Chapter 62: Massacre
Hines suddenly felt an atmosphere of danger, a military instinct.
The main building in front of me and the annex buildings on both sides are distributed in a concave manner. If it seems to others, this may be an aesthetically pleasing design. But in the eyes of Hines, a magna laude student from the Munich Military Academy, this was a dangerous design.
At this moment, Hines suddenly remembered the analysis of the Battle of the Somme that he had once studied. In that battle, the Germans annihilated 20,000 British advance troops in one day through crossfire from both flanks. Hines suddenly discovered that if the annex buildings on both sides at this moment were also deployed with machine gun positions, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Just as Hines was about to halt the advancing stormtroopers, a crisp gunshot rang out from the annex on the right. With this piercing gunshot, which sounded so piercing to Hines, rows of Wehrmacht soldiers, wearing black steel helmets, stepped out of the windows of the annex building and raised their guns to shoot. In the direction of the main building, the loud noise of shotgun shooting was also remembered. The scene was shocking for a while.
These stormtroopers who had already been screened were still extremely confused in the face of a sudden blow. Hines's direct brigade was fine, and he was basically able to shoot back. The other two brigades of stormtrooper members dropped their weapons and turned around and ran. This chaotic rout even broke up the formation of the Hines brigade and disrupted the rhythm of the counterattack.
"Come back, it's safe to storm the main building!" Haynes tried to stop the rout that began to spiral out of control, and he even fired several shots into the sky in quick succession. Unfortunately, there is no one who can listen to his command anymore. Even his direct brigade, under the blow of the opponent's crossfire network, lost its fighting spirit and began to rout.
Eventually, Hines finally didn't have to stop the deserters. On his chest, the original brown uniform had been dyed red. He wanted to say something, but all he got was a lot of blood pouring out of his mouth.
A second before Hines closed his eyes, he saw his direct brigade that had collapsed with his own shot. There were shouts and gunfire everywhere, and there were no more stormtrooper gangsters in front of them. The rest of the people, either frantically running away, or, like themselves, lying on the cold ground with bloody wounds.
Everything that happened in the manor, Roma saw it. He had wanted to give the order to rush in and rescue Hines. However, the command that came to his lips was swallowed back by him. Because Rohm saw that the stormtroopers behind him had only fear in his eyes.
In this operation, Rohm did not bring all the stormtroopers with him. In order not to let the collapse of some rabble affect morale. The 3,400 stormtroopers brought in the end were already the bravest team in Roma's hands. If you had to pick a braver team, Roma would have few troops to choose from. That's right, this level is already the limit of stormtroopers!
The direct brigade brought by Hines just now is the second elite team in the stormtroopers after Rohm's direct guard. And the two brigades that accompanied them can be regarded as the main force of the stormtroopers. Even they were defeated, and it was impossible to find a better unit in the stormtroopers.
After all, Rohm is also a captain and staff officer from the Munich Military Academy, and through the defeat just now, Rohm also discovered a lot of information.
First of all, although Hines's attack failed, it also led to the details of the opponent's deployment. Judging by the sound of gunfire, the troops of the Hindenburg estate will not exceed 500 people. The biggest trouble was the machine-gun positions on both flanks.
And Rom, like Hines, discovered the flaw of the weak firepower of the manor's main building. It was not a mistake on the part of the Hindenburg commanders, but rather that he had chosen to prioritize the reinforcement of fire on both flanks when he was short of troops.
If it is on the battlefield, there are no problems with such a deployment. It is much more effective to build a cross-fire network on both flanks than to build a firepower network on the front, and it can also ensure the relative safety of the flanks.
However, this is not a battle! The SA only needed to take Hindenburg and Hitler's main buildings to win. In other words, the annex building, which has strong firepower on both wings, is not a target that the stormtroopers must pull out.
Thinking of this, Röhm said the same conclusion that Hines had come to before he died: "As long as the stormtroopers can storm the main building, they will enter a relatively safe environment." When the time comes, catch Hindenburg and Hitler, and we will win. ”
Ten minutes later, less than 100 of the 900 SA members from the three brigades that had rushed in before came out alive. The three captains were sniped without exception. Such casualties shocked Rohm.
An opponent of less than 500 people easily annihilated more than 800 stormtroopers just by relying on tactical deployment and their own quality. If you fight hard, it is estimated that the number of people on your side will double again, and you will not be able to destroy them.
However, Rohm was also secretly glad that he did not need to annihilate the Wehrmacht troops. According to an old saying in the East, what you have to do is to capture the thief and capture the king first. Rush into the main building, take Hindenburg, and you will meet the conditions for victory. The 3,400-strong SA, after the previous loss of 900, left more than 2,000 SA members. A team of this size can break through at least 1,000 people to enter the main building. Enough is enough!
"Let the retreating remnants follow us, and leave only Chrissy's brigade outside. The other brigades will join the attack, and I myself will lead the direct guards to attack together. Rush into the main building and we'll win! At this point, Rohm has no choice but to do his job!
After speaking, Röm coldly confessed to Chrissy in front of everyone: "If anyone dares to retreat, your brigade will shoot at whom!" ”
After hearing Rohm's order, the SA cadres all felt a chill. Rom's intentions are already obvious, he wants to pull everyone else to fight for an ending. Either live with him, or die with him. There is no third way left for everyone, if you want to live, you must help him Roma win!
"Yes! I will resolutely carry out your orders. Krish, who didn't have to go to his death, replied loudly to Röhm. Although Krish is not Roma's henchman, he can be regarded as a member of Roma's faction. Of course, this is also the reason why Rohm kept him. After losing Hines, Röm didn't want to lose too many of his faction's men. Otherwise, even if you win. He, Roma, may not be the leader of the SA who will be left to last.
Röhm fired a shot into the sky, and a large number of SA men rushed to the main building of the Hindenburg manor. In the danger of losing their lives, every member of the stormtrooper used a speed that exceeded the limit. The teammates who kept falling beside them made them even more frightened and ran more wildly.
The boundaries between life and death, the distinction between fast and slow, are shown one by one on the avenue leading to the main building.