Chapter 590: Raid in the early morning of March 29
"Okay! Let them continue to sleep soundly!" Lavrenti said regretfully.???
"Forget it! Tomorrow we will wait for a large number of enemies to come to cut down trees in a leisurely manner, and we will take the opportunity to attack. By then, you don't know how many enemies your submachine guns will have wiped out!" Yevgeny's so-called comfort made Lavrenti's fighting spirit high.
The temporary retreat of 500 meters is for a surprise attack in the morning.
The entire army turned around, and along the two-kilometer attack front, all the soldiers disappeared into the dense forest again. One by one, they lay down on the ground, quietly waiting for dawn.
Some people were wiping their daggers and polishing the stabs of their spears, while more people were cleaning the chambers of their rifles.
In forest operations, newly developed reloading ammunition with Novgomel characteristics is often used, which can often kill with one hit, but the result is that a large amount of gunpowder burning residue blocks the rifling. Soldiers can only cover the gun bar with linen cloth and go back and forth.
Rub the barrel of the gun.
Even so, the soldiers who ambush were still very quiet. The birds in this area had long been scared away, and only the sound of wind echoed in their ears.
Balzen originally wanted to report to the division headquarters again, but he thought that at this time, his superiors must be sleeping soundly. He might as well wait until a victory is won before reporting back, and make his superiors happy in advance before the airdrop comes!
When I thought of this, my exhaustion was completely gone! Balzen also began to check his equipment. The dog sand that had been with him for a long time was already hungry and thirsty!
There are still two cartridges of spare ammunition, and the situation of other soldiers should be very optimistic. The reloading ammunition can no longer be used for the third time. Anyway, the ammunition problem of the troops can be further alleviated after the airdrop, and daytime operations will be a luxury.
Balzen quickly began to arrange combat operations after dawn. That is, only the German troops and those from the Eastern Battalion entered the logging camp in large numbers and carried out a surprise attack. They relied on strong firepower to kill some, but the soldiers were not allowed to attack the enemy positions.
.After receiving the retreat order, you must decisively leave the battlefield.
In short, the key to a combat plan is to act quickly, strike hard, and withdraw quickly.
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In the forest, more than a thousand pairs of eyes opened wide, and more than a thousand soldiers kept vigilance with steel guns in their hands.
At dawn, morning horns came from the German positions in the distance. The Soviet soldiers who had been waiting for a long time were also cheered up, which meant that the enemy was probably about to take action!
The most tense moment had arrived. Balzen called the telegraph operator directly, and he was now in charge of the walkie-talkie.
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"Topaz! Topaz! What's going on? Repeat."
"Granite! Everything is OK! Everything is OK, repeat."
The small group of scouts who stayed at the lumber camp reported truthfully. Even though it was dawn, there was still no trace of the enemy's large force.
The short plain language communication should not be detected by the German army, and Balzen was reassured. All he had to do now was to order all the soldiers to fix their bayonets, load their bullets, and prepare for a thunderous strike.
The German soldiers left behind in the logging camps woke up one after another, looking rather lazy. The extinguished bonfires were rekindled, and they began to cook today's breakfast. Wisps of green smoke suddenly ignited in each logging camp, and the Soviet troops facing them
The soldiers could only continue to eat dry food.
The morning was still quiet, and the morning fog filled the forest. It didn't appear until the turn of events at 7:30 in the morning.
The scouts noticed with vigilance that there was something going on at the German position in the distance.
"Granite! The enemy is out! The enemy is out! Repeat!"
The radio station, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly remembered that Balzen, a clever man, pressed the headset tightly and said vigilantly: "Granite understands! Huang Yu, continue the investigation! Repeat."
"Jaune understands! Repeat."
It can be said that the German army was indeed aware that there were Soviet troops in the forest, which had always been more powerful and more powerful. The order they received was that they were prohibited from entering the forest, and it was perfectly fine to carry out cannibalistic destruction of the forest.
Yesterday was the first day of logging, and the strong Hans were extremely tired. Many people complained that night. "We are Germans, and these rough jobs should not be done by regular soldiers!" The Wehrmacht is for fighting, but logging is not.
