Chapter 911 The Last Moment

The 27th Infantry Regiment was the first to arrive, and behind them, there were other Infantry regiments, as well as divisional artillery.

Now, they can only beat the Soviets by surprise. Tonight's action seems to be huge. In fact, if the Soviets were not frightened, they should know that there are only a thousand people on their side.

It is impossible to completely eat the 44th Division. If they attack too hard, they will scare the Soviets away at any time.

For the Soviets, the biggest enemy is not the Finns, but the cold weather. Let the weather be Finland's helper to punish these abominable invaders!

The stove in the tent was still burning, and the Finns, who were accustomed to this climate, soon fell asleep, while the people in the mountain division were still excited.

When Royce closed his eyes, he was able to see today's scene. In the deafening sound of artillery, the Soviet tanks seemed to be made of paper, and the hit rate had exceeded 50%. Killed more than 20 Finns tanks!

"Go to sleep." Beside Royce, Aalto said: "Here, every day is Christmas, and every night we give gifts to the Soviets."

It was only now that Royce remembered that today, it really seems to be Christmas!

39 years are about to pass, 40 years are coming soon.

At Christmas, everyone hopes to get a Christmas gift. According to legend, it is sent by Santa Claus, and Santa Claus, who comes from the far arctic circle, is actually Finland.

Now Finland is using Santa's fraternity to send gifts and greetings to the Soviets.

It is winter now. For Finland, the nights in winter are very long, and the days are quite short. If you reach the Arctic Circle, you will hardly see the sun rising and you will be in the long polar night. .

Every long night is quite difficult.

"Division Commander, the 163rd Division sent a request to us, hoping that we would continue to advance and rescue them." At this time, the Soviet army was still on the defensive next to the cold Latai Highway.

Hearing this telegram, Vinogradov kept shaking his head: "Impossible, tell them that we are now being besieged by a large number of Finnish troops, ask them to move closer to us and clear the way!"

For several days, the 44th Division suffered daily casualties, and sometimes the Finnish offensive was quite violent, which made Vinogradov fully believe that he was surrounded by the main force of the Finnish army.

If you continue to move forward, it is definitely a huge trap. At this time, you should let the 163 division jump out of the encirclement and join the 44 division!

Vinogradov did not know that his day-to-day waiting was ruining the last hope of the troops.

After saying this, he angrily lifted the curtain of the tent and looked outside.

The bonfire is burning, and next to the fire, the soldiers are carrying the lunch boxes with branches and roasting them on the bonfire. Inside the lunch boxes, there is snow that has not yet melted.

"Master, our cooking car was destroyed by the enemy. Now, our soldiers can only boil water to keep warm."

"What about the back? Isn't there a new cooking trolley? Can't even transport a few cauldrons?" Vinogradov knew that if this continued, his troops would really be doomed.

"An hour ago, our transport convoy was ambushed again. Fortunately, the car transporting black bread arrived. Otherwise, our troops would be out of food today, division commander, I suggest that we carry out ration control, otherwise once the supply is pinched If it breaks, we will collapse immediately."

Since arriving here, there has not been a day of stability. Every day is a continuous attack. The night here is too long. Every night, they don't know how many attacks there will be. They don't even know if they can see the next day. sun.

Supplies are often interrupted, and they are all like this. The 163th Division they are going to rescue will probably run out of food long ago.

"Master, why don't we retreat first?"

Hearing this voice, Vinogradov was even more angry: "No, of course we can't retreat!"

If he wants to retreat at this time, his life will be over.

The sun, just a few hours after it rose, went down again, and the night came again.

In the snow-capped mountains, an army is advancing rapidly in the mountains. They are like flying cuckoos, shuttle in the snow, everyone is an experienced skier.

"Where are we going?" Someone asked while rowing.

Aalto turned his head and saw Royce, who was still familiar, he couldn't help but reply: "It should be Haukira Town."

The New Year's bell has not yet rung, and now is the last day of 39 years. When it was still bright, they saw the arrival of a new army. Those artillerymen with horses and camels were already in place!

After these few days of constant harassment, the 44th Division is already at the end of the line.

The time of the general offensive was chosen on this day as a gift for the New Year, and the first battle of this general offensive was at the rear of the Soviet army, and the town of Haukila broke out!

Haukila Town, located on the main traffic road, is surrounded by high mountains. It is the position where one husband is the one who is the gatekeeper. As long as he controls Haukila Town, it will block the 44th Division's way home.

In the past, the town of Haukira was not immediately attacked. If it was blocked, the 44th Division would definitely be trapped and fighting. In this way, not only would the mission of complete annihilation be completed, but even greater casualties would occur.

Finland already has a small population, so it cannot be lost like this.

As the 44th Division was constantly tormented by the cold, it was now exhausted, and it was the last moment.

In order to capture the town of Haukila, the most powerful Finnish 27JR Infantry Regiment dispatched 1 battalion, led by Captain Aino Lasila, and at the same time, with the cooperation of the German army, with recoilless guns, as fire support.

In many battles, the 75mm recoilless gun has been verified as the most convenient combat weapon for mountain divisions. It is powerful and relatively light. It can attack fortifications, fight tanks, and fight infantry. It is simply an all-rounder!

In the past few days, Royce has also become familiar with the nearby terrain. Now, they are shuttled between the woods, just to the last strategic point!

The nights in Finland are cold, and in the gloomy forest they glide silently in the cold.

Finally, when midnight struck half an hour, they stopped.

In front is the town of Haukira, and you can even see the Soviet sentries standing guard by the road outside the town.

Time to get started!