Chapter 770 Sneak Attack

The helicopters really needed to rest for a while, because they beat the Soviets badly, and the Soviets were terrified when they heard the sound of helicopters.

But it was also because of this that the Soviet army would be on guard against helicopters.

For example, the previous deployment of fire cover at high altitudes, and the frequent patrols of Seagull fighters, etc., all greatly restricted the helicopter's activity space.

So, the helicopters suddenly disappeared over the Soviet battlefield, which made the Soviet army feel like they had a punch but nowhere to put their force.

However, this does not mean that the helicopters no longer play a role. They are still transporting ammunition and supplies to the German army on the other side of the Caucasus Mountains.

The 9th Mountain Division of the Soviet Union, when the first ray of sunlight in the early morning shone on the Kazbegi Peak, the division commander Olegnov slowly emerged from the white snow pile, took out a telescope wrapped in white cloth with only two mirror holes and looked at the peak.

The results of the observation satisfied Olegnov. A company of German soldiers stationed on the mountain were completely unprepared. They were shivering in the cold wind. Many people abandoned their machine gun positions and huddled together with their comrades, hoping to get the warmth from the sun earlier.

The 9th Mountain Division arrived at Kazbegi Peak at around 1 a.m. Zhukov ordered Major General Olegnov to attack immediately, but Olegnov did not do so.

The reason was that the 9th Mountain Division had been marching day and night during this period, with only two hours of rest and sleep every day... This was not only to engage the German army as soon as possible, but also to save food and supplies. Simply put, it was to eat one day's food and work for a day and night.

Under this high-intensity march, the officers and soldiers of the 9th Mountain Division were almost exhausted, and it was difficult to launch an effective attack on the enemy's position. So Olegnov decided to let the troops rest for a few hours.

On the other hand, it was too difficult for the troops to launch an attack at night... Last night, there was a lot of wind and snow, and a lot of new snow would make it difficult for the attacking troops to advance... The Germans didn't even use barbed wire, and the new snow was the best delay facility.

In such a situation, the only hope for the Soviet army to win was to use their bodies as targets and wait until the Germans ran out of bullets.

But the political commissar raised a question.

"Don't we need to face this problem at dawn?" Political Commissar Yegorvich said: "At dawn, the new snow will be thicker, and our attack will be more difficult!"

Olegnov thought about it and replied: "You are right, Comrade Political Commissar. But there are Caucasians and Siberians in our troops, and they are good at fighting in the snow!"

"Yes, so we have to obey Comrade Zhukov's order and immediately charge the enemy position!"

"We should do this, but not charge!" Olegnov replied.

Then, Olegnov ordered the formation of a commando team of 100 people, composed of strong Caucasians and cold-resistant Siberians, and then took advantage of the heavy snow to lurk in front of the enemy's defense line... They lurked only 20 meters away from the German defense line, and then lay there waiting for about an hour until dawn, and the wind and snow would cover all their traces.

However, Olegnov didn't know how many of the 100 people could stand up from the snow.

Olegnov waved his hand, and the Soviet soldiers behind him rushed towards the German soldiers on the mountain peak in groups with their guns in their hands.

The German sentry found them and hurriedly took the gun off his shoulder, but the sniper arranged by Olegnov opened fire, "bang bang" several gunshots came from the empty snowy mountains, and the sentry fell to the ground and rolled down from the mountain peak while the echo was still echoing between the peaks, and a mine was also pressed during the process.

This should be a special case, because mines in this high-altitude cold area often lose their function. On the one hand, the mine detonator may freeze and cannot be detonated. On the other hand, the snow layer will accumulate thicker and thicker on it. It will not take long for it to be much heavier than stepping on it, and the explosion will explode soon.

Then the Soviet soldiers shouted and rushed to the mountain in a dense formation.

Although it was called a rush, it was actually advancing slowly on the snow, shooting while advancing.

The German army immediately organized a counterattack and requested reinforcements from the second-line fortifications.

Lieutenant Meyer, the front-line commander, was not panicked, because he believed that if the Soviets charged at this speed, his troops could completely block the Soviet attack, and even repel the Soviet charge before the reinforcements arrived.

But...

At this time, two red flares suddenly rose in the direction of the Soviet Union.

Although Meyer didn't know what the two red flares meant, he knew that this was not a good thing... Flares are usually used by the enemy to contact coordinated troops, but there were no Soviet troops here that could be coordinated.

The next second Meyer found out that he was wrong.

Dozens of figures suddenly stood up in the snow in front of the position. They threw a row of grenades into the German defense line one after another, and then lay back and raised their guns.

There were more grenades with blue smoke in the German trenches... At that moment, Lieutenant Meyer realized that the top of the mountain was going to be lost.

"Mount Kazbegi was lost!" The staff reported to Major General Freko.

"When did it happen?" Major General Freko raised his head.

"Just now!" The staff replied: "The enemy has concentrated at least two divisions there, and they also seized one of our warehouses and obtained supplies!"

Major General Freko's face turned very ugly. He turned his eyes to Mount Kazbegi, then raised his head and said: "Obviously, they changed the main attack direction from Mamisoiski Pass to Mount Kazbegi!"

Colonel Slaine nodded and said: "That is a good choice for the Soviets. Their Seagull fighters can advance through the complex terrain of Mount Mizuer and then reach Mount Kazbegi to fight. Once they find our fighters, they can hide back to Mount Mizuer to get rid of our pursuit!"

"In this way, it will be difficult for our helicopters to play a role there?" Qin Chuan said.

"Yes!" Colonel Slaine said: "If our helicopters enter that area, they will be exposed to the muzzle of the Seagull fighters!"

In fact, what Colonel Slaine said was not entirely correct, because while they were discussing, the German Air Force fighters fought fiercely with the Soviet Air Force over Mount Kazbegi... The Soviet Yak-1 and MiG-3 fighters were involved in the battle.

It’s just that the 1st Mountain Division Command has not yet received the relevant intelligence.