The performance of the Romanian army, which Sokov had always disliked, on the battlefield exceeded his expectations. As soon as the shelling stopped, the Romanian infantry rushed to the foot of the North Hill, passed the tanks parked at the foot of the mountain firing, and rushed toward the top of the hillside, shouting.
The soldiers who had just emerged from the tunnel had not had time to repair the fortifications destroyed by artillery fire when they saw the enemies at the foot of the mountain rushing up like a tide. The second company commander who was in command quickly shouted loudly: "Battle alert, the enemy is coming, everyone enter their respective combat positions and prepare to fight!"
After hearing the order issued by the second company commander, a soldier standing next to him asked stupidly: "But our fortifications have not been repaired yet."
"By the time you finish repairing the fortifications, the enemy's bayonet has already penetrated your chest." Seeing such an ignorant soldier, the second company commander was so angry that he kicked him and shouted: "Hurry up and get ready to shoot."
Under the order of the second company commander, the soldiers quickly lay down on the spot in the fortifications. Looking at the enemies at the foot of the mountain, like undulating khaki waves, heading towards their positions, they couldn't help feeling panicky. Although they had repelled enemy attacks many times before, this was the first time they had invested so many troops at once.
In previous positional battles, the enemy was placed at a distance of eighty meters before firing. Seeing the dark enemies coming up from the foot of the mountain, the second company commander felt that he had to shoot in advance to block the enemies and prevent them from rushing up the hill. Therefore, as soon as he saw the enemy entering a range of 150 meters, the second company commander, standing next to an MG34 general-purpose machine gun, waved his hand suddenly and shouted loudly: "Fire!"
As soon as he shouted, the three remaining MG34 machine guns on the position began to fire. Three dark red fire whips fiercely hit the enemies who were heading towards the position. The dozens of enemies at the front trembled and fell down as if they were electrocuted, and screams rang out one after another. Some of the enemies who were shot fell headlong into the nearby crater; others rolled down the hillside.
The defenders' machine guns opened three huge gaps in the enemy's attacking formation, but it did not slow down the enemy's attack at all. The soldiers in front fell, and the soldiers behind stepped forward to fill the gap created by the machine gun. They stepped over or jumped over the corpses of their companions, bent down and continued to rush towards the position on the hillside.
The enemy tanks at the foot of the mountain saw the machine gun emplacements on the positions causing constant casualties to their own soldiers, so they fired to continue suppressing them. The machine gunners following the infantry brigade also began to look for suitable locations to set up machine guns, preparing to use firepower to cover the charge of their soldiers.
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When the observation post on the top of the hill reported the news of the enemy's charge to the defensive position on the north hill to Sokov via phone, the corners of his mouth still twitched violently twice, and he murmured: "Hell, the enemy is Do you want to use the human wave tactic to seize our position?"
In normal times, Sokov would like the enemy's attack formation to be as dense as possible. Just one new rocket can wipe out dozens or hundreds of enemy troops. However, the new rockets have been used up at this moment, and there is not much ammunition left by the troops. No matter how you look at it, you will not be able to escape the fate of fighting the enemy with bayonets today.
Sidorin took the microphone from Sokov's hand and asked the observation post reporting the situation: "Has the mortar team reached the top of the mountain?"
"We're here, Comrade Chief of Staff." The observation post heard Sidorin's voice and quickly replied: "They are setting up a launching position."
"Tell them not to be stingy with artillery shells." Sidorin ordered the observation post in a firm tone: "We must use artillery fire to suppress the enemies on the hillside so that they cannot attack the 192nd Battalion's position unscrupulously."
"Understood, Comrade Chief of Staff." The observation post replied quickly: "I will pass on your order immediately."
However, the attacking Romanian army seemed to have guessed that the Soviet army would intercept its attacking troops with artillery fire on another high ground. As soon as the mortars on Nangang started firing, four tanks immediately turned their muzzles and aimed at Nangang for shelling. A mortar that was firing was hit by a high-explosive grenade fired by an enemy tank. It was blown to pieces on the spot, and several gunners were also blown to pieces.
