Chapter 459: Bretus Offensive and Defensive Battle Part 1
After the Romanian army captured Bretus, the Polish army led by Piłsudski finally arrived before the Soviet 4th and 15th Army and captured Ostrov and Meshinets on the East Prussian border. At this point, his
The plan was successfully completed, and five armies of Soviet troops numbering 400,000 were surrounded by him on the Mazoshev Field.
When the news reached Minsk, Tukhachevsky was stunned. Lenin and others, who had been paying attention to the war in Moscow, immediately sent him a telegram after hearing the news, demanding that the war be carried out at all costs.
Rescue the besieged Soviet Russian army.
So Tukhachevsky immediately mobilized his troops to prepare to rescue the besieged Soviet army. In just three days, he forced the 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 17th Group Armies to gather in Minsk and attack Britt.
Si drove forward. The besieged Soviet army also organized troops to prepare for a breakout. A final battle would be inevitable.
On August 21, the Romanian army that had already entered Brites was standing ready in the fortifications, and the Soviet rescue forces outside the city had made preparations for the war.
The Soviet army was able to come to the rescue so quickly this time, thanks to the battlefield intuition of the commander Tukhachevsky. When he received the news of the Luobo coalition counterattack, he immediately realized the harm to the Soviet army in Poland. He excepted
In addition to issuing an order to retreat immediately, he also ordered the Soviet troops in the rear to immediately assemble towards Minsk. His reaction was not unpleasant, but the Polish and Polish armies were faster. The Soviet troops in Poland were overwhelmed by the Polish defenders.
He failed to evacuate due to delay, so the rescue back-up he had prepared had to take action.
That's why it happened that just one day after Romania captured Brites, Soviet reinforcements arrived.
Seeing that this key city was captured by Romania a step too late, Tukhachevsky immediately ordered an attack regardless of the fatigue of the troops marching. Because he knew that one more minute of rest for him would give his opponent one more minute to prepare.
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"Boom, boom, boom"
Violent artillery to clear the way is a characteristic of this era, and no one is exempt.
Of course Romania, which was on the defensive, would not let the Soviet artillery play a one-man show, and immediately launched a counterattack against the plundering Soviet artillery. The artillery from both sides started firing back and forth, which was very lively.
When the artillery focused its attention on the opponent, the Soviet soldiers, under the command of the leading officer, jumped up and launched a charge towards the position. Tukhachevsky was also generous, with neither fire reconnaissance nor probing attacks.
As soon as they came up, a division of the Soviet army launched an all-out attack. It was not his fault. He could not afford to delay the rescue of troops like putting out fire.
Faced with the fierce attack from the Soviet army as soon as they came up, the commanders of the front-line defenders also responded calmly.
"Order the machine gun to fire and intercept the enemy into two parts."
The Romanian officers on the position saw the menacing Soviet army and immediately issued orders.
At present, in the Romanian infantry drill, the tactics at the grassroots squad and platoon level are all centered around machine guns, especially focusing on the role of machine guns in both offense and defense. The effectiveness of squad and platoon leaders is based on commanding subordinates under the cover of machine guns.
Offensive and defensive drills. In addition, this set of tactics was created by Marshal Plesan, and was later supplemented by Admiral Freit.
With the firing of the machine guns on the position, it is obvious that the attacking Soviet army has broken down. This is not because the attacking soldiers are slower, but that the interception firepower is significantly strengthened at this distance. This is also the skill that Romania learned from the German army.
The German army in the Mhe River used the shooting technique over the heads of the British troops in the front row, causing the British army to lose 60,000 people in one day. After the war, Romania learned this technique from Germany.
So the charging Soviet army tasted the power of this combat skill. The projected machine gun bullets fell from the sky and hit the middle of the charging team, forcibly intercepting the formation into two sections. What was even more terrible was that the Soviet army did not use metal helmets, allowing the machine guns to
The power of the projectile was even greater. Many Soviet soldiers fell on the battlefield under this silent blow.
However, the Soviet army indeed inherited the Russian tradition. In the face of increasing casualties, they gritted their teeth and persisted, completely ignoring the casualties of their comrades around them.
This desperate charge of the Soviet army put a lot of pressure on the front-line positions. As the commander, Freit certainly saw it, but he could not worry about the front-line positions at the moment, because the 11th enemy he had defeated before
, the 14th Army was able to approach Brites. The 7th, 11th, and 17th Divisions intercepted the opponent in an unknown area 15 kilometers away from Brites.
In addition, the Soviet First Army, which suffered heavy casualties, also collected its remnants and formed some reinforcements. After receiving some reinforcements, it made a roundabout attack to the rear of Bretus. However, they were stopped by a mobile corps composed of a cavalry division and an armored brigade.
.The two parties engaged in a battle near the Bug River. At present, the soldiers of the Soviet First Army were repulsed.
However, Lieutenant General Videschi and the others did not dare to let down their guard, for fear that the supply line would be intercepted by the Soviet cavalry, which would be really fatal. You must know that the Romanian army relies very heavily on the supply line.
However, while General Freit was processing intelligence on other fronts, the attacking Soviet troops finally rushed to the position despite their casualties.
"Quick, rush in."
A Soviet officer leading the team waved his pistol and shouted loudly to his soldiers.
"Kick them out."
Similarly, the Romanian officers on the position commanded the soldiers and planned to drive them away.
So the soldiers from both sides fought together.
"kill"
A Romanian soldier on the position held a rifle with a bayonet and rushed towards a Soviet soldier who had just jumped into the position.
On the other side, several Soviet soldiers jumped into the position and immediately met the Romanian soldiers who arrived.
Soldiers from both sides fought hand to hand in narrow trenches. Bayonets, daggers, shovels, stones, etc. all became weapons. They didn't mind using them as long as they could cause fatal damage to their opponents.
A Soviet soldier here took out the bayonet from the belly of a Romanian soldier, and a Romanian soldier there directly wielded a shovel and knocked down a Soviet soldier.
In the trenches, more soldiers from the two sides gathered together, each cleaning their own section of the trench by virtue of their numerical advantage.
However, at this time, a common tool in Romania became a big killer in the trenches. The engineer shovel was used as a tool to dig trenches and strengthen positions. It was particularly useful in trenches. Many Soviet soldiers fell on this inconspicuous tool.
In terms of tools, in addition, the MP18 submachine guns and shotguns in the Romanian army were extremely powerful in the trenches, beating the Soviet soldiers back step by step.
These two weapons, which were born with the United States and Germany, were specially introduced by Romania after seeing the good results in World War I. Currently, they are seen to be excellent value for money. With the sound of shotguns and clicks, clicks, clicks, clicks,
With the crackling sound of submachine guns, the Soviet troops who rushed into the position were retreating steadily. Many soldiers were squeezed out of the trenches, which made the Soviet officers leading the team jump to their feet, but there was nothing they could do.
The Mosin-Nagant rifle they used had a bayonet length of 1.7 meters and could not be deployed in the trenches. So in the face of various trench weapons in Romania, the Soviet soldiers were driven out of the trenches one after another.
When the Soviet commander in charge of the battle saw this situation, he had no choice but to throw his general's hat to the ground in anger.
So the Soviet army's first attack ended hastily under such circumstances.
