The Romanian army was not favored by Sokov, and his performance on the battlefield was much beyond his expectations. As soon as the shelling stopped, the Romanian infantry rushed to the foot of the mountain in Beigang, passed the tanks that were parked at the foot of the mountain and rushed towards the top of the hillside with shouts.
The soldiers who had just emerged from the tunnel had not had time to repair the fortifications destroyed by artillery fire, saw the enemy at the foot of the mountain rushing up like a tide. The second company commander, who was in command, quickly shouted loudly: "Fighting alarm, the enemy has come up, they all enter their respective combat posts and prepare for battle!"
Hearing the order given by the second company commander, a soldier standing beside him asked stupidly: "But our fortifications have not been repaired yet."
"When you repair the fortifications, the enemy's bayonet has pierced into your chest." Seeing such a ignorant soldier, the second company commander was so angry that he kicked him, shouting: "Hurry up and prepare for shooting."
Under the order of the second company commander, the soldiers hurriedly lay down in the fortifications, looking at the enemy at the foot of the mountain, like rolling yellow waves, facing their positions, and they couldn't help but feel panic. Although they had repelled the enemy's attacks many times before, it was the first time they had seen so many troops at once.
In previous positional battles, the enemy was placed at a distance of 80 meters before firing. But when the enemy was surging up as dark as the foot of the mountain, the second company commander felt that he had to shoot in advance to block the enemy and prevent them from rushing to the hill. Therefore, as soon as he saw the enemy enter a range of 150 meters, the second company commander standing next to a MG34 universal machine gun suddenly waved his hand down and shouted loudly: "Fire!"
As soon as his shouts fell, the only three remaining MG34 machine guns on the position began to shoot. Three dark red fire whips rushed towards the enemy coming towards the position, and rushed to the dozens of enemies in the front, shaking down like an electric shock, and screams rang one after another. Some of the enemies who were shot fell head-on into the crater next to them; some rolled down the hillside.
The defenders' machine guns made three huge gaps in the enemy's attack queue, but they did not slow down the enemy's attack speed at all. The soldiers in front fell down, and the soldiers behind quickly stepped forward to fill the gaps in the machine gun. They stepped over or jumped over the corpses of their companions, bent down and continued to rush towards the positions on the hillside.
The enemy tanks at the foot of the mountain saw the machine gun positions on the positions that caused constant casualties to their soldiers, so they fired artillery to continue to suppress them. The machine gunners following the infantry brigade also began to find suitable locations to set up machine guns, preparing to use firepower to cover their soldiers' charges.
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When the observation post at the top of the hill led the enemy to charge to Beigang's defensive position and reported to Sokov by phone, the corners of his mouth twitched violently twice. He murmured: "Hey, does the enemy want to use the human sea tactics to seize our position?"
If it were normal times, Sokov would not want the enemy's attack formation to be denser, the better. Just one new rocket can destroy dozens or hundreds of enemy troops. However, the new rocket has been used up at this moment, and there is not much ammunition left in the army. No matter how you look at it, you can't escape the fate of fighting against the enemy with the bayonet today.
Sidolin took the microphone from Sokov and asked the observation center that reported the situation: "Have the mortar team reached the top of the mountain?"
"Here, Comrade Chief of Staff." The observation post heard Cidolin's voice and quickly replied: "They are setting up launch positions."
"Tell them not to be stingy with shells." Cidolin commanded the observation post in a firm tone: "Be sure to use artillery fire to suppress the enemies on the hillside so that they cannot attack the positions of the 192nd Battalion unscrupulously."
"I understand, Comrade Chief of Staff." The observation post quickly replied: "I will convey your order immediately."
However, the Romanian army attacking seemed to have long guessed that the Soviet army would use artillery fire to intercept their attacking troops on another high ground. As soon as the mortar on Nangang started firing, four tanks immediately turned the gun ports and aimed at Nangang. A mortar that was shooting was hit by a high-explosive grenade fired by an enemy tank, and was blown to pieces on the spot, and several gunners were also blown to pieces.
