At eight o'clock in the evening, two or three hours before dark, Sokov took two staff officers and Samoilov's guard platoon and set off, rushing to the location where the three troops were secretly assembled.
The temporary headquarters was located behind a hill. When Sokov's convoy stopped near the hill, two soldiers with live ammunition immediately emerged from the grass half a man tall: "Stop, what are you doing?"
"I am Major General Sokov, commander of the group army." Sokov saw that the two Marines blocking his way were the tactics of two marines, so he asked straight to the point: "Where is your headquarters?"
"In the cave on the hill."
"Take me there."
Under the leadership of the sailors, Sokov came to the temporary headquarters.
The light in the cave was very dark. After Sokov entered, he felt only darkness. It took him a while before he could barely adapt to the light here. The headquarters was about thirty square meters, and there were radios and telephones on the table near the door.
There were staff officers and communications soldiers busy nearby. There was a simple square table in the corner. There were three people sitting at the table, who should be the three brigade commanders he would command next.
"Hello, comrades, commanders." Sokov saw that he had been in for so long and the other party hadn't noticed him yet, so he walked over and greeted them loudly: "What are you talking about?"
The three commanders only noticed Sokov's arrival at this moment. They quickly stood up and saluted, saying in unison: "Hello, Comrade Commander!"
Although Sokov didn't interact with the three commanders for long, he knew each of them. After shaking hands with the three of them, he asked with a smile: "How is it? Are the troops ready for battle?"
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"Yes, Comrade Commander." The first person to answer was the infantry brigade commander Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov: "Our troops are ready for battle and can only launch an attack on the enemy as soon as the time comes."
"Comrade Commander, I have a question." Colonel Chuvashov, the commander of the naval brigade, asked with a frown: "Although the Imperial Division in front of us has been rebuilt not long ago, if we go towards it without artillery cover,
If we launch an attack against the enemy, the casualties must be huge."
"You don't have to worry about this." Sokov comforted the other party and said: "Before your three brigades launch an attack, I will use the 182nd Division to use new rockets to attack the enemy until they are hit hard and fall into chaos.
, you are launching an attack, so as to reduce unnecessary casualties."
Sokov took the hot tea handed by a staff officer, took a sip, and asked the three of them slowly: "Do you know why I want three brigades to take turns to fight?"
The three brigade commanders were also confused about the question raised by Sokov. Logically speaking, the German troops were gathered in such a dense area. If the three brigades attacked at the same time, wouldn't they be able to defeat the enemy faster? But Sokov
He ordered three brigades to enter the battle one after another. The three brigade commanders were very puzzled by his refueling tactics.
Seeing that everyone was worried, Sokov no longer made things difficult for them, but took the initiative to tell the reason: "If three brigades go into battle at the same time, then you will not have any reserves available. Once the enemy emerges from the chaos
Wake up and implement echelon defense. It will be very difficult for you to break through their defense.
The biggest advantage of putting the troops into battle one by one is that when the first echelon's attack is frustrated, the second echelon, which has not suffered any loss in strength, can immediately enter the battle and continue to attack the enemy until it breaks through the enemy's defense.
Even if the attack goes smoothly and there is no decent resistance from the enemy along the way, after the first echelon advances a certain distance, the commanders and fighters will definitely get tired. At this time, the second echelon will take over the attack, allowing the first echelon to gain
Rest time. As long as we adopt this alternating attack tactic, I believe we will be able to successfully destroy the enemy's resistance along the way and successfully rendezvous with the troops that have detoured behind the enemy's rear."
The German army, whose attack was frustrated, camped five or six kilometers away from the Soviet position. Many people never dreamed that their lives had entered a countdown.
Although Lieutenant Shafer's company did not participate in today's attack, the entire offensive process was watched by Shafer. As an officer who has experienced hundreds of battles, he looked down on the Soviet army at all, and as early as
A few months ago, he had commanded his company and defeated a mixed regiment of the Soviet Army. This victory made him even more proud.
But today's battle subverted his three views. The intensive artillery fire exploded the Russian defensive positions into a sea of flames. According to his idea, after such a fierce bombardment, there would probably not be any living creatures on the position.
After the bombardment, the most elite troops charged towards the position that had been bombed into ruins. Everyone thought that they would easily seize the position. But the next scene was unforgettable for them. They did not even get close to the position.
, was repelled by intensive firepower, and paid a huge price.
While Shafer was sitting in his tent thinking wildly, there were sudden explosions outside, and the ground beneath his feet was shaking violently. His first reaction was that the Russians had started shelling our camp.
When Shafer rushed out of the tent, the entire camp was in chaos. The motorized battalion was located in the open land between two hills. At this time, small Soviet troops appeared in the valleys on both sides.
, they attack the camp with new rockets from a high position. After each rocket hits the ground and explodes, it will form a killing radius of up to 50 meters from the explosion point.
As long as you enter the explosion range, even if you have nine lives like a cat, you may not be able to survive. The flying shrapnel will penetrate your body, and the huge shock wave will shatter your internal organs. The lucky person will die on the spot.
will die, and those who are lucky enough to survive will have to wait for death in despair and pain.
The German soldiers in the camp had never seen such weapons before, and those they had seen had long since been wiped out. They were scurrying around like headless flies for a while. Rockets were still falling from the sky, and each explosion would kill the flesh and blood of several German officers and soldiers.
Flying sideways. For a moment, the air was filled with the strange smell of gunpowder smoke and blood.
"It's over. In less than half an hour, our camp will be completely destroyed." Shafer looked at the explosion spots around him and was muttering to himself when a rocket landed three or four meters behind him and exploded.
When the fire and smoke dissipated, the spot where Lieutenant Shafer was standing turned into a smoking crater. The fragments of broken military uniforms inside indicated that a German soldier had been standing in this position before the explosion.