This burst of artillery fire plowed the already fragmented land again. Now if someone walks over to the Soviet army's position and grabs a handful of dirt, he can pick out dozens of shrapnel.
Before the artillery fire even subsided, the soldiers of the Northern Combat Group were already ready to charge. This would give the Soviet army the least time to react. Of course, in doing so, they must have absolute trust in their own artillery.
The cooperation of the Northern Combat Group was obviously very tacit. Just when the artillery shells were about to run out, the infantry were already ready. As the infantry charge began, the last artillery shells fell on the Soviet army's position.
Seeing the flames in front of him, Colonel Michel Gebermeier coldly issued an order, "The day to completely annihilate the Soviet army on the opposite side is today, annihilate them at any cost."
"Understood! Colonel" Originally, the soldiers wanted to shout Hi, Hit? Le. It was just that it was blocked. So it was replaced with such a nondescript slogan.
In any case, a small episode did not hinder the progress of the overall plan. When the infantry rushed to the Soviet army's position, they did not encounter the stubborn resistance of the Soviet army as imagined, but the soldiers did not dare to be careless in this situation. It's not the first time in a few days that this has happened. Maybe the Soviets were watching them secretly.
But as we walked further, we found that the Soviet army seemed to have disappeared. There was still no movement. Gradually, the soldiers became more and more courageous. Maybe the Soviet army was really killed by artillery and disappeared from the earth. Look. Looking at the Soviet positions on the lunar surface, the SS soldiers thought so.
When they arrived at the main position of the Soviet army, looking at the scattered bunkers and trenches, the soldiers felt something strange. Because there was no sign of panic at all. More importantly, there were too few corpses of dead Soviet soldiers, which was too far from what the soldiers had in mind.
"Oops..." Colonel Michel Gabermeier had been holding a telescope and looking at the Soviet army's position. At first, when the soldiers rushed up, Colonel Michel Gabermeier's thoughts and the soldiers Similarly, if a Soviet soldier has been heavily killed by artillery, but there is still no movement on the main position, it means there must be a problem.
"Ula..." As if to confirm Colonel Michel Gebermeier's suspicion, countless Soviet soldiers rushed out of the bunkers and trenches. They were covered in dust, and some even had blood on their ears. It can be seen that the Soviets survived this bombardment at a considerable cost.
The soldiers of the Northern Combat Group who rushed forward were immediately confused. Looking at the Soviet soldiers emerging from the ground around him, his mind went blank for a moment. However, the Soviet soldiers immediately woke up the dazed SS soldiers with their weapons.
The short-range battle prevented the SS soldiers from taking advantage of the weapons in their hands. The Soviet soldiers carried rifles and bayonets and kept knocking down the SS soldiers. The SS soldiers were very weak to resist. After all, they did not expect to wake up from a cold weapons duel.
"Asshole..." Colonel Michel Gabermeier cursed, "Tell the troops behind to prepare to bring the engineer shovel immediately and replace the soldiers in front."
A few minutes later, the German infantry who were preparing to charge again were all replaced by engineer shovels that opened the front. Following the order, these soldiers immediately rushed to the Soviet army's positions to replace those compatriots who had been completely suppressed.
Hand-to-hand combat is an extremely cruel battle. Generally speaking, the casualty rate of both sides is basically 1:1. This not only requires soldiers to have good assassination skills, but also to have strong psychological endurance, that is, stable psychological quality. The soldiers who rushed forward obviously did not expect that the Soviet troops would rush out with bayonets in hand, and were not mentally prepared at all. Furthermore, they did not prepare weapons for close combat, so there was no talk of resistance at all.
By the time the second group of charging soldiers came up to support them, more than a hundred soldiers had fallen on the position. In order to prevent their compatriots from suffering greater casualties, the soldiers behind immediately rushed towards the Soviet army with engineering shovels. The Soviet soldiers, already red-eyed, did not retreat but advanced, holding bayonets and fighting with the SS soldiers. . This is a duel between the bayonet and the engineer shovel,
Bayonet, also known as bayonet, is an assassination cold weapon installed on the front end of a long-barreled firearm for individual soldiers, used for hand-to-hand combat. It can also be used as an auxiliary tool for combat operations. The bayonet consists of two parts: the blade body and the handle. According to the shape, it is divided into two types: sheet shape and prismatic shape. According to the way it is connected to the rifle, it is divided into two types: the detachable type that can be removed from the gun and put into a scabbard for carrying and the folding type that is hinged to the side of the gun. The detachable bayonets are mostly in the shape of a blade, and some have serrations engraved on the back. They can be connected to a metal scabbard to form scissors and have multiple functions.
