Chapter 442: Occupy the Central Square

At two o'clock in the morning on April 22, the German army attacked in multiple directions, interspersed with key points, disrupted the overall defense plan of the Soviet 191st Division, and at 5 o'clock in the morning, lured the Soviet 3rd Regiment to the western suburbs outside the city to encircle and annihilate, and the 1st Regiment was also divided and annihilated in the east of Bialystok.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, the German troops entering the city crossed the Biava River and surrounded the Soviet 191st Division, ready to deliver the final fatal blow.

At this time, Lieutenant Mesut Siegfried's tank company and the infantry commando team of the 11th Army, with the cooperation of bombers, had already engaged in a fierce battle with the main force of the 2nd Regiment of the 191st Division of the Soviet Army, while the tank assault force led by Tyrol Speer finally arrived on the south bank of the Biava River nearly two hours late because of the loss of cooperation with the infantry.

While Fritz Witte was struggling to break through the Biava River, the 3rd and 4th Companies of the 3rd Battalion under the 982nd had already attacked the defenders of the 1st Regiment of the 191st Division. Because of the failure to lure the enemy, the overall attack in the east of the city was blocked. After dawn broke in the east, with the strong support of aircraft, the remnants of the 1st Soviet Regiment could not support it, and finally gave up holding on and shrank to the hinterland of the city.

After crossing the small stone bridge, Werther and the others used the captives to deceive the defenders into trusting them, and eliminated the remaining enemies who were entrenched around the northern entrance to the central square. Attacking and advancing to the south, I didn't go far before my eyes suddenly became clear.

"Sir, this is Bialystok's downtown square." The captives looked at Werther with a wistful gaze, hoping to be released.

Witte pretended not to see it, and looked carefully at everything around him, and then understood why General Rommel must have asked his troops to attack the central square first.

In the center of the square is a large fountain and a pool the size of two football fields.

To the left of Mizuya, there is a temporary open-air cargo yard for munitions, and on the right is a very important oil warehouse. Because of the haste of the battle, the commander of the 191st Soviet Division, Major General Vdorov, did not have time to deploy the precautions here.

Not far from the oil depot is a large parking apron with dozens of military trucks, fuel tankers and dozens of military tricycles.

Hank and the others were so happy that they climbed on a three-wheeled motorcycle and found that the keys were all inserted on it, and they could start it with a single step on it.

"Alright, guys. It's not time for you to reassure yourself and have fun, and I'll make you have a good time when you take Bialystok. Witt said with a smile.

At this moment, a dense burst of gunfire was heard from the east, and Witte was immediately alerted.

"Concealed ......" Witte saw a large number of Soviet troops rushing in, and immediately ordered everyone to sort out their equipment.

The Soviet army was in disarray, braving the rumbling artillery fire and rushing all the way to the west, apparently the remnants of the 1st Soviet Regiment that had retreated and contracted in the east of the city.

The Werther Division, which had already occupied the favorable terrain, shouted "fight", and the grenades suddenly rained down on the scattered Soviet troops, and then the submachine guns began to roar together, and the Soviet troops were defenseless, and were dizzy, and were about to flee to the south square, and the third and fourth companies of the third battalion arrived immediately, and attacked from both sides, and none of the Soviet troops survived.

Witt was overjoyed to see his allies, and the two sides joined forces and struck west through the central square. However, the central square, which covers an area of several square kilometers, extends in all directions, and all roads are the same, and Witte and others have been circling around the square, and they can't find the direction of the 191st Division of the Soviet Army.

The compass and map had already sunk the Biawa River with Beyer, and Witte and the others could only find the direction of the attack with the sound of artillery, but under the influence of the echo of the buildings in the city, this method simply did not work, and the troops were delayed for a long time.

At this time, Fritz Witte suddenly remembered the Soviet prisoners captured while crossing the bridge, and immediately called Schumacher to bring them over for questioning.

Unexpectedly, several Soviet prisoners just refused to cooperate.

"I said a long time ago that I would kill them all, so that everyone would not be happy to watch." Lorenz flew into a rage, rushed over and grabbed one of the Soviet prisoners and dragged him to the pool.

