The estimated time of the attack was delayed by one hour than expected. Because after Polubyarov's men took over the German equipment, they still needed some time to adapt and coordinate their attacks.
Knowing that the friendly forces could not arrive on the battlefield on time, Katukov couldn't help but frowned. He turned to look at Sokov, who was also anxious: "Comrade Sokov, your troops' arrival on the battlefield will be delayed, which means that Our scheduled attack time will also be postponed. Do you have any good ideas so that the Germans cannot use this time to strengthen their defenses?"
"Comrade General, if you want to prevent the Germans from using this time to build fortifications, the best way is to shell the enemy's positions." Sokov didn't know whether Katukov knew that when the Germans encountered shelling, they would He was promptly transferred to the second line of defense and specifically explained to him: "Every time the enemy is bombarded by our army, they will leave only a few soldiers to serve as observation posts, while the other soldiers are moved to the second line of defense. Line of defense. If we keep bombarding the enemy's positions, they may retreat to the second line of defense, causing our shells to hit empty space."
"Comrade Sokov, I have some understanding of what you are talking about." Katukov asked Sokov curiously: "Do you have any way to crack this enemy's move?"
"Comrade General, this is what I think about." Sokov felt that he had to find a way to make the Germans dizzy before the next plan could succeed: "First order your artillery to shell the enemy's position. The shelling will last five Stop after a minute, and restart the artillery fire every quarter of an hour, also stopping after five minutes. If we do this several times, the Germans will be confused by us. They can't figure out whether our army is preparing artillery fire before the attack, or whether it is the artillery fire preparation before the attack, or the I just want to suppress them with artillery fire.”
"Well, this is a good idea." Sokov's bad idea made Katukov's eyes light up: "We used to shell the enemy's positions for more than an hour each time. The enemy had enough time to move to the rear. . But if the artillery fire lasts for several minutes at a time, the enemy will be a little confused, wondering whether we want to attack or whether we are bluffing."
After Katukov said this, he stood up straight, called the chief of staff in front of him, and ordered him: "Comrade chief of staff, immediately call the commander of the artillery of the group army and ask him to use two artillery regiments to bombard the enemy's positions. . Just as Comrade Sokov said, shelling should be carried out every quarter of an hour, for five minutes each time, so that the enemy cannot figure out our intentions."
When Sokov gave Katukov advice, the chief of staff was standing not far away. Hearing Sokov's words, he secretly thought that if he really bombarded the enemy's position in this way, he would definitely destroy the enemy. It made me dizzy. After Sokov finished speaking, he stared at Katukov nervously, fearing that his commander would reject Sokov's suggestion. At this moment, after hearing Katukov's instructions, he immediately agreed excitedly, turned around and called the artillery commander.
The shelling soon began.
The two infantry battalions of the German 230th Infantry Division stationed on the position were commanded by a lieutenant colonel and deputy regimental commander. He heard the whistling of artillery shells in the air, and quickly ordered the troops to retreat into the second position in an orderly manner, intending to let the Soviet army waste artillery shells on a position with few people. But what surprised them was that shortly after they withdrew to the second position, the Soviet shelling stopped.
The German lieutenant colonel was very puzzled when he heard that the Soviet artillery bombardment had stopped. He also found a position with a wide view and carefully observed the movements of the Soviet army. After watching for a while, although he found no signs of Soviet attack, he did not dare to take it lightly and quickly ordered the troops to withdraw to the second line of defense and return to the first line of defense along the communication trench.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the German army slowly entered the first line of defense, the Soviet artillery bombardment started again, killing many unprepared German officers and soldiers. Seeing that the situation was not good, the German lieutenant colonel quickly ordered the troops to withdraw to the second line of defense to avoid Soviet artillery fire.
