However, the Soviet army still implemented their strategy: bombing buildings on the east coast while using propaganda offensives.

Qin Chuan believed that Hartman's police force had at least some effect, because if the radio stations were not found, the Soviet army should have known at the first time that their method was in vain... Because all the Germans hid in underground fortifications and were not worried about artillery bombing, even if the ground buildings were blown up, they would not pose a threat to the German army. They even ate, drank enough, and slept beautifully in the warm cellar.

Under such circumstances, the propaganda offensives of the Soviets naturally did not play any role.

If the German army had any trouble, it would be when airborne supplies... even if the supply was airborne and landed to the German defense zone, it would not be safe. If the German soldiers did not arrive in time, the Soviet people would divide them and even swallow them into their stomachs as soon as possible. If the German army wanted to find them out, they would probably have to cut their stomachs open.

Once, a box of supply boxes filled with rifles and ammunition smashed the ground because the parachute was not opened. As a result, more than ten rifles and several boxes of ammunition were missing after the count.

This forced Hartman to search the people again with the police, and finally found only six rifles and hanged three people.

"So!" Colonel Slein said to Qin Chuan: "We have been in danger. Their eyes (referring to the Soviet people) have been staring at our food. They even have weapons in their hands. Whenever they have the chance, they will launch a raid on us and then destroy us with the Soviet army!"

In any case, Major General Vardani was very satisfied with the "results" of the Soviet army.

Major General Vardani observed the opposite side in a telescope. All the buildings within 100 meters of the Lovati River had been blown into ruins.

"I have to remind you, Comrade Vardani!" said Matvic, "We have only four days!"

"Don't worry, Comrade Mattevich!" Major General Valdani put down his telescope and replied: "I think the Germans have been frozen and their hands and feet cannot even lift their rifles. Tonight is the time for us to launch a general attack on them!"

After pausing, Major General Vardani couldn't help asking: "Actually, I've always been curious that the Germans who stayed here are just a small army. Why did Comrade Pukayev ask us to take it down within a week?"

"Because it is Holm, Comrade Vardani!" Mattevich replied: "You have to know that in more than a month the weather will warm up. Then the Lovati River will thaw and the surroundings will slowly turn into swamps. It will be more difficult to attack Holm. At that time, our logistics forces will need to transport supplies through Holm to the west!"

Major General Valdani couldn't help laughing: "Comrade Political Commissar, what you mean is that they can wait for Holm until the ice and snow melt, no, this is impossible..."

"Nothing is impossible!" Matvic interrupted Major General Vardani: "Because the German First Infantry Regiment is stationed, if you know what they have done in Africa that is considered impossible, you will at least be more cautious!"

Obviously, Major General Vardani underestimated the enemy, but he himself did not think so.

That night, the Soviet army assembled troops and launched a large-scale attack on the German army.

The attack began with a fierce artillery bombing, and the focus of the bombing was the trench fortifications on the east bank of the Lovati River.

At that time, Qin Chuan was lying next to the stove and slept... He didn't know how long it took for him to have a good sleep, especially because the weather was cold, his muscles would unconsciously collapse. When he came to the warm cellar, he would naturally feel tired. So when he fell asleep, he became dark.

At this time, a sudden burst of powerful vibration woke Qin Chuan up from his sleep. Qin Chuan opened his eyes and looked at the dust falling from his head for a long time but couldn't react... He just dreamed that he was lying on the beach of Sicily, waving the sea breeze and enjoying wine in the sunset. After opening his eyes, he also realized where this was.

After a while, Qin Chuan remembered that this was the Soviet Union, and he was in the cellar covered by ice and snow.

"Captain!" Gerhard came out of the tunnel, patted the dust on his body, and then panted in front of the stove and roasted his hands, which were already frozen red.

"They seem to have launched a general attack!" Gerhard said: "The artillery fire is more fierce than ever before!"

Qin Chuan spread out the map on the spot and asked, "Is it the only direction we are?"

"No!" Gerhard replied: "There are four directions, four directions, but we are obviously the focus!"

Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

Compared to Britain and the United States, when they were used to making some intelligence or deception before the war, the Soviets' tactics were very rigid. They didn't know or could be said to be disdainful of hiding their strategic goals. They liked to force their push and use absolute strength or quantity to crush their opponents.

This kind of "dullness" is sometimes incredible. For example, the previous small-scale harassment and attacks on the east coast have formed a regular pattern, which was launched once in the early morning, once in the evening and once in the middle of the night... The reason why we do not attack during the day is on the one hand because the German army's geographical advantage is not conducive to the Soviet army's strong attack during the day, and on the other hand, because the German army has air superiority, tanks are easily attacked by the German army during the day.

So almost all the Germans could wait in the trenches for the Soviet offensive.

The same is true for this time: the bombing intensity in other directions was relatively small, and only Qin Chuan and others were stationed in this direction, so it is very intuitive to judge that the Soviet army would carry out harassing attacks in the other three directions and launch a strong attack on the west coast, which is the east coast of Luowadi.

"Their artillery has been strengthened!" Gerhard listened carefully to the sound of artillery for a while and said, "There are at least two rocket artillery battalions in our direction!"

As the saying goes, "practice makes perfect", Gerhard can already hear what is the roar of shells and which is the roar of rockets.

"I think!" Qin Chuan said: "The Soviets underestimated the enemy!"

"What?" Gerhard didn't understand.

"Look at this!" Qin Chuan pointed to the map and said, "They almost destroyed the buildings in our area. The general attack at this time means they have no idea that we have built cellar fortifications!"

"So!" Gerhard seemed to understand something: "They thought we were frozen to the point of being unable to fight, at least not in this area?"
Chapter completed!