Major General Jonas is indeed a battle-hardened commander. He only hesitated for a moment before issuing two orders:
"Order the troops stationed on the shore not to take a step back and block the enemy while waiting for reinforcements!"
"Artillery unit, organize and stop firing!"
These two orders are reasonable, even if Major General Jonas actually has no reinforcements on the south bank... almost all the excess troops have been transferred to the north bank to fight. If reinforcements are to be sent, the east wall must be demolished to make up for the west wall, but this is obviously
This is not a good idea, because no one can guarantee that the demolished east wall will not be attacked.
In fact, this is also the German army's theory of "offense is greater than defense". In ancient cold weapon warfare, the attacker often had to have several times the enemy's force to attack. But in modern times, the defender often has to have several times the force to be defeated.
Enough.
For example, on the banks of the Tsaritsa River, the German army deployed a regiment along a depth of five kilometers south of Stalingrad. Even if the regiment was fully loaded, there would only be about two companies of defenders per kilometer, while the same Soviet regiment had only about two companies.
It can crush the German army at a certain place with a huge strength advantage and easily tear apart its defense line.
Of course, the Soviet army did not have a regiment. They actually only had one reinforced battalion, which was a naval infantry battalion plus Shulka's two cadet companies.
It's just that these troops are either navy with good quality and combat experience, or they are elite, so their combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of an ordinary Soviet infantry regiment, or even worse... The battlefield is often like this, "Soldiers are more valuable than elites, but elites are not."
The principle of "more" is that having more troops can add points to the total combat effectiveness, but they must be spread out at a certain density on the battlefield, so the combat effectiveness per unit area is much smaller than that of elite troops.
At the same time, if there is a gap in a certain place or rescue is needed, it may be difficult to arrive in time and make use of it because the scene is too wide and there are too many soldiers.
Therefore, the effect of a surprise attack launched by elite soldiers on the battlefield is far better than the simple superposition of "more soldiers" with the same combat strength, especially for special operations that require quick response and quick attack and withdrawal.
Therefore, although Major General Jonas's two orders were reasonable, they were ultimately not implemented.
"Block the enemy and don't take a step back!"
The order was passed down one level to Lieutenant Mario who was stationed on the river bank.
"The enemy is attacking fiercely!" Lieutenant Mario responded in panic: "We will be unable to stop it!"
"Hold on! We will have artillery support you!"
"Yes, Colonel!" Lieutenant Mario replied helplessly.
However, before Lieutenant Mario could put down the phone, a grenade billowing with smoke came in from the outside.
Lieutenant Mario only had to shout urgently: "Grenade..."
There was a "boom" sound.
Lieutenant Mario was lucky to escape because he lowered his body in time and hid behind his desk.
But it didn't seem to make any difference, because several dark figures quickly broke in outside, holding submachine guns and shooting inside without saying a word... Bullets were flying everywhere, documents were flying all over the sky, and Lieutenant Mario and
However, his guards were unable to do anything because their eardrums were "buzzing" from the grenade just now. They could only wait for the enemy to find out and point their guns at their heads.
With the help of amphibious landing craft, the naval infantry brigade tore through the German defense line at lightning speed and occupied the coast. The German army did not even have time to convey the order "No step back".
However, they did not take a step back.
The order for the artillerymen not to move and block the firing was similar. The artillerymen indeed did so, and rows of artillery shells roared and hit the river.
But it obviously didn't do anything.
If the German coastal infantry stopped the Soviet army on the river in time, this pile of artillery shells would be of great use.
But this was not the case. When the artillery shells came over, the Soviet army had already occupied the coastal defense line. Only a few finishing amphibious landing ships were still on the river. They were also "urged" by the artillery fire to get ashore, so the artillery shells almost all exploded.
Major General Jonas initially thought that things would develop as he expected, until the adjutant reported to him in a hurry: "General, the 8th Artillery Regiment was attacked by the enemy!"
Major General Jonas couldn't help but be stunned, which meant that the order he just issued had no effect at all.
At this time, a sentence flashed in the mind of Major General Jonas: "The enemy is too fast! From crossing the river to tearing apart the defense line and then attacking the artillery regiment, it only takes ten minutes!"
After looking at the map for a while, Major General Jonas gave the order: "Order the 8th Artillery Regiment to retreat, as well as the 9th Artillery Regiment!"
"yes!"
It is common sense to withdraw the artillery regiment. Otherwise, the artillery, which can be said to be defenseless, will directly face the enemy's elite soldiers who are like wolves and tigers. It is no different from committing suicide. At the same time, a large amount of precious artillery fire will fall into the hands of the enemy.
inside.
What Major General Jonas didn't know was that his attention had been successfully diverted to the artillery.
At this time, the main force of the Soviet army was actually attacking along the Tsaritsa River in the direction of the railway bridge.
The attack went smoothly because the German defense lines were deployed along the river bank, and most of them were field fortifications... The houses and buildings were far away from the river bank, mainly because when the ice and snow melted every summer, the river water would surge and flood the original areas.
The river bank, even if it is not flooded, is muddy and uninhabitable.
However, in order to rely on the Charitsa River to prevent the Soviet attack, the German army had to deploy its defense line along the river.
Most of these defense lines are built on the ground, such as sandbags or cement fortifications.
This was a helpless move. If the trenches were dug as usual, they would quickly fill up with water.
Trenches and bunkers can only be dug in a few higher-lying areas.
But these are not important.
The important thing is that these German defense lines face the Tsaritsa River.
The main force of the Soviet army tore a hole in the river bank corresponding to the granary, and then immediately divided into two parts to attack.
One part was a naval infantry battalion, which launched a direct attack on the German defense line from the flank.
The other part was the cadet troops led by Shulka. They went around to the rear of the German defense line, that is, they and the naval infantry battalion attacked the German troops stationed on the coast from both sides.
The two parts worked well together. The naval infantry battalion fought fiercely to attract the attention of the German army, while the sniper company and mortar company fired cold shots at the enemy from behind to kill important targets or suppress firepower points.
Under this rapid and violent attack, the German coastal garrison quickly collapsed, and then involuntarily retreated in the opposite direction of the Soviet attack.
Within ten minutes, Shulka led his troops around the bend and reached the railway bridge.
At this time, Vasily, who was walking in front, suddenly returned. When he saw Shulka, he reported: "Captain, we are in trouble. A tank was found in the direction of the railway bridge. It looks like the German's new tank!"