In front of the position on Helmek Mountain, a Soviet company commander with a face filled with gunpowder smoke was directing the soldiers to fight. Before he attacked the front, a Maxim heavy machine gun became his obstacle.
Following his order, two soldiers hunched over from behind. One of them came holding a 60mm mortar, and the other came carrying two boxes of artillery shells.
The company commander is very familiar with this 60mm mortar, which was specially assigned to his company by the battalion commander. The prototype of this mortar is the Stoke 3-inch mortar, which was originally used for
It is developed to attack enemies hiding in trenches. Its advantage is that it can attack in a zigzag direction, and its range is not close (the maximum range is 1000 meters). In addition, its total weight is only 19.7GK, so one person can carry it away, so this mortar
Cannons have been copied by many countries.
The Soviet 60 mortar also inherits these advantages. The total gun weight is 18.9GK, the high and low shooting range is 45°~83°, the shell weight is 1.33kg, the maximum muzzle velocity is 158m/s, and the maximum range is 1050 meters. It is suitable for attacking trenches and machine guns.
suppressive attacks.
So I saw these two soldiers setting up the mortar, adjusting the angle, and after three consecutive rounds of shells attacked the heavy machine gun, the blocker misfired. The company commander immediately shouted, "Comrades.
attack."
The soldiers who were suppressed by machine guns in twos and threes immediately launched the attack again.
This Soviet attack was also seen by Mizik who was in the defensive position. However, he was not worried at all because his army also had 60 mortars, and even better 80 and 120 mortars.
Of course, one of these two items is in the hands of the battalion commander, and the other is in his own hands.
Sure enough, the position immediately responded to the 60mm mortar. Only several continuous explosions were heard around the mortar, and the mortar never sounded again.
The Soviet attack was quickly repelled by Romania. Looking at the retreating Soviet army, the soldiers on the position cheered. They were not only cheering for repelling the enemy, but also cheering for their own survival. Only
Only on the battlefield can people know how precious life is and how to cherish it.
At this time, Mizik suddenly asked a topic that had nothing to do with the current battlefield situation.
"Dalton, although the Soviet attack was repelled by us this time, we still need to see their progress."
Dalton, who was also observing the battle situation, sighed. "That's right. I remember when we fought with them in 2019, these Soviet troops had no other tactics except high morale. They just charged head-on. They were the same.
Our firepower at that time caused these Soviets to suffer. By the time the Soviet Union attacked Poland, these Soviet troops already had some simple tactics, although they still looked a bit ridiculous to us at the time."
"And now."
Dalton pointed to the battlefield and said, "The tactical movements have been done very skillfully, and the cooperation also seems to be very tacit. It can be seen that they have worked hard in military training."
Listening to Dalton's words, Mizk also sighed and said, "This is what scares me. These Soviet troops are growing rapidly, and with their high morale, they will definitely be the biggest threat to our country.
Therefore, in order to ensure that our country can deal with the threat of the Soviet Union, we must not only increase the training of our troops, but also find ways to use new equipment and technology to practice new tactics in order to deal with the Soviet Union, the biggest enemy. After all, this country is too big
There are many resources and a large population. It is almost difficult for us to have the strength to compete against them without any other means."
Mizik's words were also his inner thoughts. As he gradually rose to the middle and senior levels, his level of perspective on problems also became higher. He often began to consider issues from an overall perspective, which made him like reading books.
And his words also aroused Dalton's surprise. He didn't expect Mizik to see that the problem had escalated to this level. It seemed that his appointment as deputy was indeed a problem of his lack of ability.
While the two Romanian officers were discussing the terrifying speed of the Soviet army's growth, in the Soviet command headquarters, Major General Solnov was also angry about the failure of the attack.
"Damn it, they retreated with just these casualties. Their performance this time shamed the Soviet Union."
Major General Sornov's words made Andreev, the commander of the 24th Division, feel a little helpless. He couldn't help but defend his subordinates. "Our soldiers have worked hard enough. You have to see how difficult this terrain is for our attack." Quite unfavorable. There is a swamp formed by the overflow of the Dolon River on the left, and it is also blocked by high ground on the right. We can only attack from the front, and with the width of the front 2.3 kilometers, we can only attack one group at a time. We put all our troops into the attack. If we don’t have an advantage in strength and equipment, we are tied up and how can we fight the enemy.”
Sornov also knew very well if Andreev complained, but he could not complain like the division commander. This was because this was an order from Moscow, and it was not something he could violate if the conflict was limited to Helmek. .
Andreev could say this because he was not the commander, and it didn't matter what he said. He couldn't. So he could only continue. "I know the current difficulties, but this cannot be the reason for our complaints. The central government has its reasons for doing this. Our own considerations are not something we can dictate. We can only think of ways based on the existing conditions. This is what a good commander should do. So I decided to let the artillery brigade implement a three-hour attack on its position. With the shelling, I want these Romanians to have no reliable fortifications to rely on."
After finishing the arrangements for the artillery brigade, Sornov continued to Andreev. "Then your division will launch a non-stop attack. One regiment will retreat and another regiment will pick up. I don't believe these Romanians are iron-clad." , I want to break the string they are tightening."
Andreev was startled when he heard Sornov's idea of joining forces alone. He couldn't help but said, "This will cause too many casualties for my 24th Division."
Perhaps considering that some people said that he was greedy for life and afraid of death, Andreev started from another aspect. "I am not afraid of taking casualties, but in this case, our two wings will not be protected. You must know that the other side still has With enough troops, if we attack from one flank, we will collapse."
"You don't have to worry about that."
Sornov was not worried about this, and he just said: "I have sent a telegram to the commander, Comrade Timoshenko, to report to him the difficulties we encountered and to request reinforcements. He has agreed. Our request is that the 63rd Division and 104th Division, which are closest to us, help us guard our two flanks. They will arrive on our two flanks tomorrow, and by then we can start an all-out attack."
