It was already late at night, and in the headquarters of Catfish Village, Yang Mingzhi was still staring at the regional map with his eyes wide open, using the faint light of an oil lamp.
"Early tomorrow morning, the troops will go to their respective positions to ambush. Early tomorrow morning, the troops from the north will start a large-scale attack!"
The war is about to begin, how can a commander not be able to sleep?
The way his eyes widened made the village leader Boboski a little worried.
Boboski walked into the office leisurely carrying a basket, and took out the bread, cheese, and even a bottle of red wine in the basket one by one.
"Comrade Commander, it's almost twelve o'clock. If you don't want to rest, at least have some midnight snack."
Yang Mingzhi glanced at it and shook his head: "The war is coming, and I have no appetite. To be honest, I am very nervous now."
"Haha, why are you nervous? The great Soviet Red Army is invincible. Whether it is attacking the north or defending here, we will eventually defeat the enemy. We also want to liberate Lechica!"
"Yes, I am nervous just because we have to liberate Lechica!" Yang Mingzhi sighed, "The rocket launchers should have been transported to the front line, and the remaining armored trucks have also been repaired. The soldiers in the north, they have received key
Ammunition supply. All the elites of our army are entrenched in the north, and it seems that the German defense line can be easily broken."
"Of course." Boboski said confidently, "We still have more than 20,000 friendly troops, don't we?"
"Yes. This battle is really a game-changer for our guerrilla republic. My intention is conservative and I don't want such a reckless battle. The bullets have been fired and there is no possibility of turning back. I can only bite the bullet and go on. Oh.
, Heck, I don’t expect Yevlov to have particularly high command capabilities. If there is a problem with the attack, I still have to make a decision. The troops are fighting on two fronts, and it is my responsibility to direct the battle in both directions.
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As he spoke, Yang Mingzhi scratched his head fiercely. Under the oil lamp, he noticed that he had scratched a lot of hair.
He picked up a few and couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "Oh, I'm really overworked. If I continue like this, I will become bald."
"So just eat something and drink some wine. Don't worry, we will definitely win the battle tomorrow."
"I hope so."
At the same time, the Soviet position, nearly 70 kilometers away in a straight line from the Blacksmith Village, was a completely quiet scene.
The workers in the arsenal worked hard and finally exceeded the production task within the specified time - the thirty pieces they produced.
The accuracy, range and power of the rocket launchers produced in a short period of time were all weakened. Since their role was only to tear a gap in the German defense line and clear the minefield in front of the gap, their poor accuracy actually played a certain advantage, that is, they could
Induces mines to explode in a larger area.
The rocket launchers came off the production line and were immediately loaded onto carriages. The transport team quickly drove the carriages northward, and at the last moment on the 17th, they all arrived.
The rocket launchers arrived so timely that the troops' attack time could be advanced. After all, the battle was to be launched on the 18th. If the attack was launched in the early morning when the dense fog was about to dissipate, the troops could also seize a good opportunity.
As of the night of the 17th, the Soviet army had more than 10,000 troops in the north. Their troops were:
1st Regiment and 2nd Regiment of the 284th Guards Infantry Division
233rd Airborne Brigade
17th Guerrilla Brigade
Independent Regiment: First Regiment, Second Regiment, Third Regiment, Fourth Regiment
The First Regiment of the Provisional Senior Militia Regiment
Special Armored Battalion (fifteen armored trucks and only BT tank)
Because each unit suffered casualties of varying degrees, and some units suffered very heavy casualties. On the surface, there were ten units. If they were all full strength, the troop strength should be 21,000, but the actual troop strength was only 10,000.
Five thousand people.
As the battle approached, all the wounded who were still alive in the army and who could not continue fighting were transported back. The fifteen thousand people left behind were all warriors who dared to fight. But they were not necessarily energetic. It was July 18th.
On the same day, many soldiers had been fighting for twenty-eight days, which was a full four weeks. The subsequent battle was even more intense and magnificent. It was an extremely severe test for the spirit and body of every soldier.
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Most of the soldiers have long been numb to all this. Death? Death is a kind of relief. The world they know has fallen into hell, and the whole earth seems to be burning. People who are used to seeing too many bloody people die on the battlefield.
It's a good place to stay.
Therefore, when the sun has not yet risen, the soldiers take the time to sleep.
When the war is approaching, many people's mentality is as calm as water, which is called numbness. They fall into sleep very quickly. However, once the order to get up is issued, they can stand up instantly and pick up the steel guns and bullets next to them in a few seconds.
Load the gun and enter combat mode.
The combat effectiveness of the troops placed in the north has actually declined greatly. Many elite soldiers have died, and many of the newly recruited troops are ordinary villagers recruited in a hurry. When will the battle end? The grassroots political commissars asked everyone
A soldier conveyed the order from the headquarters. The so-called liberation of Lechica is the largest and only task of the Guerrilla Republic at present.
Maybe, after the liberation of Lechica, the war will stop? The soldiers fantasized like this. Perhaps in their sleep, many people had dreamed that they successfully broke into Lechica and waved the red flag symbolizing victory in the city...
The time of peace is always short-lived. When the sky starts to turn blue, the rocket launcher team is the first to wake up.
Regarding artillery preparations for the attack, the Soviet army planned to arrange two rocket launch positions.
The Feiyu rocket artillery array was deployed twenty kilometers away from the enemy's line. After personal calculations by the dispatched "Weapons Design Bureau" officer, it was determined that the rocket artillery would definitely hit the German defense line with a point as the center and a radius of 500 meters.
This is a very precise calculation. The Exocet rocket launcher only fires five rockets, of which the warhead is entirely made of high-energy fuel. They are powerful weapons for detonating German mine arrays.
The weakened version of the Catfish rocket artillery position is only four thousand meters away from the German defense line. They are the so-called follow-up artillery preparations. The charge amount is reduced, and the killing mode completely relies on a huge amount of fragments. Because it has not been tested, Yang Mingzhi can only pass
Use your brain to estimate explosion damage.
When the rocket launcher positions were all prepared, the ambush troops were awakened, and the genius had just released blue.
The majority of soldiers hurriedly ate some previously boiled potatoes as breakfast. Of course, for some soldiers, this was the last meal in their lives.
Who will sacrifice, and who will make great military exploits? The soldiers did not think too much. After the units were lined up, the grassroots political commissar first gave an impassioned speech, and then the troops quickly formed a triangular offensive formation and began to slowly march towards the enemy position.
Move forward cautiously.
The infantry moved very quietly, and only the subtle clanking of weapons and equipment could be heard.
"It's finally started!" Lavrenti wiped the potato dregs from the corner of his mouth and held the walkie-talkie on the radio station himself.
"Attention all troops, follow the original plan and move to your respective offensive positions. Once you arrive at your destination, you will ambush on the spot and wait for the attack order. Over!"
Lavrenti heard the "confirmation" instructions sent back from each unit, and he was satisfied: "Now, I can report to the commander. Next, it's time for the armored vehicles."
The only thing that made serious noise from the attacking force was the fifteen armored trucks. Almost all of these trucks had been repaired and filled with fuel. Each truck compartment had two sets of machine guns. The roof and front of the truck were also strapped.
More than twenty sacks were filled, all of which were filled with moist soil taken from the local area. The soil was originally a different kind of armor, and its weight was not too big. This operation made the truck look a bit weird, and the Soviet army no longer cared about aesthetics.
The problem is that practicality is the most important.
The armored trucks, led by Chekov's BT tank, slowly rushed towards the battlefield.