The flames rising from the wooden house made Bisklev, who was thousands of meters away, feel as if he could feel the heat coming towards his face. "Great," he thought to himself: "Whether this is the German army's regiment-level headquarters or battalion-level headquarters, everyone inside is probably reimbursed."
In his triumph, Bisklev did not realize that he had stung a hornet's nest. If it is the German Wehrmacht, once its headquarters is taken away by the other party, the enemy may fall into chaos because of the loss of unified command. But now they were confronting Bisklev and the others, but it was the SS who were known for their ferocity and cruelty. When they discovered that one of their headquarters had been bombarded by artillery fire, they immediately became even crazier and moved towards Bisklev and the others. A fierce attack was launched on the held position.
The German battalion commander who originally commanded the troops to attack Bisklev and the others wanted to wait until dawn to eliminate the Russians who had infiltrated into his defense zone under the cover of tanks, so he did not fight hard. But at this moment, when he saw that the regiment headquarters had been killed by Russian artillery, he immediately became anxious and quickly ordered his subordinates: "Gather all the mortars in the battalion and use intensive artillery fire to suppress the Russian firepower and cover the infantry." dash forward."
As the order was issued, the German artillery fire began to focus on the areas where the Soviet troops were stationed, especially the areas with intensive firepower, which were the focus of artillery fire. Even the surviving MG42 general-purpose machine gun did not escape the fate of being destroyed by artillery fire.
Bisklev's troops were not many, and even including the wounded, there were only about forty men. Seeing the enemy approaching the position step by step under the cover of artillery fire, using bomb craters as cover, and using short leaps, he couldn't help but feel bitter in his mouth. He made a simple calculation and found that the enemy's troops were at least ten times his, and they were scattered across the wide attack surface, hitting his weak point of strength.
He knew that his soldiers were brave, but now they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of firepower and numbers. Fortunately, I still have a 76.2 mm cannon in hand, and I can use the cannon's flat fire to kill the charging German troops with artillery fire.
However, he also understood that once the German army discovered that there was an artillery piece on the position, which would pose a threat to their offensive troops, they would definitely find a way to eliminate this threat first to reduce their own casualties.
What happened next was just as Bisklev expected. After the Germans suffered thirty or forty casualties under Soviet artillery fire, they immediately concentrated three mortars to specifically bombard the location of the cannon. When the cannon was destroyed by German artillery fire, several German soldiers jumped into the trenches and started hand-to-hand combat with the Soviet soldiers who held their positions.
When it came to stabbing, the Soviet soldiers were far superior to the German officers and soldiers. In less than five minutes, more than 60 people fell in a pool of blood, two-thirds of them were German officers and soldiers. The reason why such results can be achieved is not only the Soviet soldiers' proficiency in stabbing skills, but more importantly, the number of German officers and soldiers equipped with rifles is limited. Soldiers holding submachine guns are afraid of accidentally injuring their own people in close combat and dare not fire casually. It was the gun that allowed the Soviet soldiers to steal the show during their stabbing attacks.
The performance of the Soviet soldiers was indeed outstanding, but after all, the number was too small, and they seemed somewhat powerless in the face of more and more enemies pouring into the trenches. He had to give up the position he was holding and retreat little by little.
Fortunately, the Air Force's bomber formation began to bomb the German positions that had been marked. The German officers and soldiers who were fighting with the Soviet soldiers on bayonets saw that the positions in the distance were being bombed. They did not dare to fight and withdrew like an ebbing tide.
After the enemy withdrew, Bisklev counted the number of people again and found that there were only 13 people left, including himself, and half of them were wounded. The sergeant with an injured leg sat on the ground in the trench and raised his head and asked Bisklev: "Comrade Lieutenant, what should we do next? Should we continue to hold our position, or should we retreat early before the Germans come up?"
"Comrade Lieutenant," as soon as the sergeant finished speaking, a wounded man whose left arm was wrapped with a bandage and hung around his neck said loudly to Bisklev: "We only have 13 people left, and the enemy is at least still alive. There are hundreds of people, and even if one of us can defeat ten of them, we can't hold our position at all. I think we should retreat, I don't want to die here inexplicably."
"Retreat, why retreat?" Hearing what the sergeant and the wounded said, Bisklev couldn't help but frowned: "If we hand over this position to the Germans, when the counterattack begins, you know our soldiers How much will it cost to retake this place?"
