Chapter 2482 Continuous Assault

With sufficient firepower preparation and ammunition and direct fire support, the new round of offensive of the leader division has made great progress compared with the previous round, and it can even be said that a qualitative change has occurred.

The German fortifications that were originally fighting stubbornly and spewing flames like fire hedgehogs were destroyed in a considerable number in the bombing and artillery barrage. In addition to fortifications and bunkers, the German garrison troops could not escape the disaster and suffered a large number of casualties.

The direct result from the deployment map is that the density of defensive forces has seriously decreased and has been greatly weakened, which is relative to the German side.

The most intuitive change relative to Malashenko's side is that the resistance to advancement has been greatly reduced and the attack speed has been greatly increased. The original difficult advancement has now become a relatively easy thing. After all, no matter how tenacious the German garrison troops are, no matter how hard they resist, they are still flesh and blood, not iron.

If you are bombarded or shot, you will die. Seeing a huge steel body of 60 to 70 tons rushing towards you will also make you feel terrified and scared. It is impossible to say that you are still alive and kicking after a bombardment and continue to fight with the leader division.

The scattered and sparse fortifications were destroyed in large numbers under the fierce direct artillery fire. The German infantry scattered on the positions and trenches were beaten to death in the wilderness.

The Red Army soldiers responsible for clearing out the enemy infantry are still advancing forward and maintaining the intensity of the attack. The self-propelled artillery, heavy tanks, and infantry fighting vehicles that follow closely provide powerful firepower support, sweeping away all the solid enemies that hinder the infantry's advance and advancing steadily.

If you look down from the sky, a copper wall and iron wall that is pushed all the way is constantly destroying and compressing the defenders' front line. This is the most intuitive and visible situation. The scales of victory are slowly tilting towards the Red Army as time on the battlefield passes.

But this situation is not absolute, and weaknesses do exist.

Malashenko knew very well that the trouble that caused the previous wave of offensive to fail would soon come again. The result of maximizing the direct support firepower is a huge consumption of ammunition, which will exhaust the offensive energy of the leader division at a faster rate than usual.

And the current battle situation is definitely not an object that can be solved by the amount of ammunition carried by a single attack wave.

The German defense line in front of them is indeed riddled with holes and devastated. It is only a matter of time before it is completely crushed. There is no suspense.

But what's next? The question is what to do next.

After crushing the German defense at close range, there is still the next stage of German defense waiting for you to fight. The depth of the most troublesome core defense position on the Zelo Heights is not an object that can be penetrated by a successful attack wave.

Malashenko had no time to wait for a short break after solving this wave, replenish ammunition, and call for fire support again before fighting the next wave. This was completely contrary to the combat mission Malashenko received and Zhukov's original intention.

What is the most precious and necessary thing to fight for now? It is time.

Why did Zhukov send the leader division to the direction of the Zelo Heights to gnaw on this hard bone?

Because Zhukov felt that the leader division and Malashenko were the most likely to achieve his expected goals: to take the Zelo Heights within the specified time, crush the resistance of the German army, and open the final offensive road to Berlin to make it unobstructed.

The military order has been issued. The time to solve the big trouble of the Zelo Heights can only be today, not tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Malashenko can't afford to delay, let alone report to Zhukov after the matter is messed up.

There is only half a day left, but the decisive battle has not yet been carried out to the extent that it can be said with certainty that it is "about to be finished".

In any case, this continuous assault is imperative. Problems and difficulties cannot be left alone and can only be solved effectively.

The rocket assault battalion that was decided to be put into the front-line direct attack has not been dispatched yet. This is the last trump card that Malashenko prepared for the next assault.

As for whether it is effective, we can only say that the answer will be revealed soon.

"Don River report, we have basically broken through the outer defense, most of the enemies have been annihilated, and a small number of them have fled backwards. We are now clearing out the remaining enemies!"

"Big Sturgeon received, continue to move forward! Keep the attack force up, a new round of direct artillery support will arrive soon, don't give the enemy a chance to breathe, attack!"

"Don River received, will not let the Nazis have a chance to reorganize the defense, ensure the completion of the mission!"

Pop——

Put down the radio in his hand and then turned around and got out of the car. As soon as the solemn-looking Varosha came to the outside of his command truck and his feet landed, his deputy with a hurried look ran up in a hurry and spoke immediately.

"The German defense line ahead is not easy to deal with. It's the same fortifications stacked on top of each other, and all kinds of turtle shells are everywhere. I also saw armored units of unknown models moving around in the telescope. It seems that the Germans have used up their last armored forces and are planning to fight us to the death. These Nazi mad dogs are really going to play for real."

The deputy brigade commander who had just led his men to the front line brought back terrible news. Varosha, who was born in the infantry department and did not have a command tank like Malashenko and Kurbalov to charge into the battlefield, looked solemn. At this moment, he stood in front of his own command truck covered with antennas, and he did feel unprecedented anxiety.

This anxiety was due to being relatively far away from the battlefield, and also due to the worry about the foreseeable cruelty and casualties of the next battle. He was able to maintain his calmness and calmness and blurted out the words immediately afterwards.

"What we both know, there is no reason why Comrade Division Commander doesn't know, and the order I just received is to maintain the intensity of the attack and continue to advance."

"It's not just Comrade Division Commander, in fact, you and I both know that we have no choice now. We can only do what we must do and must complete."

"Notify the brigade's rocket artillery unit to immediately launch an attack on the enemy's deep defense coordinates according to the predetermined plan. I want to see the rocket barrage fall and complete the coverage before the front-line attack unit contacts the enemy."

"There is not much firepower support that can be provided. This is all that is left. Comrade Division Commander has already transferred the remaining divisional support firepower in his hands. Our brigade level cannot be left behind. Use all your firepower to bombard me! I don't believe that I can't crush this bunch of zealots today. I want to see whether they have enough heads or the leader division has enough ammunition."