The second round of Soviet shelling lasted for a full two hours.
Then, the sound of artillery suddenly stopped, and the entire battlefield suddenly became quiet.
Whether it was the German or Soviet positions, there was silence.
Yakov lost his composure and asked in a low voice: "Misha, the bombardment has stopped, why don't you attack?"
"Our soldiers are waiting."
"Waiting?" Yakov asked puzzledly: "Waiting for what?"
"What else can we wait for?" Shtemenko put down the telescope in his hand and turned to explain to Yakov: "Our commanders and soldiers are naturally waiting for the signal to attack!"
"Signal of attack?" Yakov stood at the door and looked into the air. He didn't find the signal flare, and said with some confusion: "Why haven't you fired the signal flare yet?"
"Don't be anxious, Yasha." Seeing that no signal flare was raised in the sky, Sokov felt equally anxious, because Smirnov was responsible for launching the signal flare, and there was nothing he could do even if he wanted to launch the signal flare. He pretended to be calm and said: "When the time is up, you will naturally see the signal flare."
Sokov patted his ears gently with both hands. Although the shelling just now was several kilometers away from him, the sound of the artillery still made his ears buzz.
He suddenly heard the melody of "Holy War" and at first thought it was a hallucination. But he soon discovered that this was not an illusion of sound, but the sound coming from a nearby loudspeaker, "Holy War" sung by the Alexandria Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble.
Just as his blood boiled, three red flares rose into the air, signaling the start of the attack.
The officers and soldiers of the Guards Airborne Forces, who had been preparing for the attack for a long time, jumped out of their trenches and rushed towards the enemy's position with shouts amidst the singing from many loudspeakers. At the forefront were the commanders and fighters of the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, and behind them was a regiment of the 4th Guards Airborne Division.
From the beginning of the attack, Sokov kept using binoculars to observe the advance of the troops. In previous attacks, as long as the distance exceeded two kilometers, they usually formed a skirmish formation and walked forward with long strides. When they were one kilometer away, they accelerated again and changed from striding to trotting. When you are still two hundred meters away from the enemy's position, you change from trotting to sprinting. But today's commanders and fighters quickly rushed towards the German position at a trot.
After seeing this, Shtemenko said with emotion: "Comrade Sokov, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the commanders and fighters of the Guards Airborne Division is not weak. They trotted through the distance of two kilometers and rushed into the enemy's position."
"It's a pity that there are too many obstacles in front of the enemy's position." Yakov said with emotion when he saw this: "Otherwise, I could have the transport hovercraft carry the commando team, and under the cover of the assault hovercraft, charge towards the enemy's position. Using the hovercraft With such speed, we can rush into the enemy's position in less than two minutes. By then, the enemy may not have woken up from the artillery fire, and our commando team can easily occupy the enemy's position."
Although Sokov had had such an idea in his mind, he knew very well that it was unrealistic for such advanced equipment as hovercraft to be used in battles for ground positions. Various obstacles in front of the positions would cause great damage to the hovercraft. Cause huge damage. He turned to Yakov and said: "Yasha, I think the hovercraft is suitable for landing operations. If used in such a place, it will be restricted due to the terrain."
Since the attacking troops were trotting all the way, in less than five minutes, the troops were less than one kilometer away from the German position. In the past, when the Soviet troops reached this position, they would be attacked by German mortars, but today it was silent.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko asked: "Why are there no movements from the Germans? Could it be that they were all wiped out by our artillery fire?"
Since today's bombardment was carried out in two parts, the casualties caused to the German army would definitely be much greater. But it is unlikely that they will all be wiped out. Sokov smiled faintly and said nothing, because he didn't know why the German army didn't move.
Until the Soviet army was still 156 meters away from the German position, gunshots rang out from the position. The mg42 general machine guns in several civil fortifications fired carefully and violently at the attacking commanders and soldiers. The warrior at the front seemed to have hit a transparent wall. He paused and then fell directly to the ground. The remaining commanders and fighters quickly fell down on the spot and started shooting with the machine guns on the position.
The second round of Soviet shelling lasted for a full two hours.
Then, the sound of artillery suddenly stopped, and the entire battlefield suddenly became quiet.
