Chapter 156, Desert Fox's Big Gamble
Elsewhere, the Allied and German-Italian armies were fighting fiercely, but here it was quiet, and occasionally there were gunshots, but it was very quiet compared to the gunfire and flares that didn't cost money. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The original offensive and defensive battle of the position was turned into a sniper battle by them, and the two sides sniped each other. But the German side suffered more, there was no thermal imaging, there was no way to shoot at night, and the snipers of the mixed division were equipped with flame suppressors, so that the German snipers could not look for gun flames.
Therefore, the Germans were beaten obediently, and they shrank in the position and did not probe, but just looked at the sky with flares, shining the front of the position brightly to prevent the mixed division from sneaking attack.
The caution of the German army is only useless, if the mixed division is attacking with a straight attack, how can there be a sneak attack, direct fire coverage, tank charge, infantry pressing, why bother with a sneak attack to make it so troublesome.
In the second half of the night, the sound of artillery gradually calmed down, but the flares in the sky did not stop, and occasionally one or two gunshots were remembered.
On the position of the 014th Division south of Sorum, the snipers with sniper rifles did not wait for the Germans to come forward, and seemed to have disappeared.
The German army temporarily died down, and the 014 mixed division also let his subordinates rest, today they just went to the battlefield, although they didn't fire a shot, but they can be regarded as seeing the cruelty of the battlefield, those bloody corpses are the best teachers.
Nothing happened overnight.
Early in the morning, the artillery regiment of the 014th Mixed Division lifted its gun jackets and placed its thick shells on the edge of the gun emplacement, ready to fire at any time.
According to the coordinates provided by the front line, the gunners calibrated the elements so that the shells could explode on the German positions.
It was already completely dawn, but the Germans here still did not react, and it seemed that they were still huddled in their positions, and they could not see anything with the artillery mirrors.
On the other hand, several other battlefields in Sorum, which have been fighting non-stop since early in the morning, are completely different from the situation here.
As soon as it was dawn, the snipers began to move, trying to find out if there were any German troops who were rising, but there was no movement on the German position.
The division commander also sensed that something was wrong with the German position, and no matter how he hid, it was impossible for him to move without any movement. It can't be nobody, right? The division commander guessed.
After thinking about it, he decided to send someone up to take a look, but before sending someone up, he first covered the German position.
On the artillery position, after receiving the notice, they immediately launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the German position, and the shells rained down on the German position as if they did not need money, and in an instant, like a thunder and thunder on the earth, the entire German position fell into a sea of fire.
The division commander stood on the position, looking at the German position, only the dust that had been blown up, and there were no corpses thrown up, which further confirmed his suspicion.
The shelling lasted 10 minutes, and the division commander called a stop, there was no one left on the German positions, and it would be a waste of shells to bomb again, although they had enough shells, but they were not allowed to waste them.
The shelling stopped, and there was still a puff of smoke on the German positions, and the division commander called out a platoon and told them to go to the German positions to have a look.
The soldiers of this platoon hooked their waists and prostrate themselves towards the German positions, which were about a thousand meters apart, and they would normally rush to this distance in a few minutes, but now, this distance is like a wireless amplification for them.
Five steps and one climb, ten steps and one roll, they rushed to the German positions in strict accordance with the instructions of the infantry discipline.
Although they were a little panicked when they first went to the battlefield, after yesterday and a night of filial piety, they also calmed down, after all, there are veterans doing ideological work on them.
Rushing to the German position, they turned over and rolled into the crater, the original digging tunnel, now all the bomb has been blown up, only a faint trace can be seen, more are still craters, countless craters.
Following the crater, the soldiers carefully searched the German position, but did not find any figures, that is, the German position was empty.
The soldier hurriedly reported the news to the division commander, and the division commander after hearing the news did not have any expression, but this really responded to his guess, and the Germans did not know when they actually withdrew last night.
These German troops will definitely not be withdrawn like this, and it is estimated that the Allied forces over there will be more tense.
As he had guessed, the Allied defenders on the northern and central fronts had been under pressure since this morning, and the German offensive was stronger and more fierce than yesterday.
The sudden onslaught made the Allies almost unable to parry, and the defense line was almost broken through several times.
All Desert Fox is thinking about now is to concentrate his superior forces and break through the Allied defenses, and he will be considered victorious.
Withdrawing the forces of the Northern Front, he was also gambling, betting that the 014th Division would not attack, the reason was that they were at odds with Montgomery, and he concentrated his strength advantage, as long as the Allies were defeated, then the Seventh Army would not pose much threat to him.
After the German army withdrew, the 014th Division was also considering whether to garrison in place or attack, and this matter was not something he could decide alone, so he reported it to the commander of the Seventh Army and let the above decide.
Regarding the situation at the front, the headquarters of the Seventh Army immediately convened a meeting to discuss countermeasures.
Some people think that they should attack, take advantage of this opportunity, and give the Germans a hard blow, they came to fight Germany, and it is better not to fight if you always estimate this and estimate that.
Of course, there are also people who sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, just watch the Allies and the Germans tear each other apart/force each other, and when the fight is final, they just go up and clean up the mess.
After discussing and discussing, the final hammer was decided, and the German army was encircled, and they were surrounded to end the war in North Africa as soon as possible.
Montgomery did not know about the Northern Front, he was now suffering from the intensified offensive of the German-Italian army, and casually threw the pencil in his hand on the table, stroking his somewhat painful head.
One morning, the news of the defeat of the war came from the front frequently, and if this continued, they would lose their positions in less than half a day, and he had promised the above that he would definitely win, and if he lost again, not to mention what the result would be, he alone would not be happy. Now he has no reinforcements, and it is too late to come up to the Sixth Army and the Seventh Army that let Xiling now, and there is simply not enough time.
What he couldn't understand was that yesterday the German-Italian coalition was on a par with them, so how did they become more powerful today? Could it be that he was trying to numb himself before, if this is the case, then I have to say that Rommel is really scheming.
"Report, the town center has been lost." A communications soldier rushed into the headquarters in a panic and reported to Montgomery, with a hint of panic in his tone.
"Whew~~" Montgomery closed his eyes, suddenly exhaled a breath, calmed himself down, and said lightly, "I know." ”
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