The bombardment gradually ended. According to the battle plan, the bombardment lasted for one hour. Except for the rocket artillery regiment of the heavy artillery brigade, which did not participate in the bombardment, the other five artillery regiments all participated in the bombardment and conducted fierce bombardments on many German positions.
The one-hour bombardment not only covered the German forward positions, but also carried out extended bombardment, shelling deep into the German positions. The artillery fire of the 1st Group Army even extended to the edge of the small city of Gary.
The soldiers who had long been prepared for the attack saw that the shelling was over. Everyone knew that it was their turn to take the field soon. Tanks, armored vehicles, off-road vehicles and other types of combat vehicles were launched one after another. The soldiers of the infantry regiment who followed these tanks in the attack also looked refreshed, holding their weapons and preparing to start the attack.
Several dazzling flares rose into the sky. When everyone saw the flares, they immediately gave out thunderous shouts: "Comrades! Everyone rush!!!"
The three major tank regiments and the three major mechanized infantry regiments of the 1st Group Army all participated in the attack. In addition, there were many infantry regiments participating in the attack. Soldiers were like a tide, rushing toward the German troops from different directions.
"Da da da¡¡"
"Boom, boom, boom"
There was the sound of gunfire and the shouts of soldiers everywhere. There were more than 30,000 soldiers of the 1st Army participating in the attack, two or three times the number of Germans.
The German army suffered many casualties under an hour of artillery bombardment. The number was far less than the soldiers of the attacking 1st Group Army, and a large amount of German equipment was destroyed by the fierce artillery fire, especially the battle tanks that the German army prepared to use against the soldiers' tanks. The anti-gun fire was even more severely damaged.
West of the city.
A tank regiment and two infantry regiments are launching an attack. The German position in the west of the city has been severely damaged. More than half of the thousands of German troops have been lost. The entire German position is full of big holes, corpses, and bombed vehicles. Destroyed cars, armored vehicles, and even various artillery pieces.
A tank regiment of hundreds of Type 39 tanks and thirty to forty armored vehicles is heading towards the German position. Behind this tank group, a large number of soldiers are running to follow. The soldiers are less than a few hundred meters away from the German forward position. .
At this time, the soldiers encountered little resistance, and many German troops had not yet recovered from the bombing. The violent and dense explosions just now made the remaining German troops not only unable to recover, but also dizzy.
Only a few German soldiers heard the shouts all around and the rumble of a large number of tanks. They got up and looked into the distance. At this sight, these German soldiers were shocked.
Not far from him, the squadron [***] had already come up, and there were a large number of tanks. These German soldiers forced themselves to get up, calling to the German soldiers next to them, and hurriedly setting up weapons.
There were even several German soldiers who hurriedly ran towards a 50mm anti-tank gun not far away from them. With so many tanks coming from the [***] squadron, using the anti-tank gun was the best choice.
However, these German soldiers soon became disappointed. The 50mm anti-tank gun could obviously no longer be used. In desperation, these German soldiers had no choice but to pick up the scattered rifles and some machine guns on the ground and prepare to fire.
Among this group of German soldiers, two German soldiers were lucky enough to find an mg42 general-purpose machine gun quickly, and they were ready to fire the machine gun.
On the German position, several German officers also woke up. A German colonel looked at the Chinese troops not far away from him, and then at his own position. His heart was filled with despair. On his own position, he was now engaged in battle. There may be less than a thousand people, and there are still many people who are still struggling and preparing to fight.
"These struggling German soldiers are basically injured, and some are even more seriously injured. The total number of German soldiers in the entire German position is less than 2,000, and this includes the lightly and seriously wounded Germans.
With a look of despair on his face, the German colonel hurriedly picked up the phone next to him and shook it. Apparently he wanted to report the situation to his headquarters in the city and request reinforcements. However, the German colonel was disappointed. It was blown apart and there was no way to get through it.
The Chinese [***] team came up quickly, and many Type 39 tanks had already started firing.
On the German position, the machine guns and two or three anti-tank guns that had been set up with great difficulty were the first to be hit.
"Boom, boom, boom"
As many tanks fired, shells exploded on the German positions, and German machine guns were blown away.
The barrel of a moving Type 39 tank flashed with fire, and a shell roared out, successfully hitting a German machine gun three or four hundred meters away, with a "bang"With a loud noise, the machine gun was blown into the sky, and the two German soldiers who were manipulating the machine gun were also blown to pieces.
A Type 39 tank discovered a German anti-tank gun that seemed to be relatively intact. Next to the anti-tank gun, there were several German soldiers busy.
Seeing this situation, the tank immediately aimed its muzzle at the German anti-tank gun. A high-explosive bomb roared out with a loud "boom". The anti-tank gun was immediately changed beyond recognition and completely destroyed. The Germans next to the door cannon were also killed.
