this village, one of whom was carrying a radio operator on his back.
Arriving at the village, Balzen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Haha, comrade correspondent, we are finally here. May I ask, which army do you belong to?"
"Our second regiment of the 284th Guards Division."
"That's great! I am Balzen, the commander of the reconnaissance battalion directly under the group army. We have attracted the damn armed SS. I request to contact your regiment commander immediately!"
"As you command!"
The mission of the Signal Corps was to wait for the reconnaissance battalion here. Balzen, who was already in ragged clothes, quickly started communicating in plain language with Lavrenti himself.
"Ah! Dear Comrade Lavrenti, although there were too many twists and turns, our losses were also very serious. In short, we finally led the enemy to the edge of the trap, and they will attack soon..."
Suddenly, there was a roaring sound in the sky, and Balzen, who had been talking happily just now, suddenly fell to the ground, as did other soldiers.
The reconnaissance battalion suffered another mortar bombardment, but the soldiers still opened fire in the face of adversity to declare their presence.
The artillery fire stopped abruptly, and Balzen continued to yell into the intercom: "You heard it in the distance, right? The Germans have begun to prepare for artillery fire. We will withdraw immediately, and your shark rocket launchers must also be ready."
"We are ready! Comrade Balzen, you retreat quickly, the shark rockets will burn an area with a radius of one kilometer of the village to ashes! Get out of that damn place quickly!"