Herzmann himself did not stay to die in the battle, and his escape was also very embarrassing. He had no vehicle and only two legs. He himself ran northward on the rubble-filled cement road. Behind him were more than a dozen staff officers and
There were more than twenty guards, in addition to some scattered "militiamen" who fled.
With the collapse of the command system, the German defenders in Lechitsa suddenly became leaderless. Of course, even if Hertzmann continued to stick to his command, his fate would be to be shot or captured by the Soviet army, and the collapse of the German army in the city would still be inevitable.
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The order for the entire army to retreat was sent to the train station. The 707th Division deployed two battalions here. After a fierce battle, the officers and soldiers of the two battalions quickly suffered casualties of one-third. The situation of the officers and soldiers of the police regiment was even worse because they were cannon fodder.
, they suffered the greatest losses.
Of course, the Soviet army also suffered hundreds of casualties, because the strategic position of the train station was so important. More and more Soviet soldiers were rushing here, and the fighting became increasingly fierce.
It turned out that the two regiments of the 284th Division were running desperately along the mainland that ran through the north and south of the city, performing a roundabout outflank. By 7 o'clock in the evening, more than half of this tactic had been completed. From a macro perspective, the Soviet army would continue to lose ground.
The stubborn German and puppet troops were compressed into a narrow area of only two kilometers in length and breadth.
The whole city was engulfed in gunfire, and the earth trembled.
Yevgeny, the deputy commander of the regiment, is now doing the job of the regiment commander. He knows the importance of the commanding heights, so when his constantly moving frontline headquarters approached the tallest office building, he thought of an artillery position on the roof.
Born spontaneously.
"Brothers, organize a few recoilless rifles and follow me upstairs. Signal troops, notify the headquarters in the rear and tell them that the second regiment of the 284th Division has occupied the office building, and the regimental commander is temporarily stationed in the building."
Several soldiers stopped the soldiers who were continuing to advance in front of the office building. They found the soldier carrying the gun barrel and immediately stopped them and invited the entire recoilless gun team into the office building.
At the same time, Yevgeny was already holding a submachine gun and personally leading his men upstairs.
"Be careful, there may be an ambush here!"
Yevgeny estimated that he would exchange fire with the German troops who had no time to escape, but there was no fierce fighting in the house.
More than 20 people were alert and well-trained. They advanced alternately under cover and carefully searched every room until the soldiers broke the door and opened a large room on the second floor.
Yevgeny hunched his back and entered the room. He stared left and right with his eyes wide open. The light was too dim under the dusk, and he could only see the portrait of Hitler hanging on the wall. The eyes of the war demon were actually staring at him, and he couldn't help but be frightened.
Big jump.
"Go to hell! Fascist!" Yevgeny held up his submachine gun and fired at Hitler on the wall, turning the entire painting into pieces.
"Deputy commander, please calm down!" The guard pointed to some special furnishings around him: "There are a lot of fascist decorations here. I think this is the command center of the German army."
"Yes." Another guard used the butt of his rifle to smash the glass particles covering the phone. "There is a phone here. It must be the German command headquarters."
Yevgeny knew very well that based on the intelligence obtained by previous spies, the headquarters of the German 707th Division had moved to the city. Even though it was almost dark at dusk, the various exquisite furnishings in the room were still very conspicuous.
"Haha, they visited the flowers and plants in the room, and there was an eagle head sculpture on the table. Maybe this enemy commander is still a person with good taste."
"Deputy Commander, whether they are classy or rude, there is no sign of the enemy here. It is obvious that the enemy has escaped."
Yevgeny nodded and immediately ordered the communication soldiers: "Clean this table and put the transmitter on it. We are building the regiment headquarters here. You will discover the fact of the German headquarters room and immediately notify the rear. Others
Man, carry the cannon and follow me upstairs."
The regiment headquarters was set up, and the communications soldiers lit up the oil lamps they carried with them. In the dim light, they began to communicate with friendly forces in plain language.
Yevgeny was also unambiguous. The soldiers carried three cannons and fifty shells to the top. They stood on the highest point of Lechitsa city!
"Wow! What a magnificent scenery!" Yevgeny looked around. In the west was the sun that was about to set, and the sky was filled with stars. The light was extremely dim, but the streets in the city were frequently illuminated by firelight.
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After some emotion, he had no time to pay attention to the craters on the roof and ordered the soldiers to set up the artillery.
"Comrades, after you complete the artillery position arrangement, provide fire support in the direction of the train station! Fire freely and shoot out all the shells."
Ever since, when the gun barrel was carried to the roof, only two minutes had passed, and the first shell was fired towards the train station.
Yevgeny was not worried about hitting friendly troops. From his perspective, he could judge the status of the enemy and our troops based on the fire of the machine gun.
The perspective shifts to the train station.
The warehouse that was set on fire by BT tanks a few hours ago was completely out of control because there was no time to put out the fire. The three large warehouses are connected, and their ceilings are mainly made of wood. The increasingly fierce flames finally connected them together.
