Chapter 1090

As early as our army was still gathering at the foot of the mountain, the German army stopped the construction of fortifications, hid in the trench which was only half dug, and put all kinds of weapons on the edge of the trench. The machine gun or mortar positions in the outer scattered bunkers were also well prepared for combat. As soon as our troops entered the range, they opened fire immediately.

I can't help but worry when I see the German troops waiting for them through the telescope. I am deeply afraid that the counterattack troops are moving too fast. They will enter the range of the German machine guns before the Rockets fire. In that case, they will suffer great sacrifice. Therefore, as I watched the formation move forward, I raised my hand and looked at my watch from time to time, silently calculating where the artillery might go when they fired.

Before our artillery opened fire, the German mortars fired first. Several mortar shells roared down on the open ground and exploded, one of which landed in the first row. The blast wave overturned several commanders and fighters and blasted a gap in the neat line. The commanders and fighters in the back row speeded up and filled the gap in front.

Seeing that our commanders and fighters were bombarded by the enemy, I was about to turn around and ask bofsky to inform the Rockets to fire ahead of time. Then I heard a strange sound in the air. Then the arrow like fire cut through the sky. After drawing arcs in the air, the Rockets with long tails accurately landed on the south slope of position 4. The position was immediately enveloped by a sea of fire, and then came a terrible roar.

Half of the counterattack troops marching on the open ground saw that the position was covered by a sea of fire. Instead of slowing down, they changed from walking to trotting. Seeing this, I couldn't help exclaiming in surprise, because according to their way of running, they may rush into the fire coverage area before the second round of rocket salvo starts, and it will be a burning end

When our soldiers rushed into the range of 400 meters, mortars and machine guns that were not destroyed by artillery fire on the hillside opened fire. Sporadic explosive shells, and machine gun shot out of the rain of bullets, from time to time our army officers and men down.

At this time, the sound of rocket flying was heard again in the air. A moment later, the south slope of position 4 turned into a sea of fire again. Mortars and machine guns, which were still making death a moment ago, were silent in the sea of fire. Seeing that the enemy's resistance stopped, our officers and men speeded up their charge and rushed south.

Seeing this, nikolasov exclaimed excitedly: "it's wonderful, it's wonderful. Comrade commander, as you can see, our soldiers have rushed up, rushed up, and will soon be able to take back the position. "

But I am not so optimistic as nikolasov. I look through the telescope at the hillside full of smoke and craters, and try my best to search for the possible survivors.

When the commanders and fighters approached the position halfway up the mountain, many grenades suddenly flew out of the broken trench which had been blasted into virtual soil and fell in the queue to explode. After rising the fire and smoke, the officers and men who were shrouded in it fell one after another. Those who were lucky not to be bombed at the back hid in the crater beside them, shooting in the direction of the grenade, or throwing the grenade they carried with them.

Seeing that the soldiers were shooting at the trench where they could not see clearly where the enemy was, I suddenly thought of another thing. I put down my telescope and asked Nekrasov, "Comrade Colonel, last time your division got 1000 Kalashnikov rifles, how did you distribute them?"

"Each regiment has 300 branches, and the remaining 100 are under the unified management of the division." "I asked the commander of 223 regiment today, and he said that in order to ensure the victory of the counterattack, half of the commanders and fighters of the Third Battalion were equipped with Kalashnikov rifles, and the rest were bobosha submachine guns or mosinlagan rifles," he replied

As soon as I heard it, I thought it was not good. Although the Kalashnikov rifle is easy to use, it still has a familiar process. If half of the shock troops are equipped with new weapons, not only will it not enhance their combat effectiveness, but it will greatly reduce their combat effectiveness because the soldiers are not familiar with this kind of weapon. But now that the troops have rushed up and engaged in close combat with the remaining German troops, there is no way to adjust them.

Povsky curiously asked nikolasov: "Sir, you see the trenches on the hillside have almost been destroyed by our rockets, but where are the enemies who are still fighting coming from?" I recognized the implication of his words, which was to question nikolasov: didn't you just say that there were no tunnels in position 4? So how did so many enemies survive under our powerful firepower?

In fact, I also found out the question that povsky asked, but I haven't had time to ask. Since he asked, I kept silent and wanted to hear what Nekrasov said.

After a moment's silence, Nekrasov pointed to the position in the distance and said, "commander, Colonel, you see, on both sides of the south slope, there are traffic trenches connecting with the north. I estimate that most of the enemy's troops were hiding on the north slope when they were under fire. When our commanders and fighters rush up the hillside and can no longer get artillery support, they rush out from the side and block our charging road with firepower. "

Although the officers and men on the hillside had no artillery support, they used the crater as a cover to evade the enemy, formed a fire blockade network with grenades and machine guns, and continued to charge upward. As soon as some soldiers emerge from the crater, they are hit by enemy bullets or knocked down by flying shrapnel.

The officers and men hiding in the crater did not rush up blindly when they saw that their comrades in arms were knocked down one after another. It's about standing up, shooting out and squatting, or rolling from one crater to another. The German soldiers hid in the trenches. Although the defeated soldiers were still shooting or throwing grenades, they still could not stop our soldiers from approaching the fortifications. The soldiers hiding in the crater threw a series of hand grenades. When the smoke in the trench was so heavy that the German army's vision was affected, they jumped out of the crater and rushed into the trench decisively, launching a close combat with the German army inside. A little breakthrough, the German army was in a mess. More and more officers and men jumped out of the crater, rushed into the trench, mixed with the remaining German officers and men, and launched a close fight. Although my observation post is two kilometers away from the fighting place, I always seem to hear the cry of killing in my ears. As I watched, the German resistance finally stopped, and the commanders and soldiers in the trenches rushed from the East and west to the north along the traffic trench. When I saw the red flag flying over position 4 again, I breathed a long breath and said that I would finally take back the damned position. With this lesson, the front departments will certainly step up their vigilance. It is impossible for the German army to win our position so easily. Half an hour later, the commander of the Third Battalion hurried back to the observation post and personally reported to me the good news of the recovery. I carefully looked at the young captain standing in front of me, and saw that his collar was open, and his narrow face covered with smoke and dirt was full of joy. "Comrade commander, we have successfully recovered position No. 4," he told me cheerfully“ Good job, comrade captain I raised my hands and slapped him heavily on the shoulder. After praising him, I told them, "since the position has been taken back, we should hold it well and never let the Germans take it again. Do you understand? "“ I see, comrade commander. " The captain replied loudly. I nodded with satisfaction to the captain's reply. Then he turned around and said to povsky standing beside him, "Comrade Colonel, you call the deputy commander and say that position 4 has been taken back. Ask him to report the good news to the headquarters of the front army immediately."“ Yes, comrade commander. " Povsky, who witnessed the whole process of recovering the No. 4 position, gave a loud promise.