Chapter 229: Exhausted Soldiers Defeated Again

But Hoffman forgot a little, because of the sneak attack at night, most of his soldiers did not rest well at all. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info let such a group of soldiers fight a tough battle, it is really a bit reluctant.

Once again, in the face of a large number of comrades-in-arms, the mentality of these marching German soldiers was also a little better. In any case, with so many people attacking in this battle, it should be a good result.

They were ordered to bayonet all with their guns, and the German soldiers were ordered to follow the half-track armored vehicles to attack in concert and organize powerful fire on the front, like chisels directly cutting through the enemy's lines!

The armoured vehicles, still intact, moved forward, each followed by more than two dozen soldiers. On the roof of the armored car, two machine guns stuck out, and a few hundred meters from the city, they began to shoot.

"Hehe, what can you hit like this? It's just a boldness. Roshakov smiled contemptuously and immediately ordered Doronin. Shoot at the enemy's vanguard! ”

There were not many large-caliber shells this time, and Doronin took the order. There were only two 120-mm mortars, each firing five shots.

The mortar fell into the German skirmish line with its characteristic whistling sound, and many people were immediately blown over by fragments and shock waves.

But are you afraid to quit because of this? That's impossible! The attack on Homnich was a military order, and officers had the right to shoot anyone who withdrew without permission.

The German soldiers braved the artillery fire, and at the same time the speed of the armored vehicles increased, and the soldiers behind were forced to start running wildly.

These armored vehicles were firing as they advanced, but on the contrary, the Soviet positions were strangely silent, as if only the Germans were firing except for artillery counterattacks.

Since there was no stronger resistance, the Germans continued to advance, they did not think too much and quickly broke through the so-called "first line of defense" of the Soviet troops.

It seemed to be an abandoned line of defense, it turned out that the Soviets had retreated, and the German infantry began to search the trenches, but found nothing. Immediately, they continued to push forward, and with a few more charges, they were about to enter Homnich.

Hoffman has always wondered why the troops are attacking so smoothly? The enemy has nothing to accomplish except ten shells? Probably their large army has withdrawn!

"If the main forces of the enemy leave, then our capture of Homnich will not be glorious at all. Now I can't care so much, inform the soldiers, go full speed ahead, and get ready to enter the city! "The herald immediately delivered the order of the regimental commander, and the two regiments on the front received it by radio, and the assault group, led by half-track armored vehicles, ran faster.

And the Soviet army, in the face of the menacing German army, their dormancy, it should turn into a ferocious blow at this time!

The Soviet army, which was playing lewd streams, suddenly jumped out with a dozen guys carrying iron pipes, and the rocket fuse in the pipes was already burning. The Germans were only stunned for a moment, and then they saw something strange flying towards them!

More than a dozen rockets flew directly towards the camp of the enemy's armored vehicles, and after the explosion, fragments flew sideways.

This series of explosions also became the beginning of the battle, and the Soviet positions suddenly burst into gunfire. The soldiers in ambush leaned out one after another, and the dense bullets formed a barrage, and the German front-line troops suffered heavy casualties.

Roshakov was closely watching the situation at the front line in the rear, and his tactics, concave positions had already worked. "You idiots, this Homnage is like a giant bastion, or maybe this is Hannibal's Cannae." He turned his head and informed the herald, "Urgently, Doronin's troops will open fire on the front of the German army, and at any cost, all the shells will be exhausted." Urgently order the Ninelli camp to prepare for reinforcements! ”

Small-caliber mortars are not very powerful, but as long as they are used intensively, they can still achieve good results.

What's more, the more fiercely the Germans attacked, they would inevitably encounter the trick of ordinary soldiers of the 284th Division - dense grenades.

Once again, they saw something flying in the sky, followed by a series of explosions. These damned grenades, they can't blow people up to minced flesh in many cases, on the contrary, the flying fragments can seriously injure people and finally die in agony.

After a rain of grenades, the enemy on the front suffered heavy losses, and five armored vehicles were also broken down by anti-tank guns.

But it is impossible for the Germans to retreat because of this! They had twenty armored vehicles when they attacked, and now, like uncontrolled beasts, they were heading straight for the Soviet trenches.

Because the drivers also knew that the success or failure of this battle was related to the honor of the troops, and the foundation of a great victory lay in breaking through the enemy's position.

More than a dozen armored vehicles appeared to be attacking in a suicidal manner, a sight that took the Soviet troops by surprise.

Roshakov and Kravsky, their faces suddenly turned pale!

"Oops! Now they will break through the ground! Order the tank troops to dispatch! And the men of NiΓ±ari! As soon as the words fell, Roshakov gritted his teeth, "Forget it! I'll just go myself! ”

Roshakov rushed all the way out of his observation post and went directly to the small square of the city, where Chekov and his tank platoon were ready.

