As soon as Shulka put down the phone, the German army launched an attack on the hospital.
The German army invested infantry regiments... When attacking hospitals and schools, it is better to invest armored regiments, because there will always be more open space suitable for tanks to maneuver in places like schools and hospitals.
The problem is that the German army was fighting on several fronts at this time, especially in the north to block the Stalingrad Front, where almost all of its main armored force, the Fourth Armored Army, was used.
In the direction of Stalingrad, all the German army could do was invest infantry regiments.
However, this does not mean that the German army does not have tanks. The German infantry regiments are also equipped with tanks, but in smaller numbers.
There were not many German troops coming up, only one company, covered by two tanks, attacking Building 5 in the northwest corner... In order to facilitate the identification of operations within the army, Shurka numbered each building before this.
In fact, the hospital and school buildings were originally numbered, but the numbers of the two buildings would be duplicated, which was not conducive to command, so they were renumbered according to their orientation.
Shulka raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of the German attack, only seeing a few tanks and a few infantry movements.
The German offensive didn't look like much, but it was actually very smart.
Building No. 5 is relatively close to the hospital, and only Building No. 17 on the other side can provide cover for it. Moreover, the German army launched the attack from the flank of Building No. 5, so that there is no need to face the corridor in the building.
The firepower point created by doors and windows.
All the Germans had to do was use tanks to knock a hole out of the side wall, and then the Germans could file in and compete with the Soviets for control of the building.
As long as Building No. 5 is captured, they can use its high altitude to cover other German forces to continue their attack, that is, defeat them one by one.
This is also a weakness in relying on building defenses.
A building is not like a line of defense. The line of defense can be reinforced by trenches and traffic trenches, or fire support can be provided from a distance.
However, when it comes to defense within a building, on the one hand, the open space between the two is often blocked by enemy machine guns and artillery fire and cannot be reinforced, and on the other hand, there are many blind spots in sight of each other.
As long as the enemy finds the right angle to attack, the Soviet troops in other buildings can only watch and cannot participate.
The situation at this time was almost like this. Most of the attacking German troops were either in the blind spot or out of range.
However, it would be a mistake for the Germans to think that the Soviet defense would be that simple.
"Number thirteen, secret position 1672, distance 281, three rapid fire shots!"
"Number fifteen, secret position 1928, distance 309, three rapid fire shots!"
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Following a series of orders, the mortars on the roofs of each building roared, and a round of shells accurately hit the German offensive position and exploded.
The advantage of building defense warfare is that the distance between buildings is certain, and they cannot move without legs, so artillery observers can conduct on-site surveying and mapping of them early in the morning and record the data on drawings.
Once the German army launches an attack somewhere, artillery observers can easily mark the enemy's position on the drawing, calculate the mortar positions that can hit the enemy, and even provide accurate measurements.
In this regard, Shulka did not dare to hope that every soldier in the 82nd Infantry Regiment would learn to calculate the elements.
In fact, this is not very necessary. At the same time, the Soviet infantry generally has a low level of education and cannot learn it in a short time.
So Shulka selected more than 30 people from the army to be trained as artillery observers... It was not difficult to select more than 30 people from more than a thousand soldiers. They either had a certain level of education or were originally
Artillery background.
What they have to do is practice calculating ballistics and measurements all day long, and then combine them with the training of mortar operators.
With these people, the next thing will be easy.
The first thing after occupying the hospital was to run a few telephone lines in each building... This was originally supposed to be done by radio, but of course the 82nd Infantry Regiment did not have any radios, so it could only be replaced by telephone lines.
The reason why we had to run several phone lines was because we were worried that the phone lines would be blown up and we would lose contact.
Of course, in addition to this, the communications troops must be ready to conduct wiring at any time.
As a result, the entire building complex was united as a whole through these telephone lines to support each other... After the observer calculated the data, he told the artillerymen that the artillery only needed to fire out the artillery shells according to the order.
The Germans did not give up. They continued to charge despite artillery fire, and even used tank guns to blow a large hole in the side wall.
It looked as if victory was already in sight, as they only had to crawl into a hole in the wall to avoid the mortar shells roaring overhead.
However, they are still too naive to have this idea.
Continuing forward, suddenly a row of grenades fell from the sky, followed by another row... The grenades exploded like firecrackers near the hole in the wall.
But the German tanks had nothing to do about it... The tank gun has a certain elevation angle. If the distance is too close and the target is at a high level, the elevation angle will be exceeded and it will be impossible to shoot.
That's not the worst part. Then came a barrage of bullets pouring down from above, causing the German soldiers to scream in agony.
It turns out that the Soviet army had already drilled perforations into the side of the wall, and in order to confuse the enemy, they also blocked the perforations... If the perforations were too obvious, the Germans would use tanks or assault guns to knock them out one by one in advance.
Then, when the German troops approached, they suddenly opened the perforations and fired at the enemy.
Under this situation, the German army was almost unable to fight back and could only flee amidst the sound of gunfire and explosions, leaving behind a pile of corpses.
Finally, there was even a tank that was hit by a rocket while making a U-turn and burst into flames.
I'll learn from this the next time I attack the Germans.
They first used tanks and artillery fire to blast the sides of the wall. Every side of the wall was in ruins and even some parts collapsed. In this way, there was nothing that could serve as a bunker for the Soviet army.
At the same time, the German army also organized more violent mortars to suppress the roofs of each building. Under this circumstance, they launched another fierce attack under the cover of tanks.
This time, they successfully broke into the first floor of the building.
The German soldiers were about to breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly found that they had fallen into another trap.
To be precise, it's not a trap, but a minefield.
The entire first floor is already full of mines, underground, in tables, next to windows...
"They actually planted landmines in the house!" Major General Andreas, commander of the 29th Motorized Rifle Division, shouted angrily: "How could they plant landmines in the house? Who would bury landmines in the house?"
If Shulka had heard this, he would have asked, "Why can't a mine be planted in the house? As long as it works!"