Leonid's fire reconnaissance operation is still continuing, and Duke Mikhail is also watching patiently. He has no idea what this nephew wants to do, because someone's tactics are not in line with the routine and tradition at all.
, simply nondescript.
If someone else had done this, Duke Mikhail would have scolded him, but it was his nephew who was "embarrassed" at the moment, so he continued to watch patiently, but the fire in his heart was so intense
It's whirring.
The soldiers on the field were not influenced by Duke Mikhail. They acted in an orderly manner according to Leonid's orders and faithfully carried out the combat intentions of their superiors.
The soldiers of this company slowly advanced forward, and suddenly stopped when they were about three to four hundred meters away from the target they needed to capture, which was the first enemy position outside Buftea.
Following the company commander's order, nearly two hundred soldiers stopped together and began to lie down and prostrate. Then some of them were on guard with guns, while the other half untied their shovel heads from their backs and began to dig into the ground vigorously.
For a moment, not only the Wallachians were dumbfounded, but also Duke Mikhail. He had no idea what these soldiers were doing. They were obviously far away from the enemy's position, so they stopped at this time.
What kind of tricks are you doing? Just attack forward!
Besides, if you stop, just stop. Why are you digging the ground? Are you ready to dig a hole and bury yourself?
"Colonel, what are you doing?"
It can be heard from Duke Mikhail's tone that he is very dissatisfied with the current situation. What he wants to see is an impassioned charge scene, rather than a waste of time like swallowing water.
"Prepare for the next stage of action!" Leonid's answer was sonorous and powerful. He ignored Duke Mikhail's face that was so gloomy that it could make it rain, and said to Vishniak excitedly.
Said: "Sure enough, the enemy did not respond at all. They have no idea what we want to do!"
These words made Prince Mikhail so angry! Because like the Wallachians, he didn't know what Leonid was doing. How could he fight like this? It was just playing the piano randomly!
But Leonid doesn't care what Duke Mikhail thinks at all. He is a very focused person and is now completely immersed in his own world. He just wants to test Li Xiao's tactics to see if they are true.
It works.
At this time, the soldiers on the front line were still digging. After the first batch of digging soldiers dug a shelter, they hid in without hesitation and began to take over from the previous group of soldiers who were responsible for guarding. The previous group of soldiers who were responsible for guarding were
Then he immediately turned to the earth digging business.
After a while, only busy prairie dogs could be seen at the front of the position. This situation continued until the excavation work was completed. When all the soldiers had bunkers, Leonid cheered. He knew this step.
If you move correctly, the enemy will show no reaction at all.
He immediately ordered: "Continue!"
Duke Mikhail had no idea what this was worth cheering for. He originally wanted to say something bad, but Leonid's new order attracted his attention. With the order, the second officer of the first battalion
The company set off, still in a loose formation, still advancing slowly and leisurely, looking no different from its previous companions.
The situation changed after they learned that this company had joined the company in front. After completing the civil engineering work, they stayed in place and began to cooperate with their friends to expand their territory. They began to expand and lengthen the individual foxholes.
, transformed into a line of trenches, and then the last troops of the first battalion also set off, and then the three companies were busy on the battlefield. Except for the company in charge of security, the other two companies were frantically rushing to build
position.
Duke Mikhail was stunned by this scene, because he somewhat understood Leonid's thoughts. The reason why it was difficult to attack the fort was because the enemy had strong fortifications, and if he wanted to destroy the enemy, he had to destroy the fortifications.
But this is not easy. You must have a strong firepower advantage and use heavy artillery to remove the enemy's strongholds one by one. Or you have a strong troop advantage and can use a steady stream of troops to break through the enemy's fire blockade.
The problem is that not all people and situations can meet these two requirements. Take Leonid for example. Although he has advantages in military strength and firepower, this advantage is not so great that it is not enough to completely remove the enemy's stronghold.
, or pile heads on top of the enemy to death.
In this way, the only way to attack the city is to weaken the enemy's advantage, that is, to expose as few troops as possible to the enemy's defensive firepower and reduce losses during the impact.
Spread out the formation, and dig trenches immediately after advancing to the boundary of the enemy's firepower, so as not to give the enemy a chance to exert its firepower advantage. In this way, the losses during the infantry attack are greatly reduced. In the past, the 578th Regiment attacked the same distance.
, more or less, you will have to pay a certain amount of casualties, and it will never be possible to leap such a long distance so easily.
Thinking of this, Duke Mikhail couldn't help but change his view on Leonid a little, and felt that his nephew still had some ideas. However, he still did not think that Leonid could capture Buftea, because although he would
A battalion was deployed unscathed to the forefront of the enemy's firepower, but this was just the beginning. Next, the enemy would never be able to just watch and do nothing, and as the distance got closer, the enemy's rifles and
The accuracy of the cannon has also improved linearly, and next is the meat grinder!
So Prince Mikhail didn't say anything and just watched the show silently. He believed that Leonid would be given a slap in the face soon.
But something unexpected happened to Duke Mikhail again, because the battalion that had been deployed to the front did not immediately start a new offensive. Except for some soldiers who remained on alert, the remaining soldiers were still waving shovels crazily.
He and Haotou were busy repairing the fortifications like crazy. The posture seemed to be prepared to be stationed for a long time.
In addition, a new situation also occurred at the forward departure position. The second battalion of the 748th Regiment also began to prepare for battle. However, this battalion behaved very strangely. All members did not even bring guns. They only had pickaxes or shovels and were on the spot.
Start digging forward from the starting position.
Duke Mikhail was stunned by this scene, because he couldn't figure out what the second battalion was doing. It was still far away from the enemy? Is it necessary to start digging trenches so far away?
He finally couldn't help it anymore and asked: "Leonid, what are you doing? Why don't you launch an offensive immediately? What's the use of digging trenches?"