The rising black smoke was like a volcanic eruption, and under the setting sun, the smoke was illuminated orange.
It is both spectacular and terrifying. The advancing Soviet soldiers were excited when they saw it, but the German defenders could only feel sad.
The German army received an order from the division headquarters to abandon the city. However, the 1,300 people trapped in the train station, including the German puppet troops, who could continue to fight, had no easy way to retreat.
The troops did carry out the division commander's order immediately, and the two companies broke through to the north. They never expected that they would suddenly collide with the Soviet army.
Street fighting often involves hand-to-hand combat, and many times the fighting will take place within a dozen meters. In more brutal times, the soldiers of the Soviet and German armies may be separated by a wall or even a door panel.
The firepower of the German officers and soldiers' Mauser rifles was completely suppressed by the Soviet submachine guns. They collided with the troops of the 1st Regiment of the 284th Division, and the current regiment leader Roshakov also looked like leading the way.
Roshakov's unit suffered heavy casualties in previous battles. He was a dignified commander, but now he is basically fighting as the commander of a reinforced battalion.
In fact, when many Soviet soldiers joined the army, they never thought that they would one day engage in street fighting. However, Yang Mingzhi relied on his foresight to know that street fighting would be the norm in the Soviet army's combat mode in the future.
In fact, this can be seen from the small arms produced by the Soviet Army. If the Soviet Army was willing, they could mass-produce SVT40 semi-automatic rifles. However, the Soviet Army chose to mass-produce submachine guns. Six million submachine guns consumed hundreds of millions of pistols.
After all, street fighting had to be fought frequently, and the Soviet Union tolerated it.
Whether they were regular troops or militiamen, Yang Mingzhi forcibly added the subject of street fighting to their training. Although they only explained some common techniques and circulated basic pamphlets written by Yang Mingzhi. Thanks to this military education, Luo Sha
Kov's troops were surprisingly good at street fighting.
Therefore, the German army's attempt to break out was destroyed, and they withdrew in despair.
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"Haha! Germans, you still want to escape, we are just on guard against you!" Rosakov was very glad that he ran faster than the Germans.
The current German army actually still has a direction of escape, which is to the west, but there, the attacking Soviet army is still fighting for time with the German army.
Without much effort, Roshakov found the headquarters of the Tchaikov Regiment, an independent regiment that was also outflanking, and connected with Tchaikov himself.
"Comrades! Did you fight well? It was you who exchanged fire with the Germans at the train station just now?"
"Yes! Comrade Chaikov, the Germans are going to break through. We have only repelled the enemy's attack once, and they will definitely counterattack. Or they will flee from the west of the city."
"I have already thought of this possibility. Look!" Chaikov proudly pointed to the soldiers under his command, "We will continue to the west and establish a defense line when we reach the outskirts of the city to completely surround the enemy."
"Great, I will defend here and leave the final task of encirclement to you!"
"I'll go right away!" Tchaikov saluted with a military salute and continued the attack with his men.
In fact, to prevent the German troops from retreating, all they need to do is occupy all the intersections they can find. Therefore, the battles also revolve around various intersections.
The German army's attempt to break through failed. The soldiers who retreated cried to their battalion commander: "It's impossible to go north. The Russians seem to have a submachine gun in each hand. They also have cannons. We can't rush through at all!"
The command center of the German army at the railway station was the waiting hall. First of all, it was a concrete building, and secondly, the structure here was more suitable for defense.
The German army organized more than twenty machine gun teams, and they were entrenched on the second floor and fired at the attacking Soviet troops.
The Soviet army also fired rockets. It must be said that ordinary high-explosive warheads are very ineffective against thick enough concrete.
The Soviet army suffered more than a hundred casualties and could no longer advance across the railway.
In this case, soldiers and commanders will enter the "berserk state", often going crazy and then charging blindly. Even if they win, it will be a blood-draining victory.
Tepunov was rational. He did not force his troops to attack. Instead, he ordered Doronin's thirty mortar groups, which had run out of ammunition, to wait for the time being.
The Fourth Regiment of the Independent Regiment was responsible for the logistics transportation of the Soviet army. The officers and soldiers of this regiment carried a large number of ammunition boxes and advanced with the troops. Because of the excessive baggage weight, their marching speed was relatively slow.
While Tepunov ordered the troops to use machine guns to continue to attract German firepower, he stood in the bunker, held his headphones tightly, and shouted into the microphone: "Lavrenti, I want ammunition! Our paratroopers need 80mm mortar shells!"
"The shells are already being transported! Please continue to stick to the enemy. I will now send a message to the 2nd Regiment of the 284th Division. They will have artillery support..."
What a coincidence. Before Tepunov could question him, the so-called artillery support had already arrived.
He was a little confused just now and couldn't help but smile: "Lavrenti, your close comrades are already supporting us. The waiting hall of the train station where the enemy is holding fast is under heavy bombardment."
