The helicopters did need to rest for a while, because they had beaten the Soviets so badly that they were terrified at the sound of the helicopters.

But it is also because of this that the Soviet army will also be wary of helicopters.

For example, the previous deployment of fire cover at high places, and the frequent patrols of Seagull fighters, etc., have largely limited the space for helicopter activities.

As a result, the helicopter suddenly disappeared over the Soviet battlefield, which gave the Soviet army a feeling of punching but having nowhere to focus.

However, this did not mean that the helicopters were no longer useful, and they were still carrying ammunition and supplies back and forth to the Germans on the other side of the Caucasus Mountains.

In the 9th Mountain Division of the Soviet Union, when the first rays of sunlight shone on the Kazbegi peak in the early morning, the division commander Oleg Gnov slowly emerged from the white snowdrift, took out a telescope wrapped in a white cloth and only had two mirror holes integrated with the snow and looked at the peak.

Olegnov was pleased with the results of the observations, and the Germans of a company stationed on the mountain were completely unprepared, they shivered in the cold wind, and many of them lost their machine gun positions and huddled with their comrades, hoping to get the warmth of the sun sooner.

The 9th Mountain Division arrived at Kazbegi around 1 a.m., and Zhukov ordered Major General Oleg to attack immediately, but Oleg did not do so.

On the one hand, the reason is that the 9th Mountain Division has been marching day and night during this time, and the rest and sleep time is only two hours a day...... This is not only to be able to engage the German army as soon as possible, but also to save food and supplies, simply put, to eat a day's food and do a day's and night's work.

Under such a high-intensity march, the officers and men of the 9th Mountain Division were almost exhausted, and it was difficult to launch an effective assault on the enemy's positions. So Olegnov decided to give the troops a few hours of rest.

On the other hand, it is too difficult for the troops to attack at night...... Last night there was a lot of wind and snow, and a lot of fresh snow would make it difficult for the attacking troops to advance one foot deep and one foot shallow...... The Germans don't even use barbed wire, and this fresh snow is the best delay.

In such a situation, the only hope of victory for the Soviet army was to use their own bodies as targets, and it was only possible after the Germans had finished firing their bullets.

But the commissar asked a question.

"Don't we need to face this problem at dawn?" Commissar Yegorvich said: "By dawn, these new snow will be thicker, and our offensive will be more difficult!" ”

Oleg Genov thought for a moment and replied: "You are right, Comrade Political Commissar. But we have Caucasians, as well as Siberians, in our troops, who are good at fighting in the snow! ”

"Yes, that's why we have to obey Comrade Zhukov's order and immediately charge at the enemy's positions!"

"We should do it, but not a charge!" Oleg replied.

Then Oleg Genov ordered to form a commando detachment of a hundred people, consisting of able-bodied Caucasians and hardy Siberians, and lurk in front of the enemy's line in the snow...... They lurked to a distance of only 20 meters from the German lines, then lay there and waited for an hour or so until dawn, when the wind and snow would hide all traces of them.

It's just that Olegnov doesn't know how many of those hundred people will be able to get up from that snow.

Oleg Genov waved his hand, and the Soviet soldiers behind him rushed towards the German soldiers on the mountain peak with their guns on their waists.

The German sentries spotted them and hurriedly took their guns off their shoulders, but the snipers assigned by Oleg Genov opened fire, and several gunshots were heard in the empty snowy mountains with a "bang", and when the echoes were still echoing between the peaks, the sentries fell to the ground and rolled down from the peaks, and a mine was detonated in the process.

This should be a special case, because mines in this alpine region tend to lose their effectiveness, on the one hand, the mine detonation device may freeze and cannot be detonated, and on the other hand, the snow layer will accumulate thicker and thicker on it, and it will not be long before it will be much heavier than stepping on it, and it will explode sooner rather than a foot.

Then the Soviet soldiers shouted and rushed towards the mountain peak in a dense formation.

Although it is said to be rushing, it is actually moving slowly through the snow, shooting as it goes.

The Germans immediately organized a return fire and requested reinforcements from the second-line fortifications.

The front commander, Second Lieutenant Meyer, was not alarmed, because he believed that if the Soviets charged at such a speed, his troops could completely block the Soviet attack, and even repel the Soviet charge before reinforcements arrived.

But......

At this time, two red flares suddenly rose in the direction of the USSR.

Meyer didn't know what the two red flares meant, but he knew it wasn't a good thing...... Flares are usually used by the enemy to communicate with the cooperating forces, but there are no Soviets with any coordinates.

The next second, Meyer realized that he was wrong.

Dozens of figures suddenly stood in the snow in front of the position, and they threw a volley of grenades at the German lines one after another, and then fell back to their positions and raised their guns.

There were more smoke-emitting grenades in the German trenches...... At that moment, Second Lieutenant Meyer realized that the hilltop line was about to be lost.

"Kazbegi Peak is lost!" The staff officer reported to Major General Freko.

"When?" Major General Freko raised his head.

"Just now!" The staff officer replied: "The enemy has concentrated at least two divisions there, and in addition they have captured one of our warehouses and received supplies!" ”

Major General Freko's face became very ugly, he turned his gaze to Kazbegi, and then looked up and said: "Obviously, they have turned their main attack from the Mamisoysky Pass to Kazbegi!" ”

Colonel Slain nodded and said: "That's a good choice for the Soviets, their Seagull fighters can advance through the area of Mizur Peak with complex terrain, and then reach Kazbegi Peak to fight, once they find our fighters, they can hide back to Mizul Peak to get rid of our army's pursuit!" ”

"So it's going to be very difficult for our helicopters to function there?" Qin Chuan said.

"Yes!" Colonel Slein said: "If our helicopters enter that area, they will be exposed to the guns of the Seagulls!" ”

In fact, Colonel Slein was not entirely right, because while they were discussing, the Luftwaffe fighters engaged in a fierce battle with the Soviet Air Force over Kazbegi Peak...... Soviet Yak-1 and MiG-3 fighters entered into battle.

It's just that the command of the 1st Mountain Division has not yet received relevant information.