Chapter 1204 Attack from both sides (middle)

  Tansen learned that his motorcycle battalion was being attacked by Soviet artillery, and immediately ran out of the headquarters. Although he was five or six kilometers away from the camp, even without binoculars, he could clearly see the flames in the camp and hear the faint sound of explosions.

   "Damn, what a hell." Seeing his camp turned into a sea of ​​flames, Tansen stomped his feet angrily: "Where did the Russian artillery come from?"

The chief of staff of the division standing on the side raised his binoculars and looked into the distance, and replied: "Your Excellency, the Russians are on the hills on both sides. They condescend to use their new rockets to attack our camp Attack, it seems that the motorcycle camp is in danger."

  Tansen watched his troops being destroyed, but he was helpless, stomping his feet angrily. But the chief of staff of the division was much more sober. He quickly reminded Tansen: "Your Excellency, I have decided that we should transfer immediately..."

   "Transfer, why do you want to transfer?" Tansen gritted his teeth and said, "Immediately order the artillery to fire at those two hills. The shells must kill all the damned Russians."

   "Your Excellency, I think even if the artillery fires, it won't have any effect?"

"why?"

"According to the information I have, this new type of rocket used by the Russians can be launched in any environment, and it is very convenient to transfer." The chief of staff of the division said helplessly: "When our artillery is ready, they will We have shifted our positions a long time ago, and our shells can only hit open ground."

   "No, I can't just watch my troops be wiped out by the Russians." Tansen said angrily: "Immediately order the artillery to fire!"

   Seeing that Tansen was stubborn, the chief of staff had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept his order. Turn around and run back to the command post, and notify the artillery regiment to fire at the position of the Soviet army.

   Those who attacked the German Motorcycle Battalion were the commanders and fighters of the 548th Regiment of the 812th Division. They attacked from a condescending position on a hill two kilometers away from the enemy camp. Seeing that the enemy's camp had been engulfed in flames, and knowing that not many people could come out alive, the commander who led the team immediately ordered the troops to withdraw from the battle and move to a new place.

  As soon as the troops withdrew to the bottom of the hill, enemy shells roared in, blasting the front **** and the top of the hill into a sea of ​​flames. Hearing the movement from the top of the hill, the commanders and fighters all said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, we withdrew in time, otherwise we would have suffered a lot of casualties from the enemy's artillery shells."

  Just as the commanders and fighters of the 548th regiment completed their tasks and retreated towards the defense zone, the troops of the 550th regiment detoured back to the vicinity of the German armored regiment. Seeing that all the tanks were neatly placed in a corner of the camp, the Germans seemed unaware of their arrival, and the commander who led the team immediately issued an order to attack.

  The soldiers set up the launch tube, and after simple debugging, they fired rockets directly at the position of the enemy tank regiment without even conducting a test launch. Just a few minutes later, the camp of the tank regiment also became a purgatory on earth. There were flames and explosions everywhere, and the German soldiers scurrying around like headless chickens were either blown up on the spot or cut down by the flying shrapnel.

  Some tank soldiers braved the artillery fire and rushed to their tanks, hoping to drive their tanks away before being hit by Soviet artillery fire. However, the rocket's damage radius was 50 meters. Many tank soldiers rushed to their tanks, but before they got into their tanks, they were knocked down by shrapnel or died alive. The tanks were surrounded by dead soldiers lying in various positions.

  When the first wave of the Soviet attack began, the commanders and fighters who were hidden a few kilometers away heard the sound of explosions from this direction and the billowing black smoke rising into the sky. They guessed that the friendly army had launched an attack on the enemy. They heard the lively fighting in the distance, but they were standing still here, and everyone couldn't help feeling anxious.

  A battalion commander of the infantry brigade saw that the soldiers were a little emotionally unstable, so he went straight to the headquarters to find the brigade commander, Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov. As a result, as soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by several soldiers.

  The battalion commander saw that the soldiers in front of him were all unfamiliar faces, but according to their clothes, they were obviously not from the Marine Brigade, so he asked displeasedly: "Who are you, why are you blocking my way?"

