Chapter 294: The Death of Holstauffen

The soldier pulled the trigger of the recoilless gun, and as the name suggests, the recoil was almost non-existent. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The cartridge burst into flames, pushing the cannonball out, and at the same time, some of the gunpowder gas was also ejected from the nozzle at the rear end of the barrel, and two magnificent flames were placed in front of Natasha. How amazing the weapon was, and at night, the huge light of the fire created a shocking light and shadow effect. Natasha understood, this is power!

The recoilless cannon was a kind of cannon, with a slight adjustment of the elevation angle, and the shells smashed into the German camp in a low flat parabola, and the three shells exploded at once, and the fire became an excellent mark, guiding the infantry to storm the enemy camp.

Later, mortar shells smashed into the enemy camp almost vertically in an extremely high parabola, and these shells with picric acid as explosives were even more powerful.

Doronin knew that all the shells had hit the target, but he did not know the outcome of the first round of fire. Don't worry, there are still two rounds of shelling to continue.

Three rapid fires, the mortars immediately fired the second. The recoilless cannon was more difficult to serve, and the soldiers first wiped the breech clean immediately, and then sent in the projectiles and medicine packs.

Doronin nervously looked at the three recoilless guns and asked; "Well, the temperature of the barrel is not very high."

"No problem at all, it dissipates heat very quickly on such a cold day!"

The soldiers were also worried that overheating the barrel would cause the kit to detonate at an inopportune time, but the low temperature allowed the barrel to cool down quickly. The second round of shelling of these recoilless guns was carried out immediately, and after three rounds of each gun, the artillerymen had to go to rest.

This is not a long-range army that "only has three shots in battle", but continues to bombard, and will hit its own people.

Balzen grinned and led his troops to charge, and the artillery fire was bombarding the enemy with precision, and in any case, this German infantry battalion was going to suffer heavy losses.

Mortar shells filled with picric acid, a high-energy explosive, and recoilless gun shells increased fragments, and the two were mixed, and the shock wave and countless splashes of fragments caught the sleeping Germans off guard.

Holstauffen was awakened by the sound of a violent explosion, and the wave of air threw him off the marching bed and to the ground. He simply gnawed a bite of the snow, and immediately came to his senses and roared, shouting: "It's an enemy attack!" It's an enemy attack! ”

Many German soldiers were killed and wounded on the spot, but of course, Doronin's artillery bombardment was far less powerful than the aerial bombs of the German air force before, and he did not kill or injure more enemies.

Most of the German soldiers were still alive and well, but because their tired bodies had not rested well, their combat effectiveness could not be high.

These people were at least young and well-trained in the military, and after an enemy attack, they quickly dressed and nervously threw themselves into self-defense.

Suddenly, the vast number of German soldiers heard another voice in the howling north wind - Ula! Not only did the Soviets just carry out the shelling, did their infantry advance along the artillery fire ?!

The Soviets' tactics were nothing more than artillery bombardment of the infantry charge, and this kind of artillery infantry acted almost simultaneously, which was indeed not the classic Soviet tactics known to Holstaufen.

Some alert German soldiers immediately set up their machine guns, they were still sleepy-eyed, but the Soviets had already hit in front of them!

Brau Balzen ordered, his men knew too well how to deal with these points of fire. In addition to the precision shooters who blow the heads of enemy machine gunners with good marksmanship, it is like a "humanoid mortar" soldier who throws cluster grenades accurately into the enemy's machine gun position.

At a small cost, Balzen took out three machine-gun fire points that stood in his way. As for the infantrymen who simply wore overcoats and did not have time to wear even the classic German helmets, the barrage of Bobosha was enough to beat them into honeycomb coals.

Balzen attacked head-on, but the troops on the left and right flanks paid a somewhat large price for their attack.

This was Anatoly's first night attack, and his men were not yet able to follow Balzen's three-three infantry offensive tactics. What's worse, they just re-planned the ten-person class structure, and the systematic training has not yet been carried out! Therefore, he still ordered his people to fight in the traditional Soviet offensive mode, and this vast number of soldiers fully understood.

The Soviets on the left flank were still attacking in a skirmish line, so that the German machine gunners, who had come to their senses, fired laser bullets from their machine guns like lasers, strafing the Soviet soldiers.

A large number of soldiers fell, and those behind immediately made up for it.

This battle was crucial for Anatoly and his soldiers. This is a war to wash away the shame, so even if you are unfortunately hit by a bullet and die, it is a sacrifice for the country. The shame of the captives is washed away, or the person can be glorified again.

They fearlessly shouted Ulla and ran to the enemy's position.

In the end, only a part of the Germans came to their senses, and they withstood attacks from three directions, each of which was quickly broken by the Soviets.

Holstaufen had to face the sad reality that he met the main forces of the Soviet army.

"Hell, the bombing of the Air Force is pointless, but it really attracts their main force. What a damn one! As bait, we are really destined to die?! In the midst of grief and indignation, he has no master.

