Then, everyone in the 51st Group Army headquarters breathed a sigh of relief, then shook hands and hugged each other, as if they had won a victory.
Then, the headquarters once again shifted its attention to battlefield command.
"Everything goes well!" the staff officer reported: "Our army has occupied some anti-tank trenches!"
The atmosphere in the headquarters relaxed again... Everyone knew that the fate of the 51st Group Army now depends on this battle. If this battle is lost, then the 51st Group Army will definitely take the blame.
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Fortunately, the situation on the battlefield is now developing in a good direction.
If the Soviet army develops in a good direction, of course the German army will develop in a bad direction.
After Major General Moritz ordered the withdrawal of the anti-tank guns, he soon discovered that this was not a wise choice, because as soon as the anti-tank guns were withdrawn, the enemy's pressure was instantly reduced, which allowed the enemy tanks to attack the Germans at a closer distance.
With suppressed firepower, the anti-tank trenches were quickly occupied by the Russian army and became Russian trenches...
At this time, Manstein made a phone call to Major General Moritz's headquarters.
"How's the situation?" Manstein asked.
"Very bad, Marshal!" Major General Moritz replied: "The Russians have changed their offensive tactics and we are retreating!"
"Changed the offensive tactics?" Manstein was surprised by this. In his impression, the Russian attacks were always the same.
Moritz gave a brief report on the battlefield situation, and Manstein was secretly shocked after hearing this... He knew that this was actually a multi-arms coordinated tactic.
After thinking about it, Manstein ordered: "We can no longer retreat, general! We must block them, you have no room to retreat!"
"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!"
At this time, Major General Moritz also realized this.
As a result, the battle quickly became intense. Both the enemy and ourselves were fighting for every inch of territory. A position changed hands several times in just half an hour, and both sides were furious.
But overall, the Soviet army still had the advantage.
The reason is that the Soviet army has tanks, and at critical moments the Soviet army can always rely on the firepower and defense of tanks to remain invincible.
But Trufanov frowned.
"With the current attack speed, we will not be able to capture Karachi before dawn!" Trufanov said: "The enemy's resistance is very determined, and at the same time they have begun to try to fight us in hand-to-hand combat!"
Shulka knew what was going on.
The German army was an infantry division and a paratrooper division, while the Soviet army was a tank division equipped with tanks.
In terms of equipment, there is no doubt that the Soviet army has the upper hand. Especially at this time, the German army has not yet equipped the "Iron Fist". In addition to using anti-tank guns to block the Soviet T4, they only have grenades and explosive packs.
So don't think about it, if the German army adopts traditional offensive and defensive warfare and the Soviet army changes its tactics, the German army will definitely suffer.
However, the German army was not easy to deal with. They quickly learned the Soviet army's tactics... In the past, the German army usually had superior equipment and the Soviet army had no choice but to choose close combat with the enemy. However, in this special period, it was the other way around. The German army was in
When the equipment is at a disadvantage, take the initiative to engage in close combat with the Soviet army.
Fighting in the dark, if one party deliberately chooses close combat, it is almost inevitable.
As a result, the advantage of the Soviet tanks could not be brought into play, and infantry on both sides fought against each other on the battlefield.
The Soviet army had superior strength and was not originally worried about fighting the Germans.
The problem is that time is not on the side of the Soviet army, and German reinforcements may arrive at any time.
"It's time for the 57th Army to launch a counterattack!" Shulka said.
"They are counterattacking!" Trufanov replied: "But the Germans are using buildings to build defense lines, and the 57th Army has insufficient supplies, so the progress is also slow!"
After thinking for a while, Shulka added: "Bring a group of tanks back and outflank them!"
If tanks cannot function on the frontal battlefield, look for flank breakthroughs.
Trufanov agreed, and immediately organized a commando team to attack from the flank... But not long after launching the attack, he heard the staff report: "Encountered the enemy and reached a stalemate!"
Trufanov sighed and said: "The enemy is prepared!"
Shulka was also a little helpless. It seemed that the German commander was a master of defense.
What Shulka and Trufanov didn't know was that Manstein had the same idea at this time...
This was not because Manstein or Major General Moritz were prepared, but because Manstein and Shulka had the same idea at almost the same time, which was to send an assault force when the front was in a stalemate.
The team outflanks.
As a result, the two outflanking troops of the enemy and ours collided fiercely.
Shulka walked back and forth in front of his desk, then suddenly stopped and said, "If this flank can't outflank, why don't we try the other flank?"
"The other flank?" Trufanov said: "But the other flank is the Don..."
Before he finished speaking, Trufanov opened his mouth half-open, then nodded and said: "Good idea! But... the naval infantry has been sent to the battlefield!"
"The 8th Infantry Regiment!" With that, Shulka walked out of the headquarters with Denisokov.
The 8th Infantry Regiment was used as an elite unit in reserve during this battle.
So they concentrated in the second-line trenches and waited for orders.
As soon as Shulka returned to the headquarters, he immediately ordered Andrianka: "Let everyone prepare for battle!"
"Yes, prepare for battle!"
"Prepare for battle!"
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The soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment were ordered to prepare their equipment and line up in the trenches.
"Target the Don River!" Shulka ordered.
"Don?" Andrianka was a little confused, but he still gave the order.
Following Shulka's order, the troops bent forward towards the Don River... The trenches were dug all the way to the Don River, so this march only needed to advance along the trenches.
After advancing in the curved trenches for twenty minutes, we suddenly turned a corner and arrived at the bank of the Don River.
Only then did Andrianka know what was going on...the amphibious landing ship.
Yes, amphibious landing craft.
That was when Trufanov arranged to gather the amphibious landing ships on the shore.
Amphibious landing ships are not only used for landing, nor are they only used for transportation. In a battle like this... the enemy thinks that the flank is safe because the Don River is on the flank, then they must be wrong.
The amphibious landing ship can quickly penetrate their defense line along the river and complete the outflank, and then it will be the end of the German army.
"Get aboard!" Shulka ordered.
The soldiers responded, then boarded the amphibious landing craft one by one, and then started the motor and headed upstream. (To be continued)