The planned rocket artillery was fired, and Yang Mingzhi contacted the front line again.

He ordered: "Owl, you immediately send someone to reconnoiter and report to me about the bombardment!" ”

But Balzen had already acted, "Catfish! Catfish! After the owl scouted, Slavzich was in ruins, except for some sturdy buildings. ”

"And some sturdy buildings?"

"That's right! Those buildings are made of reinforced concrete, and under such a bombardment, they are the only ones who will not collapse completely! ”

"Good, the owl keeps watching! When the big army arrives, go on the attack! ”

Yang Mingzhi was already 100% sure of the battle situation, and he could order the reconnaissance battalion to rush up and kill him, and for the sake of safety, it was better to solve the problem in a package after there were more people.

The paratrooper brigade did not drag its feet at all, and they did their best to maintain a high speed of march for the last four kilometers. It was only when the rocket launchers whizzed overhead that they couldn't help but slow down.

Explosions were heard one after another not far away, and the brigade commander Tepunov took the opportunity to order his fighters: "Comrades! Our artillery preparations have begun, don't worry, rocket artillery will destroy a large number of enemies! We will meet with the reconnaissance battalion as soon as possible and go to carry out the offensive order! ”

This was the first full operation of the 233rd Paratrooper Brigade, and the soldiers were attacked by German gunboats while crossing the river. It's really unpredictable, is it going to be snatched away by those guys who wield rocket artillery?

The vanguard of the paratrooper brigade soon joined the sentinels deployed by the reconnaissance battalion, and the two units successfully joined forces.

Balzen personally stood in front of Tepnov and said somewhat arrogantly: "Comrade, Slavzich has already been destroyed for the most part, and there is not much left of the enemy. If it weren't for the order, we would have rushed over and killed them all. ”

Tepnov disagreed: "At least you didn't do it, so that I can also make some merit." I heard that the Germans reinforced the city, how many of them came? They weren't all killed by rocket artillery, right? ”

"Very few Germans came!" Balzen shook his head, "I thought there were a lot of enemies, but in fact there were too few!" I am sure that if the commander had seen the actual situation here, he would have given the order for immediate action. ”

"Then don't bother!" Tepnov could hear what the anxious battalion commander meant, he turned around and waved his hand, ordering: "Paratrooper brigade, get ready for battle!" Let's get started! ”

The general offensive of the Soviet army proceeded quickly after the troops met!

There is a limit to the merits of war, but all bloody troops will compete fiercely for the merits of war.

Compared to the reconnaissance battalion, the paratrooper brigade was still accustomed to laying out the infantry support weapons that should be there, and then ordering the infantry to charge. The reconnaissance battalion had no such concerns, they rushed too fast, and as soon as they rushed out of the forest, they rushed to the ruins of the city, shouting Ulla, and in half a minute they were in the enemy's control zone.

It can be said that the bombardment of rocket artillery seriously dampened the original tenacious defensive determination of the Ukrainian puppet army, and the surviving puppet soldiers were all confused, and some even suddenly became deaf.

These people crawled out from under the bricks and rubble, and even from the dirt, they had just recovered and were pressed down by a group of Soviet troops chanting slogans.

The puppet army knows the Soviet army too well, especially their uniform. Among the many anti-German forces, the soldiers of the 63rd Group Army wore a large number of standard military uniforms. Their appearance directly dealt a greater psychological blow to these puppet armies - this is simply the regular army!

Seeing this, many puppet soldiers knew that there was no point in resisting, so they threw away their rifles and raised their hands in the air.

As a result, where did many impulsive reconnaissance battalion fighters who worked too hard have the kung fu to take prisoners? Their red eyes swayed their heads, and the enemy could kill them better if they raised their hands! At this moment, the fighters are more interested in the enemy's helmets and epaulettes, armbands, because this is a proof of killing the enemy and a strong evidence of receiving medals.

There are also some puppet soldiers who can still stay awake, they know that this life-saving cellar is a tomb at all, and they crawl out with guns on their shoulders, facing the flood of Soviet trapped beasts.

The battalion commander, Moise, received orders to defend the city, but the enemy pressed down like a tide.

Do you want to die for the Germans? Bah!

Holding up his submachine gun, he yelled at the desperate soldiers: "Follow me, everyone!" We retreat to the east! ”

Lenin Avenue of the city is a concrete road, which runs east-west, and it can break away from the city and enter the open plain by running about five kilometers to the east. More than 300 puppet soldiers who were lucky enough to escape the shelling, and who were sober and knew how to flee for their lives, began to retreat under the leadership of their battalion commanders.

They struggled through the rubble of bricks and rubble, and from time to time had to exchange fire with the Soviet troops who caught up.

The reconnaissance battalion had already entered the city first and engaged the enemy in a limited street battle. The actual combat showed that the submachine guns that the reconnaissance battalion was widely equipped with were too suitable for this terrain! The desperate puppet soldiers fired a shot in panic, and then they were killed by a dense stream of pistol bullets.

The reconnaissance battalion entered the city from the entrance to Stalin Street, the two battalions of the paratrooper brigade entered the city mainly from the west exit of Lenin Street, and the other two battalions detoured back to the east exit of Lenin Street.

After all, this is a small city, and it is only fitting that the troops use a pincer offensive to encircle and annihilate the defenders inside the city.

The troops in charge of the east exit of Lenin Street soon discovered that there were guys wearing German steel helmets moving again. One of the battalion commanders, Rychev, decisively ordered the telegraph operator to send a request to fire on the mortar units guarding the forest.

The paratroopers were the elite of the Soviet army, and virtually every company had highly trained telegraph operators. Immediately upon arrival in Novgomel, these men were removed from the apparatus or served as radio instructors. The paratrooper brigade had a lot fewer telegraph officers, and each battalion was assigned only one telegraph squad, which was sufficient.

12 heavy 82-mm mortars of the paratrooper brigade, it was deployed to waste some time. Fortunately, the exposure of the enemy also gave the artillerymen a chance to work.

Moise led his remaining brothers on the run when he heard a sharp voice in the sky.

He looked up at the sky, and several dark shadows were descending at a rapid pace. "Damn it! These damn cannons! ”

With a grin, he quickly ran into the corner of a bombed-out building, curled up. The soldiers also knew how to avoid artillery, and they sought shelter in the corners of the walls.

Others were not so lucky, they were killed and wounded by mortars, and people were killed by the collapsed walls.

The mortars carried only four items of ammunition per group, that is, 16 shells. A total of 24 rounds were fired at the artillery positions in this round, and the results achieved were not insignificant.

While the smoke of gunfire had yet to disperse, the encirclement of the paratroopers had officially begun.

Unlike reconnaissance battalions and other units, the paratrooper brigade has the highest quality of soldiers. These people have no interest in killing the enemy, and will not shoot again as long as the enemy raises his hands.

The commander of the paratrooper battalion, Rychev, did exactly this, and there was no suspense about the victory in the war, and his men, as well as the troops of another paratrooper battalion, had already captured more than a dozen surrenderers. Traitors will inevitably be killed, but these people are wearing German steel helmets, and if there are also German troops mixed in them, indiscriminate killing, it will have a great impact on their reputation!

Even more frenzied, two soldiers hurried to the battalion headquarters, located in the ruins of a building, and reported to Rychev: "Report to the battalion commander! We were in a basement and found a large number of civilians! ”

"What? Are there civilians in this city? ”

"That's right! Lots of women and the elderly! ”

"It's crazy!" Rychev gritted his teeth and muttered, picked up the submachine gun on the broken wooden table covered with dust and debris, and ordered the soldiers: "Quick! Take me to see it! ”