More than a hundred mines laid on the hillside have been fully reimbursed after being trampled and shelled by the Germans. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Without the hindrance of the minefield, the Germans quickly rushed to a place only twenty or thirty meters from the trenches. The Germans who rushed to the front, almost every man with a submachine gun, put the butt of the rifle to their waist, and fired as they charged, and the dense bullets splashed mud in front of the Soviet soldiers.

"Fire!" The commander of the Soviet battalion roared, then raised the machine gun in front of him and fired at the rushing enemy. A long line of bullets flew out, and the German soldiers who rushed to the front immediately fell quite a lot.

"Be careful!" The battalion commander's machine gun had just hit half a shuttle, and suddenly he was knocked to the ground by a person who pounced on him. Just when he was about to get angry, he unexpectedly heard a bullet hit the position where he was just lying down, if it wasn't pounced on by others, it would have been glorious.

With a grateful gaze, the battalion commander looked at the person who saved him and found that it was actually the fat company commander. He smiled at him and nodded, and then fell back behind the machine gun, continuing to shoot at the enemy.

Although the position was constantly firing, it could not stand the large number of opponents, and the Germans were approaching the trenches step by step. The tall company commander suddenly shouted: "With a grenade!" With that, he threw a stringed grenade. The grenade made a beautiful curve in the air, and then exploded directly in the middle of several German soldiers, who fell one after another in the smoke of gunpowder.

Seeing that the grenade worked so well, the soldier next to him did the same, and also threw the grenade after pulling the string. As the grenades flying out of the trench exploded incessantly, the German soldiers who rushed to the vicinity of the trench were killed.

The battle lasted about twenty minutes, and the Germans, who had launched a hasty charge and were poorly prepared for fire, had to withdraw in dismay. As soon as he saw the enemy retreating, the Soviet battalion commander immediately jumped out of the trench, raised his machine gun and shouted: "Comrades, rush with me!" After shouting, he did not look to see if any warriors followed, but rushed forward on his own.

As he charged, he used his machine gun to shoot wildly at the back of the fleeing Germans until all the bullets in the round magazine were gone, and then he pulled out his pistol and continued to shoot at the enemy. And the rest of the fighters, seeing that their battalion commander behaved so bravely, also rushed up with their weapons.

The German lieutenant colonel, who was hiding behind a big rock in the distance, saw that his troops were being driven down the hillside by the Soviets, and his nose suddenly turned crooked. He called the commander of the German battalion next to him, and said angrily: "Major, didn't you see that your troops were driven down the hillside by the Russians?" ”

"See, Lieutenant Colonel." The German battalion commander replied in a proper manner.

"Now that you've seen it, what are you still doing here?" The German lieutenant colonel waited for his subordinates and said angrily: "Why don't you hurry up and order the artillery to open fire and blow up all these damned Russians." ”

"But, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel." The German battalion commander pointed to the soldiers who had not had time to withdraw on the hillside and were engaged in a white-knuckle battle with the Soviet army, and said cautiously: "You see that there are still many of our men who have not withdrawn." ”

Seeing that the Soviet army rushed up behind his subordinates, the German lieutenant colonel, who was red-eyed, could no longer care about how many of his own people would be injured by mistake after firing the artillery, and forced the German battalion commander to let the mortar company aim at the breakthrough of the position and smash it, and shoot out all the shells as quickly as possible, and not a single shot was allowed to stay!

At this critical moment, the German battalion commander did not dare to disobey the order, and immediately ran to the position of the mortar company and ordered them to intercept and shoot at the Soviet troops who were rushing down. With an order, more than a dozen mortars opened fire at the same time, and in just five minutes, nearly 300 shells were dropped, and the entire hillside land was plowed by artillery fire.

After the shelling, the German lieutenant colonel stood up, raised his binoculars and looked at the high ground for a while, and found that there was no movement at all on the position at the top of the slope. He held a telescope and looked at the foot of the hillside from the top of the hillside, and found that there were mutilated and blurred torsos, charred corpses, and broken limbs mixed with tattered guns everywhere in the floating soil of Zhensong. And under the scorching heat, even if it is a few hundred meters away, the thick blood and burnt smell are still suffocating.

