Chapter 1125 Annihilating the enemy in motion (8)

  The officers and soldiers of the Imperial Division rear guard never dreamed that they would be suddenly attacked by the Soviet army while they were marching. On both sides of the road, there were not only machine guns firing, but also rockets with long flame tails flying out from time to time, landing in the queue and exploding.

   For a while, this place has become a **** on earth. The shooting of machine guns burst out clouds of blood mist in the crowd; the explosion of rockets set off countless stumps and broken arms.

  The German regiment serving as the rear guard had already become demoralized because the regiment headquarters and an infantry battalion were annihilated. After being attacked, there was a sudden chaos. In just a few minutes, two companies were annihilated by the Soviet army. Seeing that the situation was not good, the deputy head of the German regiment quickly ordered the troops to disperse on the spot, using bomb craters or snowdrifts as cover, and began to shoot at the Soviet army.

  Since the rockets had just been supplemented not long ago, Sokov was not stingy, and ordered the regiments to launch rockets at places where the enemy was densely populated. The rockets fired continuously exploded at the location where the enemy assembled, blowing up the enemy to howl.

  The deputy head of the German army felt that with his own strength, he could not compete with the Soviet army at all, so he sent a distress signal to Major General Val. He wishfully thought that maybe when the main force arrived, the Russian troops attacking him would retreat. But he forgot that his troops stayed on the unobstructed road, and in the face of the powerful fire attack of the Soviet army, the destruction of the entire army was inevitable.

  A battalion commander ran to the deputy head and reported to him: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, the Russian firepower is too strong. If our troops stay here, sooner or later the whole army will be wiped out."

"I have already asked the division for help," said the deputy commander stubbornly. "The Russians are deep into the rear of our army. It is impossible to carry much ammunition. Their shelling will stop soon. If we retreat now, the Russians will follow." We chase after them, and the army will collapse by then."

  For Sokov, who is directing the battle, whether the Germans stay in their current position or retreat, it is only a matter of time before they are annihilated by themselves. Holding up the binoculars, he looked at the place filled with gunpowder smoke ahead, and asked Sidolin without looking back: "Chief of Staff, is there any news from the two battalions that were ambushing on the way?"

  Last night, the Briski Battalion and the Shamrich Battalion, which were in charge of the broken rear, are currently ambushing on the only way for the German army under the command of Major Vanya, Chief of Staff of the 122nd Regiment. Sokov's order to them was that as soon as the enemy's reinforcements entered the ambush circle, they would immediately attack with rockets, inflict heavy damage on the enemy, and delay the speed of their reinforcements so that the main force of the division could have enough time to destroy the empire. Division's rear guard.

   "No, Comrade Commander." Sidolin shook his head and said, "Major Vanya hasn't sent any telegram yet. I guess the enemy's reinforcements are still on the way, and I don't know when they will arrive."

"If the enemy's reinforcements haven't arrived after we wiped out the German rearguard." Sokov told Sidolin: "Then immediately order Major Vanya to lead his troops to transfer immediately and prepare to attack the rearguard of the Banner Guard Division. .”

Just as Sidolin sent a report to Major Vanya, political commissar Anisimov walked up to Sokov and said with a smile: "Comrade commander, I never knew that wars could be fought like this. The rearguard of the division, but the results achieved by a division are definitely not inferior to those achieved by an army group."

Sokov put down his binoculars, turned to Anisimov and said, "Comrade Commissar, it is far from enough to have more victories than an army group. My goal is to wipe out as many of these three SS divisions as possible." vital strength to relieve the pressure we will bear in the coming battle."

  If it was yesterday, if Sokov said such a thing, Anisimov would definitely be dubious. But at the moment when Sokov said it, he took it for granted. Among other things, Sokov is now a legend in the German army. It would be incredible if the battle he commanded could not achieve results beyond imagination.

"Comrade Commander," Sidolin handed a new telegram to Sokov after sending the telegram to Major Vanya: "According to reports from the scouts, the head of the German Banner Guard Division also followed the The main force of the Imperial Division is going south, ready to reinforce the enemy attacked by our army. It is estimated that in another hour, they will arrive at our army's ambush circle."

