Rudnev changed his usual steady image. He wore an old steel helmet, wore a leather jacket, and held a revolver high. Taking the lead, he led his two thousand soldiers and began to run wildly.
The roar of the Ula was so loud that it shocked the German officers and soldiers who were just beginning to clean up the aftermath of the explosion in the chaotic city. It was as if the woods two kilometers south of the city were already full of enemies.
Seeing that the First Battalion began to attack, the proud Balzen returned to his ambush and immediately led his 100 men to launch an assault.
Including Natasha.
At this time, the girl was immersed in the vigorous spiritual encouragement from thousands of compatriots. She shouted slogans with her sharp voice, and was suddenly caught in the torrent of charges.
"My dear, don't be impulsive. You are a sniper, not an ordinary soldier!"
Igor chased and shouted. Because he was carrying a large amount of ammunition and supplies, he could only follow Natasha's footsteps.
The place where the two of them were running was actually very familiar to them.
A year ago, the Soviet army, led by the remnants of the Sixth Mechanized Army, withdrew its troops and deployed in the city after capturing Mozyr. At that time, a Romanian infantry division was ordered to block the Soviet army's retreat route. The Romanian soldiers of that year
and their tanks, running wildly in this wilderness.
Although the Soviet army was defeated at that time, it still had the upper hand in terms of strength. After a small-scale fierce battle, the Roman army was simply surrounded and annihilated.
Time has passed, and there are no traces of the former battlefield where the Soviet troops rushed. The wildly growing green grass in early spring has long erased all traces.
Although Natasha was excited, she was not stupid. When she felt that she was only five or six hundred meters away from the edge of the city, she suddenly stopped, threw herself down in the grass, and raised the SVT40.
"Ouch! My silly girl, I thought you were going to rush into the city and fight the enemy with bayonets like a man." Igor also stopped and half-knelt beside her.
"Stop talking nonsense, I want to launch a search. If there is an enemy, kill him immediately."
However, Natasha's cheek was pressed against the butt of the gun and her big eyes looked through the scope, but she didn't notice the enemy.
Everywhere in the field of vision were our own soldiers, all of whom were Kovpak soldiers wearing civilian clothes. Many of the first leaders of their unit had already invaded the city.
The surrounding environment was filled with gunshots and explosions, but there was no blocking fire from the Soviet troops in the charge.
"The enemy has set up defenses in the city! Igor, I think we should enter the city too."
"Going into the city? Do you want to participate in street fighting? I advise you not to do so."
"It's too late! Our compatriots are bleeding. I want to go into the city and shoot the enemy machine gunners. This is my responsibility."
She couldn't care too much anymore and stood up directly to join the torrent of charging.
Igor realized that he could not be saved, so he continued to carry his bag and followed closely with a submachine gun in his hand.
The first attack wave of the Soviet army had more than 2,000 men. Because Balzen's elite troops joined it, their combat effectiveness was extremely high.
Obviously, a large number of German troops did not wake up from the aftermath of the explosion. When the German defenders were about to start organizing defenses, the Soviet troops had already invaded the city.
When the battle began, the 74th Division's garrison in the south of the city was small. After the bombardment, there were only more than 400 people able to defend!
The two guard battalions at the 100th Army Headquarters can shoulder the important task of defending the south of the city.
It was too late to notify the 74th Division, so Army Commander Hang Te handed over the command of the guard battalion to the Deputy Army Commander, and he was escorted by more than 20 people and evacuated to the train station in the north of the city.
If the two guard battalions retreat together, the main urban area of Mozyr will completely fall within half an hour, and eventually the Soviet Union and Germany will fight bloody battles over the stone bridge over the Pripet River.
The guard battalion has not been withdrawn, and they still have more than 900 people who can participate in the battle.
As the guard battalion of the 100th Army, its combat effectiveness is the highest among the entire army. These people usually have high allowances and good living conditions. Now that the army is facing a major crisis, they naturally shoulder the responsibility of defending the city.
They prevented the 74th Division's southern troops from retreating, causing the German army to urgently organize 1,300 men to launch a blocking attack.
Therefore, the Soviet army could only capture the entrances of a few streets and alleys, and then they began to encounter overwhelming bullets.
"Cluster grenade! Blow up that bunker!" Rudnev, who was on the front line of the battle, shouted loudly.
Five soldiers bravely charged, each holding a ball of grenades. They advanced under the cover of a large number of machine guns, and all died heroically.
"What the heck! Get ready for the next group."
By the way, aren't Kovpak's troops equipped with recoilless rifle assault rifles?
