Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Seven Hilltop Positions
Major Klein immediately organized troops to break out.
He did this without any hesitation, because Major Klein understood that if neither the headquarters nor himself took this into consideration, that is, if the front slope would suddenly be penetrated by the enemy's main force, it would mean that they had fallen into the enemy's
A carefully laid trap.
Therefore, Major Klein knew that Mamayev Heights could not be defended.
Major Klein also thought about another possibility, that is, he tried hard to hold his position and then, together with the main force of the regiment, carried out a flanking attack on the enemy on the front slope while simultaneously relieving himself.
But this plan was quickly overturned by himself.
The trenches and fortifications on the positive slope faced the main force of the regiment, which meant that it was almost impossible for the main force of the regiment to quickly break through the Russian army.
And the assault artillery battalion in his hand...the main force has been dragged down by the enemy in the front and cannot be separated. It is unable to defend the position and attack the enemy at the same time. Especially at night, it is difficult for the German army to effectively coordinate and defeat the enemy in this situation.
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Considering this, Major Klein did not hesitate. He immediately ordered the reserve team to seize the position on the top of the mountain.
At this time, the position on the top of the mountain is undoubtedly a battleground for both the enemy and ourselves.
If the hilltop position falls into the hands of the Russian army, Major Klein's troops will be attacked from both sides and lose their retreat.
On the other hand, if the German army controls the hilltop position, it can rely on its fire cover to open a way for the main force to break through.
The reserve is the 1st Infantry Company.
Being able to serve as a reserve means that they are the force with the strongest combat effectiveness, because on the battlefield, the reserve refers to the force that is there to make up for the danger and is sure to repel the enemy. Therefore, it always performs the most dangerous and most powerful tasks.
Difficult task.
The company commander, Captain Fricks, is a young man who graduated from the military academy. He participated in the campaign to attack France and stepped from second lieutenant platoon commander to captain company commander. It can be said that he has rich combat experience and is full of vigor.
As soon as Captain Fricks received the order, he immediately ordered the 1st Infantry Platoon to reinforce the hilltop position.
This is a common tactic used by Captain Frix.
He believes that battles like this to reinforce critical areas on the front line are usually divided into two levels:
One is fighter planes.
The second is the preparation of the troops.
Both are important, but at the same time they conflict with each other.
If you want to seize the opportunity, the entire company must be deployed to the relevant area as soon as possible, so the unit may not have enough preparation time. Sometimes the subordinates do not even know the combat mission and what situations they may face.
And if you want to be fully prepared, you will miss your chance by waiting for the company to move forward. Even if you arrive, there will be nothing you can do to recover.
Therefore, Captain Fricks was accustomed to making preparations.
Let the 1st Infantry Platoon be fully prepared at all times and reinforce as soon as it is ordered. At the same time, Captain Frix will inform the rest of the troops of the mission, situation and even the information provided by the reinforcement of the platoon before reinforcements are sent.
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This tactic is very effective because he can be targeted and mentally prepared for the battle he is about to face, so that he will not be stunned as soon as he makes a misjudgment and be unable to fight back.
Just like this time...
"This may be the most difficult battle we have ever faced!" Captain Fricks said to his men: "The enemy's attack is very fierce, and we must hold the position on the top of the mountain until the main force temporarily repels the enemy and is able to escape.
Otherwise we will all die here, do you understand?"
"Understood, sir!" the subordinates responded one after another.
"Set off!"
After giving the order, the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Company hunkered down along the traffic trench to reinforce the position on the top of the mountain.
Before they reached the mountaintop position, they discovered that the battle at the mountaintop position was much more brutal than they imagined.
There were already bursts of explosions and smoke.
The explosion and smoke are not terrible, but experienced people can easily see that it is the fire of a grenade explosion... It will be much smaller than the sound and fire of an artillery shell, but there is not much smoke at all.
This shows that the enemy has rushed to a very close position and has reached the stage of throwing grenades at each other.
"Defend where you are!" Captain Felix ordered.
Because he knew that if he pushed forward at this time, he would be more likely to suffer heavy casualties from the enemy's grenades.
They laid down an ambush just over thirty meters away from the position on the top of the mountain. They did not fire any shots or artillery, and they did not even fight back even when the enemy's artillery shells and grenades exploded beside them.
Therefore, the Russian army had no idea that such a force was still lurking in the darkness.
Then, after another round of grenades, the Russian army shouted and charged towards the position on the top of the mountain with bayonets drawn.
Just then, Captain Fricks shouted: "Fix bayonets and advance, soldier!"
The two armies of the enemy and ours collided fiercely like two tides coming towards each other, and a burst of swords and swords strangled each other.
At this time, Shulka was lying down only a hundred meters away from the position on the top of the mountain, holding a telescope and observing the battlefield.
He secretly praised in his heart that this German commander was quite smart. During the hand-to-hand combat, reinforcements suddenly came from the rear and caught the Soviet army by surprise, thus easily gaining the upper hand.
"We should reinforce another troop and go up!" said Akimovich, who was lying next to him.
"No!" Shulka shook his head: "We can no longer distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. It will not be good for us to continue to reinforce!"
Akimovich was silent for a moment, then asked: "Is this lesson ten?"
"That's right!" Shulka replied: "If our side has the advantage, don't throw in troops easily without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, because this will not benefit the side with more people!"
Akimovich nodded in agreement.
This is easy to understand. If it becomes a chaotic battle, the side with more troops will obviously have a greater chance of accidental damage.
After a moment of silence, Akimovich asked again: "Then what should we do? I mean, if we encounter this situation and we can't reinforce it!"
"Wait!" Shulka replied: "Take this moment to prepare for battle, and then wait for them to decide the winner and launch another wave of attacks!"
Akimovich cast a shocked look at Shulka.
He could understand what Shulka meant. In fact, these words were not difficult to understand.
The problem is that doing this means watching this wave of charging soldiers being exhausted by the enemy on the top of the mountain.
"Any questions?" Shulka asked.
"No, no problem!" Akimovich replied: "You are right. Because by then, even if the enemy wins, he will be exhausted!"