Most of the German soldiers fled back to the defense lines, almost all of them from the Lawrence Regiment of the 707th Division.
Lawrence fell into coma after entering the trench of the defense line. He was unconscious for half an hour before he regained consciousness. When he woke up, he saw a familiar face.
"Hans Hopkins, is that you!?"
"it's me."
"Oh! Thank God, I really came back alive. How is the situation of your logistics team? Are all my people back?"
"Your people? We just counted some, and there are 1,500 people still alive. I'm sorry, more than 50 people died of exhaustion after arriving at the defense line. Oh, my dear friend, what happened to you?
?!"
Lawrence reluctantly cheered up and asked: "Apart from my people, where are the others? There should be people from the 805th Division and the 634th Division here. By the way, there is also a pilot."
"Well, you mean a pilot named Paul? That man's mental state is better than yours. As for the soldiers of those two divisions, only more than fifty people are still alive."
Hearing this, Lawrence couldn't help but smile bitterly. That Paul was indeed as he said, an incredibly lucky man. The man actually ran for nearly twenty kilometers and not only got here alive, he was also in good spirits. "That pilot is a monster.
!”
"Whether it's a monster or not is not the point. Lawrence, why are you like this? Could it be that the Russians came to kill you?!"
Hearing the word "Russian", the sluggish Lawrence cheered up. He tried to stand up, but he never thought that his knees were loose and he almost fell to the ground.
"Don't be impulsive, just sit still. It's really safe here."
Logistics leader Hopkins said with a smile, but he saw a trace of fear in Lawrence's serious expression.
Lawrence raised his right hand tremblingly and pointed to the south: "The Russians are coming soon! They will definitely come. Get your people ready to fight."
The defending Germans did not dare to neglect at all. Lawrence's warning was conveyed to every corner of the defense line, and even to the neighboring 722nd Division.
In the last logistics group, Hopkins never thought that he would have the day to go into battle. In this battle, the overall situation was very unfavorable to the German army. A large number of guerrillas were harassing the north of the defense line. Hopkins was originally prepared to do a good job.
When he was assigned the task of "suppressing bandits", he never expected that he would be guarding this line of defense. He never expected that Lawrence, who went out for the expedition, would be beaten and disgraced and escape the next day.
Although Lawrence's troops were exhausted, they were at least smart enough to distinguish where the front of the position was a minefield and where was a safe zone.
But the Soviet army was absolutely unable to distinguish this, so the minefields were where the German army's confidence lay. If the enemy wanted to attack, they would have to charge and then be killed by the mines. This was of course the best result, and the German army did not expect too much.
The 707th Division has never received much material supplies. Their heavy weapons have either been lost in previous battles or have not been distributed as planned. In fact, in terms of field capabilities, they are not as good as the 722nd Division. Between the 722nd Division three weeks ago
Suffering unimaginable losses, the 707th Division's overall situation exceeded them.
Of course, if the comparison is bad, the current comprehensive capability of the 707th Division is stronger than that of the 722nd Division. However, the defense line they are holding on to is about to encounter a Soviet attack.
Only half an hour after Lawrence raised the alarm, Soviet troops appeared.
Two kilometers in front of the German position, the forest had been cleared. When a figure appeared, the high-powered telescope could clearly see the attire of the person coming.
I saw those people wearing helmets of another style, and their clothes were also earth-green.
They are Russians!
Captain Hopkins was nervous and looking forward to it. With the troops operating the defense line for three months, they would be able to complete the blockade.
On the other hand, it was none other than Tepunov's paratrooper brigade.
"Each company spreads out to form a skirmisher line to create the appearance that we have a large number of troops!" According to Tepunov's order, the 1,600 high-spirited elite soldiers of the parachute brigade currently present formed a wide formation.
An offensive front of up to two thousand meters.
At first glance, it seems that the Soviet army has made a full-scale offensive posture, but in fact it is not the case. If the German army could raise an observation balloon, they would be able to notice the Soviet troops appearing now. Their formation has no depth at all, and they are bluffing.
If an observer from a high place intends to look southward, the highlight will be the large number of figures shaking there.
