Seeing the tanks on their side rushing to support, the commanders and fighters who were originally suppressed in the trenches by the light and heavy firepower of the German army suddenly burst out with super combat effectiveness. As they opened fire, they grabbed the grenade that was resting on the edge of the trench, bit off the tab with their teeth and threw it out. The rain of grenades blew up the entire front of the position into a boiling volcano, and blew up the German soldiers who were rushing towards the mountain.

Seeing that the Soviet firepower suddenly intensified, and the tanks and armored vehicles that provided artillery support at the foot of the hill were destroyed one after another under the blows of the Soviet tank units, the German infantry gathered on the hillside panicked. Soon the situation was reversed, and some people actually fled before moving forward, turning around and fleeing down the hill. At first, it was a very small part, but soon more and more enemy troops began to run back, and then it turned into a large-scale rout.

The commander of the Soviet regiment in the position, although he was not too rich in combat experience, but at this moment, seeing the collapse of the German army that was still frantically attacking a few minutes ago, he still knew how to grasp the fighters, so he decisively gave orders to several battalion commanders to attack. Soon, a tsunami of "Ula!" erupted throughout the position. Groups of commanders and fighters jumped out of the trenches and descended into the mountains and pounced on the fleeing German infantry.

After Novikov commanded the troops to destroy all the German tanks and armored vehicles at the foot of the mountain, he was using tank guns and machine guns to eliminate the infantry fleeing from the hillside, when he saw the defenders on the hillside charge, he couldn't help but be ecstatic, feeling that the commander on the hillside was not stupid and knew how to grasp the fighters. After a secret shout, he instructed the signalmen: "Signal the rest of the tanks to turn north and guide the infantry to attack the village." ”

The German soldiers who escaped from the hillside saw that the retreat route was cut off by Soviet tanks in front, and the wolf-like Soviet infantry rushed down from the hillside behind. Many clever German soldiers hurriedly threw their weapons on the ground and raised their hands one after another, waiting for the Soviets to come and capture their prisoners.

When the Soviet commander saw that his tank had made a big turn at the foot of the hill and was heading in the direction of the village to the north, he immediately opened the doorway, knowing that the tank troops were guiding him to attack the village. So they left some of them to contain the prisoners, and the rest continued to follow the tanks.

The regimental commander who was standing on the hillside and was half blown up in the observation post, saw his troops continuing to rush towards the village to the north with the tank, quickly put down the binoculars, turned his head and shouted at the signal soldier sitting on the ground: "Hurry up and call the chief of staff of the army, saying that we are attacking the village occupied by the Germans under the cover of friendly tanks." ”

The chief of staff of the corps, Tamruqi, who was staying in the rear headquarters, was still sad about the annihilation of the 158th Cavalry Regiment, but when he heard the news, a smile appeared on his cold face again.

He personally said to the regiment commander who was holding the hillside position: "Comrade regiment commander, thank you, thank you for telling you this good news. Now, I give you the task of immediately getting in touch with the commanders of the tank units and finding out which part they are. Do you understand? ”

"Understood, Comrade Chief of Staff." The head of the regiment replied respectfully: "I will personally go to do this, and as soon as there is news, I will report it to you immediately." ”

At this moment, Novikov's tank units were only a few hundred meters away from the villages occupied by the Germans. Seeing so many tanks rushing towards them violently, the German major guarding the village couldn't help but panic a little, and hurriedly shouted at the top of his voice: "Shoot, machine gun fire immediately!" ”

The junior officers, who also reacted, immediately rushed to the position of the preset machine guns and shouted at the machine gunners who were in a daze: "Shoot!" Shoot now! The tanks of the Russians cannot be allowed to rush over! ”

"Shoot, shoot, shoot......!" In their frightened shouts, the stunned machine gunners finally came to their senses, lay down behind the machine guns and pulled the trigger.

Dense machine-gun bullets flew at the tank's armor plate and "dang dang", splashing only a little spark, but did not slow down the tank in the slightest. And the tankmen in the tank, seeing that the enemy's firepower points were exposed, unceremoniously began to return fire. The German machine gunners were killed one by one under the fire of the opponent's machine guns, and the secondary shooter and ammunition driver who took their place were also killed in the dense rain of bullets.

