Chapter 289: The Last Fight (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
In this world, there is no truly fearless army. In other words www.biquge.info it is only relative. When facing an enemy with equal combat strength, you may be able to win by attacking without fear of death. However, when the disparity in strength between the two sides is very large, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.
This is the situation on the battlefield now. The Russian army's offensive was very fierce, and under the stimulation of the desire to survive, those Russian soldiers fought as if they didn't even want their lives. But even so, they were powerless in the face of the German army, which was already armed to the teeth and had air support. Their attack is nothing more than looking for death.
Under the air strikes of the German 8th Air Force, the offensive of the Russian 9th Army was completely disintegrated. A large number of Russian soldiers, running away, simply did not have the courage to continue fighting.
German planes, especially those F2 fighters, chased and strafed the fleeing Russian soldiers, using aviation machine guns to wantonly slaughter these Russian soldiers. Countless Russian soldiers were beaten in two, and their deaths were extremely miserable.
General Letssky and others watched the battle behind the positions of the Russian army, and the scene in front of them made their faces pale. Although they never took the lives of ordinary soldiers seriously, being slaughtered by the Germans made them feel very uncomfortable. Because they knew that if they could not break through the German defense line and seize Płavi, the Russian soldiers who were now being slaughtered by the Germans would be a lesson for them.
"Order the troops, stop the offensive." Admiral Letzsky ordered.
"General, are we going to give up? If you give up now, you won't have a chance again! A Russian general asked.
"The Germans had a lot of firepower, and they had planes to help them fight. If we attack now, we will simply send them to death, which will make our troops all lose here. Admiral Letzsky shook his head.
"General, no matter what, we can try again! Perhaps, there will be a chance. "The Russian generals are a little unwilling. Although, the casualties are indeed very large. But it's just ordinary soldiers who die, what's the big deal? Which of these generals did not crawl out of the sea of corpses and blood, and they never paid attention to human life, especially the lives of ordinary soldiers of the Russian army.
However, Admiral Retzsky still stubbornly shook his head.
This made the generals of the Russian army very puzzled and a little unhappy. Admiral Letzsky was his immediate superior, but he could not stop them from surviving.
However, Admiral Letzsky's next words made all the dissatisfaction in their hearts disappear.
"If you attack during the day, you will be attacked by German planes. So, I decided to put the attack all in the evening. In that case, not only the planes of the Germans could no longer pose a threat to us. At the same time, the superiority of the Germans in firepower will also be offset by a lot. In this case, we will have a much greater chance of breaking through the German lines. Admiral Letzsky said.
Admiral Letzsky asked the Russians to stop the offensive, not because he wanted to give up. Rather, he intends to change the way he attacks, choosing a tactic that is easier to succeed. Of course, if you can preserve your own strength as much as possible, it will be the best. If they had to pay a huge price to achieve their strategic goals, Admiral Lezsky would certainly not hesitate. After all, he has never been a soft-hearted man.
"The general is wise!" As soon as the Russian generals were killed, they immediately slapped their ass. Indeed, Admiral Letzsky thought much more deeply than they did. They were only thinking about how they could break through the German lines and escape. Admiral Letsky, on the other hand, wanted to break through the German defenses at minimal cost. If you compare the two, you will be judged.
"But, General, if you wait until the evening, will the main forces of the Germans catch up?" Some Russian generals are more worried.
The other Russian generals are also nervous.
Now they don't have so much time to spend here, the main force of the Germans is chasing after them! If you waste a lot of time here, it's a bit more than worth the cost.
"One night's time, there should be no problem. But if we fail to break through the German lines tonight, the Germans will surely catch up tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, we will be dead. Admiral Letzsky said.
The faces of the other Russian generals also became serious. As we all know, it is really a critical moment of life and death. If tonight's attack still can't be successful. So, what kind of consequences will be, needless to say, they are also very clear.
"General, everyone will do their best tonight and fight to the death! It is better to die on the way to attack than to be surrounded and annihilated by the Germans. We will definitely be able to break through the German defenses. A Russian general said.
Other Russian generals have also expressed their positions.
"Very well, then, our victory or defeat is tonight. Hopefully, we will be able to break through the German defenses in one fell swoop. May God bless us! Bless the Russian Empire! Admiral Letzsky said.
"God bless the Russian Empire!" Other Russian generals also said one after another.
The Russians launched only one attack, and after being thighed, they died down, which made the Germans a little puzzled. Major General Bessen, commander of the 24th German Infantry Division, and Colonel Guderian, commander of the 8th Panzer Division, were also talking about this.
"What did the Russians do? Why did they stop attacking? Don't they know that time is precious to them? If our main forces catch up, they will be dead. Major General Besson looked suspicious.
"General, the Russians may have been frightened by our air force, for fear that when they attack again, they will be attacked by our air force a second time. However, the Russians should not be underestimated, they will not give up so easily. Colonel Guderian said.
Major General Bessen nodded: "It seems that the Russians want to put the opportunity to break through tonight." Tonight, these two divisions of ours will probably have to go through a bitter battle. ”
Guderian smiled, not seeming worried.