Seeing the arrival of the main force of the cavalry corps, the commanders and fighters of the 6th Guards Cavalry Division rejoiced, while the enemy who was holding on to the city of Arunstein became panicked, and the German commander knew very well that if the Soviet troops in the station were not eliminated or driven away, the city of Aerenstein would be in danger.

Therefore, after the German units that had been hit retreated to the starting point of the attack, they carried out heavy artillery bombardment of the station, assuming the posture of destroying all the Soviet troops occupying the station with steel.

Oslikovsky's command car, parked a few kilometers away from the station, looked at the fire in the direction of the station with a telescope, and said to the chief of staff: "Chief of staff, immediately contact the two commanders of the 5th Guards Cavalry Division and the 32nd Cavalry Division, and ask them not to rush into the station first, lest the troops suffer heavy casualties under German artillery fire." ”

After the chief of staff conveyed the order to the two cavalry division commanders over the radio, he returned to Osilikovsky's side, looked at the station in the distance, which was shrouded in smoke and flames, and said with some concern: "Comrade commander, although the main force of the army has arrived, we lack heavy weapons, and we may suffer a loss if we have to work so hard with the Germans. ”

Oslikovsky put down his binoculars, turned to his chief of staff, and said: "Chief of staff, I have sent a telegram to the front headquarters asking for help, to see if they can send us tanks and infantry, otherwise even if we can eat the enemy on the opposite side, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." Now the only way to do this is to keep the 6th Guards Cavalry Division at the station, and to deploy the other two divisions on either flank of the station so that they can help them at any time. ”

After waiting for Oslikovsky to finish, the chief of staff reminded him: "Comrade commander, at the moment we are not far from the station, and we can talk wirelessly with General Blicory, and I suggest that you inform him of our arrangements so that he can do it in his heart." ”

Osilikovsky's proposal to the chief of staff was very reasonable, and if the two cavalry divisions stopped near the station and did not greet Blikory, it would inevitably cause unnecessary misunderstandings. So Osilikovsky reflexively walked into the command car, came to the operator, and told him: "Pick me up Brikori, I'm going to talk to him." ”

After the phone was connected, Osirichowski began to talk to Blicori in plain language, explaining his deployment to the other party. The signal was so poor and the station was under heavy shelling that Osirichowski had to repeat the phrase several times before Blicori could barely hear it.

After listening to Osirichowsky's arrangement, Blicori finally understood why the reinforcements suddenly stopped advancing when they were within sight, and he hurriedly said: "Comrade commander, please rest assured, our commanders and fighters will hold their positions and will never let the enemy retake the station." ”

After the German shelling stopped, the troops inside the city poured out of the city and tried to retake the station in one fell swoop. Fortunately, the surviving artillery batteries of the 6th Guards Cavalry Division arrived, and they set up firing positions in the station and kept shelling at the German tanks and infantry that were rushing towards them.

When Brikori, who had re-established his observation post on the ruined water tower, saw that the number of German troops from Alenstein far exceeded the previous ones, he secretly wondered in his heart whether the enemy had already transferred all the troops in the city. Thinking of this, he hurriedly contacted Oslikovsky through the intercom, and he shouted loudly into the microphone: "Comrade commander, according to my observations, the German army in the east has already put all its forces into the attack, and the defenses in the city of Arunstein have become weak, I suggest that you immediately order the 5th Guards Cavalry Division on the left flank of our division into battle, so that the retreat of the German army can be cut off." ”

"Comrade Blicori," Oslikovsky asked with some suspicion when he heard Blicori say this, "are you sure that all the enemies in the city have thrown themselves into the attack?" ”

In response to Osirichowski's question, Blicori hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Comrade commander, I can't confirm it for the time being, but the German army has invested more troops in this attack than the total number of troops in the previous ones, and I think they are ready to fight hard, and they must take the station......

Oslikovsky was very hesitant to send troops to attack Aarenstein, after all, the city had strong fortifications and a perfect defense system, and if he rashly let a cavalry without heavy weapons attack, if there was no enemy in the city, there was still a possibility of victory; Once the Germans in the city were still quite numerous, as long as they relied on fortifications for defense, it was enough to inflict heavy losses on the attacking troops.

However, Osirichowski quickly made a decision, the 6th Guards Cavalry Division holding the station had attracted the attention of the Germans, and the two divisions placed near the station were idle, so it was better to take a risk and try to attack Aerenstein to see what kind of results could be achieved.

Having made up his mind, he immediately called the commander of the 5th Guards Cavalry Division and ordered the division to take the lead with the 20th Guards Cavalry Regiment, bypass the enemy who was attacking the station, and rush straight to Aarenstein.

However, the German commander who remained in the city of Arunstein could not help but be taken aback when he saw the Soviet cavalry bypassing the attacking troops and rushing directly towards the city, and hurriedly ordered the remaining troops to enter the defensive position, trying to rely on strong fortifications to resist the surprise attack of the Soviet cavalry.

An officer anxiously said to the garrison commander: "Your Excellency, we should withdraw all the troops immediately." You must know that there is only one company of troops left in the city now, and it is impossible to stop the Russian cavalry. ”

"No," said the garrison commander, shaking his head, "the Russians are cavalry, and as soon as our soldiers retreat, they will take advantage of the situation and chase them." The two legs of the infantry could not outrun the four legs of the horses, and the soldiers would be killed by the Russians on the way back to the city. What we can do now is to continue the offensive and try to take down the station sooner; As for the city, we have strong fortifications, and although we only have more than 200 defenders, it is not much of a problem to hold back the cavalry without heavy weapons. ”

In this way, the German commander of Aarenstein, while ordering his troops to attack the station with all their might, ordered the remaining troops to enter defensive positions, rely on strong fortifications to resist, and try to stop the Soviet troops from rushing into the city.

The commanders and fighters of the 20th Guards Cavalry Regiment rushed to a distance of only a few hundred meters from the city, and they were met with fierce fire from the Germans hiding in the fortifications.