Seeing that the machine gun fire points on the Soviet position were destroyed, the German infantry who had just hidden themselves got up from the ground one after another, and in small groups, they adopted short leap forward tactics and quickly approached the Soviet position.
Although the machine gun firepower point was destroyed, there were still dozens of soldiers in the trenches. How could they watch the enemy soldiers approaching the soldiers. Therefore, when the enemy entered the range of 150 meters, they opened fire one after another.
The assault rifles fired bursts from a distance of 150 meters, forming a dense fire net. German soldiers who tried to pass through were beaten into pieces by random shots.
Seeing that the infantry attack was frustrated, the German tanks launched in time and drove towards the Soviet position. The tank commander's idea was very simple. There were not many artillery shells left. He wanted to use artillery shells to destroy the Soviet troops hiding in the trenches.
The Russians are obviously unrealistic. Now they can only cover the infantry charge, so that they can possibly kill the Russian command post.
The German tanks drove towards the trenches, playing into the hands of the guard battalion commander. He quickly called two soldiers and asked them to climb out of the trenches with cluster grenades and look for a suitable opportunity to blow up the enemy tanks.
But the enemy tank discovered this Soviet attempt. An MG42 machine gun that had just been set up in the distance was aimed at the two soldiers who climbed out of the trench and fired wildly. The dense bullets made the soil around the two soldiers feel like boiling.
The situation started to boil, and soon one soldier was unfortunately shot and lay there motionless covered in blood. But the other soldier still grabbed the cluster grenade and continued to crawl forward bravely.
An officer came to the guard battalion commander and said to him nervously: "Comrade battalion commander, the enemy's machine gun fire is too strong. It seems that our soldiers cannot get close to the enemy's tanks at all."
"Behind us is the division headquarters," the guard battalion commander said with a serious expression: "Do you want the German tanks to collapse the division headquarters?"
The officer turned his head and glanced at the wooden house more than a hundred meters away behind him, and said in an uncertain tone: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I think Comrade Division Commander saw that the situation here is not good, and may have moved."
"This is impossible." The guard battalion commander shook his head and said: "The attack of the main force in the north has not achieved any results. Even if the division commander and others want to move, where can they move to? I think with the character of the division commander, they must be still there at this moment.
The battle is being directed in that wooden house."
The guard battalion commander's guess was correct. Gritsenko was in his headquarters at the moment, talking to a regiment commander at the front: "...What did you say, the position was taken down? But, ten minutes ago, you still
Tell me, our army will not be able to seize the enemy's position at least before noon... What, what? Only when the Marine Corps Brigade attacks from the enemy's flank can you successfully seize the enemy's position? ...Marine Brigade
Where did it come from?...I don't know? What did you do as a regiment leader? You can't even figure out such a simple thing...I'll give you a quarter of an hour to figure out this unit immediately.
The origin of it and report it to me.”
The division chief of staff waited for Gritsenko to put down the phone and quickly asked: "Comrade division commander, what happened at the front?"
"The position we fought all night and failed to capture was captured."
"What, the position was taken down?" the division chief of staff asked in surprise: "How was it taken down?"
"The other party didn't make it clear. They only said that just as their attack was repulsed by the Germans, rockets suddenly attacked the enemy's position. Then, sailors from the Marine Corps Brigade rushed out from the enemy's flank and captured it in one fell swoop.
They have captured the enemy's position. Now, they are rushing towards the depth of the enemy's defenses. It will not take long before they can join forces with the friendly forces heading south."
"Then do we need to transfer the headquarters?" The division chief of staff couldn't help but feel ecstatic after learning that the long-unconquerable position had been captured, but he quickly regained his composure. Thinking of the dangers the division now faced, he reminded Gritzen
Co: "The enemy tanks are getting closer and closer to us."
When Gritsenko heard what the Chief of Staff said, he quickly came to the window and found that three enemy tanks had already approached the trenches defended by his own soldiers. In just a minute or two, the tracks of the German tanks would be able to run over the trenches.
At this moment, a cloud of mud suddenly rose up next to a moving tank. Seeing this, the division chief of staff immediately shouted: "What the hell, what is going on? Where is the artillery fire?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the body of the German tank driving to the west suddenly burst into flames. A moment later, the tank was enveloped in flames and thick smoke.
