Chapter 618: Abandoning the Position
In war, there are often sudden events, such as the sudden death of the commander of an infantry regiment!
Lawrence went straight to his own infantry battalion to take over the command of the wounded deputy battalion commander. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć infoAll the survivors of his men retreated into the second trench, but the machine-gun fort was hit by the enemy's pinpoint attack one by one. At first, he thought it was just a merciless bullet, but the other Heavy took over and died quickly, and what was even more terrifying was that they died almost identically - being shot in the face.
"Is there a sniper in the enemy? It's insane! Even if the invective had no effect on the outcome of the war, Lawrence clearly saw that the entire German army was strategically shrinking.
Several fighters staggered up to him and asked with a frightened expression: "Battalion commander!?" And what about our Eastern Battalion allies? What about our reinforcements? If they don't come, we won't be able to hold on! ā
"To hell with the cowards and reinforcements of the Eastern Battalion! The devil knows what the Soviets were intended! ā
In the current situation of the war, the German army with a long snake formation could not resist the attack of the most elite Soviet army under Balzen after being ravaged by the Soviet air force. The first front has been lost, and the Soviets have jumped out of the trenches to begin a new round of attacks. They frantically threw grenades to clear the way, and in some places began to fight with each other.
The front had essentially been torn open, and the Soviets had been able to achieve great results before reinforcements arrived.
Responsibility tells Lawrence that he must hold his ground and live with it. Reason told him to lead a lone army to continue to guard, which was only to increase casualties.
Lawrence was caught in a thick shield, and finally he made a decision, and immediately pulled the trembling telegraph operator with the radio on his back and shouted at him: "Now hurry up and send a telegram to the regimental headquarters to ask what to do with the team battle!" Ask him where the reinforcements are! ā
The telegraph operator made regular contact in plain language, and as a result he received shocking news!
"Battalion commander! The regiment commander he ......"
"What the hell is wrong with the regimental commander!" Lawrence grabbed the telegraph operator's collar and roared.
"The regimental commander has died! There is no possibility of rescue! He and a lot of staff officers were killed! ā
Lawrence was immediately confused, and he quickly asked, "Who is in command now?" ā
"There's no one in command! Battalion commander! The regimental commander and deputy regimental commander are dead! This is the telegraph man of the second battalion personally reported, and their second battalion has begun to retreat! ā
Lawrence vigilantly poked his head out of the bunker, only to see that the German soldiers were retreating and counterattacking, with a very clear goal, that is, to run into the forest! Not to be outdone, the Soviets had already occupied the second line of positions in that direction and began the pursuit.
Hidden in the forest was the logistical center of the infantry battalion, where a number of wooden barracks had been built, a resting place for workers and prisoners of war, and one of the munitions depots of the infantry regiment.
Just as Lawrence pondered what to do, a bullet struck his helmet and knocked him to the ground.
Helping his confused head, Lawrence took off his helmet and sobered up: "Fortunately, I didn't wear a hat, this helmet really saved my life." ā
It was this shot that made him understand what to do, his battalion suffered many casualties in the air raids, and the casualties in the fierce battle with the Soviet army are even more at present. He knew that his subordinates were all recruits, these people were extremely courageous, but they didn't know how to protect their lives on the battlefield, and only ordinary people withdrew at the moment. Continuing to fight will only turn into hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and looking at their frantic grenade throwing, all bad memories will be awakened.
He ordered: "Brothers, we retreat now!" Retreat into the forest and continue the fight! ā
Like the dawn in the darkness, the soldiers who had planned to defend the position and fight to the death lost their morale as if they were going home, and Lawrence's entire battalion began to retreat.
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"Look, company commander, the enemy is beginning to withdraw!" A soldier pointed to Lawrence's retreating crowd.
Balzen raised his head vigilantly and held his helmet up, only to see that his enemy had finally begun to retreat, and his own troops were in pursuit.
He quickly raised his binoculars and looked at the northern forest, where there were frequent fires.
"Not good! The enemy enters the forest and fights back with the help of vegetation! Immediately order Lavrenti and Evgeny to stop the pursuit! ā
He finished speaking, but no one responded. Balzen pulled up a random person and asked, "What's the fuss now!" I'll let you pass the command! ā
"But the company commander! I'm not a correspondent......"
After calming down a little, Balzen realized that he was just an ordinary creep. He looked left and right, and the reconnaissance company directly under him and the junior battalion commanded by the way were all here. The number of troops is much smaller than before the charge, and many people must have died in this battle.
"Damn! It seems that few people understand the truth of poor Kou Mo Chasing! Balzen pursed his lips, the infantry battalions on both flanks had already begun to penetrate deep into the forest, and the order could not be passed on, Balzen did not doubt that the two battle maniacs would chase them all the way to exhaustion.
Reinforcements from the 707th Division did not arrive quickly, perhaps because the Lothaheim front collapsed too quickly.
Balzen knew that if he didn't bring those two battalions back early, it would be a big deal for the enemy to counterattack!
Looking at his officers and soldiers, he commanded helplessly: "Comrades, follow me, we must fight quickly!" ā
After receiving this order, the young soldiers of the youth battalion, who no longer cared about life and death, rushed to the front line again with guns in their most primitive secondary two fanaticism.
The attacking Soviet army entered the forest smoothly in three parts, and the German army, which originally planned to rely on vegetation to block the attack, was inevitably attacked by a bunch of rocket weapons dragging green smoke.
It was as if they had traveled back in time, and the Soviets fired RPG weapons with prefabricated fragments, dealing a major blow to the defending Germans.
In fact, there were not many German officers and soldiers who were really resisting, and a large number of the Eastern Battalion, which had retreated early, had fled for several miles, and at the moment it was important to save their lives, and they would not help their friendly troops.
When the men returned to the camp, panic spread quickly. The original workers and their families also had to evacuate with the rout. For a while, the soldiers were in chaos, and the camp was full of cries.
The materials of the grain depots and munitions depots of the infantry regiments were completely unproductive, and the news from the front was very terrifying, and the air raid was followed by the onslaught of the enemy's infantry, and the soldiers could not stop the enemy, and once the barbarians killed them, those who could not escape would die.
The guards of the warehouse and a large number of logistics personnel threw down a large amount of supplies without saying goodbye, and the personnel of the taverns and other casinos and living places with the army also threw everything and fled.
There are also people who are rushing to pack important things, and these are the families of workers. Some of the workers who had come from Germany to help the Germans build their barracks had come with their families, knowing the danger and taking the risk at the lure of great reward. But when danger does come, these people will hardly flee as easily as their Polish collaborators, Belarusians, or Ukrainian collaborators.