USSR 1941

However, ordering is one thing, and whether it can be done is another.

Usually by this time it was too late, and the German army had fallen into complete passiveness.

First of all, the German army cannot use artillery bombardment to intercept... If the Soviet commando is still on the road, then use artillery fire to bomb the open space between the positions indiscriminately, that is, regardless of the corpse or the ruins. , In this way, this threat can be effectively eliminated or partially eliminated by spending some shells.

In the direction of Railway Station No. 2, there is a relatively obvious dividing line between the Soviet and German armies: Pushkin Street.

This dividing line was not intended by the Soviet and German armies, but that there were dense buildings on both sides of the street, only the street was blank and there was no hiding place.

If there is any hiding place, it is a few bomb craters or tank wrecks... If someone wants to use a car wreck as a cover, he will definitely regret it. A machine gun can easily kill the target hiding behind it. .

This also made it difficult for both the Soviet Union and Germany to cross this dividing line.

Because of this relatively obvious demarcation line, it is possible for the German army to use artillery fire to carry out non-moving blocking fire.

The problem is that at this time, most of the Soviet army has passed through Pushkin Avenue and entered the German defense zone. At this time, bombing with artillery fire is bound to accidentally injure friendly troops.

The German army couldn't even fire flares at this time, because as soon as the flares lifted into the air, they would illuminate themselves in a large area, which undoubtedly provided opportunities for Soviet snipers.

As a result, the German army could only cautiously stick their heads out of bunkers and perforations to look for them.

One thing is for sure, this is never a good idea.

If the target is a bazooka shooter, it is because the fire and trail of the bazooka can still be traced, but if it is a grenade...it is characterized by no sound, and it is not even possible to determine which direction it is thrown from in the dark night .

Coupled with the fact that there are many dead ends and many corpses, it is definitely luck to find the target.

More importantly, this gave the Soviet snipers who had been lurking on the opposite side for a long time found a chance... They were worried that the German army would not show up, and now they would shoot one as soon as they appeared.

With a "bang bang" gunshot, the German army was pushed back again.

However, when the German army retreated, the approaching Soviet army immediately became active again.

Soon, grenades and explosives were stuffed into the German bunkers.

The sudden attack of the Soviet army caused the German army to be in chaos, which directly caused some German troops to give up their forward positions because they could not resist.

Dimitri was very surprised when he heard this report. He never thought that he could easily pay such a small price and achieve results that could not be obtained by a large-scale charge even if he paid several times the price... The Soviet Union and Germany The army had launched several attacks across Pushkin Avenue before this, but apart from adding some ruins, they did not make much progress with each other.

In fact, Shulka was also surprised by this result. Originally, he just hoped to kill as many vital forces as possible of the German army, and at the same time let the Soviet army gain the morale to fight against the enemy. He did not expect that a single attack would force the German army back half a step. .

The "half step" mentioned here refers to the German army occupying the entire building and exiting a room.

"What now, Comrade Captain?" Dimitri asked, holding the phone: "They request to continue the attack!"

"No!" Shulka replied: "Live in place and wait for the opportunity!"

"Stay lurking and wait for an opportunity!" Dimitri did not hesitate this time, and immediately conveyed Shulka's order: "Repeat, no attack is allowed!"

It was right not to attack because the Germans weren't really being pushed back.

For example, only give up one room in a building, or give up a bunker at the front and retreat to two bunkers not far away... This is actually advancing by retreating, and it is also a very clever tactic.

The German army knew that if the fight continued like this, the German army would obviously be completely suppressed and would not take advantage of it, because they could not see the enemy, but the enemy was watching them in the dark and waiting for them to emerge.

But if you take half a step back, the situation will be completely reversed.

For example, the German army voluntarily gave up a room, or a bunker, or a trench. If the Soviet army wanted to advance forward, it must enter the room, bunker, and trench.

Shulka guessed right, this was an order from Major General Jonas, and from this we can see that Major General Jonas is not simple.

And Major General Jonas also thought about this sentence. When he knew that the Soviet army did not pursue the German army's retreat, he couldn't help but gasped: "This guy is not simple!"

"Which guy?" asked the adjutant.

"I don't know who it is!" Major General Jonas shook his head and replied: "But I know that the reason why our raid failed and we are in the current predicament is probably thanks to him!"

"So, General!" the adjutant asked, "If they don't attack, what shall we do?"

Major General Jonas was silent for a while, then replied: "Wait, wait until dawn!"

As a result, a strange scene appeared on the battlefield. Both the enemy and us were cautiously probing in the dark, throwing a grenade at each other from time to time, but no one dared to take a step forward easily.

In the end, it was not until dawn that the Soviet commandos withdrew from the German defense line in batches.

The night's battle quickly spread throughout the army.

This is not because of occupying a certain piece of land or advancing how many meters, but because the Soviet army achieved a completely disproportionate result at a very small cost... The Soviet army had a total of 53 casualties, including 7 because they couldn't stand it. The pressure goes to extremes.

The German army conservatively estimated that there were more than two hundred casualties.

It's impossible to count exact numbers, especially at night.

More importantly, the Soviet army was able to destroy the enemy's firepower points and bunkers on the front line.

If the usual tactics are used to achieve the same results, at least two regiments must be used to charge and kill more than one battalion.

The matter soon reached the group army headquarters.

Golikov made a phone call to the division headquarters to find Shulka, and asked in a questioning tone: "Comrade Shulka, why didn't you use such a good tactic earlier? Do you know how many people this will save us from losing?! "

"Comrade Golikov!" Shulka replied: "Because I am not sure whether they are practical, and these tactics also require the cooperation of snipers and mortars..."

"Now you come back immediately!" Golikov interrupted Shulka: "We need you to train more snipers and mortars!"

Looking at the microphone that had been hung up, Shulka felt a little helpless.

Not long ago, Golikov was not optimistic about Shulka's two company-sized cadet classes, but now he regards them as treasures again.