Chapter 1192 Quick Battle

As early as shortly after the 182nd Division changed gear, Sokov once inspected the unit and saw with his own eyes that when the soldiers were shooting, they chose to shoot in bursts. The magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds was fired in a few seconds. . According to the amount of ammunition carried by a single soldier with four magazines as a base, it is really not enough.

Considering that many soldiers are on the battlefield for the first time, they may keep pulling the trigger because of nervousness, and will quickly run out of bullets, so he specifically told Khokhlov: "Comrade Colonel, let the soldiers , Try not to shoot in bursts, but use bursts. Because the accuracy of bursts is poor, it is far less effective than bursts of multiple people."

  Khokhlov understood what Sokov meant, nodded quickly and said, "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will let the soldiers use burst fire in battle to save ammunition."

   "Comrade Colonel," Lunev interjected and asked: "Are you confident in defeating the enemy?"

  Hearing Lunev's question, Khokhlov grinned, and he knew very well what it meant for an entire division to be equipped with this kind of assault rifle. With such a powerful firepower, no matter what kind of enemy he faces, Khokhlov feels at ease. He said firmly to Lunev: "Comrade Military Commissar, even if a company is equipped with an assault rifle, its combat effectiveness will not be weaker than a regiment of other troops."

   "Comrade Colonel, you are very confident." Lunev said with a smile: "I hope that after the battle starts, your performance will not disappoint the commander and me."

  At the same time, Captain Zuminte, who was staying in his observation post, saw through a telescope that two German tanks and five armored vehicles were gradually approaching his defense zone through the emergency highway. He hurriedly called the company commander, Captain Gelia, and asked worriedly: "Comrade Captain, the enemy tanks have approached your defense zone. Are you ready for battle?"

   "Report to Comrade Battalion Commander!" Zelia quickly replied, "I deployed the two anti-tank teams in the company on the side of the road, so that as soon as the enemy tanks approached, they could be killed immediately."

  "Comrade Captain," Zumint quickly reminded him when he heard that Gelia deployed the anti-tank team by the roadside: "The anti-tank team is the most important combat unit, you must ensure their safety."

   "Don't worry, Comrade Battalion Commander." Gelia replied with a smile, "I have also deployed two infantry squads by the roadside, which can fully ensure their safety."

  The German squad entered the Soviet ambush circle unknowingly, and the tank driving at the front was less than 50 meters away from the anti-tank team hidden by the roadside. A soldier carrying a rocket launcher suddenly leaned out, squatted, aimed at the first tank and opened fire.

  The rocket hit the leading tank accurately. Zuminte in the observation station first saw a thick smoke coming out of the observation hole, then the vehicle body shook violently, and then stopped. But the tank following behind did not notice anything unusual and continued to drive forward.

   Then, another anti-tank man came out of his hiding place with a rocket launcher, aimed at the second tank and opened fire. The slow-moving German tanks are as conspicuous as targets on the shooting range more than 50 meters away, so that rockets can easily hit the target. After a loud "boom", a burst of flames erupted from the open hatch like a volcanic eruption, rising to a height of 20 to 30 meters. After maintaining it for a few seconds, the flames retracted into the turret, but soon bursts of flames burst out from the observation holes, projectile openings, etc., engulfing the entire tank.

  When the first tank was destroyed, the German officers and soldiers on the armored personnel carrier behind did not notice it at all, but the second tank exploded and caught fire. If they hadn't seen it, it would be too shameful. Under the yelling of the officers, the German soldiers jumped out of the armored vehicles one after another and seized the favorable terrain.

   Zelia in the trench on the hillside saw most of the German soldiers jumping off the armored vehicles, so he yelled, "Shoot!" After shouting, he took the lead and shot at the German officers and soldiers on the road down the hillside.

  For a while, the silence on the battlefield was broken. Commanders and fighters in the trenches and on the side of the road fired at the soldiers surrounding the armored vehicles at the same time. The dense firepower immediately knocked down the enemies within the range.

   These German troops can break through the defense line of the Voronezh Front Army, so their strength should not be underestimated. When they heard gunshots nearby, they didn't pay attention, thinking that with their own strength, they could completely turn defeat into victory. But when they saw their companions fell in pieces, the remaining soldiers immediately wanted to flee. The firepower of these Russians was too fierce. It sounded like thousands of guns were firing at the same time. Point people, but also play a fart.

The soldiers huddled on the right side of the armored vehicle, tightly clutching the weapons in their hands, holding the last trace of luck in their hearts, and prepared to wait for the Soviet army to start charging before launching a counterattack. As long as the Soviet army's attack was defeated, they would have to escape. day of birth possible.

But what happened next surprised them. The Soviet army who started to charge was not crowded together and rushed forward in a chaotic manner as they had imagined. Instead, they formed a group of three and charged up alternately under cover. . Several German soldiers poked their heads out from behind the armored vehicle, and before they could shoot, they were knocked down by the oncoming bullets.

  Of course, the German soldiers hiding behind the armored vehicles were not safe. The Soviet commanders and fighters dropped bombs through the armored vehicles. The falling grenades exploded around them, and the flying shrapnel killed many soldiers.

  The entire battle lasted less than five minutes, but for the surviving German soldiers, it seemed like a world away. Seeing the Soviet commanders rushing towards them pointing their guns at themselves, they didn't have the courage to continue fighting, so they quickly raised their hands and surrendered.

  Seeing that the enemy who had entered his defense zone had been completely wiped out, Zumint hurriedly called to tell Lieutenant Colonel Goryachkin the good news. Although Goryachkin had seen the whole process of the battle through binoculars in his command post, when he heard Zummint's report, he still said approvingly: "Comrade Captain, you have done a good job. Send people to the regiment headquarters, I think the commander and division commander must be eager to get some useful information from these prisoners."

After finishing the call with Zumint, Lieutenant Colonel Goryachkin connected the division headquarters again and reported to the division chief of staff who answered the phone: "Comrade Chief of Staff, the Zumint Battalion of our regiment is passing by. After a fierce battle, the enemy who entered our regiment's defense area has been wiped out, and several prisoners have been captured."

   "What, the battle is over so quickly?" The 546th regiment resolved the battle so neatly that the chief of staff of the division was surprised: "Where are the prisoners?"

   "On the way to the regiment command post." Goryachkin knew what the division chief of staff wanted to say, so he said first: "After the prisoners arrive, I will personally take them to the division headquarters."

  (end of this chapter)