It was completely contrary to their beliefs to use it for position construction. Even if the logging plan was supported by the division commander, the soldiers at the bottom were generally resistant in the end, because there was obviously a large group of auxiliary troops from the Dongfang Battalion, and they could just give them the rough work this time.
Therefore, most of the soldiers who came out of the German positions on the morning of the 29th were soldiers from the Eastern Battalion. They carried both rifles and axes. The axes were working tools, and the rifles were basically for courage. Accompanying them was a
The German soldiers of the battalion, on the one hand, acted as supervisors, and on the other hand, they were dedicated to planting explosives to blow up trees.
A total of more than a thousand people walked out of the position, and Lotharheim also ordered the artillery to prepare for battle. After all, God knows where the enemy is, so be prepared!
The enemy was being hunted down, and the scouts kept reporting. They were moving in an irregular manner, heading towards different lumber camps.
Balzen now concluded that the enemy's awareness of prevention was still poor, and most of them were from the Eastern Battalion, which made him even more confident. Now he changed the channel and ordered Lavrenti and Yevgeny on both wings: "The enemy is here
It’s coming, prepare for battle! Inform your soldiers to shoot those traitors first!”
Soon the ordinary soldiers understood their mission. Those guys wearing the same cotton-padded clothes as themselves but wearing German steel helmets must die immediately!
Therefore, the loggers of the Eastern Battalion went to their respective work stations, and the German soldiers serving as supervisors also dispersed. These workers quickly went to work, and the Germans responsible for blowing up the trees immediately began to sort out the explosives.
Only the soldiers who were about to change shifts with the sentry continued to walk into the forest. They were reassured about their own safety, but their leisurely time came to an abrupt end.
Balzen gave an order, and Lavrenti and Yevgeny began to take action. The two groups of soldiers sprang out of the ambush like tigers pouncing on prey.
Hundreds of Soviet soldiers did not let out the Ula roar that they were proud of. They ran calmly and calmly. Without saying a word, they first shot and killed the German soldiers who went to change the guard, and then appeared very suddenly at the lumberjack.
In front of them, he opened fire without hesitation!
The ruthless Soviet soldiers held dark machine guns, and their ruthless bullets instantly knocked down many people.
This sudden situation made many lumberjacks stunned for a moment. When the bullets hit their bodies one after another, they no longer had to worry about anything.
On the two-kilometer-long attack front, the Soviet army was well hidden. However, when it suddenly appeared, the German army, which was poorly prepared, was caught off guard.
Fortunately, these soldiers of the Dongfang Battalion were not all idiots. When they heard the gunfire, they all fell to the ground and fought back relying on the trunks of the big trees that had not been pulled away.
The battle had already begun, but Lavrenti and Yevgeny did not rush to the front line. The two frequently reported the battle situation to Balzen at the headquarters, but as a result, the current battle situation was not as smooth as he thought.
"How can we fight with you all lying on the ground?" Balzen gritted his teeth. This battle must not be delayed for too long!
The German army and Dongfang Battalion retreated while counterattacking. From the German position not far away, machine guns began to fire one after another. After all, it was not far away from 500 meters. They also had some large-caliber mortars, which were perfect for supporting firepower.
Artillery shells had begun to explode in the forest, and Soviet troops began to suffer casualties.
Balzen immediately ordered: "Lavrenti, Yevgeny, the combat objective has been achieved, retreat now!"
The anxious Lavrenti didn't want to talk so quickly, so he started writing on the walkie-talkie.
When Balzen heard this, he became angry and roared: "Idiot! Are you staying here waiting to be blown up by their heavy artillery?"
In fact, the German army had this intention. Lotharheim did not expect that the enemy would fight on a large scale so early in the morning and have the momentum to attack the position. In this case, the German army's heavy firepower advantage would be fully utilized! The artillery was preparing.
The Soviet troops evacuated the battlefield as quickly as possible. Shortly after the gunfire dimmed, rumbles of artillery were heard from the German positions. The logging camp just now was suddenly enveloped by a huge dust cloud, with dust and sawdust flying all over the sky.
Balzen's heart was pounding, and he was still resentful of Lavrenti's love of war just now. "You guy, when you return to work, I must report your untimely love of war to the deputy division commander!" 8