Knowing that the troops of the Banner Guard Division were also dispatched, Sokov couldn't help but frowned slightly, and he continued to ask: "Chief of Staff, ask the scouts whether the Führer Regiment will move with the Imperial Division or alone? Only then can we formulate corresponding combat deployments.”

  The replies from the scouts arrived quickly: "The main force of the Head of State Regiment and the Imperial Division is five kilometers apart. Once the Imperial Division is attacked, they will be able to rush to support immediately."

After listening to Sidolin's report, Sokov pondered for a while, and then said to Sidolin: "Chief of Staff, the enemy has basically lost the ability to resist after being attacked by our rockets. Order the regiments to attack immediately. , be sure to resolve the battle within half an hour."

  In the pre-war deployment, Sokov once said that powerful artillery fire should be used to completely defeat the enemy before launching an attack. But judging from the current situation, the enemy obviously still has a certain combat power. If they launch an attack hastily, it will definitely increase the casualties of the troops.

  Sidorin quickly reminded Sokov: "Comrade Commander, judging from the current situation, we only need to use another wave of rocket attacks to completely destroy the enemy's resistance..."

"No, we can't consume too many rockets on this enemy." Sokov said to Sidolin: "After we quickly resolve the battle, we can immediately turn around and go west to the back of the Banner Guard Division. Beat their rearguards hard. Then the Führer's Regiment, who followed the Imperial Division southward, will have to retreat and fight to reinforce their attacked troops."

"Comrade Commander," Sidolin said with some surprise: "We are now about ten kilometers away from the guard of the Banner Guard Division. After Major Vanya's ambush started, we can launch an attack on the guard of the Banner Guard Division. attack?"

"Chief of Staff, what you said makes sense." Sokov felt that Sidolin's words made sense, so he temporarily revised his battle plan: "Order the 122nd and 124th regiments to attack the enemy immediately, and Ye Colonel Rshakov's 125th Regiment withdrew from the battle and quickly advanced westward, rounding to the rear of the Banner Guard Division, ready to attack at any time."

Major General Val, who led his troops southward, was one kilometer away from the ambush circle arranged by Major Vanya, when he suddenly received a wireless call from the deputy head of the German regiment, saying that the Soviet army had launched the final attack and that his troops were about to be destroyed. Call for reinforcements to come as soon as possible.

When Major General Val heard what the deputy head said, he immediately became impatient, and hurriedly shouted into the microphone: "Lieutenant Colonel, hold on, I order you to hold on. We are about an hour away from you, as long as you Hold on a little longer, and we can rush over to rescue you."

   After finishing the call with the deputy head, Major General Val immediately gave orders to the other two heads, asking them to speed up and rush to the place near the German regiment, and make sure to rescue the attacked troops.

  However, to Major General Val's surprise, they walked forward for a few minutes before being attacked by rockets from the nearby forest.

   Before he could issue new orders to the troops, a rocket bomb exploded five or six meters away from his barrel cart, blowing up two motorcycles on the spot. The barrel cart on which Major General Val was riding was also overturned by the blast.

  The soldiers who were still nearby saw the division commander’s barrel cart overturned, and rushed to rescue them. Major General Val, who was injured in the arm, was dragged out of the car, while the driver and the adjutant sitting in the co-pilot's seat were killed by shrapnel.

  Major General Val, who was covering his injured arm, staggered towards the rear of the convoy with the support of two soldiers, trying to avoid the Soviet rocket attack.

  The head of state regiment following the imperial division learned that the troops in front were ambushed by the Soviet army. The head of the head of state regiment immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing, and then sent scouts to reconnaissance.

  Seeing that the troops stopped advancing, the chief of staff of the regiment hurriedly said to the regiment leader: "Colonel, the friendly army was ambushed by the Russians in front, don't we need to rush to support them?"

"They are being attacked by Russian rockets. Even if we rush over, we will die." The regiment leader looked at the fire and gunpowder smoke ahead, and heard the rumbling explosion, and said to the chief of staff: "If you don't understand In the face of the situation ahead, all troops are temporarily on standby."

