Rat-a-tat-tat!
On the German military positions, machine guns were firing madly, their barrels already glowing red from continuous fire. Yet the gunners did not even have time to replace the barrels, so they could only adopt the most extravagant method: keep firing until the barrels were ruined. That would certainly raise costs, but it ensured sustained fire and reduced the frequency of barrel replacements.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The frontline mortars and Grenade Launchers were also firing fiercely. Shells rained down on the Russian soldiers as though they cost nothing. Every shell and grenade that exploded amid the Russian ranks took the lives of large numbers of Russian soldiers.
The German military's formidable firepower was being displayed to its fullest in the battle. Of course, for the Russian army, that was hardly a good thing. Under the German military's powerful, almost monstrous firepower, they had already suffered appalling casualties.
The corpses of Russian soldiers were piling up in a thick layer before the German military positions at a rate visible to the naked eye. That pace not only made the attacking Russian soldiers tremble with fear, but also deeply shocked the defending German soldiers. They all felt that this was no longer a battle at all. To be precise, massacre seemed a more fitting description. Yes, the battle had turned into one where the Russian army marched to its death while the German military carried out slaughter. As a result, Russian losses began to soar in a straight line.
"General, the frontline troops have suffered far too many losses. They can barely hold on any longer. The Germans were prepared—they have been continuously firing illumination flares. Our troops are on the verge of collapse," a Russian general reported to General Letsky.
"Commit three more Infantry Divisions to the attack!" General Letsky