The decisive battle against the Third Reich

The helicopters really need to rest for a while, because they have beaten the Soviets badly, and the Soviets are terrified when they hear the sound of helicopters.

But also because of this, the Soviet army will also be prepared for helicopters.

For example, the previous deployment of fire cover at high altitudes, and the frequent patrols of Seagull fighter jets, etc., have greatly restricted the space for helicopters to move.

As a result, the helicopter suddenly disappeared over the Soviet battlefield, which made the Soviet army feel like they had punched but had nowhere to go.

However, this does not mean that helicopters will no longer play a role. They are still transporting ammunition and supplies to the German army back and forth on the other side of the Caucasus Mountains.

The Soviet 9th Mountain Division, when the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone on the Kazbegi Peak, the division commander Olegnov slowly emerged from the white snowdrift and took out a piece of clothing wrapped in a white cloth. It takes a telescope with two mirror holes that are integrated with the snow to look at the mountain peak.

The results of the observation satisfied Olegnov. A company of German troops stationed on the mountain peak were completely unprepared. They were shivering in the cold wind. Many of them even abandoned their machine gun positions and huddled together with their comrades, hoping to Get the warmth from the sun earlier.

The 9th Mountain Division arrived at Kazbegi Peak around one o'clock in the morning. Zhukov ordered Major General Olegnov to attack immediately, but Olegnov did not do so.

On the one hand, the reason is that the 9th Mountain Division has been marching day and night during this period, with only two hours of rest and sleep every day... This is not only to engage the German army as soon as possible, but also to save food and supplies. To put it simply, it means eating a day's worth of food and doing a day's and night's work.

Under this high-intensity march, the officers and soldiers of the 9th Mountain Division were almost exhausted, and it was difficult to launch an effective attack on the enemy's positions. So Olegnov decided to let the troops rest for a few hours.

On the other hand, it is too difficult for the troops to launch an attack at night... It was windy and snowy last night, and a large amount of new snow would make it difficult for the attacking troops to advance... The Germans don't even use barbed wire anymore. This new snow It is the best delaying facility.

Attacking under such circumstances, the Soviet army's only hope for victory was to use their own bodies as targets, which would only be possible after the Germans had exhausted their bullets.

But the political commissar raised a question.

"Don't we need to face this problem at dawn?" Political Commissar Yegorovich said: "At dawn, the new snow will be thicker and our attack will be more difficult!"

Olegnov thought for a while and replied: "You are right, Comrade Political Commissar. But there are Caucasians and Siberians in our army. They are good at fighting in the snow!"

"Yes, that's why we must obey Comrade Zhukov's order and charge towards the enemy's position immediately!"

"We should indeed do this, but not charge!" Olegnov replied.

Then, Olegnov ordered the formation of a commando team of one hundred people, composed of strong Caucasians and hardy Siberians, and then lurked in front of the enemy's defense lines in heavy snow... They lurked They arrived only 20 meters away from the German defense line, and then lay there and waited for about an hour until dawn. The wind and snow would cover up all their traces.

However, Olegnov didn't know how many of those hundred people could stand up from the snow.

Olegnov waved his hand, and the Soviet soldiers behind him rushed towards the German soldiers on the mountain with their waists and guns in hand.

The German sentry discovered them and hurriedly took the gun from his shoulder, but the sniper arranged by Olegnov opened fire, and "bang bang" several gunshots were heard in the empty snow-capped mountains, and the echoes were still echoing among the mountains. The sentry fell to the ground and rolled down the mountain, detonating a landmine in the process.

This should be a special case. The reason is that landmines in alpine areas often lose their effectiveness. On the one hand, the mine detonating device may freeze and cannot be detonated. On the other hand, the snow layer will accumulate thicker and thicker on it. It will not take long for it to be more than It would be much harder to step on it, and it would have exploded long ago.

Then the Soviet soldiers shouted and rushed towards the mountain in a dense formation.

Although it was said to be a charge, it was actually advancing slowly on the snow, shooting while advancing.

The German army immediately organized a counterattack and requested reinforcements from the second-line fortifications.

Frontline commander Second Lieutenant Meyer was not panicked because he believed that if the Soviets charged at such a speed, his troops could completely block the Soviet attack, and even repel the Soviet charge before reinforcements arrived.

but……

At this time, two red signal flares suddenly rose in the direction of the Soviet Union.

Although Meyer didn't know what the two red flares meant, he knew it was not a good thing... Flares are usually used by the enemy to contact coordinated troops, but there are no Soviet troops here that can coordinate.

The next second Meyer realized he was wrong.

Dozens of figures suddenly stood up in the snow in front of the position. They threw a row of grenades into the German defense line one after another, and then fell back to the ground and raised their guns.

There were more smoking grenades in the German trenches... At that moment, Second Lieutenant Meyer realized that the defense line on the top of the mountain was about to be lost.

"Kazbegi Peak has been lost!" the staff reported to Major General Freko.

"When did it happen?" Major General Frecco raised his head.

"Just now!" the staff officer replied: "The enemy concentrated at least two divisions there. In addition, they also captured one of our warehouses and obtained supplies!"

Major General Frecco's face became very ugly. He turned his gaze to Kazbegi Peak, then raised his head and said: "Obviously, they have changed their main attack direction from Mamisoysky Pass to Kazbegi Peak!"

Colonel Slain nodded and said: "That is a good choice for the Soviets. Their Seagull fighter planes can advance through the complex terrain of Mizur Peak, and then reach Kazbegi Peak to fight. Once they find me If they use military fighter planes, they can hide back at Mizur Peak to escape our army’s pursuit!”

"This will make it difficult for our helicopters to function there?" Qin Chuan said.

"Yes!" Colonel Slain said: "If our helicopter enters that area, it will be exposed to the guns of the Seagull fighter plane!"

In fact, what Colonel Slain said was not entirely correct, because while they were discussing, the German Air Force fighter planes started a fierce battle with the Soviet Air Force over Kazbegi Mountain... The Soviet Yak 1 and MiG 3 fighter planes entered the battle.

It's just that the 1st Mountain Division Headquarters hasn't received the relevant information yet.