Major Colein organized the troops to break through at the first time.

He did not hesitate to do so, because Major Colein understood that if the command and himself did not take this into account, that is, the positive slope would suddenly be interspersed with the enemy's main force, it would mean that they had fallen into a trap carefully arranged by the enemy.

Therefore, Major Kolein knew that the Mamayev post would definitely not be able to be held.

Major Colein also thought about another possibility, that is, he tried to hold his position, and then with the main force of the regiment, he carried out a two-sided flanking attack on the enemy on the positive slope and at the same time relieved himself.

But this plan was quickly overturned by himself.

The trenches and fortifications on the positive slope are oriented towards the main force of the regiment, which means that it is almost impossible for the main force of the regiment to quickly break through to the Russian army.

And the assault gun battalion in his hands...... The main force had been held back by the enemy in front of it, unable to flank the enemy while holding its position, especially at night, and it was difficult for the Germans to coordinate and defeat the enemy in such a situation.

With all this in mind, Major Klein did not hesitate, and he immediately ordered the reserves to seize the hilltop position.

At this time, the hilltop position is undoubtedly a battleground for both the enemy and us.

If the hilltop position fell into the hands of the Russians, then Major Klein's troops would be flanked from front and rear and would have no way to retreat.

On the other hand, if the Germans control the hilltop position, they can rely on their fire cover to open a way out of the siege for the main force.

The reserve was the 1st Infantry Company.

Being able to serve as a reserve means that they are the most combat-effective troops, because on the battlefield, the reserve refers to the troops that make up where there is danger and are sure to repel the enemy, so they always carry out the most dangerous and difficult tasks.

The company commander, Captain Fricks, was a young man who had graduated from a military academy and had participated in the campaign against France, and had progressed step by step from second lieutenant platoon commander to captain company commander.

As soon as Captain Fricks received the order, he ordered the 1st Infantry Platoon to reinforce the hilltop position.

This was a common tactic used by Captain Fricks.

He argues that battles like this for reinforcements in critical areas of the front line are usually divided into two levels:

One is the fighter.

The second is the preparation of the troops.

Both are important, but at the same time they are in conflict with each other.

If you want to grasp the fighter plane, you must put the entire company into the relevant area as soon as possible, so the preparation time of the troops may be insufficient, and sometimes the subordinates do not even know the combat mission and what situation they may face.

And if you want to make full preparations, after the company comes forward, you will have lost the fighter plane, and even if you arrive, you will not be able to return to the sky.

Therefore, Captain Fricks was accustomed to preparing with both hands.

Let the 1st Infantry Platoon be fully prepared at all times and reinforce as soon as the order is received. At the same time, Captain Fricks informed the rest of the troops about the mission, the situation, and even the information provided after the reinforcement of a platoon, and then reinforced.

This tactic is effective because he can be targeted and mentally prepared for the battle he is going to face, so that he will not be confused and helpless at the beginning of the miscalculation.

Like this one......

"This is perhaps the most difficult battle we have ever faced!" Captain Fricks said to his men, "The enemy attack is fierce, and we must hold the hilltop position until the main force temporarily pushes the enemy back and is able to pull out, otherwise we will all die here, understand?" ”

"Understood, sir!" The subordinates responded one after another.

"Let's go!"

At the sound of the order, the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Company bent over and reinforced, along the communication trenches, to reinforce the hilltop position.

Before they could reach the hilltop position, they found that the battle at the top of the hill was much more fierce than they had imagined.

There were already bursts of explosions and smoke.

Explosions and smoke weren't terrible, but experienced people could easily tell it was the flash of a grenade explosion...... It will be much less rattling and flare than a cannonball, but no less smoke at all.

This shows that the enemy has rushed to a very close position and has reached the stage of grenade throwing.

"Defend in place!" Captain Felix ordered.

Because he knew that if he still went up hard at this time, he would be killed and wounded more by the enemy's grenade.

They lay in ambush only 30 meters from their position on the top of the hill, did not fire a shot, did not even fire back when the enemy's shells and grenades exploded around them.

As a result, the Russian army did not know that such a unit was lurking in the dark

Then, after another grenade, the Russian army shouted and launched a charge towards the hilltop position with bayonets.

It was only then that Captain Fricks gave a loud order: "Get on the bayonet, advance, soldier!" ”

The two armies of the enemy and us collided together like two tides rushing in opposite directions, and a burst of swords and swords strangled each other.

At this time, Shulka was lying only a hundred meters away from the hilltop position, holding a telescope to observe the battlefield.

He secretly praised in his heart, this German commander is still quite smart, and during hand-to-hand combat, he suddenly came up from the rear reinforcements to catch the Soviet army by surprise, so he easily gained the upper hand.

"We should have another reinforcement up there!" Akimovich said, lying next to him.

"No!" Shulka shook his head: "We can't tell the difference between friend and foe anymore, and it won't do us any good to continue reinforcements!" ”

Akimovich was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Is this the tenth lesson?" ”

"Sort of!" Shulka replied: "If our side has the advantage, do not easily throw in troops without a distinction between friend and foe, because it will not benefit the side with many people!" ”

Akimovich nodded in agreement.

This is easy to understand, in a chaotic battle, the probability of accidental injury on the side with more troops is obviously greater.

After a moment of silence, Akimovich asked again: "So what should we do?" I mean, in this case and we can't reinforce it! ”

"Wait!" Shulka replied: "Take advantage of this time to prepare for battle, and then wait for them to decide the winner and launch another wave of attacks!" ”

Akimovich threw a shocked look at Shulka.

He could understand what Shulka meant, and in fact it wasn't hard to understand.

The problem is that to do so would mean watching the charging soldiers exhaust themselves from the enemy at the top of the hill.

"Questions?" Shulka asked.

"No, no problem!" Akimovich replied: "You are right. Because by then, even if the enemy has won, he will be exhausted! ”

"Yes!" Shulka replied coldly: "You learn quickly!" ”

"Learning" here refers to the fact that as a commander, you must not be emotional.