The rest of the Germans were frightened, threw down their weapons and ran towards the village. The Soviet tanks were in hot pursuit, knocking down the adobe houses or wooden houses where the Germans were hiding, and then continuing to rush forward, as for the German soldiers who were lucky enough not to die, they were handed over to the infantry who rushed up behind.

While Novikov's tank unit led the infantry into the village, Rokossovsky's armored vehicles and part of the motorized battalion came to the place where the cavalry was completely destroyed. After Rokossovsky got out of the car, he looked around, and after sighing, he ordered the battalion commander who came over, Matlov: "Comrade Major, send your people to check, there are no survivors yet." ”

Matlov knew in his heart that the cavalry that was charging at high speed in the rain of bullets would definitely be killed or injured once they fell into the circus. Even if there were wounded who did not die on the spot, it is a question of whether a survivor can be found after all this time. However, since the commander gave the order, even if he knew that he was just doing his best, he had to do it with all his heart.

After more than ten minutes, Second Lieutenant Kochetov, who was cleaning the battlefield with his soldiers, shouted not far from Rokossovsky: "Comrade commander, come and see, this is the flag of the cavalry regiment!" ”

Hearing the shout, Rokossovsky and Matlov immediately walked towards him. When they got closer, they saw Kochetov holding a half-broken stick with a tattered flag dyed and sticky, on which the number of the 158th Cavalry Regiment could be vaguely seen. Looking at the sticky drops of blood still falling from the corner of the flag, Rokossovsky felt very uncomfortable in his heart, but he only frowned and did not speak.

Although he didn't speak, Matlov next to him saw his expression in his eyes and hurriedly ordered Kochetov: "Comrade Second Lieutenant, immediately find a way to wash this military flag and keep it well." As long as the flag remains, sooner or later this heroic cavalry unit can be rebuilt. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a lieutenant colonel ran from a distance and asked loudly, "Hey, who is the commander here?" ”

Rokossovsky looked at the tall lieutenant colonel who ran over, guessed that it might be the commander of the hillside defenders, so he greeted him and said loudly: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I am Major General Rokossovsky, commander of the 9th Mechanized Army, who are you?" ”

"Hello, Comrade General." After the lieutenant colonel raised his hand to salute Rokossovsky, he replied respectfully: "I am the commander of the 22nd Mechanized Army......"

Rokossovsky did not wait for him to finish, then interrupted his next words and gave him the order as if he were his own subordinates: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, please send someone at once to collect the remains of the cavalry soldiers, and seize the time to strengthen the fortifications and prepare for a new attack of the enemy." ”

Seeing that Rokossovsky finished speaking, he walked towards the armored car, and after the lieutenant colonel was stunned for a moment, he followed behind and asked loudly: "Comrade General, what should I do with the remains of these commanders and fighters?" ”

"Bury them on the spot!" After Rokossovsky finished speaking, he bent down and got into the armored car and instructed the operator sitting inside: "Send a telegram to the headquarters of the army group that we have joined forces with the troops of the 22nd Mechanized Corps and have successfully regained the positions occupied by the Germans." ”

After Potapov received this telegram from Rokossovsky, he immediately looked up and asked Pisarevsky, who was standing in front of him: "Comrade Chief of Staff, can you contact the Front Command now?" ”

Pisarevsky shook his head after hearing this, and replied: "Comrade commander, it's hard to say, the connection between us and the command of the Front has always been intermittent. I don't know if I'll be able to get in touch with them now. ”

Although he heard his chief of staff say this, Potapov still handed the telegram in his hand to the other side, and at the same time instructed: "Comrade Chief of Staff, at present we have been in a situation of passive beating on the battlefield, and there is very little exciting news from the various units, so you should immediately report to the Front Command in the form of a telegram a series of victories that General Rokossovsky has achieved during this time." ”

"All right, Comrade Commander." Hearing Potapov say this, Pisarevsky understood that the victory of Rokossovsky's troops might be able to boost the morale of the troops, so he took the phone and said resolutely: "I will definitely find a way to report all the victories of Rokossovsky's troops to the command of the Front." ”