Whether it was the German or Soviet positions, there was silence.
Yakov lost his composure and asked in a low voice: "Misha, the bombardment has stopped, why don't you attack?"
"Our soldiers are waiting."
"Waiting?" Yakov asked puzzledly: "Waiting for what?"
"What else can we wait for?" Shtemenko put down the telescope in his hand and turned to explain to Yakov: "Our commanders and soldiers are naturally waiting for the signal to attack!"
"Signal of attack?" Yakov stood at the door and looked into the air. He didn't find the signal flare, and said with some confusion: "Why haven't you fired the signal flare yet?"
"Don't be anxious, Yasha." Sokov was equally anxious when he saw that no signal flare was raised in the sky, because Smirnov was responsible for launching the signal flare, and there was nothing he could do even if he wanted to launch the signal flare. He pretended to be calm and said: "When the time is up, you will naturally see the signal flare."
Sokov patted his ears gently with both hands. Although the shelling just now was several kilometers away from him, the sound of the artillery still made his ears buzz.
He suddenly heard the melody of "Holy War" and at first thought it was a hallucination. But he soon discovered that this was not an illusion of sound, but the sound coming from a nearby loudspeaker, "Holy War" sung by the Alexandria Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble.
Just as his blood boiled, three red flares rose into the air, signaling the start of the attack.
The officers and soldiers of the Guards Airborne Forces, who had been preparing for the attack for a long time, jumped out of their trenches and rushed towards the enemy's position with shouts amidst the singing from many loudspeakers. At the forefront were the commanders and fighters of the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, and behind them was a regiment of the 4th Guards Airborne Division.
From the beginning of the attack, Sokov kept using binoculars to observe the advance of the troops. In previous attacks, as long as the distance exceeded two kilometers, they usually formed a skirmish formation and walked forward with long strides. When they were one kilometer away, they accelerated again and changed from striding to trotting. When you are still two hundred meters away from the enemy's position, you change from trotting to sprinting. But today's commanders and fighters quickly rushed towards the German position at a trot.
After seeing this, Shtemenko said with emotion: "Comrade Sokov, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the commanders and fighters of the Guards Airborne Division is not weak. They trotted through the distance of two kilometers and rushed into the enemy's position."
"It's a pity that there are too many obstacles in front of the enemy's position." Yakov said with emotion when he saw this: "Otherwise, I could have the transport hovercraft carry the commando team, and under the cover of the assault hovercraft, charge towards the enemy's position. Using the hovercraft With such speed, we can rush into the enemy's position in less than two minutes. By then, the enemy may not have woken up from the artillery fire, and our commando team can easily occupy the enemy's position."
Although Sokov had had such an idea in his mind, he knew very well that it was unrealistic for such advanced equipment as hovercraft to be used in battles for ground positions. Various obstacles in front of the positions would put the hovercraft at risk. Cause huge damage. He turned to Yakov and said: "Yasha, I think the hovercraft is suitable for landing operations. If used in such a place, it will be restricted due to the terrain."
Since the attacking troops were trotting all the way, in less than five minutes, the troops were less than one kilometer away from the German position. In the past, when the Soviet troops reached this position, they would be attacked by German mortars, but today it was silent.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko asked: "Why are there no movements from the Germans? Could it be that they were all wiped out by our artillery fire?"
Since today's bombardment was carried out in two parts, the casualties caused to the German army would definitely be much greater. But it is impossible to say that they are all wiped out. Sokov smiled faintly and said nothing, because he didn't know why the German army didn't move.
Until the Soviet army was still 156 meters away from the German position, gunshots rang out from the position. The mg42 general machine guns in several civil fortifications fired carefully and violently at the attacking commanders and soldiers. The warrior at the front seemed to have hit a transparent wall. He paused and then fell directly to the ground. The remaining commanders and fighters quickly fell down on the spot and started shooting with the machine guns on the position.
The second round of Soviet shelling lasted for a full two hours.
Then, the sound of artillery suddenly stopped, and the entire battlefield suddenly became quiet.
Whether it was the German or Soviet positions, there was silence.
Yakov lost his composure and asked in a low voice: "Misha, the bombardment has stopped, why don't you attack?"