Several soldiers shouted at their commanders, "What are we going to do?!" It's a retreat! Or fight to the death? ”

Holstauffen paused for a moment, and his ears were either the sound of gunfire or the roar of the Soviets Ula. Instinct made his feet tremble, and his mind was full of thoughts of running for his life.

"Retreat...... Retreat, of course! "After learning from the pain, what is hesitant now and waiting for everyone is the annihilation of the army." If you're still alive, follow me! ”

It was no longer possible to give orders to everyone, not to mention that some German soldiers were still fighting with the Soviets, and even a fierce white-knuckle battle broke out between the two armies.

Holstauffen and some of his men began them, fleeing to the north of the city, but to a great surprise they encountered a new enemy.

That was Alexander, and the eleven soldiers who had been bombed with him.

When Doronin's bombardment had just ended, the shaking of the earth and the loud noise directly woke them up in dormancy. It's been two full days since Homnich was occupied by the Germans again!

Alexander knew too well the tactics of the 284th Division, to which he belonged, and the artillery bombardment sounded more than a dozen times, this was not a harassment war! He ordered one of the soldiers to go to the hole that had been dug and remove the debris for cover. The soldier did so and popped half of his body, and he was pleasantly surprised to hear the most familiar and uplifting voice.

The soldier instantly retracted and shouted, "It's a friendly army!" It was the division commander who brought them over, and our main force came over. ”

Alexander was overjoyed, "Great, that's what we're waiting for." Comrades, the time for revenge has come, and we take up arms and emerge from this groundhog-like burrow. It's time to give the Germans a little bit of power! ”

Half of the twelve were armed with submachine guns, among which there was also a DP light machine gun. They left this filthy "cave" full of feces and urine, and threw themselves into the counterattack with a very sloppy image.

Under the moonlight, Holstauffen actually led more than fifty people to flee for his life, and this unfortunate scene was really repeated for him, and the direction of escape was exactly the same.

Unfortunately, they met with the same obstacles. But this time, his people were too tired, and they were nervous one by one.

Alexander actually had an encounter with these people, and the Germans, who were frightened birds, were blocked by the Soviet troops in the north of the city, and suddenly they were in disarray.

"Damn! They've surrounded us?! Holstauffen watched as several of his fighters who rushed in front were knocked down head-on, and those behind him, including himself, simply lay on the ground.

Alexander was surprised, "Comrades, we can't let go of this group of Germans who suddenly jumped out. There are only twelve of us, and we are probably all going to die. Even if we die in battle, we have to hold on to time! Can't let this gang escape! ”

Others understood that in this way, the Germans really had tigers in front and pursuers in the rear. A few more German troops leaned out, and they encountered stubborn resistance from Alexander and others.

Embarrassment and fear of the tripods, the men of Holstauffen were completely in disarray, until Balzen's large forces caught up.

If God had given him a chance, Balzen would never have rushed into this damn city, and there would not have been the tragedy of being surrounded by the masses now.

As soon as the Soviets entered the city, they engaged in street battles with the Germans, and white-knuckle battles broke out, and the unprepared Germans were completely unable to cope with the Soviet guns, sapper shovels.

Some Soviet soldiers rushed into the perimeter of the German battalion commander and fired desperately with submachine guns, and every tent was smashed into a thousand holes or thrown with grenades. Some of the results were achieved, notably the discovery by the soldiers of several tents containing wounded German soldiers. The massacre began immediately, and the Soviet fighters did not hesitate to shoot at the wounded. Most of the German soldiers still walked out of the camp and went into the fight, of course, these Germans were immediately killed by the Soviets, who had complete superiority in strength and firepower.

Holstauffen and his last twenty men were under siege, and at this moment he already had a premonition that the rest of his battalion might have been wiped out!

At this most critical moment, he ordered the radio officers who were not yet finished to send a report to the division headquarters immediately. At this time, the radioman also realized that his end was coming, and he tragically sent the last message in a desperate situation - the infantry battalion was completely destroyed, the main enemy force was in Homnych, and the air force dropped bombs on us!

The Germans also came with a tragic application to "shoot at me", and the cruel news reached the headquarters of the 722nd Division, and the division commander Florid did not wake up quickly.

He couldn't believe this information, and after being silent for a while, he nervously went straight to the table with a military map at the division headquarters, and ordered: "Wake up all the staff officers of the deputy division commander!" ”

However, Hallstaufen was dead by this time. He was not captured, including his soldiers, who fought to the death, and killed and wounded many Soviet soldiers before he died.

Hall Staufen, he chose to commit suicide. When Balzen saw his body, he saw a small hole in the temple on the right side of his head, but the left side of his head was missing. He wears a white-gloved right hand and still holds a Luger pistol. The last combatant of this German infantry battalion ended the entire army with suicide.

"This man is a real soldier and won't let us take prisoners even if he commits suicide." Balzen could not help but admire the enemy, and the officer and his soldiers were all dead.

The night attack lasted only an hour, and Balzen completed the final victory, and Homnich was once again occupied by Soviet troops. (To be continued.) )