A German motorized division was ordered to attack the front of the 284th Guards Division. They were given a death order to hold back this dangerous Soviet army at all costs until the armored division achieved victory in the north.
A large number of German soldiers, under the cover of half-track armored vehicles, maintained a skirmish line formation and moved towards the Soviet army.
At the same time, the German Air Force also participated in the offensive. They were very bold. Henschel bombers directly bombed the Soviet positions.
When the air raid occurred, Yang Mingzhi’s first thought was his wife, and then his soldiers.
"Everyone get into the holes and let fate happen!" After saying this, the couple hid in the trench.
The actions of the German bombers could not be unscrupulous. After they appeared, the Soviet fighter jets took off. An air battle took place in the sky. The Soviet fighter jets intercepted the German bomber group. The German fighter jets immediately engaged the Soviet army. In this way, some German aircraft were shot down and injured.
The Soviet troops on the ground still endured the German bombing. Two 500-kilogram bombs blasted a huge crater with a depth of six meters. The huge vibration collapsed many infantry caves in the trench. Yang Mingzhi
He felt as if he was about to be buried alive. After the shock, he quickly arched his body outwards and finally escaped from the predicament with his wife in his arms.
The German bombing was only for a while, but because of the large number of aerial bombs, the Soviet army suffered heavy casualties. A large number of new soldiers and militiamen organized by citizens did not know how to save their lives, and they all died.
Yang Mingzhi saw that his soldiers also suffered serious casualties. One of the anti-tank gun positions was completely destroyed, and the soldiers simply disappeared.
"How many comrades are still alive? Those who are not dead should shout!"
"Yes!" A soldier staggered out of the soil: "Corporal Nikolayev reports."
Yang Mingzhi looked at this man with a wry smile. At the same time, many soldiers said that they could still fight.
The German artillery preparations had passed, the surviving soldiers entered combat positions, and some soldiers used the bomb craters as new positions.
The German army was advancing, the machine guns of the armored vehicles were spitting out flames, and a small number of tanks were also firing. Therefore, the 284th Division position was still bombarded with bombs.
Yang Mingzhi held up the telescope, and his wife followed behind him. His wife followed her obediently, which made him feel at ease.
About seven hundred meters away, Yang Mingzhi locked onto the enemy. "Soldier, our target is the Panzer III tank. Load armor-piercing shells and fire three salvos!"
This anti-tank gun position has a very powerful 57 mm caliber combat gun, which can easily penetrate the German tank armor from a thousand meters away. Now Yang Mingzhi is very clear-headed. The German army mainly has Panzer III tanks, and their armor is relatively
Thinner.
The soldiers are skilled in operation, just like other anti-tank positions, destroying enemy armored targets from long distances is the priority.
"Batalion Commander! The artillery shell status is completed."
Yang Mingzhi made sure again and ordered loudly: "Ah Guo Nie!"
Three guns were fired in unison, and three projectiles accurately hit the No. 3 vehicle, followed by a violent explosion.
"Well done soldier, the enemy we fought was killed!" Yang Mingzhi said excitedly.
The same thing is happening now. In an open area, unless the German army sends a large number of tank groups, it will be able to break through the Soviet army's majestic formation. Besides, this German army is completely in the state of a single army. They are too far away from the large army. Von Kruger
The troops were still pursuing and trying to annihilate most of the retreating Soviet troops.
Von Funk and Kuhn had separated from Huth's armored group early. Now Huth's main force had already left Vilnius and stormed Minsk. He ordered the 20th Motorized Division to obey von Funk's command and must be in Minsk.
A tactical victory was achieved in the western part of the city.
Therefore, the 284th Guards Division now faces the 20th Motorized Division.
The Soviet army's tenacious blockade did not defeat the enemy, and the German army continued to advance.
"Batalion Commander, the enemy has advanced to 500 meters." the soldier reminded.
"Keep firing, I'll go take a look at the anti-tank position on your right."
Yang Mingzhi had just changed positions when his position was attacked. An enemy artillery shell exploded in front of the position, but the Soviet soldiers were still loading ammunition skillfully.
Bullets were flying above the position. Although the enemy did not have a large number of tanks, their half-track armored vehicles now acted as "pig-shooting" equipment, and they were faster.
