Chapter 320: coincide

Chapter 320 Coincidence

The battle was over in ten minutes.

This small battle once again proved that "soldiers are better than many"...but it seems wrong. Shulka believes that the greater effect of this battle should be to catch the enemy by surprise:

This group of German troops was chasing and killing the fleeing Soviet troops in the rear, and their vigilance was very low. In addition, when the Soviet troops started fighting, their tactics were well coordinated. As soon as they came up, they were stunned by overwhelming firepower. Almost before the other party reacted, the bayonet was plunged into their chests, so it is reasonable for the German army to collapse quickly.

However, the Soviet army did not charge too hard. After all, its purpose was not to counterattack, let alone kill the enemy... The German army has much more troops than the Soviet army in this local area. A seriously understaffed company is simply not enough for them to squeeze their teeth.

So with an order, the Soviet army, which had chased for a certain distance, withdrew to the shore.

The German army came up again and entered a stalemate with the Soviet army.

It is easy to fall into a stalemate in actual combat, which is mainly caused by the development of equipment.

Before the invention of the machine gun, this situation was rare. Usually, there were too many people and a group charged to solve the problem.

After the invention of the machine gun, it was just a row of bullets. The group charge with a large number of people was ineffective.

This kind of stalemate was also common in World War II, but it can be broken by the coordination of tanks, aircraft, and artillery.

The defense of the 1st Battalion at this time is actually telling the German army that it is time to send tanks up.

However, as soon as the tank came up, it almost scared Shulka and others into a fool.

There was a "rumbling" sound of motors in the dark, and occasionally there was a "cluck" sound when tanks pushed down trees.

Shuerka had someone fire a flare, and saw German tanks and armored vehicles everywhere in the snow, densely packed row after row, and the black "cross" pressed up like a dark cloud.

Perhaps it was because it was dark and the road could not be seen clearly, and there were German soldiers in front of them commanding with signal lights, so they were not moving fast.

Before Shulka took a serious look, there was the whistling sound of shells in the air, and the German army launched a charge on the defense line of the first battalion. A dozen tanks led by the infantry headed straight towards this direction under the cover of infantry.

"Retreat!" Captain Venyakov shouted amid the explosion of shells.

The soldiers quickly put away their weapons and retreated. Of course, they did not forget to lay mines behind them before they ran... This is the basic common sense of retreat, and two companies must cover each other to retreat, otherwise there is no way to run bullets fired from behind by the enemy.

Shuerka was in a bit of a panic during the retreat. He fell down several times on the way. If his comrades hadn't helped Shuerka up in time, he, the "breakout hero", might have been captured by the enemy in this small battle.

But in the end Shulka ran back to the trench without any risk, and then sat down in the trench panting.

"What's the matter, Comrade Shulka?" the instructor asked, "You seem to have been frightened just now!"

"Yes!" Shulka replied out of breath.

"Comrade company commander is too excited!" The veteran continued, "I think so many tanks will be blown into the lake soon!"

The surrounding soldiers laughed in unison.

Shulka didn't bother to explain. He was really flustered just now. Running on the snow was a little different. It had to hop like a rabbit. Usually Shulka didn't find it difficult, but It won't work if you run fast.

And the rest of the Soviets... they're used to it.

But being a hero is good, and the fighters will spontaneously understand it in other directions.

The German army did not rush to chase, they followed the tanks and slowly advanced.

Then, a few tanks drove up to the lake, and then a few more... soon one after another drove up.

At this time, Shulka's hanging heart was completely relieved, and the German army did not have any doubts.

The German army had no reason to doubt, not only because it was dark and the Soviet army's camouflage was in place, but also because even the German army could not believe that there was such a coincidence in the world...the direction they chose to attack at night and break through on a large scale was precisely That's where the enemy set up traps.

Rokossovsky was a little excited. He called the battalion headquarters and asked, "How is the situation?"

"Everything is normal!" Lieutenant Venyakov replied: "The enemy was fooled, in fact... the enemy broke in by himself, much more than we imagined!"

"Yes!" Rokossovsky replied: "A motorized division and an infantry division are the armored main force. The enemy armored division is also moving in your direction. Block them, and reinforcements will arrive soon!"

This is the tactic of the German army. Once a breakthrough is successfully opened somewhere, the main force of its troops will pour in from this breakthrough like a flood that bursts a bank, and then use the high mobility of the armored troops to quickly penetrate behind the enemy's troops and knock them out. Split surround.

"Yes, Comrade General!" Captain Venyakov replied.

The battle started in the next second. The German army discovered the position of the Soviet defense line, and then bombed the defense line with artillery.

However, the German army did not take the Soviet line of defense seriously.

Commanding this force was Major General Felix, commander of the German 14th Motorized Infantry Division. At this time, he was confidently reporting to Holt on the phone: "Yes, General, we have broken through the enemy's line of defense. Although the follow-up There is another line of defense, but it is not worth mentioning...it is not complete, it is a simple line of defense built of snow, and there are very few troops!"

Holt was a little worried, and confessed: "There is a lake in front of you, pay attention to your tanks!"

"Yes, General!" Major General Felix replied: "I think we will reach the lake by breaking through this line of defense!"

This shows that the Germans have not scouted the terrain.

In fact, they have always attached great importance to intelligence because they pay attention to mobility. At this time, there is a lake in front of them clearly marked on their map, but they were deceived by the disguise of the Soviet army... just like Shulka said , there can be no stones on the surface of the lake, and of course there will be no trees, shrubs, or a hut.

So, they took it for granted that they hadn't reached their destination yet, and the lake should be farther away, that is, behind the Soviet line of defense.

Major General Felix thought so, so he shouted into the walkie-talkie: "Forward! Roll their lines under the tracks!"

"This time!" Looking at the "rumbling" tanks moving forward, Major General Felix said to his adjutant: "Even the Fourth Tank Brigade can't save them!"

(end of this chapter)