"You! Now immediately to our front-line positions, the enemy's armored vehicles are rushing over! You and your people must suppress them all! Roshakov roared like a mania.

Chekov grinned into the body, and he hurriedly ordered all three tanks to move due north, and behind him was Ninelly's reserves. Most of these militiamen are dressed in ordinary clothes, and at first glance they look like ordinary citizens, and the various weapons in their hands reveal their identities.

For the Germans, the assault of armored vehicles undoubtedly completed the breakthrough, after which the German forces caught up. In this battle, the German army dispatched more than 3,000 troops, while the Soviet army only had more than 1,000 troops, and the German army still had a huge advantage in strength.

However, in terms of the will to fight and the spirit of the soldiers, the Soviets may be better.

The attack on the Germans had to advance five kilometers, and they did not rest well before that, and this tossing was really a huge drain on physical strength. Now the exhausted Germans finally seized the opportunity, and a battalion of troops managed to break through the Soviet positions along the gap.

They immediately engaged Soviet soldiers, and even skirmishes took place. Many Soviet soldiers with sapper shovels fought with the Germans, but three punches were difficult to defeat four legs, and the heroes could not stand the large number of people, and the German soldiers were finally able to attack the city.

At this moment, the German army was like a chisel, and the troops hit a little to attack the city, and the two sides were still under Soviet fire.

"Well done! Keep it up! Punch in and take the city! Hoffman was in the rear of the troops, and he made up his mind in this battle, if he could still lose in such a fight, then he would take the blame and resign. If he is arrested and sentenced to a crime, if he is defeated, then he does not have to be cheeky and continue to be the head of the regiment.

"Come on! Give me a submachine gun all the time! I'm going to fight with you! "The gesture of the regimental commander was inspiring, but it was in the rear.

Part of the Soviet troops was forced to withdraw into the city, and the enemy was to enter along a main road, for which two Soviet machine-gun fortresses were ready. No sooner had the German armoured vehicles and infantry advanced than they encountered a strong resistance.

Inside the city, armored targets are too easy to hit. Just now the anti-tank snatchers could not stop them, only because of the large number of armored vehicles that ran fast. Now they are slowing down, and the anti-tank scramble shoots first at the position of the cab. The bullet pierced through the steel plate and shot the driver directly.

And these broken down vehicles also became a stronghold for the German soldiers. Many people stuck behind the vehicles, tightly outstretched their guns and fired at enemy positions. Soviet bullets crackled on these iron bumps, and they were suppressed by fire. If it is recklessly exposed, it is easy to be hit by flying bullets, and in this terrible battlefield now, injury is almost equal to death.

They tried to suppress Soviet fire, but heard an unusual rumble, and after that there was no more.

"Look! It's our tank! "The defending Soviet troops were overjoyed, and Chekov's three BT light tanks suddenly came out, and the tank guns fired high-explosive shells, and suddenly the enemy exploded there.

Compared with the serial strikes of artillery and machine guns, the huge psychological shock brought by the tank itself is the greatest threat to the German army.

This group of exhausted German soldiers seemed to have plunged headlong into the trap of the Soviet army, and now that the tanks are at the head, the morale is gone.

The people who had just rushed into the city were immediately crushed by the tanks, the armored vehicles were all destroyed, and the soldiers were all annihilated. The German soldiers, who were waiting to enter the city, saw three incredible things open out, and fear acted on the body, and they began to retreat in a hurry.

Hoffman was also taken aback by what he saw. "Actually...... It's actually this time to send out tanks! He could not speak for a long time, until the soldiers reported to him that the so-called Freud's regiment had suffered huge losses, and that now that the Soviets still had tank troops, he had decided to retreat immediately.

"Retreat?!" Hoffman immediately came to his senses and looked at the herald angrily. "Could it be that your Freud commander is a coward, we have already fought under the city of Homnage, and if we hold on a little longer, we will win!"

"Nope! Sir! Our head of regiment expected you to say that. He said that if we attack like this again, even if we succeed in defeating the enemy, our troops will be almost completely annihilated. ”

This was the reason for Freud's withdrawal, and Hoffman looked through his binoculars, and as the herald said, they had already begun to withdraw.

If you continue to fight like this, you will indeed be killed, because you can't beat the city at all with your own forces. What's more, now the Soviet army has actually begun a counterattack.

"Hell! Withdraw me! Order all personnel to retreat immediately! No love for war! Return to your original position! ”

Hoffman was forced to retreat with infinite regret and shame, knowing that he had lost a lot and still wanted to fight again. In his opinion, he was one step away from victory, and as a result, the Soviet army actually killed the tank troops and new new forces. This had to make Hoffman reflect, "Is it really as the division commander said, the Soviet army here is really the elite unit that has been in ambush for a long time?" (To be continued.) )