Pugachev paid close attention to the progress of the battle, but the enemy continued to advance. Due to the lack of anti-tank weapons, the enemy seemed unstoppable.
Yang Mingzhi nodded, the enemy infantry was advancing, he didn't care so much, he just exposed the gun sand to the position, and then aimlessly blindly snaked, at least to do some fire suppression, even though he forgot that the range of this thing was a bit difficult.
He is not like an old soldier. Many new recruits only know how to lie down in one place and repeatedly pull the bolt, aim and shoot. This way, they can easily be called out by the enemy's machine gun. Anyone who is shot by the German MG34 must be eye-catching.
(The rate of fire was so fast that the German soldiers had to fire in short bursts, often firing more than ten bullets).
"Xiao Tao, just squat in the trench and help bandage our comrades. Don't try to stick your head out." Yang Mingzhi ordered.
Star Tao also wisely opened the medical kit she carried with her. She checked the wounded soldiers, but it was too bad. Most of the soldiers were shot and thrown into the trenches. There were already a lot of tofu-like things in the trenches.
Nausea? Horror? No, the girl was already unconscious and numb. She could already treat such a tragic war mechanically, just bandaging the soldiers who seemed to be slightly injured.
More soldiers fell, and the trenches were filled with corpses.
"No, the enemy is still coming. Comrades, retreat!" Yang Mingzhi gave the order, and the special anti-tank battalion chose to retreat.
As a result, Valentina from the Cheka blocked the traffic trench: "No retreat! I order you to continue fighting!" She raised her pistol and threatened the soldiers.
"Get out! The first line of defense has failed!" a soldier shouted.
Valentina fired a warning shot into the sky, but she immediately saw that a large number of soldiers were already retreating through the traffic trenches, which she did not stop at all.
Yang Mingzhi didn't waste any more time. He rushed forward with a quick step and used the skills he learned before traveling. He snatched her gun and threw it aside. Then he put the muzzle of his gun against her neck: "Little girl,
You don't understand positional warfare at all. We are not trying to escape."
Pugachev had already reserved a hand. The second line of defense was more than 400 meters away from the first line. The large troops quickly withdrew to the new line of defense and continued to counterattack.
Therefore, the German army seemed to have invaded the Soviet position. Some injured soldiers fired grenades and died together with the German soldiers who broke into the trenches and even deeper trenches. Others pretended to die and killed more German soldiers with their submachine guns.
The half-track armored vehicle passed the position, and at the same time, most of the Soviet troops retreated to the second line of defense. Even though the losses were serious, Pugachev decided to continue to hold on.
After all, Yang Mingzhi had not used RPG to shoot the German iron bastards. These armored vehicles were lucky enough to step on a large number of landmines planted by the Soviet army in the gap between the two positions. Previously, when the Sixth Mechanized Army passed through the position, it took the reserved "safety path"
Passage", now the Germans don't know where it is safe.
The German army suffered huge losses and continued to advance while staring at the hail of bullets in the military area. A company that looked like an assault force was storming the division headquarters.
Soldiers from the guard company and the special anti-tank battalion were in charge of the close guard. At this moment, Yang Mingzhi ordered the soldiers to collectively take out grenades.
"Comrades, after ringing the bell, count to two, and we will throw it away collectively!"
This was a particularly effective tactic discovered by Tubal Road during fierce battles with the Japanese. Later, during the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, grenade tactics were brought to their fullest.
The order had been issued, and the German troops who appeared at a corresponding distance encountered a barrage of grenades. Due to the delay, many grenades exploded in the air. The army's assault company was almost wiped out.
"Now, the soldiers stand up and beat them hard!"
Yang Mingzhi had forgotten everything. He could no longer care about his wife beside him. Yang Tao also wanted to fight with a gun or something like her husband, but the order was absolute, and the health workers were not to interfere.
Now that the battle had reached a very critical stage, Pugachev made a prompt decision and adopted Lao Maozi's most traditional tactics.
"Order the troops to fix their bayonets and attack with the whole army!"
The political commissar obeyed the order, and one person even jumped out of the trench and shouted: "Comrades, take up arms and attack. For Stalin! Hurrah!"
The battlefield was filled with Ula's shouts, and Yang Mingzhi knew that Ula's charge had begun.
"Batalion Commander, should we follow suit?" the two company commanders asked.
