The Soviets abandoned their positions and ran away, leaving only a pile of corpses and a worthless trench. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The 722nd Division soon received news from Safir, and now it was the turn of the division commander to hesitate.

At the division headquarters, the division commander Florid, called all the staff officers and briefly: "The enemy has fled, they must be retreating to the south!" Now we have two options, one is to withdraw the whole army, and the other is that we continue the pursuit. ”

Choose! Damn choice again! These staff officers will never forget the tragedy two months ago, and the chief of staff said with emotion: "Those Soviets are too cunning, they are the most elite troops of the Soviet Army, and we can't win at all just by relying on us, and I'm afraid that we can't pull in that group of idiots of the 707th Division." So according to me, let's just pull it down. ”

"Then the chief of staff means that the three battalions we sent are just going into the forest for a walk, because the Soviets have run away, and our safety is lifted, so we are still comfortably squatting in our positions."

The chief of staff naturally retorted when he heard the thorns in this, but unfortunately, he ordered the troops to retreat on the grounds of preserving the troops, and he was not bought by many people.

The current staff of the 722nd Division seems to be divided into two factions, each with its own rhetoric, and worse, in the eyes of the division commander, what they say is reasonable.

Flored banged on the table, quieting the noisy fellows.

"Alright gentlemen, we suffered huge losses in the previous battle. The chief of staff is also out of concern for the safety of the lives of our soldiers, how can you say that he was frightened by the enemy? But the chief of staff's advice was also too conservative, and if we ended up eating this Soviet army, it would be very good for our future. ”

"That's right! Commander, we must think about the future. The staff officer advised: "The enemy has been fighting for a whole day, and the 707th Division has consumed at least hundreds of them, and the remaining Soviet troops must be in very bad physical condition." Even if they were familiar with the geography of this area, it was impossible for them to travel far at night, after all, if a person not only fought high-intensity battles for dozens of hours but also did not sleep, their spirits would be the first to collapse. At that time, the total strength of our army will be as high as 3,000 people, which is three or four times that of the enemy. Although the quality of individual soldiers may be poor, the situation of troops and weapons and equipment can still make up for it. ”

Originally, Flored was the main battle, and the words of the friendly 707th Division went straight to his heart.

"Last time we lost as many as 3,000 people! The bodies of the fallen soldiers were piled up. If it weren't for the fact that too many of our German soldiers died, the higher authorities would not have sent a large number of Eastern volunteers. All this is thanks to the Soviet army, and now they are at their weakest, and we have just destroyed them! ”

"But! Division commander, you should understand that the enemy's combat effectiveness is very strong, and besides, if you send 3,000 people to destroy it, we must ask our superiors for orders. The Chief of Staff pleaded.

Although he was thinking about the entire infantry division, the current atmosphere was that the main battle faction had the upper hand. There is no need for democracy in the army, the so-called military orders are like mountains, and Florid's desire for revenge is too long, so he simply came to a first cut and then a prelude this time.

He rebuked the chief of staff, "Freitag, you're still too conservative! Now that I've decided, I have to take this opportunity! I'll inform the people of the 707th Division now! This time, we can't wait until the 715th Division has already fought with the enemy, and then we will sell it. This time we must work with new allies! ”

Seeing that he was so resolute, the chief of staff said no more. Maybe it's really too much for you? Judging from the current situation, the enemy's surprise attack in the morning had been very effective, but now it is the end of the crossbow.

He shrugged his shoulders and finally relented: "Since everyone else is willing to fight, then I will support it too." Hopefully, this time we'll be able to get rid of it. It's just that I still hope that the army group will know about our actions. ”

In this way, Florid's face also showed a smile, "The chief of staff also supports, and my division must fight a victory." As for reporting to the higher-ups, we said that the war was tight, that the attacking enemy of our army exchanged fire, and that the troops pursued the remnants of the enemy into the forest. In this way, as long as the superiors know that we have won the battle in the end, all the guilt will be written off! ”

Speaking of this, Florid's reprimanded the friendly 707th Division for the stupid thing it had done, and emphasized that once the victory was won this time, it would be the annihilation of the elite troops left in Belarus by the 1,000-strong Soviet army, and the gold content was incomparable.

With this already discussed, the 722nd Division informed Herzman of the hesitant 707th Division of the decision to pursue the pursuit.

Unlike the 722nd Division, which shouted the word "war", the 707th Division really fell into a larger discussion. There is no other reason, because in today's battle, this infantry division suffered the most casualties!

Herzman calculated that Lothaheim's regiment was crippled, and although it was his battalion under the leadership of the battalion commander named Lawrence who took the lead in recapturing the position, the regiment proved that it was not completely annihilated, and they still lost sixty percent of their troops.

As for the regiments of Lemberg and Bach, the casualties were also terrible.

Some staff officers almost reached the point of breaking the jar and fell into inferiority without hesitation. "Could it be that the German soldiers of our division have withered, and the remaining vacancies have been filled by these Eastern volunteers who mix and match various nationalities? Is this still the German army? ”

In the midst of grief and indignation, only the main battle faction still urged the division commander to continue to order the front-line troops to advance.

Leaving aside the losses and logistical problems of the troops, the 707th Division is currently facing only two purely military problems, one is where the enemy is, and the other is whether to pursue or retreat.

The first problem was not a problem at all, the front-line troops were all with hunting dogs, and they were already eager to try, but fortunately there were chains, otherwise they would all have escaped.

As for the second question, Herzman and many of his staff officers understood that it would be difficult for him to maintain absolute superiority over the enemy with his own troops, and the current Herzman only hoped that he would have a 100% chance of victory.

War or Retreat? It is risky to continue fighting, and if you retreat, it is simply proof that the 707th Division is a fool and coward from top to bottom!

Therefore, the commander of the 722nd Division personally called, and after answering it, Herzman said tentatively: "Your Excellency, the enemy has just fled, and our losses today are too great, so I want to ...... it."

But Herzman did not hesitate, and directly scolded: "Do you 707th Division want to be cowards all the time, or do you want to take revenge with our 722nd Division now?" A few hours ago, you were confident that you were going to annihilate the enemy, why did you hesitate now? Now I can't take care of you, Commander Hertzman, please do it yourself, if you don't want to pursue then retreat, my men continue to advance. ”

was so provoked by him, Herzman also became angry: "Did I say anything? We're not done yet! Now I tell me clearly, I will give the order to the front-line troops now, and we will work together to continue the pursuit! I don't believe that the Soviets are all supermen, and when our army catches up with them, they will be completely annihilated with the superiority of troops! ”

Before the call, the two division commanders were actually willing to continue fighting when they doubted each other, and with this conversation with a strong smell of gunpowder, the two were considered to have united the front.

At this time, there is only one voice in the division headquarters of the 707th Division, and that is fighting!