"What else can we do? Of course we need to regain our position, otherwise how can we communicate with our superiors!?"
Balzen could now conclude that there were only a thousand enemies. With his pride, this enemy would be defeated quickly.
But look at his current subordinates, which one is not physically and mentally exhausted? From early morning to now almost 12 noon, it has been a high-intensity battle for several hours. He does not doubt his own fighting ability and willpower, but with
The tired soldiers went to fight against the powerful German army. The battle would probably be extremely difficult.
Don’t give up even if it’s hard!
Regarding the situation of the position, Balzen immediately informed all soldiers.
He asked Lavrenti and Yevgeny to say a few impassioned words in his camp. Sure enough, these two lived up to their expectations. There were bursts of hurrahs in the forest, and the Slavs' bad temper was ignited again.
"After all, we still have to fight! I really want to take a nap now!" Natasha sighed, but Yang Tao really felt that her sister's words were pretentious.
"Natasha, you better cheer up. No matter what, you only have one life. If you don't be vigilant when you join a warrior, you may not be able to sleep at all."
Facing the serious faces of her sisters, the girl nodded. "Bessika, you are right, you must remain vigilant no matter where you are."
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A counterattack does not mean that the officers just mouth off and issue an order, and the soldiers can scream and rush over like a swarm with rifles with stabs. This kind of scene can happen in the First World War, but it will still be like this in the new world war.
It would be a bit stupid to do it.
Balzen was not in a hurry to counterattack immediately. Since the offensive and defensive forces were different, no one knew better than the Soviet army himself about where the positions he had built were weak and strong.
He originally did not want the youth battalion to launch another crazy attack. If these young men who claimed to be invincible in the world were all killed in battle, he would really be shameless against the deputy division commander. But now they also have some fighting power, and Kharkov must immediately participate in this
A small military meeting before the counterattack.
Regarding how to counterattack, the four officers did not have any major objections. They just focused on how to fight in the most cost-effective manner.
"Now we still have 900 troops that can fight. This includes the lightly wounded. Even so, our troops are still smaller than the Germans. So we cannot completely annihilate this German army no matter what." Barr.
Cen's statement sounds meaningless.
Yevgeny responded regretfully: "As far as our current situation is concerned, we can only drive them away. It may not be difficult to do this. Our soldiers who have withdrawn believe that the enemy's combat effectiveness is not strong, and the shooting skills of the grassroots soldiers are
It doesn’t matter, otherwise it would be impossible to recover even if a thousand people were besieging you, but there are forty people.”
These words reminded Balzen that even if these soldiers were injured, they were still soldiers of the 284th Division. They were not the kind of guys who gave up their positions easily. The only explanation was to avoid unnecessary sacrifices and retreat. The enemy could not annihilate them all. It only meant that the enemy
Not a strong force.
Even if they are not strong, it is impossible to fight a battle of annihilation. If they are just defeated, they will still counterattack.
Balzen briefly analyzed the current intelligence and said: "It is best for us to annihilate a large number of enemies. What I like most is to fight annihilation battles. Join the deputy division commander to command us. Maybe we can annihilate all the enemies, but at the moment I am the commander.
, there is nothing I can do. So we can only destroy as many enemies as possible."
Lavrenti nodded: "We all know the truth, but how to do it is the most critical. So how do you think we should set up the formation?"
"Of course you and Yevgeny are the main force, and my reconnaissance company has an important mission." As he spoke, Balzen squatted down and used tree branches to form a troop formation.
As Yang Mingzhi's most loyal subordinate, Balzen boasts that he has gained a lot of Eastern wisdom from this "military expert" from a foreign country. Counterattack with an exhausted army is already at a huge disadvantage, even if the morale is stirred up due to resentment
After all, the body will not lie, and people will soon become exhausted again. It will be too bad if the enemy has not been defeated by then.
He knew very well that the enemy had just occupied his position, and their foothold was not yet stable. Joining the attack now was the best opportunity. If he waited for a while, his own people would be sleepy and the enemy would recharge their batteries.
There are not many chances to succeed in attack.
Because the direction of the main attack is locked on the right side of the position. The defenses there have not yet been repaired, and small holes have just been dug for the original machine gun fortress. If the enemy is stationed there, its defensive capabilities will definitely not be high.
At least Balzen thought he had thought of a very good strategy, and he ordered:
"Lavrenti, you lead your battalion to attack the southwest side of the position from our offensive front.
Yevgeny, you lead your battalion to detour to the rear of the southwest side of the position and lay in ambush. When the battle starts, attack the northeast side of the position. And during the attack, you must separate your people into a three-person combat team and disperse them in
The central and southwest sides of the position cooperate with Lavrenti.
And I will lead the reconnaissance company and youth battalion to ambush in the northeast of the position."
This is the military order. Smart people have already figured out what Balzen wants to do.
Speaking of which, this tactic was indeed quite complicated, and Laf Lianji had to look at the "sand table deduction" drawn with wooden sticks on the ground to admire it secretly. But one detail still made him very confused.
"Barzen, since you led Yevgeny to attack the northeastern part of the position, and also detached a small number of troops to the southwest, what is the role of these people? I only have such a small number of troops to support me. It seems that you let these small troops dispersedly arrange
, what sense does this make?”
Hearing what he said, Balzen couldn't help but smile. "Since you are completely confused about my arrangements, I am relieved! The Germans must not be completely confused about why I want Yevgeny's battalion to be divided.
, these small troops are only in groups of two or three, but they are scattered by nearly twenty. Because they are ghost troops!"
"Ghost troops?" Yevgeny shouted in confusion, "Didn't I storm the northeast?"
"Of course, but our troops are still too small. So I can only use the vegetation in the forest to act as our warriors."
These words were very funny, and Balzen also took the opportunity to show off his knowledge, using the Chinese he learned from Yang Mingzhi, saying that this tactic is called "Every tree and grass are soldiers."
In fact, he did not understand the original meaning of this idiom, but only understood the superficial meaning, allowing the uncle in the forest to become a soldier.
Balzen explained: "Trees are not warriors, but we can hide the warriors in the forest. The twenty combat groups have only one task, which is to cooperate when the two main battalions attack. The so-called cooperation means firing shots into the sky.
, in fact, it is enough to make gunshots. In this way, when the enemy blocks Yevgeny's frontal attack, he will definitely believe that behind them is the main attack of the Soviet army. Do you think the enemy will want to retreat at this time? Do you believe that they really
Do you know how many of us there are?" Balzen said, pointing his big hand to the south, "Don't the enemies believe that our main force has really arrived?"
Lavrenti suddenly realized, "So when the enemy retreats and you suddenly emerge from the ambush, a sudden attack by the panic-stricken German troops will not only deepen their fear and make them flee more desperately, but also kill a large number of enemies."
"Yes, the enemy will think that they are surrounded in the forest, and our soldiers are hidden behind those big trees. Some even think that the big trees are soldiers."
Having said this, Lavrenti and Yevgeny were completely convinced, as well as Ruslan, the acting commander of the youth camp who was still confused.
Patting his comrade on the shoulder, Laf Lianji couldn't help but praise: "You also said that only if the deputy division commander is here, we can completely annihilate the enemy. I think your tactics are enough to defeat every enemy! Now we have Just act!”8