As the tanks opened fire one after another, the Type 39 armored personnel carriers one after another, and the wheeled infantry fighting vehicles also began to fire. The 30mm cannons on these tanks began to fire shells at the German army. , one shell exploded on the German position.
Throughout the battle, there were almost only the firing sounds of Type 39 tanks, Type 39 armored personnel carriers, and wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. The German counterattacks were very weak and sparse. The German machine guns often fired just a few times before being destroyed.
The soldiers attacked smoothly and quickly rushed to the German position. Along with a large number of tanks and a large number of infantry soldiers rushed to the German position. The German troops on the position were quickly cleared. AK-47s were heard from time to time on the position. The sound of an assault rifle.
An hour later, the position gradually became quiet. The soldiers successfully occupied this position. After being violently bombarded, thousands of German troops faced a tank regiment and two infantry regiments of the 1st Group Army. Almost the entire army was wiped out. , only two or three hundred German soldiers survived, and these two or three hundred German soldiers became prisoners of the soldiers.
These German soldiers, with their hands raised in the air and looking dull or dejected, lined up in a long line and were leaving here under the supervision of the soldiers' AK-47 assault rifles.
Most of the soldiers continued to advance, leaving only about a battalion of soldiers to clean the battlefield here, while the rest of the soldiers began to march into the city.
The situation in the west of the city was like this, and the situation in the south, east, and north of the city was basically the same. After the soldiers launched the general attack, they quickly broke through the German defense line and began to approach the city.
The large-scale ground attack is the second wave of attacks by the soldiers. However, it seems that the second wave of attacks is very smooth at present, and all the German outer positions are occupied by the soldiers.
The remaining German troops have begun to retreat into the city, preparing to defend the city. Gary is just a small city. The remaining German troops have basically lost all their heavy weapons. There are only about three to four thousand people huddled in the city.
Around 12 o'clock in the morning, the soldiers of the 1st Group had surrounded this small town. Many soldiers of the infantry regiment were already preparing to enter the city and engage in street fighting with the Germans.
According to the combat plan, the three major mechanized infantry regiments of the 1st Group Army, plus three infantry regiments, will enter the city to fight, while the remaining troops will rest outside the city or clean the battlefield.
The town is too small and it is impossible for all the soldiers to enter the city to fight.
North of the city.
There is also a huge battlefield here. The battle is over. Soldiers from about an infantry regiment are cleaning the battlefield here. On the periphery of the battlefield, there is also a tank regiment resting there.
The soldiers of this infantry regiment chatted from time to time while cleaning the battlefield. Every soldier's face was filled with joy. Just now, everyone had a big victory, and they were naturally in a good mood. However, many soldiers showed some signs of With envious looks, the soldiers cleaning the battlefield looked into the distance from time to time to see the soldiers who were now preparing to enter the city to fight.
They were unable to enter the city to fight and stayed here to clean the battlefield. These soldiers were somewhat envious of the other soldiers who could enter the city.
"Captain! The comrades of the 1st regiment are more lucky. They will go to the city to fight soon, while our 2nd regiment will stay here to clean the battlefield."
Next to him, a captain and company commander looked with envy at a group of soldiers outside the city in the distance who were preparing to enter the city to fight.
Hearing this, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division of the 1st Group Army couldn't help but smile and comfort him: "This time it is the 1st Regiment's turn to fight in the city. Maybe it will be our 2nd Regiment's turn next time."
Seeing his regimental commander say this, the captain and company commander scratched his head and chuckled. He thought it made sense, and the envious look on his face faded a bit.
At this time, a correspondent came over from an armored command vehicle nearby and reported loudly: "Commander, there is a call from the group army headquarters. A large number of German reinforcements are coming to us. The headquarters ordered us to cooperate with the tanks." 1 regiment to block."
The infantry in the north of the city belongs to the 1st Infantry Division of the 1st Army. The 1st Tank Regiment is resting in the distance. The 1st Tank Regiment has obviously received the order. Many soldiers are getting into their tanks and preparing to fight.
At present, almost all the German troops stationed in Suez are out. There are more than 20,000 German troops stationed in Suez.?A large number of trucks, cars, and even armored personnel carriers, even running forward, led by dozens of tanks, are coming here.
The German troops in Gary were severely damaged. Takami realized that if he did not reinforce Gary, the German troops here would be completely destroyed. All the German troops in Gary would be annihilated, and the German troops in Suez might not be able to stop the attack of the Chinese [***] team. pace of.
Rather than being defeated one by one by the Chinese [***] team, it is better to make a desperate move and send out all the German troops stationed in Suez, and attack the [***] team from both sides with the remaining thousands of German troops in the city of Gary. There may be a slight chance of victory.
Suez is very close to here, and the German troops are rushing here after receiving the order.