The engineer shovel is not a specialized hand-to-hand combat tool. The shovel is used for digging soil. Of course, it is also an important auxiliary tool for Germany in close combat. But if you think that the engineer shovel is not the opponent of the bayonet, it is too early to say. In fact, the engineer shovel after the attack is more powerful than the bayonet, and now one side of the German engineer shovel has been made into a jagged shape. , undoubtedly increasing his power. Furthermore, the force of the engineer shovel is based on the strength of the arm, not the strength of the wrist. In terms of strength, it is much greater than the bayonet.
The soldiers on both sides, like sworn enemies, kept passing their weapons to their opponents. One soldier fell, and before the other party could get to know him, another one immediately came up. In terms of strength, the engineer shovel undoubtedly has the advantage.
The Soviet soldier's bayonet stabbed the German soldier's body, at least not to the vital part. The injured soldier would immediately tear it off by himself. If the engineer's shovel slapped the Soviet soldier's body, the Soviet soldier would be temporarily unable to move. If the shot was hit on Even if the head is not bloody and bloody, dizziness is inevitable.
Moreover, it is obviously much more difficult to skillfully use a bayonet than to use an engineer shovel. From a simple and practical point of view, the engineer shovel also has advantages, so no matter who you were or what you did, as long as you can dig soil, then the engineer shovel is the most suitable weapon for you.
With weapons that are easy to use, the Soviet soldiers will not be disadvantaged in terms of size. Maybe the Soviet soldiers will rely on their temporary morale to withstand the attacks of the Northern Combat Group, but over time they will slowly fall into a disadvantage.
As expected, in the long-term and high-intensity hand-to-hand combat, the Soviet army's physical strength gradually became unable to keep up. However, the Northern Combat Group was different. They could calmly switch to another unit and continue to fight the Soviet soldiers. They were surrounded by hunger and cold. The hard-pressed Soviet soldiers, who were already at a numerical disadvantage, had to continue to engage in wheel battles. This is simply equivalent to killing them.
This is of course unfair to the Soviet army, but war is never fair. No matter what despicable means are used, the winner is always exempt from blame.
Although the situation was extremely bad, the Soviet army still persisted. Colonel Michel Gebermeier was anxiously waiting for the results, but the long period of no news always made him feel uneasy.
"Colonel, a troop has appeared in the forest in the northwest of the encirclement!" As if to verify the uneasiness in his heart, at this time the staff officer reported a piece of news to Colonel Michel Gabermeier. It was unclear whether it was good or bad news.
"Let the artillery troops be equipped with rifles and have a look..." Colonel Michel Gebermeier said decisively, "Let all the reserves participate in the attack. I don't believe that there are only two or three thousand remaining soldiers. knight?"
"Yes, Colonel" the staff officer stood at attention.
At this time, even Colonel Michel Gebermeier was a little confused as to why this surrounded Soviet infantry division was so strong, even though it was already in this situation and still resisting. In fact, the situation of the Soviet infantry division is far worse now, because their division commander GF Kondraschov was seriously injured by artillery the day before yesterday, and the highest command structure belonging to the army has been paralyzed.
If Colonel Michel Gebermeier really knew this force, he would know why the Finnish army still let him take advantage after the encirclement. Because the unit he faced was the famous 18th "Yaroslavl" Red Banner Motorized Infantry Division.
On November 26, 1918, according to the order of the Sixth Army of the Red Army, the 18th Infantry Division was established in Arkhangelsk. This unit fought in Arkhangelsk and its surrounding areas from 1918 to 1920; it was transferred to Arkhangelsk in 1920. He entered the Western Front battlefield and participated in the war between the Red Army and the Polish Army. In November, he was transferred to the Caucasus region and participated in the battle against the Japanese on the Kuban grassland. During the civil war, he was awarded the honorary title of "Yaroslavl". He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner on February 29, 1928.
In 1939, the 18th Division went to the front line of the Soviet-Finnish War. It suffered huge losses in the battle in January 1940 and was surrounded by the Finnish army in the northwest of Lake Ladoga. However, under the command of GF Kondraschov, although it withstood huge losses Although they suffered losses, the 18th Motorized Infantry Division still fought tenaciously and never had any intention of surrendering.
When Colonel Michel Gebermeier led the Northern Combat Group over, the Finnish army had attacked several times, but was beaten back one after another. Until today, and today is not that the 18th Motorized Infantry Division is unconventional and insists on a cold war, but that their ammunition has been used up, and it is really time to run out of ammunition and food, but Michel Colonel Er. Gebermeier didn't know that otherwise, by advancing bit by bit, victory could be achieved with minimal casualties.