Chapter 440: Defensive Position in the Forest

After the meeting, since Wolf insisted on staying and fighting the Soviets, the other three regiment commanders had nothing to say. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

By radio, the Germans in the forest were in contact with their divisional headquarters, and their details were reported to the army group.

As it stands, partisan activities throughout Belarus are becoming more and more frequent, sabotage is taking place around the occupied cities, and assassinations of German soldiers are taking place even in the cities. For the German army group stationed in the south of White Russia, their task was mainly to maintain local law and order, to provide a stable rear for the large corps at the front.

However, now there are guerrillas everywhere, and the army group does not even have the ability to send more manpower to support the 715th and 722nd divisions. The reason is very simple, this group army is composed of three divisions, the 805th Division is responsible for the defense of the city of Moziri, but also has to deal with the guerrillas operating nearby, and the distance is too far to move troops.

After consulting the information, the commander of the army group was surprised by the reappearance of the missing Soviet 284th Division, because they should have been wiped out by the SS Reich Division! Unless this is the remnants of the original banner, but in terms of combat effectiveness, the elite infantry regiments of the two infantry divisions that can fight can retreat, and only this 284th division can do it.

Therefore, the new order was quickly conveyed, and the army group agreed to be provided with tactical cover by the Wolf Regiment of the 722nd Division, and the tired soldiers of the other three regiments could return.

With the exact order, Wolf stopped whining. He said to his colleagues who were about to evacuate: "Since you are leaving, leave your weapons and ammunition behind." I need rifle bullets, machine guns and submachine guns, all fifty mm mortars and ammunition handed over. Since you don't need these anymore, I will provide you with the necessary blankets and food for your evacuation. ”

Without weapons, there is not much difference between a soldier and an unarmed ordinary person. It was a difficult choice, and Hoffmann agreed on behalf of the wounded Freud, and Ludwig, in the spirit of his comrades in the same division, did not hesitate to order his men to hand over the necessary ammunition, and even asked if there were any volunteers in the team who could stay and fight together.

This question is not too important, after all, they are all men of the same division, and more than 500 people do not want to be cowards, and decide to hold off the enemy until they die in battle, so that the troops under the command of Wolf have reached 3,000 men.

With someone he has confidence, but if he knows that the Soviets have more than 6,000 pursuers, he may also be wise to retreat with his allies.

The evacuees did not stay, and on this day they left one after another.

Hoffman was in a deep mood, and this defeat was far more tragic than the last one. If it is said that in the last siege battle, the weather caused the army to be greatly reduced and greatly dampened the combat effectiveness, then this time it was held down and beaten by the enemy, and there was no power to fight back.

Fortunately, there was a guy who was not afraid of death as a cover, and he couldn't help but turn his head, look in the direction of Wolfe's position, and sigh helplessly: "You will soon be able to witness the horror of the enemy, maybe the situation you encounter is even more terrifying." ”

So where is Wolf now?

Even though it was already afternoon and the sun was setting, Wolf ordered the whole regiment to camp on the spot and build fortifications on the small plain between the two woods.

The so-called since the enemy is very good at forest warfare, then the troops are placed on the flat ground, and there is no vegetation to cover the enemy, what can the enemy do?

In order to set an example, he himself also held a sapper shovel and stood on a high place to face the soldiers who were digging in the earth.

"Gentlemen, we need to dig the trenches as soon as possible. Build two ring defenses, which will serve as a fortress, and we will show our courage and astonishment to destroy the enemy who has been bothering us for a long time! You have a great opportunity to destroy the enemy and the area will be peaceful! ”

The soldiers shouted in response, and the soldiers of the Wolf Regiment did not believe in the evil, and established their positions step by step, and decided for a long time to fight a positional battle with the Soviet army in a dignified manner.

It's just that their cheers in response to the regimental commander were heard by the Soviet troops with sharp ears.

Balzen had been in the vanguard for a long time, and following the direction from which the noise was coming from, they spotted strange figures.

Suddenly, Balzen ordered his men to lie down at once. He picked up the binoculars and followed the gaps in the trees to see strange figures in the woods and plains.

"It's terrible that they're building a position?" Balzen ordered the map to be brought and roughly determined the location of the enemy.

A scout also hurriedly reported: "Company commander, this enemy still has heavy weapons, I saw field artillery!" Exactly the same as what we seized! ”

"What? Krupp cannon?! ”

Following the direction of the soldier, Balzen saw the very familiar figure. "There are ten gates in total, and the enemy we are pursuing definitely does not have these! They are the new enemy, and it is impossible for them to be the rout of the beast that will be the one who will be trapped and fighting. ”

Balzen knew very well that this time the Germans had sent four infantry regiments in a big way, three of which were defeated by their own troops, and one never appeared.

Perhaps the one who appeared in front of me now was the infantry regiment that had never met. They also carried infantry guns, which were so powerful that Balzen knew that they could bombard targets up to ten kilometers away. Because the captured artillery was put into actual combat, it was immediately used as a sniper weapon by Doronin, and a salvo hit a group of enemies.

The thick tubing fellows were pulled by horses, and a group of German soldiers were in a position of assumptions, with huge artillery shields, each of which was spaced far enough apart.

Barzen gritted his teeth and said to his subordinates: "You all keep your eyes open and write everything about the enemy in your mind, or draw it on paper. Gather enough information before the sun sets, and then hand it over to the deputy division commander for decision. ”

Many people looked at them in affirmative, but one soldier asked more: "Company commander, after nightfall, we may be able to carry out a night attack, a surprise attack when the enemy is not firmly established, we have fought like this along the way, and this time we may be able to defeat them." ”

Balzen smiled and patted the man on the back. "Little comrade, your idea is very good, and you will score the occasion without attacking overnight. You see, the enemy's machine-gun fortresses have already been built, breaking through the enemy's positions in an open area, and night attacks can also pay huge casualties. ”

After a long battle, the soldiers were tired. Everyone wants to continue to achieve victory, and if it were other troops, they would definitely charge heroically, which would have played into the hands of the enemy! Even if it was a night attack, because he heard about the situation that happened to the Ravlian camp and the possibility of a night attack in the future, Balzen was not optimistic at all.

The fighters of the reconnaissance company were hidden, wrapped in white cloth and well camouflaged, and the Germans were busy digging pits and did not notice the forest a few hundred meters away, and dozens of pairs of eyes were watching every move here. But the muzzle was still aimed at the nearby forest, and Balzen's guess was solid, and it was precisely because of the experience of the defeat of friendly forces that Wolf became suspicious. He ordered the Heavy to keep his eyes open, listen to all strange noises, and stay alert even when night fell.

The enemy did not look like a tired army at all, and Balzen left with the darkness, knowing that this time the troops had hit a nail. As for how to pull out this nail that was lying on the way to the army, the deputy division commander will deal with it. (To be continued.) )