They are indeed equipped, but because the soldiers have received little training, they basically don't know how to operate it correctly. What's more, based on conceptual limitations, the artillery should be deployed in an area slightly farther from the battlefield, rather than the enemy only fifty meters away.
status.
The six streets and alleys leading to the bridge have all become bloody battlefields.
In Lechitsa, the well-prepared Soviet troops could climb onto the ruins and shoot at the attacking German troops from a high position. In Mozyr, the battle followed this pattern, but the roles were reversed.
The deputy commander of the 100th Army. Although this person is a senior officer, he also climbed up from the grassroots soldiers. Moreover, because he participated in the First World War, he is quite prestigious among the soldiers. This person has good military qualities and is familiar with street fighting.
Have some knowledge.
He ordered some soldiers to climb onto the building, open the windows, and fire machine guns from above. They even threw some white phosphorus smoke grenades, which further exacerbated the chaos on the battlefield.
After this operation, the German army finally stabilized the war situation slightly, but division commander Borisman believed that the southern part of the city could not be defended after all. After all, most of the troops of the 74th Division were near the train station in the north of the city. In his opinion, even if they were on the south bank of the river,
If the city is completely lost, as long as the train station is still standing, it is not a bad loss.
On this issue, Borisman and Army Commander Hangte, who had withdrawn to the train station area, coincided with each other. The safety of the train station was the bottom line of the German army.
It's just that Gunte's defense strategy is more radical, while Borisman seems too conservative, even timid.
"Gentlemen, we withdraw to the north bank of the river. As long as we firmly hold the bridgehead, the Soviet army cannot cross the river and cannot threaten the railway and train station." Borisman said to his staff.
In other words, he had given up on guarding the south of the city. The 74th Division's headquarters immediately began an emergency evacuation. Before the withdrawal, Borisman sent people to inform his subordinates who continued to block the attack of the order, that is, to withdraw while fighting, and gradually withdraw to Shi.
bridge.
But the officers and soldiers of the guard battalion of the 100th Army will never receive an order from the 74th Division. Moreover, given their authority, even if there is an order, they will never execute it.
Therefore, the deputy commander, who was manning the submachine gun and blocking the front line, watched helplessly as the friendly forces of the 74th Division shamefully betrayed their teammates.
"Idiot! Aren't you soldiers of the Third Reich? We have suppressed the enemy, why are you running away?"
There was no reply from the retreating soldiers. As the officers and soldiers of the 74th Division retreated, the German defense system finally began to relax.
At the same time, the elite of the Soviet army finally joined the battle.
Due to the late transmission of the attack order, Balzen and his troops had to follow behind the First Battalion. After realizing that the forward was blocked, he not only assembled his own RPG shooters, but also sent people to look for Natasha's sniper team.
This operation took some time, but finally, Balzen assembled a powerful offensive force.
Ten fully armed RPG shooters will take on the most important task of attacking the enemy. Balzen did not make any impassioned speeches. He pointed to the streets: "Brothers, follow me. We will blow up all the enemy's fortresses, all the way to the bridge, and then
Blow it up!”
Balzen watched as more than ninety of his subordinates screamed into the street fighting. He did not take the lead in the attack, but was just waiting for someone.
"Natasha! Where did you go? Remember, you have to fight with us!"
Balzen didn't like this child fighting with Kovpak's people. The reason was simple. She was currently under his own management. If an officer couldn't even control his own soldiers, he would be too incompetent.
He pointed at the girl's nose and accused anxiously: "Natasha, please remember, I don't allow you to run around. Besides, I really need your sniper skills now. Don't have any distracting thoughts and move forward with me. Can the troops rush here smoothly?
Bridge, it all depends on your performance!"
"I will! Sir!" The girl saluted the military salute resolutely, and together with Igor, carrying a rifle, they came to this street to join the battle.
Before that, Natasha was fighting in another street. She shot five enemies accurately, each with a headshot, and recorded it for Igor. The shocked Germans quickly overdrafted some white phosphorus smoke bombs and supplemented them with a large number of bullets.
The attack was so heavy that the girl couldn't even lift her head.
So in the new streets and alleys, can the troops attack smoothly?
In the streets where Balzen led his troops to attack, Captain Rudnev of the First Battalion was struggling to attack. When he was about to send the third group of demolition teams, suddenly, something dragging smoke flew past in front of him.
, a violent explosion occurred not far away. The two machine gun fortresses that had troubled the troops for a long time and killed at least thirty people collapsed!
"Who is it? Who did this good thing?!" Rudnev was greatly surprised.
Soon, Balzen ran over with a gun, and he was even more dissatisfied with Rudnev: "You are really bad, you actually expect the flesh and blood of infantry to attack the enemy's machine gun position. Now I'm here,
I will focus on using RPG to open the way!"