However, the Soviet artillery bombardment was still short-lived, lasting only a few minutes before stopping again. Having learned the lesson just now, the German lieutenant colonel did not dare to casually order the troops to return to the first line of defense to avoid being bombarded by the Soviet army again. But after waiting for a long time, he saw that there was no movement on the Soviet position. He could only order the troops to return to the first line of defense again. This time the troops had just reached the halfway point when Soviet artillery shells once again hit the first line of defense and exploded, scaring the German officers and soldiers who were returning to their positions so much that they turned around and ran away.
In this way, within an hour, the Soviet army carried out four artillery bombardments on the German positions, stunning the officers and soldiers who stood on the positions. When they heard the sound of artillery fire again, the troops on the first line of defense were no longer in a hurry to withdraw to the second line of defense. They were worried that they might just reach the second line of defense and need to rush back again, lest the Russians attack them by then. Before the ground attack even started, they were exhausted to death.
Katukov, who was staying in the observation post, saw the embarrassment of the German army through the telescope, and excitedly patted Sokov on the shoulder: "Comrade Sokov, your method is really wonderful. After several rounds of The Germans have been completely messed up by the shelling, and I feel that if we launch an attack at this time, we can successfully seize the enemy's position even without using your plan."
At this moment, Polubyarov came over and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, our attack force has arrived at the designated position and is ready to go into battle at any time."
Sokov smiled and nodded, and then said to Katukov: "Comrade General, my troops are in position and your troops can attack the enemy."
Katukov gestured to his chief of staff, who immediately issued an attack order to the attacking troops via phone. As the order was issued, more than thirty tanks of the 100th Tank Brigade immediately started up. With a huge roar, they drove towards the enemy's position. Following these tanks, an infantry regiment charged. warrior.
Seeing that the Soviet offensive had begun, the German lieutenant colonel immediately began to issue orders, ordering the troops to stick to the first line of defense to resolutely block the Soviet offensive. After receiving the order, the German officers and soldiers entered their respective shooting positions, set up their guns and were ready to shoot.
The anti-tank artillerymen pushed their anti-tank guns out of hiding, exposing only the muzzle and half of the gunfire, and aimed at the rumbling Soviet tanks. When the Soviet tanks were still four to five hundred meters away from the trenches, the German anti-tank artillery opened fire decisively.
The roaring shells first landed on the moving tanks and exploded on the left and right, sending up clouds of soil. Then, their shooting accuracy became much better, and within a short time, three Soviet tanks were destroyed and parked on the battlefield, burning brightly. After the tank soldiers who were covered in fire escaped, they either rolled on the spot and extinguished them, or with the help of the infantrymen nearby, they extinguished the fire on their bodies and trotted back to the starting position of the attack.
The estimated time of the attack was delayed by one hour than expected. Because after Polubyarov's men took over the German equipment, they still needed some time to adapt and coordinate their attacks.
Knowing that the friendly forces could not arrive on the battlefield on time, Katukov couldn't help but frowned. He turned to look at Sokov, who was also anxious: "Comrade Sokov, your troops' arrival on the battlefield will be delayed, which means that Our scheduled attack time will also be postponed. Do you have any good ideas so that the Germans cannot use this time to strengthen their defenses?"
"Comrade General, if you want to prevent the Germans from using this time to build fortifications, the best way is to shell the enemy's positions." Sokov didn't know whether Katukov knew that when the Germans encountered shelling, they would He was promptly transferred to the second line of defense and specifically explained to him: "Every time the enemy is bombarded by our army, they will leave only a few soldiers to serve as observation posts, while the other soldiers are moved to the second line of defense. Line of defense. If we keep bombarding the enemy's positions, they may retreat to the second line of defense, causing our shells to hit empty space."
"Comrade Sokov, I have some understanding of what you are talking about." Katukov asked Sokov curiously: "Do you have any way to crack this enemy's move?"
"Comrade General, this is what I think about." Sokov felt that he had to find a way to make the Germans dizzy before the next plan could succeed: "First order your artillery to shell the enemy's position. The shelling will last five Stop after a minute, and restart the artillery fire every quarter of an hour, also stopping after five minutes. If we do this several times, the Germans will be confused by us. They can't figure out whether our army is preparing artillery fire before the attack, or whether it is the artillery fire preparation before the attack, or the I just want to suppress them with artillery fire.”