Yang Mingzhi shook his head: "Just let your comrades go up. We are still on the same mission as before, mainly attacking the enemy's armored vehicles."
Now Yang Mingzhi still didn't want to waste the RPG, and the idiots who believed in bullets, stupid bayonets, and heroes were fighting with the German army. If used rashly, it would hurt friendly troops, so he ordered the anti-tank gun to open fire.
This concept of a weapon with huge recoil will turn into an anti-materiel rifle after the war, and now the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Soviet soldiers can use it well. Yang Mingzhi loves and hates this weapon, the huge recoil is simply
Can destroy one's own collarbone.
The anti-tank guns fired one after another, and the bullets easily penetrated the shield of the machine gun on the top of the German armored vehicle, and the German shooter was also beheaded.
Yang Mingzhi was just a spectator, and everything was as expected. In the hand-to-hand combat, the German army was still able to calmly fire two rounds of fire. Many Soviet soldiers who rushed out of the position were shot dead. After that, the Soviet army dominated the world.
, the Mosin Nagant with military spurs has become a short spear, and many people simply pick up daggers or engineer shovels.
It stands to reason that the German army is not necessarily worse than the Soviet army in hand-to-hand combat, but in the end they still did not expect the Soviet army to play this trick. They were either too stupid or crazy.
Before the German soldiers had time to fix their bayonets, they were already fighting hand-to-hand with the Soviet troops, and a large number of German soldiers were stabbed to death.
The frantic Soviet army finally caused the collapse of the 20th Motorized Division, which had already suffered huge losses.
Most of the Soviet troops, including the militiamen organized by citizens, were charging. German tanks were also submerged in the vast ocean. Even though the enemy machine guns fired fiercely, the soldiers continued to move forward.
For these iron bastards, many soldiers performed great heroic acts - holding cluster anti-tank grenades and killing enemy tanks together.
As for Yang Mingzhi's troops, they were responsible for remote assistance. The assault soldiers found that more and more enemy armored vehicles in front of them were hit, and the machine gun turrets that were still firing just now had become misfired.
After a huge setback, the German division commander ordered a retreat. This unit was the team that participated in the annihilation of the 14th Armored Division. They were really tenacious. The 20th Motorized Division was fighting against the Soviets. Despite suffering huge losses, the Soviet formation had already
be broken.
Because to the north of the 284th Guards Division of the Soviet Army, Feng Funke achieved a tactical victory without hesitation. Pugachev was horrified to see that with just a swift and violent assault, the friendly positions had collapsed. The enemy was running towards Minsk.
There is almost no defense there!
For this reason, Huot's large force found a new attack location. They no longer fought against the bunker group in the north of Minsk, but turned around as the entire armored group.
Pugachev suddenly realized that he was facing an onslaught not just from Rommel's 7th Armored Division, but from the entire Huth force.
The army could defeat the German troops in front of them and force them to retreat, but it could not withstand the onslaught of the enemy's heavy army group.
He quickly ran into the trench. He had just ordered the troops to retreat. Now he asked Yang Mingzhi: "We are now facing a major test. Our infantry division cannot cope with the entire German armored group. What should we do?"
Yang Mingzhi wondered: "You are the division commander in this matter. You issue the order!"
"Don't be modest! Our troops will be annihilated soon. What should we do? Are we just going to execute the order and all die here?"
"No! Never think like this." Yang Mingzhi's mind was spinning rapidly, "Let's just attack with the whole army! Since the German army wants to organize a huge encirclement network, we will find another way and break through from the front."
Pugachev also thought that Berekov had nothing to say, and did not expect such a breakout mode. But soon he found that he could no longer control the team. The soldiers and his own armored vehicles tried to simply annihilate the German troops and make them retreat.
The command was not executed well at all.
As the division commander, he made mistakes. "Okay, Berekov, I will listen to you and we will break through head-on. I have already contacted the Sixth Mechanized Army and asked them to move closer to us. At least defeat the German army and plan the next thing."
Yang Mingzhi nodded and ordered his soldiers to get on the division's trucks and head towards the west.
Now he doesn't know what the future will bring. In short, he is unscathed, and his wife is also unscathed. The special anti-tank battalion has lost 30% of its troops but its essence is still there. Now a new battle is calling everyone. In order to continue to fight alive, next