The morning mist in the forest finally began to rise, the direction of march had been determined, and no one was worried about getting lost.
"I hope this fog can blind the eyes of the Germans." Lavrenti wiped the dew from his forehead and shouted to his subordinates behind him: "Brothers, follow closely. We must kill Lechica today.
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More than 15,000 Soviet soldiers in various attires began an all-out march. The fog had already risen, and the first rays of the sun shone on the entire land. The whole world seemed like a fairyland. The Soviet soldiers had no time to care about the woods.
Behind the curtain, they gradually entered the final woods with steady steps.
To their north, which averages more than two thousand meters, is what the Germans call the "Great Wall."
The Soviet soldiers calmed down and waited for the terrifying blow caused by the rocket launchers.
On the other hand, the German army was not ignorant of the coming danger. They were almost certain that the Soviet army would continue to attack in a short period of time. As for when, no one knew.
Based on past experience, the German officers determined that the morning of July 18th was definitely the most dangerous moment.
Lawrence's remnant soldiers suffered huge losses, and there were only more than a thousand of them. After all the wounded were sent to the hospital in the city of Lechica, the remaining soldiers immediately picked up their new weapons and stood firm in the positions that were supposed to be their own defense.
However, Lawrence's defeat also caused him to lose many excellent weapons, such as twenty 80mm mortars. Originally, most of the heavy weapons of the infantry division were transferred to the main force attacking eastward. They were the troops responsible for security in the rear.
, basically a light force through and through. Without the important mortars, their combat effectiveness dropped significantly.
Fortunately, the army has been operating this line of defense for at least three months!
Lawrence himself had returned to the defense line he was responsible for, and the logistics regiment immediately accepted his command. In this way, the force commanded by Lawrence suddenly reached the size of 3,000 people, which can be said to be a strengthened regiment.
The increase in troops made him quite confident, but he was more worried that the Soviet army would attack under the cover of fog.
The more he thought about it, the more he believed that the Soviet army would definitely attack at this time.
"Gentlemen, if I were a Soviet officer, I would definitely attack this morning. Now that the fog has just risen, you go and order your subordinates. Everyone must be in their respective positions and remain alert until noon. If any soldier dozes off, pull up immediately.
To the solitary confinement room."
Lawrence gave orders to each battalion commander, and with a flick of his neck, he led the guards into the trenches.
After all, it had been in operation for three months, and the entire defense line had been repaired quite neatly. The German army had already done research on battlefield civil engineering, and the trench warfare during World War I was undoubtedly the most comfortable trench construction of the German army.
Lawrence stared at the trench periscope. The lens had been wiped clean, but the fog interfered and the world he saw was still white.
However, he always felt that something was wrong.
"It's so quiet." Lawrence shook his head, put his hands behind his back and yawned.
"Commander, you'd better take a rest first, the Russians are crazy to attack this line of defense," the guard said comfortingly.
"We cannot take it lightly. Our enemies are very cunning and very tenacious in combat. Carl, make me a pot of coffee. I must stay energetic today."
He is a very lucky man. On the one hand, he is simply lucky. On the other hand, his quickness on the battlefield has allowed him to make correct judgments many times and survive.
Lawrence was drinking bitter coffee at the headquarters in the semi-crypt, feeling better. At this time, when the fog was thickest, he looked at his watch, it was half past six in the morning.
"Russians, I really hope you don't touch this line of defense."
Lawrence's fantasy was just a fantasy after all. He estimated that the Soviet army would have to weigh its own casualties and would not continue to frantically throw soldiers into the "meat grinder" battlefield.
While he was drinking coffee and studying battle reports written by friendly forces, the Soviet Exocet rocket launcher opened fire twenty kilometers away.
After Lavrenti confirmed that all units were fully prepared for the attack, he sent a telegram to the headquarters. The telegram was then forwarded to Yang Mingzhi in Catfish Village. Finally, only a very simple message was sent back to Lavrenti.
Word - permission.
"The command has given the order to fight!" Lavrenti straightened his hat and also sent a simple word to the rocket launcher positions in the rear - fire.
The rocket launchers that had been ready to go suddenly turned into five white dragons. They are the most ferocious Feiyu rocket launchers. After further modification in the arsenal, each round is filled with one hundred kilograms of high-energy fuel. In order to ensure that the overall weight remains unchanged, the warhead
The amount of metal materials used has been reduced. As a result, its range has been weakened and its range has also been shortened.
However, there is no problem at all for a rocket like this that has wings and can glide for a short period of time over twenty kilometers.
Five Exocet rockets, carrying the hatred of the Soviet army, were thrown towards the target. They only flew for seventy seconds before hitting the target.
Everything happened without warning, and the speed of the rockets was too fast. When the soldiers of the Soviet and German armies heard the roar in the sky, the Soviet soldiers naturally hurriedly fell to the ground, opened their mouths and covered their ears. The Germans were really shocked.
With the roar coming from the thick fog, when many people realized that the danger was coming, it was too late!
The explosion came very suddenly. Lawrence, who was sipping coffee from a porcelain cup, was suddenly knocked to the ground. Not only that, the wooden ceiling of the frontline command post was also collapsed! Lawrence and several staff officers were directly crushed under the
It was a small space. Fortunately, the ceiling was not very heavy. Lawrence's arm was injured, and a sawdust was inserted into his muscle. But he was still alive and strong, but he suddenly lost his hearing.
What is the situation outside? What happened just now?
Lawrence's mind went blank, how he wished this was a dream.
Thanks to the location of the command headquarters at the back, it is still 200 meters away from the explosion center of the nearest Exocet rocket. This distance is not far or close, but the deflagration of 100 kilograms of high-energy fuel creates violent vibrations, which ultimately traps Lawrence.
At the command post of the collapse.
Due to a small error in the calculations made by the pilot, the elevation angle of the launcher moved up a little too much, and the final landing point was shifted a little further north than predicted.
Even so, the impact on mine clearance is negligible.
In the area that needed to be cleared, the sudden violent vibration, and the ensuing high temperature and pressure, all the landmines were induced to detonate instantly. In fact, the power of the Feiyu rocket launcher was still a bit excessive, especially when a bomb fell into the first line of the German defense line.
A trench, the firestorm caused by the deflagration instantly killed lives within a radius of fifty meters, and the strong wind also disturbed an area with a radius of five hundred meters!
Lawrence's troops had a large area to defend. Even if his troops were divided into six battalions, these six battalions would inevitably form a long snake formation.
The five flying fish rocket launchers turned into five huge mushroom clouds, and the strong wind they caused swept directly across the Soviet ambush! The pine forest twisted crazily, and a large number of pine needles splashed down with the wind. This warm wind also became an excellent removal agent.
The fog tool, the fog within a three-kilometer radius of the blast, actually disappeared quickly. Tens of thousands of Soviet soldiers were able to notice the clues of the German defense line directly to their north.
"Comrades, you hit the target, well done!" Lavrenti used the radio's walkie-talkie to send congratulations to the rear troops.
The next battle was the turn of the inferior Catfish rocket launcher, and the same firing order was sent. The Soviet army's second round of shelling began.