In terms of strength alone, as many as 15,000 Soviet troops focused on attacking one area of the German defense line defended by only one battalion. Even though the main force of the German 707th Division was dispatched to defend this line of defense, they were still in some areas.
It has a military disadvantage in a duel.
The German army hoped to stop the Soviet army's mine warfare and the firepower network composed of machine guns and small-caliber artillery. German division commander Herzmann had no idea that these would be ineffective immediately under the bombardment of the Soviet rocket artillery.
Now, a hole was torn open in the defense line, and the hole quickly festered to the east and west sides. Hertzman would never have imagined that at just eight o'clock in the morning, more than 6,000 Soviet soldiers had broken through this line of defense! Even a few troops,
All the way to the north, they pressed on the German frontline warehouse and fought with a small number of logistics troops.
There were constant gunshots outside. Lawrence, who was half-stretched by a piece of wood and his head was covered with dust, was trying hard to move his almost stiff body.
A staff officer lamented sadly: "Commander, the Russians must be coming. Listen to this, our defense line has been breached. How can we command the troops to fight when we are trapped here?"
It's okay if the staff doesn't say anything, but now Lawrence is gritting his teeth. "I'm really unwilling. Am I going to be suppressed like this all the time? We are just a bunch of fat pigs waiting to be slaughtered!"
The more Lawrence thought about it, the angrier he became. He hugged the wooden block pressing his thigh and yelled. A miracle happened. The wooden block actually became somewhat loose.
He seemed to see the hope of escape, and the despair in his heart suddenly disappeared.
"Gentlemen, we must seize the time to save ourselves. Don't waste time, let alone give up."
Of course, Lawrence would not be out of danger just by relying on himself.
The German defense line had three layers of trenches. The Soviet army pursued and attacked the gap. Not only did the gap get bigger and bigger, but the troops also went deeper. A German logistics warehouse was less than one kilometer away from the gap.
There were two companies of officers and soldiers guarding the place. Seeing that the front line was in danger, they took up their weapons without hesitation and devoted themselves to the difficult blocking battle.
These brave logistics officers and soldiers happened to pass by the collapsed frontline headquarters.
"Brothers, wait a minute!"
"What's wrong, company commander?!"
"How do I remember that this should be the headquarters? Yes! I remember correctly. Even if it was collapsed by the earthquake, this is definitely the headquarters." A company commander patted his head and said, "Brothers, maybe it's still the headquarters.
There are officers here."
After all, the logistics troops were not Lawrence's unit. They were transferred here later and had no idea where Lawrence would be commanding.
A dozen soldiers hunched their backs and turned along the trench to the collapsed semi-buried building. As soon as they arrived, they heard waves of groans.
At this moment, Lawrence pulled out his pistol with difficulty. He heard someone coming, whether it was an enemy or a friend.
Lawrence was indeed a little war-weary, and he was by no means a coward. It was even more unbearable for him to be captured by the Soviet army. The Ruger pistol was loaded, Lawrence's lips were trembling, and he was ready to commit suicide. He knew that people outside were speaking in German.
Shout a few times.
"Hey! Our logistics force, are all the people in this command post still alive?"
Lawrence was overjoyed and everything became better.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Quickly...get us out quickly! I am Lawrence! I am the leader!"
The logistics soldiers were shocked when they heard this. A dozen of them put their guns behind their backs and ran away. After all, the name Lawrence was well-known within the 707th Division. Most of the soldiers knew that there was a regimental commander on the front line, because the golden house hides the beauty.
And the person who was punished was Lawrence.
Therefore, all kinds of gossip about the relationship between Lawrence and the mysterious woman have become one of the favorite topics of conversation in the boring life of soldiers.
As a so-called blessing in disguise, Lawrence's poor "reputation" caused him to be quickly pulled out of the ruins by soldiers, including his five disgraced staff officers.
The leg bones were not broken, but the muscles were bruised. After pulling out the sawdust that had penetrated his arm, Lawrence endured the pain in his legs and struggled to move in the scorched earth-like position.
"Soldier, what happened to the defense line? Where is your regimental commander?"
"This... we don't know." The officers and soldiers of the logistics battalion guarding the warehouse really didn't know where their commander was.
Lawrence gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Hopkins, you bastard, please don't die!"
He had already noticed the tragic scene on the defense line. He saw more than a dozen ugly steel gadas suddenly straddling the position, with machine guns spouting flames from them!
The Soviet troops had indeed rushed to the position, and their shouts of "Ula" proved everything.
"What the hell, I lost my position and the division commander had to kill me! No, if the defense line is breached, Lechicha will be in danger!" Lawrence is still calm. At this point, the Soviet army has no time to break through his defense line.
Thinking about it, he had vaguely noticed that the Soviet attack was not as simple as breaking through the defense line.
"Soldier!?"
"We are all here."
"You must block the gap and push the Russians back as much as possible. If the defense line collapses, we will be really in danger!"
As he spoke, Lawrence gritted his teeth and tried to move towards the south. He was a soldier and instinctively walked towards the battlefield. Of course the soldiers couldn't stand it. Even though the battle situation was very dangerous, it would be strange if the commander died suddenly in battle and the defense line did not collapse.
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A company commander of the logistics force resolutely stopped Lawrence and ordered a platoon leader: "Karl, the people with you must escort him to the rear safety area! Others, follow me!"
At this scene, Lawrence's nose felt sore, and two tears instantly appeared on his dusty face. After some struggle, Lawrence completely saw the current situation of the German army - just adding 200 men would not be able to close the gap at all.
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"Sir! Don't hesitate any longer, we must retreat!" The soldiers pulled Lawrence, who was in a daze, to the north.
How could those 200 people who had just joined the fight stop the tens of thousands of Soviet troops? They attached bayonets to their rifles and rushed towards the Soviet troops with shouts. After a brief battle, half of them were killed or injured.
Seeing that the Soviet army was like a scourge, their ambitions completely collapsed.
"Brothers, we have no chance, retreat quickly!" The company commander who had moved Lawrence just now, now acted like a coward and called on his almost collapsed troops to retreat.
The Soviet army immediately launched a pursuit.
Chekov's BT tank also regarded the enemy reinforcements as the main force, and immediately ordered to turn around and kill thousands of them at once.
As the tank ran, the gunner kept firing with the coaxial machine gun. Chekov stuck his feet on the two walls of the narrow internal space, holding the observation mirror with both hands to closely watch the enemy's movements.
His eyebrows suddenly rose: "Driver?!"
"arrive."
"At one o'clock, the crowd of people gathering there to flee is very suspicious. There is a person being supported among them. He rushes over to stop them. Gunner, please don't fire. We want to catch them alive."
"Okay, comrades, hurry up, I'm going to accelerate." After the driver said loudly, he pushed the clutch with all his strength, and the huge force almost pushed Chekov down.