When Vilemo learned that the troops of the Fifth Company were easily defeated by the Soviet army, he asked Becker in anger: "Captain, what's going on with your troops? When facing the Russians who rushed up, he didn't even have the courage to fight?"
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, the reasons for the defeat of the Fifth Company are numerous." Becker naturally understood the reason why his troops were defeated in a short period of time, and quickly defended himself: "They lacked anti-tank weapons and did not have decent fortifications, so they could not stop the Russian tanks rushing over."
"This is not a reason," said Viemer sternly. "We rushed here and did not carry any anti-tank weapons, but can't we find them in the town? Tell the soldiers to use all means to destroy the Russian tanks."
Becker grabbed the phone on the table and answered the third company: "Captain, the Russian tanks are rushing towards you, and you must find a way to stop them."
"Report to the battalion commander," the third company commander reported: "I have ordered people to lay explosives on the road, and immediately detonate as soon as the Russian tanks enter the explosion area. In addition, we also found a Russian 45mm anti-tank gun, and I plan to use these equipment to deal with Russian tanks."
"Captain," Becker felt much more at ease when he learned that the Third Company had prepared for anti-tanks: "Then I'll wait for your good news."
The Third Battalion, commanded by Shamrich, was commanded by Marine Corps commanders and fighters, followed more than 20 tanks lined up and rushed towards the German positions.
When the tank was less than 100 meters away from the German position, several huge explosions suddenly came. Then, they rushed to Shamrich in the front and saw a piece of flying sand and rocks covering the tank in front. Then a dark red flame with black smoke penetrated the tank's body and emerged.
Seeing the tank leading the way ahead, it was blown up, and the commanders and soldiers hurriedly lying down to avoid being fired by machine guns on the German positions. Shamrich saw his subordinates lying down, so he turned around and shouted at them, "What's wrong with you, comrades? Are you scared by the German bullets? You know, they have not started shooting yet. They all stood up and followed us to move forward. The army has broken through the German defense line. Can our navy be worse than them?"
After Shamrich's simple mobilization, the commanders who followed him stood up first and rushed forward. Seeing that the commanders were all taking the lead in charging, the soldiers were embarrassed to continue lying on the ground without moving. Moreover, this was related to the honor of the navy, so everyone stood up, shouted "Ula", and charged forward bravely.
The German soldiers hiding in broken buildings or simple fortifications saw Soviet infantry rushing up and quickly began to shoot desperately, trying to use dense firepower to block the other side's way forward. For a moment, the sound of rifles, machine guns and submachine guns sounded.
When the tanks that opened the road in front saw the German fire point appearing in the town, they stopped and pointed the gun at the enemy in place. After a series of gunfires, the machine gun fire point with the most fierce fire was directly blown into the sky by shells.
Seeing that the firepower on the enemy's position became sparse, Shamrich quickly raised the rifle in his hand high above his head and shouted loudly: "Brothers, go forward, brothers, follow me!"
Under the leadership of Shamrich, the commanders and soldiers of the Third Battalion quickly rushed into the position of the German Third Company and launched hand-to-hand combat with the enemies hiding in the ruins or in simple fortifications.
The German army's level of stinging was originally worse than that of the Soviet army, and they encountered more powerful sailors. From the beginning of hand-to-hand combat, they were at a disadvantage. While cursing desperately, the officers and soldiers of both sides fought with each other with their weapons.
Half an hour later, the third German company that was standing in this generation was almost wiped out. Except for a few soldiers who voluntarily surrendered, the rest of the officers and soldiers were all killed.
When he learned that the third company's position had also been lost, Becker said with some concern: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, the Russians' offensive is very fierce. I am worried that we may not be able to hold on until the arrival of the new train."
"Don't worry," Vilemo felt strange. According to the plan, the third army should have entered the Bi-Train Station at this moment. Why hasn't there been any movement yet? He ordered the operator: "Immediately connect to the 88th Grenadier Regiment headquarters and I want to talk to the regiment commander."
The radio operator did not dare to neglect and quickly connected the 88th Regiment headquarters. When the leader's voice came out of his headphones, he quickly handed the sender and headphones in his hand to Villemor. "Hello, Mr. Colonel," Villemor said to the microphone: "I have been furiously counterattacked by the Russians. I wonder when your follow-up troops will arrive?"
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel." The German commander said helplessly: "Our railway was destroyed by guerrillas. The engineers sent to repair the railway were killed by the Russian firepower. I sent a small army to clear out the Russian snipers, and as soon as I left the roadbed, I stepped on a landmine. In short, we could not reach the Bihai train station at the original time."
"What, you can't arrive on time?" After hearing the other party's words, Vilemo was shocked: "We were attacked by a Russian division here. If you don't come to reinforce as soon as possible, we may not be able to support it for long."
Since Sokov used three battalions, each of which exceeded one thousand people, so many troops launched an attack in different directions at the same time, it gave the German army an illusion that there was at least one division in the attack. Seeing that the situation was not good, the German commander quickly replied: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, I will report the situation at the station immediately to the division commander. However, I think it is necessary to remind you that if the railway cannot be repaired in time, we will not be able to arrive at the Bizhi Station at the prescribed time."
Without reinforcements, the German army in the town could only rely on its existing strength to fight back. Several surviving officers and soldiers of the German third company hid in a corner, set up the 45mm anti-tank gun they seized, aimed at a T-34 tank passing by in front of them and opened fire. The armor-piercing bomb was released, accurately hitting the side of the moving tank and causing the shells to explode. The time was not too long, and the tank stopped in place and burned wildly.
The German artillery was happy for less than two minutes, and the anti-tank gun was ordered by the shells fired by a tank and was immediately blown to pieces. The artillery soldiers were either killed or injured, lying around the artillery wreckage. A tank passing by was quickly crushed from the wounded soldiers, completely relieving their pain.
The battle in the entire town lasted for two hours, and finally ended with the victory of the Soviet army. More than a thousand German officers and soldiers who were staying in the town were wiped out, among which Lieutenant Colonel Vilemmer, Captain Becker, and more than 300 soldiers became prisoners.
Just as the troops in the town were cleaning the battlefield, Sokov, who was in the command post, suddenly received a report from the observation post: "Comrade Commander, a unit came from the south and was coming to Bilio Town."
Chapter completed!