   "I'm sorry," Samoilov, who was leading the team on duty at the gate, said expressionlessly, "Comrade Captain, who informed you of your coming here?"

   "No, no one notified me." The battalion commander shook his head and said, "I heard fighting in the distance, and I want to come over and ask the brigade commander when our brigade can be dispatched."

   "When it's time for you to dispatch, you will naturally dispatch." Samoilov stood in front of the battalion commander and said, "You should return to the army immediately, maybe you will depart soon."

Looking at the commander in front of him with a lower rank than himself, the battalion commander frowned and asked, "Which part are you from? Why have I never seen you?" With a gun out of the waist.

  But how could Samoilov let him draw a gun? He reached out and grabbed the opponent's hand, and said in a stern tone: "Do you want to shoot me with a knife?"

  The battalion commander did not answer Samoilov's question, but asked instead: "Who are you guys and why are you here?"

   "I'm sorry, Comrade Captain." Samoilov said neither humble nor humble: "I can't answer your question."

   Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, a staff officer walked out of the headquarters. Seeing the officer confronting Samoilov, he asked in surprise, "Comrade Captain, why are you here?"

  The battalion commander pointed at Samoilov and said: "I'm going to see the brigade commander, but he won't let me in. I said, where did they come from, and I don't even know them?"

Seeing the attitude of the other party, the staff officer was worried that something bad would happen, so he quickly approached his ear and said in a low voice: "Comrade Captain, this lieutenant is the guard platoon leader who escorted Comrade Commander here. I advise you to return to the army as soon as possible." Go ahead, if the brigade commander finds out that you have clashed with the commander's guards, you will never be spared."

   When the battalion commander heard this, he was taken aback. What, the commander is in the headquarters? However, after a short period of panic, there was a burst of ecstasy in his heart. Since Comrade Commander appeared here, it meant that an attack would soon be launched. After he quickly thanked the staff officer, he apologized to Samoilov and said: "I'm sorry, Comrade Lieutenant, I was too reckless, and I will go back to the army."

  Not only Sokov didn't know about the episode that happened at the entrance of the command department, but even Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov, the brigade commander, didn't know about it. Sokov raised his hand and looked at his watch, and said to the three brigade commanders: "Comrades brigade commanders, the friendly forces are attacking the enemy's camp with new rockets. You must immediately gather your troops and move towards the starting point of the attack. While the enemy In the midst of chaos, attack decisively."

   "Yes!" The three brigade commanders replied in unison.

  The commanders and fighters of the infantry brigade could not hold back for a long time when they heard the artillery fire ahead. After hearing the start order, they immediately completed the assembly in a short time. Half an hour after the infantry brigade as the first echelon set off, the 62nd Marine Brigade, which served as the second echelon, also set off. And Sokov followed the 84th Marine Brigade far behind the main force.

"Comrade Commander," Colonel Chuvashov, the brigade commander, heard the sound of guns and guns in front of him, and asked Sokov with a bitter face, "Listen, there is so much fighting ahead, I'm worried that our brigade will rush over At that time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to drink the soup."

"Comrade Colonel," Sokov waited for Chuvashov to finish speaking, and comforted him with a smile, "The Imperial Division is an elite unit of the Germans. Even if they have just been rebuilt, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. Don't see Our rocket attacks have caused huge casualties to them, but it may not be easy to completely defeat them. Don't worry, when you fight against the Germans, I hope you will perform well at that time, Just don't disappoint me."

After Sokov said this, he turned his head and said to the radio operator sitting in the back of the jeep: "Get in touch with the 384th Division immediately and order them to attack from the enemy's side and rear, forming a front and rear flank with our troops. Our army Whether you can completely annihilate the Imperial Division depends entirely on whether your division can attack in time to cut off the enemy's retreat, and if you miss the opportunity, you must use military tactics."

   "Comrade Commander," Chuvashov waited for Sokov to dictate the order, and asked tentatively, "Do you think General Gritsenko's troops can cut off the enemy's retreat?"