"That's great! The headquarters is now moving towards the tallest building in the city. Ah! I saw muzzle flashes on the roof. That guy Yevgeny is really smart."
"Stop praising your close comrades! I beg you to urge the Fourth Regiment of the Independent Regiment so that their artillery shells can be delivered as soon as possible!"
"Okay! I'll hurry up."
The 70mm recoilless gun shells were also weak against concrete. Although they were attacking from a high position, they still caused many casualties to the Germans.
The small square of the train station was the core of the German defense line. A large number of soldiers gathered here to hold on, and many wounded soldiers were pulled back.
Faced with the fact that the railway station was heavily bombarded by the Soviet army, the two German battalion commanders ordered their troops to break out westward.
If someone broke through, someone would stay behind. Regardless of whether they wanted to or not, 200 people were ordered to stay in the square, while the rest would retreat as soon as they could.
The German army really has no chance to break through!
"Brothers, we have reached the outskirts of the city! Thank God, the Germans have not escaped from here yet! Everyone spread out and open your eyes. Anyone running towards you is an enemy!"
Tchaikov's men actually carried out his orders. Everyone was very lucky. First of all, the casualties on the offensive of their own troops were really small. Secondly, it was the honor of blocking the most likely escape route of the German army.
It will be your own.
The few veterans in the team were overjoyed. They also served as squad leaders for the last time. Thinking back to a year ago, they joined the troops in the swamp as guerrillas. Now they are performing tasks that the regular army cannot surpass. These are soldiers
They all wore casual clothes, and the only thing that could prove their identity was the red cloth sewn on their sleeves and leggings.
Let's talk about the German breakout force. There were nearly a thousand people who wanted to kill Tchaikov's troops. Two very bad assault guns also reluctantly rushed towards the west.
Especially the two assault guns, they were firing at full power, like two bulls.
"They are coming! Fight back immediately, don't be stingy with bullets!"
Tchaikov roared, but of course, his roar was drowned in the sound of his crazy submachine gun fire.
However, the Soviet soldiers had no idea that as soon as they fell into the rubble-filled streets at night, two "iron boxes" suddenly emerged. They mocked the weakness of the Soviet army with their proud armor - two No. 3 assault guns, easily
Broken the Soviet machine gun defense line.
Tchaikov was stunned by this scene. He waved his right hand and asked the soldiers to try their best to kill these "iron boxes".
Bullets had no effect on the armor. Two RPGs hit the target and bounced away incredibly. Santuzi was like a mad bull, ramming into the Soviet camp. More than ten people were killed by two vehicles.
The scene was horrific, life and death.
"ah!!!"
Tchaikov held his head and shouted. It was the commotion of these two three-car vehicles that bought the German breakout troops time. He suddenly saw a large number of German troops rushing towards the street that was intermittently illuminated by fire.
"Brothers, blow it up with a grenade. Who is a warrior? Blow it up for me!"
"Let me do it!" An unknown hero, holding the cluster grenade he had bundled for assault, rushed towards the assault gun. He fought hard to get into its territory and blew up a Santuzi with the same fate.
The Soviet soldiers succeeded in blowing up all the No. 3 assault guns in a self-sacrificing way. However, the German breakout troops also broke through a crossroads in the Soviet defenses - as long as they passed here, they would reach the wheat fields in the distance to the west.
Realizing that something was going wrong, Chekov couldn't care less. He held the submachine gun that had been drained of bullets, and thought about the German army and rushed forward bravely: "Brothers, we can't let the enemy pass here! Fight them.
!Ula!”
In the battle mode of bayonet fighting, of course, whoever has more troops, superior skills, and high morale will win. The Soviet army must block the gap, and the German army must escape. The Soviet and German armies immediately launched an extremely bloody bayonet battle.
In terms of fighting with bayonets alone, the Soviet troops on all battlefields were worthy of the Germans. After a hard fight, the Soviets paid the price of more than 300 casualties and were stunned to repulse the most violent and final breakthrough of the Germans. This was
In a bayonet battle, two German battalion commanders were killed directly by gunshots. At this point, the German command system guarding the train station declared a complete collapse.
Just as the hand-to-hand fighting in the west of the city was in full swing, the artillery shells that Tepunov was anxiously waiting for finally arrived. Another fifty rounds of artillery shells were bombarded, and the paratrooper brigade took advantage of the night to launch a frontal attack. One by one, this attack was not only a one-man show by the paratrooper brigade.
Rosakov's troops in the north of the city took the initiative to attack. They attacked from the north and south, and captured the entire train station at the cost of very few casualties.
"Report to the brigade commander that the second floor has been taken!"
In the darkness, Tepunov could see the dirty face of the soldier. He nodded: "Shoot all the wounded German soldiers and stay in place to guard."
At this moment, the battle in the west of the city is still going on. Tepunov raised his submachine gun and said, "Others, follow me to attack westward and annihilate the remaining enemies there!"