After repelling the attacking German troops, Roshakov's troops immediately began to tighten the defense of the city. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

For no other reason, the enemy did not go at all.

"The Germans were camped five kilometers outside of our city, and their guns were still aimed at us. And we, there is nothing we can do about it. Roshakov said with regret that as he said, as long as the enemy still has shells, he can fight as much as he wants.

The Soviet army's large-caliber howitzers have an extreme range of two kilometers, while the German army's 150 mm caliber howitzers hit ten kilometers very normally. As for why they stopped firing, the only explanation was the lack of shells.

But instead of sitting back and waiting, the morale of the troops will suffer.

After contacting the division headquarters and Yang Mingzhi's headquarters, they were still ordered to hold the city.

"The plan is that if the rescue of the captives is successful, your mission will be over, and you should exit Homnitch. But now the tide of the battle has deviated dramatically from what was envisaged, and the enemy is weaker than expected. I have decided to extend the gains of the battle, and you will continue to find a way to hold back the two regiments of German troops in front of you until you receive the order to retreat. This was the order of the deputy division commander, which Roshakov had to obey and promised to stay the course.

The fighters continued to build stronger fortifications, and the machine-gun forts were built of rubble and wood and covered with snow. From a distance, this is just a small snow mound that is all too common, but it is actually a fortification.

Unlike the work of the soldiers, Roshakov and Kravsky, two important commanders, summoned all the officers to the basement.

It was not a simple meeting, and Roshakov had a new plan.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, he said with a stiff face: "I won't say much nonsense, the division headquarters ordered us not to evacuate the city without authorization when the battle situation is still unclear." The rescue operation has been successful, and Comrade Deputy Division Commander plans to expand the results of the battle, because we must hold the enemy in front of us to the death, and not allow them to retreat in the direction of Lechtsa without a single soldier. ”

"Probably not! Deputy division commander, he decided to attack that city? A company commander asked in surprise.

That's what it means, so we have to think of a way to tell the enemy in front of us. Even if you don't attack me, I'm going to attack you, I'm going to hold you back, and no one of you is allowed to run! ”

It was like announcing that an active offensive was going to be carried out, and everyone's emotions were mobilized at once.

"Captain! Hit the handle! ”

"That's right! Rather than being hit by enemy artillery fire at any moment, let's just take the initiative and destroy those damn guns! ”

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Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Roshakov was also itching in his heart. "Good! Since everyone has decided to fight, and none of us oppose it, then strike. But until then, we must have a well-thought-out plan of action. ”

The two battles took place almost simultaneously, one was when Yang Mingzhi burned the Haniskaya station, and the other was when Roshakov took the initiative to counterattack.

After discussion, the battle target was fixed on the German artillery. They are so hateful that you don't want to be shelled all of a sudden. Because, in the initial battle to harass Homnitsch, the Soviet troops frequently fired artillery at the city at night and withdrew after the battle, and the German troops were tired of spending every day in fear.

For this reason, the threat of the enemy must be wiped out, and the troops will continue to carry out their best trick - night attacks. Send elite troops to take advantage of the darkness of the night to touch the past, destroy the enemy's artillery positions and retreat, if the enemy counterattacks, then fight and retreat.

So what kind of talent is an elite unit? Roshakov and Kravsky were very self-aware, and the most elite fighters of the division were being led by the deputy division commander Berekov, and they were so crazy that they were almost arrogant in planning to attack Lechicha!

In the eyes of the two, the deputy division commander is best at long-distance raids and night raids, and he must do it at about three o'clock in the morning. In all night attacks, the troops who charge forward are all holding submachine guns and marching all the way, often suppressing the enemy in terms of firepower.

Because, the unit in charge of the offensive was Kravsky's battalion, and he was also the temporary deputy commander of this unit. The troops exchanged weapons, and Kravsky's unit was given a large number of submachine guns and organized an assault battalion. In addition to automatic fire, each carried at least four grenades. Some soldiers carrying bazookas, as well as artillery companies, with a platoon and several small-caliber mortars, were also planned to take part in the operation.

The offensive was at three o'clock in the morning, and the assault battalion set off at one o'clock in the morning.

Kravsky was sure that he would just take the enemy's artillery position, and the troops would be able to come back after a walk.

His self-confidence has become the morale of the soldiers, and everyone has been holding back a lot of strength in their hearts, and this battle is not just to prove themselves. Even if the infantry division that later joined the army, which was burdened with the title of Guards, since it joined, its combat ability and will will not be disgraced by the name "Guards".

"Everyone is in an offensive formation, and each combat group is at least 30 meters apart. It is forbidden to talk to each other before the start of the war. Kravsky commanded as he advanced.

On the other hand, Roshakov and others have also set up Plan B, in the event of a change in the battle situation on the front line, then the rear will provide fire support. More than a thousand people in the city of Homnich were also ordered to be ready for battle at the same time.