"Our soldiers are waiting."
"What else can we wait for?" Shtemenko put down the telescope in his hand and turned to explain to Yakov: "Our commanders and soldiers are naturally waiting for the signal to attack!"
"Signal of attack?" Yakov stood at the door and looked into the air. He didn't find the signal flare, and said with some confusion: "Why haven't you fired the signal flare yet?"
"Don't be anxious, Yasha." Sokov was equally anxious when he saw that no signal flare was raised in the sky, because Smirnov was responsible for launching the signal flare, and there was nothing he could do even if he wanted to launch the signal flare. He pretended to be calm and said: "When the time is up, you will naturally see the signal flare."
Sokov patted his ears gently with both hands. Although the shelling just now was several kilometers away from him, the sound of the artillery still made his ears buzz.
He suddenly heard the melody of "Holy War" and at first thought it was a hallucination. But he soon discovered that this was not an illusion of sound, but the sound coming from a nearby loudspeaker, "Holy War" sung by the Alexandria Red Flag Song and Dance Ensemble.
Just as his blood boiled, three red flares rose into the air, signaling the start of the attack.
The officers and soldiers of the Guards Airborne Forces, who had been preparing for the attack for a long time, jumped out of their trenches and rushed towards the enemy's position with shouts amidst the singing from many loudspeakers. At the forefront were the commanders and fighters of the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, and behind them was a regiment of the 4th Guards Airborne Division.
From the beginning of the attack, Sokov kept using binoculars to observe the advance of the troops. In previous attacks, as long as the distance exceeded two kilometers, they usually formed a skirmish formation and walked forward with long strides. When they were one kilometer away, they accelerated again and changed from striding to trotting. When you are still two hundred meters away from the enemy's position, you change from trotting to sprinting. But today's commanders and fighters quickly rushed towards the German position at a trot.
After seeing this, Shtemenko said with emotion: "Comrade Sokov, it seems that the combat effectiveness of the commanders and fighters of the Guards Airborne Division is not weak. They trotted through the distance of two kilometers and rushed into the enemy's position."
"It's a pity that there are too many obstacles in front of the enemy's position." Yakov said with emotion when he saw this: "Otherwise, I could have the transport hovercraft carry the commando team, and under the cover of the assault hovercraft, charge towards the enemy's position. Using the hovercraft With such speed, we can rush into the enemy's position in less than two minutes. By then, the enemy may not have woken up from the artillery fire, and our commando team can easily occupy the enemy's position."
Although Sokov had had such an idea in his mind, he knew very well that it was unrealistic for such advanced equipment as hovercraft to be used in battles for ground positions. Various obstacles in front of the positions would put the hovercraft at risk. Cause huge damage. He turned to Yakov and said: "Yasha, I think the hovercraft is suitable for landing operations. If used in such a place, it will be restricted due to the terrain."
Since the attacking troops were trotting all the way, in less than five minutes, the troops were less than one kilometer away from the German position. In the past, when the Soviet troops reached this position, they would be attacked by German mortars, but today it was silent.
"Comrade Sokov," Shtemenko asked: "Why are there no movements from the Germans? Could it be that they were all wiped out by our artillery fire?"
Since today's bombardment was carried out in two parts, the casualties caused to the German army would definitely be much greater. But it is impossible to say that they are all wiped out. Sokov smiled faintly and said nothing, because he didn't know why the German army didn't move.
Until the Soviet army was still 156 meters away from the German position, gunshots rang out from the position. Several mg42 general-purpose machine guns in the civil fortifications fired carefully and violently at the attacking commanders and soldiers. The warrior at the front seemed to have hit a transparent wall. He paused and then fell directly to the ground. The remaining commanders and fighters quickly fell down on the spot and started shooting with the machine guns on the position. Until the Soviet army was still 156 meters away from the German position, gunshots rang out from the position. Several mg42 general-purpose machine guns in the civil fortifications fired carefully and violently at the attacking commanders and soldiers. The warrior at the front seemed to have hit a transparent wall. He paused and then fell directly to the ground. The remaining commanders and fighters quickly fell down on the spot and started shooting with the machine guns on the position.
