Chapter 59: The Struggle for the Heights
The Polish machine gunners immediately removed the heavy machine guns, and the two shells landed on the side of the machine gun hole just now. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The sound of a heavy machine gun of the Soviet infantry below stopped, and immediately ran from the ground under the leadership of the officer and charged to the high ground.
"Where is the heavy machine gun? Heavy machine guns stand up! The Polish officer on the position shouted loudly. Without the suppression of heavy machine guns, the Soviet soldiers, supported by light machine guns, continued to advance.
The machine gun crew had just moved more than ten meters before they immediately found a firing port, put the heavy machine gun on it, and frantically poured bullets at the enemy below.
The Soviet artillery, which had been waiting for a long time, immediately adjusted its angle, boom, boom, a succession of three shells fell on the battlefield, two fell near the heavy machine gun position of the Polish army, and the heavy machine gun suddenly became dumb. Another shot landed in the middle of the Soviet charge at the front, and a dozen Soviet soldiers were blown away at once.
The Soviet soldiers in the back looked at the remaining craters and the fragmented corpses next to them, and showed frightened expressions.
"Their heavy machine guns were knocked out, this is the last thirty meters, I will give him credit for the first one to rush up, and the comrades will rush with me!" A young Soviet officer stood up and shouted.
"Ulla! Ulla! The Soviet soldier shouted loudly, braving the rifle bullets fired from above.
"Grenade! Throw it all out for me. The Polish officers on the position looked at the Soviet soldiers who were about to rush in front of them, and knew that the most urgent moment was coming.
A company of dozens of grenades was thrown out, and at once a column of Soviet soldiers rushing to the front was blown up and staggered. Because it was to undertake the main offensive mission, the Soviet troops of this company temporarily added a lot of good equipment, and grenades were naturally indispensable. They pulled out their grenades and tried to throw them back, but because they were thrown from the bottom up, they all fell on the hillside in front of the position, and a few of them rolled back and injured a few people.
"Sir, the grenades are running out."
"Hold on! Resist me! Get on the bayonet! Get on the bayonet! Reinforcements are coming. The Polish officer shouted with wide red eyes. As he spoke, he pulled the herald beside him over and asked in a low voice, "Why haven't the reinforcements you said have arrived yet, and the enemy is about to rush up." Are they going to come and collect our bodies? ”
"Sir, I'll go find them right away!"
"Go!"
As soon as the Soviet infantry saw that the grenades above had run out, they continued to rush to the bottom of the high ground for more than ten meters, and also took out the grenades and threw them vigorously at the top, immediately killing and wounding the Polish troops who were caught off guard.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Soviet soldiers rushed to the southern heights of Poland. The two sides scuffled each other with spears loaded with bayonets.
The Polish army deployed 300 men on the high ground, and after the previous battle, nearly 200 men remained combat-ready. Although the morale was somewhat low because the high ground was attacked by the enemy, he still insisted on resisting under the leadership of the officer.
The soldiers of these units all came from the same place, and they were all very familiar with each other, so naturally no one dared to escape alone, otherwise they would be looked down upon for the rest of their lives. Unless the whole army retreats together, it will naturally flee completely.
The soldiers of the first company of the Soviets who rushed to the high ground were only about 100 men, and the second company that followed behind was still a hundred meters behind them, rushing forward at a rapid pace.
In the rear of the high ground, Koval was leading three assault squads to abandon the rest of his baggage, carrying only guns and bullets, and sprinting to the top of the hill with all his might, while the rest of the troops followed closely behind.
Along the rugged mountain road behind the hill, Koval climbed to the top of the heights and saw that the Soviet troops had occupied the first half of the heights, compressing the Polish troops backwards.
"Spread out and drive the enemy out!" Great Koval shouted, and the MP-1 submachine gun in his hand continued to shoot Soviet soldiers one by one.
The Soviet troops were suddenly shattered by this sudden rain of bullets. Okay, everyone fights bayonets together, you shoot me a shot, you stab me a stab, you stab me a stab, and now suddenly encountered a submachine gun fire, and immediately suffered heavy casualties.
The three assault squads divided into small groups and swept along the trenches. The Soviet soldiers immediately brought in their light machine guns and blocked the trenches.
The ferocious fire of the light machine guns suddenly blocked the way for several groups to rush forward. The assault squad immediately skillfully pulled out the grenade and threw it forward, and the Soviet soldiers in front immediately scattered and lay down to avoid the fragments of the grenade. The assault squad took the opportunity to rush forward, and several submachine guns strafed at the same time, and at once the fire point formed by the light machine guns was removed.
Naturally, there were more trenches than light machine guns, and some assault groups did not encounter the resistance of light machine guns, and inserted all the way behind the enemy's flank, and fired at the enemy's back, destroying them all at once.
Just as the second Soviet infantry company rushed to a dozen meters below the high ground, they saw many Soviet soldiers running back from above in a panic, and some even rolled down from the high ground with their bodies curled up.
The soldiers below were all dumbfounded, not knowing what was happening.
"Go back!"
"Rush forward! Victory is at hand! "There was a shadow in the minds of the Soviet officers, but it still inspired the troops to attack.
At this moment, several dozen grenades fell from the air, and the smoke of the explosion enveloped the charging Soviet infantry company. Then the muzzles of dozens of submachine guns were exposed on the high ground, and the sound of "da-da-da" was continuous, like a loom.
The Soviet infantry company below gathered densely under the high ground and prepared to rush into the position, but was first dizzy by the explosion, and then was continuously fired by dozens of submachine guns, and more than half of them were killed and wounded at once. Many of the officers also died, and the troops lost control at once, and the rest of the troops watched the soldiers who were rolling and fleeing, and followed them back desperately to escape.
"Rush out, follow them, stick to them, destroy them!" Koval watched the enemy flee and said to the officers of the assault squad.
"Yes, sir." The officers replied excitedly, every soldier likes to chase the dead and chase the north.
Koval waited for the troops behind to come up, directing them to follow the assault squad in front of him to counterattack.
Seeing that only the south side of the entire front had repelled the enemy, and that the rest of the battle was still holding out, Koval suddenly thought of a way to shake their morale.
Polish soldiers on the entire front shouted: "Red Russia has failed!" Red Russia failed! The shouts shook the entire battlefield. There were also many soldiers waving their guns in front of the Red Russian army with hats.
Suddenly, the Soviet troops on the northern and central fronts were somewhat shaken.