Rudnev felt unhappy, so what? He was inferior to others in fighting.
But in this battle, he really saw the strength of the friendly forces in the swamp. The machine gun fort that he could not capture at the cost of dozens of casualties was easily destroyed by a few grenades.
Only his pride made him say harshly: "We are really not good at attacking the city. Since you can, please take the lead in attacking the city."
"Of course! For your troops, please don't hesitate. We need you to protect our flanks!"
The Soviet army was unstoppable along the way, and the troops led by Balzen's battalion swept through this street. Originally, Balzen felt that Natasha's role was greatly needed in the battle, but the RPG achieved excellent results. Balzen and his one hundred warriors
The battle was indeed heroic, but without the help of RPG, the attack would have been slow and slow.
Unity of people is the key to victory. With the development of the times, the advantages of weapons and equipment have increasingly become the biggest determinant of victory in a battle.
Thousands of Soviet soldiers were indeed united, but on the contrary, the German army was on the verge of collapse.
The German deputy commander realized that the Soviet army suddenly launched a crazy attack on a street. They had destroyed the defensive positions at three intersections. The Soviet army inserted a dagger on the entire defensive front. It was obvious that the Soviet army's offensive target was
Bridge.
"Maybe they already know that a large amount of our supplies are in the train station area on the north bank of the river. If they are allowed to touch there and set fire to a large number of fuel storage tanks, everything will be over!"
The main force of the German army guarding Nancheng District is the two army guards directly under the army. They are highly organized and have a tenacious will to fight.
The deputy commander did not bother to organize the escape of the friendly troops of the 74th Division. He ordered his troops defending on various fronts: "You all gather near the bridge and organize an indestructible bridgehead at the bridgehead! We must prevent the Soviet army from crossing the river at all costs!"
"
It is their bounden duty to obey military orders. All the surviving soldiers in the two guard battalions decisively abandoned their current defense lines after receiving the order. They retreated while fighting, giving the Soviet army the feeling that the German army finally could not withstand the repeated attacks and decided to
Escaped for life.
Currently, all three brigades of the Kovpak Corps are attacking the city, with a total strength of 6,000 men. They are coming with a fierce force, and the firepower they display astonishes the German army. It is because the German army understands that the Soviet army's strength is too large.
The commander's judgment that "the Soviet army planned to destroy the train station" was reasonable.
In the original history, the Kalinkovich Railway Station on the north bank of the river was quietly infiltrated by Soviet guerrillas, and several time bombs caused a shocking explosion. Dozens of tank trucks full of fuel exploded, causing the entire
The station was in flames and the fire burned for three days!
There are now more than ten oil tankers parked at the railway station. In addition, there are thousands of war horses, millions of bullets, and a large amount of food. It is actually the logistics center of the German 100th Army. Once it
Being destroyed in the war was a catastrophic blow to this army.
Therefore, when the deputy commander sent a pessimistic telegram to the commander of the army, Hangte, the so-called decision to build a bridgehead to defend the bridge was fully recognized.
The two guard battalions withdrew, causing the Soviet offensive to suddenly progress rapidly. All the attacking Soviet soldiers moved towards the bridge. This move convinced the Germans that the Soviet army was coming towards the train station.
Actually? That’s not the case at all!
Kovpak, the commander of the Soviet army, received a brief report on the casualties of the troops. He was deeply regretful that so many soldiers died in the street fighting in the city. However, he could not turn back, especially when he saw the German army retreating across the board.
strong determination.
After all, the combat mission this time is to attack the river and blow up the bridge. The mission has been completed, so why hesitate?
Therefore, when various units sent telegrams with similar content, that is, when the troops attacked the streets and alleys near the bridge and suddenly encountered a crazy blockage with powerful German firepower, he issued a resolute order: "At any cost, the enemy's position must be broken and must be blown up."
Stone Bridge.”
There are many shoals that can pass through the Pripet River. The Soviet army actually crossed one shoal overnight and violently attacked the southern city of Mozyr. In fact, even if the main urban area of Mozyr was destroyed and the German army intended to go south to conquer, they still had many more.
There are paths to choose from.
The biggest purpose of attacking Mozyr is to induce the German troops attacking in the direction of Lechica to return to defense. It must go through a battle to make the German troops fearful. Of course, if the Soviet army really blows up the bridge, it will not be repaired before the German army.
, the German army lost a shortcut to fight south.
Obviously, the Soviet army achieved its goal of frightening the German army. They withdrew from the train station on the north bank of the river. Army Commander Hante, who had just settled down, ignored the pain in his ears and head and came up with the idea of blowing up the bridge to prevent the Soviet army from moving north.