When Bisklev finished speaking, he saw that the surviving commanders and fighters around him were silent. He paused briefly and continued: "Comrades, our air force has begun bombing the enemy's positions. According to the combat plan formulated by superiors, The ground attack will officially start three and a half hours later, that is, at 10 a.m.. And our task is to do everything possible to hold the position and hold on until the main force arrives."
The soldiers all felt that Bisklev's statement made sense. If they chose to retreat at this moment, they would indeed be able to escape unscathed. However, if the troops participating in the counterattack wanted to seize this position from the enemy again, they would inevitably have to do so. It will cost a lot of casualties. And if you stick to this place, although there is a high probability that you will die, your sacrifice is also valuable, and it can reduce the casualties of the troops attacking the farm.
The Soviet Air Force's bomber formations bombed the enemy's positions indiscriminately, and no German aircraft was seen until they gradually left the battlefield. Although the Soviet planes left the battlefield, the German officers and soldiers staying in the fortifications did not dare to act rashly. They were worried that the Soviets would soon shell their positions.
However, after a long wait, there was still no sign of an attack by the Soviet army. Bisklev and the German battalion commander on the opposite position ordered his men to launch a new attack on the position they held.
The tactics adopted by the German army this time were very insidious. In addition to attracting the attention of Bisklev and others from the front, some of the troops also pulled out two platoons and detoured from both wings of the position. They bullied the Soviet army because they were small in number and could not attack at the same time. Defend in several directions.
"Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant lying next to Bisklev said in a panic when he saw this situation: "The Germans are attacking from three directions at the same time. There is no way we can stop them with such a small number of people."
"Comrade Sergeant, there is a trench more than ten meters wide next to the enemy's command post." After Bisklev saw clearly the tactics adopted by the enemy, he couldn't help but take a breath. He said to the Sergeant: "Wait a minute. When we can no longer resist, we will all retreat to that trench and use the terrain there to resist as long as we can."
The trenches Bisklev mentioned are connected to the German command post. As long as everyone hides in them, they can block the trenches with firepower. If the enemy wants to rush in, they will inevitably pay a heavy price.
The enemy rushed up quickly. Although there were not many defenders left on the position, they still put up tenacious resistance. After paying more than 30 casualties, the Germans finally rushed into the trench and attacked from both sides. They approached Bisklev and the others along the trenches. Seeing that the position could no longer be defended, Bisklev ordered the soldiers to withdraw to the trenches agreed in advance.
Everyone evacuated to the command post. Bisklev counted the number of people and found that there were only 7 people left, including himself. There were more than two hundred German troops outside. Seven against more than two hundred people, it is simply a fantasy to escape unscathed. The only thing they can do while hiding here is to delay time.
Just as the German officers and soldiers cautiously approached the command post where Bisklev was located along the trenches on both sides, bursts of roar of tank engines suddenly came from outside. Hearing this voice, Bisklev couldn't help but frowned, thinking that the German infantry alone could not deal with it. If the tanks came up again, they could crush this simple commander just a few times on top of his head. If it collapses, no one in the command post will survive.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the already frustrated staff sergeant exclaimed: "Comrade Lieutenant, do you hear the sound of the tank engine?"
"I heard it." Bisklev said with a wry smile: "As long as the enemy tanks drive over our heads and crush us a few times, we will be buried alive."
"Comrade Lieutenant, haven't you heard that this sound comes from our rear, not the enemy's side?"
"Did the sound come from behind us?" Bisklev said with a stutter: "Did the enemy tanks detour behind us?"
"Hell, Comrade Lieutenant, how could you think so?" the sergeant retorted: "Can't it be our tanks? You know, our troops have already entered the attack position, no matter how bold the enemy is, They don’t dare to run around in front of our positions, otherwise our tanks and artillery will teach them a lesson.”
Perhaps as a footnote to what the sergeant said, as soon as he finished speaking, the sound of exploding artillery shells and the sound of machine gun fire came from outside. About a quarter of an hour later, Bisklev heard someone shouting loudly outside: "Hey, is there anyone there? Is there anyone else? If you hear it, answer me."
"Comrade Lieutenant," the sergeant became excited when he heard the shouting outside: "Did you hear it? Someone was shouting in Russian outside. It seems that our troops have occupied this position."
When Bisklev heard this, he couldn't hold it any longer and rushed out of the command post with a submachine gun. He saw Soviet commanders and fighters everywhere in the trenches, and then he realized that what the sergeant said was right. The place had been occupied by his own troops, and he quickly shouted: "Who is in charge here?"