Seeing that the lieutenant colonel took out a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket and covered it on his nose, the German battalion commander next to him hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, what should we do next?" ”

"Does that need to be said?" The German lieutenant colonel pointed to the hillside where the smoke was billowing and said angrily: "Immediately lead your men to rush up and establish a consolidated position on it to prevent the Russians from counterattacking." ”

Ten minutes later, in his observation post, Orlov saw through his telescope that the once fortified forward positions had been reduced to desolate ruins after being shelled by the Germans, and the remains of fallen commanders and fighters were lying around the ruins. At this moment, the German officers and soldiers in the hillside positions occupied were digging trenches and constructing several mortar positions, the muzzles of which were pointed straight ahead, in case the Soviets might launch a counterattack.

It was then that he received a call from Rokossovsky. Rokossovsky asked on the phone: "Comrade Colonel, how is the situation there, can you hold off the enemy?" ”

After listening to this, Orlov said with a wry smile: "Comrade commander, the artillery fire of the German army is too fierce, and a battalion I deployed at the front line was completely wiped out in just a few hours. If I follow this style of play, I won't wait for dark, and my division will be completely gone. ”

"In whose hands is the forward position?" Rokossovsky asked in a deep voice.

"It has been taken by the Germans." Orlov said ashamedly: "The enemy occupied our position only with the sacrifice of all the defenders of the position. ”

"Take it back, Comrade Colonel." Rokossovsky said to Orlov in a stern tone: "If the enemy gains a foothold on the slopes, they will turn it into a starting point for the offensive, and then several other positions of your division will become precarious, so it is necessary to immediately organize forces and retake the lost positions." ”

Orlov, hearing Rokossovsky's tone so harsh, immediately realized the importance of this position, and he replied decisively: "Don't worry, Comrade Commander, I will immediately organize forces to take it back." ”

Orlov gave the task of retaking the position to the dull regiment commander, although his command ability was relatively lacking, but when he was fighting, he behaved very bravely, often leading his subordinates to charge like a platoon commander, for this matter, Orlov did not know how many times he had said it, but he took this advice as a deaf ear. In today's situation, if you want to regain the lost position, you have to use such people.

So when he gave the order, he made it clear to the other side: "Comrade regiment commander, I have just received an order from the commander, and he told us to take back the position in front of us from the enemy at all costs. How, do you have faith? ”

The regiment commander hesitated for a while, and then replied decisively: "Don't worry, Comrade Division Commander." I personally led the assault charge and was sure to regain our lost positions from the hands of the Germans. ”

"Very good, Comrade Regiment Commander, you said it very well." After complimenting him a few words, Orlov then ordered: "Time is pressing, you immediately organize your troops and start a counterattack." ”

Ten minutes later, the commander of the Soviet regiment mobilized two companies of the 2nd Battalion and launched an attack on the positions occupied by the Germans. The German soldiers, who were building fortifications, saw the Soviet troops rushing towards them, and hurriedly stopped the earthwork in their hands, hid in the half-built trench with their weapons, and shot wildly at the Soviet commanders and fighters who rushed up.

Due to the excessive fire of the Germans, the Soviet offensive failed.

I saw that more than half of the retreating troops were wounded. He grabbed the commander of the second battalion, who had been withdrawn with the troops, and asked loudly, "Major, why did you withdraw it?" ”

The major replied with a wry smile: "Comrade regiment commander, the enemy's fire is too fierce, and the side of our charge is bare, there are not even trees and bushes, which is equivalent to lining up for the Germans to use as a target to ......"

"That's enough, don't say it." Before the major could finish speaking, the regimental commander interrupted him angrily and said viciously: "Major, you immediately lead your troops and attack the enemy again. I'll give you an hour to take the position down for me, and if you can't take it, don't blame me for being rude. ”

Facing the roaring regiment commander, the major did not dare to talk back to him anymore, and could only honestly say: "Understood, comrade regiment commander, I will go and organize a new attack." ”

The Soviet major, with two companies resting for a while, again launched a charge towards the enemy's position. This time, the Germans used mortars to bombard, and because the offensive was unobstructed, the soldiers suffered heavy casualties under the artillery fire. There were still more than 200 meters from the high ground, and some people who were scared away turned around and ran back.

