The 19th Army and the 20th Army of the Russian Army have all invested their main forces in this evening's offensive. Except for the mechanized troops, who did not participate in the battle because of too much movement, the rest of the infantry will participate in this attack.

In the rear of the attacking infantry, there were artillerymen. The cannons had already raised their muzzles, and the shells were stacked next to the cannons. The artillerymen folded their hands and shrank under the cannons to hide from the cold wind, shivering with cold. At the beginning of the infantry attack, the artillery will not fire, and only after the failure of the surprise attack, when it turns to a strong attack, will they come in handy.

At the same time, the 21st Army and the 22nd Army of the Russian Army also sent almost all their troops to participate in this offensive. The order given by Lieutenant General Zhukov was very simple, that is, to do everything in his power to break through the enemy's defense line at one time and drown the enemy with absolute superiority in troops.

Indeed, for the Russian army, the superiority in strength is already their biggest advantage, and it is also the only advantage. It is very difficult to say whether the Russian army will have an advantage in forces once again after several German army groups launch another fierce attack in the spring of next year, once the Russian army loses heavy losses again.

More than 100,000 Russian soldiers, under the leadership of middle- and lower-ranking officers, staggered step by step towards the defense line of the Polish army and the White army, holding their rifles and bending their waists. The cold wind of the night was even more cold and biting, blowing on them, as if it was going to freeze their souls. Even if you wear warm clothes, you can't resist it. It is as if the cold air can penetrate through any gap. Not to mention, most of the Russian troops do not have warm clothes, which makes them have to face the threat of cold during the offensive.

Some Russian soldiers were about to freeze, and sometimes they fell on the snow and could no longer get up. Other Russian soldiers will not go to the rescue of them. Because at this time, they are also unable to protect themselves. These Russian soldiers, like walking corpses, launched an attack on the enemy's defense line.

On the Polish and White lines, the soldiers were dressed in thick cotton clothes and blankets, and shrunk at the bottom of the trenches to rest. Kerosene stoves are burning, bringing extra warmth to them, dispelling the cold. But even so, there are still people who keep crying cold.

Most of the soldiers had closed their eyes and rested, even though they knew that there was a high chance that they would face a fierce battle tonight. However, they still habitually obeyed the order, and before the Russian offensive began, they tried to recharge their energy and conserve their strength as much as possible. They also believed that the Russians, though strong, had a military superiority. But they are not vegetarians anymore, and the strong firepower will definitely make the Russians pay a heavy price. Even if it's a night scenario, it's the same.

"Hey, Dorov, are you asleep?" A Polish soldier shouted quietly.

"Nope!" An older soldier replied.

"Then do you think the Russians will really attack our positions tonight?"

"Who knows? Maybe. But what if you attack? We're ready. If the Russians arrived, we would have shot them with great firepower. Dorov replied.

"That's hard to say, I've heard that the Russians have much more troops than we do. Besides, we fought at night, and we could not get support from the Luftwaffe. ”

"Don't worry so much, the superiors must be ready, they will take this into account. Besides, in such cold weather, if the Russians attacked, it is estimated that more people would freeze to death than we would have killed. Dorov said.

"Yes! Those Russians are really pitiful, on such a cold day, they are still wearing thin military uniforms. When I was cleaning up the battlefield this afternoon, I saw with my own eyes that many Russians were wearing only one autumn coat. ”

While the two were talking, a large number of Russian soldiers were slowly approaching their positions. Despite the cold and shivering, these Russian soldiers still persevered. They gritted their teeth, trying not to make a superfluous sound, so as not to prepare the Polish army on the opposite side.

"Be quiet, we are about to approach the positions of the Poles. They must have slept like dead pigs. We can easily rush into their positions and kill them all! A Russian military worker whispered to cheer for the soldiers.

The fact that the officers and men of the Russian army were able to persist in fighting in such an environment had a great deal to do with their conviction. It was because of that belief that they were able to continue their attack.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, an explosion sounded suddenly, and several Russian soldiers were blown away, and stumps and broken arms were scattered everywhere.

The other Russian officers and soldiers were also stunned.

"Mines! The Poles laid mines! "All the Russian officers and soldiers have such thoughts in their minds.

The sound of the explosion also woke up the Polish troops on the position, and they took up arms and prepared to start the battle.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

The mortars fired flares into the sky, and the dazzling white light dispelled the darkness, revealing the figures of the attacking Russian soldiers.

"Fire! Kill all the Russians! "The officers on the Polish line gave the order.

"Da Da Da!" Heavy machine guns and light machine guns began to strafe, and a dense stream of bullets shrouded the attacking Russian soldiers. Countless Russian soldiers were hit and fell to the ground screaming.

There is no doubt that their night raid has failed.

"Attack! Offensive! We are only a few hundred meters from the Poles' lines, rush over and we will be able to break through their lines! The officers of the Russian army were also shouting loudly.

The Russian soldiers began to run hard. However, because my body was almost frozen and the snow on the ground was very thick, it was undoubtedly very difficult to run in such a situation.

And this allowed the Polish soldiers to give full play to their firepower superiority. With rifles and machine guns, grenadiers and mortars, they poured bullets and shells on the attacking Russian troops, harvesting the lives of these Russian soldiers.

At the time when the Polish army discovered the attack of the Russian army and began to defend them with powerful firepower. The battle between the 1st Belorussian Front and the Russian army also began.

For a time, fierce battles began to break out, and the Russians wanted to break through the lines of the Polish and White armies, and the White and Polish armies wanted to resist their offensive.