The German army fell into quite a bit of chaos, and everyone began to flee in all directions. The main escape direction was to continue to the southeast, trying to fight with Hoffman earlier.
The deputy leader led the people to first search for the "corpse" of the leader. When they got closer, they felt the arteries in his neck and discovered that there were still veins.
"The leader is in a coma, you guys protect him, let's retreat to the southeast together!" Kubrit waved his hands, trying to lead the chaotic crowd.
Seeing someone taking command, everyone also had a backbone. People had a direction of action, and they ran towards the southeast forest, but there was the ambush of the first platoon of the reconnaissance company.
Thousands of German soldiers with live ammunition were running towards here. A platoon leader urgently reported: "The enemy has begun to enter the forest. What should we do? Should we retreat or block it immediately?"
Yang Mingzhi realized that the battle was bound to begin. He immediately held the microphone and ordered: "Follow Balzen's command and immediately attack the enemy, fully attract their attention, and lead them out of the forest to our position. Battle."
It breaks out today!”
The shelling had ended, and Yang Mingzhi realized that the war was inevitable and would probably start in full force in a few hours. The sun had just risen at this time, and the fiery red sunlight shone on the clouds. "This is really a blood-red dawn, and today is destined to happen again."
Countless people will die fighting."
He did not continue to cultivate, and immediately ran to the troops who were already ready to go, and ordered: "The battle will definitely begin today. According to the agreement, we start taking action!"
The three battalions broke away from their positions under the command of Yang Mingzhi. They were ordered to march in a hurry, that is, the marching speed was as high as ten kilometers per hour. For this reason, everyone did not even bring bedding. The entire army moved lightly and carried the most ammunition.
"If this operation fails, there is no point in bringing all the miscellaneous things. It is better to go into battle lightly and make a complete detour in the shortest possible time." Yang Mingzhi informed everyone of this attitude, and the majority of soldiers had no complaints. The three battalions will move towards
Run through the area you just bombarded and eventually kick the enemy's ass from there.
At the same time, Balzen received the task of attacking immediately.
To attack the Germans of 4,000 to 5,000 men with a mere 60 troops was simply an attempt to shake a tree with an egg against a stone. But Balzen knew that his troops were elite and had the honorary status of having the strongest combat effectiveness in the division. As a
This battle of decoys must be fought.
"Comrades! It's up to us whether we can draw the geothermal energy out of the forest and lure them into a decisive battle with our army. Whether the deputy division commander's tactics can succeed is in this battle. Now move forward with me!"
There was nothing left to hide, so Balzen picked up his submachine gun, and the second and third platoons attacked Hoffmann's troops from the front.
To the northwest, the first platoon began to engage in firefights with the Germans.
The Floyd regiment, which had just been blasted by artillery fire, came to their senses. They saw a messy wilderness. Many people fell to the ground and groans could not be heard. At first glance, it seemed that there were three to four hundred casualties, and there was no exchange of fire.
With such crazy losses, the minds of the officers and soldiers were almost blank, and they had no time to regret or feel regretful.
Just when they were still running for their lives, there was suddenly a burst of gunfire in the woods!
The first row was equipped with captured MG34 and MP38, among which the general-purpose machine gun had the strongest firepower.
The sound of this gunshot was very unique, and its firepower was very strong. Many people were shot and fell to the ground under the sudden attack.
Kubrit couldn't believe his eyes: "Are these Hoffman's people? Damn it! You are killing your comrades!" He could understand that it was the gunfire of MG34, but soon it was heard again.
There were other gunshots, and he realized that he was encountering the Soviets.
How could only twenty people withstand the assault of thousands of German troops? Seeing that the fire attraction had been completed, the first platoon immediately retreated tactically, fighting and running at the same time.
Kubrit immediately ordered the troops to attack with all their strength. He could no longer care about that, and the main force continued to move eastward to join forces with Hoffman. He was very sure that friendly forces were not far away, because the two regiments had communicated during the night.
But what is Hoffman's current situation? Balzen led more than 40 people to suddenly attack. Their mission was not to kill many people, but to create the horror of war and attract the group with provocation.
It's just that the scouts' marksmanship is very good, and the Mosin-Nagant's accuracy is also extremely high. The enemy's machine gunners fired wildly at the woods, and even so, their heads were blown off.
Just now, everyone heard the rumbling artillery fire, and no one was calm anymore. They were waiting for Hoffman's order like a frightened bird.
In fact, he was no different from his men at this time. With the sudden exchange of fire, what Hoffman feared most may have happened.
The radio operator of the regiment also immediately reported to him: "Floyd's headquarters is about two kilometers to the west of us. The enemy used artillery bombardment, they lost some people, and are now fighting the Soviets hiding in the woods with all their strength.
Fight."
After receiving this order and looking at the current situation of the troops, Hoffman immediately ordered: "Gentlemen, the day of decisive battle is coming! Let's kill these enemies in front of us and attack south with all our strength! Capture the enemy's position and win!"
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What else can the soldiers do? The day of the decisive battle has arrived. Let the whole army attack with the regiment commander! Fulfill the division commander's order. This time it is a decisive battle with the Soviets in the southern swamps. As long as they are defeated, it will be a significant victory.
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When Balzen saw the enemy starting a full-scale attack, he couldn't help but twist his nose and a cheerful smile appeared on his lips.
In the contact battle, his men only killed a few machine gunners from a distance, and the others were almost indiscriminately fighting. There were no casualties, and the enemy had been successfully attracted.
"Comrades, we are withdrawing now! Semyonovich, quickly contact the position, the enemy has begun a full-scale attack!"
Balzen also retreated and fought back at the same time, simply leading Hoffman by the nose like a scalper.
Hoffman also asked Floyd's regiment, "Don't get entangled with the enemy's stragglers. Their main force is to your south. They are waiting for us to have a decisive battle. Today is the day of the decisive battle. For the sake of honor and the sake of the Third Reich,
You should change direction immediately!"
The current commander is deputy regimental commander Kubrit, and regimental commander Floyd is still in shock. He is being carried away on a stretcher by soldiers.
"I didn't expect that the enemy had already built a position. Would it be dangerous to attack rashly?" Kubrit hesitated, thinking of the division commander's order.
The 715th Division has failed many times, and its sworn enemy is the guerrillas in the south. They must have a precise organization. It is said that documents have been found from the killed enemies, proving that they are an infantry division. This needs further confirmation, but
Their combat effectiveness is very strong. If they do not die, the 715th Division's mission of protecting the highway will always be difficult to complete.
He must obey the order, and immediately the whole regiment began to divert, and its direction of action was towards the position laid out by Yang Mingzhi.
The first platoon was overjoyed when they saw this. The platoon leader had already adjusted the band to directly contact the commander of the position, Vasilyev. "The enemy of the artillery attack has turned in. They are heading towards your position. Our mission has been completed. The decisive battle is over."