However, the order is one thing, and whether it can be implemented is another.
Usually by this time it is too late, and the German army has fallen into full passivity.
First of all, the German army cannot use artillery bombing to intercept... If the Soviet commandos are still on the road, then use artillery fire to carry out indiscriminate bombing of the open space between the positions, that is, regardless of corpses or ruins, they will be bombed all over again.
, in this way, this threat can be effectively eliminated or partially eliminated by consuming some artillery shells.
In the direction of train station No. 1, there is a relatively obvious dividing line between the Soviet and German armies: Pushkin Street.
This dividing line was not intentional by the Soviet and German armies. Instead, there were dense buildings on both sides of the street. Only the street was blank and there was no hiding place.
If there is any hiding place, it would be a few bomb craters or tank wreckage... If someone wants to use the car wreckage as a bunker, they will definitely regret it. A machine gun can easily kill the target hiding behind it with a single shot.
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This also made it difficult for both the Soviet Union and Germany to cross this dividing line.
Precisely because of this obvious dividing line, the German army was able to use artillery fire to carry out immobile blocking fire.
The problem is that at this time, most of the Soviet troops have passed through Pushkin Street and entered the German defense area. If they bombard them with artillery fire at this time, they will inevitably injure friendly forces.
The German army could not even fire illumination bombs at this time, because as soon as the illumination bombs were launched into the air, they would illuminate themselves over a large area, which undoubtedly provided opportunities for Soviet snipers.
Therefore, the Germans could only carefully poke their heads out of bunkers and perforations to look for them.
One thing is for sure, this is never a good idea.
If the target is a bazooka shooter, the flames and trails of the bazooka are still traceable, but if it is a grenade... its characteristic is that it has no sound, and it falls from the sky in the dark night and it is impossible to determine the approximate direction from which it was thrown.
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In addition, there are many blind spots and corpses, so finding the target is definitely a matter of luck.
More importantly, this gave the Soviet snipers who had been lurking on the opposite side an opportunity... They were worried that the Germans would not show up, so they would hit every one that appeared.
With a burst of gunfire, the German army was pushed back again.
However, when the German troops retreated, the approaching Soviet troops immediately became active again, and soon grenades and explosives were stuffed into the German bunker.
This sudden attack by the Soviet army caused chaos in the German army, which directly caused some German troops to abandon their forward positions because they could not withstand it.
Dimitri was very surprised when he heard this report. He never thought that he could achieve results so easily and at such a small price that a large-scale charge could not achieve even at several times the price... Soviet Union and Germany
The army had launched several attacks across Pushkin Street before, but apart from adding some ruins, neither of them made much progress.
In fact, this result surprised Shulka. He originally just hoped to kill as many German troops as possible and at the same time give the Soviet army a chance to temper the morale of the enemy. Unexpectedly, he actually forced the German army back half a step in one attack.
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The "half step" mentioned here refers to the German army occupying the entire building and exiting a room.
"What should we do now, Comrade Captain?" Dimitri asked, holding the phone: "They request to continue the attack!"
"No!" Shulka replied: "lurking in place, waiting for the opportunity!"
"Lying in place and waiting for the opportunity!" Dimitri did not hesitate this time and immediately conveyed Shulka's order: "Repeat, no attack!"
It was correct not to attack because the German army was not really driven back.
For example, giving up only one room in a building, or giving up a bunker at the front and retreating to two nearby bunkers... This is actually retreating to advance, and it is also a very clever tactic.
The German army knows that if they continue to fight like this, the German army will obviously be completely suppressed and will not take any advantage, because they cannot see the enemy and the enemy is observing them in the dark and waiting for them to show up.
But if you take half a step back, the situation will be completely reversed.
For example, if the German army takes the initiative to give up a room, a bunker, or a section of trench, if the Soviet army wants to advance forward, it must enter the room, bunker, or trench, so it immediately becomes the situation where the German army is hiding and the Soviet army is hiding.
Shulka guessed correctly. This was an order from Major General Jonas. From this, it can be seen that Major General Jonas is not simple.
Major General Jonas also thought about this sentence. When he knew that the Soviet army did not pursue the German army because of its retreat, he couldn't help but gasped: "This guy is not simple!"
"Which guy?" the adjutant asked.
"I don't know who it is!" Major General Jonas shook his head and replied: "But I know that the reason why our raid failed and we are in the current predicament is probably because of him!"
"So, general!" the adjutant asked, "if they don't attack, what will we do?"
Major General Jonas was silent for a while and replied: "Wait, wait for daybreak!"
Then a strange scene appeared on the battlefield. Both the enemy and ourselves were cautiously testing in the darkness, throwing grenades at each other from time to time, but no one dared to take a step forward easily.
Finally, it was not until dawn that the Soviet commandos withdrew from the German defense lines in batches.
This night's fighting quickly spread throughout the army.
This is not because of occupying a certain area or advancing several meters, but because the Soviet army achieved completely disproportionate results at a very small cost... The Soviet army suffered a total of 5 casualties, including 7 who were unable to stand it.
Pressure goes to extremes.
The Germans conservatively estimated that there were more than 200 casualties.
It's impossible to get an accurate number, especially at night.
What's more important is that the Soviet army was able to destroy the enemy's firepower points and bunkers on the front line.
If the usual tactics were used to achieve the same results, at least two regiments would have to charge and the casualties would be more than one battalion.
This matter quickly reached the army headquarters.
Golikov made a phone call to the division headquarters to find Shulka, and asked in a questioning tone: "Comrade Shulka, why didn't you use such a good tactic earlier? Do you know how many fewer people this will save us from losing?!
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"Comrade Golikov!" Shulka replied: "Because I am not sure whether they are practical, and these tactics also require the coordination of snipers and mortars..."
"Now you come back immediately!" Golikov interrupted Shulka: "We need you to train more snipers and mortars!"
Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Shulka felt helpless.
Not long ago, Golikov was not optimistic about Shulka's two company-sized student classes, but now he immediately regards them as treasures. (To be continued)