Chapter 747: outflank

Chapter 747 outflank

The shells flew to the German defense line in pieces, and then blasted fireballs and water columns in the German defense... This gave people the feeling of crossing the river, but it seemed that it could indeed be regarded as crossing the river, because at this time The Surovikino can already be said to be a river.

Explosions followed one after another, and lasted for a full hour.

That's one of the benefits of having the full support of the High Command... Well supplied.

According to Zolotarev, the Supreme Command personally participated in the deployment of the 51st Army's supplies.

"The 112th and 118th, these two supply trains were temporarily dispatched!" Zolotarev said: "Two trains personally instructed by Comrade Stalin!"

This may seem like a big deal to Zolotarev, but Shulka doesn't think much of it, because whether it was Stalin himself who ordered it, the loaded ammunition will still be ammunition, and the number will not even increase because of this. Nor will it be bigger.

If there is any difference, it is that the transfer stations along the way give priority to these two trains, even if other vehicles are left to wait for a few hours.

But this seems to be necessary, because at this moment it should be said that the battle of Surovikino, the 51st Army, is the most important... At this time, the supplies Surovikino needs can be said to be an astronomical figure. The ammunition required for artillery preparation, as well as the ammunition and fuel required for the addition of two aviation divisions, all of which are required to be replenished within a day or at least similar.

The reason why "almost" is allowed is because the logistics force can continue to send supplies up when the 51st Army is interspersed, and this part of the supplies can be delayed, but the shells used for artillery preparation and the aviation division The fuel of combat ammunition cannot be delayed for a moment.

All of this was successfully completed under the command of the Supreme Commander and Trufanov.

A considerable part of it was directly diverted to the 51st Army, which directly diverted the supplies destined for the Don River Front Army, which caused even several units of the Don River Front Army to run out of ammunition and food.

As the saying goes, "Soldiers and horses move ahead without food and grass", the replenishment of supplies gave the 51st Army a lot of confidence, and the artillery preparations for such an army-level attack can last for an hour.

But this is by no means a waste, because the artillery preparation at this time is surprisingly effective.

The main reason is that the enemy cannot hide in the craters and trenches... Most of the craters and trenches are flooded, and those who can hide in them do not need to waste shells.

To put it simply, the German soldiers were forced out of their hiding places to either swim on the water or climb to higher places, such as taller buildings, protruding hills, and so on.

But because there are so many people and so little land, these buildings and small hills are often crowded with people, as long as a random shell falls into them, it can set off a **** storm.

Shuerka held up a telescope at the front of the position and watched slowly.

Zolotarev appointed Shulka as the temporary commander of the Naval Infantry Regiment... Needless to say why it is "temporary command". The Naval Infantry Regiment was temporarily formed to attack Surovikino. You must return to your own troops.

This temporary command should have been handed over to naval officers, such as Harichev, because they are more familiar with the Navy's amphibious landing operations.

But Zolotarev insisted that Shulka be responsible.

"We can't make any mistakes, Comrade Shulka!" Zolotarev said: "You know, this independent regiment of naval infantry is not just composed of naval infantry, there are many infantry among them. Therefore, we need a A man who can command both the navy and the infantry!"

There is indeed some truth to this statement.

At the same time, the battle against Surovikino cannot be said to be an amphibious landing battle, it should be said to be a combination of amphibious landing warfare and street fighting... More German soldiers will be forced into the city of Surovikino to hide in buildings, so this kind of Combat itself has its complexities.

Shulka's response is to simply mix the navy and infantry with amphibious landing ships as units, that is, each amphibious landing ship is composed of a fixed number of naval infantry and ordinary infantry: the naval infantry is responsible for driving, fire cover and command In coordination, ordinary infantry is responsible for occupying buildings and clearing remnants of the enemy.

At this time, there were a few soft "chugs" and three red signal flares rose into the sky.

This is the agreed attack signal... The attack signal is not fixed. There are usually three types of signal flares: red, green, and white, and one, two, three, etc. can be used to indicate different information.

It's just that red is more conspicuous and has a long distance, and the Soviet army also likes red, so they usually use three red signal flares to indicate "attack".

The artillery fire immediately turned to extend deep into the enemy.

Shulka nodded to Andrianka beside him, and Andrianka waved the signal flag in his hand to order: "For the Soviet Union! For Stalin, go forward!"

"go ahead!"

"go ahead!"

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The order was issued with a sound, and then the sound of the motor soon "rumbled", and the amphibious landing ships that had been prepared for a long time turned out from the back of the high ground and headed towards Surovikino.

In such shallows, the amphibious landing craft can be said to be an artifact.

Because if the flooded area is impassable for a car, it is easy to run aground for a boat in a half-deep location.

The amphibious landing ship is amphibious, so it can ignore whether it is deep water or shallow water.

The troops were quickly divided into three parts: one part went to the left wing, another part went to the right wing, and a part approached from the front.

Shulka led Harichev's fourth battalion to outflank the left flank... Although there are at most three battalions in the frontal force, the focus is still on one battalion on the left and right flanks.

The reason is very simple. At this time, the German army must be in the process of withdrawing from the floodplain. Whether the two wings can quickly reach and cut off the enemy's retreat means whether they can kill the enemy's vital forces in a timely and effective manner.

But in fact, there is no need to rush to the rear at all. Along the way, the water is already full of enemies struggling and fleeing in the water... There are Germans, Romanians, and Italians.

Some people even called for help in the water.

Of course the Soviet army was not so stupid as to rescue them, and they just raised their rifles and killed them with a few "bang bangs".

There were many scattered enemies, and the amphibious landing ship was strafing with the Goryunov machine gun installed on the bow while advancing, and the soldiers on board also raised their guns to shoot. Some carried floating logs, some climbed electric poles, and many did not even have rifles.

For the Soviet army, they are lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

(end of this chapter)