As the gap opened by the Polish commandos in the line north of the Soviet city widened, more Polish soldiers rushed from inside the trenches to Daugavpils. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Soon, most of the houses in the northern part of the city were occupied by Polish soldiers.

Koval took the binoculars and watched the houses and strongholds in the north of the city being captured by Polish soldiers little by little, and breathed a sigh of relief: this first step was finally completed relatively smoothly.

"Major Koval, you're doing a good job!" Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz said happily, and a smile finally appeared on his gloomy and cold face.

Koval also understood how much pressure Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz was under this time: the 1st Infantry Division was one of the first three new main divisions in Poland, and any commander would have to carry a lot of pressure on him, and if he messed up in this attack on Daugavpils, I am afraid that his position with General Shimigvi would also decline rapidly.

"The Soviet army is nothing more than that, where is our next offensive?" Baginski asked.

"In my opinion! In this way, our three troops march in unison, which one of the troops fights faster, and which one of the troops is the main force? Lieutenant Colonel Engel said eagerly.

"In that case, we might as well attack east of Daugavpils, flank and wipe out all the Soviet forces in the city! These provincial Soviet troops wandered into the towns and cities to hide with us. Lieutenant Colonel Baginsky also proposed.

Koval immediately cursed stupidity in his heart: people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, and they are not afraid of bursting their stomachs.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush pointed to the map and said: "No, we only have a force of more than 10,000 men in an infantry division!" There were not enough troops to besiege them. ”

"Isn't there still the 3rd Infantry Division?" Lieutenant Colonel Engel said.

As soon as the words came out, he saw the cold eyes of Tadeusz and Koval and others, and suddenly understood the error in his words. If you ask for the assistance of the 3rd Infantry Division now, the evaluation of several officers here will be lowered. And seeing that there are already signs of capturing Daugavpils, at this time I asked for the assistance of the 3rd Infantry Division, and when the time came, I defeated Daugavpils, whose credit is this! I also owe the Third Infantry Division a great favor for this, and this matter is really not worth it.

Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush said: "What do you think, Koval? ”

Koval pointed to two places on the map and said, "I think our goal should be to first take full control of the bridgehead over the Gawa River, and then drive the Soviet army eastward." In this way, many of our supplies can be transported more easily. Given that the ratio of strength between us and the Soviet army was about 1:2, in order to reduce casualties, it was better to use a crushing battle. After the capture of the bridge, we should organize our troops to attack the headquarters of the Soviet troops. If we could get rid of their headquarters, we wouldn't have to fight so hard with the Soviet army for every inch of land. ”

"Good! Just do it this way! Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush decisively decided.

The assault team that rushed up from behind took over the fatigue of the first wave of assault troops and continued to attack towards the interior of Daugavpils.

Polish assault forces used explosive packs on the walls of the side of houses to blow up passages.

The Soviet troops inside had always thought that the Poles would attack from the streets, and all the arrangements were aimed at the streets outside the houses. Two Soviet machine gunners sat by the window with a heavy machine gun on their feet, and the muzzle of the gun was pointed at the street outside the window. The other Soviet soldiers were also clinging to the wall and looking out into the street.

With a loud bang, the Soviet soldiers inside the room had not yet come to their senses, and the Polish assault group, which had been waiting in the corner outside, swarmed in with submachine guns and pistols.

Submachine guns and pistols fired at the Soviet soldiers with their backs to them, knocking them out in their positions. When the Soviet machine gun crew saw the Polish soldiers suddenly rushing out, one of the soldiers immediately raised the heavy machine gun weighing dozens of kilograms, trying to turn the muzzle.

However, such a bulky heavy machine gun made his turn extremely slow, and every Polish soldier was repeatedly taught by Koval to list the Soviet heavy machine gun fire point as the first target, and as soon as he saw the heavy machine gun mounted by the window, he immediately had the submachine gun quickly adjust the muzzle and fire at the Soviet machine gun group.

More than a dozen bullets hit the Soviet soldier's chest, and blood rushed out of it. The Soviet machine gunner fell to the ground with wide eyes and weakness, and the heavy machine gun in his hand also slammed into the ground.

After the Polish troops took over the house, the Polish soldiers were condescending, and one soldier carried the Soviet Maxim machine gun, set it up in the window, and fired wildly at the Soviet soldiers inside the barricades blocking the street below.

Four or five Soviet soldiers had no idea that bullets would come from the houses on either side and knock them down in the barricades at once.

Some Soviet soldiers tried to rely on barricades to fight back, but the Polish troops were so condescending that the Soviet barricades were useless and could not withstand the bullets fired overhead.

A few Soviet soldiers in a company had just run to the machine guns in the barricades when they were knocked out by Polish soldiers, and the rest of the Soviet soldiers had to flee to the rear.

The snipers were hiding inside the houses and striking at the Soviet troops around them. Hidden under the roof tiles, in the dark shadows of the shell holes, they fired at the Soviet soldiers from all angles.

By noon, the Polish troops had occupied the area near the bridge over the Gava River, connecting the troops on both sides of the Gava River.

When Commander Cronin received the news from the various positions, he slapped the map fiercely and said loudly: "How did you all fight?" So quickly let the Poles take the bridge? ”

"Report to the division commander, the Poles changed their tactics, they very peculiar blasted a gap in the house, and then fought with us room by room. The various strongholds did not expect such an attack from the enemy, so they lost their positions by surprise. Moreover, they threw in advanced weapons such as submachine guns, and our rifles simply did not have a rate of fire comparable to them, and the heavy machine guns were too clumsy to compete with the weapons of the Polish troops. The Soviet officer below explained.

"It seems that our strength cannot be preserved!" Division Commander Cronin sighed heavily: "Originally, I still wanted to use it as a killer scissor, but if I don't use it now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance." ”

"Command, please!"