There is no truly fearless army in this world. In other words, being brave and not afraid of death is just a relative term. When facing an enemy with comparable combat power, you may be able to win by launching an attack without fear of death. However, when the disparity in strength between the two sides is very large, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.
The current situation on the battlefield is like this. The Russian army's offensive was fierce. Stimulated by the desire to survive, the Russian soldiers fought as if they didn't even want their lives. But even so, they were still powerless against German military, who was armed to the teeth and also had air support. Their attack is just seeking death.
Under German 8th Air Corps's air strike, Russian 9th Army Corps's attack was completely shattered. A large number of Russian soldiers fled in turmoil and had no courage to continue fighting.
German aircraft, especially those Mark II fighter plane, chased and fired at the fleeing Russian soldiers, using aviation machine guns to kill these Russian soldiers wantonly. Countless Russian soldiers had their bodies beaten in half, and their deaths were extremely miserable.
General Letsky and others were watching the battle from behind the Russian army's position. The scene in front of them made their faces livid. Although they never took the lives of ordinary soldiers seriously, being slaughtered like this by German military still made them feel very uncomfortable. Because they know that if they cannot break through German defensive line and seize Puławy, the Russian soldiers slaughtered by German military may be a lesson to them.
"Order the troops to stop the attack." General Letsky ordered.
"General, are we giving up? If we give up now, we will never have another chance!" asked a Russian general.
"Germany people have very strong firepower, and they also have aircraft to assist. If we launch an attack now, we will simply risk our lives. This will cause all our troops to be lost here." General Letsky shook his head.
"General, no matter what, we can still try again! Maybe there will be a chance." The Russian general was a little unwilling. Although, the casualties were indeed very high. However, it was just ordinary soldiers who died, so what's the big deal? None of these generals crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. They never paid attention to human life, especially the human life of ordinary Russian soldiers.
However, General Letsky still stubbornly shook his head.
This made the generals of the Russian army very puzzled and a little unhappy. Although General Letsky is his immediate boss, he cannot stop them from surviving.
However, General Letsky's next words made all their dissatisfaction disappear.
"If we launch an attack during the day, we will be attacked by German aircraft. Therefore, I decided to put all the attacks at night. In that case, not only German aircraft will no longer pose a threat to us. At the same time, the firepower advantage of the Germany people will also be offset a lot. In this case, we will be much more sure of breaking through the Germany people's defense line." General Letsky said.
General Letsky asked the Russian army to stop attacking, not because he wanted to give up. Instead, he planned to change his attack method and choose a tactic that was more likely to succeed. Of course, it would be best if you could preserve your own strength as much as possible. If they have to pay a huge price to achieve their strategic goals, General Letsky will certainly not be stingy. After all, he has never been a soft-hearted person.
"The general is wise!" The Russian generals immediately began to flatter him. Indeed, General Letsky thinks much more profoundly than they do. They only think about how to break through German defensive line and escape. General Letsky wants to break through German defensive line at the minimum cost. If you compare the two, you can judge the difference.
"But, general, if we wait until night, will the main force of the Germany people catch up?" Some Russian generals were worried.
The other Russian generals were also worried.
Now they don't have so much time to spend here. The main force of the Germany people is chasing them! If you waste a lot of time here, it will be more than worth the gain.
"There should be no problem in one night. However, if we cannot break through the Germany people's defense tonight, the Germany people will definitely catch up tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. By then, we will be dead." General Letsky said.
The faces of the other Russian generals also became serious. Everyone knows that now is really a critical moment of life and death. If tonight's attack still fails to succeed. So, they know very well what the consequences will be without anyone else telling them.
"General, tonight we will do our best and fight to the death! Rather than being surrounded and annihilated by the Germany people, it is better to die on the offensive. We will definitely be able to break through the Germany people's defense line." A Russian general said.
Other Russian generals also expressed their opinions.
"Very good, then, our victory or defeat will be tonight. I hope we can break through the Germany people's defense line in one fell swoop. May God bless us! Bless Russian Empire!" General Letsky said.
"God bless Russian Empire!" Other Russian generals also said one after another.
The Russian army only launched one attack and then stopped after being defeated, which made German military a little confused. German military 24th Infantry Division Commander Major General Bessen and 8th Armored Division Commander Colonel Guderian are also talking about this matter.
"Russians What happened? Why did they stop attacking? Don't they know that time is very precious to them now? If our main force catches up, they will be dead." Major General Bessen looked suspicious.
"General, Russians may be afraid of being beaten by our Air Corps. He is afraid that when he attacks again, he will be attacked a second time by our Air Corps. However, Russians must not be underestimated. They will not give up so easily." Colonel Guderian said.
Major General Bessen nodded. "It seems that Russians wants to put the chance of breaking out to tonight. Tonight, our two divisions will probably have to go through a hard battle."
Guderian smiled and seemed not worried.