Chapter 1086 Bloody Battle 3
Chapter 1086 Bloody Battle 3
"The Germans took the initiative and successfully defeated our previous corps. We lost at least 70 or more artillery pieces. In a 1V1 encounter, we could not stop the opponent." A staff officer told Brussino Huhui reports.
"In this case, let the regiments at the back deploy as planned. All the artillery will be used. I don't believe it. The Germans can penetrate our defense line." That night, when Brusinov received this information , finally decided to start the decisive battle in advance. To say that he was unprepared for the Germans' proactive attack was obviously impossible. Even before the attack, Brusinov had already considered what would happen if Germany's elite armored forces directly confronted him?
"Germany's so-called fast armored divisions are not all armored units. They will still have a large number of infantry units. Therefore, the key for us to fight against this kind of enemy is to use a certain amount of troops to entangle their armored units and then concentrate the superior infantry units to attack. We have more artillery and machine guns for the opponent's infantry units. If their tanks are contained, the winner will definitely be us!" In his pre-war instructions, the Russian general wrote this.
Therefore, once encountering the main German fast division, the Russian offensive force will expand into a pin formation, with two regiments forming a combat unit, and will be reinforced by a large number of 3-speed rapid-fire artillery and a small number of 122MM howitzers. Behind this Z-shaped formation, there are a large number of heavy artillery and even railway cannon. The three combat units will form an attack front with a width of about 15 kilometers on the front. This width is very particular. The howitzers of the battle group can support each other. However, with the mobility of the tank unit, it is very difficult to get around it. After all, the tanks in World War I can only run a little faster than people.
"The last ten kilometers? Forget it, we won't move forward." When it was dark, the major general received news from the front line that the main force of the Russian army had arrived and a wide front was launched. It was impossible to continue the attack. People may still be able to persevere, but they cannot carry a large number of artillery and ammunition. Unlike light infantry combat, for the European powerful forces, without artillery and tanks, they would really become toothless tigers. Seeing that he couldn't escape, he had no choice but to fight hard.
"We only have one night to prepare and order all non-mechanized infantry units to build fortifications immediately. Our fate will be decided tomorrow!" the major general ordered. So, everyone from the battalion-level officers to the cooks took an engineer shovel and started digging trenches. The professional and technical level of the army can reflect the quality of a unit, and the execution ability can also be reflected. When an order is issued, the soldier can complete the order efficiently and without compromise. This in itself is a manifestation of quality. On average, one soldier Soldiers can dig out a lying bunker in an average of 25 to 30 minutes on such a not-so-hard ground. And then they began to deepen and connect to each other.
With a relatively sufficient number of tractor vehicles and horses, the artillery captured yesterday was not wasted and was directly dragged to the front line for reinforcement of support points. For most of the night, there was the sound of rustling digging on the German positions. This sound, like an amplified rat chewing wood, can be heard even thousands of meters away.
Some vehicles were not idle either. They transported some stones or wood to reinforce some key support points. Don't ask where the wood came from. When passing through a small town, the tanks of the Rapid Forces played the role of bulldozers... .....
If Prince Ruprecht watched his men hastily establish a division-level defensive position in one night, he would definitely be very pleased. The full strength of the 10th Rapid Division is about 18,000 people, and this time there are 15,000 people accompanying the advance. More than 6,000 people with fast mobility capabilities were dispatched, and nearly 9,000 people remained. Logistics personnel, cooking classes, and various auxiliary personnel also participated in the battle this time. They picked up the attached rifles and grenades and silently joined the reserve team.
"Tomorrow, I will lead all mobile forces to attack the Russian troops in the north. The north is the most suitable for attacking, with a wide front and flat terrain. Your task is to hold on until we penetrate the opponent or the reinforcements arrive from behind. "The major general issued the order.
As for why the mobile troops are not on defense? A few hours later, when dawn was approaching, the Russian train guns told everyone why! When a loud noise like thunder came from several kilometers away, everyone knew that if it was just a passive defense, then the 10th Rapid Division would end up being crushed by the opponent's heavy artillery and the sea of people! After a roughly 10-inch shell landed on the ground, a huge crater was created that was several meters deep and more than 30 meters in diameter! It's as shocking as the scratches of a giant.
Fortunately, the major general acted quickly. As early as night, the major general had already commanded his troops to secretly enter the predetermined position. They advanced along the terrain and trees to a place less than 2,000 meters away from the Russian position. . Then, now everything is ready and all we need is the east wind!
The Russians really spent a lot of money this time! Nearly three digits of artillery of various calibers conducted fire preparations for more than 30 minutes, which is considered a record in division-level field combat situations. In each case, countless crimson light spots rise from a distance. The shrieking sound produced by the high-speed shells in the air is like the grim smile of death. Every minute, tons of artillery shells fell on the ground, and the earth groaned under the constant bombardment. Countless plumes of smoke obscured the German defensive positions. Flames and shrapnel raged in the air, and the shock wave generated by the explosion was transmitted in the air and on the ground, just like the dusk of the gods. The sky was obscured by smoke screens, and tons of shells fell like a flaming meteorite rain at the end of the world. The earth was torn apart by huge force. The entire forward position was covered by dense artillery shells like the surface of the moon!
Human life is as fragile as a flame in a storm under this devastating attack. Three digits of German officers and soldiers were torn into pieces in the baptism of the fire storm. Most of them died without intact bodies. A small number of charred fragments could be found. When the bodies were finally collected, the most complete body was that of a man. The sergeant who had his lower body cut off, but he did not suffer too much before he died, because before that, his internal organs had been shattered by the shock wave of the shell.
The surviving people tried their best to lay their bodies on the ground and protected their heads with their hands. At first, they could still hear the explosion of artillery, but then they could no longer hear anything. Many people's His ears were broken and he even became deaf.
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