"Well, this is a good idea." Sokov's bad idea made Katukov's eyes light up: "We used to shell the enemy's positions for more than an hour each time. The enemy had enough time to move to the rear. . But if the artillery fire lasts for several minutes at a time, the enemy will be a little confused, wondering whether we want to attack or whether we are bluffing."
After Katukov said this, he stood up straight, called the chief of staff in front of him, and ordered him: "Comrade chief of staff, immediately call the commander of the artillery of the group army and ask him to use two artillery regiments to bombard the enemy's positions. . Just as Comrade Sokov said, shelling should be carried out every quarter of an hour, for five minutes each time, so that the enemy cannot figure out our intentions."
When Sokov gave Katukov advice, the chief of staff was standing not far away. Hearing Sokov's words, he secretly thought that if he really bombarded the enemy's position in this way, he would definitely destroy the enemy. It made me dizzy. After Sokov finished speaking, he stared at Katukov nervously, fearing that his commander would reject Sokov's suggestion. At this moment, after hearing Katukov's instructions, he immediately agreed excitedly, turned around and called the artillery commander.
The shelling soon began.
The two infantry battalions of the German 230th Infantry Division stationed on the position were commanded by a lieutenant colonel and deputy regimental commander. He heard the whistling of artillery shells in the air, and quickly ordered the troops to retreat into the second position in an orderly manner, intending to let the Soviet army waste artillery shells on a position with few people. But what surprised them was that shortly after they withdrew to the second position, the Soviet shelling stopped.
The German lieutenant colonel was very puzzled when he heard that the Soviet artillery bombardment had stopped. He also found a position with a wide view and carefully observed the movements of the Soviet army. After watching for a while, although he found no signs of Soviet attack, he did not dare to take it lightly and quickly ordered the troops to withdraw to the second line of defense and return to the first line of defense along the communication trench.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the German army slowly entered the first line of defense, the Soviet artillery bombardment started again, killing many unprepared German officers and soldiers. Seeing that the situation was not good, the German lieutenant colonel quickly ordered the troops to withdraw to the second line of defense to avoid Soviet artillery fire.
However, the Soviet artillery bombardment was still short-lived, lasting only a few minutes before stopping again. Having learned the lesson just now, the German lieutenant colonel did not dare to casually order the troops to return to the first line of defense to avoid being bombarded by the Soviet army again. But after waiting for a long time, he saw that there was no movement on the Soviet position. He could only order the troops to return to the first line of defense again. This time the troops had just reached the halfway point when Soviet artillery shells once again hit the first line of defense and exploded, scaring the German officers and soldiers who were returning to their positions so much that they turned around and ran away.
In this way, within an hour, the Soviet army carried out four artillery bombardments on the German positions, stunning the officers and soldiers who stood on the positions. When they heard the sound of artillery fire again, the troops on the first line of defense were no longer in a hurry to withdraw to the second line of defense. They were worried that they might just reach the second line of defense and need to rush back again, lest the Russians attack them by then. Before the ground attack even started, they were exhausted to death.
Katukov, who was staying in the observation post, saw the embarrassment of the German army through the telescope, and excitedly patted Sokov on the shoulder: "Comrade Sokov, your method is really wonderful. After several rounds of The Germans have been completely messed up by the shelling, and I feel that if we launch an attack at this time, we can successfully seize the enemy's position even without using your plan."
At this moment, Polubyarov came over and reported to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, our attack force has arrived at the designated position and is ready to go into battle at any time."
Sokov smiled and nodded, and then said to Katukov: "Comrade General, my troops are in position and your troops can attack the enemy."
Katukov gestured to his chief of staff, who immediately issued an attack order to the attacking troops via phone. As the order was issued, more than thirty tanks of the 100th Tank Brigade immediately started up. With a huge roar, they drove towards the enemy's position, and following these tanks, an infantry regiment charged. warrior.
