There was a sound of "swish" from the opposite side, and occasionally a few commands shouted by Soviet officers.

Then several Soviet soldiers jumped across the river......

True, they jumped from the other side of the river, because they were Soviet skiers, with skis on their feet and ski poles in their hands, and they moved quickly with snow white in their bodies.

Before the German soldiers could react, they had already reached the river, and then a large number of people from several different positions "leaped" very handsomely and slid along the river.

This was a surprise to the German soldiers, not only because they saw the Soviets for the first time, but also because the Soviet ski units were apparently unaware of the existence of the German troops.

Because only those who did not know the existence of the German army would rush to the German positions in the snow so rashly.

The German soldiers guessed correctly, the Soviet ski units generally used the battalion level as combat units, and the Soviet battalion-level units were generally not equipped with radio, radio and other communication equipment. (In the early days, the communication tools of the ski camp were only 3 signal guns and 9 ground-to-air communication signal boards, and the radio was equipped in the middle and later stages.)

In fact, what is more important is that the Soviet ski unit was formed not long ago.

The Soviet ski unit was formed because of the losses suffered in the Soviet-Finnish war.

In November 1939, the Soviet Union launched a war against Finland under the pretext of the "Manila shelling" incident, hoping to bring Finland under its territory.

At that time, Finland had only a regular army of more than 30,000 people, and it was only after the national mobilization that a force of 127,000 people was put together, and the total number of fighters, bombers, and reconnaissance planes was only more than 100.

So, the Soviets once thought: "As long as we raise our voices a little, the Finns will obey." If it doesn't work, we can fire a shot and the Finns will throw up their hands and surrender. That's how we think. ”

But the facts surprised everyone, in the winter war that lasted for more than four months, Finland repeatedly blocked the fierce offensive of the Soviet army, and finally suffered 370,000 casualties.

A large part of this was played by the Finnish ski troops, who used their high-speed mobility to wage guerrilla warfare against the Soviet troops, using a hit-and-run method to overwhelm the Soviet troops. (Note: Ski units tend to be faster and more agile in the snow than mechanized units)

As a result, the Soviets hastily formed their own ski units after the war, but these ski units did not have much organized training, and most of them were cobbled together from soldiers who could ski from various units.

Obviously, the Soviets were using the mobility of the ski units to pursue the German rout.

However, the handsomeness of these Soviet troops and their skillful skiing movements are handsome, but handsomeness does not mean that they are invulnerable......

Seeing that the Soviet soldiers at the front were about to enter the German defense line, Slein gave an order, and the German soldiers pulled the trigger on the Soviet army.

The "Boom" machine gun bullets swept down the piles of completely unprepared Soviet troops, and the rifles were famous for their precise point, and occasionally threw a few grenades, which caused the Soviet skiers to scream.

Some of the wounded skiers got up from the ground and wanted to escape back to the opposite bank, but it was difficult for them to move quickly after they stopped, especially they could not make tactical movements on their waists, so with a few "bang" sounds, the low-lying river was covered with the corpses of Soviet soldiers, and only a few wounded Soviet soldiers were left screaming in it, shouting words that the Germans did not understand at the other end, one of them was obviously cursing the Germans, but after a gunshot, he could no longer curse.

Captain Vladimir was taken aback by this sudden blockade, and he hurriedly ordered the follow-up ski troops: "Stop advancing and prepare for battle!" ”

The Soviet soldiers removed the skateboard at the first moment, and then ran up with a gun in hand.

"Comrade Captain!" Battalion-level political commissar Yegorshi came up and asked: "What's the situation?" ”

"Probably enemy reinforcements!" Captain Vladimir looked at the opposite bank with a telescope and said: "They have built a defensive line on the other side of the river, and it looks like there are quite a lot of troops, I think we should stop and wait for the main forces!" ”

Yegorshi raised his binoculars and looked at the other side, and said: "No, this is not the enemy's reinforcements, you look at them...... Their fortifications were very rudimentary! ”

"I can see it!" Captain Vladimir replied: "But they were well concealed, I saw the camouflage cloth on their helmets, which shows that they are well armed, and they eliminated two of our platoons in just two minutes before and after the battle, which shows that they are well trained......"

"No, Comrade Captain!" Yegorshi interrupted Captain Vladimir: "This is most likely just an assumption created by them, you think they are well hidden, that's because they don't have many people at all, they can destroy our two platoons because we are defenseless!" Their purpose...... It's just to make you think like that, you know? Let's think that reinforcements from the Germans are coming, and then they will stop and wait for the main forces, so that they can calmly flee! ”

"Comrade Political Commissar ......"

Captain Vladimir wanted to say something more, but was quickly interrupted by Yegorshi: "I order you to attack, Comrade Captain, we should not be intimidated by the appearance of the enemy, our task is to catch up with the Germans as fast as possible, understand?" And now the Germans are right in front of us, and you say to wait for the main forces! ”

So Captain Vladimir had nothing to say, he was not willing to be charged with "cowardice".

Then a scene that baffled the Germans happened......

After a few minutes of preparation, the Soviets roared and rushed towards the German line with guns in hand.

Such a defensive war is much easier than that of North Africa.

On the one hand, the reason is that the British and American forces will basically carry out large-scale artillery preparations before the charge, and will also charge behind the tanks, while the Soviet army's artillery preparation is to use several medium and small-caliber mortars to strengthen their courage, and there is no tank coordination in the charge.

(Note: Soviet ski battalions are generally not equipped with large-caliber mortars, each company is equipped with 3 50MM mortars, and the mortar company is equipped with 2 82MM mortars)

On the other hand, because the snow and ice make it difficult for people to walk, at least the speed of the charge cannot be too fast, and there are constantly tripping and slipping in the process, and it can be said that they stumble all the way to the enemy.

The German soldiers, on the other hand, hid behind the snow wall and easily shot the enemy one by one with their rifles......