The division chief of staff quickly searched the surroundings and shouted excitedly: "Comrade division commander, tanks, our tanks."
"Tank, what tank?" Gritsenko frowned and said displeasedly: "Where did the tank come from?"
"Comrade division commander, look to the west quickly." The division chief of staff pointed to the west and shouted excitedly like a child: "There are many tanks of our army to the west."
Major General Gritsenko quickly looked in the direction pointed by the division chief of staff, and saw a dozen T-34 tanks lined up in the distance, rushing out from the German flank. What he just saw soaring into the sky
The mud and the destroyed German tanks are their masterpieces.
The field of view in the tank was limited. The German tanks heading towards the Soviet trenches did not notice the Soviet tanks coming out from the sides at all. As a result, after a round of shelling from the other side, the two tanks turned into burning objects on the battlefield.
of torch.
Seeing that the tanks covering the German infantry attack were destroyed by friendly tanks. The guard battalion commander suddenly stood up straight from the trench and shouted to the soldiers on the left and right: "Comrades, charge with me!" After that, he
Climbing out of the trench on hands and knees, he rushed towards the German soldiers in front with his assault rifle. As he ran, he kept firing bursts to kill those enemies who seemed to be a threat to him.
The number of German troops was roughly the same as that of the Soviet troops, but the charging Soviet soldiers each had an assault rifle and had an absolute advantage in firepower. Many German soldiers who were shooting with rifles were still there after firing a shot.
When he pulled the bolt, he was knocked to the ground by the oncoming bullet.
In less than five minutes, the German troops that rushed near the division headquarters were killed by the guard battalion and the approaching tank troops.
While cleaning the battlefield, a soldier came to the battalion commander with a tank crew and reported to him: "Comrade battalion commander, this is the tank battalion commander of a friendly army."
"Hello, comrade battalion commander." The tank battalion commander raised his hand in salute and said, "I am the commander of the second battalion of the 100th tank brigade. I was originally ordered to launch a feint attack on the enemy, but the scout reported to me that this is
There was a fighting going on, and I was worried that our troops would be in danger, so I rushed over with the whole battalion."
"Comrade Major, thank you so much." The guard battalion commander held the other party's hand and said emotionally: "If you had come half an hour later, I think our entire army would have been destroyed."
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Zhukov, who was sitting in Shumakovo, saw that it was already dawn outside and the battle in Sokov was not over yet. He couldn't help but become a little worried. He quickly called Air Force Commander Novikov in Moscow and told him directly
The ground asked: "Comrade General, this is Zhukov. I would like to ask, how much air power can you use now?"
Novikov heard Zhukov's question and asked with some surprise: "Comrade Marshal, you are currently on the Voronezh Front. They are equipped with an air force group. Isn't the existing air power enough?"
"It's not enough, it's far from enough." Although Zhukov knew that Novikov could not see it, he still shook his head and said: "Yesterday not only all the fighter planes of the Voronezh Front's 2nd Air Force Group took off to compete with the enemy for air supremacy.
The 16th Air Force Group, to which Rokossovsky's Central Front belongs, has also all entered the battle. If we want to completely control the air superiority over Kursk, we will need more aircraft."
"Comrade Marshal, I understand what you mean." Although Novikov is the commander of the Soviet Air Force, he is still a clever woman who can't make a living without straw. Air force is needed on all fronts, and he no longer has any air force units that he can dispatch.
The new air force is being formed, and the pilots are still studying in the aviation school. Even if they want to go to the battlefield, they will have to wait until the end of the year. Therefore, he euphemistically said: "If you really need more air force, you can directly contact the Supreme Commander himself. See
Can air forces be mobilized from other fronts to strengthen Kursk?"
Zhukov remembered that he had promised Sokov to provide air support for his troops after dawn, so he asked cautiously: "How long will it take?"
"I think as long as the Supreme Commander himself agrees, we can complete the transition of the Air Force in a week at most."
"What, it will take a week." Zhukov frowned and said, "No, it's too long. I can't wait that long. I need an air force now to provide air support for Sokov's offensive forces.
