The commando team is most vulnerable when they first get out of the water. The reason is that all members' equipment is wrapped in waterproof bags, such as submachine guns, ammunition, grenades, etc. If they are attacked by the Germans at this time, all twenty-seven people will be wiped out.
Just a few minutes.
But of course Shulka also took this into consideration, so he also made arrangements for this:
The first is familiarity with the terrain.
Brest is the territory of the Soviet Army. Some soldiers have even lived here since childhood and know every inch of the land and terrain here.
This can be said to be an advantage or a disadvantage.
It is said to be an advantage because this advantage gave the Soviet army a lot of help. For example, Major Gavrilov had someone draw a sketch based on his impression, including the direction of the river bank and the path.
In addition, the thieves in the commando team are very familiar with South Island, that is, Warren Fortress.
Veteran Matvey asked the thief about this.
"Fovalikov!" The veteran said with a somewhat unfriendly tone: "I remember that you only joined our army last year, and you have been staying in Kobrin Fortress. Why are you so familiar with the terrain of Volyn Fortress?
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"Oh..." the thief replied with a sigh: "I, I often go to Warren Fortress to buy things. As you know, there is a market there..."
"Oh, 'buy'?" The veteran smiled contemptuously: "You don't have to pay to buy it, right?"
The soldiers all laughed, they knew what the veteran meant.
The thief smiled awkwardly and showed an indifferent expression. He knew that no one would trouble him for this at this time.
To say that familiarity with the terrain is a shortcoming is because during wartime, they actually had to rely on the memories of soldiers who were familiar with the terrain... At this time, the Soviet army's strategic thinking generally believed that "offense is the best defense," which was different from France's "absolute
"Defense" is just the opposite.
Under this guiding ideology, the Soviet army did not have accurate maps to refer to where they were stationed, because they believed that once a war started, they would attack the enemy and then fight on the enemy's positions, so they did not need to know their own positions. (Note:
At this time, the top brass of the Soviet Army still had blind confidence in the Soviet Army, even though the Soviet Army's performance in the Winter War could be said to be very poor.)
Therefore, all the maps that can be found are from more than ten years ago or even longer, and many places are completely different.
On the other hand, what is more important is to attract the attention of the German army.
Before the commandos landed, a group of Soviet troops "taking water" once again appeared on the other side of the river.
From the perspective of attracting attention, the Soviet army should launch a feint attack.
Political Commissar Fuming put forward a similar point of view.
"We can launch an attack at this time!" Political Commissar Fuming suggested: "By focusing the enemy's attention on our attack, the commando team can safely go ashore to launch a surprise attack, and then cooperate internally and externally to capture the Holm Bridge."
"No, Comrade Political Commissar!" Shulka denied: "If our goal is only the Holm Bridge, then this may be feasible. But in addition to the Holm Bridge, we also need to seize the connecting bridge. This will
Let the Germans discover our strategic goals as soon as possible and make timely adjustments, then it will not be so easy to seize the connecting bridge!"
Political Commissar Fuming thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
Therefore, what attracted the attention of the German army was not the attack or feint, but still "getting water".
In order to prevent the Soviet troops from getting water, the German army always "brings light" in this regard: if there is a slight clang of buckets or helmets on the river side, there will immediately be a row of bullets firing wildly, followed closely by flares
When it lifts off, the shore will be illuminated all white.
On the contrary, this flare will provide cover for Pukarev's commando team... The human eye has a problem with light adaptation. If the light illuminates the distance, it will appear white, while the nearby area will appear extremely dark.
Coupled with the sound of gunfire and cannon fire from the east, the commandos landed ashore without anyone noticing and made preparations.
The commandos did not launch a direct attack, but followed a road led by the thieves through the German blockade.
To be precise, it was not a road at all, because the road sometimes had to climb over two-meter-high embankments and sometimes pass through a pile of rocks.
Only then did the soldiers confirm that the veteran's guess was correct... Who would pay attention to such a secret "road" in ordinary times? Only people with evil intentions, such as stealing things, were afraid of being discovered, so they planned to escape in advance.
routes and hiding spots.
Thinking of this, Shulka felt a little funny: The battlefield is a strange place. People who are looked down upon or even shouted at by others in peaceful life can often play a big role and become heroes in war years... Thieves are the best.
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Therefore, although it is still the same land with the same people and things, before and after the war broke out, it can almost be said that they are two different worlds.
Ten minutes later, the commando successfully passed through the German blockade and went around to the rear of the German bridgehead.
As previously estimated, the German troops stationed at the bridgehead were not many, only two platoons... Militaryly, the most dangerous places often require the least deployment of troops. For example, the rope bridge in front of you only needs two machine guns.
Blocking it and having too many troops is a complete waste.
The time to attack had arrived. If it were any later, the commandos would lose the cover of their voices as soon as the German artillery bombardment ended.
Shulka nodded to Master Pukarev who was looking at him, indicating that he could launch an attack.
This battle obviously has a good chance of winning.
The Soviet army used one platoon to sneak attack two German platoons, cover the main Soviet force lurking on the other side of the rope bridge and quickly cross the bridge, and then occupied the connecting bridge with lightning speed.
If everything goes well, it will only take half an hour from the start of the battle to breaking out of the encirclement.
The only thing that needs to be worried about is the reaction speed of the German army... If the German commander realized that the Holm Bridge could not be held at the first time and conveyed the news, the German troops connecting the bridge would still have enough time to prepare.
And this is hard to stop because it's just a phone call.
Just when Pukarev was about to give the order, Shulka spotted a light flashing in front of him on the left, and a German soldier walked out of a building in the darkness.
At this moment Shulka suddenly changed his mind and stopped Pkarev in time.
"Change of plan!" Shulka lowered his voice and said: "What we want to attack is not the bridgehead, but the building..."
"What?" Pukarev looked up at Shulka in surprise: "But once we attack the main force, we will attack the rope bridge. If we don't attack the bridgehead... they will suffer heavy casualties!"