The light artillery regiment, which was on standby in the rear, immediately moved after receiving the order. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Two school shots!"

Two shells fell more than a hundred meters from the front of the Polish position.

"Shoot with all your might."

36 guns bombarded more than a hundred meters in front of the Polish positions at a rate of five rounds a minute.

Cronin saw that the Soviet soldiers in front had rushed into the positions of the Polish troops, but the artillery bombardment of the Polish troops killed dozens of soldiers in the rear at once, and blocked the way for the Soviet soldiers in the rear to attack.

Losing the support of the rear troops, the more than 100 Soviet soldiers who stormed the Polish positions suffered heavy losses under the encirclement of many Polish soldiers, and after leaving behind nearly 100 corpses, they finally had to retreat in a hurry.

"Stop the attack." Cronin ordered.

"Sir, let my soldiers charge again! This time I will definitely be able to take back the positions of the Poles. The head of the Soviet regiment said excitedly.

"Don't worry, wait for the Polish artillery to stop before you make plans. I'd rather see how many shells the Poles have wasted like this! Cronin said calmly: "Their artillery fire will not last long." ”

"The chief is really smart!" The head of the Soviet regiment said admiringly.

After a few rounds of firing, the artillery fire of the light artillery regiment became sparse and scattered.

The Soviet soldiers, who had been scattered, under the command of the officers, surrounded the Polish front.

The artillery of the light artillery regiment immediately fired another round of rapid fire, discouraging the offensive momentum of the Soviet soldiers.

"Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush, what's next? My two battalions were trapped there, unable to enter or retreat. Without support, they will soon be overwhelmed! On the wired phone, Lieutenant Colonel Plutoka pleaded for support out of breath: "What about the other two regiments?" How can one of our regiments withstand the enemy army! ”

"Rest assured, hold on, support is coming. You have to keep the troops going. I've ordered the tank troops to come to your aid, and they'll be there just twenty minutes longer! Be sure to hold on! Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush held the phone and commanded him firmly.

"Yes, sir." Lieutenant Colonel Plutoka replied.

Not long after Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz put down the phone, the telephone rang again.

"Sir, how long will this last? If we continue to fight like this, we will be able to finish our shells today. "The officer of the light artillery regiment called to report.

"Fight, keep fighting, just hold on for another twenty minutes." Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz replied firmly.

"Yes, obey orders."

"Kovar, do you think tanks are capable of breaking through enemy lines?" Lieutenant Colonel Tadeush walked over and asked sincerely.

As soon as Koval wanted to excuse himself, he looked at Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz's anxious eyes and immediately remembered the importance of this battle: the 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Tank Regiment were both elite units of the nascent Poland, and if they were damaged too much here, it would greatly affect the back against the Russian Red Army.

"I think it is possible to make a hole in the Soviet line with the help of 16 tanks, but I am afraid that I will not be able to continue to advance, and I may be outflanked by the enemy・・・・・・" Koval said intermittently.

"You assisted tank units on the Western Front, what do you recommend?"

Koval didn't hide it anymore. said directly: "The tank must have infantry to cooperate in combat, but our infantry has never cooperated with the tank, so it is more appropriate for us to hold it steadily." Today we also opened a hole in the Daugavpils defensive line, first holding it firmly and then planning to take a closer step. ”

"Okay, you have a good idea." Lieutenant Colonel Tadeusz patted Koval on the shoulder and said heavily: "The 1st Tank Regiment is the first tank unit in Poland, and I can't leave it in it." ”

Twenty minutes later, the Polish artillery again stopped shelling. Soviet troops continued to surround them.

But the expected shells did not fall, and the Soviet soldiers, overjoyed, sped up and pounced on the Polish forward positions.

The Polish soldiers, trapped in the front-line positions, used machine guns and rifles to shoot desperately at the rushing Soviet soldiers. But one fell, and many more Soviet soldiers rushed forward without fear of death.

Around the position, Soviet soldiers hid in nearby houses and fired condescendingly at Polish soldiers in the trenches. They also moved machine guns to the top of tall buildings to suppress the fire of Polish soldiers.

"! Why didn't the artillery fire yet? The Polish soldiers on the front line scolded loudly while resisting desperately: "This group of, how can they drop the chain at this time!" ”

The rumbling sound of the machine was getting closer and closer, even overpowering the dense gunfire on the battlefield.

Sixteen Renault tanks suddenly burst out of the wheat field. More than 100 soldiers followed the tank.

The machine guns and 37mm guns on the tanks fired at the Soviet soldiers in the open space.

"What's that?"

"What monster? They're rushing in! ”

When the Soviet soldiers suddenly saw sixteen huge steel monsters, they couldn't help but stop talking.

"They fired!"

"They were able to fire bullets and shells!"

"Run!"

These defenseless Soviet soldiers standing in the open field became the appetizer of the tank troops, and the machine-gun bullets knocked columns of Soviet soldiers to the ground like hacksaws saw wood, and 37mm shells landed accurately in the crowd of attacking soldiers, blowing them away.

"Kill them! Shoot! The Soviet officer immediately ordered.

Without their orders, the surviving Soviet soldiers also reacted, and the smart ones first found a hidden place to squat, and the reckless ones directly held their rifles in place and shot them.

"Bell, bell, " A 7.62mm bullet hit the front deck of the tank, and it was immediately bounced off by the armor, making a crisp sound.

The tank slowly and straightened forward with an irresistible momentum, and a group of Polish soldiers followed behind the tank with their heads down.

When the Soviet soldiers saw that these steel monsters were able to withstand rifle bullets, they immediately panicked and looked around for a hidden position.

"Don't run around, they're not monsters! They are just a weapon. Machine gun! Machine guns, kill them for me! "Some Soviet officers heard rumors of tanks and immediately ordered.

A trembling machine gunner, watching the officer staring at him, immediately turned the muzzle of the gun and pulled the trigger of the machine gun on a tank.

Bullets rained down on Captain Dufour's car like ・・・・・・ da-

Captain Dufour, judging by his voice that the bullet had passed from the right side of the tank, immediately turned the turret to look for the location of the target through the small observation hole.