The road to Highland 239 is not that far. Considering the extremely high level of mechanization of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division, it would be an exaggeration to say that it can be solved with just a kick of the accelerator.
As usual, Malashenko still sent the division's reconnaissance company as a pioneer this time to detect the situation at the front. At least before actually entering the battlefield, he wanted to find out what the specific situation was below Hill 239.
, what is the deployment status of the German armored corps and Viking division, and whether there are any weaknesses. Even if the troops are integrated, the joint must be located.
The larger the troop establishment, the more Malashenko attaches importance to the importance of battlefield reconnaissance information in combat.
The battlefield reconnaissance intelligence of these days is not as advanced as the satellite photos of later generations, so there is a certain lag.
For example, the news Malashenko received from the front army headquarters was that the Germans were temporarily at a disadvantage and were launching successive fierce attacks on Hill 239. But in fact, what would be the situation after Malashenko actually arrived at Hill 239?
Rashenko was not sure, let alone uncertain. Maybe the time difference of just one or two hours would be enough for the Germans to reverse the situation and attack the high ground.
If this is the case, it will no longer work for Malashenko to use the current tactics to deal with the Germans.
It would be unrealistic to try to deal with the Germans below the high ground. Once the Germans occupied Hill 239, they could not only jump out of the encirclement with great arrogance, but also speed up and escape.
Moreover, even if Malashenko wanted to pursue him, he would have to block Hill 239 first. Thinking about it, he knew that the Germans would not let Comrade Ma charge so easily.
Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division also needs to be weighed carefully.
Malashenko had been worried about such a sudden change, but fortunately, the news returned from the forward reconnaissance force quickly dispelled Comrade Ma's doubts.
"Comrade Division Commander, the Germans are gathering a new wave of offensive to prepare to launch an attack on the high ground. I see that our highland artillery fire is covering the enemy and extending backwards. This wave of German offensive is probably ineffective, and it will even be difficult to complete the attack.
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The current Red Army is the holder of the strongest field artillery group on the planet. This fact is well known and beyond doubt.
With the high ground now in use, the Red Army gave full play to its tactical advantages. The artillery positions built on the high ground relied on the range gain brought by the height difference, which was enough to cover the Germans who were making small moves under the high ground with deep artillery fire coverage.
The situation faced by the German army was actually very difficult. Staying in the encirclement was almost the same as waiting for death. The Red Army was constantly compressing and pushing up from all directions. In the end, they could only be squeezed to death, either killed or captured.
If you don't want to sit back and wait for death, you have to find a way to break out, but to the north of the best breakout point, there is the No. 239 highland where a powerful artillery position has been built, which is stuck on your neck, like a fishnet in your throat.
The extremely powerful long-range artillery of the Red Army is simply making people's scalp numb! The German Armored Corps and Viking Division, which were trying to break through, began to move near Hill 239. When they tried to get closer, they were included in the range of the Red Army's artillery with heavy artillery.
Baptism, from the beginning.
However, it seemed as if they were deliberately trying to trick the Germans and deliberately playing tricks on them.
The shelling the German army encountered during the movement was not that strong. Even after they arrived under Hill 239 and entered the attack position, the shelling they encountered was only slightly stronger than what they encountered during the movement. This gave the German army
The commander created a hopeful illusion: the Soviet artillery unit on Hill 239 should not be strong, and this battle could still be fought.
However, everything is unpredictable. What the Germans never expected was that the Soviet artillerymen, who were playing dirty tricks, actually used swindlers to deceive people. The Germans specifically targeted Hill 239 and began to gather troops to prepare for the final offensive.
Be ruthless at the critical moment.
A large number of armored units and infantry gathered together, and the overwhelming Katyusha rockets smashed down with 152,122 grenades.
The unprepared German offensive preparation troops were directly covered by artillery barrages. Under this level of artillery fire, let alone flesh and blood people, even armored tanks with steel and iron bones would never be able to withstand such fierce artillery fire.
Bodies flying and pieces of iron flying around were the most real situation. After the wave of shelling, the Germans who had planned to attack and assembled their troops could only sadly find that they had just assembled, or that they had not yet fully assembled.
The attacking force was like a piece of cheesecake that had been chewed by a mouse, with a whole chunk missing.
Let's fight. If we attack the high ground with this small force, I'm afraid it will only be used to sacrifice people's lives to improve our military records.
If you don't fight, it means that this offensive that was finally assembled has been fucking useless. The precious time has been wasted to the point where there is very little left. Who knows when someone will suddenly attack from an unknown direction, and
The group of idiots in the highlands worked together to hammer their own people into pieces.
The German army is in a dilemma. It seems that it is not good to do this, and it is not good to do that. Anyway, no matter what they do, there will be big problems.
Based on the idea that it is better to take action than to sit still and wait for death, the German troops on the high ground and underground were really forced to have no choice. In the end, they could only continue to launch a forcible attack despite the Soviet artillery barrage. They were so stubborn that they simply did not want to do anything.
Behind Hill No. 239 was originally a door to freedom, full of hope of escape.
But now it seems to be the door of death in the eyes of the German army. Every time they take a step forward and launch an attack, they have to pay an unimaginable and increasingly huge and heavy price.
The battle has made no progress since the morning, not to mention causing corpses and casualties all over the place. Mao Zi on the opposite high ground is still holding on to his position and fighting to the death. The German tanks and infantry who rushed to the position several times ended up dead.
Being kicked out, I was left with nothing but chicken feathers all over the place.
Thinking about it carefully, the German army always felt that victory was close at hand no matter how high the cost.
There are actually not many enemies on Highland 239. After several battles, the Germans estimate that in addition to artillery, they only have one or two regiments of infantry equipped with heavy weapons. As for the tank troops, there are no anti-armor troops at all.
It is all supported by the anti-tank guns deployed on the position. Of course, there are Il-2 attack aircraft in the sky coming to cause trouble, but this is only secondary.
If you work harder, you can do it!
With such perseverance to the end and no thought of retreat, the German army, which had just tasted the taste of defeat, gathered another wave of attacks, but they really did not expect that the real disaster would only just begin at this time.