Chapter 220: Last Chance (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"Boom! Boom! ”
A grenadier was firing frantically, firing grenades weighing 0.5 kilograms into the Russian army queue three or four hundred meters away. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlthough, a grenade weighing only 0.5 kilograms is only slightly more powerful than a hand grenade. However, the distance of a few hundred meters is beyond the reach of manpower. Coupled with the fact that it is very lightweight, a person can easily carry it away with a rifle on his back. Two or three more grenades for the rest of the soldiers would be enough for a fight. Therefore, as soon as this weapon was equipped with the troops, it won the love of the soldiers of the German Army.
The infantry of the 8th Corps, each squad was equipped with such a grenadier. This further increased the infantry firepower of the German 8th Army. An infantry squad, at some point, is able to contend with even a platoon of the enemy.
The grenade exploded in the ranks of the Russian troops, and from time to time Russian soldiers were blown up.
"Oh God! How could there be so many machine guns and small-caliber artillery for the Germans? Are we really not facing the main force of the Germans? "Many Russian soldiers asked themselves this.
In the propaganda of the Russian generals, the enemy they faced was nothing more than the worst unit in the German Army. The intentions of the Russian generals were good, and they wanted to use this to build confidence for the Russian soldiers. However, after seeing the strength of the German army, it made the Russian soldiers more afraid.
In their opinion, the weakest of the German Imperial Army is so strong, how powerful the elite troops must be!
"Da Da Da!" A general-purpose machine gun was firing wildly, and a chain of bullets was all drained in less than a minute, and the barrel was already red.
The Russian troops who were shot by this general-purpose machine gun were at least hundreds. However, there were still many Russian troops in front of the position who were attacking frantically, so that the German soldiers did not dare to slack off for a moment.
"Boom!"
A 76.2-mm shell fell from the sky and hit this point of fire. This heavy machine gun was blown into parts at once and scattered everywhere. And the machine gunner was killed on the spot.
The destruction of this heavy machine gun also made a hole in the German defense line. The Russian soldiers, who were originally suppressed and lying on the ground and could not move forward, immediately seized this opportunity, got up from the ground, and began to charge.
However, these Russian soldiers had just run a few steps out when they were knocked to the ground by oncoming machine-gun bullets.
The German firing point arrangement was very scientific, usually two or more machine guns, forming a crossfire point. In this way, even if one of the machine guns is destroyed, the other machine guns will be able to block the enemy's attack path with firepower. Bring up the machine guns in reserve and give them plenty of time.
The Germans successfully resisted the Russian attack with strong firepower. And it cost the Russian army a lot of casualties. But at the same time, the artillery of the Russian army is also inflicting casualties on the Germans. The shells that kept falling were taking the lives of heroic German soldiers.
The artillery of the German army is suppressing the artillery of the Russian army. Although, under their shelling, several artillery positions of the Russian army have been destroyed. But to completely destroy all the artillery positions of the Russian army, it will take time. Despite their efforts, they were still unable to completely destroy the Russian artillery in a short period of time.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”
A German position of 150-mm heavy howitzers, six 150-mm heavy howitzers, was firing heavily. The target of their shelling was an artillery position of the Russian army.
The shells of the 150-mm heavy howitzer, weighing tens of kilograms, are far from being comparable to the small-caliber guns of the 76.2-mm field gun. Almost every shell that falls, it leaves a huge crater in the ground.
This artillery position of the Russian army has been almost destroyed. Of the dozen or so 76.2mm howitzers originally deployed here, only two continue to fire. The rest of the cannons had been destroyed, and some of them had twisted their barrels into twisted shapes. The corpses of the artillerymen on the ground were scattered everywhere. Some are even just a pile of minced meat.
The last two cannons on this artillery position of the Russian army were also not able to hold out for much time. Just two minutes later, there was a dumb fire. The German heavy artillery, which began to shift its targets, continued to shell the next Russian artillery positions.
As the Russian artillery positions were constantly destroyed by the German heavy artillery, the threat they posed to the German army became smaller and smaller. So that the German soldiers can focus more energy on dealing with the Russian infantry.
And the generals of the Russian army, too, recognize this, and the situation seems to be becoming more and more unfavorable for them.
"General, our artillery has suffered heavy losses, and by now in its position, it has lost more than sixty percent of its artillery. The rest of the artillery will not last long. "The artillery commander reported to Admiral Leinkenamp.
Admiral Leinenkamp's brows couldn't help frowning tightly, although in the battle just now, they also caused some casualties to the Germans, but the Germans' firepower was too strong, so that the Russian army could not break through the German defense line at all, and the losses were very large. Once the Russian artillery is destroyed, this will further reduce the threat of the Russian army. It will be even more difficult for the Russian army to break through the German defense line and escape.
"Let the artillery continue to fire, and no matter what, it must continue to hit the Germans." Admiral Leinenkamp ordered.
"Yes, General." The artillery commander nodded, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes.
The artillery of the Russian army is not very strong in the first place. After this fierce battle, it will inflict heavy damage on the artillery of the Russian army.
"Get our cavalry ready to attack in ten minutes. This is our last chance. If the cavalry can seize this opportunity and break through the German lines, we will be able to break through their encirclement. If the cavalry fails, then we're really finished. Admiral Leinenkamp said.
"Yes, General." The commanders of the two cavalry divisions replied.
The 1st Army of the Russian Army has only two cavalry divisions. In the previous battles, these two divisions also lost a lot of men, and now only more than 6,000 people remain. But even so, this is already the most powerful assault force in the hands of Admiral Lenningkamp. He had high hopes for this cavalry, hoping that they would seize this last opportunity to bring victory to the Russian army.