Seeing his troops retreating in an uproar, the regiment commander couldn't help but be furious, he rushed forward with his pistol high, and shouted loudly while shooting into the sky: "Stop, stop me, no one is allowed to run back, you damned cowards." ”

The troops, who were running in a rage, finally stopped at the shouts of the regiment commander. The regiment commander casually grabbed a soldier who passed by him and asked loudly: "What about your battalion commander?" Where is your battalion commander? ”

"Killed." The soldier who was caught by the regiment commander said with a sad face: "The battalion commander was killed by a German shell when he was attacking. ”

Hearing that another battalion commander under his command had died, the muscles on the regiment commander's face couldn't help but twitch violently. But he quickly stabilized his mood, and called the deputy regiment commander to order: "Comrade deputy regiment commander, I will personally lead the troops to charge later, and you and the political commissar will be responsible for the affairs of the regiment." ”

"Comrade regiment commander, let me lead the troops to charge." The deputy regiment commander, who had always been taciturn, suddenly proposed: "You are the commander of a regiment, your job is in the command headquarters, and it is not your turn to lead the troops into battle." I'll be in charge of this offensive mission. ”

"No," the regiment commander immediately rejected the deputy regiment commander's proposal, and he said resolutely: "You have not been in the regiment for a long time, and the soldiers in the regiment are not familiar with you. Therefore, in order to achieve victory, I had to go out personally. ”

After some arguments, the regimental commander finally convinced his deputy commander, and then with the remaining troops of the second battalion, he launched an attack on the hillside position in the distance.

Seeing that the Soviets were attacking again, the German lieutenant colonel waved his hand and ordered: "Artillery fire, wipe out all these nasty Russians on the way to attack." ”

The mortar company commander agreed, and immediately ordered his gunners to carry out a fierce artillery fire on the charging troops. Batch after batch of shells, falling in the ranks of the Soviet troops and exploding. Under the intensive artillery fire, no matter what Soviet commanders and fighters were, they fell in a pool of blood, and at the same time, the entire offensive line was shrouded in smoke.

Seeing this, the German lieutenant colonel felt that the Soviet troops should be almost there, so he ordered the shelling to stop, raised the binoculars and looked at the place where the smoke was filled.

The artillery bombardment had just been sparsely settled, and the smoke and dust had not yet dispersed, and the high temperature on the position was still remaining, but before the German lieutenant colonel wiped the cold sweat on his head, a tsunami-like "Ula" broke out in the distance. He quickly raised his binoculars and looked in the direction where the voice came from. I saw that the Soviet soldiers rushed out of the smoke of gunpowder like iron broad beans, and then launched a fierce attack on the German positions again.

Before the German soldiers on the position could come to their senses, the Soviet commanders and fighters had already rushed into the position and engaged them in close combat. If the Germans relied on their superiority in weapons and intercepted them with powerful firepower before the Soviets approached the position, they would still be able to hold their position. But when the Soviet troops who rushed into the position at this moment started a white-knuckle battle with them, the balance of battle quietly tilted to the side of the Soviet army.

Seeing this, the German lieutenant colonel felt that the Soviet troops should be almost there, so he ordered the shelling to stop, raised the binoculars and looked at the place where the smoke was filled.

The artillery bombardment had just been sparsely settled, and the smoke and dust had not yet dispersed, and the high temperature on the position was still remaining, but before the German lieutenant colonel wiped the cold sweat on his head, a tsunami-like "Ula" broke out in the distance. He quickly raised his binoculars and looked in the direction where the voice came from. I saw that the Soviet soldiers rushed out of the smoke of gunpowder like iron broad beans, and then launched a fierce attack on the German positions again.

Before the German soldiers on the position could come to their senses, the Soviet commanders and fighters had already rushed into the position and engaged them in close combat. If the Germans relied on their superiority in weapons and intercepted them with powerful firepower before the Soviets approached the position, they would still be able to hold their position. But when the Soviet troops who rushed into the position at this moment started a white-knuckle battle with them, the balance of battle quietly tilted to the side of the Soviet army. (To be continued.) )