.”
After Novikov waited for Zhukov to finish speaking, he sighed softly and said: "Comrade Marshal, I want to help you, but I'm really sorry. As an air force commander, I am just a polished commander now, and I don't have anything that can help you."
Mobilized Air Force."
Zhukov asked a few more questions, but seeing that he really couldn't get the air support he wanted from Novikov, he could only sigh softly and said, "Okay, then I'll find another way."
Lunev, who was sitting next to him, was still holding on to a sense of luck when he heard Zhukov calling Novikov. When he saw Zhukov put down the phone in disappointment, his heart became cold, and he asked tentatively:
"Comrade Marshal, so we are unable to provide any air support to Commander Sokov?"
Zhukov glanced at Lunev and said nothing. Instead, he picked up the cold tea on the table and took a sip. He frowned and thought for a while before saying to Lunev: "Give Misha a telegram and ask
Ask him how his situation is and ask him to give me an accurate answer. How long will it take to defeat the German Imperial Division?"
When Runev heard Zhukov's instructions, he dared not neglect it and quickly asked the telegraph operator to send an inquiry telegram to Sokov.
At this moment, Sokov was getting more and more panicked. He originally thought that this imperial division had been rebuilt and had suffered a heavy blow from himself, so it would not take much effort to kill him. But he did not expect that the battle would enter dawn.
The remaining German troops are still resisting. According to Major General Gritsenko's report, the division has now been reduced by more than half, its offensive strength has been severely weakened, and the enemy is still counterattacking them. They cannot continue to move south.
Get closer.
After seeing the telegram from Major General Gritsenko, Sokov was so angry that he cursed. He did not expect that the battle would turn out like this. It seemed that the detour mission should not have been given to the 384th Division in the first place. If it had been allowed
If other divisions join the battle or invest more troops, the battle may be over long ago.
But there is no medicine for regret in the world. No matter how much regret Sokov felt in his heart, he could not change the status quo. Seeing Sokov walking back and forth in the room like an ant on a hot pot, infantry brigade commander Uza rested for several hours.
Lieutenant Colonel Cove came closer and asked with a smile: "Comrade Commander, our brigade has rested long enough. Can you see if you can put us into battle again. I promise you, no matter how hard the Germans in front are fighting
You are tenacious, as long as our brigade takes action, the battle can be resolved within an hour at most."
Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov's words made Sokov a little excited: Now the 62nd Brigade has never been able to break through the German defenses, and there is no news about the 84th Brigade that detoured back to the German left flank, leaving Uzakov's Brigade behind.
Give it a try, maybe you can break the current deadlock.
Just when Sokov was about to make a decision, a staff officer suddenly came to him with a telegram and reported excitedly to him: "Comrade Commander, good news, good news. Colonel Chuvashov's navy
The 84th Brigade has successfully detoured back to the German left flank and launched a surprise attack. Now they have joined forces with the 384th Division and are actively moving north. They believe that they can achieve peace and harmony in a short period of time.
Reunion of troops heading south."
At this time, the radio operator came to Sokov and said nervously: "Comrade Commander, I just received a telegram from Comrade Military Commissar."
Although it seemed a bit strange for Luniev to send him a telegram, Sokov still asked casually: "What did the telegram say?"
"Ask when we can deal with our current enemy."
Chuvashov's troops joined forces with the 384th Division, which gave Sokov confidence. He took a deep breath and said to the radio operator: "Call back Comrade Military Commissar. We hope to completely solve the current situation before eight o'clock in the morning."
enemy."
After Uzakov waited for the radio operator to leave, he raised his hand to look at his watch and tentatively asked Sokov: "Comrade Commander, it is already six o'clock. According to our current style of play, it can be finished before eight o'clock."
Fight?"
"According to the current fighting style, it will definitely be difficult to end the battle before eight o'clock." Sokov looked at Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov and said with a smile: "But if your brigade is put into battle, won't it be
Can the process of the battle be greatly shortened?"
"Great, Comrade Commander, this is great." Seeing that Sokov was preparing to put his infantry brigade into battle, Uzakov was overjoyed. He said repeatedly: "On behalf of the commanders and fighters of the entire brigade, I assure you that