  Although the troops stopped advancing and watched the Imperial Division be attacked by Soviet rockets, the head of the regiment still felt that he should report what happened here to his division commander, General Dietrich. Then he ordered the chief of staff: "Send a report to the division commander and report the situation here to him."

  Dietrich was taken aback when he learned that the Imperial Division was ambushed by the Soviet army as it was heading south. He hurriedly reported to Hausser: "Your Excellency, Major General Val led the main force of the Imperial Division to the south, and was attacked by Russian rockets. The formation of the troops has been disrupted. It is obviously impossible to continue the reinforcement mission. of."

   "Damn it." Hauser said angrily, "Where did these damned Russians come from? They actually ambushed on the only way our army must pass."

"Your Excellency," Dietrich reminded Hausser, "don't forget, our opponent is Sokov. He is a cunning Russian. Does our army suffer a lot from him? "

"Damn it, it's really abominable." Hauser said, "If I capture him alive, I will strangle him with my own hands. General Dietrich, order your troops to march faster and make sure to take Val The major general's troops were rescued."

"I'm sorry, General Hausser." Regarding Hausser's order, Dietrich chose not to obey: "According to reports from my subordinates, the Russians are using that new type of rocket to attack the troops of the Imperial Division. Even if my people rush over, they will only die. Therefore, I ordered them to stop at the same spot and wait for the Russians who were in charge of the ambush to retreat, and then it would not be too late to rush over to support the Imperial Division.”

  Hausser hated Sokov so much at the moment, but there was nothing he could do about him. After hearing Dietrich's reason at this moment, he was silent for a moment, then nodded his head in agreement: "Okay, General Dietrich, just order your troops to temporarily stop advancing, and wait until the Russians who carried out the ambush retreat. Hurry over to reinforce the Imperial Division."

After issuing this order, Hausser felt as if a knife was piercing his heart. He knew very well that after the blow, the Imperial Division would not be able to carry out any further operations for a long time unless it immediately retreated to the rear for replenishment. Combat missions.

   The 122nd and 124th regiments, which launched the final attack on the German regiment, wiped out the remaining enemies in only 20 minutes. After they seized the time to pack up a batch of weapons and ammunition that could still be used, they withdrew from the battle according to Sokov's order and moved westward to support the 125th Regiment that was about to confront the Banner Guard Division.

  Before the transfer, Sokov ordered Sidolin to telegraph Vanya about the progress of their ambush. Vanya's telegram soon arrived, saying that the enemy's march was being attacked with rockets, and that the enemy could no longer advance southward under the bombardment.

After listening to Sidolin's report, Sokov issued another order: "Inform Major Vanya that the enemy's forces are stronger than theirs, and once the rockets are exhausted, immediately lead the troops to withdraw from the battle and not entangle with the enemy. "

  Sidorin asked cautiously: "Where should they retreat?"

Sokov knew very well in his heart that if he ordered Vanya to move closer to him, he might encounter the German army, so he decided to temporarily separate this unit from himself and conduct independent operations: "Tell Major Vanya to temporarily hide In the nearby forest, await my further orders."

"Comrade commander, if they stay in the nearby forest, they will be easily detected by the enemy." Sidolin felt that Sukov's order was tantamount to putting Vanya and the others in danger, and said hastily: " I think we should bring them closer to us."

"No, if they move closer to us at this moment, they will encounter the enemy instead, and their situation will be even more dangerous." Sokov explained to Sidolin: "If they retreat into the nearby forest to hide, the enemy will be killed for a while. It is impossible to find them. Especially after we start from the rear of the Banner Guard Division, the enemy's attention will be attracted, and there is no time to take care of them."

"Okay, Comrade Commander." Sidolin felt that Sukov's words made sense, so he nodded and said, "I will immediately send a telegram to Major Vanya, ordering them to retreat into the vicinity after they run out of rockets." Hidden in the forest, waiting for the next instruction from the division headquarters."

  (end of this chapter)