After the machine gun position on Beigang was destroyed by enemy tank artillery fire, the enemy's infantry was only less than 80 meters away from the position. The soldiers immediately fired with the submachine guns and rifles in their hands to test the enemy that was surging like a tide. The second company commander, who was commanding on the position, saw that the situation was not good, quickly called Goria and said hurriedly: "Comrade Battalion Commander, there are too many enemies, we can't stand it anymore, ask for support, request support!"
When Goria received a call from his subordinates, he said unhappily: "Second Company Commander, what did you do? You can't stand it just a few minutes after the battle?"
"There are too many enemies, too many." The second company commander reported with a sad face: "Our ammunition is almost exhausted, and the enemy is about to rush to our position. I ask for support, I ask for support!"
Goria dared not make decisions without authorization for the request of the second company commander, so he could only turn his inquiring eyes to the deputy brigade commander Vetkov, who was sitting aside. Vetkov did not expect that the second company commander who was standing outside would ask for help from him in such a short time. Although he had not been managing the infantry brigade for a long time, he had some understanding of the ability of the commanders above the platoon of the entire brigade. This second company commander was the most capable company commander in the 102nd Battalion. If he felt that he could not stand it, it can be seen how powerful the enemy was.
Thinking of this, Vitkov nodded at Goria and said, "Captain Goria, I know that the troops don't have much ammunition, and it is very difficult to block the enemy like before. Immediately send out all the sailors who were replenished to you yesterday. With them here, even if we fight for bayonets, we will not suffer any loss."
It was later proved how correct it was to send out the soldiers of the newly added Marine Battalion at this time. But when these soldiers emerged from the tunnel and entered the uneven broken positions, the soldiers of the Romanian army were only ten or twenty meters away from the trenches.
At such a close distance, it would not make much sense to fight a position. So, the three sailors and company commanders led the team shouted to their subordinates: "Go forward at full speed! Go forward at full speed!"
When the army attacked, they liked to shout "Ula". When the sailors attacked, they liked to shout "go forward at full speed". Hearing the shouts of the company commanders, the sailors immediately rushed up bravely with bayonets and bravely towards the enemy opposite.
More than ten seconds later, two armies in different uniforms collided together. Because the formation was too dense and could not be fought against each other, everyone squeezed together, picked up the bayonet in their hands, and kept stabbing the enemies wearing different uniforms in front. Everyone's movements were very simple, so they kept stabbing, retracting, stabbing, and retracting...
In such mechanical and repeated movements, people kept falling down, roaring and screaming endlessly. Some died on the spot, and some were not dead yet, as long as they fell down, they had no chance to get up again. As soon as they fell down, countless feet immediately stepped on them and continued to fight and fight.
Sokov, who was in the command center, was shocked when he learned of the fierce hand-to-hand combat in front of the Beigang position. He held the microphone and asked the observation post at the top of the mountain: "Comrade Corporal, have we repelled the enemy's attack?"
"No." The observation post replied: "Although the enemy seemed to have much more casualties than our army, they still showed no sign of retreat. And there were troops rushing towards this side in the distance, and it seemed that they were preparing to reinforce their companions fighting on the hillside."
After Sokov put down the phone, he looked at Cidolin and asked, "Comrade Chief of Staff, can you call the artillery on the other side of the Volga River to destroy the Romanian army who is fighting with our army?"
"Comrade Brigade Commander, this may not work." Cidolin shook his head and replied: "The current battle is on the west side of Beigang. This angle is a backscene surface that is difficult to hit by artillery fire for the artillery on the east bank of the Volga River. If the enemy does not allow the enemy to occupy Beigang, the only way now is to send the reserve team to reinforce."
Although Sokov asked Shamrich to assemble the troops early and asked them to prepare to support Beigang at any time, Sokov was reluctant to send the troops out at this time.
