Chapter 1188: Sent to Death
The 19th Army and the 20th Army of the Russian Army are both strong troops. The 19th Army is under the jurisdiction of the 25th and 34th Infantry Armies, the 26th Mechanized Army, and the 38th Infantry Division. The 20th Group Army is under the jurisdiction of the 61st and 69th Infantry Corps, the 7th Mechanized Infantry Corps, and the 18th Infantry Division.
In the current situation on the battlefield, tanks and armored vehicles cannot be put on the offensive. So, the infantry of both armies immediately attacked. More than 100,000 Russian soldiers, braving the cold wind and shouting slogans, rushed to the defense line of the 22nd Infantry Division and the 23rd Infantry Division of the 23rd Army of the Polish Army. It's just that if you get closer, you can clearly see that these Russian soldiers have frozen bruises on their faces. But their will to fight is very strong.
Some Russian soldiers fell to the ground after not running a few steps, struggling a few times to get up from the cold snow. But in the end, it didn't work out. Soon, they were silent again.
The winter in Russia is already very cold, and ordinary people simply can't bear it. Even if the Russians live in such weather for a long time, they are slightly more resistant to frost than others. However, that is also strong and limited. In the absence of winter clothing, even Russians would have frozen to death.
Although Marshal Voroshilov had previously asked Shaposhnikov to provide as much more winter supplies to the Western Front as possible. But even Shaposhnikov's best efforts were equally unable to meet the needs of the front. After all, Russia's preparations for this war were inherently inadequate. The materials provided by the United States to Burussia could not be transported to the battlefield on the Western Front in time due to the capacity of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It is precisely because of this that many Russian soldiers still lack winter clothes.
The fallen Russian soldiers were quickly stripped naked by their comrades. They wore the clothes of the dead Russian soldiers on their bodies to strengthen their ability to withstand the cold winter.
The Russian army continued to attack, but before the Polish army could open fire, many Russian soldiers fell on the snow.
General Zhukov and Lieutenant General Konev, who were watching the battle in the rear, saw this situation through binoculars, and their faces became very ugly.
"We shouldn't have gone on the offensive at this time. Or rather, we shouldn't have started this war at this time at all! Lieutenant General Konev said.
Zhukov also sighed: "Many things are not decided by us. We're just soldiers, we just need to carry out orders. I will report to the Front Command and the General Staff again about the winter supplies! ”
"Fire!"
On the defensive line of the 22nd Infantry Division and the 23rd Infantry Division of the Polish Army, the commander gave the order to open fire.
One by one, the Polish soldiers lay on their stomachs in the trenches and began to shoot with rifles and machine guns in their hands.
"Da Da Da! Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
Dense bullets strafed the Russian soldiers, and countless Russian soldiers fell to the ground screaming with red blood flowers blooming on their chests or elsewhere. Blood flowed from their bodies, staining the ground with blood. Because the weather was so cold, the hot blood flowed out and was quickly frozen into jet-black ice.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Mortars, infantry guns, and field artillery were firing, and shells were smashed into the ranks of attacking Russian troops. The shells exploded in the middle of the queue, scattering shrapnel that took the lives of many Russian soldiers.
Although, after entering modern times, the Poles do not seem to be strong in combat. However, under the arming and training of Germany, the combat effectiveness of the Polish Army was gradually improved. Let them fight the Russians in the field, and the Polish Army may not be able to resist. However, in defensive operations, relying on strong fortifications and strong firepower to kill the Russian army, they can still storm it.
"Oh God! Those Russians are really too brave. I saw with my own eyes that they were only wearing thin uniforms. It's so brave to attack in such weather! A Polish soldier wearing a thick cotton coat and a white cloak was amazed after shooting a Russian soldier.
"What's so much for? Those Russians deserve to die, if not to freeze to death, then they will be killed by us! Another Polish soldier said. These Polish soldiers did not have a good opinion of the Russians. When Poland was ruled by Russia, they were often enslaved by the Russians, and many even died at the hands of the Russians. Now that they are able to take their revenge, many Poles cherish this opportunity.
"Da Da Da!"
On the position, two heavy machine guns of the Polish Army were firing. Although this is an old item used by the German army in the last world war, in the hands of these Polish soldiers, it still exerts an extremely strong fighting force. A large number of Russian soldiers fell to the ground and lost their lives under intensive machine-gun fire.
On the other side, the offensive of the 21st and 22nd armies of the Russian army also hit the defense line of the 1st Infantry Division and the 2nd Infantry Division under the 1st Belorussian Army.
Belarusians and Russians, belong to the same ethnic group. But unfortunately, now they are enemies of life and death. In particular, the Russian army regards these Belarusians as traitors and is eager to kill them all.
It's just that the offensive of the 21st and 22nd armies of the Russian army has posed a great threat to the 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions of the Belarusian Army. But they were able to use their weapons to meet them head-on.
A large number of Russian soldiers fell from the cold, or by bullets fired from weapons in the hands of Belarusian soldiers, lost their lives and lay on the icy snow.
Although, the soldiers of the Russian army showed great bravery in the battle, even if they suffered heavy losses, they did not collapse. However, their attack was as if it were nothing at all, as if they were sent to death. There is no other effect than wasting some enemy bullets and leaving large corpses on the ground.
The commander of the 1st Belorussian Army, Lieutenant General Chelyushinv, and the commander of the 3rd Army of the Polish Army, Lieutenant General Vashkiewicz, also breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that the troops at the front had resisted the Russian offensive. They know that as long as the troops can withstand the attack of the Russian army, then there is nothing to fear. Next, you can use powerful firepower to further inflict greater casualties on the Russian army.