Contrary to the advancing Soviet troops, the morale of the German army was very low due to the defeat and illness caused by the cold.

German commanders Hoffmann and Freud were ordered to hold out outside Homnitch and guard against the Soviet advance on Lechica from occupying Homnych.

But this is a complete misunderstanding. The Soviets feared that the two German regiments were rushing to the aid of Lechicha, and the Germans were worried that the two regiments had withdrawn, and Lechitsa was stormed by the Soviets. The two sides surrounded the small town of Khomnich, which could not be smaller, and there was a confrontation of up to 7,000 people, and now the Soviets were the first to break the military balance.

The Germans slept in their comfort zone one by one, and they didn't have to go to war, they didn't have to go head-to-head with the Soviet army, and brutal street fighting would not have happened. As long as you don't die fearlessly, even the cold is bearable. The idea of many German troops was very simple, since the Soviets did not take the initiative to attack, then they would happily obey the order and continue to defend.

The Germans still set up a few machine-gun forts here in the artillery position, but the cold temperatures of the night, coupled with exhaustion, made the defenders drowsy one by one.

Not far behind the artillery positions were a large number of tents, which were the barracks of the German troops. The mane-covered horses braved the cold, and they knelt down to sleep, and the whole camp was silent.

The moonlight was also not very bright, and on this cloudy day, the Soviet troops were dispatched.

They were like the night attack on Agamemnon's beach camp in the city of Troy, and without warning, the Soviets had already touched the artillery position.

The soldier used Mosin Nagant as a short spear and stabbed the sleeping defenders. Because of the negligence of the German army, large-caliber heavy artillery was captured by the Soviet army one after another.

"What a violent guy!" Kravsky tapped the barrel of the gun and ordered: "The first company is responsible for the bombing, the second and third companies advance two hundred meters, establish defensive positions, and prepare grenades." While bombing the artillery, you are responsible for bombing the enemy's camp. ”

The soldiers immediately set about it, and when they were blasting the artillery, they also noticed that the Germans were tired - there was only one shell left in each cannon, and it was stupidly placed next to the artillery.

At this time, the soldiers were dumbfounded, if there was an accident and a martyrdom occurred during the explosion, then their stumps would be scattered over an area of one square kilometer.

But the order did not dare to disobey, and the situation was truthfully informed to Klavsky.

"What's the matter, I ordered you to blow up the cannons, why don't you do it now?" Kravsky was lying in the snow with a submachine gun in his arms, looking unusually anxious.

"Battalion commander! The enemy's heavy artillery shells are right next to the artillery, and if we were killed, we would all be killed. The soldier said.

"No, it won't!" Kravsky was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it, he ordered: "Then blow up the barrel, as long as there is debris in the barrel, the enemy will blow up the cannon." ”

"Yes!" The soldiers immediately went into action. Several bizarre explosions occurred in the barrel of the gun, after which a large number of grenades were thrown by two companies. Canned bombs with a large number of fragments and grenades with wooden handles exploded in a row, killing and wounding many German soldiers in their sleep.

The sound of the explosion woke Hoffman, whose camp was closest to the artillery battalion. "Hell! It's an enemy attack! All go to fight! He strode out of the tent and shouted, the luger pistol in his hand snapping and emptying the magazine.

Seeing that he had succeeded, Kravsky immediately ordered all of them to retreat, and none of the fighters dared to fight, and the assault battalion seemed to have withdrawn with only a few grenades. Actually, it is not, because some artillery pieces are not problematic on the surface, but in fact the rifling inside is already messy, and there is even a lot of debris.

Clough ordered the retreating people: "Everyone must use all their strength, if you don't want to be blown up by the blast!" ”

The soldiers didn't quite understand why the battalion commander said this, anyway, it was quite terrifying, so let's run away.

Hoffman and many of the startled soldiers were about to fight back, but the Soviet soldiers had already run away, and the machine guns were fired aimlessly in the direction of Homnitsch with green light bullets.

Anxious, he even ordered: "Artillery! Give me two shots to the city and get revenge for their sneak attack! ”

The weather was very settled, and the artillerymen did not know that the artillery had been tampered with. The military order was difficult to disobey, and they were sleepy-eyed one by one, and when the artillerymen pulled the running bolt, no one noticed that there was a little warmth inside.

When a 150 mm caliber shell was stuffed in, at the moment of launch, a violent explosion occurred. The entire artillery was blown to pieces, and suddenly fragments flew sideways, many German soldiers lay down their guns, and the air wave also blew down many people, including Hoffmann.

He was blown into the snow so hard that his upper body was exposed, and it was the frightened warriors who pulled him up.

He was dragged out, his mind full of anger. "These damn Soviets, when the day comes, the whole regiment will attack, I will capture Homnitch and kill them all!" (To be continued.) )