It was not only Colonel Ovich who could not understand it, but also the German commander, General Kleist, and even Major Müller, who participated in this battle.

"What happened?" Admiral Kleist personally summoned Major Müller: "How did you get defeated?" ”

Kleist, who was watching the battle from the rear, was some distance from the front line, so he didn't know the specifics yet.

"We have fallen into their ambush, Your Excellency!" Major Müller straightened up, but the bandages on his forehead and the dust on his face still made him look very embarrassed.

"Ambush, what ambush?" Admiral Kleist asked, puzzled.

"I don't know, Your Excellency!" Major Müller replied: "They suddenly appeared behind us!" ”

"And you don't even know how they ended up behind you?" Admiral Kleist asked.

Major Muller looked embarrassed, and although he should have known, he really didn't.

"General!" At this time one of Major Muller's guards replied: "I think I know how they appeared behind us...... When I was retreating, I found a hole in the ground, and at first I thought it was a crater, but now that I think about it, it doesn't look like a crater! ”

"Ground?" Admiral Kleist couldn't help frowning: "So, they hide underground like rats?" ”

No one answered, because no one could be sure of this.

"It can't be!" "Our intelligence doesn't mention that at all, I mean...... If they still have underground fortifications in front of the line, our intelligence officers will find out! ”

The adjutant's words were reasonable, considering that it was information obtained by the Brandenburg troops, and they even investigated the weapons used by the Soviets in the bunker.

As you can imagine, if there were other underground fortifications, it was unlikely to escape their detection.

The guard recalled, "It looks like it was dug improvised, because the hole is rough."

"No, no......" the adjutant still didn't believe it: "They don't have that much time, I mean digging a series of underground fortifications to hide enough troops to pose a threat to us, and it will take at least a week." And these Russians withdrew here only a few days ago! ”

After a moment of silence, Admiral Kleist turned his gaze to Major Müller: "How many enemies have appeared behind you?" ”

"I'm not sure, General!" Major Müller replied: "But listening to the gunfire is quite large, there should be a company!" ”

After thinking about it, Kleist replied, "Then there is only one possibility, gentlemen, do you see that the people here are accustomed to digging cellars?" ”

Several people cast puzzled glances at Kleist.

"General, you mean to ......" said the adjutant half-incredulously, "they are hiding in the cellar?" ”

Instead of answering, Kleist turned his gaze to the guard and asked, "Is the hole you found next to the wooden house?" ”

The guard recalled for a moment, then nodded: "It seems that yes, General, but that wooden house has been bombed into ruins!" ”

Kleist stretched out his hands to the crowd and continued, "So, they don't need to spend much time to prepare, they just need to dig a tunnel from the cellar, and then they can hide the troops inside!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but let out an "oh".

Kleist shook his head and sighed, "A good idea, isn't it?" We always thought that it would be safe to blow up the wooden houses, but who would have thought that they would hide under the rubble? ”

"I can't believe it!" The adjutant said: "The Russians would have thought of such a solution......

"The truth is that they thought of it, David!" Admiral Kleist said: "And it has been used on the battlefield, although I don't believe it either!" ”

"Is there any way to fix it?" Major Müller looked indignant: "Like, can we blow up these cellars?" ”

"It's hard to do!" The adjutant shook his head: "Because we've blown it up, I mean the cabin...... Unless we can move that pile of rubble! As for the hole in the ground, we don't know where it is, it can be anywhere near the cabin! ”

"Then find it out!" Major Müller certainly would not be reconciled, and his troops had never suffered such heavy casualties on the battlefield as they did today, especially since he had fled in front of his men.

It was a great shame for him, and he wanted revenge, or rather a wash of shame.

"How?" Admiral Kleist asked rhetorically: "Dig every inch of land?" No, Major, you must know that this is the battlefield, where the enemy's frontal pillboxes are covered, and their bullets and shells will not hesitate to rain down on us, and no one can calmly go to the tunnel in such a situation! ”

"But what else can we do, General?" Major Muller was a little stunned.

There was silence in the command as no one could find anything to do.

There is actually no good way to deal with this tactic, let alone Kleist during World War II, and there is no effective way to deal with it even on the battlefield decades later...... The Americans, who were far more advanced in weaponry and tactics, were still suffering from the tunnel warfare in Vietnam.

It's really about breaking up regular battles into guerrilla warfare, with a little people here and a little people there, and it can also run around so that the enemy's powerful equipment has nowhere to focus like hitting a pile of cotton.

Admiral Kleist couldn't help but be secretly frightened, but fortunately the Soviets only used this tactic in a small part, and if this tactic was used on a large scale or even in the areas they had captured, then the German army would be in a quagmire.

At the same time, Admiral Kleist was also a little strange...... Why didn't this proven tactic become widespread in the Soviet army?!

Of course, that's not something he needs to think about.

After thinking about it, Admiral Kleist touched his chin and said to the map: "Gentlemen, what will you do if you can't take a fortress for a long time?" ”

The adjutant and Major Müller immediately understood what Admiral Kleist meant: go around and surround it!

This was a common tactic used by the Germans, as they did in most battles, including the Brest Fortress.

As a result, the frontal battle of the 333rd Regiment weakened, and instead heavy gunfire and artillery fire rang out from the defense zone adjacent to them, while fighters and bombers continued to hover overhead.

Major Gavrilov observed the battle situation for a while, and after returning to the headquarters, he said to Commissar Fomin: "The situation is not good, the enemy seems to want to surround us!" ”

"If they can't stop the Germans' attack," said Commissar Fumin...... "then we will have to retreat!" ”

This is common sense, as the fortifications of the pillboxes are front-facing and are largely defenseless if the enemy goes around the back.