A group of German soldiers forced into the Soviet positions under the cover of tanks.

This time, they were not in a hurry to rush up and engage the Soviets in close combat, they relied on the wreckage of the tanks, suppressed the Soviets with artillery fire, and built fortifications on both sides...... This work was done with individual bunkers in advance, and then individual bunkers were added to connect with each other to form a trench.

It can also be seen that the German army is preparing to fight steadily, that is, to build a defensive line first, and then launch a charge based on the defensive line and the wreckage of tanks.

At that time, the German army was better in quality than the Soviet army, and condescendingly occupied a geographical advantage, and there was no reason why the charge would lose to the enemy in such a situation.

And that's exactly what happened.

But Shulka wasn't going to sit still and wait for defeat.

When the Germans were preparing to charge, the Soviet soldiers withdrew from the communication trenches to the second line of defense at the command of Shulka, and by the way, they laid a mine and barbed wire behind them.

This gave the German commander, Lieutenant Colonel Edmund, the feeling that he had thrown a punch only to hit the cotton.

To make matters worse, the distance between the first line of defense and the second line of defense was once again open for an open field......

"We can continue to send assault guns up!" Lieutenant Colonel Bauer said, "After all, we have succeeded, I mean, we have succeeded in capturing a line of defense. This proves that the enemy has nothing to do with our tactics! ”

Lieutenant Colonel Bauer's idea was simple, if the enemy could not cope with this tactic, that is, if he could capture one line of defense, he could capture another.

So it won't be long before the Russian army will be driven out of Mamayev by the Germans.

"Maybe you're right, Lieutenant Colonel Bauer!" Lieutenant Colonel Edmund said, "But it's getting dark, and if we're going to do that, we'll have to move faster!" ”

Lieutenant Colonel Bauer wasted not a single moment of time and immediately ordered the troops into battle.

But attacking the second line of defense is much more difficult than expected.

The reason for this was that the assault guns had to pass through the criss-crossing trenches, which were built on an anti-slope plane, and the side facing the hilltop position was particularly high, that is, there was a large drop between the two sides of the trench.

This caused some trouble for the tanks to cross the trenches, and the trench soil was relatively loose, so some tanks fell as if they were falling off a cliff...... Not to mention that the crew of the tanks inside was bruised and swollen, and some of the tanks were completely turned over when they crossed the trench, like turtles that had been overturned.

Another problem is landmines.

German sappers had to clear barricades and open a way for tanks with Soviet bullets and shells.

There was no such problem when attacking the first line of defense, because the open space had been repeatedly killed by both the enemy and the enemy, and the mines, barricades, etc., had already been cleared.

Then, after nearly an hour of tossing, the Germans had only two assault guns rushing close to the second line of defense, and these two assault guns were far from enough to provide cover for the Germans.

At this moment, in the helplessness of Edmund and Lieutenant Colonel Bauer, the sky gradually darkened.

Lieutenant Colonel Edmond gave an order to the front commander: "Organize the defense!" If we can hold your line until dawn, victory will be ours, understand? ”

"Understood, sir!" Major Colein replied.

Major Colein was the commander of the 29th Assault Gun Battalion.

The Germans usually fought with tank units commanding the infantry, because they believed that tanks should always be used in battle.

This time the battle was obviously not like this, because the assault guns seemed to be only used to set up a bunker.

Major Colein was a little dissatisfied, he didn't want to see his men driving assault guns up to their deaths...... Some of them are even veterans of combat experience, especially drivers.

Major Colein, however, understood that he could not change anything, as the tactic proved to be correct, and he succeeded in capturing one of the enemy's defensive lines.

After thinking about it, Major Colein gave an order to the adjutant: "Organize defense, we will make those assault guns and soldiers die worthwhile!" ”

"Yes, Major!"

The German defense was so well mastered that it was almost programmed.

Programmatic has its advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that every soldier knows what to do, and they will even consciously fill in the gaps.

For example, they know how to lay mines and barbed wire in front of their positions, where to increase their firepower or add an additional outpost.

The downside is that this programmed law is easy for the enemy to grasp.

In order to be able to hold the line, Major Colein also did something other than programming.

"Clean up the wreckage of the tanks in these locations!" Major Colein drew several circles on the map.

"But Major!" The adjutant was puzzled and said, "They have been blown up, and it is impossible to repair them!" ”

"I'm not going to fix them!" Major Colein replied: "However, we can clean up the corpses inside, as well as the burned machine gun, and put on a new one......

The adjutant couldn't help but let out an "oh" when he heard this, and the wreckage was used as a pillbox.

This is a good idea, as the tank wreckage is mostly behind the lines, which means it's usually out of enemy bazooka range.

On the other hand, the enemy thinks it's just a tank wreckage, so they don't take these points of fire into account when charging.

And these firing points are even condescending to the enemy's charging surface, as long as a few flares are coordinated, they can suddenly reap the lives of a large number of enemies.

After this was done, Major Klein decided that this would be foolproof, and that the Germans would only have to wait until dawn the next day to completely occupy Mamayev Heights.

What Major Colein didn't expect was that these arrangements of his did not work from beginning to end.

If there is a role, it is when dealing with the feints of the Russian army.

On the other side, Shulka and Mikhailvich came to the command after dark to meet with Colonel Pavelkov.

"I won't say anything else!" Pavelkov said: "Although you fought bravely, unexpectedly bravely. But you've lost ground! ”

"No, Colonel!" Shulka replied: "The last line of defense is still in our hands, which means that we have not lost our position!" ”

"Does it make a difference?" Colonel Pavelkov asked rhetorically: "The Germans are so well defended and condescending that it is almost impossible for us to take back our positions from them, even if it is night!" ”

"There's a difference, Colonel!" Shulka pointed to the second line of defense on the map and said, "The second line of defense is arc-shaped, and the two wings are located on the mountainside, so we can attack from both wings and go around the enemy's positive slope!" ”