Seeing Sokov's hesitation, Sidolin was about to urge him, but he heard the phone ringing on the table. He quickly picked up the microphone and put it in his ear. After listening for a while, he handed the microphone to Sokov and said, "Comrade Brigade Commander, it's Colonel Vitkov's phone number."
"Col. Sokov, you must have seen how the enemy attacked Beigang?" Vitkov's anxious voice came from the receiver: "Captain Goria put the last soldier beside him into the battlefield. Now I am the only one left in the command post, he and a communications soldier. If you don't send troops to reinforce as soon as possible, you can only come and collect our bodies."
Vitkov's words made Sokov's final decision. If the enemy really allowed to occupy the Beigang position and Vitkov, the deputy chief of staff of the army, died in battle, even if he barely defended Nangang, his superiors would probably blame him. Therefore, he said decisively: "Comrade Deputy Brigade Commander, don't worry, please hold on, I will send you a reserve team right away."
As soon as he put down the phone, Sokov shouted outside: "Come here!"
Seeing a soldier from the guard company appear at the door, Sokov ordered him: "Call Captain Shamrich to us immediately!"
In less than two minutes, Shamrich appeared in front of Sokov. He guessed from Sokov's expression that it was his own army's turn to attack, so he asked tentatively: "Comrade Brigade Commander, are we asking us to rush to Beigang immediately?"
"Yes, Comrade Captain, I have to put you into the battle now." Sokov at this moment was not mindful of preserving any strength. What he was considering was how to keep Beigang's position, even if he invested all his reserve forces. Considering that Shamrich did not understand the situation outside, he quickly introduced: "The enemy dispatched two thousand troops to attack Beigang. Due to the lack of ammunition in the defenders, everyone, including the sailors, is fighting bayonets on the hillside. You must hurry over as soon as possible to help them repel the enemy's attack."
Although the number of two thousand people surprised Shamrich, his mood quickly returned to normal. He straightened his body and assured Sokov: "Don't worry, comrade comrade commander, as long as there is a soldier in our Marine Battalion, we will never let the enemy occupy the Beigang position."
Sokov still believed Shamrikh's promises very much. He knew that it would be much more difficult to become a sailor than to be an army. Although the troops led by Shamrikh now have only about 400 people, there is still no big problem to block two thousand Romanian troops. Especially after listening to Shamrikh's promises, his confidence became more sufficient. He nodded, raised his hand and patted Shamrikh's shoulder twice, and said with a striking remark: "Comrade Captain, go back and tell your soldiers that the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. As long as you can exert the momentum and majesty of the sailors, you will definitely be able to repel this Romanian army attacking our position."
Looking at Shamrikh's departure back, Sidorin asked Sokov with concern: "Comrade Brigade Commander, even if Shamrikh takes the reserve team up, plus the original defenders in Beigang, they will only have a thousand people. The enemy is twice theirs, and there are tanks to cooperate. It may not be easy to defend the position?"
"They are our last hope." Sokov sighed and said, "Although we can draw more troops, we can support Beigang. But once the troops are exhausted, Nangang's defense will become weak. If the enemy takes the opportunity to attack here, the Nangang position may not be saved."
After hearing Sokov's statement, Cidolin showed a bitter expression on his face. He smiled bitterly: "Comrade Brigade Commander, if you were not injured and did not lead your troops to the Red October Factory, I think the defenders of Mamayevgang should be able to deal with any size of the enemy's attack."
"Comrade Chief of Staff," Sokov was worried that what Cydolin said would come to Vitkov's ears, and it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings at that time. He quickly stopped him and said to himself: "When you have time in the future, we will discuss this kind of assumption. Now the first task is to send people to guard the three tunnels leading to Beigang to prevent the enemy from using the three tunnels to directly break into the tunnels in Nangang after Beigang is lost."
Chapter completed!