The decisive battle against the Third Reich

However, the Soviet army still implemented their strategy: bombing buildings on the east coast while using a propaganda offensive.

Qinchuan believed that Hartmann's police force at least played some role, because if those radio stations had not been found, the Soviet army would have known immediately that their method was in vain... because all the Germans were hiding in There was no need to worry about artillery bombing in the underground fortifications. Even if the buildings on the ground were blown to pieces, they would not pose a threat to the Germans. They even had enough to eat and drink inside and had a good sleep in the warm cellar.

Under such circumstances, the Soviet propaganda offensives naturally had no effect.

If there is any trouble for the German army, it is when airborne supplies... Even if the supplies are airborne into the German defense zone, it is not safe. If the German soldiers fail to arrive in time, the Soviet people will divide them up as soon as possible or even If they were swallowed into the stomach, the Germans would probably have to cut open their stomachs to find them.

Once, a supply box filled with rifles and ammunition was smashed all over the ground because the parachute did not open. As a result, more than ten rifles and several boxes of ammunition were missing after an inventory.

This forced Hartmann to lead the police to search the people again. In the end, only six rifles were found and three people were hanged.

"So!" Colonel Slain said to Qin Chuan: "We are always in danger. Their eyes (referring to the Soviet people) are always staring at our food. They even have weapons in their hands. Whenever they have the opportunity, they will They will launch a surprise attack on us, and then together with the Soviet army, we will be wiped out!"

In any case, Major General Vardani was very satisfied with the Soviet army's "results."

Major General Vardani observed the opposite side through the telescope. All the buildings within a hundred meters of the Lovaj River had been bombed into ruins.

"I have to remind you, Comrade Vardani!" Matevitch said from the side: "We only have four days!"

"Don't worry, Comrade Matevitch!" Major General Vardani put down his telescope and replied: "I think the Germans are so frozen that they can't even lift their rifles. We will launch a general attack on them tonight. when!"

After a pause, Major General Vardani couldn't help but ask again: "Actually, I have always been curious. The Germans staying here are only a small force. Why did Comrade Pukaev let us take it within a week? "

"Because it's Holm, Comrade Vardani!" Matevich replied: "You have to know that the weather will get warmer in more than a month, and then the Lovati River will thaw and the surrounding areas will Slowly turning into a swamp, it will be more difficult to attack Holm. Then our logistics troops will need to transport supplies to the main force in the west through Holm! "

Major General Valdani couldn't help but laugh: "Comrade Political Commissar, you mean that they can guard Holm until the ice and snow melt. No, this is impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible!" Matevich interrupted Major General Valdani: "Because it is stationed by the German First Infantry Regiment. If you know what they have done in Africa that is considered impossible, you At least be more cautious!”

Obviously, Major General Valdani underestimated the enemy, but he himself did not think so.

That night, the Soviet army gathered its troops and launched a large-scale attack against the German army.

This attack started with a fierce artillery bombardment, and the obvious focus of the bombing was the trench fortifications on the east bank of the Lovaj River.

At that time, Qin Chuan was lying next to the stove and "snoring" asleep... He didn't know how long it had been since he had a good sleep, especially because the weather was cold and his muscles would tighten unconsciously. When he was in a warm cellar, As soon as your whole body relaxes, you will naturally feel tired, so you will feel groggy as soon as you fall asleep.

At this time, sudden bursts of violent vibrations woke Qin Chuan from his sleep. Qin Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the dust falling from his head for a long time without reacting... He had just dreamed that he was lying on the bed. On the beach in Sicily, I was enjoying wine under the sunset with the sea breeze blowing. After opening my eyes, I realized where I was half a day later.

After being stunned for a while, Qin Chuan remembered that this was the Soviet Union, and he was in a cellar covered with ice and snow.

"Captain!" Gerhard emerged from the tunnel, patted the dust on his body, and panted in front of the stove, warming his hands that were already red from the cold.

"They seem to have launched a general attack!" Gerhard said: "The artillery fire is more intense than ever before!"

Qin Chuan spread out the map on the spot and asked, "Is it just our direction?"

"No!" Gerhard replied: "There are four directions, all directions, but this is obviously the focus for us!"

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

Compared with Britain and the United States, which were accustomed to engaging in intelligence or deception operations before the war, the Soviets' tactics were very rigid. They did not know or could be said to be disdainful of hiding their strategic goals. They just liked to push them. Use absolute strength or numbers to overwhelm your opponents.

This kind of "rigidity" sometimes makes people feel incredible. For example, the previous small-scale harassment attacks on the east coast formed a pattern. They were launched once in the early morning, once in the evening and once in the middle of the night... The reason why they did not attack during the day was partly because the German army occupied a favorable location. It was not conducive to the Soviet army's strong attack during the day. On the other hand, because the German army had air superiority, the tanks were easily attacked by the German army during the day.

So much so that the German army could almost stay in the trenches waiting for the Soviet offensive.

This time the situation is also the same: the bombing intensity in other directions is smaller, and only the direction where Qinchuan and others are stationed is the most intense. Therefore, it can be intuitively judged that the Soviet army will carry out harassing attacks in the other three directions, and Launch a strong attack on the west, that is, the east coast of Lovaj.

"Their artillery has been strengthened!" Gerhard listened carefully to the sound of artillery for a while and said: "There are at least two rocket launcher battalions in our direction!"

As the saying goes, "Practice makes perfect," Gerhard could already tell which ones were the whistles of artillery shells and which ones were rockets.

"I think!" Qin Chuan said, "The Soviets underestimated their enemy!"

"What?" Gerhard didn't understand.

"Look at this!" Qin Chuan pointed at the map and said, "They have blown up almost all the buildings in our area. Launching a general attack at this time means that they have no idea that we have built cellar fortifications!"

"So!" Gerhard seemed to understand something: "They think we have been frozen to the point of losing our ability to fight, at least not in this area?"

"Yes!" Qin Chuan nodded: "We can take advantage of this!"