After the machine gun position on Beigang was destroyed by enemy tank fire, the enemy infantry was less than 80 meters away from the position. The soldiers immediately fired with submachine guns and rifles in their hands to test the enemy who were coming up like a tide. Go down. The commander of the second company who was in command on the position, seeing that the situation was not good, quickly called Golia and said in a hurry: "Comrade battalion commander, there are too many enemies, we can't stand it anymore, please support us, please support us!"
Golia received a call from his subordinates and said with some displeasure: "Second Company Commander, what did you do? Just a few minutes into the battle, you couldn't hold it anymore?"
"There are too many enemies, too many." The second company commander reported with a sad face: "Our ammunition is almost exhausted, and the enemies are about to rush to our position. I ask for support, I ask for support!"
Regarding the second company commander's request, Goliya did not dare to make the decision without authorization, and could only turn his questioning eyes to the deputy brigade commander Vitkov who was sitting beside him. Witkov did not expect that the second company commander who was standing outside would actually ask for help from him in such a short period of time. Although he has not been in charge of an infantry brigade for a long time, he is familiar with the abilities of commanders above the platoon in the entire brigade. This second company commander is the most capable company commander in the 102nd Battalion. Live, this shows how powerful the enemy is.
Thinking of this, Vitkov nodded to Golya and said: "Captain Golya, I know that the army does not have much ammunition, and it is very difficult to block the enemy like before. Immediately send the sailors who were added to you yesterday The soldiers have been sent out, and with them here, even if we fight with bayonets, we will not suffer any loss."
It later proved that Witkov made the right decision in decisively sending out the newly added Marine Corps soldiers at this time. But when these soldiers emerged from the tunnel and filed into the jagged and dilapidated positions, the soldiers of the Romanian Army were only ten or twenty meters away from the trenches.
At such a close distance, it doesn't make much sense to engage in positional warfare. So, the three leading sailor company commanders shouted to their men: "Go at full speed! Go at full speed!"
The Army likes to shout "Ula" when attacking. When the sailors are attacking, they like to shout "full speed ahead". Hearing the shouts of the company commanders, the sailors immediately charged forward bravely towards the enemy on the opposite side, bayonets drawn.
Ten seconds later, two armies wearing different uniforms collided. Because the formation was too dense, it was impossible to fight against each other. Everyone crowded together, picked up the bayonets in their hands, and kept stabbing at the enemies wearing different uniforms in front of them. Everyone's movements are very simple, they just keep thrusting out, withdrawing, thrusting out again, and withdrawing again...
In such mechanical and repetitive movements, people kept falling down, and roars and screams were endless. Some people died on the spot, and some were not dead, but as long as they fell, there was no chance to get up again. Almost as soon as they fell, countless feet stepped on them, and continued Engage in stabbing and fighting.
Sokov, who was staying at the headquarters, was shocked when he learned about the brutal hand-to-hand fighting in front of the Beigang position. He took the microphone and asked the observation post on the top of the mountain: "Comrade Corporal, have we repelled the enemy's attack?"
"No." The observation post replied: "Although the enemy's casualties seem to be far greater than ours, they still show no sign of retreat, and there are troops coming from a distance, apparently preparing to reinforce them. Companions fighting on the hillside.”
After putting down the phone, Sokov looked at Sidorin and asked: "Comrade Chief of Staff, can you call the artillery on the other side of the Volga River to destroy the Romanian army that is fighting with our army?"
"Comrade Brigadier, I'm afraid this won't work." Sidorin shook his head and replied: "The current battle is on the west side of Beigan. From this angle, it is difficult for the artillery on the east bank of the Volga River to hit with one shot. The reverse slope. If we want to prevent the enemy from occupying Beigan, the only way now is to send the reserve team up for reinforcements."
Even though Sokov had asked Shamrih to assemble the troops early and prepare them to support Beigan at any time, Sokov was reluctant to send out the troops at this time.
