By daybreak, Hoffman had finally figured out his loss. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The soldiers did not sleep all night, and they fired retaliatory fire in the direction of the city, but also fearing that the Soviet army would come again. Anger and fear go together, and when everyone's emotions are like this, that battlefield anxiety directly triggers a small roar.

Some of the soldiers howled madly, and some held their heads and laughed. Hoffman was furious at the men, and they all fell to the ground, almost breaking down.

"Report to the head of the regiment, these are the people who shot the others at night. Most likely, they mistook their comrades for Soviets! ”

The actions of these guys have caused more casualties among the troops. Hoffman turned his back regretfully, and there were corpses neatly stacked in front of him. "You know what to do, Richard, your men will be imprisoned for their mistakes, and their incriminating evidence will be determined by a court-martial."

The German soldiers collected as many as 50 corpses, and worse, more than 50 were wounded, and the wails are still there today.

When the artillery exploded, Hoffman angrily ordered a counterattack at dawn. At the time, it was angry talk, but now he could not contain the fury in his heart, and the troops continued to attack.

While the German soldiers were preparing to advance, Freud himself went to his colleague's camp. His visit really wanted to investigate what happened during the night.

At Hoffman's camp, he saw that the unit was preparing, casually asked a few soldiers, and got the order to attack.

"This guy, why do you want to continue to fight now?" Freud stepped up and finally found himself in front of Hoffman.

After meeting, Freud did not say any polite words or even comforting words, and said straight to the point: "I am against your plan to attack Homnich now!" Even if you are attacked by the enemy, you can't be like an enraged bull who stubbornly pushes its horns up. ”

"Oh? Are you scared? Hoffman asked very calmly.

"Scared? Of course I'm not afraid, if it's a war I'll fight until the death! But you also have to look at your soldiers! ”

Hoffman symbolically twisted his head, "I see that my dear soldiers are preparing to attack, they are all checking their guns and ammunition, planning to kill all the enemies, and avenge the dead comrades. ”

Freud frowned, and simply put his arms on the shoulders of his colleagues. "Do you really have someone who takes a good look at you? Is their morale really good? How do we attack?! According to the intelligence of the division headquarters, these Soviet troops are regular troops. Without tanks and planes, we would have to pay a huge price to conquer Homnich! ”

"But. Isn't our mission to capture the city? "Hoffman." I've had enough of it now! The division headquarters ordered us to confront us, and it would be better if we could defeat them. But now, we are like shrunken turtles, ready to be attacked by the enemy at any moment. In the end, we will all be killed alive in the snow! ”

"Nope! We are not shrunken turtles. And you, completely an enraged bull, opposite a herd of cowboys. Don't think you can camp by rushing over, behind the red cloth they still have short spears in their hands. ”

"Whatever you want!" Hoffman pushed him away, "I'm going to attack anyway, if we're still friends, you can attack with me!" ”

Seeing that this man was so resolute, Hoffman even had to personally go to the front line to urge the troops to attack. However, his forces are too small, and the enemy has an advantage on the defensive side, and if he is allowed to attack alone, the losses will be immeasurable.

Freud stomped his foot, "What a damn one! You're damned! Now I don't have a choice, if you attack, I must follow you. ”

"Excellent." A smile twitched at Hoffman's lips. "The offensive line remains the same, this time you and my troops must focus on attacking like a chisel, we must not divide our troops, and it is our world to attack the city."

I don't know where Hoffmann got such a deluded self-confidence, believing that after attacking the city, even if there was a street fight, the Germans would have the advantage.

In this way, after the preparation of a few small waters, the Germans began a new offensive.

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The cold north wind continues to blow the land, and the maximum temperature during the day is approaching zero in the past few days, and the weather is showing signs of warming.

Since the success of the sneak attack in the early morning, Kravsky led his men to run away. When the enemy's counter-attacking fire began to fire at the retreating troops, only three men were eventually hit, and only one unlucky man was hit and killed.

But in terms of results, the sneak attack was a huge success.

Kraftsky returned from the dust, and the victorious warriors each received breakfast and ate it beautifully. But as a commander, he did not dare to slack off at all.

In response to Roshakov's inquiry, in addition to reporting the general results of the battle, Kravsky also expressed his worries: "The ultimate goal of these enemies is still to occupy the city, and we must have provoked them now, and I am worried that they will attack us again in anger." ”

"If that's the case, we'll have to stay together." Roshakov said. "Our mission is to hold back the enemy in front of us, and it couldn't be better if they come to fight us. The more fierce the fighting we have here, the more security the deputy division commander's actions will be. ”

This concern is very justified, and the soldiers who have just returned from the battle must also re-enter the position and take the opportunity to rest and recuperate, waiting for the unknown all day.

The two officers also entered the trench with the regular soldiers, both of them holding binoculars and observing the distance.

"If the enemy attacks, your battalion will still guard the left flank, and my battalion will guard the right flank. Ninelli's militia and tanks served as reserves, ready to replenish to the front line. Roshakov explained the defense plan.

With the previous blocking battle, everyone knows a lot about some of the tactics of the German army in front of us. They attack very fiercely, but it is precisely this fierceness that is likely to become their weakness.

To this end, the Soviets formed concave positions on a wide frontage, and when the enemy attacked, soldiers on both flanks laid in ambush and opened fire quickly after they entered the semi-encircled circle.

This measure has been completed, and it was supposed to prevent the enemy's subsequent offensive, but I did not expect the enemy's attack to come suddenly.

Roshakov held up a telescope, and due north, a group of black oppressive things were approaching the city. "Herald! Order all troops! Get ready for battle now! This group of enemies who do not know whether they live or die, we will deal with them according to the established plan! ”

In the front-line positions, the sound of pulling bolts was heard everywhere. These fighters no longer care about raw silk, even if the death rate on the front line remains high. They are already planning to shed their last drop of blood for the Great Patriotic War.

On the other hand, the morale of the German soldiers was not high, and they were ordered to advance. Before leaving, Hoffman and Freud finally agreed and sent a report to the divisional headquarters.

This sudden attack was not at all what the division commander Schultz meant. "You should follow my orders and stay on the ground in case the regular Soviet army in Khomnich attacks Lechtsa or Gomel."

But Hoffman still decided to disobey, saying: "That's a trap!" The Soviets were not a large force at all, and their purpose must have been to hold us back, so that the main forces could fight on the other front. Now that the enemy has taken the initiative to attack our positions, our artillery has been completely annihilated, the battle has begun, and I must defend myself and counterattack. ”

In other words, Hoffman's intelligence claimed that he was already in a state of war, and if he continued to carry out the previous order, it would be equivalent to sitting in place and being beaten by the enemy, and Schultz was also anxious at the moment, so he didn't think much about it and simply agreed to their actions. "In that case, you call me! For glory, give me Homnitch! ”

The new order was like this, and Freud was still in a dilemma. Unexpectedly, the words of his colleagues moved the division commander. At this time, including his regiment, the Germans had to attack Homnitsch.

The troops were already moving, and the remaining half-track armored vehicles were cleared, along with the Germans who were presenting a skirmish line. (To be continued.) )