"Comrade Colonel, do you know why I only sent one division to detour to the enemy's rear, and only use your three brigades for the frontal attack?" Sukov knew that the other party would definitely not be able to answer his question, so after asking the question, Asked and answered: "Because we are not fighting alone, although the enemy broke through Oboyan's defense line, the troops of the First Guards Tank Army under the command of General Katukov are still fighting the enemy there. .As long as we compress the enemy to the Oboyan area, General Katukov's troops will take the initiative to rush over to reinforce us."

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After the motorcycle battalion was bombarded by the Soviet army, Tansen wishfully believed that the damned Russians could be wiped out with artillery fire, but what he didn't expect was that all the shells hit the open space, and even one of the Soviet commanders and fighters Not a single hair was hurt. What made him even more angry was that while the artillery regiment was still shelling the hills, there was another bad news that the armored regiment was attacked.

   Tansen was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do next. The chief of staff of the division reminded him: "Your Excellency, since the Russians have attacked our motorcycle battalion and armored regiment successively, will they attack our artillery regiment and division headquarters next? I think we should move quickly." .”

  The senior commanders of the German army are very afraid of death, which can be confirmed from the fact that they usually set up their headquarters tens of kilometers away from the front line. Hearing that the division chief of staff said that the Russians might bombard the artillery regiment and division headquarters, Tansen broke out in a cold sweat from fright. He quickly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Retreat, retreat immediately!"

  Although he immediately gave the order to retreat after hearing the reminder from the division chief of staff, it was still a step too late. Another small unit of the Soviet army has appeared on a hill only three kilometers away from the German artillery regiment, and is nervously installing rocket launchers, preparing to attack the German artillery positions.

  After receiving the order to retreat, the German artillery did not dare to neglect, and quickly started to pack their things, but they were still one step too late. It took only two minutes for the Soviet commanders to set up the launcher, load the rockets, and aim in the general direction to attack. The rocket bomb landed on the enemy's artillery position and exploded, which soon caused the death of many shells. For a while, the artillery position was full of flames, and the explosion sound was deafening. Countless soldiers' limbs and broken arms and parts of cannons were thrown into the air by the air waves.

   Tansen, who was fleeing for his life in a barrel cart, heard a huge explosion in the distance, and quickly turned his head to look back. He saw a huge black mushroom cloud rising above the original artillery position. Seeing this situation, the division chief of staff sitting next to him sighed softly and said, "It seems that the artillery regiment is finished."

   Tansen regretted secretly in his heart. Hausser ordered his troops to turn to Prokhorovka, but he insisted on going his own way and insisted on opening a breakthrough from the direction of Shumakovo. Now that the enemy's position has not even broken through, they have suffered such heavy losses. If the Russian ground troops take the opportunity to attack, they will have no power to stop their advance.

  However, just when Tansen was regretting, there was a faint cry of killing behind him, and he asked the division chief of staff in a panic: "What's the sound? What's the sound coming from outside?"

  The chief of staff of the division listened carefully and said to Tansen: "Your Excellency, I seem to hear their soldiers shouting 'Ula'. It seems that they have launched a ground attack on us."

  Tansen frightenedly moved towards the location of the division headquarters not long ago, thinking to himself: Fortunately, he followed the persuasion of the division chief of staff and withdrew in time, otherwise his division headquarters would become the first target of Russian soldiers.

"Master, don't worry, listen to the voice. They are at least one or two kilometers away from us. They can't catch up with us with their two legs." When the division chief said this, he was secretly relieved. Fortunately, When he was persuading him, Tansen was not stubborn and insisted on staying at the division headquarters. If that's the case, they may have fallen into the siege of the Russians at this moment.

  The chief of staff of the division stabilized his emotions and asked tentatively: "Your Excellency, are we rushing to join the 4th Grenadier Regiment?"

   "No, no, no," Tansen said, shaking his hands desperately, "Let's go directly to the military headquarters, find General Hausser, and hear what instructions he has for our division's next move?"

  (end of this chapter)