Chapter 2408 Those who wish take the bait

The things roaring in the air were indeed artillery shells, and what the Germans were doing was indeed a serious shelling.

But Malashenko, who is used to seeing the roar of heavy artillery, can hardly get interested in shelling of this level with mortars, especially since the caliber of mortars is generally small for the Germans.

The place we were in now was still a semi-buried geotechnical bunker. Even if half of it was blown down, the remaining half of the roof that hadn't collapsed could still be used. Malashenko felt that this level of protection was enough, and besides, he did not intend to stay in this ghost place for too long. He raised his telescope and took a casual look before speaking again.

"The German guy is starting to get ready, and we are almost ready. We are packing up and getting ready to get in the car and start working."

"Get in the car and start working?"

It’s not that Kulbalov didn’t understand the meaning of Malashenko’s words, or it was because he understood that he continued to speak.

"Are you sure this is an attack by the Germans? Is it possible that they fired two shots casually, or are they trying to create some illusion to lure us in?"

If you don't catch fish, you will be caught. Lavrinenko's worry does have some truth. It is wise not to underestimate the opponent's IQ at the tactical level at any time. For example, Malashenko has never underestimated the opponent's German stick. They are the same.

"Don't worry, what we are doing is a conspiracy, and we can show it to the Germans."

"Either they prevent us from sending more troops to the top of the high ground, or we wait until our troops are assembled and kick them in the butt. The Germans can only choose one of them, and if their minds in charge are not broken, they will definitely Know how to choose.”

"Time and the initiative are on our side, Lavry. We just need to stand still and defend this place. My intuition tells me that the Germans will lose their composure before we do. They will definitely do it before we take action. Order something and wait and see.”

Malashenko's analysis was sound and confident. Lavrinenko on the side felt that this was basically what happened. It seemed that nothing he could think of was so different from what Malashenko described.

"Then what are you going to do? Wait for the Germans to come, or give them something violent first?"

Lavrinenko has no doubts about holding the position at his feet and firmly believes that his side is fully capable of doing so.

The only question that remains is what to do. Whether to crackle appetizers at the Germans now, or wait until the Germans really gather into a large group and rush forward. It depends on what Malashenko wants to do. beat.

Lavrinenko, who was waiting for the order to be carried out, did not wait too long. Malashenko, who saw from the telescope that the shelling formation was not too large, was relieved. The German heavy artillery group mentioned in the intelligence As long as the situation that has been completely lost is proven to be true, the next related matters will be much easier to handle.

"There is no need to scare them away and let them come here. With their current ability to gather the largest number of troops, it is best to bring all the Fascist fanatics with them. I will not have time to catch them all over the mountains and plains. Pure deserter."

There is no doubt that Malashenko is determined to win this battle, and the plan that is expected to have entered the execution stage must be completed step by step. This group of lingering Germans must not be allowed to ruin his good deeds.

Time passed minute by minute during the shelling. The mortar shells fired by the Germans from the opposite side did not trigger retaliatory fire from the Soviets. This was the most surprising and confusing thing for the German commanders watching the battlefield movements in the forward observation posts. and puzzled.

"It seems unusual that the Russians didn't retaliate against us with their cannon. What do you think, Stauffen?"

This Stauffen is not the other Stauffen. The one who almost killed Mustache was called Stauffenberg, and the tall and straight colonel in front of him was named Stauffenbeck.

The major general of the Wehrmacht who asked the question seemed to want to get some suggestions or answers from him for reference. Colonel Stauffenbeck, who thought for a while, quickly gave his answer.

"I'm not sure, but it seemed like the Russians on the other side were ill-prepared."

"Our positions are so close to them. They are almost two interconnected positions separated by a just-exploded artillery blockade. The Russian artillery group below may lack precise strike coordinates and do not retaliate for fear of accidental damage. The Russians in front of them are not yet firmly established. In short, this should be an opportunity that must be grasped. This is my personal opinion. "

"Um"

The colonel's analysis sounds reasonable, but Mr. Major General always feels that there is still something wrong for reasons that he cannot explain, so that he is still very doubtful about the seemingly reasonable judgments and inferences. .

"But the Russians showed devastating firepower in their attack just now. What do you think it was? Some kind of direct-range firepower? Or have the Russians pushed their artillery onto the high ground?"

The major general clearly still has fresh memories of the devastating destructive power displayed by the enemy when attacking. That kind of powerful and invincible firepower looks particularly scary just through the telescope, but the Russians have not used it to fight back. .

If you don't understand the reason, you can't seem to find a reason to feel at ease. Even the following battles are not that confident.

"I don't know, General."

"In the past year or so on the Eastern Front battlefield, I have seen almost all the new weapons of the Russians. I want to say that this is incredible. The speed of upgrading of the Russians' new weapons and equipment seems to be far faster than ours, at least. It looks like this on the battlefield. Their new gadgets always blow my mind, and the soldiers are forced to fight against war machines they don't understand."

"I have never seen Russian equipment that can project as much firepower as they just did. We have already suffered a loss once, and we must pay attention to this. The Russians are very likely to repeat the same trick on our attacking troops and put those The destructive hell is upon us again.”

The colonel told what he had personally experienced on the battlefield, which would have some effect, but another key word in his words was grasped quite keenly by the major general.

"You want to say that you support continuing the attack? After this limited artillery fire is over?"

After hearing this, the colonel shook his head with a wry smile, and the answer he gave immediately afterward was feeble.

"I think we have no choice, General. If we do nothing and continue to wait, all we will be left with is a matter of seconds of destruction. The Russians will gather what they think is enough force and come over." Kill us all. Their losses may be more or less, but the result will not change at all.”