Currently, there are indeed more than 10,000 Soviet soldiers advancing towards the German camp. Since the parachute brigade is the fastest, they naturally assume the responsibility of the vanguard.
The difference between elite troops and ordinary troops is that the commanders of elite troops are wiser.
Based on the numerous information collected previously, Tepunov knew a lot about the "Great Wall" carefully constructed by the Germans. For example, there were many machine gun positions on the defense line, and there was a permanent defense fortress made of reinforced concrete just 100 meters away. There were also small fortresses inside.
caliber field artillery or machine guns. There are even mines in front of the enemy's position. If you advance rashly, it will be terrible if you hit a mine.
Therefore, Tepunov stopped the troops from running all the way. After discovering the German positions in the front, he took measures to put up a large and mysterious formation and advance slowly.
He was testing to determine the situation of the German army.
Sure enough, because the troops entered the bombardment range of the German small-caliber field artillery, the Germans opened fire decisively.
"Lie down!"
Tepunov roared, and the other soldiers reflexively lay down in response to the sound of the cannon.
The 707th Division is currently seriously short of 75mm Krupp guns. Naturally, they are equipped with a bunch of Czech weapons. It is not surprising that they have obtained some 45mm or even 37mm small-caliber field guns originally from the Czech army. Such guns are completely
Out of date, they should be used in World War I, not this world war.
These shells did not hit the Soviet formation. They exploded in front of the formation and the amount of soil they exploded was very limited.
Tepunov, who was lying on his stomach, said disdainfully: "It's really ridiculous. I thought they had heavy artillery, but it turned out to be something like this."
As the bombardment began, the machine gunners of the German defenders, who could not restrain their nervousness, also started shooting. It was entirely because a soldier was nervous and fired, and this wrong signal quickly spread throughout the defense line!
The German machine gun bullets can maintain a certain degree of lethality at two thousand meters, but at such a distance they become random bullets. Their crazy shooting, in addition to wasting ammunition, only has the value of allowing the Soviet army to observe it.
Tepunov's action originally had the idea of fire reconnaissance, and everything was exactly what he wanted.
Before this, the Soviet army did not intuitively feel the firepower of the German defense line. The woman Kya who was incredibly let go confessed all her experiences on the front line of the German army.
Tepunov was completely unaware of the existence of that Kaya. He took out his notebook and quickly wrote down what he saw and heard. He also drew a sketch and roughly marked the enemy's firepower points.
Therefore, from the perspective of the German army, the Soviet army that tried to attack was suppressed by its own machine gun fire and was unable to raise its head!
Hopkins was very proud of this. He ordered his subordinates to use as much firepower as possible to force the Soviet troops to evacuate, regardless of bullet consumption. After all, he was the commander of a logistics regiment. If this blockade was fought by Lawrence and his troops,
, they must have deliberately placed the Soviet troops very close, and after they hit the mines, they suddenly opened fire in full force, so that they could kill a large number of enemies.
However, Lawrence was so weak that he actually fell asleep in the trench, surrounded by gunfire, which did not disturb his rest. It was not until the Soviet army retreated that the soldiers thought he had died suddenly and patted his face, which woke Lawrence up.
"Oops! What's wrong? The Russians are coming?" He asked reflexively, only to see Hopkins standing in front of him.
"No. The Russians were defeated. I defeated them. The Russians ran away with their tail between their legs."
"Yes! Thank God, the Russians were repelled. The Russians escaped, so I don't have anything to worry about. My head hurts, and I really want to rest now.",
"Okay, I'll make some arrangements for you right now. I think it's not appropriate for you and your soldiers to stay here. You might as well go to Lechicha. You have to report to the division commander anyway. Besides, according to the current intelligence, the SS59 regiment is all
The army has been wiped out, and the people in Lechica are in panic. Once your troops are stationed there, they should be able to quickly control the situation."
Lawrence nodded. This Hopkins said something very practical. I'm afraid the division commander had already told him something. The troops immediately withdrew to Lechica. I'm afraid it was also the division commander's order.
"How will the division commander punish me? In the evening, I escaped with my remaining soldiers and came back."
Without thinking much, Lawrence took a jeep to Lechica that night. As for his troops, they had to wait until the next morning to set off.