"Lawrenz, don't get excited, if you have to do this, you have to wait until the lieutenant finishes asking." Schmidt stopped.

"Do you think they're going to be honest with each other? Lieutenant. I can't bear it anymore, so it's better to avenge Bayer first. Lorenz was furious.

"Calm down, Lawrenz, do you think I don't want to avenge Bayer? But right now, we really need them. Yes, they are enemies, but who are we to them? And what should the Soviets who fell under our guns do to us? Besides, only one Bayer died in the whole war......" Werther said, patting Lorenz on the shoulder.

"These are two different things, at least now I know that they are the ones who killed Byer, and that Byer disappeared before our eyes and we couldn't save him......"

"You're already a sergeant, not a recruit, Lorentz. Beyer's sacrifice saddened us all, but he allowed us to cross the Biava River without a hitch, clear dozens of recalcitrant Soviet troops, and win the battle of Bialystok, and his sacrifice was worth it......," Witt said, carrying the trembling Soviet prisoners out of the pool.

Lawrenz said no more, and sat alone by the pool, lit a cigarette and inhaled it.

"Well, gentlemen, I don't think you know what to do, or I won't be able to save you." Werther was once again working on the captives.

A few captives, you look at me, I look at you, and I want to stop talking.

Witt knew what was going on in the captives' minds, and hurriedly reached out to Hank. Hank was a clever man, and immediately took out a few hundred marks from his body and put them in Werther's hand.

"The money, I can give it to you now, but you must take my troops to the headquarters of the 191st Division, and then let you go." Werther spoke crisply.

"Alright then, sir." One of the soldiers took the money and put it in the pocket of the most fleshy coat.

The troops, guided by the prisoners, continued to attack and advance, fought several beautiful raids on the periphery of the 191st Soviet Division, eliminated several very hidden Soviet firepower points in the way of white ninja warfare, and then quietly inserted themselves into the backyard of the headquarters of the 191st Soviet Division.

"Hide quickly!" With a gesture of hand, Witt ordered the troops to be kept quiet, and finally led the troops into an empty abandoned factory.

"Sir, I think it's time for us to leave." The Soviet prisoners begged.

Lorentz's eyes widened, as if he didn't want to let them go like that.

"We're out of Knay, too, sir. For you, we are enemies, for the USSR we are the condemns of the most heinous crimes, and now we are nothing. If you really don't want to let us go, just shoot us. "The captive took out the money and asked to return it to Werther.

Werther patted Lorenz on the shoulder, then slipped the money still in the captive's hands.

"All right, gentlemen, take off your military uniforms and put on civilian clothes, and I will have Second Lieutenant Schmidt escort you out of Bialystok with a few soldiers." After Witte finished speaking, several soldiers were transferred from the third company to carry out the escort mission with Schmidt.

"Let someone else go, I can do a lot by your side. Although I know that Schumacher is better suited to assist you than I am. Schmidt said.

"Let's go, we will not rush to attack the headquarters of the 191st Division until the deployment of Soviet firepower is known. I'll ask Hank to follow you, there are a few brand new medical ambulances in the central square, and they won't be bombed by our air force when they move. After sending off these captives, you drive back quickly, and I will wait for your ambulance to come in handy. After Witte finished speaking, he and the commanders of the third and fourth companies began to discuss the plan to attack the headquarters of the 191st Soviet Division.

"Let's go!" Schmidt shook his head and motioned for several of the captives to leave.

The captives looked back at Werther, and hurriedly followed Schmidt's instructions to quietly enter the alley through the side door of the factory, and then returned to the central square.

Since the occupation of Bialystok by Soviet forces, most of the native Poles have fled their homes and entered the German-occupied territory, and the civilians in the city are mostly Soviet family members, and they generally live near the central square.

The fighting made these family members hide in their homes and did not dare to go out, at this time, seeing the ambulance in the central square, thinking that the Soviet army was back here, they rushed out like a swarm and demanded that Schmidt send them back to the traditional custom area of the Soviet Union.

Schmidt had no choice but to let Hank lead a few soldiers to check them one by one and let them get into the car. The family members dragged their families and their mouths, crowded a few carloads of people, and then drove mightily to the Polish-Soviet border.