Yang Mingzhi and Roshakov's troops arrived at their respective positions within an hour, and all the fighters lay in ambush in the forest, quietly waiting for the battle to begin. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yevlov led the main attack team to open the way with tanks, and the chatter noise of the tracks was absorbed by the vegetation. However, in order not to be alarmed, the 2,000 men hid behind a wood, and if they continued along the open road, they would soon reach the enemy position.

It was unnatural for Wolf to see more birds in the sky, and to think that the scouts had not returned, as if there was something terrible in the forest. He became more and more worried that the enemy was approaching him, and at first he only guessed, but as he frightened himself further, he became more and more worried, and simply wanted all the soldiers to order: "Gentlemen, our situation has always been dangerous. It is quite possible that the enemy is watching us somewhere, after which a big attack, and everyone is ready for battle at any moment. ”

These words were like a pre-war mobilization, and the loose soldiers were in high spirits. This move was really detected by Balzen, who immediately sent a report to Yevlov, who was preparing to attack: "Report to the division commander, the enemy has become more alert, and I am afraid that our army has been exposed. ”

"Have you reported this information to the deputy division commander?" Yevlov replied.

"Not yet!"

"Report now! We're almost up to shelling time! ”

Looking at his watch, Balzen noticed that it was already eleven twenty a.m., and that the shelling would begin ten minutes later.

The new situation was reported to Yang Mingzhi, and he thought about it, maybe the enemy could also feel the presence of murderous aura. Yang Mingzhi sent a report to the division commander: "I don't think the enemy's actions are meaningful, I will order Doronin to shoot all the shells as much as possible, half an hour of artillery preparation is enough!" At the time of the shelling, the recoilless guns of the main attacking force established positions on the outskirts of the forest, ready to serve as cover fire in the event of an attack. ”

"Okay, I'll inform Doronin now!"

Yevlov immediately sent a telegram to the artillery positions, where the various gun emplacements had been adjusted and were waiting for permission to shell, and now the order was finally delivered.

Yevlov said into the radio intercom: "I order, the shelling will begin at 11:30, and the gun positions will be tested first, waiting for the report of the scouts." After that, adjust the Zhuyuan precision bombardment! ”

"Yes! Sir! Doronin acted, this time as it had been a few days ago. He knows the great significance of his existence, the Soviet army advocates powerful firepower the most, pursues artillery doctrine, and now the strongest firepower of the whole division is in his own hands!

He immediately greeted the various gun positions: "Everyone reminds you to be quick when you hand over the shells for a while, and the soldiers who are responsible for cooling the barrels are also ready!" ”

There were only a few minutes left before the shelling, and every second seemed like a long time. Yang Mingzhi and Roshakov lay in ambush in the forest, staring nervously at the second hand of their watch.

"It's finally time!" Yang Mingzhi said subconsciously, and then ordered the two girls who had been following him to cover their ears immediately.

The time had come, and at the sound of Yevlov's order, Doronin, who was in a distant position, officially gave the order for an artillery bombardment.

The five field guns opened fire almost simultaneously, and the shells flew over four kilometers, accompanied by the characteristic whistling sound of the German positions.

The whistling sound in the air was so abrupt that it did not give warning, and before many German soldiers could react, they saw a cloud of blown earth appear a few hundred meters directly east of the position, and the mushroom cloud soared into the sky.

"It's shelling!" Wolf suddenly shouted, "All ready to fight!" ”

The Germans immediately got busy, and their artillery began to be ready for battle.

It is a pity that in this era, there was no artillery sighting radar, let alone computer fire control, and it was impossible to calculate the location of the enemy's artillery positions through the explosion point. Therefore, it is better to let the observation soldiers stay on the front line, and help the artillery to adjust the elements to hit the target when carrying out over-the-horizon strikes.

Balzen observed the test gun, and he immediately reported: "The direction is correct, the landing point is at least three hundred meters away." ”

"Good! I'll adjust it right away! ”

Doronin's non-stop action shortened the distance by three hundred meters, and the elevation angle only needed to be slightly adjusted. The vegetation here is so dense that the shells fly over the forest, almost reaching the tips of the trees.

After the adjustment of each gun position, Doronin ordered: "All guns, three rapid fire!" ”

The shells were quickly inserted into the breech, the artillerymen pulled the bolt rope and fired, and the 75-mm shells were pushed out under the tremendous pressure of gunpowder gas. Then the artilleryman immediately opened the bolt, and the hot shells fell out, and new shells were stuffed into it.

Fifteen shells from five guns flew out, with an average interval of only ten seconds, that is, fifteen shells exploded in the enemy's position in half a minute.

The German soldiers, all trained in shelling, collapsed in the trenches and could only pray silently for their fate.

These 75mm guns only had great damage to the infantry during the assault, but when the soldiers hid in the trenches, the results were very poor. It was on the basis of this situation that the trench warfare of the First World War led to the improvement and development of the ancient mortar artillery, and the emergence of a sharp weapon against the trench - the mortar.

Fifteen shells blew up a lot of earth, and the German artillery positions were destroyed in this shelling! After this round, the Germans still had two field guns undamaged, but fortunately, the ammunition was still in the trenches, and the explosion did not occur.

The Germans were really unable to counterattack, they knew that the enemy's artillery position was somewhere in the forest, and no one knew its exact location due to the obstacles of vegetation.

There was a brief silence after the shelling, not because of Doronin's softness, but because the barrel needed to be cooled.

The wounded were wailing, the survivors were poking their heads out, but two minutes later a new shelling came!

Doronin ordered the guns to fire freely, one shot per minute. The frequency is still very high, and the barrel is hot, and the soldiers responsible for cooling down wipe it directly with the melted snow, which suddenly turns into hot water vapor.

The shells still fell frequently, rashly exposing their bodies, either shattered by the shock wave, or pierced by shrapnel and debris. It is better for the soldiers to continue lying in the trenches until the shelling is over.

"This is the artillery preparation of the Soviets! They actually have field artillery? It seems that the retreat of those three regiments also made sense! "Wolf's attitude has changed, and he can be hit by over-the-horizon artillery fire, isn't this a regular army? They are the 284th Division, and the number has been exposed!

With the shelling, the next thing was simple, the Soviets must have attacked after the shelling! Now all the puzzles, what birds are flying, and the disappearance of the Scout has been explained! I'm afraid that in the wee hours of the morning, the enemy is already lying in ambush in the surrounding forest, and today is the day of their attack! (To be continued.) )