Seeing Sokov's hesitant look, Sidorin was about to urge him when he heard the phone on the table ring. He quickly picked up the phone and put it to his ear. After listening for a moment, he handed the phone to Sokov and said, "Comrade Brigadier, this is Colonel Vitkov's phone number."
"Colonel Sokov, you must have seen how the enemy attacked Beigan, right?" Vitkov's anxious voice came from the receiver: "Captain Golya threw the last soldier around him into the battlefield. Now there are only me, him and a communications soldier left in the command post. If you don't send troops for reinforcements as soon as possible, you will have no choice but to come and collect our bodies."
Vitkov's words made Sokov make up his mind. If the enemy really occupied the Beigan position and Vitkov, the deputy chief of staff of the group army, died in battle, even if he could barely hold on to Nangang, his superiors would probably blame him. . Therefore, he said decisively: "Comrade deputy brigade commander, don't be anxious, please hold on a little longer, I will send you a reserve team right away."
As soon as he put down the phone, Sokov shouted outside: "Here comes someone!"
Seeing a soldier from the guard company appear at the door, Sokov ordered him: "Call Captain Shamrih to us immediately!"
In less than two minutes, Shamrih appeared in front of Sokov. From Sokov's expression, he guessed that it was his troops' turn to attack, so he asked tentatively: "Comrade Brigadier, do you want us to rush to Beigang immediately?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain, I have to put you into battle now." At this moment, Sokov has no thought to preserve any strength. What he is thinking about is how to keep the Beigang position intact, even if he invests all his money. The reserve force is also available at all costs. Considering that Shamrih did not know the situation outside, he took the time to introduce: "The enemy dispatched two thousand troops to storm Beigan. Due to the lack of ammunition for the defenders, everyone, including the sailors, are now on the hillside. Fight with the enemy with bayonets. You must rush over as soon as possible to help them repel the enemy's attack."
Although Shamrih was a little surprised by the number of two thousand people, his mood quickly returned to normal. He straightened his body and assured Sokov: "Don't worry, comrade brigade commander, as long as there is one soldier alive in our Marine Corps battalion, we will never let the enemy occupy the Beigan position."
Sokov still believed in Shamrih's guarantee. He knew that becoming a sailor was much more difficult than being an army soldier. Although the troops currently led by Shamrih only have about 400 people, there is still no big problem in blocking the 2,000 Romanian troops. Especially after hearing Shamrih's assurance, his confidence became even stronger. He nodded, raised his hand and patted Shamrih on the shoulder twice, and said plausibly: "Comrade Captain, go back and tell your soldiers that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. As long as you can show the momentum and majesty of sailors, you will definitely win." Defeat this Romanian army attacking our positions."
Looking at Shamrih's leaving figure, Sidorin asked Sokov worriedly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, even if Shamrih goes up with the reserve team and adds the original defenders of Beigan, they can't do anything." One thousand people. The enemy is twice as many as them, and with the cooperation of tanks, it may not be easy to hold the position, right?"
"They are our last hope." Sokov sighed and said: "Although we can still mobilize more troops to support Beigan. But once the troops are exhausted, Nangang's defense force will become weak. If The enemy takes the opportunity to launch an attack here, and I am afraid that the Nangang position cannot be saved."
After listening to Sokov's statement, Sidorin showed a bitter expression on his face. He smiled bitterly and said: "Comrade Brigadier, if you were not injured and did not lead the troops to the Red October Factory, I would like to The defenders of Yevgan should be able to cope with any size of enemy attack."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov was worried that what Sidorin said would reach Vitkov's ears and cause unnecessary misunderstandings. He quickly stopped him and said to himself: " When we have time in the future, we will discuss this if. The first task now is to send people to guard the three tunnels leading to Beigang to prevent the enemy from using those three tunnels to directly break into the tunnels of Nangang after the fall of Beigang. .”
"Understood." After listening to Sokov's words, Sidorin also realized that the tunnel connecting the north and south hills had now become the most unsafe place. He quickly agreed and said, "I will immediately ask Vanya to lead a battalion. Soldiers are required to defend there, and the enemy will never be able to break through easily."
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