On July 16, the defense line of the German 707th Division was safe and sound.
Herzmann judged that the Soviet army would attack at night based on past situations, but the night attack plan was not formulated at all.
The Soviet soldiers were panting from exhaustion after a day of fighting. Based on this situation, Yang Mingzhi did not believe from the beginning that the troops could successfully break through the German defense lines.
Therefore, when the parachute brigade at the forefront reported that the attack was blocked, Yang Mingzhi immediately issued an order to stop the attack. He also did not order the troops to retreat. In his opinion, the Soviet army must break through the German defense line and attack Lechicha.
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However, the current time is not yet ripe. Firstly, according to the report of the parachute brigade, the German army has indeed been prepared. Secondly, the Soviet army also needs a large amount of material supplies to successfully break through the defense line.
"I have decided that the troops will remain stationary from July 16th to 17th, and our attack must be on July 18th at the earliest."
Yang Mingzhi's decision made Yevlov feel very scared!
"Berekov, your troops are so fast! The troops will remain motionless for two whole days?" Yevlov asked.
Most people have similar doubts.
"Haha, I knew you would ask that. Do you want to know the reason? The reason is very simple. We just attacked like this. First we encountered the enemy's mine array, and then we faced the enemy's machine guns and barbed wire. So what if we have some armored trucks?
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"Yes, this is indeed tricky." Yevlov still frowned, "But if you order a two-day standstill, can these problems be solved?"
"Yes! I have some ideas."
Landmines are indeed a weapon that can hinder the attack of enemy troops. They are cheap to make and are usually placed on a large scale, so that this tactical weapon has become a strategic weapon in a certain sense. In some later wars, the warring countries fought fiercely on the border.
The large-scale minelaying and the density of minefields created make the enemy intimidated. Also because of the large-scale minelaying, when the war is over, the minelayers usually forget the location of their mines. As a result, countless civilians in the country are killed and injured by their own landmines.
As a result, many countries have developed a variety of methods in demining, some are ingenious, some are innovative, and some are extremely simple and violent.
Yang Mingzhi realized that he had the means of violent demining on hand—twenty unfired Exocet rockets and potassium nitrate crystals that the chemical laboratory had been working on overnight.
The most efficient method of demining is bombing with powerful rocket artillery. This was the ingenious idea that the Soviets first came up with with their Russian thinking. It can be said that a wild mine array can be cleared instantly with just one bombing blast.
Because the vibrations caused by violent explosions can easily activate the triggering mechanisms of surrounding mines. Based on this principle, large-scale demining can be achieved by using cloud burst bombs or thermobaric bombs to instantaneously produce large-scale high temperatures and high pressures.
"I plan to use the Exocet rocket launcher to bomb the German positions. This is a very simple and crude method. So I need two days, firstly, to allow the chemical laboratory to speed up the preparation of high-energy fuel, and secondly, to give the arsenal enough time for modification."
Yevlov asked: "This...we only have these twenty bombs. Isn't the plan to break through the enemy's defense line and bomb Lechica? Since we are going to attack Lechica, we actually don't have to tear it apart."
Open the enemy's defense line, the Exocet rocket launcher has a range of 40 kilometers, and we can complete the bombing without touching the German defense line."
Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "Our goal is to liberate Liechicha, and bombing is just a means in the attack. Our means are not the goal. To liberate Liechicha, we must tear open the enemy's defense line. In this case, precious resources will be consumed.
There is nothing we can do about ammunition."
Yevlov shrugged helplessly: "I understand. At this time we need to make a choice."
Yang Mingzhi smiled slightly: "I'm glad you understand. Well, our arsenal and chemical laboratory will be even busier next. Tonight, they must work overtime for production."
A large number of cartridge cases were delivered to the front line overnight, and workers had to reload them as much as possible in the shortest possible time. Time was urgent, and the warheads of the reloaded cartridges were entirely made of ductile iron, and they were simply round-headed bullets. The workers first selected
The cartridge cases without cracks can be reloaded later. Haste makes waste, and the stink bomb rate of reloaded cartridges will inevitably increase.
In addition, the arsenal is also stepping up the production of rocket launchers. In order to save materials, Liguschkov reduced metal input, thinned the fairing of the projectile, and its flight performance also changed. On the contrary, the number of amato explosives in the warhead was reduced, and there was no spare space.
A large number of bullet casings with no reloading value were stuffed into the part.
He used this method to produce only five rounds of ammunition in a whole day.
Yang Mingzhi was well aware of this situation, so he estimated that if the troops launched an attack on July 16, the troops could be equipped with fifteen catfish rockets.
In just two days, the Soviet army can quickly regain its strength. Besides, the troops have been fighting high-intensity battles for a week, so it is reasonable to suddenly revise for two days.
Yang Mingzhi was confident of his wishful thinking. He seemed to be able to defeat the German army's carefully constructed defense line, which was rocket launcher demining, armored trucks and infantry using infantry and tanks in coordination. When the troops performed such complex operations, they could complete it perfectly. Ran Sa
Lynchkin suggested another possibility.
"Berekov, do you remember the woman we found who escaped more than ten days ago?"
"Woman?" Yang Mingzhi thought for a moment and suddenly thought of her. "Oh, I still remember, it seems to be called Kakaya, a poor person who was insulted by a German officer."
"She is indeed pitiful and even a little hateful, but her confession may be of great reference value for us to break the enemy's position."
"Her confession? What was it about?"
"Of course it's the enemy's mine array, and there is a safe passage in it."
Yang Mingzhi became interested. It was normal for the army to lay landmines and leave passages. If such a safe passage was found, the troop advance would be more efficient. Yang Mingzhi could not completely believe the woman's confession. Since the man mentioned the safe passage, he might as well
Pull her over and ask her to draw a sketch. Of course, if she forgets her escape route and only confesses that there is a safe passage in front of the German position, if she says a lot more, the reference value will still be too small.
Yang Mingzhi immediately asked: "More than ten days have passed. Can she draw her own escape route? For example, the enemy's position structure, where is the safe passage?"
"This..." Salinchkin scratched his head, showing an embarrassed look, "I think she will definitely forget it."
"So, if she goes to the front line in person, can she point out to our scouts the direction from which she escaped?"
"This may be possible. The information provided by the cavalry battalion allows our army to roughly know which direction she escaped from. Next, she should be able to judge."
"Let that Kaya go to the front line. Comrade Salinchkin, what do you think?"
"Okay. But I still have to say, I'm not sure whether this woman can find a real safe passage."
"It's okay. I'm not sure. It's best if she finds it. Regardless of whether she finds it or not, I will use rockets to violently clear the mines."